Assignment 6 The Last Lecture 2
The Last Lecture Reflection
The Last Lecture was a very interesting and inspiring book to read. It focuses on living life more than death. The life that Randy Pausch lived was not only educational for his students but for himself and he hoped educational for his children. He reflected on his past and taught his student to live their childhood dreams. Pausch was trying to leave a legacy for his children not only through his last lecture but also in the way he looked at life.
Pausch was a man of many dreams that he pursued and usually accomplished even with all the obstacles and barricades he had to overcome. Most people can only dream of the things that he had done. Working as a Disney Imagineer to creating virtual worlds, he not only was living out his dream but also working and having fun at the same time. He worked hard and it paid off through his accomplishments.
While reading this book I would find myself continuing to read to find out what his next accomplishment was. It was interesting to see how much he had done in his lifetime but feeling sad at times that he was leaving behind a wife and three young children. This was the biggest emotion I had while reading this piece. Pausch spent a considerable amount of time with his wife and children, but knowing this was the end of his life, just spending time with his family was not enough. Writing a book or giving a lecture to leave a legacy for the children is something he wanted to do before he died. He felt writing a letter or making a video was just not enough. What are his children going to remember the most, the time he spent with them or the time he spent away trying to create the legacy? He outlines his steps for a happy life and achieving dreams but following his outline may have take away from what was the most important, his family. This aspect of the book is what I disliked the most. I felt he was being selfish, taking away the little time he and his family had left together. He had already
The Last Lecture was a very interesting and inspiring book to read. It focuses on living life more than death. The life that Randy Pausch lived was not only educational for his students but for himself and he hoped educational for his children. He reflected on his past and taught his student to live their childhood dreams. Pausch was trying to leave a legacy for his children not only through his last lecture but also in the way he looked at life.
Pausch was a man of many dreams that he pursued and usually accomplished even with all the obstacles and barricades he had to overcome. Most people can only dream of the things that he had done. Working as a Disney Imagineer to creating virtual worlds, he not only was living out his dream but also working and having fun at the same time. He worked hard and it paid off through his accomplishments.
While reading this book I would find myself continuing to read to find out what his next accomplishment was. It was interesting to see how much he had done in his lifetime but feeling sad at times that he was leaving behind a wife and three young children. This was the biggest emotion I had while reading this piece. Pausch spent a considerable amount of time with his wife and children, but knowing this was the end of his life, just spending time with his family was not enough. Writing a book or giving a lecture to leave a legacy for the children is something he wanted to do before he died. He felt writing a letter or making a video was just not enough. What are his children going to remember the most, the time he spent with them or the time he spent away trying to create the legacy? He outlines his steps for a happy life and achieving dreams but following his outline may have take away from what was the most important, his family. This aspect of the book is what I disliked the most. I felt he was being selfish, taking away the little time he and his family had left together. He had already