The Last Lecture

This is a long video and one that I do not post lightly. It is the last lecture given by Randy Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University who is dying of pancreatic cancer. Diane Sawyer did an interview with him last week and my professor just added this video to our syllabus for my bioethics course.

Be forewarned--it is about achieving your childhood dreams and enabling others to do the same. It is funny, poignant and an incredible legacy, on top of the academic accomplishments (and there are many) that Pausch leaves behind. He is nothing short of a remarkable human being, who makes the lyric, "Only the good die young" seem all too relevant.

Watch it when you have time and you will have a new respect for brick walls.