If you could tell your family just one thing before you die, what would it be?
Some Universities are now asking professors to give simulated ‘last lectures’ where they are to come up with the best wisdom they’d give if they only had one last time to do it.
However, One professor participant named Randy Pausch turns out to be truly only weeks or months from dying of pancreatic cancer. His final lecture is called How to Achieve Your Childhood Dreams. Below is a link to a 5 minute excerpt from it. Good stuff, I recommend you give it a watch.
Video: Rapidly Dying 47-Year-Old Professor Gives Exuberant ‘Last Lecture’
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Good stuff! Is there a link to watch the whole lecture?
I love the “brick walls” commentary. Brilliant!
Here’s the entire lecture:
http://cmu.edu/uls/journeys/
Mi Inglès es pèsimo y me gustarìa por lo menos saber que es lo que dice en su charla…gtracias igual…
…desde Mendoza_Argentina.
thank you so much Brad for posting this. To see such courage with impending doom just over the horizon, is just so inspiring. This will be in my head for awhile.
As for what resonates with me, it’s his line…
“If you live your life the right way,
you don’t have to chase your dreams,
they will come to you”
I’ve written that down and will be meditating on that great insight for a few days. Probably going to be a blog topic,
after I’ve had time to digest it…..right now I’m just in awe!
Eduardo
Wow!
I’m lost for words but deeply moved. Thanks for posting this Brad, lots to think about………