This book is great, which gives you hopes and inspiration lessons in living.
My Rating is 5/5
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I have read the book, the book is mind-blowing, and it does not only give you motivation, inspiration, most importantly teach you the important lessons for living.
The book is based on last special lecture delivered by Prof. Randy Pausch on the topic “Childhood Dreams” at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg. He was Ph.D. alum cum professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He had suffered from pancreatic cancer and he knew that he is going to die within 3-6 months. He delivered the lecture in 2007 and died in the year of 2008, during the last phase of his life he shared all his experiences through his last lecture presentation. He recorded the video message to his small children’s and shared his own experiences to achieved goals, also thank (gratitude) everyone through the lecture.
Think… a successful person, who knows that he is going to die and readily deliver a lecture on “lesson in living”. In this book, Prof. Randy explained his life from childhood to professor at the university, how he achieved his childhood dream as an Imagineering (Disneyland).
Wow, the ultimate lecture, and from this book, you learn multiple life tactics to handle your life during difficult times.
Some phrases from the book as follows-
Chapter 23-Time is all you have. And you may find one day that you have less than you think.
Chapter 39-Be the First Penguin, Experience is what you get when you did not get what you wanted.
Chapter 58-You can survive the unimaginable.
Chapter 61-It is not about how to achieve your dreams; it’s about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the Karma will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you
More…Chapters...Don’t Obsess over what people think….Look for the best in everybody..Be a Communitarian..etc
The book teaches you the lesson of living through Prof. Randy life journey, how he achieved all his childhood dreams. Honestly, this book is bringing the smiles and hopes for millions during difficult times.
You can gift this book to those who are going through a very difficult time in their life, s/he will grateful to you forever. Another reason, why this book touched my heart deeply, I have read this book during a similar situation of Prof. Randy family went through, the normal family can’t imagine how cancer patient’s family suffered.
Love you Prof. Randy family (Jai-Wife and all three children)
Truly
Kalyan Acharjya
