When Randy Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give his “Last Lecture”, the audience expected the traditional accomplishments and wisdom he had learned to this point in his life. What they heard instead was a lecture on the importance of fulfilling childhood dreams. What they heard instead was a lecture more about life than about the end of a life. What made the approach to this topic even more astounding and what the audience did not know was that Pausch himself was dying of cancer at the young age of 46.

Pausch expanded his original lecture by publishing a book, using personal narratives and humor to demonstrate what’s important in the human journey. In the pursuit of realizing childhood dreams, the author emphasizes the importance of showing gratitude, setting goals, keeping commitments, telling the truth, working hard, and celebrating victories. He encourages the use of perseverance when facing obstacles and inspires you to enable the dreams of others. Pausch’s legacy will indeed be how to live honorably and to live with humor.
 
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