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Steve Jobs - the remarkable legend passed away on 5 October 2011. As the world mourns his death, it made me ponder and reflect on my life.

He delivered one of the most inspiring speeches at Stanford University's commencement ceremony in 2005. He urged graduates to see opportunities in life's setbacks, even death.

"No one wants to die.
Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there.
And yet death is the destination we all share.
No one has ever escaped it.
And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life.
It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.
Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.
Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.


Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.
And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
They somehow already know what you truly want to become.
Everything else is secondary."

If you were to live your own life, what life would it be?

His words would perhaps be the most wise advice and the brightest guiding light for parents, who will then pass on and instill in their children.

Find your passion, follow your heart and conquer your life.