sketch bysusanlin

Paying my respects to a legendary human being.

Today, the news of Steve Job’s passing hit me hard. It’s funny. I had no idea that it would impact me this much. [1]

I’ve never been a rabid Apple fangirl, nor can I even say that now, despite owning the golden trifecta (Macbook Air, iPad2, iPhone 3G - soon to be iPhone 4S), yet, I still hone immense respect for him, less so of a god than as a person.

When famous people pass, I always wonder what it would have been like to know them personally. I am, as many are, familiar with his celebrity persona, but can’t help but to think of all the inner-workings and very human things he thought day-to-day. It’s regretful that what very little chance I had to ever cross paths with him in person are gone, but, I’ll do what I think he wished anyone following his legacy should do: Be convicted about my trajectory. Be convicted about what I really want to spend my life doing.

With that, thank you Steve Jobs for being.

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[1] I’ve always been sensitive about death. It’s something I can’t really get over very well to the extent of crying over hamsters (I was 11, but I’d probably still do it now). I also still bawl over poignant sagas and usually fail hard at hiding my tears.