I am still coming to terms with the news that he has just passed on.
What struck me was how timely his departure has been - where he resigned and Tim Cook became CEO in August..and the launch of iPhone 4S just a day before his final departure from this world.
I have watched the speech he gave at Stanford Commencement Address on YouTube some time back and I found it truly inspirational. Now, with his departure it's a reminder of the poignant lessons he shared then once again.
..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 — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.
Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle.
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.
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.
And, last year, I felt it in my heart that I had to give my full commitment to follow my passion, not to hesitant or procrastinate further. Steve Jobs' speech is now reminding me to continue with my pursuit for what I find value in.
May he rest in peace.
May he rest in peace.
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