Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, who's creations include the Apple Mac, iPod, iPhone and iPad - a role model for me?
His message was that we should dream, don't live by other's boundaries, take risks, be courageous and "stay hungry, stay foolish."
Nobody is saying he is perfect. He was an inspiration. He was true to his dreams till the end. We can all learn a lot from him, if only we kept our dreams alive and actually acted on them.
But, funny thing is, for everything he stood for, his inventions are being blamed for turning us into zoned out zombies. The iPod and iPad are perpetuating the epidemic of disconnectedness racing through the Western world. Of course, everything, from nuclear power to food, can be used for good or bad (food can make you obese, where today 1.5 billion are dying as a result of eating too much while1 billion are starving).
I still believe Steve Jobs could have found a better dream. Not a dream of a world where we could enjoy better interactions with machines, but with people. Chances are, with this alternative vision, he probably wouldn't be as well known. Lying on his deathbed, I'm not sure it mattered to him how many people new him. My vision: that I might light individuals, little candles of inspiration, all over the world, that will in turn, light up the entire world so that we can finally see the beautiful spirit that connects us all.
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