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An improbable chain of people and events that stretches back over more than five decades followed by a twelfth hour appeal for contact, acknowledgement. However, rather than dead silence, these entreaties were ultimately answered with “Nevermore, nevermore.”

In late August, Fairer Platform reported Steve Jobs’ 80-year-old biological father’s regret at not knowing his son. At the time, he said he’d like to “have just one coffee with him just once…”

[Jobs' mother] did not want to bring shame onto the family [Ed — Process this with your 1955 brain] and thought [adoption] was the best for everyone. Now I just live in hope that, before it is too late, he will reach out to me … I’d be lying if I said it doesn’t sadden me to have not been part of my son’s incredible journey.

Jandali wasn’t aware that Jobs was his son until 2005 — imagine the shock of realization when he looked at the world shaking Apple CEO’s picture with new eyes.

Nevertheless, All Things D reports that Steve Jobs never answered Jandali’s emails seeking contact.

This story provides a wholly new spin on the Butterfly Effect theory. That is, who would have guessed that the butterfly would become, not just cause in some tangential way, the hurricane that shook the world?

Improbable to the end, yet alas nevermore, nevermore…

What’s your take?

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