Sunday, October 10, 2010

Blog Post #7~Randy Pausch's Last Lecture

randy pausch at podeum


Though this video was a little over an hour long, I feel in my opinion that it was well worth the time. Most of the time when you listen to speakers they are usually too boring, too scattered brain, or simply begging for too much attention; and well he was just the opposite. His words were very inspiring and meant a lot in a way that most people could relate to.

This was amazing, the words that he spoke and the way he spoke them were magnificent! There are very few people good in not only spirit but at heart also, and Dr. Pausch proved just that. I loved his introduction and how he still presented himself with high spirit though all the complications with his kidneys that he has faced in life the last few months (during the time of the video). Unlike many people he is not asking for sympathy or any sort of compassion, because as he mentioned he has already been blessed with the support of his wonderful family.

He had a very strong belief in education, that sort of reminds me of Dr. Strange. He wasn't too fond of the use of books because he didn't think it was enough to help students to actually learn something, he felt as if they could learn by doing and continuing to strive harder along the way. It seems as though he had accomplished just about all of his goals in life, which I think is very impressive. Also I would like to say that it's so nice to see that someone with the knowledge of his life span has so many happy memories about their life.
He was a well-spoken man with the thought of respecting others and you will receive the same respect that you will receive back by doing so.

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