The last word of steve jobs

FAKE LAST WORDS!

Since early November 2015, several social media sites and blogs have been circulating a fake essay on happiness and the mis-pursuit of wealth touted as the Last Words of Steve Jobs.

Some highlights of this fake essay are reproduced below:

Steve Jobs’ Last Words

I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success.

However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to.

At this moment, lying on the sick bed and recalling my whole life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth that I took so much pride in, have paled and become meaningless in the face of impending death….

Now I know, when we have accumulated sufficient wealth to last our lifetime, we should pursue other matters that are unrelated to wealth…

Should be something that is more important:
Perhaps relationships, perhaps art, perhaps a dream from younger days

Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me.

Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – Life.

Whichever stage in life we are at right now, with time, we will face the day when the curtain comes down.

Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends.
Treat yourself well. Cherish others.

On the face of it, it make a good, albeit emotionally-touching read.

The fact is that Steve Jobs never said these words. Not even close.

Here are some facts:

On the evidence of the eulogy by Steve’s sister, novelist Mona Simpson, who was present during Steve’s last hours, we know what Steve Jobs’ final words really were. This eulogy was published in The New York Times on 30th of October 2011. In that eulogy, she described Steve’s last moments as follows:

But with that will, that work ethic, that strength, there was also sweet Steve’s capacity for wonderment, the artist’s belief in the ideal, the still more beautiful later.

Steve’s final words, hours earlier, were monosyllables, repeated three times.

Before embarking, he’d looked at his sister Patty, then for a long time at his children, then at his life’s partner, Laurene, and then over their shoulders past them.

Steve’s final words were:

OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.

No one since his death in 2011 until November 2015 said anything about these purportedly last words that suddenly appeared on the net this month.

Steve Jobs official biographer, Walter Isaacson, who met regularly with Steve during his last three years of life and had over 40 exclusive interviews with him, makes no mention of the fake essay in Steve Jobs’ biography. Nor do any other books about Steve Jobs mention this quote. If Steve Jobs really wanted this wisdom to be circulated to wider public, he would have at least mentioned about it to his biographer or family members or anyone at Apple Inc. We have no evidence of it at all.

From all available evidence, it is clear that…

Steve Jobs was not afraid of death, as he made it very clear in his memorable 2005 Stanford Commencement Address: “Death is very likely the single best invention of life…Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life…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.”

Steve Jobs did not pursue wealth; he pursued an abiding dream and a compelling vision–to make a dent in the universe. It is common knowledge that Steve Jobs salary at Apple was $ 1. He had not been awarded any new equity since 2003, despite being its largest individual shareholder. His annual salary had been $ 1 since 1998. Top Apple executives, including Jobs, were/are employed at will, without severance or employment agreements, tax reimbursements or supplemental retirement benefits.

Thus from all accounts and intents, it is clear that Steve Jobs did not pursue wealth as an end, as the fake quote falsely mis-appropriates. Steve Jobs pursued a vision for Apple that was much grander and larger than any wealth of the world.

Hence, this falsely attributed set of quotes presented as Steve Jobs’ last words were NOT his last words.

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The last words of the late, much-lauded and much-quoted Steve Jobs have been revealed almost a month after the Apple co-founder died at the age of 56.

Jobs, who once memorably described death as «very likely the single best invention of life», departed this world with a lingering look at his family and the simple, if mysterious, observation: «Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.»

Details of his final moments came from his sister Mona Simpson, who has allowed the New York Times to publish the eulogy she delivered at his memorial service on 16 October. In it, she explains how she rushed to Jobs’s bedside after he asked her to come to see him as soon as possible.

«His tone was affectionate, dear, loving, but like someone whose luggage was already strapped onto the vehicle, who was already on the beginning of his journey, even as he was sorry, truly deeply sorry, to be leaving us,» she writes.

When she arrived, she found Jobs surrounded by his family – «he looked into his children’s eyes as if he couldn’t unlock his gaze,» – and managing to hang on to consciousness she said.

However, he began to deteriorate. «His breathing changed. It became severe, deliberate, purposeful. I could feel him counting his steps again, pushing farther than before. This is what I learned: he was working at this, too. Death didn’t happen to Steve, he achieved it.»

After making it through one final night, wrote Simpson, her brother began to slip away. «His breath indicated an arduous journey, some steep path, altitude. He seemed to be climbing.

«But with that will, that work ethic, that strength, there was also sweet Steve’s capacity for wonderment, the artist’s belief in the ideal, the still more beautiful later.

«Steve’s final words, hours earlier, were monosyllables, repeated three times.

«Before embarking, he’d looked at his sister Patty, then for a long time at his children, then at his life’s partner, Laurene, and then over their shoulders past them.

«Steve’s final words were: ‘Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.'»

Simpson, a novelist and English professor, also used the eulogy to pay tribute to some of her late brother’s beliefs – and idiosyncrasies.

«Novelty was not Steve’s highest value,» she writes. «Beauty was. For an innovator, Steve was remarkably loyal. If he loved a shirt, he’d order 10 or 100 of them. In the Palo Alto house, there are probably enough black cotton turtlenecks for everyone in this church.»

Although the precise meaning of Jobs’s ultimate utterance is hard to pin down, it will further fuel interest in a man who continues to captivate the business and creative worlds even after death.

His biography, written by Walter Isaacson, is topping many book charts and is even tipped to become the bestselling book on Amazon this year.

The company’s latest offering, the iPhone 4S, is faring less well, however, with many users complaining of rapid battery drain on their new smartphones.

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Несколько лет по русскоязычному интернету ходит текст, якобы сказанный или написанный Стивом Джобсом перед смертью.

Этот текст сильно отличается от англоязычного текста, известного как «последние слова Стива Джобса». Почему — неизвестно.

При этом оба текста являются фальшивками. Американскую версию написал блогер, который и не скрывал, что это не текст Джобса. Откуда взялась русская версия — неизвестно.

Но фальшивые тексты, гуляющие по интернету, довольно интересные. Почитать их вполне можно, но надо помнить, что последние слова основателя Apple в реальности звучали так: «Оу, вау. Оу, вау. Оу, вау».

[Эта речь Стива Джобса в Стенфорде действительно принадлежит ему и переведена близко к оригиналу.]

Итак,

Последние слова Стива Джобса

«Я достиг пика успеха в деловом мире, в других глазах моя жизнь является сущностью успеха.

Однако, кроме работы, у меня мало радости. В конце концов, богатство — это просто факт жизни, к которому я привык.

В этот момент, когда я лежу в кровати больной и вспоминаю всю свою жизнь, я понимаю, что все признание и богатство которые у меня есть бессмысленны и лишены высшего смысла перед лицом неминуемой смерти.

Вы можете нанять кого-то, чтобы водить машину для вас, зарабатывать деньги для вас, но вы не можете никого нанять на все Ваши деньги, чтобы он понес эту болезнь вместо Вас.

Можно найти и купить материальные вещи. Но есть одна вещь, которую нельзя найти и купить, когда она потеряна – нельзя купить «жизнь».

Побалуйте себя хорошо. И уважайте других.

Чем старше мы становимся тем больше мы умнеем, и постепенно мы понимаем, что часы, которые стоят 30 долларов и часы, которые стоят 300 долларов, показывают одно и тоже время.

Будем ли мы носить с собой кошелек, который стоит 30 долларов или кошелек, который стоит 300 долларов — оба вмещают одинаковую сумму денег.

Будем ли мы ездить на автомобиле стоимостью 150 000 долларов или на машине стоимостью 30 тысяч долларов, дорога и расстояние одинаковы, и мы достигаем того же места назначения.

Если мы выпьем бутылку стоимостью 300 долларов или вино стоимостью 10 долларов, то «кайф» будет одинаковым.

В доме, в котором мы живем, площадью 300 квадратных метров или 3000 квадратных метров – ты одинаково одинок.

Ваше истинное внутреннее счастье исходит не из материальных вещей этого мира.

Если вы летите в классе первого класса или эконом-класса, если самолет падает то ты падаешь вместе с ним.

Итак… Надеюсь, вы понимаете, что когда у вас есть друзья или кто-то, с кем можно поговорить, то это настоящее счастье!

Пять неоспоримых фактов:

1. Не воспитывайте своих детей, чтобы они были богатыми. Воспитывайте их, чтобы они были счастливы. Поэтому, когда они вырастут, они будут знать ценность вещей, а не цену.

2. «Ешьте еду как лекарство. В противном случае вы должны есть свое лекарство в качестве пищи».

3. Те, кто вас любит, никогда не покинут вас, даже если у него есть 100% причин отказаться от Вас он или она всегда найдет одну причину быть стойким и не оставить Вас.

4. Существует большая разница между тем, чтобы быть человеком и тем, чтобы быть человечным.

Если вы просто хотите идти быстро, идите в одиночку!
Но если вы хотите уйти далеко, идите вместе!

Шесть лучших врачей мира
1. Солнечный свет
2. Отдых
3. Спортивная зарядка
4. Диета
5. Уверенность в себе и
6. Друзья

Держите их на всех этапах жизни и наслаждайтесь здоровой жизнью».

Last words of Steve Jobs

“I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success.

However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to.

In the darkness, I look at the green lights from the life supporting machines and hear the humming mechanical sounds, I can feel the breath of god of death drawing closer…

Now I know, when we have accumulated sufficient wealth to last our lifetime, we should pursue other matters that are unrelated to wealth…

Should be something that is more important:
Perhaps relationships, perhaps art, perhaps a dream from younger days

Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me.

God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone’s heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth.

The wealth I have won in my life I cannot bring with me. What I can bring is only the memories precipitated by love.

That’s the true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and light to go on.

Love can travel a thousand miles. Life has no limit. Go where you want to go. Reach the height you want to reach. It is all in your heart and in your hands.

What is the most expensive bed in the world?

Sick bed…
You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear the sickness for you.

Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – Life.

When a person goes into the operating room, he will realize that there is one book that he has yet to finish reading – Book of Healthy Life.

Whichever stage in life we are at right now, with time, we will face the day when the curtain comes down.

Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends.
Treat yourself well. Cherish others.”

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Источник

Он умер миллиардером в возрасте 56 лет от рака поджелудочной железы. И вот его завещание:

I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success.

However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to.

At this moment, lying on the sick bed and recalling my whole life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth that I took so much pride in, have paled and become meaningless in the face of impending death….

Now I know, when we have accumulated sufficient wealth to last our lifetime, we should pursue other matters that are unrelated to wealth…

Should be something that is more important:
Perhaps relationships, perhaps art, perhaps a dream from younger days

Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me.

Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – Life.

Whichever stage in life we are at right now, with time, we will face the day when the curtain comes down.

Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends.

The New York Times on 30th of October 2011

Я пришел к вершине успеха в бизнесе. В глазах других, моя жизнь была символом успеха. Однако, помимо работы, у меня было мало радости в жизни. Наконец, мое богатство — это не больше, чем факт, к которому я уже привык.

На данный момент, лежу в кровати в больнице и вспоминая всю мою жизнь, я понимаю, что все похвалы и богатство, от которых я был так горд, стали чем-то незначительным в неминуемой смерти. В темноте, когда я смотрю на зеленый свет на оборудование для искусственного дыхания и слышу все звуки механики, я чувствую дыхание близости смерти.

Только теперь я понимаю, после того, как у меня достаточно денег, чтобы остаток своей жизни, что мы должны следовать другим целям, которые не связаны с богатством.

Должно быть что-то более важное:
Например, рассказы о любви, искусство, мечты из моего детства.

Постоянная гонка за наживой превращает человека в марионетку. Это случилось и со мной. Бог наделил нас чувствами, чтобы мы могли рассказать о своей любви близким. Богатство, которое я нажил в своей жизни, я не могу взять с собой. Все, что я унесу с собой, — это лишь воспоминания, связанные с любовью. Вот настоящее богатство, которое должно следовать за вами, сопровождать вас, давать вам силы идти дальше. Любовь способна преодолеть огромные расстояния. У жизни нет пределов. Достигайте высот, которые вы хотите достичь. Идите туда, куда зовет вас сердце. Это все в ваших руках. Имея деньги, вы можете нанять кучу людей, которые будут возить вас, делать что-то по дому или работе. Но никто не возьмет ваши болезни на себя.

Материальные вещи, которые мы упускаем, еще можно найти, заработать, отыскать. Но есть одна вещь, которую никогда не найдешь, если ты ее потерял. Это жизнь. Неважно, сколько вам сейчас лет и чего вы добились. У нас у всех наступит день, когда занавес опустится вниз… Ваше сокровище — это любовь к семье, возлюбленному, близким, друзьям… Берегите себя. Заботьтесь о других.

Красиво, однако, вот что говорила его сестра

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Claim

Steve Jobs’ last words were a treatise about the meaning of life and wealth.

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On July 30 2019, Facebook user Joseph Rudy Rullo shared what were purportedly Apple pioneer Steve Jobs’ last words (archived here), uttered on his deathbed:

https://www.facebook.com/Rullo2017/posts/2338646942837307?__tn__=-R

The post eventually segued into other musings, but it began with Jobs’ supposed lamentation of his pursuit of wealth and material success over other things:

Steve Jobs died a billionaire, with a fortune of $7 billion, at the age of 56 from pancreatic cancer, and here are some of his last words… 👇👇👇

“In other eyes, my life is the essence of success, but aside from work, I have a little joy. And in the end, wealth is just a fact of life to which I am accustomed.”

“At this moment, lying on the bed, sick and remembering all my life, I realize that all my recognition and wealth that I have is meaningless in the face of imminent death. You can hire someone to drive a car for you, make money for you – but you can not rent someone to carry the disease for you. One can find material things, but there is one thing that can not be found when it is lost – “LIFE”. ❤️

Treat yourself well, and cherish others. As we get older we are smarter, and we slowly realize that the watch is worth $30 or $300 – both of which show the same time. Whether we carry a purse worth $30 or $300 – the amount of money in the wallets are the same. Whether we drive a car worth $150,000, or a car worth $30,000 – the road and distance are the same, we reach the same destination. If we drink a bottle worth $300 or wine worth $10 – the “stroller” will be the same. If the house we live in is 300 square meters, or 3000 square meters – the loneliness is the same.”

“Your true inner happiness does not come from the material things of this world. 🌍 Whether you’re flying first class, or economy class – if the plane crashes, you crash with it.”

So, I hope you understand that when you have friends or someone to talk to – this is true happiness! ✅

Iterations of that specific commentary attributed to Jobs circulated on social media for some time, frequently appearing on Facebook.

Jobs died of pancreatic cancer in 2011, and the commentary reproduced here began circulating online in 2015.

On October 30 2011, the New York Times published an editorial written by Jobs’ sister Mona Simpson, “A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs.” In it, Simpson wrote of what Jobs’ said last before his death:

This had to be done. Even now, he had a stern, still handsome profile, the profile of an absolutist, a romantic. His breath indicated an arduous journey, some steep path, altitude.

He seemed to be climbing.

But with that will, that work ethic, that strength, there was also sweet Steve’s capacity for wonderment, the artist’s belief in the ideal, the still more beautiful later.

Steve’s final words, hours earlier, were monosyllables, repeated three times.

Before embarking, he’d looked at his sister Patty, then for a long time at his children, then at his life’s partner, Laurene, and then over their shoulders past them.

Steve’s final words were:

OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.

Simpson’s piece noted that Jobs had been “successful at a young age,” but the words “money” and “wealth” did not appear in it. In a subsequent portion, she (not he) recalled Jobs’ occasional disinterest in material things:

[Jobs and his family] once embarked on a kitchen remodel; it took years. They cooked on a hotplate in the garage. The Pixar building, under construction during the same period, finished in half the time. And that was it for the Palo Alto house. The bathrooms stayed old. But — and this was a crucial distinction — it had been a great house to start with; Steve saw to that.

This is not to say that he didn’t enjoy his success: he enjoyed his success a lot, just minus a few zeros. He told me how much he loved going to the Palo Alto bike store and gleefully realizing he could afford to buy the best bike there.

Incorrect versions of Steve Jobs’ last words have circulated online since at least 2015, likely attributed to him because of his association with the highly successful Apple brand. However, the only last words attributed to Jobs by his loved ones who were present when he died are “oh wow,” not a lengthy exhortation on the merits of eschewing material success.

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Claim:

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs left behind a deathbed essay about how the «non-stop pursuit of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me.»

Rating:

False

In November 2015, a rumor began circulating on social media that when Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away at age 56 in 2011, he delivered a speech or left behind a deathbed essay about the meaning of life.

One of the earliest iterations of this rumor we’ve found was published on gkindshivani.wordpress.com under the title «DID YOU KNOW WHAT WERE THE LAST WORDS OF STEVE JOBS?»:

«I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success.

However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to.

At this moment, lying on the sick bed and recalling my whole life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth that I took so much pride in, have paled and become meaningless in the face of impending death.

In the darkness, I look at the green lights from the life supporting machines and hear the humming mechanical sounds, I can feel the breath of god of death drawing closer …

Now I know, when we have accumulated sufficient wealth to last our lifetime, we should pursue other matters that are unrelated to wealth …

Should be something that is more important:

Perhaps relationships, perhaps art, perhaps a dream from younger days

Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me.

God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone’s heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth.

The wealth I have won in my life I cannot bring with me. What I can bring is only the memories precipitated by love.

That’s the true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and light to go on.

Love can travel a thousand miles. Life has no limit. Go where you want to go. Reach the height you want to reach. It is all in your heart and in your hands.

What is the most expensive bed in the world?

Sick bed …

You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear the sickness for you.

Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost — Life.

When a person goes into the operating room, he will realize that there is one book that he has yet to finish reading — Book of Healthy Life.

Whichever stage in life we are at right now, with time, we will face the day when the curtain comes down.

Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends.

Treat yourself well. Cherish others.»

Although Steve Jobs passed away in 2011, the above-quoted essay didn’t begin circulating online until November 2015, was not published anywhere outside of unofficial social media accounts and low-traffic blogs, and has not been confirmed by anyone close to the founder of Apple.

Furthermore, after Steve Jobs passed away on 5 October 2011, his sister Mona Simpson remarked on her brother’s final words while delivering his eulogy:

Steve’s final words, hours earlier, were monosyllables, repeated three times.

Before embarking, he’d looked at his sister Patty, then for a long time at his children, then at his life’s partner, Laurene, and then over their shoulders past them.

Steve’s final words were: OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.

While the above-quoted essay does not represent either Steve Jobs’ final words nor remarks he made (in either oral or written form) at any time during his life, his biographer Walter Isaacson did record Jobs’ expressing regret at the end of his life about how he raised his children:

«I wanted my kids to know me,» Mr Isaacson recalled Mr Jobs saying, in a posthumous tribute the biographer wrote for Time magazine. «I wasn’t always there for them, and I wanted them to know why and to understand what I did.»

«He was very human. He was so much more of a real person than most people know. That’s what made him so great,» he added. «Steve made choices. I asked him if he was glad that he had kids, and he said, ‘It’s 10,000 times better than anything I’ve ever done’.»

It wasn’t always thus. In the early stages of his career, Jobs, who was adopted, denied being the father of Lisa and insisted in court documents that he was «sterile and infertile». He acknowledged paternity when she was six, and they were later reconciled.

By Dan Evon

Dan Evon is a former writer for Snopes.

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Millions of people have shared what they thought were Steve Jobs’ Last Words. But guess what – they have all shared a FAKE STORY.

We will tell you the truth about Steve Jobs, so you won’t fall for these fake stories. Don’t forget to SHARE this article, because it’s the only way to stop the spread of such fake stories!

Originally posted @ 2015-11-11

Updated @ 2016-02-18 : Added two new sections on Steve Jobs being on artificial respiration, and his stay in the hospital.

Updated @ 2017-01-14 : Added a new preface, and updated several parts of the article.

Updated @ 2019-09-20 : Revamped the article, and made it more streamlined

The Steve Jobs’ Last Words Hoax

This is the infamous Steve Jobs’ Last Words that have been shared by hundreds of thousands of people on social media and email chain letters.

Steve Jobs’ Last Words

I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success.

However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to.

In the darkness, I look at the green lights from the life supporting machines and hear the humming mechanical sounds, I can feel the breath of god of death drawing closer…

Now I know, when we have accumulated sufficient wealth to last our lifetime, we should pursue other matters that are unrelated to wealth…

Should be something that is more important:
Perhaps relationships, perhaps art, perhaps a dream from younger days

Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me.

God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone’s heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth.

The wealth I have won in my life I cannot bring with me. What I can bring is only the memories precipitated by love.

That’s the true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and light to go on.

Love can travel a thousand miles. Life has no limit. Go where you want to go. Reach the height you want to reach. It is all in your heart and in your hands.

What is the most expensive bed in the world? Sick bed…
You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear the sickness for you.

Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – Life.

When a person goes into the operating room, he will realize that there is one book that he has yet to finish reading – Book of Healthy Life.

Whichever stage in life we are at right now, with time, we will face the day when the curtain comes down.

Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends.
Treat yourself well. Cherish others.

Were Those Really Steve Jobs’ Last Words?

Short answer – NO.

How do we know this? Let’s take a look…

We know what his last words really were

On the 30th of October 2011, the New York Times printed an eulogy by his sister, Mona Simpson. In that eulogy, she described his last moment :

Steve’s final words, hours earlier, were monosyllables, repeated three times.

Before embarking, he’d looked at his sister Patty, then for a long time at his children, then at his life’s partner, Laurene, and then over their shoulders past them.

Steve’s final words were:

OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.

Steve Jobs Was Not On Artificial Respiration

The fake speech claims that Steve Jobs was on artificial respiration. That’s not true. Although his family has been very private about his final days, we do know that he was not being kept alive by a mechanical ventilator.

The intubation required would have prevented him from saying anything. If he was being kept alive by a mechanical ventilator, he wouldn’t be able to say “Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.” as his sister revealed were his true last words.

In fact, on August 11, 2011 – less than two months before he died, Steve Jobs asked Tim Cook to visit him. As recounted in Tim Cook’s book – Becoming Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs was more than capable of talking lucidly even then :

He told me he had decided that I should be CEO. I thought then that he thought he was going to live a lot longer when he said this, because we got into a whole level of discussion about what would it mean for me to be CEO with him as a chairman. I asked him, ‘What do you really not want to do that you’re doing?’

“It was an interesting conversation,” Cook says, with a wistful laugh. “He says, ‘You make all the decisions.’ I go, ‘Wait. Let me ask you a question.’ I tried to pick something that would incite him. So I said, ‘You mean that if I review an ad and I like it, it should just run without your okay?’ And he laughed and said, ‘Well, I hope you’d at least ask me!’

I asked him two or three times, ‘Are you sure you want to do this?’ because I saw him getting better at that point in time. I went over there often during the week, and sometimes on the weekends. Every time I saw him he seemed to be getting better. He felt that way as well. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out that way.”

Finally, if he was really kept alive by a mechanical ventilator, it would have kept him alive. He wouldn’t have died of respiratory arrest, which was the immediate cause of death.

The fact that he did indeed die of respiratory arrest is evidence that he was not on artificial respiration

Steve Jobs Did Not Die In A Hospital

Alternate versions of this fake speech refers to him being in a hospital bed. Steve Jobs died at home, not in a hospital. The New York Times noted :

In his final months, Mr. Jobs’s home — a large and comfortable but relatively modest brick house in a residential neighborhood — was surrounded by security guards. His driveway’s gate was flanked by two black S.U.V.’s.

We don’t have an exact date for when he was confined to his home for his last days, but we do know that by August 11, 2011, he was permanently at home :

“He said, ‘I want to talk to you about something,’ ” remembers Cook. “This was when he was home all the time, and I asked when, and he said, ‘Now.’”

None of the books written about him refers to these fake Last Words

He had an official biography written by Walter Isaacson (Steve Jobs, ISBN 978-1501127625).

Walter Isaacson was given unprecedented access to his personal life, including over 40 interviews with Steve Jobs himself.

If Steve Jobs wanted to pass along such a message, he would have done it in that book. There is no mention of such a message in that biography.

He also had many books written about him :

Steve Jobs : The Man In The Machine,
Steve Jobs : The Man Who Thought Different,
Becoming Steve Jobs : The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader,
Steve Jobs : His Story, etc.

None of them mentions this fake message.

Steve Jobs did not believe in God

The fake quote refers to God twice, which Steve would never do because he did not believe in God.

He was a Zen Buddhist, not the Lutheran Christian he was brought up to be.

Buddhism is a religion, but their adherents do not believe in God or gods.

Unbelievably bad grammar

The fake quote is replete with bad grammar. That is something Steve Jobs would never condone, being the perfectionist that he was. Needless to say, the writing style was not his either.

Steve Jobs was not afraid of death, he made use of it

The fake quote framed Steve Jobs as regretting that he spent his life in the pursuit of success at the expense of his family.

This cannot be further from the truth. Steve Jobs not only embraced his impending demise, he used it to spur him to make the most of his time left.

During his famous commencement speech at Stanford University in 2005, he said that “Death is very likely the single best invention of life“.

He then expounded on using that knowledge that our impending deaths to spur ourselves to greater heights, and to do what we really want to do in life :

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.

Steve Jobs did not pursue wealth, only his vision for Apple

The fake Steve Jobs’ Last Words allude to a mindless pursuit of wealth.

However, this cannot be further from the truth, because Steve Jobs earned a cool annual salary of $1 since he returned to a struggling Apple in 1997.

He was not the only corporate executive to do this, of course, as they can be compensated through alternate means like bonuses, stock options, etc.

Steve Jobs was notable, though, for not taking any alternative form of compensation since 2003.

He took virtually nothing in compensation for his time and effort at Apple because he was not pursuing wealth, but his vision.

His wealth, and his position at Apple, were the means to the end, not the goal itself.

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The Message Is More Important Than The Truth?

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The truth is – when we share a fake story about a famous person, it teaches other people that it’s okay to lie about people, as long as it’s for a good reason.

Do we really want to teach our children that? Do we really believe that it’s legal or even moral to tell lies about other people, even if it’s for a good reason?

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