VIDEO: Motivation from The Last Lecture

I have seen this several times and it never gets old. - 5/6/2013 11:17:16 AM

!! W O W !!

Everyone needs to re-view
this at least once a month

LOVE and BLESSINGS ! - 2/26/2013 8:59:16 PM

We should all strive to live this way. Most of us never know when our last day will be. What an impact he has made on people! Thanks for sharing with us! - 1/3/2013 7:53:31 AM

Life is so short. His last video was so moving and inspirational. He touched many lives. - 5/26/2012 12:31:31 AM

Hard to believe that he has been gone nearly four years already, but life does go on. He certainly made use of his time before he left to help his family financially. For others it is a good idea to have life insurance so your family is taken care of. - 2/4/2012 8:50:57 AM

Beautiful. I'm so guilt of so many of these things. It puts it into perspective. - 1/10/2012 10:40:40 PM

Wow! Live life to the fullest and be happy! - 3/5/2011 4:43:13 AM

Same thing happened to me as Freshaire1. Very disappointing. - 1/27/2011 9:26:14 AM

Unfortunately I cannot get the video to play - it comes up as a "private video". What's up with that? I've even friended the article writer - still no luck. I believe I've seen the video, just wanted to watch it again....sigh....
.technology will be my downfall! - 1/16/2011 5:59:05 PM

I knew Randy and his love of his wife and family was amazing to see. I saw the last speech he gave at Carnegie Mellon (at a graduation right before he died) and although he was so weak from the cancer he picked his wife up off the stage and carried her. Later that day I saw him at a gathering and he could barely stand. An amazing man and an inspiration to all. - 8/15/2010 5:54:38 PM

I have seen this before. I read the book. My eyes still tear up when I watch this. He was such a brave man. We can all learn from him. - 6/20/2010 10:43:57 AM

This man is a portrait in courage and gave us a lesson in being thankful. He left a meaningful part of himself for his children and all who saw this! - 5/24/2010 7:39:18 PM

epic. just epic. - 4/28/2010 7:57:29 PM

epic. just epic. - 4/28/2010 7:56:28 PM

Although Randy appears to be VERY positive concerning LIFE and his approaching death I wonder how he feels in his PRIVATE moments. I was watching a performance given by a man whom I think wanted to leave a positive legagy to his family. In reality Death IS a fearful event. There is an emotional condition called, Death Anxiety which many if not most people encounter at different stages of life. Some cope with by using various mental techniques such as, denial, thoughts that they will live forever and if they do die thinking they will be reunited in heaven.
I respect and admire the contents of this video but at the same time would not want to think that normal human reactions to bad circumstances are self defeating and bad.
Dr. Elizabeth Kubler Ross who was a pioneer in researching the topic of DEATH could not accept her own precepts when she suffered a stroke and was dependent on others for care. There are many books that she wrote where she spoke about how individuals could accept dying when diagnosed with a terminal illness. However, when she experienced her own reality related to the stroke that left her helpless her attitude changed.
I don't know how anyone could be brave when the symptoms of approachimng death
start to interfere with the activties of daily living.....shortn
ess of breath, nausea, experiencing pain etc. I wouldn't want anyone to think that something is emotionally lacking in them because they are not as optomistic as Randy was in his video.
Please don't misinterpret what I have written. As I said before, I respect and admire the fact that Randy made this video and perhaps inspired others to feel less anxiety when faced with death. However, one's outward appearance may differ from the inner one.All of us come to terms with death in different ways.

Eizabeth - 4/28/2010 8:55:44 AM