He told the jeweller he was looking for a special ring for his girlfriend.
The jeweller looked through his stock, brought out a $5,000 ring and showed
it to him.

The old man said: “I don’t think you understand, I want something special.”

The jeweller then went through his special stock and brought another ring over.
“Here’s a stunning ring at only $40,000.”

The young lady’s eyes sparkled and her whole body trembled with excitement.
The old man, seeing this, said: “We’ll take it.”

The jeweller asked how payment would be made and the old man said by cheque.

I know you need to make sure my cheque is good, so I’ll write it now and you
can call the bank on Monday to verify the funds and I’ll pick the ring up
on Monday afternoon.” he said.

Monday morning came and a very angry jeweller phoned the old man.
“There’s no money in that account,” he said.

“I know,” said the old m,an. “But can you imagine the weekend I had?”

“Your life is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other
people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out
your inner voice. And most of important, have the courage to follow
your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly
want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
~ Steve Jobs