{"id":67804,"date":"2019-03-24T17:13:08","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T09:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/?p=67804"},"modified":"2022-05-02T13:39:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T05:39:20","slug":"steve-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/2019\/03\/24\/steve-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"What Steve Jobs taught me about Life & Death"},"content":{"rendered":"
If there is one defining individual that has a heavy influence towards some of my biggest life decisions, it would be Steve Jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n If there is a trigger point, it was Steve Jobs\u2019 2005 Stanford Commencement Address<\/a><\/span> and his last words<\/span> <\/a>that have helped me made up my mind to pursue the realm of uncertainties as a learn to trade full-time and start No Money Lah.<\/span><\/p>\n With that, here are some key pearls of wisdom that I\u2019ve picked up from the legendary Steve Jobs:<\/span><\/p>\n p<\/span><\/p>\n If you know that you are going to die tomorrow, what would you spend your last remaining day doing?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n As hypothetical this question might be, this may be the hardest<\/em> question that you\u2019ve ever have to answer in life.<\/span><\/p>\n And if you have this question answered without a second doubt, chances are you have found the most important purpose in your life \u2013 the answer to your miseries and doubts all this while, may be just right within you.<\/span><\/p>\n The moment when we truly acknowledge and embrace the fact that we are going to die, our priorities in life will change drastically:<\/span><\/p>\n All of a sudden, the morning jam to work isn\u2019t so frustrating anymore.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n All of a sudden, getting a new luxury car may not be so important anymore.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n All of a sudden, expressing your feelings towards the important someone (with the chance of getting rejected) may not be as intimidating anymore.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n All of a sudden, having to have dinner with your family members every day become a precious moment in your daily life.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Once you embrace death as a part of life, things that you used to think were important aren\u2019t as big anymore. In contrary, things and people that you have taken for granted all these while become the most important thing in life.<\/span><\/p>\n If knowing that death is a destination that we all share together, what would you do differently compared to what you are doing right now?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n p<\/span><\/p>\n No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Steve Jobs<\/cite><\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The irony of all misery<\/a><\/span> is, deep down, we already have a decision or answer within, yet we still do the exact opposite in reality:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n(1) Death is a destination shared by everyone.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
\n(2) When in doubt, follow your heart and intuition. <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n