Dreaming about living…

This is weird. Steve Jobs passed away today. My friend, Holly, and I were at Sephora this afternoon and a woman walked by saying, “my brother just text messaged me that Steve Jobs died.” We both stopped, looked at each other, and shared a moment of disbelief and hope that the rumor mill had churned out something incorrect. Ironically, I left my iPhone at home and couldn’t verify the news…

…but here we are. The rumor is true. I’m so sad. It’s not often we have an opportunity to encounter a human who LIVES. THEIR. LIFE. And who believes in their own dreams – enough to follow through with them – despite the larger societal expectations or pressures. Of course I don’t know who Steve Jobs was when he was at home with his family, and who he was to the random person on the street. But I do know that he was visionary. And passionate. And, as G.W.F. Hegel states, “Nothing great has been and nothing great can be accomplished without passion.” True that, right?

I’m attaching a link to a TED Talk (actually a Stanford commencement speech, but linked to TED’s site) Steve Jobs did in 2005. I love this, it’s titled: “Steve Jobs: How to live before you die.” Brilliant. Just like Steve Jobs. Just like you. Just like me.