Randy Paush’s Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
Earlier this week Randy Paush, the Carnegie Mellon professor who delivered the powerful Last Lecture Achieving Your Childhood dreams, passed away from Cancer at the age of 47. I found the lecture to be extremely moving and inspirational. If you haven’t seen it, I embedded it below.
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sorry to hear that. but his lecture “Achieving Your Childhood dreams” will remain in our hearts.
about 1 year ago
Wow, that’s really awe inspiring, I found it really amazing that he was able to remain positive even though he had cancer. Really wish I attended that personally, his lesson was really a good lesson on life! I am sure it inspired and changed alot of people’s life that night.
Till then,
Jean
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