Who taught: Blake and Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs (Source: apple.com)

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.

Do you know who said this?

That’s right. It is Steve Jobs. It is so true and I totally agree with what he said. Yesterday there was an announcement about the new iPhone, iPhone 4s. It was disappointing. 4s does not look like any game changing device at all and also Steve Jobs was not there to talk about it. Many media including New York Times described iPhone 4s as fizzle.

You know what fizzle is? If something is fizzle, it ends in a weak or disappointing way after starting off strongly.

Ironically, Steve Jobs died from pancreatic cancer yesterday. But, he is not a fizzle at all. There is a saying in Korea, “A tiger leaves its skin after death; a man leaves his name.” He not only leaves his name but also amazing Apple products that we will use for a long time, remembering his passion and name.

After his death, there were so many Facebook status updates from my friends including Blake, saying “RIP, Steve Jobs!” Now, what is RIP? It’s an abbreviation of “Rest In Peace!” This is an expression you can use for people who died, hoping them to rest in peace.

Going back to Steve Jobs’s speech, once again, it is so true that we should really live a full life while we are here in the world. However, if I ever add one more thing, if I were to give a speech, I would say we should also at least think about us after the death. Is it really the end of everything once a person dies? Let me give you an advice, if I may. Please read the Bible. You need to at least give it a try to see what’s there. There is the truth in the Bible.

RIP, Steve Jobs!