i enjoyed the scent of the bookstore, absorbing the glossy looks from all the new books. as my eyes scanned through the racks in that bookstore, this thin dark colored book caught my eye.
hey there. this is a book that one of my favorite lecturers has suggested for me to read. i must say that i totally underestimated about what she said because for me, this is the most optimistic book that i have ever read.
the synopsis? it's a real story created by a randy pausch, who suffered and died from cancer (i don't remember which type of cancer). he was a professor in carnegie mellon university, a school that i would love to go and also one of my seniors are currently going to the school. basically, it's a story about how to live your life to the fullest but ironically, some would think the enthusiasm of the author is not equivalent to a cancer patient. i must say, randy pausch was an admirable character.
what i found fascinating from his story was that how he faced all these chemotherapies and medication but simultaneously enjoying every moment in his life. his strong persona never revealed that he had an illness until he admitted it on his last lecture. one thing about this book is that he clearly elaborated on how he achieved his dreams or should i say, how he worked hard to achieve his childhood dreams.
due to preparing his last lecture (a policy that i do not really understand, it's something about every term, these professors have to conduct their own talks in front of students in a hall), he thought hard on what to talk about because apparently, it was his last lecture in his life as a professor. then, he decided that he should tell the students about his dreams in life and how most of it, he has already achieved in a few lucky circumstances but still, mostly due to his determination.
i am not here to elaborate all his dreams but what i truly think is that, i absolutely enjoyed this book. you know what? i really don't know how to explain this feeling but i find it sad in an amusing way. sad because of his terminal illness yet amusing on how he totally defied and tried to prevent self-pitying by making necessary preparations for his children and wife in the future when he's gone. i would certainly recommend this book to anyone out there who feels down and not enjoying your life because Randy here truly enjoyed his life. maybe we will think that surely he enjoyed life because he had alrady accepted the fact of his death. hmm...i don't think so. from the way he told his story, it conspicuously showd that he enjoyed and embraced the idea of life ever since he was a little boy.
so, don't you think that we should live our lives now? i mean, truly enjoy and embrace it? or is it in human nature that we'll only truly appreciate a thing when it's leaving or else gone from our lives? this thought provoked me, i don't know about you. frankly, i took things for granted most of the time. but, i always get a smack in the head (literally) when something happened around me. like when my best friend lost her father, or when my fren's grandmother passed away or when bad lucks occur in life? have u ever told ur sisters or brothers how much u love them? it might sound yucky but seriously, when exactly will we tell them? yah, people say love are more significant via body language and actions yt i still find words are a good medium to clear things up. have u ever told ur parents how valuable they are in your lives? kiss and hug them like you truly mean it? yeah, we fought a lot but have u ever asked for their forgiveness not out of guilt? have we ever thanked them for bringing us into the cruel world yet they managed to make it as comfortable as possible for the sake of us, their children? how strong did we face our weaknesses or failures? did we skulk around or continued living like every normal days??
the last lecture opened my view of life. a refreshing and very enthusiastic story full of dreams and imagination yet at the same time, truly embraces the joy of life. life with its ups and downs.
my life.
your life.
our lives.
without any hesitation, i took the book from the rack, read the synopsis and felt the familiar sensation of buying a good book. never did i thought that this book would become absolutely meaningful to me unlike all the books that i have read before.
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