Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture
I truly enjoyed Randy's last lecture.Throughout his entire lecture he was happy, nothing was gloomy about him. From the time he admitted he had Cancer,he kept a smile on his face reassuring us he was going to be okay.He achieved his dreams and help enable dreams of others.The video was over an hour, but well worth it.
His last lecture was centered around achieving childhood dreams.Pausch had at least 6 dreams and achieved most of them or came pretty close.I'll like to discuss two that were pretty entertaining to me.First,as a child he wanted to play in the NFL.This didn't come true,however he was coached by Jim Graham.During the years of being coached,one day Jim rode his tail.While many would take this as an negative action,Pausch viewed it as a caring action.The coach actually believed in him and had hope.In addition,he learned fundamentals and hard work through football.
Next, his dream was to be a Disney Imagineer.Therefore,after graduating from college, he wrote Disney with interest.Sadly, he was shot down and told he didn't meet the qualifications.This was a brick wall placed between him and his dream. However,this did not hinder him.Instead he met with Jon Snoody,man who was working with the Alladin Project at Disney.They met for lunch and he questioned him about the project.Surprisingly,he became a member of the Alladin project after getting to know Snoody.Indeed,this project allowed engineers and artists to work together.Determination finally paid off.
Finally,Randy allowed life to teach him more than just a few life lessons.He learned that life has brick walls.Brick walls are there to prove how badly we want things.Some people conquer these brick walls,while others give up and remain behind.Also,it's up to us to always stay true to loyalty,helping others,and achieving our childhood dreams because you never know when your last lecture will be.
Sherrele,
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job on your blog. I especially liked the analogy of the brick walls from Pausch's Last Lecture. This was a great motivational speech for his students and his children. As long as you don't let the "brick walls" in your life get you down, you too can have a great testimony just as Pausch did.
Make sure you go back through your blog and adjust your spacing with your periods and commas so that you won't look like you have run on sentences.
Wow, I totally needed to read your bit about staying loyal. Sometimes it's easy to be roused by a "better" opportunity and neglect the one's you have already committed too. Thanks for the reminder!
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