I confirmed a new friend on Facebook today named Amber Tucker, from Monterrey, Mexico. I have many friends in and from Monterrey, in fact. Amber is a Multicultural Development Specialist in a program called Rainbow Cultural Garden - yet another brilliant program and set of ideas from Keith Raniere. Keith has such a remarkable IQ he was in the Guinness Book of World Records for highest at 240. Yes, 240. It has been one of the best assets in my life! Seriously, he should be being hailed and protected for the national treasure that he is...instead he's endured the worst case of character assassination I've ever seen. This type of behavior is yet another example of the Human Experiment failing...so very sad. That others are noticing this failure is evident in books like The Windup Girl I reported on in my last post. Will we change in time to save our species?
Back to Amber. She posted a quote from Steve Jobs on her FB page an hour ago that I just have to share. I was so delighted with it I had to comment - and now re-post it. Here's the quote:
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything-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. Their is no reason not to follow your heart.
-Steve Jobs
And here's my comment:
Wow. This is the main thing I try to remember every day.
I loved Steve Jobs for many reasons, but this is such a poignant expression of his willingness to feel the vulnerability that we all have (but avoid feeling or acknowledging). Love it, Amber. Thank you for sharing.
I feel inspired enough by it intend today to view the TED talk "How to Live Before You Die" - Steve's keynote speech at Stanford's commencement ceremony.
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