This is my second blog which begins with an explanation to a word we have used so often but misunderstood all the very more. I am talking about Education. The origin for Education rests in the latin term Educare which means to bring out that which is within. I have been pondering on this thought as I see people heartlessly pushing their resumes down the black-hole of online portals for the most sought after software companies (the dream company as we engineers call it) like Google, Amazon and Microsoft.
Is it really a dream job? Is it something they have always wanted to do? Is it something that was WITHIN them. If so, then why on earth don't I see the excitement, the energy, the passion on their faces of aiming for something that they have always cherished to have?? Are they really passionate about a career in technology or are they just following the masses? Just doing the same thing that everyone around them is doing. The purpose of education never was to create a mass who are money driven, blind followers of a talented few but was to bring together a set of people who in their own little world of work are passionate about what they do day-in and day-out. However from early school days, we are often directly or indirectly taught everything else but to follow our passion.... some of the guidelines we often get to hear from seniors, parents include pursue careers in Engineering or Medicine, go in a field where you can earn a lot of money, look at how well your friend scored in Mathematics... while a lucky few are blessed to hear the words - "Do what you really want to make out of your life! You should be proud when you turn around & look back."
Learning & understanding what your passions in life are should be the first step. We need to listen to our innerself... let it guide us as a candle inside a dark tunnel and let our determination to reach our goal keep us motivated. Follow your dreams because at the end what will matter is not how much money you earned or if you were better than your peers in grades, but if you really lived and loved what you did for all this while.
Steve Jobs, the co-founder and former CEO of Apple passed away today, the 5th of October, 2011. He was 56. It is a sad day for all of us. He left us all completely changed in the way we look at technology, the way we look at life. I will like to dedicate this one to him, to a man who followed his heart, chased and lived his dreams and gifted the world a better tomorrow. A few words of wisdom from the genius visionary which will guide us for times immemorial -
"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. 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. You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So 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. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."
Steve Jobs, the co-founder and former CEO of Apple passed away today, the 5th of October, 2011. He was 56. It is a sad day for all of us. He left us all completely changed in the way we look at technology, the way we look at life. I will like to dedicate this one to him, to a man who followed his heart, chased and lived his dreams and gifted the world a better tomorrow. A few words of wisdom from the genius visionary which will guide us for times immemorial -
"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. 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. You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So 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. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."
I wish I knew why I am here! I still havent really figured it out :S
ReplyDeletethat is the real quest for all of us.. working towards it is in itself an achievement... we never know when we will land up with the answer. :)
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