My ideal personality could be anyone.
Among all of them, I think they share the commonality of being rebels. Those people, who reject the general perception which every folk celebrates by validating their own beliefs – are the ones I like. They are the one who rejects what others approve. They are the one who validates what others’ ridiculed. Yes, I like them for these reasons or reasons at all. To validate their ideas whenever they go for power by using violence, society calls them communists. This definition remains valid at least as far as our politics diaspora is concerned (let me clarify here I have no fascination towards both communism and communist either). To validate their ideas whenever they live a carefree life, society often calls them egoists.
For example, Amir Khan!
I like him for the same reason I mentioned above. I can go crazy for such a personality. For example, now I am reading A Confederacy of Dunces, a favorite book by Amir Khan.
There are my generations who have read Steve Job’s biography, just the way I did. The reason I had wanted to write this blog is to add something more to it.
Before writing a biography, Walter Isaacson had asked Steve Jobs why Steve had wanted him to be the one to write his biography.
“I think you are good at getting people to talk about,” Steve had replied.
So he did get people to talk about Steve as the backbone for his projects. Thus, a biography is written that way. Obviously, everyone can unanimously say Steve Job’s biography is one of the best biography ever written. When I was done, I was pleasantly satisfied even though I had a question of why Walter Isaacson did not talk about the books that Steve loved. In his biography, every aspect of Steve has been mentioned except the book. I wonder why Walter Isaacson did not fill the gap of books.
Ram Gopal Varma!
I admire him though I haven’t watched all his films. I like him the most for his level of intelligence than a filmmaker. I agree with his beliefs relating to extreme arrogance against marriage, family, and society’s values. The same is the case to some extent, for individualism. However, he is the sort of personality I respect.
Ram Gopal Varma often shows his respect to Ayn Rand. To know his fascination I had decided to read Ayn Rand’s work. After having read her work and Steve’s biography, I have found a notable influence on Steve’s personality from Ayn Rand’s work (No need to say influence on RGV because he confesses quite often). Steve’s work, passion, integrity, fastidiousness, and pride of having made their own fate – these all can be put together and conclude well they have many things to do with Ayn Rand’s objectivism. Before having a joyful image in front; Steve was just another arrogant, impractical, fussy (when it comes to food), impetuous, untidy, and absurd guy. In other words, he was a sort of unsocial random guy with talents of course. I had this question about why one has to be born in the US to be Steve Jobs. Otherwise, he can’t be …but why. There could be so many possible answers. Among all possibilities, one highest possible answer could be in the US they had a genius like Ayn Rand !! Here we have not !!!
First place, by the time we get to know about brilliant ideas much of Ayn Rand’s; folks like us would be trapped already by inertia. Or we would be farther away from the point where we could have taken a good initiation in life. We are not only third-class citizens of the third world with third-class facilities. Mainly we have a third-class mentality too. No new idea at all. Meanwhile, our society does not help to give birth to Ayn Rand either.
For example!
Recently I read one verbose mountain (which was supposed to be an article) by one ‘Bidwan’. According to him, ‘Shirishko Phool’ (The Blue Mimosa) by Parijat was just serendipity and which is being adapted in the literature curriculum in some US universities was also serendipity. To prove this he has written ‘Dialectical Materialism’ as if it is just two words thing as if ‘Dialectical Materialism’ can be understood by just one line sentence of his. Among all, the 8th wonder of the world is I never understood what ‘Dialectical Materialism’ has to do with ‘Shirishko Phool’ being listed in the US university course anyway.
Thank god our ‘Bidwans’ are really great. Yes, you ‘Bidwans’ are truly great to have a suitable metaphor.
Cheers !!!
Victor Paul (Victorpaul_zoomin_)
P.S:- Comments related to Ayn Rand and objectivism are much needed
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What an interesting article! Howard Roark in The Fountainhead reminded me of Steve Jobs from appearance to characters and work ethics. I assumed that Steve Jobs read Rand’s books even though I didn’t try to find further evidence in reality.
I agree with you that the philosophy has shaped people’s mentality and their life as a whole. Having a good philosophy, the US has been the land nurturing creativity and assisting people to realize their dreams and ambition. Apart from that, I think wherever there is freedom, there will be development. For example, in information technology, there is much less regulations and much more freedom; therefore, the advancement in information technology is fast and endless.
And that is what I love about Any Rand… She predicted the advancement through capitalism and she challenged the whole by saying “YOU HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BY TO ACCEPT CAPITALISM” and that’s what really intrigued me the most and I really wish that the whole world understands her in the coming years so that the evolvement of world rapidly increases