Remembering Steve Jobs

Farewell, Steve Jobs

In just two consecutive days, the world has received a significant fortunate and unfortunate event, with regards to just a single, world-renowned computer company. In October 4, the next iteration of perhaps the most amazing smartphone in the world was released. The iPhone 4S, which is the most amazing iPhone yet, was introduced to the public by Apple Inc. In October 5, an unfortunate event took the place of a successful event in Apple Inc. Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple Inc., who introduced simple, well-designed computers for people who were more interested in what technology could do rather than how it was done, died Wednesday at age 56. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family.


In a brief statement, Apple announced the death but did not say where he died. Mr. Jobs suffered from a rare form of pancreatic cancer and had a liver transplant in 2009, and he stepped down as Apple’s chief executive on Aug. 24.


Here is the text of the email that Apple CEO Tim Cook sent to staff to announce Jobs' death:


"Team,


I have some very sad news to share with all of you. Steve passed away earlier today.
Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.
We are planning a celebration of Steve’s extraordinary life for Apple employees that will take place soon. If you would like to share your thoughts, memories and condolences in the interim, you can simply email rememberingsteve@apple.com.


No words can adequately express our sadness at Steve’s death or our gratitude for the opportunity to work with him. We will honor his memory by dedicating ourselves to continuing the work he loved so much."
I just after a few hours after his death, tributes started pouring in. Microsoft Corp co-founder and chairman Bill Gates used the Apple co-founder's own words in his tribute. Here's his message:


"For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honor,'' Gates said in an e-mailed statement. "I will miss Steve immensely.''


"Insanely great'' was of one of Jobs' favorite expressions.


"The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come,'' Gates said.


"Steve and I first met nearly 30 years ago, and have been colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives.


"I'm truly saddened to learn of (his) death," he said. "Melinda and I extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends, and to everyone Steve has touched through his work."

Steve holding an apple in his early years.

To reiterate on of the lines of the message sent by Tim Cook, "Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."


Truly, Steve Jobs is one of the most influential human being on Earth, and the IT world has lost one of its earliest fathers. Barack Obama says he was one of America's greatest inventors. What he has done until the day he died has significantly the lives of people from different races and made life easier. To the father of the Macintosh, may you finally rest in peace. We will never forget you and your legacy.




Sources:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/steve-jobs/8809997/Steve-Jobs-dies-live-blog.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/steve-jobs-apple-computer-co-founder-dies/2010/09/21/gIQAc14aOL_story.html

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In the Name of Love

I have read this post in a certain Facebook page and after reading it thought if I'd repost it here in my blog to share this story.

This is a true story of a mother’s sacrifice during the recent Japan earthquake. After the Earthquake had subsided, when the rescuers reached the ruins of a young woman’s house, they saw her dead body through the cracks. But her pose was somehow strange that she knelt on her knees like a person was worshiping; her body was leaning forward, and her two hands were supporting an object. The collapsed house had crashed her back and her head. With so many difficulties, the leader of the rescuer team put his hand through a narrow gap on the wall to reach the woman’s body. He was hoping that this woman could be still alive. However, the cold and stiff body told him that she had passed away for sure. He and the rest of the team left this house and were going to search the next collapsed building. For some reason, the team leader was driven by a compelling force to go back to the ruined house of the dead woman. Again, he knelt down and used his hand through the narrow cracks to search the little space under the dead body. Suddenly, he screamed with excitement,” A child! There is a child! “ The whole team worked together; carefully they removed the piles of ruined objects around the dead woman. There was a 3-month old little boy wrapped in a flowery blanket under his mother’s dead body. Obviously, the woman had made an ultimate sacrifice for saving her son. When her house was falling, she used her body to make a cover to protect her son. The little boy was still sleeping peacefully when the team leader picked him up. The medical doctor came quickly to exam the little boy. After he opened the blanket, he saw a cell phone inside the blanket. There was a text message on the screen. It said ,” If you can survive, you must remember that I love you.” This cell phone was passed around from one hand to another. Every body that read the message wept. ” If you can survive, you must remember that I love you.” Such is the mother’ s love for her child!! Dont forget to click the share button.

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