2007年9月25日 星期二

The last Lecture

这是Professor Paul Pausch的最后一堂课
教的不是他专长的虚拟实境(Virtual Reality)
而是他最珍贵的人生经验

替自己回顾一辈子所学会的事所在意的人
总比别人在自己的葬礼上的念出没机会听到纪念悼文来得有意义得多

Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who is dying from pancreatic cancer, gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving talk, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals.

"Almost all of us have childhood dreams; for example, being an astronaut, or making movies or video games for a living. Sadly, most people don’t achieve theirs, and I think that’s a shame. I had several specific childhood dreams, and I’ve actually achieved most of them. More importantly, I have found ways, in particular the creation (with Don Marinelli), of CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center of helping many young people actually *achieve* their childhood dreams." - Randy Pausch