Steve Jobs Drops the 33 in 2005 Commencement Speech
Great speech, but the 33 gave me pause:
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.
posted by spooked at 10:15 AM
1 Comments:
I think the "33" is a simple mathematical necessity because of the time of year - his 50th birthday was in February 2005.
By the time he made this speech, he would have been about 2 years into his battle with pancreatic cancer and I think his life probably demonstrates that he lived by what he said.
I think that Steve Jobs was a thorn in the side of those-who-wish-to-control-all because he did not let them get control of Apple.
I think that made them angry and vindictive and we all know what happens when they get angry and vindictive - someone gets suicided, becomes a hit and run statistic, or, gets cancer or some similar life limiting experience.
It will be interesting to see what happens to Apple in the future.
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