But life has a few twists in it. The scene in which the board of directors decides to rid Apple of Jobs' leadership is a very good one. The friend that had so long been Jobs' most supportive partner was required to vote on whether to keep Jobs as Apple's leader or not. The night before the vote, Jobs had asked his friend point blank, "Do I have your support?" His friend said that he unequivocally had his support. But, when asked the question in the board room amongst all the other members, Jobs' trusted friend raised his hand to vote in opposition to allowing Jobs to stay as president. It was a moment of total betrayal.
Betrayal is the one issue that drives me over the edge. It is the ultimate wound. My favorite book, Aspen, has the exact same theme and a circumstance eerily similar to the one in Jobs. But, Jobs has the twist I love, and it is this twist that separates it from Aspen. Several years later Jobs is invited by a different board for Apple to return as president and CEO of the company. This time, however, Jobs won't take the position unless the board supports him carte blanche. So, Jobs goes to three of 5 board members and offers them a deal they can't refuse - a golden parachute so that they will not stand in his way ever again. In the scene in which the third golden parachute is issued, Jobs does a beautiful thing... he hands the offer to his "friend" who several years back voted no for him to remain as president. The circle becomes fully completed. I wanted to cheer at that moment. The rest of Jobs' story is one of revolutionizing America's way to get information and hear music... made possible by no one standing in his way.
I have a personal application of this issue in my own life. And I love doing it in the legal arena. Yes, the lovely game of showing deceptive language in testimony that has been sworn as truth. Yes... full circle when people's lies come to light... and they nearly always act so surprised. Ha!
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