The Last Lecture

Just finished reading this book 'The Last Lecture' by Randy Pausch. See the side bar for the book cover. It's quite an easy read and I finished the book in two and a half hours' time. Very touching and inspiring. Mrs Koh lent it to me. Try to get hold of the book and read. It will change your perspective about how you should live your life.

"On September 18, 2007, computer science professor Randy Pausch stepped in front of an audience of 400 people at Carnegie Mellon University to deliver a last lecture called “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” With slides of his CT scans beaming out to the audience, Randy told his audience about the cancer that is devouring his pancreas and that will claim his life in a matter of months. On the stage that day, Randy was youthful, energetic, handsome, often cheerfully, darkly funny. He seemed invincible. But this was a brief moment, as he himself acknowledged.

Randy’s lecture has become a phenomenon, as has the book he wrote based on the same principles, celebrating the dreams we all strive to make realities. Sadly, Randy lost his battle to pancreatic cancer on July 25th, 2008, but his legacy will continue to inspire us all, for generations to come."

Extracted from the website www.thelastlecture.com