Techno Assignment 4: What are the lessons that you learned after reading the commencement address of Steve Jobs?
Reading the commencement letter of Steve Jobs could enlighten anyone. Every single word he spoke makes heavy and meaningful sentences. Meaningful in a way that it could inspire students through the lessons of his words. He said, “You have to find what you love”. Pertaining to this quote, you could surely get a lesson, such as: you should stand on your own feet – be an independent as far and as tough as you can, standing in your own feet would take too much risk, but succeeding in it would surely make you a better person. You have got to find your interest – simple because finding what you really love could give you an advantage. Advantage of being a technopreneur, for example: your point of interest is in enhancing computer software, you could easily or rather you could make it possible for your own self because that is what you want and love. Going back to the quote, “ you have to find what you love”, basically it will serve as your stepping stone or as a preparation for the near future.
Steve Jobs is a work alcoholic. He is a hardworking guy. So now this is one of some lessons you could surely get in his commencement letter. He doesn’t give up that easily. Even if he had to sleep on the floor, even if he had to walk 7 miles across town every Sunday just to have a one good meal, he would do it! Just for the sake of doing what he love, to work hard and improve his self. Now, as a reflection and as a proof that finding what you love would help you as you continue on your journey, here is a success of Steve Jobs which that certain quote could be applied: he dropped-out in college and dropped-in in a calligraphy class and had learned several font styles, which at present had been applied to enhance the computer interfaces.
“You’ve got to find what you love.”, he started. The moment I got to read this, I was really in an unexplainable state. I don’t know of what would I have to sink in mind. I don’t even know if I can be able to find what I love. But what strikes me most is when he talks about trust. This is the most character that I treasure the most. The very value that I wanted to have, to earn and doesn’t want to lose. But, ironically speaking, to trust especially to myself and to my capabilities is very much difficult. Although people may see me as tough and strong, still I could not find it in me to trust my whole being. Now why? It’s because I am being affected by my on faults and a captive of my own personality. I just don’t know but I could really find it hard and I know that it’s because of my faults and mistakes done in the past. You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future because you can’t connect the dots by looking it forward.
Steve Jobs second story is about his loss, he as the founder of the Apple Company had been kicked out of his own company. Now, it is a big loss right? But still, he had proven that he really loves his field, he had stand up against his loss. He had built and founded a new company named as the PIXAR and later had been brought by the Apple and so he is now back to work, back to what he really love and now totally back to business. What a big lesson indeed! Standing and proving the world what you have got, keeping the confidence despite of having a big failure, to start a new one and believing in your own great skills.
Trust your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. To connect the dots, you must look into it backwards. trusting in your skills will help you as you go on furthur. That certain skill, whatever it is, will be the very thing to cling on when something is not certain. It will help you or gave you the reason to be strong and not to give up.
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is a great work. Being a hard-worker is not that easy, but the fruit that it will give is surely worth it.
His third and the last part of his own story are all about death. No one wants to die. No one has escaped the wrath of death. No one would love to die, maybe some is curious but to know the truth, they are just only curious of what is the feeling to be dead, to have a cold body like those ones (6) six feet below the ground. Now this is my favorite part! “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you will most certainly be right”. Hence, live your life to the fullest! Make every single day meaningful! Do everything you have and you can do today, every little thing that you can do for you don’t know when is the time you will pass by. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. Its just like that knowing that sooner or later you will die, you will do anything to satisfy your own self, you will have the motivation to just keep on struggling to have no regrets at the end, to put aside your fears, pride, and emotional belongings in the face of the fearsome death.
Your time is limited; so don’t waste your life in living in someone else’s life. Hence live your own life the way you wanted it to be! Step out of the shadow that envelopes you, and show everyone else what you got. To have your own path in life! And just remember one important thing, you have to follow what you love and to follow your heart (though not at all times, but most of the times). Stay hungry and foolish – a good and nice one! Stay hungry for knowledge, keep seeking, keep on moving, and don’t just stay on a place. Stay foolish! Be a risk taker, don’t give up the challenges in life, and face it without fears and keep on striving for the best to have no regrets!
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