stuff: the digital scrapbook of matthew domurat

The full video is here, but the most poignant section about life and death is in this clip.

The text, thanks to Ryan, “Steve Job’s 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech, where he addresses his mortality.

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true. 

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

Spring is endearing because it brings dormant things back to life. It’s important, because it’s not just trees, flowers, and animals; it’s your feelings, your attitude, and your passion to do good. Music reminds me of how alive we are, and how we let things go dormant.

Nine tracks including music by Andrew Bird, Three Legged Fox and Pomplamoose!

It was one of those moments.  The world melts away and a song transports you to another place and time.  It happened during the CBC Radio 3 Annual Bucky Award contest when Coeur de Pirate’s song won the “Best Reason To Learn French” award.  It’s simply adorable. 

If you are a music lover, and want a sample of the best music Canada has to offer, spend the evening with the CBC Radio 3 Bucky 2009 Bucky Award podcast.  You’ll fall in love with music all over again.

Thank you CBC Radio 3.