Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ powerful Stanford speech on death and time still resonates 21 years later: “Your time is limited” — the life lesson that can change how you see success, purpose and your own path

When Steve Jobs stood before Stanford University graduates in 2005, he did not offer them a conventional speech about career success. Instead, he shared three personal stories about life, failure, love and death. The final story became the most memorable.

Jobs spoke openly about mortality and explained why he believed death could be viewed as “the single best invention of life.” More than two decades later, his words continue to resonate because they address something everyone understands: our time is limited.