Steve Jobs' sister discusses his values
Steve Jobs' sister, author Mona Simpson, has posted her eulogy for her brother on Sunday. The New York Times editorial focuses almost entirely on Jobs' life outside of work and characterizes him as a very affectionate man. In spite of his professional reputation, he was certain he would marry Laurene from the start and was genuinely considerate of his children, worrying about their living a normal life but also being extremely proud.
He was even very concerned about others, Simpson wrote, and had a sincere optimism about love that fuelled his marriage to Laurene.
"Steve was like a girl in the amount of time he spent talking about love," Simpson said. "Love was his supreme virtue, his god of gods. He tracked and worried about the romantic lives of the people working with him."
Other explorations also showed Jobs' determination to work hard at any task. Shortly after his liver transplant, he was determined to keep walking despite emaciated legs. He saw the distance as a challenge and would walk as far as he could, tracking progress each day. "He was never embarrassed about working hard, even if the results were failures," Simpson said.
In hospital, he was designing an iPad holder for the bed and other equipment, showing the depth of his commitment.
Simpson has also given a rare insight into Jobs' last day alive. He anticipated that he might not survive the next day, his doctor estimating only a 50 percent chance, and had Simpson scramble to be with him before he died. He ended up talking to those at Apple in the afternoon and gave both Laurene and Simpson panics during the night during pauses in breath. He "seemed to be climbing," Simpson said, moving towards a better place that he now thought might be waiting for him.
After gazing at his family, Jobs issued final words, as though summing up his life's accomplishments. "Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow," he said.
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By Electronista Staff
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