Thought of the week

It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more manhood (or womanhood) to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind.- Alex Karras

Life can be hard, that’s the truth. The world isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. It can be a mean and nasty place and regardless of how tough you are it can beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. Nobody is going to hit as hard as life. But it isn’t about how hard you hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward.

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish

‎Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because 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 I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful…that matters. ” Steve Jobs

Here’s the Stanford Speech for your review. www.bilal.ca/the-best-14-minutes-of-your-life/

Writer Nicholas Thurkettle said that “People who speak of Steve Jobs’s legacy in tech terms are missing the story. Tech was the medium. Jobs was a philosopher.” If you would like to check out the other blog posts that have been inspired by Steve Jobs over the years on this blog, please click here.

I literally teared when my wife informed me about Steve Job’s death. As Om Malik said, “Steve taught me to care about the little things, because in the end, little things matter.”

Rest in Peace Steve. Sincere condolences to the Jobs family who have lost a father and husband to cancer at 56. We lost much. They lost more.