Randy Pausch

I am currently reading a book by Randy Pausch, it is call "THE LAST LECTURE". This book was first introduced to me by Jurcannie who told me that by simply reading this book, it will bring tears to your eye. The book cover has a rocket looking image on it which make the first impression to be kiddish. As i go about reading it i gain a better understanding on both the content itself and the author himself. This guy Randy was a professor from Carnegie Mellon and he teaches IT. In 2006 he was Diagnosed with Terminal Cancer and was expected to live for 3-6 months. After knowing his days were limited, he decided to write out this book as well as to conduct a Last Lecture to the students in Carnegie Mellon. During the leacture he will address the audience with his childhood dream, his journey in life as well as his love for his children. His real purpose was to give his children a chance to know him better even though he will no longer physically be there for them after his death. Sadly to say, i went to research on him and he passed away last year in July 2008. There are a few paragraph in the book which i find it inspiring and would like to share with you guys. 1) He met a waitress who got pregnant by accident so he wrote :" Here was a woman, having a child by accident that she surely would come to love. As for me, through the accident of cancer I will be leaving three children to grow up without my love." 2) When he found out his sickness, he mention :"All right, this is what it is. We can't change it. We just have to decide how we will respond. We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand."