Jeff, While I agree with what you say here (especially the taking 40 years to learn part <g>), I don't share your perception of the quote. For me it says, "Take responsibility for your own life, don't expect to be coddled by anyone, get off your a** and get with it". It's a message that doesn't get out to young folk much.
Ben Petersen On 22 Jul 2003, at 9:19, Jeff Ward wrote: > > Whether or not Bill Gates properly attributed those statements they are a > load of crap. > > Some do make interesting points, but who other than Mr. Gates would set > "work" up as religion? > > If there is anything I have learned at 44 years is that: > > - I am so much more than my job. > - If I hate what I do not much else will matter and it will slowly kill > me. > - If I love what I do it will create opportunity. > - Life treats me exactly as I expect it to. > - I am not a body with a soul, but a soul with a body. > > I only regret that it took 40 some years to learn this. > > Personally I believe that Bill Gates is a very poor example of a human being. > > Jeff Ward > > > > > > At 09:22 PM 7/21/2003 -0700, you wrote: > >I don't go off topic too often, but this is worth a read. > > > >Bill Gates' recent speech at Mount Whitney High School in Visalia, CA. is > >worthwhile reading for anyone. Love him or hate him, he sure hit the nail on > >the head with this one. > > > >He talked about how feel-good, and politically correct teachings, created a > >generation of kids with no concept of reality, and how this method was setting > >them up for failure in the real world. He concluded by outlining the following > >11 Rules..... > > > >Rule 1: Life is not fair ... get used to it. > > > >Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. However, the world > >will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you start feeling good > >about yourself. > > > >Rule 3: You will NOT make $40,000 a year right out of high school, and you > >won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both. > > > >Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. > > > >Rule 5: Flipping burgers at McDonalds should not be beneath your dignity. > >Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping....they called it > >OPPORTUNITY. > > > >Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine. > > > >Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are > >now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and > >listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the rain > >forest from the parasites of your parents' generation, try delousing the closet > >in your own bedroom. > > > >Rule 8: Your school may have done away with recognizing that there are > >winners and losers, but life has not. In some schools they have even > >abolished failing grades, and they'll give you as much time as you want to get > >the right answer on an exam. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to > >ANYTHING in real life. > > > >Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off, and very > >few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. You are supposed to > >do that on your own time. > > > >Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to > >leave the coffee shop, and go out and find a job. > > > >Rule 11: Be nice to NERDS. Chances are you will end up working for one. >
