This is a non-linearly narrated film, paired with the director's wonderful editing, about Bill's three "projects" (African toilet revolution, eradicating polio, creating clean and safe energy) and his personal emotional life (family, love) and friendship), looking back now, I still have no idea.
After watching it, I stared at the black-and-white credits at the end of the film, and I fell into thinking. What kind of spirit and quality does such a person with an ordinary appearance but a radiance in his eyes and who laughs from time to time show in the film? I was so impressed that I even decided to hang Bill's picture on the wall to feel his special charm all the time.
Bill loves family. In Bill's family, two women played a very important role. The first was his mother, Mary Gates. Like many mothers, Mary was Bill's first teacher. As a social activist, she passed on to Bill the independence, fraternity, and wisdom that were rare among women at the time, and helped Bill open up by introducing Bill to IBM. You are destined to have an extraordinary career. The second is his wife, Melinda Gates. Bill and her have an exceptionally equal, harmonious and intimate relationship between husband and wife. Melinda will give Gates support and advice at work, and she will show no mercy. Point out Gates' problem. The relationship between the two has also been cracked due to Bill's inability to balance work and family well. Fortunately, Bill patiently promises Melinda that they will be together wherever they go. By co-creating the foundation with Melinda, I found the perfect way for my wife to coexist with myself. Bill made no secret of his love for these two women by answering two questions during the interview. "When was the saddest day in your life?" "The day your mother died. I clearly remember every detail of that day. The traffic police stopped me speeding on the road, and I said to him with tears in my eyes: 'My mother died. Now, I'm going to go to her'"; "If you're going to die tomorrow, what else do you want to do" "Tell Melinda I love her". The love of family is always the first thing in the heart of the former richest man, and it is also the most important driving force to support his life.
Bill loves his job. Bill is best known as a former Microsoft CEO. As one of the co-founders of Microsoft, he dropped out of Harvard at the age of 20 and stayed in Microsoft all day and night. Like many "programmers", he stayed up late and worked overtime. Woke up, rubbed his eyes and continued to write programs... Bill also seriously said that his favorite thing is work. And whenever he talks about work, there is always a light in Bill's eyes. As the most important person who helped Microsoft to grow and grow, he was very demanding of his colleagues, and even had a fierce quarrel and even broke up the relationship with his childhood in the same year due to differences in work. After 2000, since the transfer of the CEO position to Bowmore, Bill's identity has been added. One of the founders of the Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill is also devoted to the foundation, and has devoted a lot of money and energy.
Bill loves to think. The first question in the first episode of the film is, what are you most afraid of? Bill's answer was that he was most afraid of his brain to stop thinking. Bill has an extremely smart brain, which can be said to be a gift. He is good at arithmetic and programming since he was a child. He rarely loses in playing cards. He can remember the license plate of each employee... Bill did not waste this talent, he spent a week Read 15 books, focus on technological innovation, continue to explore important areas, and implement measures to continuously change the world. It can be said that Bill's brain was born for thinking.
Bill loves the world. In addition to Bill's family and life experiences, the film also focuses on three major things the Melinda Gates Foundation is trying to do: the African toilet revolution, eradicating polio and creating clean and safe energy. These are difficult issues in today's society, but for the benefit of the vast majority of people in the world, including the people of developing countries such as Asia, Africa and Latin America, Bill rose to the challenge, raised funds and hired experts everywhere, and took technological innovation as a breakthrough point. A very practical approach is put forward for the solution of these three problems, and it is close to success. Not for money, not for fame, but to make a little contribution to the world, what kind of spiritual realm is this. I think this is the "benevolence" mentioned in the "Analects of Confucius", and the "fraternity" emphasized by the Western spirit!
Finally, I want to say that Bill's mother's quote at the end of the movie is also a neat summary and a great inspiration for us. “Everyone starts with their own definition of success, and with those specific expectations of ourselves, we are more likely to be successful. At the end of the day, it’s not about what you get, or even what you give. , but what kind of person you become."
I wish you all to be a successful person!
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