Randy Pausch died last week at the age of 47. He leaves behind his wife and three young children ~ and an inspirational lecture that could change your life.
He is best known as the Carnegie Mellon University professor who was dying of pancreatic cancer and delivered a "last lecture" to his students. Now this lecture has lead to the publishing of his book.
Pausch told USA TODAY during an interview at his home in March that the now-famous lecture was never meant for public consumption, nor was it for his colleagues or students. It was for his two sons and daughter: Dylan, 6, Logan, 3, and Chloe, 2. "If people are finding inspiration, OK, but the book is for my kids," Pausch said.
"I knew what I was doing that day," he wrote in the introduction of his best-selling book, also titled The Last Lecture. "Under the ruse of giving an academic lecture, I was trying to put myself in a bottle that would one day wash up on the beach for my children."
WOW.
He made a comment that he knew that he was dying and that his family would have to deal with a huge "fall" and he would not be there to catch them...but at least he could spend his last days sewing a net for them.
ABC is dedicating an hour tomorrow, Tuesday, July 29, at 10 p.m. to his story. Set your VCR's DVR's or tune in...it might just be worth your time to see how he spent HIS.
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