Have you read today's newspapers? Read the ones online?
If so, then we all have learned that the richest man in the world, Mr. Gates, just announced his decision to 're-order' his life's priorities, that was shifting focus of his working-time at the Microsoft, and thus he would focus more (full-time) at the Charitable Foundation he had established with his wife, Melinda. This means the changing role within the giant software company, Microsoft. Alhough, the founder itself concluded that it didn't beckon as his retirement. This news should not come as a surprise as it had been rumoured before. Oh well..i will not talk about the Microsoft and the whole software thingy, let alone the impact of this decision to business world alike. Not my kind of know-how, i must admit. As random as i am, i would stay away from that unfathomable business thingy.
What catched my mind from the news i did read from different sources was the fact that he wanted to be more devoted to the social foundation to mending problems such as ills and health, particularly in developing countries. Although being criticized by many such as "cold and calculating brainiac", his intention this time sounded touchy. Well, it did touch me a bit, at least. He admitted that it was a tough decision and stated that both the Microsoft and the Foundation had their places at his heart: "I am very lucky to have two passions that i feel are so important and challenging"; yet he gratefully delivered that: "I believe with great wealth comes great responsibility - the responsibility to give back to society and make sure those resources are given back in the best possible way, to those in need". Can you imagine if all wealthy people in the world would ever think like that? Much much better... Well, whether his line was truly honest or not, but....Yes, that was the touchy part for me. It's touchy and inspiring... I'd love to see Mr. Gates' progress later on...
If so, then we all have learned that the richest man in the world, Mr. Gates, just announced his decision to 're-order' his life's priorities, that was shifting focus of his working-time at the Microsoft, and thus he would focus more (full-time) at the Charitable Foundation he had established with his wife, Melinda. This means the changing role within the giant software company, Microsoft. Alhough, the founder itself concluded that it didn't beckon as his retirement. This news should not come as a surprise as it had been rumoured before. Oh well..i will not talk about the Microsoft and the whole software thingy, let alone the impact of this decision to business world alike. Not my kind of know-how, i must admit. As random as i am, i would stay away from that unfathomable business thingy.
What catched my mind from the news i did read from different sources was the fact that he wanted to be more devoted to the social foundation to mending problems such as ills and health, particularly in developing countries. Although being criticized by many such as "cold and calculating brainiac", his intention this time sounded touchy. Well, it did touch me a bit, at least. He admitted that it was a tough decision and stated that both the Microsoft and the Foundation had their places at his heart: "I am very lucky to have two passions that i feel are so important and challenging"; yet he gratefully delivered that: "I believe with great wealth comes great responsibility - the responsibility to give back to society and make sure those resources are given back in the best possible way, to those in need". Can you imagine if all wealthy people in the world would ever think like that? Much much better... Well, whether his line was truly honest or not, but....Yes, that was the touchy part for me. It's touchy and inspiring... I'd love to see Mr. Gates' progress later on...
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