The Last Lecture

So I have been on a big reading kick lately and just plowing through some books. Generally I go with politically driven, history, medical or nonfiction. I tried something a little different, well not too different just the context I suppose. I went with "self help" just the section I got the book from.

Its written by Randy Pausch who was a professor at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh. This book is a reflection on his life and how anything is possible. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and fought it with years even though he knew it claims just about all of its victims he went on with hope to beat it. He was offered to do a lecture at Carnegie Mellon which he took the offer on. At the time he accepted it he wasnt fully sure of how long he had to live because he was still going through aggressive bouts of chemo. Not too long before his lecture he found out he had 3-6 months left. He still put on the lecture and worked day and night to get it right.

Its about how with some dedication and time you can do anything you want as long as you stay focused and work on it, all of your lifes goals can be met. This man did everything he wanted too in his short life. He met "Captain Kirk", published in an encyclopedia, was in an anti gravity chamber at NASA, worked with the Disney Imagineers and so on. Its inspiring and great insight to never really give. It really shows how someone can appreciate their life and there is something to be gained from this read.

Highly recommend this book to everyone. Its a quick easy read but a very good read. He died shortly after his lecture and this is truly a person to admire.