What does this quote mean by steve jobs?

-鈥?quot;You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something 鈥?your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life" - Steve Jobs



Can you give me or more clear and precise explanation/

thanksWhat an interesting combination of words! This quote reffers to the Past-Present-Future axis of time, and to our lives in connection with this axis, this predefined "path" the we , as humans, MUST follow. It is about understanding and accepting at the same time that you cannot understand it all.



"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards". You must live with no expectations of outcomes,you cannot waste precious time planning your life ahead. Things should make sense when you look back into your past. You must go with the flow, trust your instinct. Understand the past and accept that you cannot understand the future. You have to believe that it will all fit together at some point in the future. You must believe in something, God, Karma, Destiny , it's not important what you believe in, but it is crucial to just BELIEVE.



Quitting expectations enables you to enjoy life as it is, and to realise the meaning of some things that at the moment, in the past, didn't seem to fit. This will be a silly example, but let's imagine that your car stops working on your way to an important conference. You may be nervous and say "oh, I won't make it to the conference! Why did this happen to me?!" . That's a wrong way of handling things, you must believe that things will happen your way, that you are fortunate and just have trust. Maybe,who knows, a gentleman would pass by and take u to the conference.



In conclusion, the dots in your life don't connect unless their purpose has been fulfilled. Therefore, don't try to connect the dots of the future, 'cause you will not be able to do it. Just live! That was a beautiful quote, and I enjoyed interpreting it! Have a great day! ;)To me it means learn from your past don't make the same mistakes. And when he says you have to trust in something it means trust what feels right and you will always succeeded.