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RIP Steve Jobs.

As promised in previous entry, I'll write an essay about Steve Jobs' speech in Stanford University's commencement, as requested by my lecturer (of course, I'll need to write it down on paper later on, sigh). If you haven't watch the speech, I suggest you to. It is an inspiring and fascinating speech. 

Here we go:

I was shocked when the news on the death of Steve Jobs is circulating on the microblogging site, Twitter, back in 2011 and I couldn't believe it. He was one of the most remarkable person over the last decades for his genius and visionary inventions, and it is a devastating news for everyone. Soon enough, the video of him giving speech on Stanford University's commencement start to getting viral on the Internet. People said it was a very inspiring and fascinating speech but that recommendation failed to gain my interest to watch it. 

Forward to two years later, I finally had the chance to watch the video after the lecturer told us about the video. There I was seating in the lecture hall with my friends, listening to every single thoughtful words from Steve Jobs, through an iPad own by a fellow friend, which is invented by Steve. Yes, it is definitely one of the best speech I have ever heard of. Not even a single moment I was not paying attention. 

One of the part of the speech that captured my attention the most is when he mentioned about how his working-class parents' savings were being spent on his college tuition. I could relate to that. My mother, a single mother, spent a tiny part of her tiny salary to me, in order for me to have food, to study and every little things. And yet, I'm here, studying about computer science which I have no interest at all in the beginning, still figuring out what I will do with my life. Where I will be in the future with this course and will I used it? I can't see myself in the future. Maybe future is not something for one to see, since all the journey getting there is not worth it at all then. 

Still, my mind can't stop thinking about things that don't really matter. I guess that is the reason I got gray hairs. Then, Steve Jobs hinted at me the answer, not personally of course, that I can't connect the dots looking forward, I can only connect them by looking forwards. Things will finally made sense once I have reached the destination. I have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in the future. It really hit hard in my heart. 

Another thing that Steve said in his speech that I like is that he had been rejected, but he was still in love. It taught me to not giving up on things or even a person that you love, that give you happiness and inspire you to live another day in this Earth. Don't lose faith, he said. If it not meant to be, start over. The only way to go when you are at the bottom of all is up. Don't stay at the bottom, the sky is the limit. Fly. The incident of him getting fired from his own company has inspired him to do more. He was using the negative impact as the motivation to do something positive and in fact, that impact keep him grounded. Moreover, it taught me that something happen for a reason. Steve also mentioned about how one should keep looking and don't settle. I have always told myself to not settle for less, I know I deserve much more better. 

The moment when Steve start to told everyone the third story in his speech, I am still very much marrying his speech. I even had my manly tears at some point of his speech, it was so moving. Then Steve said that death is a life's change agent, my heart is on another heart attack. After the death of my father, I found myself to be more into living life and not wasting any more time on things that don't matter because like Steve said, your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life. Be you, because no matter how much you pretend to be someone else, only you know that you are lying and that is sad. 

Toward the end of his speech, Steve Jobs remind me to stay hungry and stay foolish which is in my own point of view, he is asking me to stay wanting for more and stay young, be happy and silly. That alone, release all the negative energy and worry in my heart. Steve Jobs was an amazing man with a warm and genuine heart, astonishing soul and genius brain. The speech that he was giving, to me, deserved more than a standing ovation but an action from everyone who listen, to be themself in their life after and never stop finding the heart of love. 

Fuh, there you go. Crap that I made. Haha.. Thank you for reading though. :)

xoxo