While I certainly do not contest the impact he made or the legacy he has left behind, my first reaction upon hearing the news of his death was not necessarily with regard to the hole he will leave in society, but rather a deep sympathy for his wife, four children, and other relatives and close friends who knew him well. Yes, the world just lost a legend, but a woman also just lost her husband. Four individuals just lost a father to a wretched, debilitating disease. I feel their pain.
Because my own wound is still so fresh and raw, I can't help but compare the two losses, the two souls who have so recently entered eternity.
The news is plastered with articles and reports of the legacy that has been left by Steve Jobs. Indeed, his profound earthly impact may never be measurable.
By worldly standards, my mom made a fraction of the impact by comparison. By eternal standards, however, I believe the legacy she has left surpasses that of Jobs.
One particular quote of his stuck out for me. He said: "You have to trust in something: your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/05/us/obit-steve-jobs/index.html?hpt=T1
...Whatever? Your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever? With all due respect, does this notion make any sense? To trust in whatever, as long as you trust in something?
My mom, on the other hand, knew in whom she had trusted, and she was convinced that He was able to guard until that Day what had been entrusted to her (2 Timothy 1:12).
So which will you choose: to trust in your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever? Or to
“Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.”
Isaiah 26:4
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