“My
favorite things in life don't cost any money.
It's
really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.”
Those
were the words that Steve Jobs, Co-founder and CEO of Apple once said. He was a pioneer of the personal computer
revolution. His leadership helped to
transform nearly all the industries of the world. Additionally,
while being the CEO of Apple, he oversaw the development of many products
including the iMac, iTunes, iPod, iPhone and the iPad. From computers to smartphones to music and
movies, his creative genius has changed our lives forever.
Remarkably,
he helped us to see and to do things more clearly, to make our work more
efficient, keep our memories near, completing task faster, to work smarter and
to remain connected to those we love and work with. To many of us it seems so simple; it seems so
easy and it has made things more convenient.
In his view the overriding goal was to make our use of time more precious.
Today,
there is lot of things going on in our society.
Some days it is hard to make any sense in the disruptive things we are seeing
or experiencing all across our nation, in our cities and neighborhoods. There continues to be an uptick in gun
violence, drug usage, continual world conflicts, and expanding gaps in wealth,
increase in poverty rates, growing homelessness population, medical and mental
health issues. Each day the list of
crisis’s and challenges grow.
Similarly,
each passing year, we also learn about people who passed away; some more
acclaimed than others, but nevertheless, they are no longer with us. Additionally, each of us knows of someone
whose life has changed due to illness, an accident, loss of a friend or family
member. Our hearts are saddened, our emotions are shattered and our faith is tested. But in the midst of it all what we do or
accomplish, how much wealth we obtain, the fame we receive, homes we buy, cars we
drive, careers we chose or where we live… we take for granted the one thing we
all have in common… it is the finite time
in which to get things done. Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., perhaps said it best … “It does not matter how long you live, but how well you do it.” So, I say… let make these moments we have
with each other count… for we can’t get
them back.
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