Steve Jobs
08/ 25/11 Filed in: Stay Foolish
It was a relatively quiet Wednesday afternoon in late August when I learned that Steve Jobs, most likely because of ill health, had announced his step-down from the CEO position with Apple.
I am surprised at how this is impacting me.
I do not consider myself to be particularly computer literate. I have not been part of what I understand is an Apple “cult” following. I did buy a Mac a few years back and after weathering what for me was a confusing language barrier slowly began to find that working on my computer was becoming less stressful.
Recovering from my own health challenges I started to create KAIROS ARTS. This is my art endeavor to make sense of my 16 years of hospice work. Increasingly this effort has drawn me toward more computer exploration - not the least of which is the recent creation of this blog! Somewhere along the way computers became playful for me. I believe this enjoyment is in great part due to the efforts of Steve Jobs. I love the aesthetic that seems to be a core value of his. I also find the simplicity and functionality appealing.
I appreciate eccentrics… particularly those who offer excellence. Showmanship usually puts me off but I have been charmed by the jeans and black turtleneck thing. Maybe this is a calculated marketing strategy…but it surely takes moxie to be able to apparently have fun as your body is increasingly ravaged. His passion carries me beyond appearance towards embracing something I usually don’t understand! I now move around carrying an iPhone and an iPad.
I guess I like passionate people…it seems like a “full” kind of living. I don’t know if it is the PollyAnna in me but I believe Jobs is the real thing. Authentic might be the right descriptor.
Today I discovered the commencement speech that Jobs gave at Stanford. (Video of Steve Jobs' Commencement Address) I enjoyed it and hope you will too.
I have absolutely no doubt that this man knows how, as he says," to stay foolish." I can’t wait to see what happens next!
It is because of Jobs that I have created the Journal category Stay Foolish.