do you want to stay young? be foolish!

that was the main idea of the commencement address delivered by steve jobs, chief executive officer of apple computer and pixar animation studios during the graduation exercises at standford university last june 12, 2005.

his main points are interesting —

:: destiny. you have to trust in something—your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. this approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

:: love. laurence and i have a wonderful family together... i'm pretty sure none of these would have happened if i hadn't been fired from apple... your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. and the only way to do great work is to love what you
do. if you haven't found it yet, keep looking. don't settle. as with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it... so keep looking until you find it.

:: death. 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 to follow your heart.

this commencement address made a big impact in my heart and mind not just because of my respect to steve jobs as a great entrepreneur; he actually understands one of the primary teachings of jesus—whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

this sounds foolish. let's do it anyway. it will keep us young.