Chapter 63 Chapter 3 a mortal

Jobs' biological parents had to give Jobs to his adoptive parents for adoption because they had a child out of wedlock while they were studying for a degree.Later, they got married and had a daughter, Mona Simpson, Jobs' biological sister.However, Qiao Gangzhu, the younger sister, did not enjoy much paternal love. When she was 5 years old, her father abandoned their mother and daughter and ran away from home. The siblings, Jobs and Mona, didn't know each other existed until Jobs was 27 years old.The two obviously grew up in completely different environments, but Jobs still found that he and his sister were somewhat similar in appearance, personality, and willfulness.Jobs later said: "We're family, and she's one of my best friends in the world, and I call her every few days."

Jobs and Mona's biological father, Abdul Fattah Jandali, is Syrian, and their biological mother, Joan Simpson, is American.Now it seems that their genes are quite good, not only Jobs is a rare genius, even his sister Mona is also very talented.Mona later became a moderately accomplished writer, publishing several works of fiction. Mona's third novel, "A Mortal Man," was published in 1996, just after Jobs returned to Apple.This novel, similar to her second novel, is about a daughter's search for her biological father.However, in this story, the prototype of the father does not seem to be Mona's own biological father.The father in the story is a billionaire business tycoon engaged in biotechnology.According to the description in the novel, this entrepreneur is "narcissistic and workaholic". From the beginning, "not only can't agree with others, but he doesn't even consider other people's wishes and ideas". Because of his birth, it has changed forever."Almost everyone who has read the novel thinks that the father in this story is Jobs.

If the millionaire Mona wrote about abandoning his daughter is really based on Jobs, then the father and daughter in the novel are probably alluding to the relationship between Jobs and his illegitimate daughter Lisa. From high school to Reed University to founding Apple, there are too many unverifiable gossips about Jobs' personal life, including a relationship with singer Bob Dylan's ex-girlfriend Joan Baez (Joan Baez). gossip.In fact, it is not news that the handsome and free-spirited Jobs had a few rumored girlfriends, but the fact that he gave birth to an illegitimate daughter with his girlfriend but refused to admit it to life and death can truly reflect the true nature of the boss Joe.

In the late summer of 1977, Chris-Ann Brennan, Jobs' longtime girlfriend at the time, became pregnant.It is said that after hearing the news, the 22-year-old Jobs, like most mischievous big boys who have just fallen in love and are unwilling to be responsible, resolutely opposed his promotion to the father of the child. The love entanglements of young people are similar in any era.Women in love are the easiest to get hurt, the easiest to be trapped by love, and the most capable of taking responsibility.Chris-Ann is not as irresponsible as Jobs, who only wanted to be happy. She did not choose to have an abortion, but was determined to give birth to her child and raise her up.Jobs was so annoyed by this, he not only cut off the relationship with his girlfriend, but also refused to admit that the child in his girlfriend's belly was his own.

In May 1978, the baby was born, and Chris-Ann named the girl Lisa Brennan (Lisa Brennan).Like a cliché in a soap opera, Jobs refused to acknowledge Lisa as his daughter no matter what, and refused to pay child support.No way, Chris-Ann took Jobs to court and asked him to assume the obligations of a father. In May 1979, Jobs finally agreed to a paternity test.Identification results show that Jobs is Lisa's father.But even so, the stubborn Jobs still refused to accept the court's judgment, and he refused to let go of saying that Lisa was his daughter.At one point, Jobs even swore in court, saying, "I'm sterile, and there's no way I could have given birth to this child."

I don't know why Jobs refused to fulfill his father's duties at the time, which didn't look like a brave hero at all.You know, Lisa and her mother were pretty much on welfare during the two years he had denied paternity.It wasn't until 1980 that Jobs changed his mind and agreed to accept the court judgment and recognize the father-daughter relationship. Lisa has been living with her mother since then, and moved to Europe after graduating from Harvard University in 2000 to become a reporter and columnist. In 2008, Lisa wrote about her own childhood: "In California, my mother raised me by herself. We didn't have much money, but she was great to me, and we were happy. We were always moving, renting. My father was rich and famous, and later, I After I got to know my father, I went on holiday with him, and lived with him for a few years. From my father’s side, I saw another colorful world. My father’s world and my mother’s world did not intersect. Whenever I live in one world, I miss the other."

Jobs is such a mortal, a mortal with passion and desire, love and hate.He also ignored Lisa's mother and daughter like an irresponsible bad boy, but he finally accepted Lisa as a daughter and gave her fatherly love. In 1991, Jobs and Laurene married and had three children.In his famous Stanford speech in 2005, Jobs admitted: "Laurena and I have a wonderful family."