Randy Pausch died today.You know who I'm talking about - the cancer-stricken Carnegie Mellon professor who delivered a life lesson in the form of a lecture to students and fellow faculty members.
Several months ago I bought “The Last Lecture,” the book based on his stirring presentation. In it he talks a lot about achieving your childhood dreams, being optimistic and devoting the precious time you have on this earth to things that really matter.
But the other lesson – the one he didn’t really tackle as directly on those pages – was just as inspiring. It was about facing a bleak future with grace and dignity.
One of Pausch’s most famous quotes is also the one I like best:
"I mean I don't know how to not have fun. I'm dying and I'm having fun. And I'm going to keep having fun every day I have left. Because there's no other way to play it. You just have to decide if you're a Tigger or an Eeyore. I think I'm clear where I stand on the great Tigger/Eeyore debate. Never lose the childlike wonder. It's just too important. It's what drives us."
I was going to add a link to his blog as part of this post but the site was crashed when I tried to get to it – probably due to excessive traffic.
I’m not surprised.
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