From those to whom much is given, much is expected

Sometime i had done a article on speech given by Mr.Steve Jobs to the graduating Stanford university students in year 2005. You can find it here.

Today i stumbled upon something very similar from none other than most famous drop out of Harvard University! Ya, Mr.Bill Gates the chairman of the Microsoft. It was for the commencement address to the Harvard University class of 2007. And he confesses a couple of things here.

Let's forget and not discuss whether Windows is a superior or inferior OS to other OSes in market today. What we need to notice is that he won the race. And it's also not just for a small amount of time, but for some long period of time. It's interesting isn't it? How is not an issue. He did is more applaudable here. Because many a people failed to do what he did.

One point that i never knew earlier about Mr. Gates was that he was the guy who got Steve Ballmer to drop out of business school. So it's true that achievers are the kind of people who facilitate people near and dear to get the best in them. Also they have this great eye for people whom they identify very early and both benefit from this. Had once read a story about a farmer who has the best crop year after year. He has the best seeds and the most wonderful thing about him is that he distributes best seeds to the farmers who are his neighbors without thinking that they would profit from it. It's because he knows that only if his neighboring farm also grows better crops, will his crop standards also improve when pollination happens. :) What would you call him? smart?(smart because he helps himself and others too) or wicked?(wicked because he is jus helping his cause of retaining the best crop and seeds every years) Obviously he benefits from the distribution of best seeds but then the neighbors too benefit from it. Don't they? Something similar has been happening in the field of technology as well for years because of some bigger companies. They jus raise the bar of expectation and grow. In turn everyone else grows around it and an good eco-system is formed.

Whatever, jus read this speech by Mr.Gates. Also see his views on improving the quality of life in the world and helping human cause.

PS: The title of this log were words said by Mr.Gates's mother. Mr.Gates mentions it in the speech.