Steve Jobs and Pakistan

A human being benefited the world alike.  Hmmmm! Isn’t it a believer’s quality?

Yes, a believer’s quality, that once was a Muslims’ characteristic too, one after another, in almost all fields of life that can make one’s life meaningful, mostly were Arabs, then Africans joined them in faith and in mission and then Muslims from other nations followed the pattern.  I am not talking about the Kings who build the monuments as memorial.

My concern are those who changed the world.  Those who caused the ding in the universe.  This is what exactly Steve wanted to do as he said, “I want to put a ding in the universe”.  Those who showed light to Europeans in their Dark-Ages to be the part of civilized and strong nations.  Those who initiated the ideas for scientific developments and paved the path for technological advancement – introductory ideas that opened the doors for discoveries and inventions.  Those who only thought and uttered but convinced others to follow and succeed.

How true was Steve in his words, “innovation distinguishes between the leader and the follower”.  This is a universal rule same for all.  Muslims innovated, Muslims led.  But that was until we believed in universal brotherhood and equality.

We fell into Dark-Ages since we started translating “innovation” as “bid’ah”.  Doubting each and every step toward betterment as a sinful/wasteful worldly affair, every new idea as “innovation in Shari’ah (Islamic code of law)” and every source of knowledge as a hurdle in worshiping and weakness of faith.

Even at this time of reawakening, how we are wasting our elementary level geniuses – teaching them something that is only a reference now – Abacus the counting tool from B.C. as the first computer, Leibniz and Pascal and devices from 17th and 18th centuries??????????? ———————- instead of teaching them how to work online and use dictionary, find synonyms and antonyms, learn pronunciation, teaching letter and application writing on e-mail, graphics, watching Sal Khan’s videos ………….all that when they are able to do that.

May God guide us all to think better and work the best, Ameen!

While searching for his life achievements, I liked his website www.allaboutstevejobs.com and the way the world paid tribute to him.  And the most I really enjoyed his quotes.  (I really enjoy them because on our side, we just stir the air with political blame game.

“My model for business is The Beatles: They were four guys that kept each other’s negative tendencies in check; they balanced each other. And the total was greater than the sum of the parts. Great things in business are never done by one person, they are done by a team of people.”

“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.”

“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expecte

“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

“I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.”

“Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?”