Hello world.
I've decided to share something that's very important to me as a person and most likely the majority of people out there.
First off I'll start with why I used the Apple inc. slogan for the title of this post. The first reason I chose this title was because it has an important meaning in my opinion, Apple as a company have not only changed the way the computing world works but also changed the way people think, Steve Jobs had not only created a company which would later grow to become one of the most successful businesses in history but he had also created a community, A community with it's own culture, it's own way of thinking, A community which people are proud to be a part of..
Community is a very strong tool, people want to feel like they belong, people want to be a part of something.. Apple created just that, A community of people who although may come from different backgrounds or different parts of the world all have one thing in common, they all have a love for technology.
Steve Jobs didn't set out to start a business, he set out to start a revolution, he set out to change the way people think.
The second reason I decided to give this post the title is because this has had a dramatic effect on the way I think about life, at the stanford commencement address in 2005 Steve Jobs gave a speech (I highly recommend watching/listening to this speech if you can). In this speech Steve Jobs told a story from when he was just 17 only a couple of months older than I am now, he said...
"When I was 17 I read a quote that went something like "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "no" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something."
So now every morning I ask myself the same question "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" It's really had an affect on me, I want to spend my life doing something that I love and I am lucky enough to be able to do that, at this moment in time I am a college student studying computer science and I'm loving every moment of it. I've also started a computing business in the field of software and application development for mobile computing devices such and mobile phones and tablet pc's although I am in the very early stages of development it's always good to be prepared and on that note a quote just popped into my head, I'm not quite sure where it's from but the quote is "Victory Loves Preparation" which in my opinion isn't a bad quote.
Although Steve Jobs has now left us, he died knowing that he had made his place in history and that he had created the revolution he had first set out to start, in the stanford commencement speech he said that when looking forward it is impossible to connect the dots, it is only possible to connect them looking backwards meaning when he first started apple in his parents garage he had no idea where it would take him, but what he did know was that he had faith and put his trust in himself to succeed, he knew what he wanted and he went out and got it.
Steve left behind a company which has changed and will continue to change the way people think and that is just what he wanted to achieve.
I'm only 16 but I want to get the best out of life, I want to become what Steve Jobs was.. A visionary.
So ask yourself, if you were to die today, would you die doing something you wanted to be doing?
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.
Just something to think about, Rest In Peace Steve.
Keltan.