Sustainability lies not in destiny but in the
characters of those forging ahead in the present
I have often thought
about the legacy we have inherited and what we will leave behind for the next
generation. This always gives me pause for thought when you think of all the
badness in the world that manages to grab our attention more than the acts of
brotherhood, kindness and concern our fellow man shows to each other each and
every day. The pause for the dead often becomes the weight of the living as we
struggle in “our world” under relatively harsh economic toil, making ends meet
and struggling to see our children fed, educated and happy growing up into our
shoes to continue the journey of our kin! My thoughts once again came to rest
on such a topic, when I thought of Steve Jobs apparently disproved “last words” and the penetrating meaning the alleged
mystery author put into them.
He said:
“The
wealth I have won in my life I cannot bring with me. What I can bring is only
the memories precipitated by love.
That's
the true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and
light to go on.
Love
can travel a thousand miles. Life has no limit. Go where you want to go. Reach
the height you want to reach. It is all in your heart and in your hands.”
This passage from the
2011 essay (released in 2015) that according to snopes.com is not Steve Jobs
last composition is however one of deep wisdom and insight that we should
aspire to. In 2005, Steve Jobs said in his Stanford speech “Have the courage
to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly
want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
The first passage
arguably may not have been him but when you see the other insights he shared,
they are saying the same thing... if we want to change any badness in the
legacy we got from our fathers, we must be true to ourselves in what we
believe, cherish and strive for in life.
The meaning of legacy is
something that we never think about directly; but it is defined every single
day by our intent, which controls our actions. It’s my belief that if we allow
our whole selves to deliver balance to our intent then we see clearly the path
ahead and are better able to make good judgement a form factor in our daily
lives. It’s up-to every one of us to think about what legacy we like Steve Jobs
will leave. Proving a single quote or disproving it is not relevant. What is relevant
is that such good intent was allegedly inspired by the a man who made the world
a better place simply by Steve Job’s presence in it. Imagine if we all could
deliver good intent like that? That’s a world we all could live in, a world
that at a deeper level, understands itself and each other!
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