1955 - 2011
From time to time extra-ordinary, indeed super, extra-ordinary characters appear on the human stage.
They are sent to enrich mankind.
Steve Jobs was such a person.
He came, he labored, he conquered and he left us, but not before he changed our world.
In the early 1980's, at a pivotal moment in attempting to recruit John Scully from Pepsi Cola to the Apple organization, Jobs burst out:
"John, do you want to sell sugared water for the rest of your life? Come with me and we will change the world."
He was true to his vision, a vision that was sharpened by the imminence of his own death.
In a graduation address to eager I.T students in California, Jobs said.
"Knowing that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool to help me make the big choices in life."
He then went on to say:
" Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of other people's opinions drown out your own inner voice and, most important, FOLLOW YOUR OWN HEART AND INTUITIONS THEY SOMEHOW KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO BECOME: ALL ELSE IS SECONDARY"
Bold and insightful words, Steve. I hear that as far as your faith was concerned you were baptised Lutheran, dabbled with Ba'hai and leaned towards Bhuddism: in other words a bit of everything. Better, from my point of view, if you had stayed with Jesus Who IS Everything.
Ian
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