Intro: Once awhile, I introduced an inspiring commencement address by Steve Jobs (Apple’s CEO) at Stanford about life. Now comes another sensational one, also by a techie and also about life: the last lecture by Randy Pausch.
Randy Pausch is a highly respected Computer Science Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, mostly known for his work in Human-Computer Interaction.
| Quote by WSJ
What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? For Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch, the question isn’t rhetorical — he’s dying of cancer. |
Note that the 3rd story of Steve is also about his struggling with cancer. Fortunately, he survived and then gave a speech about death. Randy gave words of wisdom knowing that he would die in a few months. Instead of talking about death, he talked about how he has “achieved” his childhood dreams, how he has enabled others achieve their childhood dreams, and how we achieve our dreams.