Last month,the month of October,exhibited significance in many forms.A month which marks firmly the end of flamboyance and success,hatred and vengeance.Two prominent figures,each at different corners of the world,now no longer with us,lost their lives in their respective ways.Steve Jobs and Muammar Gaddafi.Once they were embracing the future,now no longer.
Sipping a cup of hot choc while writing this blog post by using my Macbook Air,I wondered how these two men had marked a point in mankind written history.The story regarding their shocked entire globe,regardless of anyone out there.But,I assume that many of us are much more concerned about Lindsay Lohan's nude photoshoot for the "reputable" Playboy magazine.Her mother said that the photoshoot went on well.Imagine that."Good mum,good daughter."
When Steve Jobs passed away,the story of his death due to pacreatic cancer went viraling beyond continents.People started paying tributes regardless of their religious beliefs.And not only that,millions if not billions people started to "shower" Apple's official website with condolences.While his death was shocking,to witness how many of us shed our tears for him is inevitably,mesmerising.
On the other hand,Muammar Gaddafi,the ousted Libyan leader,died in the hands of hos own people.Being the ultimate ruler of Libya for 42 years(he beats Tun Mahathir,Malaysia's ex-premier,in record),he was killed be the rebels pathetically after he surrended to them.A video showing the incident clearly showcased the vengeance many Libyans had in Gaddafi.But,this simply does not mean that their action of killing a surrended man could be justified.
I am not a Libyan,but if Gaddafi had done mistakes in the past,these rebels who killed him proved to be not much different than him.But,now all that we can hope for is that,the International Criminal Court would take severe actions in this case.
Jobs and Gaddafi may have nothing in common(expect the fact that Jobs's biological father is a Middle-Easterner),but their life stories greatly epitomised the one and only naked truth.You may be anyone,but at the end of your life,you are nothing.If while being alive,you can do something significant to at least a person,you shall always be remembered.
P/S:To the political leaders and prominent public figures out there, you may have great powers,but when the people power rises in any circumstances,you can not withstand the pressure.Learn something from Gaddafi.
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