Steve Jobsさん、逝く。

　アラスカ、フェアバンクス。太陽のない季節。外はマイナス３０度。大学を中退して間もない頃。真っ暗な山小屋で、MDに録音しておいたStanford大学での彼の講演を、ループしながら何十回と聴き続けた。
　彼の生の波動から励まされた経験は、私の人生に深く刻まれていて、今も問われ心さざめかされること度々。ご冥福をお祈りいたします。
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"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 I 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.

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." (Stanford Report, June 14, 2005より一部抜粋)