iSad. iShocked. iRemember.
"Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do."
Steven Paul Jobs, 1955-2011
Venky pinged me in the middle of the night, as he does often. Mostly I am asleep by then and so check the chats in the morning after I wake up. But the phone was on vibrate mode last night and when it buzzed, i saw Venky's chat, "Fuck! Steve Jobs dead!". Immediately, I googled for his name and saw a CNN post as the first thing, confirming that Jobs had actually passed away. Having heard too many Twitter rumours of celebrities dying, I did not want to believe any such crap. But it was true, the man had actually left the world.
I don't know why I felt personally upset or shocked. I mean, Jobs wasn't a man I knew. Neither was he aware of my existence. I don't have an iPhone, I'm not crazy about technology either, or spending insane amounts of bucks on something newer, shinier and sleeker. My first acquisition was the humble iPod Shuffle. I also have a Classic. I have found the iTouch sexy and smart but have never gotten around to spending my hard-earned money on something my Shuffle can do perfectly well. Bleh.
Steve Jobs was a visionary. A legend of our times. A thinker. A motivator. A workaholic. A gamechanger. One of those people in the world who can actually change it and make a difference. One of those people whose beliefs and principles are unshakeable, who know what they want, when they want it and how to get it. Jobs was born out of wedlock, was put up for adoption, then dropped out of college because he didn't see how college would prepare him for something in life. He started the ubiquitous Apple in a garage with a friend, going on to become one of the most influential persons in the world. So much so that Apple now can boast of a punchline that reflects snobbery and condescension in equal measure.
A life cut short by cancer. It also showed how everyone is equal before this dreaded disease. And how it hollows out a human being and finally, brings everyone down to the same, basic level. I just hope more of us can learn and imbibe the values that Jobs brought to his work. That many of us can get the courage of switching jobs or the career track if it isn't fulfilling enough. "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," said the man. And it has never been more correct.
RIP Steve Jobs, from a non-thinker, non-technology-geek, non-gamechanger, non-mover-or-shaker. Even then, you have her complete respect. May there be more like you.
Steven Paul Jobs, 1955-2011
Venky pinged me in the middle of the night, as he does often. Mostly I am asleep by then and so check the chats in the morning after I wake up. But the phone was on vibrate mode last night and when it buzzed, i saw Venky's chat, "Fuck! Steve Jobs dead!". Immediately, I googled for his name and saw a CNN post as the first thing, confirming that Jobs had actually passed away. Having heard too many Twitter rumours of celebrities dying, I did not want to believe any such crap. But it was true, the man had actually left the world.
I don't know why I felt personally upset or shocked. I mean, Jobs wasn't a man I knew. Neither was he aware of my existence. I don't have an iPhone, I'm not crazy about technology either, or spending insane amounts of bucks on something newer, shinier and sleeker. My first acquisition was the humble iPod Shuffle. I also have a Classic. I have found the iTouch sexy and smart but have never gotten around to spending my hard-earned money on something my Shuffle can do perfectly well. Bleh.
Steve Jobs was a visionary. A legend of our times. A thinker. A motivator. A workaholic. A gamechanger. One of those people in the world who can actually change it and make a difference. One of those people whose beliefs and principles are unshakeable, who know what they want, when they want it and how to get it. Jobs was born out of wedlock, was put up for adoption, then dropped out of college because he didn't see how college would prepare him for something in life. He started the ubiquitous Apple in a garage with a friend, going on to become one of the most influential persons in the world. So much so that Apple now can boast of a punchline that reflects snobbery and condescension in equal measure.
A life cut short by cancer. It also showed how everyone is equal before this dreaded disease. And how it hollows out a human being and finally, brings everyone down to the same, basic level. I just hope more of us can learn and imbibe the values that Jobs brought to his work. That many of us can get the courage of switching jobs or the career track if it isn't fulfilling enough. "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," said the man. And it has never been more correct.
RIP Steve Jobs, from a non-thinker, non-technology-geek, non-gamechanger, non-mover-or-shaker. Even then, you have her complete respect. May there be more like you.
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