iCame…iSaw…iConqured…iMMORTAL !!

There are people who lead life the way others want them to. There are people who are content with what they have and where they are in life. Then there are people who push the limits to achieve beyond human capacity. Then there is STEVE JOBS.

The legendary co-founder of Apple Incorporated breathed his last today here in the Silicon Valley. There was a fitting rainbow in the Silicon Valley horizon today ( http://instagr.am/p/PNoz7/ , Thank you Nikila for sharing that with me). Numb silence is how I reacted to Steve’s departure solely due to the fact that I have always looked up to him and found inspiration in times of great personal struggle. Steve’s life not only personified pure genius but also a moral code on how one must face adversities and “LIVE” for your own passion. His brash nature, will power and the ability to take his adversaries head-on in the industry highlighted the strength of his character and the steel in his heart. His greatest strength was his steadfast commitment for excellence in all that he pursued.

I recall watching Steve’s first introduction of the iPhone with awe ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uW-E496FXg ) in 2007 and I was literally blown away. Steve Jobs had managed to make the world go “WOW” for the past decades. It is an old adage that a team is as good as their leader, and one need not look further than Apple Incorporated as an example. The entire employee base at Apple truly shared the passion and drive of their visionary leader, and together they revolutionized industries. Be it the music industry with their iPod, or the mobile industry with the iPhone, Steve had shown that one only needs the “INNER FIRE” to change the world.

Steve , in his commencement speech at Stanford University (2005), said and I quote :

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. … Stay hungry. Stay foolish”

This is the simple truth of life. One need not look out for inspiration. One only needs to look within oneself to find what he/she truly wants to achieve in life. Steve Jobs wanted to change the world and he did. It is just a hope (fingers crossed) that I may do the same one day.

To the rebel.. To the crazy one.. To the Mr.Out-of-the-Box… : RIP Steve Jobs. You are a legend and your legacy will live on for ever.