On... TIME 100

TIME 100 most influential people issue is out again. I don't read TIME regularly, but I have always enjoyed this issue. I like the concept of recognizing the world's most important people who no doubted touch each one of our lives in some way whether we realize it or not. I like that TIME names not only the obvious choices Pres. Obama but also the lesser known characters of the world. No question that these vignettes on each person are bias to their favor, but the point is meant to honor him or her after all.
One trait that ties all of these people together is their courage. They are ballsy, and that's so important. When I was little, I thought that important people were all well-educated people with money who were nice, polite, proper, and obedient. How naive! Often, we find that the most influencial people don't exhibit any of those characteristics (although having money helps). Nobody saved the world by following the rules. Actually, I should specify that nobody saved the world by following the bad rules that oppress, discriminate, and inflict pain.

My favorite people that you should check out:

• Barack Obama: no explanation needed
• Robin Li: who said computer scientists are cool? If you can accumulate more than 1 billion dollars in wealth in 10 years, you can be too.
• Kim Yu-Na: grace, elegance, personality, determination
• Chen Shu-chu: no one is too small, too poor, too insignificant to make an impact
• Ben Stiller: Gaylord Focker educates Haitian children. what can be better?
• Marc Jacobs: young, modern fashion. can't afford it, but I can admire
• Steve Jobs: my life depends on Apple products
• Kathryn Bigelow: The Hurt Locker is the best movie I have ever seen. I love what Oliver Stone wrote about the movie in the article, "The question lingers: Why, despite our country's love affair with violence, do Americans refuse to see these realistic films? With The Hurt Locker, Bigelow unflinchingly stuck her finger in the tragic heart of a national wound — our inability to face ourselves."
• Atul Gawande: I've read two of this books, and each one has inspired me to go into the medical field when society doesn't.