Today during English class we watched a speech, given by Steve Jobs at Stanford University. And again, it inspired me. He was telling the students three stories of his life.
The first one was about connecting dots. the dots which reflect your life, he said that: ''You can't connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backwards. You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something, your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. Because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart. Even in it leads you off the well worn path, and that will make all the difference.''
And he's so right. You may not know what is going to happen in the future, you may not know why you are doing something unimportant now, but it is important that you do it. And you will see in the future that it wasn't for nothing. Every single thing in life happens for a reason, when you connect all the dots at the end of your life, you have your story about your life.
The second story was about love and loss, he told the people about his work at Apple, but the moral of his story was that should never lose faith, he said: ''Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick but don't lose faith. The only thing that keeps you going is that you love what you do. You've got to find what you love.That is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. 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 great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart , you'll know when you find it.
I think it's true, if you don't do what you love, you will never be truly satisfied with your life. Don't be afraid of failure, if you believe in what you do is great work and if you love what you do, you found one of the best things in life that keeps you happy the rest of your life.
His last story was about death, he said he read years ago a quote about death, it made him think about life and death and eventually it helped him to make big choices in life. 'If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll almost certainly be right.' He told them: ''Almost everything all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure, these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you were going to die is the best way to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.'' ''Death is the destination we all share. Death is very likely the single best invention of life. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually will become the old and be cleared away.'' ''Your time is limited , so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.''
His last story inspired me most I think, death is a scary subject to talk about, but it's the only thing we all share being humans. You always see quotes and lyrics with the message that you should live your life like you're dying, they're not for nothing. Because your last day can be anytime, if you don't do foolish things now, you will regret it later. Life's too short to regret anything, so take chances, do what you love, follow your heart and live the life you want to live.
