"The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, Professor Carnegie Mellon
Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who is dying from pancreatic cancer, gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving talk, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals. For more, visit www.cmu.edu/randyslecture.

"Journeys" are special University Lectures in which Carnegie Mellon faculty members share their reflections on their journeys -- the everyday actions, decisions, challenges and joys that make a life.

-The above excerpt is taken from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

Having chanced upon this book and purchasing it 2 days ago, I decided to look for the visual version in my favourite website ever..haha. Anyway this book is a must read, simply for the fact that in our mundane worlds, we often neglect the essentials of our very existance, the dreams and ideals we harboured as a child which were, more often than not, put down by our very own parents, relatives, teachers etc, individuals who were supposed to encourage our pursuit of dreams. However their experiences in life have disillusioned them and now the supposed "realities" of life precedes their "bubble dreams". Hence to prevent their children from treading upon the same path they have "hardened" them to the harsh realities of life.
The lecture is in its simplicity, enlightening. In my childhood I've dreamed of joining the EPL, publishing a worldwide bestselling literary phenomenon amongst many other impossible dreams. Now, I truly have no idea as to what I really want to accomplish in life when at a delicate phase of my life I was so sure of my future.
1 1/2 years of NS has yielded nothing as to my future path. Probably many others at my age are grappling with the same horrifying truth that perhaps we are destined to engage in a work that we probably will not enjoy in the name of enabling our families to be well-fed. I hence recommend this book too all the lost souls in this world as well as all the parents of this world who wishes the best for their child. Your "best" might not be your children's "best". Heed the word of a dying man, for its before death that one truly ponders about his life and this man is definitely qualified to teach you people who have supposedly seen it all. You ain't see nothing yet guys.

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