One of the goal of Bill Gates in his early years was to see a computer on every desk and in every home, presumably running Microsoft software. That sort of vision, put forth in a time when very few people knew about computer. But by the year 2000, just 25 years after its founding, Microsoft had achieved that improbable goal, at least in the developed world.
What would you do if you defined the most ambitious goal you could imagine, and then achieved it at age 42? And what if you had done so while still relatively young? That's the position Gates found himself in just a decade ago. Most people when they find they achieved the goal they set another and never stop. And so did Bill Gates. But wait.... different goal and in different world.
How about curing AIDS? Or ending the spread of malaria? What about improving life expectancy and quality of life for the poorest people in the world? I have to point out that sense of thinking "Okay, we won -- what next?" is extremely unusual.
And here is Bill Gates answered that question with Philanthropy. Every person in the poor world should have option to treat their disease. He is going to dedicate the rest of life in achieving this new goal.
My hats off for Bill Gates for his new impossible Goal. Goodbye and Welcome.
Here is the nice article which explains "What money can buy?
Sunday, June 29, 2008
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