These two models

Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai's and Abdullah Abdullah's versatile appearances in public inevitably makes me wonder if they have any consistent dressing code. A leader at the level of president should not look like a model dressed in flashy clothes, but rather like a serious politician, who is expected to dress up elegantly, but stay conservative and consistent. In contrast, we can have President Obama, President Karzai, Kim Jong Un, Former President Ahmadinejad, and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenie, who are good examples of consistency in their dressing styles.

They know better

If you want to help the poor, give them directly and let them decide what the "priority" is, and don't ask what they are spending the money on.

Nature

Nature is a place where men can realize their sense of conquest.

Disruption

Disruptors have always been out there. They don't care how conservative the community is. Their tsunami come and ruthlessly devastate old and broken boats. Their strengths is dependent on how powerful their communications tools are. In the age of Facebook, they are strong.

Disruption is inevitable. Ignoring it is irrational. Preparation is necessary.

A statesman isn't a pluralist

Pluralism isn't a valid concept, nor an effective practice, in politics and administration of a state. Pluralism is applicable in social and religious spheres, where versatility of ideas leads to better understandings. In politics, two is obviously better than one, and so is than three. We don't want to confuse the nation with so many good or bad choices to administer the government, because our aim isn't debating things all day long but to get things done. The administration of a state requires practical approaches than making ideas fight each other.

Pride

"Made in Afghanistan" is no pride unless it is really good. 

True spirit

You talk to me of spirit, but let me tell you that nothing is more spiritual than a true individual self and the natural human greed. It makes you human as we call it. The collective wisdom is a waste of spirit.

Beliefs and questions

When you question their beliefs, they say you don't know enough about it to question it. But the moment you become aware you can question something, it means you know enough to do that, it means the belief has revealed its flaws to you. Reaching a conclusion is the next step, but you can still criticize it, and man, you have every right to do that!

Jobs didn't think out of the box

I doubt Jobs' thinking out of the box made Apple successful. In fact, I don't believe "thinking outside the box" will do any good in the market. That's what people most of the time repeat without putting some thought into it. Opposite to the typical belief, the market is always conservative and do not accept extremely revolutionary products unless there is already a need for it. Meaning, customers have already tried substitute(s) but it failed them. What Jobs did was understanding those failed experiences and provided a better experience. Take iPod as an example. The market had already experienced Walkman and other mobile music players, but the quality of performance wasn't desirable or there was space for further improvement.

As a matter of fact, the greatest improvement Jobs brought about to the electronics market was not the individual products of iMac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad per se but the total experience a customer can achieve by using Apple products. An integrated, simple experience and the convenience the customers failed to get from other disintegrated, ugly-in-design, and unnecessary complicated products. That experience ranged from production to sale, something Apple competitors had not provided.

Thinking out of the box may do well in Art where the audience is an individual who may or may not connect with the work. The market is not a single person but it comprised of different in taste and pace of accepting changes. Jobs was a brilliant marketer.

Blocked

In a conversation about religion, I received so many bad words from uncivil tongues. But Facebook has removed my comments and blocked me from posting!