Enough to make you cry and smile all at the same time. Not tears of joy, but rather tears of motivation and imagination. Randy Paush is good hearted, spirited, and genuine. A true kid at heart. He gave one the most amazing, heartfelt and meaningful speeches you’ll ever see. Can truly tell it comes straight from the heart. Although, his lecture created quite an occurrence and powerful message across the world, he didn’t do it for the fame or glory, but because he cares for others and wanted to share his experiences with everyone. His outlook on life is amazing and we should all be grateful that he was able to share it with the world. He has changed and inspired many lives through his journey by his words and mentality.
It wasn’t just your typical college lecture on Sept. 18, 2007 at Carnegie Mellon University, far from it actually. Possibly the best lecture many of us will ever witness our entire lives. More than the lecture itself, it was about following your dreams. "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", was the title of his lecture. The substance of his speech was about childhood dreams, enabling the dreams of others, and lessons learned. Randy shared his own dreams he had as a kid, childhood memories, and all the achievements he had experienced throughout his life. The most important point Randy emphasized was "how you can achieve your dreams or enable the dreams of others."
"I probably got more from that dream and not accomplishing it than I got from any of the ones that I did accomplish. It’s not about how to achieve your dreams. It’s about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you," Randy strongly agrees that not matter how big or small are dreams may be we still need to have them. It is not just about accomplishing our dreams, but about the process to get there. It is a learning experience and it can only help us. It is not about finding ourselves through our dreams, but about creating ourselves along the way.
"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand," Randy feels you have to take everything you have been given, good or bad and make the most of it. Randy had slides of his CT scans on the background for the audience to see. He told them about the cancer that was destroying his pancreas and that eventually claimed his life a few months after. But clearly this lecture was not about how to die, rather it was about how to live. On the stage, Randy was very youthful, energetic, cheerful, and funny. He was having a fun time and really interacting with the audience. You never would have been able to guess he was dying a slow, agonizing death. He seemed invincible with the world in his hands. He had an inspirational and peaceful spirit that filled the room and the hearts of every person watching. He touched everyone witnessing his speech, in one way or another. The impact his words have were so powerful that they will affect you in one way or another. Some will take it as a push to succeed, others as a glimpse of hope. Whatever it may be, Randy’s lecture is inspiring and has taught us all a lesson in life.
"Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome. Be good at something, it makes you valuable." Randy drove the importance of being unique and having something personally special to share with the world. He shows us a way of leading a great life by achieving what you want for yourself, but remembering to always help others, as he has done throughout his life. He will make your outlook on life brighter just by reminding you of the simple things. Learn more, love greatly and never give up. All too often people make life more complex than it really is. In reality the answer to life's questions lie in the simply things. In Randy's case it was in his childhood dreams.
"The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough." The things in life worth working for don’t come easy. Good things will come to those who prosper through the hard times and survive.
Randy’s lecture has become a phenomenon, as well as his book he wrote based on the same principles, celebrating the dreams we all strive to make realities. There is a lot to be learned from Randy. I feel touched and blessed to have witnessed such an amazing speaker give such a life changing speech. It is amazing to see how Randy has influenced people all over the world. He makes you look deeply into your own life and also how you affect others lives. Only until we love ourselves, can we love others. The most important message from his lecture is that leading your life the right way is never just about yourself, but about you and the people around you. Although, Randy lost his battle to pancreatic cancer on July 25th 2008, his legacy will continue to inspire us all for generations to come. It is true, the good die young. Randy is another hero blessed to heaven.
It wasn’t just your typical college lecture on Sept. 18, 2007 at Carnegie Mellon University, far from it actually. Possibly the best lecture many of us will ever witness our entire lives. More than the lecture itself, it was about following your dreams. "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", was the title of his lecture. The substance of his speech was about childhood dreams, enabling the dreams of others, and lessons learned. Randy shared his own dreams he had as a kid, childhood memories, and all the achievements he had experienced throughout his life. The most important point Randy emphasized was "how you can achieve your dreams or enable the dreams of others."
"I probably got more from that dream and not accomplishing it than I got from any of the ones that I did accomplish. It’s not about how to achieve your dreams. It’s about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you," Randy strongly agrees that not matter how big or small are dreams may be we still need to have them. It is not just about accomplishing our dreams, but about the process to get there. It is a learning experience and it can only help us. It is not about finding ourselves through our dreams, but about creating ourselves along the way.
"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand," Randy feels you have to take everything you have been given, good or bad and make the most of it. Randy had slides of his CT scans on the background for the audience to see. He told them about the cancer that was destroying his pancreas and that eventually claimed his life a few months after. But clearly this lecture was not about how to die, rather it was about how to live. On the stage, Randy was very youthful, energetic, cheerful, and funny. He was having a fun time and really interacting with the audience. You never would have been able to guess he was dying a slow, agonizing death. He seemed invincible with the world in his hands. He had an inspirational and peaceful spirit that filled the room and the hearts of every person watching. He touched everyone witnessing his speech, in one way or another. The impact his words have were so powerful that they will affect you in one way or another. Some will take it as a push to succeed, others as a glimpse of hope. Whatever it may be, Randy’s lecture is inspiring and has taught us all a lesson in life.
"Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome. Be good at something, it makes you valuable." Randy drove the importance of being unique and having something personally special to share with the world. He shows us a way of leading a great life by achieving what you want for yourself, but remembering to always help others, as he has done throughout his life. He will make your outlook on life brighter just by reminding you of the simple things. Learn more, love greatly and never give up. All too often people make life more complex than it really is. In reality the answer to life's questions lie in the simply things. In Randy's case it was in his childhood dreams.
"The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough." The things in life worth working for don’t come easy. Good things will come to those who prosper through the hard times and survive.
Randy’s lecture has become a phenomenon, as well as his book he wrote based on the same principles, celebrating the dreams we all strive to make realities. There is a lot to be learned from Randy. I feel touched and blessed to have witnessed such an amazing speaker give such a life changing speech. It is amazing to see how Randy has influenced people all over the world. He makes you look deeply into your own life and also how you affect others lives. Only until we love ourselves, can we love others. The most important message from his lecture is that leading your life the right way is never just about yourself, but about you and the people around you. Although, Randy lost his battle to pancreatic cancer on July 25th 2008, his legacy will continue to inspire us all for generations to come. It is true, the good die young. Randy is another hero blessed to heaven.
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