Yesterday I read Steve Jobs dying words
And for me they struck a note so clear
That they made a lot of life’s practices absurd
When mortality is near when all that we fear
Is just around the corner, when the end
Becomes a certainty, an inevitability
When it is impossible to go back to mend
The mistakes we’ve made, the futility
Of focusing on amassing material wealth
Striving to have the biggest and the best
When paramount is looking after your health
The love for your family and friends expressed
Daily in all that we try to do and all that we say
How we give’s more significant than how we take
For those lucky enough we can make the change today
To choose wisely in all the decisions we make
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Author:
The Retired Bloke (
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- Comment from author about the poem: I read somewhere on Facebook an account of what Steve Jobs said when he was close to passing. It struck a note...
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Excellent piece of advice and a needed reminder of how short is a lifespan -- - yes indeed how we give is far more significant than how much we take. A great read.
Thank you Fay
Good write, giving is much more rewarding than receiving and if you can give time it is the most precious gift of all.
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