Steve Jobs

October 6, 2011 · 1 min read

Some men do great things in the prime of their lives, then retire to enjoy the fruits of their labors, and perhaps to sit on some boards or give some talks. Steve Jobs's last decade was the most productive of his life—hell, of almost any man's life. He burned everything there was to burn within him and went out in a blaze of glory.

When he stepped down as CEO of Apple, some said it was because he was close to death. Perhaps instead, his life had to end because he could no longer work.

"Rest in peace" seems inappropriate for such a man, like an insult or a curse. If there were a Heaven, it would be for Jobs a continuation of his life on earth, thinking about the future and working to make it real.