Last Lecture

I really enjoyed this video of Randy Pausch's last lecture. He clearly has a great attitude, despite having terminal cancer, and it seems like this has always been his personality, not some sort of deathbed conversion. He has such a passion for what he does and what he has done with his life that one can only be inspired to dream and to dream big. Having goals and being motivated to achieve those goals at all costs should be a message instilled in every child. More importantly, however, is making sure the institutions we have in place provide the resources necessary to help every child reach their goals. For every Randy Pausch out there, there are hundreds, thousands, even millions of people that have just as much potential or more, but we will never see a video of them telling inspirational stories about obstacles overcome in their life. Brick walls? Go ask people living in poverty about brick walls; I'm sure they are more than happy to see the inside of four brick walls any chance they can.