Thursday, October 6, 2011

Yesterday...it happened....you know....Steve Jobs passed. Now, there isn't much one could have done for him; he had everything, almost.
You can't give the gift of health to anyone...it is given by the Universe, GOD, Life itself; and it is taken away by the same forces.
This is not about me...it is about a man who was also a great spirit. And, about how he impacted people and his thoughts that can impact us today.
Like many people from around the world Steve Jobs inspired me to do things, when I saw his later technologies they impressed me and changed how I did things. But, it is his words that remain and always will.
I want to share something today. These words are especially poignant to us at this point in our lives. We are living through difficult times, the Great Recession and in support of a Nation finding its way in uncharted waters. I hope you enjoy this collection of three paragraphs from Steve Jobs 2005 commencement speech at Stanford University, 2005. May it be my/our small tribute to consider these words in our situation.

"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."

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.

Thank You Steve Jobs, from people across the USA.

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