As professors, we are often planning class time and preparing lectures. But what if it was our last lecture… ever? What would we say and how would we say it? Since Professor Mac and I enjoy teaching, would it be hard? I’m really not sure. But I can tell you what Dr. Randy Pausch did which I thought was a true testament to how we should live our lives.

A professor of computer science and human-computer interaction and design at Carnegie Mellon University, he delivered a series of last lectures when he found out he had pancreatic cancer. He was told he had 3-6 months to live—and out lived that until his death in 2008.  As opposed to being sorrowful, he looked death right in the eyes and decided he would live life happily.

What would your last lecture be like if you were dealt the same card that Dr. Pausch was? Would you be sad? Take look at what he said.

Smooches,

Professor Cali