Edward Chiang- the best of me, October 2011
October 6, that morning when I was on my way to work, I was in the metro using iPhone to check out is there any news around my friends. I saw one friend posted, “Rest in Peace to Steve Jobs.” I said what are you talking about? Then I changed social network to make sure that’s not a joke. But Facebook, Twitter, Plurk all shared the Biggest news: Steve Jobs has gone forever. Apple official website had changed the whole homepage for Steve Jobs… I suddenly couldn’t control myself, I held my iPhone very hard, and grieved over Steve Jobs’ death for few minutes, looking through the passengers, feeling how Apple products have changed our daily life.
Steve Jobs gave a speech at 2005 Stanford Commencement Address, and here is part of it:
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 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.
October 6, after an entire day at work, I looked back to myself, what I did in that day.
– Had a great hard work: meeting with Contractors and another company partners.
– Have a great practice: how to work together with our new team member just joined us.
– Developed and built two iOS App Projects and made them a great improvement.
– Had Laugh, talk with partners, had a happy dinner.
– Wrote an article on my personal blog to share a technology to the field that I love.
And yes, that day I did the best of me.
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