I once bumped into Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive walking out the front door at the Apple Headquarters in Cupertino.
Almost literally bumped into them. I had my head buried in a text message on my iPhone.
I looked up. Mr. Ive held the door open for me as I passed through on the way in before I really knew what was up. He and Jobs passed through on the way out just behind me. I was mysteriously compelled by something and I snapped a photo of their backs as they walked away since my phone was in my hand.
Click.
“Why did I just do that?” I thought to myself embarrassingly, even though no one noticed. “Don’t be such fool, Chase…”
And just then one of his famous one-liners lept into my head.
“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”
And so I will.
Thanks for everything Steve. You made your dent in the universe — and then some. RIP.
***UPdate: I didn’t originally post the image because I didn’t think it was relevant, but so many requests from you have changed my mind. It’s not an image whose quality I’m proud of, but that wasn’t the point. It’s my only shot of Steve. Again, RIP…
Steve has his very own iCloud. The world is going to miss him.
Give it a few months. It might take that long to locate the image in amongst the 100’s of thousands of iPhone images that Chase shoots.
Stay foolish – I love it.
Act blindly, don’t plan too much. Life is lived forward without long vision. Pursue your instincts. Leap into the fray.
Sooner murder an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.
Thanks again Chase
“One more thing”: I’ll be hungry, I’ll be foolish. Always.
Awesome post Chase! And words I tend to live my life by (for better or worse). That way I know I’ll die with no regrets as I’m sure Steve did.