On my trip last week to Utah, I read the book “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch. I’m sure most of you are familiar with it, but in case you haven’t heard of the story, the book is basically about a college professor in his mid-40s who finds out that he has cancer and only 3-6 months left to live. With a limited amount of time left, he decides to give his last lecture, which is essentially a summary of many of the life lessons he’s learned that he wanted to pass on to others, especially his children.
It’s a very sobering book but is also very inspirational considering what this man and his family battled through and how he continued to remain so positive in life.
But as I finished it on the flight back from Utah (and tried to casually brush away a few tears!), it definitely got me thinking…
What would I say if I had a Last Lecture?
Better yet, what would you say? If something tragic happened, and you had a limited amount of time left, what would you teach others? If you had 1 hour in front of a group of people, what would you tell them? And on top of that, would your life match up with what you were telling others to do?
YOUR TURN: If you had a Last Lecture, what would you say?
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Hey Grant,
I was moved also by the lecture. What impressed me was what he was placing his hope in. It was in karma. I used that quote of his at a funeral I did for a friend of mine last year and compared it to what Bono said. He said he wasn’t counting on karma, but on grace. My fear is that although Randy was very positive, more so than most believers, his faith was in the wrong thing. We are trusting that we won’t get what we deserve. We’ll exchange a life of sin for a life eternal with Jesus.
I enjoy following your blog, I have it on my blog’s blogroll.
Blessings,
Dave