Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish.

As I'm sure you are all very probably aware, a few weeks back Steve Jobs passed away.


For those who don't know, his genius brought us Apple, Macs, Ipods, Ipads, Iphones, things we all seem to use every day and take for granted.


I feel ashamed to say, that I didn't know this at the time but it is thanks to him that I have my favourite films, namely, Toy Story, and other Pixar films. 


Back in 2005, Steve Jobs gave a very inspirational and moving speech to graduates at Stanford University. We watched it in psychology the other week, and he said something that resonated with me and stuck with me, and because I keep thinking about it I am going to put it here (along with a link of him actually saying it). He said the words, "Stay hungry, Stay foolish". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK2XvOs8e1s


I cannot agree more. People aren't hungry enough, we always think that the food is going to be served to us on a plate at some point anyway, so why work for it? We want to do less work for more money, and then we get into this cycle of everything being about money, and nothing being about caring. It's all about academic achievement in schools, not a focus on the children because of who they are. Steve Jobs did not make it through college, and look how far he got. And neither did Bill Gates, he didn't pass his exams, and now he is the owner of microsoft. 


"The Dali Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered, "Man. Because he sacrifices himself in order to make money. Then he sacrifices his money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present: the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."


Just something to think about. And RIP Steve Jobs. God Bless.


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