The Price of Greatness
iPhone was launched in the States just hours ago. It has been widely hyped since it was previewed at the start of the year, as both a engineering marvel, and the skeptics, well, remained skeptical.
But the reviews have said it: it has its flaws, but it has changed how we interact with our phone.
But what's the price behind such a great product?
Like all other Apple products, there are always stories about the work there: late nights, sacrificing familiy time so that they can create one of the best products in the world. That's the price paid for producing great products.
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History is filled with great people. Newton, who is so involved in his work that he forgotten about his wedding. Benjamin Franklin, who nearly killed himself when he's doing some tests with the lightning to discover electricity. Shen Nong, one of the divine ancestors of the Chinese, who tried almost every single herb out there to see what is poisonous and what cures. Nai Luag, who gave up his private, quiet and carefree life in Switzerland to rein a country he hardly knew from collpase.
We glorify them. Newton, Benjamin Franklin, as one of the greatest scientist in the whole world. Shen Nong, was divinified as a great ancestors of the Chinese, just like the Yellow Emperor. Nai Luang, though he has no consitutional powers, but his words alone can set the direction for his people. Just last year, his people celebrated with joy and tears of 60 years under his reign. Apple Fans go crazy over Macworld and WWDC when Steve Jobs introduce new products.
But have we forgotten, the price they had paid?
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Greatness are not borned. Geniuses are not borned, they are made. It's simply the shifting of all your bodily resources to accumulate at one niche, so that that particular niche will be great, at the expense of other niches, which is in deficit. It can be in the form of other talents, or health, loved ones, social life, etc.
Is it worth it? To sacrifice your health, personal life?
My answer: Is that what you sacrifice for the one that make you happy? That for all the hardwork you've put it, the miniscual success outputed enough to make you feel that its all worth it?
If so, why not then?
Who is to judge what is worth it or not for our lifes? If we don't think it is worth it, exit it. If we think it is, who cares about what other says about it?
But the reviews have said it: it has its flaws, but it has changed how we interact with our phone.
But what's the price behind such a great product?
Like all other Apple products, there are always stories about the work there: late nights, sacrificing familiy time so that they can create one of the best products in the world. That's the price paid for producing great products.
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History is filled with great people. Newton, who is so involved in his work that he forgotten about his wedding. Benjamin Franklin, who nearly killed himself when he's doing some tests with the lightning to discover electricity. Shen Nong, one of the divine ancestors of the Chinese, who tried almost every single herb out there to see what is poisonous and what cures. Nai Luag, who gave up his private, quiet and carefree life in Switzerland to rein a country he hardly knew from collpase.
We glorify them. Newton, Benjamin Franklin, as one of the greatest scientist in the whole world. Shen Nong, was divinified as a great ancestors of the Chinese, just like the Yellow Emperor. Nai Luang, though he has no consitutional powers, but his words alone can set the direction for his people. Just last year, his people celebrated with joy and tears of 60 years under his reign. Apple Fans go crazy over Macworld and WWDC when Steve Jobs introduce new products.
But have we forgotten, the price they had paid?
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Greatness are not borned. Geniuses are not borned, they are made. It's simply the shifting of all your bodily resources to accumulate at one niche, so that that particular niche will be great, at the expense of other niches, which is in deficit. It can be in the form of other talents, or health, loved ones, social life, etc.
Is it worth it? To sacrifice your health, personal life?
My answer: Is that what you sacrifice for the one that make you happy? That for all the hardwork you've put it, the miniscual success outputed enough to make you feel that its all worth it?
If so, why not then?
Who is to judge what is worth it or not for our lifes? If we don't think it is worth it, exit it. If we think it is, who cares about what other says about it?
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