Steve Jobs can be safely called a cult personality of the last decades. Millions of people are grateful to him for the unique products. Despite all the wealth, Jobs managed to remain a simple man.
Recently, the last words of Steve, which he said in a hospital room, were published on the Internet. This message touches the most delicate strings of the soul ... Perhaps it will be stronger than the famous speech that Jobs delivered to Stanford graduates and which many quote to this day ...
“I have reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. Many people think that my life is the epitome of success.
But I confess, apart from work, I do not have many joys. And in general, wealth is just a fact of life that I'm just used to.
At the moment I am lying in a hospital bed and remembering my whole life. Now I realized that the wealth and recognition that I was so proud of had lost their former meaning in the face of impending death.
When in the dark I look at the green light coming from the life support machine and hear the characteristic mechanical sound, I feel the approach of death and the breath of God. Now that we have enough money, it's time to think about completely different issues in life, not related to wealth ...
There are far more important things in life. Perhaps for some it's a relationship, for others it's art or childhood dreams...
The constant pursuit of profit turns a person into a puppet. It happened to me too. God endowed us with feelings so that we could tell our loved ones about our love.
The wealth that I have made in my life I cannot take with me. All that I will take with me are only memories associated with love. This is real wealth that should follow you, accompany you, give you the strength to go on.
Love can overcome great distances. Life has no limits. Reach the heights you want to reach. Go where your heart takes you. It's all in your hands.
With money, you can hire a bunch of people who will drive you, do something around the house or work. But no one will take your illnesses upon themselves.
The material things that we miss can still be found, earned, found. But there is one thing you will never find if you have lost it. That's life.
It does not matter how old you are now and what you have achieved. There will come a day for all of us when the curtain falls...
Your treasure is love for family, lover, loved ones, friends...
Take care of yourself. Take care of others."
Here are his last words:
“I have reached the pinnacle of success in the business world, in other eyes my life is the essence of success.
However, apart from work, I have little joy. After all, wealth is just a fact of life that I'm used to.
At this moment, as I lie in bed sick and remember my whole life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth that I have is meaningless and devoid of higher meaning in the face of imminent death.
You can hire someone to drive for you, to make money for you, but you can't hire anyone with all your money to bear this illness for you.
You can find and buy material things. But there is one thing that cannot be found and bought when it is lost - you cannot buy "life".
Treat yourself well. And respect others.
The older we get, the smarter we get, and little by little we realize that a $30 watch and a $300 watch show the same time.
Whether we carry around a $30 wallet or a $300 wallet, both hold the same amount of money.
Whether we drive a $150,000 car or a $30,000 car, the road and distance are the same and we reach the same destination.
If we drink a $300 bottle or $10 wine, the “high” will be the same.
In the house we live in, 300 square meters or 3,000 square meters, you are equally alone.
Your true inner happiness does not come from the material things of this world.
If you're flying in first class or economy class and the plane crashes, you're crashing with it.
So... I hope you understand that when you have friends or someone to talk to, then this is real happiness!
Five undeniable facts:
- Do not instill in your children the desire to be rich. Raise them in such a way that they strive to be happy. Therefore, when they grow up, they will know the value of things, not the price.
- “Eat food as medicine. Otherwise, you will have to eat the medicine as food."
- Those who love you will never leave you, even if he has 100% reasons to abandon you. He or she will always find one reason to be persistent and not leave you.
- There is a big difference between being human and being human.
If you want to go fast, go alone! But if you want to go far, go together!
Six of the best doctors in the world:
- sunlight
- Rest
- sports exercises
- Diet
- self-confidence and
- Friends
Keep friends at all stages of life and enjoy a healthy life."
Steve's sister Jobs, writer Mona Simpson, spoke about the last moments of her brother's life and the last things he said words. The text of her eulogy to the founder of Apple, delivered at a memorial service at Stanford University Memorial Church, was published in the New York Times.Simpson said that the day before her death, her brother called her and asked her to urgently come to his home in Palo Alto. He began to say goodbye to her on the phone, but she stopped him: "Wait. I'll be right there."
When Simpson arrived at the Jobs home, she saw her brother surrounded by his family. He and his wife Lauren talked and even joked. "When he said goodbye, he told me how sorry he was that we could not grow old together, as we wanted before," she says.
After a while, Jobs' breathing suddenly changed, as if he was going uphill abruptly, Mona says. He looked at his children and wife for a long time. Jobs' last words were monosyllabic and repetitive: "Wow. Wow. Wow."
Steve Jobs passed away after a long illness on October 5 this year. He was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer. He spent all these years with the relentless thought of death, but it did not lead him to apathy or fatalism, but, on the contrary, gave him an incentive not to regret anything and not to be afraid of anything.
Six years ago, he told graduates of Stanford University, talking about his incurable illness: “The realization that I can die at any moment is the main tool that helps me make important life choices. Because almost everything in the world: passive expectation, pride, fears, resentments and failures - they all fall away in the face of death, leaving only the truly important. He said that thinking about death helps to avoid the trap that the fear of losing something dear drives into. After all, if you have already lost everything, then there is no reason not to follow the call of your heart. "Probably death is the best invention of life," Steve Jobs concluded during a speech that fans now consider his "spiritual testament"
According to some reports, the funeral of a computer genius was held according to a Buddhist rite. As The Wall Street Journal reported citing an informed source, farewell to the legend of the computer industry was modest, it was attended by only a few people. The venue for the ceremony was not named.
Now no one will deny that Steve Jobs is not just a famous person, but a man who changed an entire era. Young people are grateful to him, first of all, for his "apple" know-how, older people - for his simplicity, even despite unimaginable riches. How many Steve is no longer with us, and millions still idolize him, they pray for him in piles and attribute to him almost magical superpowers. A more controversial billionaire is still worth looking for. Jobs considered his college dropout the best event of his life. Possessing billions, he continued to lead an ascetic life, preferring to remain in the shadows. "Being the richest person in the cemetery is nonsense. Going to bed, telling yourself that you have done something wonderful - that's what really matters," the great one once said.
Words appeared on the Internet that were allegedly pronounced by the dying Steve Jobs in a hospital room, reports Day.Az with reference to Ugaga. Alas, it is now impossible to get to the bottom of whether this is true or another fake. But the style of these words is painfully similar to Jobs' brilliant speech to the graduates of Stanford University, which is still parsed for quotes. Whoever they belong to, they are brilliant!
"I have reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In the eyes of others, my life is the epitome of success.
However, apart from work, I have little joy. After all, wealth is just a fact of life that I'm used to.
At this point, lying in a hospital bed and looking back on my entire life, I realize that all the recognition and riches that I was so proud of lost their meaning in the face of impending death.
In the dark, when I look at the green light from the life support machine and hear the repetitive mechanical sound, I feel the breath of God and the approach of death. Now that we have accumulated enough wealth, we must think about completely different issues in life, not related to wealth ...
There must be something more important: perhaps relationships, perhaps art, perhaps childhood dreams...
The relentless pursuit of wealth turns a person into a puppet, which happened to me. God gave us feelings to convey our love to every heart, not illusions about wealth.
The wealth that I have accumulated in my life, I cannot take with me. What I can take away are only memories caused by love. This is true wealth that should follow you, accompany you, give you strength and light to go on.
Love can travel a thousand miles. Life has no limit. Go where you want to go. Reach the heights you want to reach. It's all in your heart and in your hands.
You can hire someone to drive you, someone to earn money for you, but no one will bear your illnesses instead of you.
The material things we have lost can still be found. But there is one thing that will never be found if you have lost it, and that is life.
No matter what stage of life we are in right now, everyone is waiting for the day when the curtain comes down.
Your treasures are love for your family, for your lover, for your friends...
Take care of yourself. Take care of others."
Makes everyone think! Appreciate every moment of your life and do not accumulate material wealth - you cannot take them with you to the grave. It is enough just to make the world around you better, to love and respect your family and friends, to be a person - this will be your small contribution to the common good.
A fragment of one of the last interviews of Apple founder Steve Jobs. What worried him and whom did he think about before his death? Published on the web portal
Journalist Walter Isakson, who wrote a biography of Steve Jobs, spoke about the search for God and the doubts that the Apple founder experienced shortly before his death.
As the biographer said in an interview with CBS, Jobs, anticipating that his life was coming to an end, began to ask questions about the existence of God and the meaning of life.
One day, when a journalist and the head of Apple were sitting in the courtyard of the latter's house, Jobs began to talk about God. He said, “Sometimes I believe in God, sometimes I don't. I think it's 50/50. But since I was diagnosed with cancer, I think about it more. And I think I believe a little more. Maybe it's because I want to believe in an afterlife. That everything doesn't just disappear when you die."
When I was only 17 years old, I read a quote - something like: "If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you will still be right." This quote made a huge impression on me and since then, for 33 years now, I always look in the mirror every day of God and ask myself: “If suddenly today was the last day in my life, would I want to do what I am going to do today?". And if there was “No” for several days in a row, then I understood that something had to be changed after all.
About 1 year ago I was diagnosed with a terrible cancer. By mail, the result came to me at 7 o'clock in the morning and it reliably showed a tumor in the pancreas.
My personal doctor referred me home and advised me to get my affairs in order (which in the language of doctors means to prepare for your death). It means trying to tell the kids what you would say in the next 20 years. This means making sure that everything is well arranged, so that your loved ones have it as easy as possible. It means to say goodbye. Maybe it's time to take up spirituality and think about God. Maybe it's time to plunge into reflections on the Bible and the meaning of life.
Even those people who want to go to heaven, and they don't want to die. But still, death is the destination for all of us. No one has ever been able to escape it.
It must always be so, because death is the best invention of Life. She is the cause of change. It purifies the old to open the way for something new. Now the new is you, but someday (not very long left) - you will become the old and you will also be cleansed. Sorry for being so dramatic, but it's really true.
Your time is very limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Do not fall into the trap of television and do not live other people's lives, as well as other people's thoughts. Don't let other people's opinions drown out your inner voice. And it is very important to have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
Your Steve Jobs.
Recall that Steven Jobs died at the age of 56. He is known as the creator of Apple and such revolutionary devices as iPod, iPhone, iPad. He is rightfully considered a man who brought computer technology close to everyday human life.
