One of the most inspirational videos I have ever seen was about the life of Randy Pausch, a college professor, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Rather than retreating inward to await his own demise, he decided to give a last lecture that has inspired millions of people. The first link is to a short version of his story, and the second link is the entire lecture. Though it is long I feel certain that you will receive a lot of positive feelings, and maybe even help you to live your life to the fullest
My heart was hurting all night long. I should have sensed that I was feeling the pain of a nation as we lost Randy Pausch to pancreatic cancer. ABC's "Good Morning America” reported Friday morning that Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch, 47, had died. GMA’s Diane Sawyer received a phone call from the family early Friday morning, letting her know the sad news.
Last August, doctors told Carnegie Mellon University professor Dr. Randy Pausch that he was suffering from pancreatic cancer and only had months to live. Almost a year later, with his story reaching out and touching people around the world, and launching interest in this amazing man and his story, Randy Pausch died Friday at age 47.
With months to live, Pausch gave his famous “Last Lecture” at CMU in September 2007. As Randy, explained there's an academic tradition called the 'Last Lecture.' at Carnegie Mellon. Professors give it before they retire. Randy knew, after his diagnosis, that he wanted to give his own final lecture on "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" . He would talk about his life's journey and the lessons he's learned along the way, talk to his students, but always with the intent of leaving the video-taped lecture, as his own final legacy, for his three small children.
Click here for the short versionRandy Pausch's Last Lecture
