I was told that the Buddists believe that a person is the sum of their thoughts. This is fitting as our thoughts are truly what make us who we are and are in my opinion the most important result or product of our lives.
"Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible." -Doug Lawson.
"Those who say it can't be done should get out of the way of those who are doing it."
I own Apple Stock...
I like the stock and I have always liked the company, hell I've always loved the company, but it was their 1997 Think Different campaign in association with ad agency TBWA\ChiatDay that made me truly realize that this is a different and better company than most (Thanks in large part of course to the vision of Steve Jobs). Here is a link to the original
Think Different Commercial and below is the text. After seeing that kind of vision, you might begin to understand why Apple is one of the companies I actually enjoy owning.
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.
And they have no respect for the status quo.
You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.
About 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 people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
Is Rational Insanity another way of saying Think Different? Well yes and no, but it definitely embodies the same spirit. It is greatly troubling to me that an incredible number of people I come in contact with spend their time worrying about whether others perceive them as "crazy", "wierd", etc. It was said that (I will get this quote right once I dig out the Princeton Admissions package from 2000 where I first saw it) the person you spend the most time with is yourself, so you owe it to yourself to be interesting. I have always been of the opinion that as long as you are not hurting anyone else, you should choose to be however the hell you like yourself best and not give a crap what other people think. If they don't like you or think you are wierd or crazy, it is probably a result of their narrow viewpoint or lack of intelligence, drive, or curiosity to explore beyond that which is pumped into them by the mass media. Many people spout off about diversity and acceptance and at the same time have no idea what it really is to see the value of different viewpoints, attitudes, etc. There are also plenty of times throughout history where you distinctly would not want to fit in with what was considered normal (Nazi Germany as just one simple example). Remember that what's right is not always legal and what's legal is not always right.
I'm glad that you decided to join me on this journey through the life of my mind... The best I can do to try and assure you that you won't be bored is to promise to never let this be an accounting of when I took a shower or what I ate as such things are boring and meaningless to me and infinitely less important to you. Then again, if you don't like reading this, go somewhere else!
