“...because the people who are crazy enough to
think that they can change the world, are the ones who do." – Steve
Jobs
I heard this Steve Job’s quote
for the first time this week. I thought
it was great quote. I even changed my
signature tag on my work email to this quote.
My signature tag had been a quote from Henry Ford about not finding fault
but finding a solution. Needless to
say, I didn't think Mr. Job’s quote was anything more than an inspirational quote. Boy was I wrong.
I have had this quote infecting
by brain since I have read it. It is as
if this was given to me for a reason, I have been obsessed with this
quote! I have no idea why, and this is
not in my personality to get this obsessed with a quote (unless it is funny and
will get a laugh). I had to go and get
the full quote and this is what Mr. Job’s said:
"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, 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 people who are crazy enough
to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do."
When you read the whole quote in
context it is even more powerful.
Because of how this is weighing on my mind, I am questioning if I am
being told something. Is there a
message I am supposed to be gaining from this and I am just not getting
it. Am I being called to more than I am
or is this just the musing of a middle aged man on the downward side of his existence
attempting to find relevance again? Am
I becoming scared or even feeling irrelevant in my advancing years realizing that I
have more days behind me than in front of me?
Is God telling me that you are on this Earth for a reason and you better
get to it?
I do not believe in randomness of
things. I believe God puts you where
you need to be at the right time. He places
things in front of your eyes for you to see, take note of, and use. Why did I see this random quote from Steve
Jobs and why is it weighing on my mind so?
Not knowing sucks! As most of
you know I am not known for my patience, so this not knowing is killing
me. I will have to continue to pray
about it.
Maybe God has something more for
me? Maybe this restlessness I am
feeling lately is a desire to change the world, or at least my little part of
it. I do believe that a man who
believes he can make a difference will. I
do believe God calls us out of our comfort zone to do his will. I do believe that we are called to make an
impact on our world. I also believe we
have to die to ourselves and put the needs of others in front of our own
wishes. God calls us to serve our
fellow man. In Matthew 25:40 he said “And the king will say to them in reply,
‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine,
you did for me.” I don’t feel the
need to change the world by technological advances or making great wealth. I do have a burden to serve my fellow
man. God has put a burden for others
in my heart. I hear this, and I wonder
what a difference can I make? Maybe I
have this quote to help me believe that I can make a difference or change the
world.
I don’t know why I have this
quote stuck in my brain. Maybe it is
just the musings of a middle aged man on the back side of the mountain of his
life who desires to be more relevant than he is today. Or maybe God is telling me it is time to
change the world, or at least my little part in it. We have a finite number of days on this
Earth and we are obligated to do what we are called to do. I just hope I am open to find out what this
message is!
Pray for me…
