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I’m always in awe of those whose genius sets them apart from the rest of mankind…da Vinci, Edison, Shakespeare, and yes, Michael Jackson. Not just individuals, but empires like the Romans for their contributions, many of which improved our daily lives. My admiration also extends to persons who walk among us…doctors, airline pilots, chefs, scientists, astronauts.
In all actuality, I respect people who persevere…regardless of their career choices…my husband and my daughter among them. Or those who have a passion and pursue it…with a passion. My friend Becky has taken French lessons for many years…just because. She has made good use of it in her frequent travels to France. And at a luncheon with her class friends, they cooked and conversed…in French.
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I have a passion for many things, but not the patience to persevere long-term in most of them. Blogging…and being a wife and mother…have been the exceptions. I know for sure I’m not unique in this regard…”jack-of-all trades and master of none,” I mean. So my regard for Steve Jobs is two-fold. Until the end of his life, he pursued his passion with a vengeance. But the object of his pursuit is what left me in awe.
Technology leaves me…clueless. WordPress is the extent of my expertise, such as it is. How Jobs could fathom gobbledygook and harness it for global use, is way outside my realm of comprehension. The language alone is like Greek to me. URLs…permalinks…shortlinks…HTML…trackbacks…pingbacks. In a roomful of nerds, I would be the dummy struggling to regurgitate all the techno-speak swirling around me, and over my head. In a million years I would never have sat in on a brainstorming session with Jobs and his cronies.
On the other hand, “Toy Story,” Jobs’ first Pixar creation is totally within my orb of intellectual understanding. And in tribute to the icon, hubby and I are sipping decaf coffee and munching on “Buckingham Palace“ biscuits, a souvenir gift from friends…while settling in to watch the antics of…
…woody…buzz lightyear…and andy’s toys…my favorite legacy of…the man from apple…
………hugmamma.
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We are so dependent of technology today, that it is almost frightening to think what would happen without it…….
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It would be a slow crawl backwards…before the internet…Google…Microsoft…Yahoo…Apple…and so on…and so forth… 😉
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He indeed gave us a most wonderful gift.
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Geniuses create…within the quiet excitement of their own minds. Lucky us…who benefit. 😉
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Thanks for the compliment.
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Have always admired your stick-to-it-tiveness with French lessons. And the rewards you’ve reaped as a result…well deserved! 🙂
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A wise man. I read many of his quotes yesterday. My favorite:
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma ~ which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. ~ Steve Jobs
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I’ve great admiration for his living his life on his own terms…and recommending we all do the same. 🙂
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I’m with you on the technology thing. WordPress and Buzz Lightyear sums it up.
Oh, and the delete button – which is something I need more often than I ought.
((((Hugs)))) just because I feel like it 😀
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You and I…two peas in a pod! How about a waltz? ha, ha…
huge hugs sailing across the ocean blue…for you… 🙂
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manonmona reblogged this on Espacio de MANON.
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Tried to locate this on your blog…but was unable.
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