Steve...

[Dominic Jones]

I know there are multiple threads on this already, and forgive me for breaking the rules, but I believe exceptional circumstances deserve exceptional responses.

I lost my father a few years ago to the same cancer that took Steve Jobs, and I would like to send my sincerest hopes, wishes and thoughts to his family and friends. Like Steve, my father was far too young to die, and this horrible disease understands nothing of love.

All my thoughts are with those who knew him, and I hope none of you who read this have to suffer the pain of losing one so dear so young....

Much love,
Dom.

 

[Sam Taylor]

Thank you Dom for these thoughts and words. These cancers are horrible things. My dad has terminal liver cancer, we are in that zone of suffering.

 

[Luc Bouvrette]

Wednesday, on a personal level, was already a knot-in-the-throat day for me. My Dad passed away on October 5th, four years ago. My Dad was a role-model to me, as was Steve Jobs, in a totally different way. Like Steve Jobs, my Dad's illness stretched out over years and I saw him suffer like I never imagined a human being could suffer. So I can only imagine how Steve Jobs' last years must have been difficult, for himself and his loved ones. I admire his courage and love of life.

He was too young to pass away like this.

I'm looking forward to reading his biography. It should be a fascinating and privileged view of the mind of an exceptional man.

LIfe is precious. Every day should count.

 

[Dominic Jones]

Guys, I'm so sorry to hear your stories - there is too much suffering in this life....

If I may be so bold:

Sam: I am so sorry to hear that. Spend every moment with him that you can spare - and remember that every moment is a blessing, now and in the past. Also remember that you have already spent enough time with him, and feel no guilt. There are people unfortunate enough to never know their fathers, or to have terrible relationships with them. One of the greatest things my father's death taught me was to treasure every moment you have with the ones you love, and be grateful that the love exists. You have all my thoughts, and as trite as it may sound to say this over an internet forum you will have more strength than you can possibly believe when the moment comes. No matter how far I am from you, and regardless of the fact that we have never met, we are all brothers in this life and my love and feelings are with you. Stay strong my friend, it won't be alright, but then again, it will...

Luc: I'm also so sad to hear of your loss. Four years is nothing in the face of such a blow. My father was a role model, best friend and mentor to me too - not a day goes past that I don't wish he were still here. Every time my career takes a step upward I wish he were here to see it... But he lives on in me, like your father lives on in you - both the good and the bad! The great lessons we were taught by them, the cantankerous idiosyncrasies we inherit from them, all makes us part of what we are, and them, - in turn - immortal. Talk about him, remember him, and revel in the joy you have had with him. We are very lucky people to have loved our fathers so, and to have been loved by them in return...

This is a beautiful life, but it must always end.
To absent friends, known and unknown....

xxx

 

[Jannard]

Each of us has a death sentence. Every one. What matters is what we do until that day comes. Steve Jobs made the most of his time. Are we?

Jim

 

[Zeb B]

Each of us has a death sentence. Every one. What matters is what we do until that day comes. Steve Jobs made the most of his time. Are we?

Jim

Exactly!

 

[dino g]

if gigabytes transferred per day was the metric that mattered most....i certainly am making the most of that...

seriously though this last couple of days have made me personally rethink a lot of what i do on a daily basis and if it is enough or the right thing(s) to be doing with my finite life...

 

[Detlev Eller]

... the eternal question.

 

[Patrick OMara]

We are very lucky that our lives are not predefined and that we get to fill up the most important question "WHY" with whatever we want.

Make the most of everyday and do whatever you can to make your dreams come true.

 

[Marc Wielage]

Each of us has a death sentence. Every one. What matters is what we do until that day comes. Steve Jobs made the most of his time. Are we?

Reportedly, Jobs told some insiders many years ago that he had had a premonition that he might die before he was 40. That was one of the reasons he drove himself so hard, pushing to develop Apple, then later NeXT, and Pixar. I think he was surprised when his 40th birthday came and went, but he definitely did everything he could to make the most of what time he had.

I like to think that in the 7 years since he was diagnosed, he made very far-reaching plans for Apple to keep them innovating over the decades to come. No doubt, he's hired some of the best and brightest to run the company, so I'm expecting them to keep the fire burning for a long time. But it'll be hard living up to his legacy.

 

[Luc Bouvrette]

Luc: I'm also so sad to hear of your loss. Four years is nothing in the face of such a blow. My father was a role model, best friend and mentor to me too - not a day goes past that I don't wish he were still here. Every time my career takes a step upward I wish he were here to see it... But he lives on in me, like your father lives on in you - both the good and the bad! The great lessons we were taught by them, the cantankerous idiosyncrasies we inherit from them, all makes us part of what we are, and them, - in turn - immortal. Talk about him, remember him, and revel in the joy you have had with him. We are very lucky people to have loved our fathers so, and to have been loved by them in return...

Cheers for your words of wisdom Dominic.

Each of us has a death sentence. Every one. What matters is what we do until that day comes. Steve Jobs made the most of his time. Are we?

Jim

Got up this morning, asked myself that exact question. Had the nicest day with my wife, prepping the garden for the winter, adding a coat to a new door, burning some dead branches, riding the old canoe. Feeling blessed.

"Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got till it's gone."
"We are stardust, we are golden and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden."

You tell'em Joni. You sexy canuck.

 

[Thomas Mark Schaefer]

Each of us has a death sentence. Every one. What matters is what we do until that day comes. Steve Jobs made the most of his time. Are we?

Jim

I am hoping that the same spirit of innovation and creativity will bring on the Methuselarity so that death will be an option, not an irrevocable sentence. To that end, everyone should be pressing for a maximum life span through healthy lifestyles and what ever extreme measures they can afford. A cheap one is pounding the antioxidants down. There are others that Mr. Jannard can afford. Hang on until ~2035 and age may be a none-issue.

Just last week, the announcement came that they had successfully cloned stem cells back to juvenile plurapotency. The acceleration of longevity science is amazing, now that it is an information science. There are even people with similar energy and perhaps talent focused on this science. Example: Paul S. Knoepfler of UC Davis, Institute for Regenerative Cures, Cancer Center. He is deep into studying how stem cell therapy leads to cancer and how to stop it. If you read his papers, this guy is who Roy Batty should have been looking for in "Blade Runner".