Prologue
Steve Jobs’ demise was
received with mixed feelings. Some were sad, some were shocked and for some
“it’s not a big deal, there are more problems to worry about than to ponder
over an individual’s death.” Well, that’s true! Death is a very natural process.
The way Steve Jobs died, Unix founder Dennis Ritchie died too.
On the morning of October 6th, I was awakened by a
message on my mobile which said Steve Jobs is no
more. Reading the message, I felt heartbroken and literally pulled my hubby out
of the bed. My otherwise lazy hubby was wide awake and comforted me, “It’s
okay, Jobs gained Nirvana”. I glued on to the TV and surfed the news channels
to get more details on the death of Steve Jobs for hours. It was noon by then
and I didn’t eat or drank anything. My hubby got bugged up asking me to have
breakfast and said “Why are you so upset? You didn’t even know Steve Jobs two
years back”.
True, I didn’t know
Steve Jobs a couple of years ago. I just knew Apple and that Apple makes PCs,
iPods, and iPhones. Then, why I am so sad? It’s
just not a person died, with Steve Jobs died his ideas, his great innovations,
his philosophy.
At this point, I wished Jobs had been a doctor. He would
have contributed the world of medical science to a large extend. I believed he
would have invented a method of body swapping, as
we see in movies. I think that would have been a great invention because when
the body fails just as in his case, the soul could be transported in a new body
and great ideas would prevail on earth forever.
I got acquainted with Steve Jobs after I joined my present
organization. My present job requires me to research on the wonderful wireless duniya, design, forms, new platforms as
well as operating systems and latest gadgets. Soon after I joined, the iPad was
launched, I had to make a presentation on the iPad for my Boss. This is when I
can say I got introduced to this great visionary and was greatly motivated by his
philosophy and ideas. He taught me the basics of design, user interaction and
the importance of user experience. Steve Jobs inspired me to be passionate
about everything I do.
Epilogue
The work experience in
my résumé can now be divided into Pre- and Post Steve Jobs periods. Mr. Jobs, I
know a lesser mortal like me cannot be an equal to you, but you will always
continue to inspire me. I hope one day I will be
able to cultivate at least a few coffee beans if not an Apple.
