2008-04-13

Randy Pausch (最後一課)

蘭迪波許 (Randy Pausch) 教授,是著名的 Carnegie Mellon 大學裏,虛擬現實 (Virtual Reality) 的泰斗,同時亦是一位幽默而又了不起的講師。年輕的波許只有四十七歲,但卻患上了胰臟癌,掃瞄裏顯示出十多個腫瘤;醫生認為他只剩下三至六個月生命。在這樣的情況下,他為大學,亦為自己三個年紀還小 (最小的只有一歲) 的孩子,留下了最後一課。而這一課在上載到網上後,已被點擊超過六百萬次。

小弟自從最近工作上的轉變後,一直忙得不可開交,甚至連學業都差點擱置;每天累得金睛火眼。然而,我還是花了差不多兩個小時好好看完這個關於人生的「最後一課」。看畢,急不及待地要在這裏推介,因為我們再忙,我們的時間都不及他的那麼寶貴;如果他在最後的這幾個月裏,花時間去講這些,那我一定有時間去聽。

上完這一課,我本有很多東西想寫;但當我讀了劉威麟先生很精彩的網誌後,我已沒有其他想寫的了。那就讓你自己專心去看吧。留意在右下角調節音量的按鈕旁,可以將字幕改成英文
Randy Pausch - Really Achieving Your Childhood Dream

為什麼我那麼重視臨終病人的說話?劉威麟先生說得好:因為「他們的智慧瞬間被推高到人類的極限」。聽波許的這一課,我由頭笑到最尾,但是最後,眼眶便不自覺地濕透了。

一些我抄下來的句子:
  • Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things. They're there to stop the other people.

  • Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you; when you're pissed off and angry at somebody, you just haven't given them enough time.

  • I don't know how to NOT have fun. I'm dying and I'm having fun. I'm going to keep having fun every day I have left. Because there's no other way to play it.

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2 則留言:

Mr Lamb 說...

recently I also read a book with a similar topic. it is called "Tuesdays with Mollie". it is a much thinner book though. I think you can finish it in 2 hours! but it also makes you rethink what's the most important thing in life. a great book in short.

sometimes I wonder... why so many "smart" people become wise and know they should have done only in the last few days/hours in their life? is it because they know their life is coming to an end? but they knew it already. everybody is going to die. just a matter of time. or is it because they think they still have plenty of time and so can push back the important things? worth thinking!

paulsin 說...

《相約星期二》(Tuesdays with Morries) 的確是一本難得的好書;小弟便曾送出了十幾本 :D 然而 Randy Pausch 的主題卻沒那麼嚴肅;如果 Morries 說的是該怎樣活,那 Pausch 講的卻是我們可以為些什麼而活。

死亡,是神給我們最大的禮物。有死亡,幸福才值得珍惜,愛恨才變得深刻,凡人才不會執迷。若我們長生不死,那整個人生都將褪色。我總相信:「不知死,焉知生」。