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Since my kids won’t know much of him, just a few quotes and video from the outpouring of sadness and respect on his death. I was trying to understand why so many people are so saddened by the death of a businessman they don’t know. Perhaps it’s his clear and idealistic view of life’s purpose as much as his beautiful products. Maybe it’s that we’re losing someone that kept us on our toes with curiosity and excitement; eagerly anticipating what next piece of technology he would roll out that would change the way we live our lives. Or maybe it’s that he brought a humanity and joy to the often cold world of capitalism, business and technology. For me it was all this, but most refreshing were his thoughts on living a fulfilling and meaningful life….
Quotes:
“Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. 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. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.”
“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 inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
“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. There is no reason not to follow your heart. … Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”
Commencement Video:
Amazing how much of an impact one person can have on the lives of so many.
My son is 19 months old and knows how to navigate an iPhone. Does it make me a bad parent for exposing my kid to a smartphone before he can talk? What responsibility do we have as parents for a generation growing up surrounded by this kind of technology? Living and working in a digital age, I can’t help but think about the right balance between the virtual world and the natural world for my kid’s development…and these issues are only going to get more complicated. But it’s this conflict and challenge that I believe is driving the success of a local organization I’ve been following in Ithaca…
Primitive Pursuits was launched ten years ago with a mission to teach kids the skills that will strengthen their connection with nature. It’s almost hard to believe that an organization like this has become a necessity. Growing up, I spent as much time as I could outside. But then eventually I discovered cable TV. And then video games. And then computers. And now I spend most of my day in front of a laptop working for an internet company. (Neither of which even existed 25 years ago!) Well, now we have a generation of kids growing up with the virtual world as a standard in their lives. Between websites like Facebook and online gaming, kids can even create a social life without leaving their bedroom.
Tim Drake, the Director of Primitive Pursuits, shared this statistic with me at a recent meeting: On average, children spend 53% of their day in front of a screen, 35% in a classroom and less than 1% in outdoor activities. He also shared results from a study that children could identify 100 corporate logos but not 10 plants from their own backyard. What are the repercussions of children growing up without a strong connection to nature? If you don’t connect with the natural world, do you have any sense to protect it?
The concept of Primitive Pursuits is nothing new, but the relevance and importance seems to be growing as our society grapples with questions about the role of technology in our lives. However we decide to raise our own son, I’m glad to know that there are people like Tim focused on the basic idea of getting kids connected with, and excited about the outdoors.
I attended the Primitive Pursuits 10 year anniversary event last weekend and took a few pictures for their website….
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For more information about Primitive Pursuits, click here. There is also a documentary on this subject of the need for outdoor education for todays kids called Play Again. I haven’t seen it yet, but hear good things.
This Glenn Beck character is pretty entertaining. I’m sure he has a few followers that actually enjoy listening to him, but I get the feeling his niche is in train wreck potential. Between his contrived tears over 9-11 and that crazy look in his eyes, there are enough ingredients for a complete meltdown on any given show. But this week’s entertainment came from his guest. Perhaps the nonsense spewed from Beck was just too much for his guest to handle. The awareness on this guy’s part is incredible. His last line before passing out…”Gone”.
I’m not really proud of this tit for tat between Olberman and Coulter, but it’s a solid bit of air time for my college (The Agriculture and Life Sciences School at Cornell). I’ve actually heard Coulter’s argument before….that the Ag School at Cornell is the non-Ivy college within the University because it’s a state college. Well, I guess she struck a nerve with Olberman.
Here he defending his intelligence:
But for an even more credible defender of Cornell, I put my trust in Andy Bernard from The Office. View Dwight Schrute’s Cornell Interview with Andy
Enjoy.
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