‘The Last Lecture’ by Randy Pausch

This book literally broke my heart.  Its like the book version of ‘Bambi’

I do it a diservice, its not a negative book.  Its not a sad tale.  Its the account of a lifetime of lessons learned.  Its an attempt to tell the stories that made up a life cut short.  Its a story of love.  Its the story of a father.

You can google it for the story theme etc but let me just say this, you really need to read this book.  Its made me think of my own stories, what stories do i have to tell? where did i learn life’s lessons?  I don’t think anyone could read a book like this and not consider their own version so to speak.

To leave such a legacy, its awesome.

A thought occured to me.  His daughter, although she will never know him, she will feel his love.  He has set everything up to ensure that happens.  I’ve had my father in my life always and yet he is a stranger to me in every sense that it matters.  When he needed to be there for me, he wasn’t.  His attempts now, they are never consistent and they never make me feel loved.  When Randy talks about his daughter he says that he wants her to know that ‘he was the first man to ever fall in love with her’.

He daughter will never know him yet she will feel his love. I’ve always had my father and NEVER felt any love from him.  Along with Randy’s story, this is what broke my heart.

Read this book.  Make good stories.