Randy died today...

I got an email today from David Perdew. He wrote about "Randy died today...". I read the email and it blessed me.

I would like to share the email for all of my readers in 'THE SUCCESS LIFE". I hope everyone who reads this will be blessed. Here is the email:

Hi there Aleksander

I got a note today from my friend Ken McArthur that was
titled "Randy died today..."

And quickly, I found myself sitting in front a 75 minute
YouTube video of Randy Pausch giving his "Last Lecture" on
Sep. 18, 2007.

You probably know the story...For some reason, I had
resisted watching the video for months. It just got lower
and lower on my list of things to do.

But there was the note from Ken. And there was Randy on my
screen.

Instantly, I loved the man and what he was saying.

But let's back up about 3 hours before I opened the video.

My wife and I had just watched the squirrels being thrown
from our Yankee Flipper bird feeder - it's great fun. (If
you want to see five minutes of squirrel hilarity, search
YouTube for Yankee Flipper bird feeders. No squirrels were
injured in the making of this video...)

We were laughing so hard, we could hardly tear ourselves
away from the window.

But she had to go to town to see her childhood neighbor
who's in a nursing home.

Standing there in the kitchen, I was overcome with gratitude
for the life I have and the wife I love. She's greatly
motivated...and a great motivation. I've written about her
before. She's a remarkable woman.

In 2002, she was diagnosed with cancer - it was the curable
kind, but would require a life-changing surgery. Terrified,
we went through the surgery and recovery together. And we
left Atlanta and moved to the woods closer to her mother for
a better way of living.

Motivated by near-death, she made a deal with God. "Get me
through this and I'll take very good care of this body as
long as I can."

She has. She's become a body-builder - not for show - but
for herself, going to the gym four times a week. She's
healthier than ever. And more spiritual. And more relaxed.
And more beautiful. And more thankful.

And she opens all of my pickle jars when I can't :)

I was thinking what an example she's become.

And then I got the note from Ken.

Randy Pausch - a brilliant professor at Carnegie Mellon
University - who was dying from pancreatic cancer had only a
few months to live. And he was having fun doing what he did
best. Teaching.

I watched the video, tears rolling down my cheeks, thankful
that he shared it. Thankful that my wife was cured. Thankful
that my life is so blessed. And thankful for the squirrels
and the birds.

And I took notes.

Seventeen post-it notes are stuck to my computer with
nuggets from Randy's "Last Lecture"...

Here's a few:

1. Never underestimate the importance of having fun.
   I'm dying and I'm having fun.
   And I'm going to keep having fun every day because
   there's no other way to play it.
   
   
2. Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.
   
   
3. No one is pure evil. Find the best in everybody.
   Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress you.
   
   
4. Brick walls are there for a reason. They are not there to keep us out.
   The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. The brick walls are there to stop people who don't want it badly enough.
   
   
5. It is not about achieving your dreams but living your life.
   If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself.
   The dreams will come to you.
   
   
6. We can't change the cards we're dealt, just how we play the hand.
   If I'm not as depressed as you think I should be,
   I'm sorry to disappoint you.
   

I posted a bunch more quotes on twitter. If you'd like to see them, you can follow me at
http://www.maximizecommunications.com/twitter

Thanks for letting me share...and thanks for sharing Randy.

You can watch Randy's video here:

http://www.maximizecommunications.com/randy

Peace and Prosperity!

Thanks David for sharing to me!