Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Living

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 are 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.
Don't complicate your life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. You have only one life and one chance to do all the things that you want to do.
Kaun jaane... Kal ho na ho.... Just follow your heart today.
Almost everyone dies but only a few really "live".

Ref: Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005

2 comments:

Saranya Arunprakash said...

Well said Rahima! But it is so difficult to follow that we forget these magic rules and keep falling in the stupid trap :-(

Rahima said...

hmm... thats true Saranya