Comments on: Life lessons from Randy Pausch’s "Last Lecture", part 2

By: Steve Darden

Steve Darden — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:34:46 +0000

Thanks – yes we all need to recommend the Jill Bolte Taylor TED talk to our friends. Myself I’d rather skip the stroke — but if I have to experience a stroke, I hope I’ll be up her standard.

By: Pedro

Pedro — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:11:00 +0000

How inspiring Randy Pausch is! If you liked “The Last Lecture”, another fantastic memoir I just read and highly recommend is “My Stroke of Insight” by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. Her TEDTalk video (ted.com) has been seen as many times as The Last Lecture I think, and Oprah did 4 shows on her book, so there are a lot of similarities. In My Stroke of Insight, there’s a happy ending though. It’s an incredible story! I hear they’re making it into a movie.

By: dina campbell

dina campbell — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:50:10 +0000

i apologize for the name difficulty in my comment, memory mix ups are one of my challenges, very frustrating…sorry…d.

By: dina campbell

dina campbell — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:07:56 +0000

steve, hello from b.c. canada…i am also grateful for my life, parents & childhood, poor but lots of fun & life lessons along with the sorrows…i’d like to think that i was as grateful before i broke my back but truthfully, it was a chance to clear a cluttered cupboard of stuff that didn’t matter, certainly not a totally negative experience…as a school board trustee, i am giving the grad’08 address & i’m planning to mention your assessment of life in terms of achieving childhood dreams…thnx for sharing your truth…as i live through each day in debilitating chronic pain, sometimes i wish i could “go to sleep forever”, however, most days my dream of writing about my parents life keeps me going & on a day to day level, working with kids keeps me busy…i think of you often, good on ya…dina.

By: Marlene Chalet

Marlene Chalet — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:05:36 +0000

Give Randy Pausch a Virtual Visit since we all can’t fit in his living room, and he’s given us so much of himself.

Date and Time: Monday, May 5; 12:00 noon Eastern Daylight Time (Virginia, USA). Spread this around; blog it, text it, translate it (here are some international time guides: Melbourne- Mon 2:00 AM; Mexico City- Sun 11:00 AM; Paris- Sun 6:00 PM; Johannesburg- Sun 6:00 PM; Beijing- Midnight Sun-Mon; London- Sun 5:00 PM).

So no matter where you are, as close as you can to 12 noon EDT, sing, hum or just think it:

“Sing” (Sing A Song)- from Sesame Street (written by Joe Raposo)

Sing, Sing a song.
Sing out loud, Sing out strong.
Sing of good things, not bad.
Sing of happy, not sad.
Sing, Sing a song.
Make it simple, To last your whole life long.
Don’t worry that it’s not good enough, For anyone else to hear.
Sing, Sing a song.

We can do it and he deserves it: Knowing just when we’re all thinking of him..