Tribute to Randy Pausch

If you had one last lecture to give, what would it be

Randy Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in Sept 2006.
In Aug 2007 , the doctors told him that he has 3-6 months to live.

But despite knowing that he was going to die, he stays a positive outlook in life and make the best of what he has.

He gave this lecture in Sept 2007 titled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" or commonly known as "The Last Lecture", asking the audience "what wisdom would you try to impart to the world if you knew it was your last chance?"

I have the chance to view the lecture in Oct 2007 and was deeply impacted by the video. To think a dying man could face death and yet remain contributing the youth and nation in such a big measure. Indeed the lecture was truly truly inspiring to have heard it from a dying man.

His contributions has led to many accolades such as

President Bush wrote him a personal letter
Person of the week by ABC
listed as top 100 most influential people by TIME
Nov 19th as Randy Pausch day in Pittsburgh
etc

Last Lecture Video(1 hr 16mins) :




Randy Pausch died on Last Friday 25July and he was 47 yrs old then.
Rest in Peace Prof Randy.