Demystifying Steve Jobs Statement

The man behind Apple Computers -Steve Jobs

”You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle”

 “Thank god it’s Friday” people in office yell out gleefully when the weekend mood sets in. It feels like prisoners will be out of jail for 2 days to enjoy life. The anticipation is so much that the happy feeling starts half a day early – Friday evening. People wish each other “Happy Weekend” and on the journey back home start deciding what they are going to do over the weekend. After a fun-filled Saturday and a lazy Sunday morning everyone starts to brood over the coming week. “No holidays this week!  Damn all public holidays this year have come on weekends this year!!” I have heard people saying this every year since I am born.

All my colleagues and friends complain that after coming back from office they are so mentally discharged that they can’t do anything but doze off to sleep. At the most what they can do is sit in front of the idiot box (TV) and gaze at the worth for nothing daily soaps. So how do we get rid of this energy sapping schedule and enjoy our life each day, each minute. Steve Jobs statement gives us the answer. Let’s go statement-by-statement.

Love is a feeling that blossoms creativity in us.  Creative intelligence is a part of every human soul and it can be tapped only through love. When you do something that you love, the work becomes effortless as it no longer remains work and becomes an activity of joy and happiness. Imagine you are setting up a birthday party for a close friend. Would you feel tired and drained at the end of the day? Just imagining the smile on your friends face when he comes to know about the party lifts your spirits.

Work becomes an important part of our life as it provides respect to the individual in the society. You will be always remembered in this world because of the work you have done not by how much money you possessed. Of course money is a byproduct of immaculate work but the work done with utmost sincerity, honesty and integrity wins you many hearts. All the genius scientists like Newton, Wright brothers, Charles Darwin were passionate and loved their work. It invoked their creative intelligence that led to great invention and discoveries. Their works have made them immortal.

It’s never too easy to find what you love. It may happen tomorrow, it may happen after a month or it might happen even after a year or a decade. Keep faith in yourselves and carry on the hunt because the diamond which you will get at the end is truly rewarding and worthwhile.