Saturday, April 12, 2008

Inspiration - Professor Randy Pausch - "The Last Lecture"




I opened my email this morning & received one of the most inspirational emails which included a video of Randy Pausch. Before today I have never heard of him. After today, he may have changed my life forever. Randy is a 47yr old Professor from Carnegie Mellon. Randy is dying of pancreatic cancer. He will soon leave his wife and his 3 small children because of this terrible disease. What he is leaving behind though is a legacy that is just amazing, inspiring, and incredible. The above video is from a clip previewing his interview with Diane Sawyer. He has also appeared on Oprah & Good Morning America. Randy gave his "Last Lecture" to a packed auditorium and amazed and inspired them. It spread to the internet & 10 million people have watched it & been inspired by him. I wanted to share this with you if any of you have not heard about him. Again, I was just blessed with this today.

His entire interview with Diane Sawyer can be found HERE . It is in 5 different parts. I will tell you this, grab an entire tissue box. It is worth every tear because with each tear it will change your life more & more.

If you would like to actually see the "Last Lecture" that he gave this video below is it in its entirety.



If anybody watches it or has seen it, please feel free to post your comments. I would love to hear what you think and if this has been an inspiration to you.



This is Randy Pausch.









This is Randy with is wife Jai and his 3 small children.









This is Randy's book that I ordered. I cannot wait to read it.

2 comments:

2nd Cup of Coffee said...

Yes, I saw this when it first became news, and I don't think I could watch it again.

Joyful Shepherd said...

Thank you. I loved reading this blog.