So I just finished an amazing book by Randy Pausch titled 'The Last Lecture'. I started crying on the first page, and got teary-eyed throughout the rest. It is a true story that he tells in the last months of his life as he is suffering with pancreatic cancer. He is leaving his wife and three kids behind. He was a professor at Carnegie Mellon and was asked to give a "last lecture". He decides that he is going to do this, despite being weaker from the chemo. He decides to speak about childhood dreams. The great thing about the childhood dreams he had for himself is that he actually accomplished all that he had wanted in life. He was able to be in zero gravity, write a blurb about virtual reality in the encyclopedia, be a Disney Imagineer, and etc... Randy died this year in July, but he left a great legacy along for his kids in the future, and also so many others who have read his story. He really has great philosophies on how to live your life. He talks about being a "Tigger" or an "Eeyore" and how he thought it was such a waste of time to be an Eeyore, and how nothing got accomplished from being down and depressed all the time. I have to admit, I have probably been more of an Eeyore in my life than a Tigger. Some of the events of my life have made me feel like I had a right to be that way. But he writes “We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.” That is so completely true, and I have something that he didn't. I have the true church, and I have the knowledge that I could be with my family someday and we can live in eternal happiness with each other. So I will try to live my life in the greatest way and try to be as positive as I can be, and also live up to my fullest potential. This is a wonderful book combined with humor, warmth, and love. I would recommend it to everyone! I give it a 4 out of 4 stars!
About Me
- The MAAY Family
- Mike and I got married on January 3, 2008 in the Salt Lake City Temple. We met December 31, 2003 on New Years Eve, after his best friend invited him to a party. It was nearing midnight, and I had never kissed someone before on New Years Eve. He was sitting there all alone, in his University of Utah sweatshirt, and his Grizzlies backwards baseball cap, and he looked pretty cute. I asked him, "Hey, would you like to kiss at midnight?" He looked confused... Then he finally said, "Sure." I went over to him, and gave him a little peck (which apparently did not reach his lips, more like his chin...) and that was the start of it! We have a beautiful boy, Aiden, who will be two years old in June, and he is the joy of both our lives! We are both working, and we are currently living in Lehi, UT.We are a happy family and love doing things together.
January 20, 2009
Book Review-'The Last Lecture'
So I just finished an amazing book by Randy Pausch titled 'The Last Lecture'. I started crying on the first page, and got teary-eyed throughout the rest. It is a true story that he tells in the last months of his life as he is suffering with pancreatic cancer. He is leaving his wife and three kids behind. He was a professor at Carnegie Mellon and was asked to give a "last lecture". He decides that he is going to do this, despite being weaker from the chemo. He decides to speak about childhood dreams. The great thing about the childhood dreams he had for himself is that he actually accomplished all that he had wanted in life. He was able to be in zero gravity, write a blurb about virtual reality in the encyclopedia, be a Disney Imagineer, and etc... Randy died this year in July, but he left a great legacy along for his kids in the future, and also so many others who have read his story. He really has great philosophies on how to live your life. He talks about being a "Tigger" or an "Eeyore" and how he thought it was such a waste of time to be an Eeyore, and how nothing got accomplished from being down and depressed all the time. I have to admit, I have probably been more of an Eeyore in my life than a Tigger. Some of the events of my life have made me feel like I had a right to be that way. But he writes “We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.” That is so completely true, and I have something that he didn't. I have the true church, and I have the knowledge that I could be with my family someday and we can live in eternal happiness with each other. So I will try to live my life in the greatest way and try to be as positive as I can be, and also live up to my fullest potential. This is a wonderful book combined with humor, warmth, and love. I would recommend it to everyone! I give it a 4 out of 4 stars!
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