The Steve Jobs Philosophy

Just read Steve Jobs autobiography by Walter Isaacson. I had eagerly anticipated the release of the book and couldn't wait to grab one as soon as it's available. Was hoping it'd be as inspiring as Steve Jobs's 2005 commencement speech but it isn't so. Perhaps a life story told through a third party would not hold as much impact as a personal account of one's own life and perspectives. Steve Jobs's speech was delivered in exactly his personal philosophical style - plain and simple. No superlatives, rhetorics or whatsoever. Without the pretense, his life story turned out to be much more convincing and sincere, and a most inspirational one I had ever heard.
Something in this person caught my admiration. It wasn't so much about his rag-to-riches roller-coaster ride but rather his eagerness to find his sense of purpose in life, his willingness to stand up to his principle, and to be true to himself and to others of whom he really was, and the courage to do what he believed to be right. I like that he knew who he was and what he stood for; he knew clearly his purpose and the truly important things he valued in life. Thus he was able to keep his focus and led a much more meaningful and colorful life despite the short lifespan.
Pondering about Steve Jobs's life, I was drifted back to an article I read some time back about Jean-Jacques-Rousseau, the 18th century Genevan philosopher. Rousseau mentioned in an article that the happiest moment he realised he had in life was during a time spent idling on a boat at a river, and indulging in the sweet idleness of life, even though he only had a vague recollection of that time. True that we often hear alot about people having regrets in life of not spending enough time with their loved ones as they were too often caught up with their work. We missed realising what truely can make us happy are the simple pleasures in life. But this certainly did not apply to Steve Jobs. As he aptly described once  - he sort of have his thread of life and the thread of Apple weave in and out of each other, like a tapestry. He had chosen to dedicate his purpose and life to Apple; he had chosen that his purpose and goal in life was to create great products, and great company. To him, this is a simple and clear focus, a pleasure in its simplicity, and a pursuit he embarked with great passion, even till the last stage of his life. Steve Jobs wasn't known to be a particularly great family man, perhaps sometimes even foresaking the people around him for his dream. But he had learnt to be appreactive of the support his closed ones had given him. To this person who knew so clearly about his life purpose, I believe there're no major regrets he held in his life.
I guess, whether we try to seek our happiness in life by the simple pleasures that Rousseau defined or like Steve Jobs who went all out to achieve his dream, the more fundamental one is to follow our heart, find ourselves and define our purpose. And I think only by recognising our true nature will it somehow direct us to the path of happiness.
Yeah, Steve Jobs's philosophy somehow struck a chord in me - You've got to find  what you love.. Follow your heart, for they somehow already know what you want.. Your time is limited and don't waste it living someone's else life.