What Did He See?

Last night I saw a televison piece about the last moments of Steve Jobs life. A brilliant inventor, businessman and entrepreneur. Did you see it?

His family was gathered in his room, around his bed. He knew he was dying, in fact it was reported that with only minutes to live he had already said his goodbyes. Moments before his death the family noticed that he was staring at something beyond and behind them. Then his face suddenly lit up and he was heard to say, "Wow ... " then, "Oh Wow! ... Oh Wow!" And he died.

No one else saw anything. What did Steve see? I don't know. Did he see someone he knew? Someone who had already passed over? Was he given a glimpse of the other side at the moment of physical death? Or was he already there - moments before he left?

It's a common story. One that you will hear time and again from hospice workers and other people, family, friends, doctors, who are in the presense death. The dying person will sometimes make motions, call out names, recognition will light his face or he - or she - may reach out to someone no one else can see.

I can only imagine what Steve Jobs' Heaven looks like! With that giant mind and massive imagination he surely took with him, I can only imagine that if it took his breath away it was wonderful beyond words. Oh wow.

He will not be resting peacefully for very long. Just long enough to catch his breath, I should think. So all I can say to him is HAVE FUN!