STEVE JOBS (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011)
American entrepreneur, inventor, and founder, chairman and CEO of Apple, Inc.
Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life’s setbacks — including death itself — at the university’s 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005. Stanford University
I am late putting our post up for today and this is not what I had planned to put up for you. It certainly is not something I wished for Mr. Jobs, who died today – much too young at fifty-six – of a rare pancreatic cancer. At this Stanford College commencement in 2005, he tells three stories. They are about living fully, while factoring in the reality of death. “Stay foolish,” he says. “Stay hungry.” It is entirely appropriate to our series I think to post this video. It is presented here in gratitude. I am writing this on my AppleMac and have enjoyed using Apple computers for about twenty-years, thanks to the largess of my son. One man’s vision: Apple, Inc. has employed members of my family and provided jobs for countless people in the community in which I live and around the world. Jamie Dedes
The transcript for this speech is HERE for those in areas that cannot access YouTube.
Photo credit ~ Steve Jobs shows off the white iPhone 4 at the 2010 Worldwide Developers Conference courtesy of Matt Yohe, his original work licensed under the Creative Commons Atribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Video upload to YouTube by Stanford University and copyrighted by it.
The BeZine 
He was a giant, Jamie
LikeLike
I heard this speech for the first time about eighteen months ago, I was so impressed. Thanks for sharing this today… very sad that he died so young.
LikeLike
So much wisdom here, Jamie. Thank you for sharing it. Of course it inspired a poem, Living Another’s Dream. Monkey hugs coming your way. pat
LikeLike
A stunning tribute – thank you for sharing as part of your profound series, Jamie. Synchronistically, a friend of ours shared this video on FB this morning, prompting me to post it too…I love it when wavelengths overlap 🙂 Special hug & kiss from SA, XO
LikeLike
Thanks, Naomi. One of my friends was in an Apple Store when the announcement was made. She said people were stunned. Some cried. Very moving.
I think this video has been a very popular one.
Thanks for visiting and commenting, Naomi.
Jamie
LikeLike
He was something else–and he still is. Thanks, Jamie.
LikeLike
Some people will be remembered for a day, some a week, some a lifetime. Steve Jobs contributed to science but also to humanity. His vision will not be forgotten.
LikeLike
We are fortunate that he believed in what he experienced!
LikeLike
Indeed yes, Jimmy.
LikeLike