What I Wish Steve Jobs Had Decided


by Charles Glassman, MD


“Follow those who seek the truth; avoid those who have found it.” ~ Anonymous


made to treat it, I think about how we all go about making decisions. Most of us tend to fight or flee what we perceive as dangerous, threatening or making us more vulnerable, however unfounded that perception might be. We create definitions of ourselves, place ourselves in limiting boxes of thoughts and beliefs, and then react by fighting or fleeing any- thing that questions those belief systems. Let’s look at this more closely in the


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case of Steve Jobs, as I feel all of us can learn from it, especially when it comes to medical care—both preventive and therapeutic.


Steve Jobs’ Beliefs In Jobs’ authorized biography, we learn about his reactions to learning he had pancreatic cancer. Jobs had spent time studying Buddhism in India and he felt it served him in his work. “The main thing I’ve learned,” he said, “is intuition—that the people in India are not just pure rational thinkers, that the great spiri- tual ones also have an intuition.” Jobs refused surgery after his diagnosis and for nine months after, favoring instead


s I learn more about the death of Steve Jobs from a form of pancre- atic cancer and the attempts he


dietary treatments and other alternative methods. Maybe he feared the possibility that


his intuition may not have been as reli- able as he liked to think. Through Bud- dhism, Jobs was a seeker of truth. When, despite his belief in the intangible power of the human mind, he got pancreatic cancer, I can only imagine he dug his heels in deeper. He probably fought and fled the rational, practical, empirical world of science and medicine. When it came to making his deci-


sion, Jobs did what most of us do—he unknowingly fled the “danger” of con- sidering what his doctors recommended instead of stepping back and reflecting. What if he listened to someone


who said, “Steve, you have a growth in your body. Neither you nor I know how it got there. You may speculate that it was from toxins in your system or the environment, or the result of your stress and hard work. But the bottom line is that we don’t know what caused this abnormal growth, and whatever has caused this has allowed cells to grow to a point where they will not stop unless something drastic is done.” “I will be with you from start to


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tions and meditations to make the pro- cess non-threatening. Once you remove what does not belong in your body, let’s implement some of your beliefs. Listening to these doctors now does not invalidate your beliefs. If the other doc- tors recommend further treatment down the road, like chemotherapy, we will address that later and, with my help, you will determine if it is right for you.” “Steve, don’t decide against


surgery just because you know that the surgeons may not believe in what you believe. Let them remove from your body what does not belong. Make that mindful decision, and then move on from there with further mindful ap- proaches. Don’t let your fear guide you because it will never lead you to what is right for you.”


The Take Home We all have our own beliefs. Those who have ‘found the truth’ may dismiss the seekers’ ideas. But seekers must not use their hostility toward the ‘finders’ as an excuse to fight and flee any of their suggestions. Don’t discount ideas simply because they seem at odds with your cherished belief system. The truth is, there are incredible


therapies available within both con- ventional medicine and alternative therapies, and the wise approach is to consider all ideas and determine the best approach, or combination of ap- proaches, for you.


Charles Glassman, MD, is the author of Brain Drain and has a private practice at the New York Center for Longevity & Wellness in Pomona. For more infor- mation call 362-1110 or visit Charles- GlassmanMD.com or Coach MD on Facebook.


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