Steve Jobs: How to live before you die

Stanford University 2005
Steve Jobs: How to live before you die
'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs says  (Stanford University News script)
Summary
We can't predict how to connect the dots which are the events we took part in. Thus, You have to do anything we want to do with trusting our instinct and destiny. Even if it'll be hard or it's something we won't understand the reasen to do. So we believe that the dots will get  connected with each other somewhere and someday.
We have to continue doing what we love if we're hit something on our head or we have met bad things. Don't stop what we love to do. We have to find it and don't settle.
Our time is limited. Thus, we can believe that our time is important. We listen to our inner voice, follow our heart and progress with courage. We don't have time to stop along the way.
His message is "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish".

◆Viewpoints&Discussion
1, Please correct it. Please explain about your educational background.  How different is it from Jobs?
I went to preschool for 2 years. After that, I went to elementary school for 6 years, then middle school for 3 years that all Japanese children did. Next, I decided to take the entrance exam for high school which was a high level public school, but I failed the entrance exams. I went to the lowest level public high school for 3 years.
I tried going to a four year university but I failed again. I went to a Junior college for 2 years. There were some reasons I chose this Junior college. First, it was the school that took about 15 minutes by bicycle from my house. Second, its exam was held at the end of March of that year when I failed. Almost all of the schools' examinations were finished. Additionally, it had a course that was the Faculty of Home Economics.
I have loved cooking and sewing. However, my family thought that they were not courses but hobbies. I studied hard in this college to get a license to be a home economics instructor. I did a teaching practice. However, I recognized that time that it's difficult to be a teacher if you're from a Junior college. The people who had a teaching practice with me from a four year college had higher skills than I did, although I took classes in college from morning to evening, but they took afternoon classes only. I gave up the last exam for getting assigned to school, although I have a license to be a home economics instructor.
The difference between Jobs and I was that I didn't give up to graduate from Junior college. I didn't realize whether the classes I took at the college have value or not. I thought of only getting the necessary credits to graduate and a license. However, I think the skills I learned in college will be helpful every day in my life.

2, If you find an opportunity, would you drop out from school like Jobs?
I think that such an opportunity won't come to me, because my mother who is strict always says, "Don't drop out from school in the middle, even if it is boring." Even now she says that.

3, Have you ever had the experience of connecting the dots in your life?
Yes, I have thought of something. This is my story. I have had one English study-aid book since graduation from high school somehow. My job is to create and sell a product which was the keychain of the flag pattern. Now Japan has become a famous country in the world. Many foreigners come to Japan. By chance, I made some new friends who spoke English very well. They taught me how to make time and how to use Skype. Finally, I could start studying English using this book. Before that, I wondered when I caould use it. Now I use it every day. It has become a weary book and I realize that there are many things I forgot when I read it though it makes me happy because I remember that it was kept for over ten years.

4. Have you ever lost something or someone you love? How did you feel?
No, l haven't. However, I thought that l was like someone who fired Jobs after reading this story. I think that every story has two sides. Jobs' story will also have. I just sought for what I love to do. And then, we are still creating our dots and are in the middle of each our lives.  I think that those dots will connect with something somewhere and someday. We cannot predict it. It is unpredictable.

5, How will you deal with the feeling if you lose your job or something that you love?
Nothing is unbreakable. All good things must come to an end. However, don't worry. It is a long lane that has no turning. I love those quotes.  Thus, I'll try to prepare something  I can deal with, if bad things happen to me.

6, If you lose something in your life, would you give up easily or do something to get it back?
I don't give up something easily and  I do something to get it back. It is because not giving up is embedded in  my life. It is because my parents taught me.

7, What things do you really want to achieve in your life before you die?
I want our company produces to be known by many people in the world. This is my dream job. I want to achieve it in my life before I die.

8, If you knew you’d have only a month to live, what are you going to do with your last month?
I think that I want to work harder. Then again, I think that I want to continue living as usual. The day when nothing special happened is a special day for me. I worked, studied, ate and I could wake up in the morning.

9, Explain the quote “Stay hungry. Stay foolish”. What do you think it means?
We always try to do something what we love. Some people might not agree. Even so, there are things that we have to continue doing. We don't know why now, but after that we can fine wonderful things we can't live without it.

Don't be content with just what you have. Aim for more. Aim for higher goals in life, and try your very best in achieving your dreams. Stay foolish, this means to try to be curious to find out things you can prove. At first you might fail, and you might hear people mocking you. Don't give up on it, and stay stronger to prove yourself.