Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
Thanks to Chuck-san, I enjoyed listening to the famous speech Steve Jobs gave at Stanford University on June 12, 2005, shadowing it and reading the transcript. I’m really glad that I finally had such an opportunity. I had known about the speech, but I had never retrieved it for myself. I should try to do so, whenever I come across something interesting. I’m not a graduate, but a middle-aged woman. So, I have enough experiences to compare with his three stories. First, he said, “we can't connect the dots looking forward; we can only connect them looking backwards.” Many dots in my life have already connected, so I came to trust that the dots would somehow connect in my future as he said. I often realize there are no meaningless things in our lives; we could know the meanings years later. Second, I already took “awful tasting medicine” for my life; although it was a family matter, I felt I was hit in the head with a brick just as he said!! A couple of years later, I realized I needed it. In my career, whatever others say, I try to do what I believe! I love what I do! Today, I got a letter from a person I met at my workplace four years ago. She mentioned what I had told her had changed her a great deal and thanked me a lot. The letter made me very happy… Third, I’ve always felt death is close to me since I found a lump in my breast. Fortunately, it was diagnosed as benign, but at that time, I realized my life was limited; nobody knew when his/her life would end. Then, death scared me, but now, I don’t fear death at all. Why? Let me think what the reasons are… After I took "awful tasting medicine", I came to live my life following my heart and intuition; I believe all my family members do so, too. Also, I think death will bring me an eternal peaceful sleep. I love sleeping very much!!Concerning English, I don’t know why I eager to polish my English so much, but I believe something that I need English will happen in my future life. I don’t know what it will be at all, but I cannot help expecting it will be a fantastic thing! I have followed my heart and will do so! “Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”You must think how optimistic I am! That is my way of thinking and living!