“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love.” – Steve Jobs --
These lines captivated me as I read the commencement speech of Steve Jobs. For me, the said lines might be considered as the summary of his very inspiring and nice speech that really left me a impression. It was really a touching interpretation of his life that made me change my mind about Jobs’ attitude. Well actually, as I saw the film Pirates of the Silicon Valley, I somehow understood why Steve Jobs acted very strict and rude when it comes to talking to people and it was because of his family background. But then through his speech, I learned that it was also because of the situation he had to face while searching his self as he grew up.
As what I had perceived in his speech, there were lot of things that should be considered when deciding and doing things. I think what he wanted to express to the listeners that time and to the readers as well is that we should be very wise in choosing which path we should follow and what actions we should take in order to achieve our goals. But then as I always believe in, one should live life today and not for tomorrow. We should not worry about the future for we might lose the joy of our living in the present. What we should always remember is that what we will be in the next day depends on what we do, feel, and decide today so just live your life as it is. For as what Steve jobs also said that we can just connect the dots of our past after years later. Things happen for a reason and we will surely be smiling when we configure things in its proper time.
I also learned that the most important thing before facing situations and taking actions is by knowing yourself. In this way, you will find solutions easily and you can handle your decisions, emotions and plans. As what a simple thought from a great mind says: “You can never be you without yourself”. Also by knowing and doing what you love and making it as your inspiration will uplift you as a person. It will give you so much joy and it will leave you no stress at all.
Accepting the failures of your life as you grow up is an essential thing that we should also keep in mind. No matter how hard and painful it is, we should get up and stand still in order to fly again. These are just humps and bridges to the way of our success. Like what Steve Jobs did, he never lose hope and still find his way back to success.
I am pretty sure that nobody wants to die early without attaining their goals in life. We do sometimes come to the point when we think of dying by being paranoid of some simple things like what may happen as we cross the street, when we go to malls and concerts. If there may be terrorist attack or if we will be very ill one day. You know things like those that surely give us scary feeling and sometimes make us cry. Well for sure one reason behind it is the fact that we are not yet ready to face death. But mind you, everything happen in just a wink of an eye. What I learned was that I should be prepared in all the time. I should live my everyday life to the fullest and give my best shot. I should be able to thank and say sorry for all the sins I have made. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life” Steve Jobs would say.
Stay hungry and stay foolish….
Well I interpreted this line as, we should be hungry in fulfilling our dreams and hungry in aiming higher goals and be very foolish in doing it. We should not be afraid in taking risks for the harder the battle the sweeter the victory is.
Lastly, whatever happens in our life, we should always and never forget to call God. Thank Him and seek for God’s guidance and stick to Him because everything is in His plan. We are nothing without Him.
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