Came very close myself, the detail towards the end told an amazing story. The high emotion reported of in the biography carried -right- through to the end ... and I like that last you said there.
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A Sister's Eulogy for Steve Jobs
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Came very close myself, the detail towards the end told an amazing story. The high emotion reported of in the biography carried -right- through to the end ... and I like that last you said there.
There are many concepts of a continuance of existence, beyond this human form. Steve wasn't questioning that as much as he questioned the concept of Heaven and Hell.
Really great to hear from someone that was actually close to Steve and knew him.
Very touching read.
Thank you Mona.
Very touching read.
Thank you Mona.
I'm so tired of people dying from cancer. What year is this? Fifty-five-year-old men are not supposed to whither up and die like an orange that has been left in the sun. You want to know what a fifty-five-year-old can look like? Have you seen Doctor Drew? That guy has biceps bigger than my damn neck.
I don't get emotional at many things, and really none of the other things published about Steve Jobs had such a tear jerky feeling to them, and in this piece you can sense the honesty and sadness of a sister losing her brother.
I also wonder what the "oh wow, oh wow, oh wow" was about? Was he in wonder at the amazing family he had surrounding him? That he was finally liberated from his grueling (but amazing) work? The world will never know...
1955-2011 10/5/11
I also wonder what the "oh wow, oh wow, oh wow" was about? Was he in wonder at the amazing family he had surrounding him? That he was finally liberated from his grueling (but amazing) work? The world will never know...
1955-2011 10/5/11
Apparently, he looked at each of them, probably in wonder and amazement - grateful to have had them in his life, and then he looked past them, and said the series of "oh wow"s. It is said that just before a person passes on, they have visions, see loved ones who have passed, angels, etc. Evidently Steve saw something amazing and beautiful before he left this world, and his last words were about it. It does happen.
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Perfect. Beautiful. Painful. Cathartic.
Perfect. Beautiful. Painful. Cathartic.
That was one of the most touching things I've read. I'm really impressed with how honest and open Simpson was about Steve's last hours. It's all very sad, but also very beautiful and touching. Just as Steve would have liked.
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This is what makes this NOT sad. Listen folks -- the ONLY thing you can count on for sure, is that you will die. It is natural, and right -- NOT a punishment. Steve accomplished more in his life, both in terms of what he contributed to society at large, and, I think, more importantly, in his own personal development, than most people ever will. He had a beautiful life, and in those last moments, maybe, just maybe, as one poster here so eloquently said, saw "one more thing" so much greater and more wonderful than even HE of all people could have imagined...
This is what makes this NOT sad. Listen folks -- the ONLY thing you can count on for sure, is that you will die. It is natural, and right -- NOT a punishment. Steve accomplished more in his life, both in terms of what he contributed to society at large, and, I think, more importantly, in his own personal development, than most people ever will. He had a beautiful life, and in those last moments, maybe, just maybe, as one poster here so eloquently said, saw "one more thing" so much greater and more wonderful than even HE of all people could have imagined...