When I talk about Steve Jobs and adoption, I mean the beginning of his story and that’s why I want to share with you part of a beautiful speech by Steve Jobs.
This particular speech was delivered on June 12, 2005 at the Graduation Ceremony at Stanford University. I think it's appropriate to share his story for two reasons: first, because here he talks about his beginnings and second because it talks about how he saw death.
His beginnings were of adventure and miracles, just as it is in any adoption story. And for me, (Rebeca Knowles) adoptive mother to David and Julia, I am moved when hearing the story because it reminds me that all humans beings have a destiny inside of us. We as parents are privileged to be part of witnessing the life of another individual through fatherhood, motherhood, whether biological or through the Miracle of Adoption.
She did not know that the child she once held in her arms would become the great Steve Jobs. Neither she nor the other one knew that. However, only one of them was able to enjoy him and watch him grow.
Two mothers loved him. The first gave him life when she "gave birth" to him, the other gave him life when she allowed him to be born in her heart and adopt him her child.
At the end of the speech, when he speaks of death, Steve says, "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."
I am an adoptive mother, I am a "mother of the heart" and it is my desire to inspire those around me, especially my children, to live with heart, to give the heart to what we do, to love with the entire heart. Steve Jobs managed to do so.
You can read his speech where he explains his story on my Facebook page here(Spanish) or you can watch the video in English in this link
