Email from Steve Jobs to himself

I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow

I did not breed or perfect the seeds.

I do not make any of my own clothing.

I speak a language I did not invent or refine.

I did not discover the mathematics I use.

I am protected by freedoms and laws I did not conceive of or legislate, and do not enforce or adjudicate.

I am moved by music I did not create myself.

When I needed medical attention, I was helpless to help myself survive.

I did not invent the transistor, the microprocessor, object oriented programming, or most of the technology I work with.

I love and admire my species, living and dead, and am totally dependent on them for my life and well being.

Comment by Saint Irving:

There is a lot of wisdom in Steve Jobs’ words, here.

We need to work together if we are to accomplish anything great. No one is an island. And our lives are interconnected.

But there is also a Deeper Wisdom that goes beyond our species.

This Wisdom goes beyond all that I am and past all that I could be,

Through every imaginable obstacle and beyond the limits of all strength.

It reaches beyond each person and even beyond our species.

And it extends all the way to the Deep Peace of Eternity.