Well,
we human beings tend to notice the differences much easily than the
similarities. Probably this is one of the reason why most of us are
reluctant to see changes. Before I
proceed further, I wish to state why I intend to call life a lonely walk,
perhaps its even more interesting to notice the fact that I wish to address it
as “A” rather than “The” .What most of us don’t notice or are blissfully ignorant
is the thin line of difference
between understanding what domains are to be treated as a group
activity and what domains are to be treated as one’s own efforts. The existence
of society, community is valid to the extent that we tend to be one among
others who has got similar thought process and motivation which I wish to
address by calling it “A” lonely walk
rather than “The” lonely walk. It would be appreciable if one understands that
the definition of society or community ceases to exist beyond that point
wherein every individual tends to create an impression about himself and his
actions alone would be responsible for the image that he portrays which is the
reason why I wish to call it a lonely walk.
This
piece of writing was pursued during the time when I was fortunate enough to attend a talk by Steve Jobs - his life presents itself as an apt example for others to learn from. What I wish to talk about is not about
the cultural, social or political differences that exist for as a matter of
fact they exist and are clear enough to be noticed. What I wish to point
out is the fact that how loneliness
helps you at times in understanding what you truly are as a person and what you
truly need out of life in terms of the emotional support that you need, the freedom that you wish to enjoy and the
extent of commitment that you can promise on personal and professional front.
I salute Steve Jobs for his relentless efforts to innovate and make our lives simple and better! May his soul rest in peace! (Added Oct 8 2011)
Date: July 23rd 2006
Posted: Simply Me!
Location: LA - CA
