Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011
From Steve Job's commencement speech - Stanford University 2005.
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.Your time 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 others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
When I learned that he was stepping down as CEO I suspected that his health had taken a serious turn for the worse but still, I am shocked and saddened by the news. As a devoted Apple user, since the days when it was nothing more than a niche brand for all of us in the creative world, It is hard to express just how much I've enjoyed following Apple as Steve turned it into the force it is today. How I loved watching him at each product launch, his enthusiasm for each new Apple product or update was oh so contagious and watching Tim Cook yesterday there certainly was a void of energy in the room. Though I believe Steve has left the company in good hands and, as he said, believe that Apple's best days lie ahead, nothing will replace watching him on that stage as he demonstrated the latest innovations from the company he so loved.
Rest in Peace Steve Jobs.
