Vision- A Personal Choice

 

“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.”- Steve Jobs

Dipti, our guest for this week’s discussion shared this wonderful post on our WhatsApp group this morning. I obviously believe in it, but the fact that it has come from someone as successful as Steve Jobs makes it difficult for some people to immediately resonate with it. Steve Job’s vision was very simple. He was working towards ensuring a computer for the rest of us. His dream was to make technology accessible to all and he is realizing that long after he has passed on.

It is natural for successful people to be quoted, because they are the one’s who brought about change. But let us look at something interesting. There are visions that are not easily comprehensible.  Let us look at the world’s poorest president, His Excellency Jose Mujica, 40th President of Uruguay, who donated 90% of his $12000 monthly salary to charities. His vision is to create a world of solidarity beyond the competition.  He did not shift to a presidential house after being elected but continued staying in one bedroom farmhouse with his wife where he had lived for 30 years.

Why would a President of the nation give up on what is deemed as most important for a person of his stature? What would be his reason? From what I realized after listening to him, he is the most satisfied man and whatever he wishes for money can’t buy it.

Reaching two different visions can mean aspiring for two different paths and altogether different success parameter. Does that make one vision less desirable than others? I think that is the wrong question.

The right question would be, does  having two different visions make coexistence challenge?

Yes. Since it will difficult for people to align themselves with each other’s visions, the possibility is that it might lead to misunderstanding or conflict of interest. The Idea should be giving each other time before trying to argue about my right versus your right.

Life generally operates more in grey areas than black or whites.