What I Have Learned
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch describes the life lessons he has learned throughout his life. It explains how he came upon these lessons, and how they impacted his life from childhood to adulthood. Throughout my life I have learned lessons from my parents and other special people in my life. I hold these life lessons close, and I will use these in the future to come.
Fraud Fairness First, a life lesson I hold close and will use in the future is, life is not always fair. I came across this life lesson in my childhood whenever my cousin would get a toy, and I would want one, but my parents would say no. My parents believed that I should not get the toy just because I wanted it, but it should come from hard work. Life goes on and so would I. This taught me that sometimes people do not get what they want, but they survive. My father says “ Suck it up buttercup.” This phrase sticks with me whenever I think I am entitled to something I am not or when life does not go my way. For example, when one of my friends get a new phone or purse, I have to “suck it up buttercup” because life is not fair and not everybody gets what they want. In the future, I will hopefully keep this lesson close as I go into adulthood and start my career, and when a colleague gets a promotion I think I deserve. I am going
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In middle school all everyone wants to do is fit in, but I especially wanted to with my friends. During this point in life, I was discovering who I was, but my friends were very different than I was. My mom noticed I started changing myself to fit in with them, so she talked to me about embracing myself for who I am, and if my friends could not accept me, then was they my true friends? This has stuck with me because nobody should make you change who you are. I will take this through the rest of my life as I grow old, and stay true to
In The Last Lecture, the author, Randy Pausch, provided insight to his life from his childhood up to some of his last moments. The book is a different version of the last lecture that he gave students at Carnegie Mellon; it focuses on some of the major points that he spoke about, as well as points that he did not. Throughout the book, Pausch told of the lessons he had learned, significant days in his life, and how he impacted the lives around him. At the end of the book, he said he gave his last lecture, which included much of what the book is about, in order to leave a legacy for his children. Every person should want to leave a legacy of some sort for the future generations to learn from, even if it is not for one’s children.
In the inspirational video, “The Last Lecture” Randy Pausch tells us about his life story and how to live it to the fullest. He gives some great advice throughout the video, and what I took away from the video is that good advice looks at challenges and faces them never afraid.
Never take fr granted the time spent with someone, never take for granted the people put in your llife, never take for granted the life you were given because it is not gauranteed. I learned a ton of lessons from my losing my brother but this one has had the biggest impact on me. People become bemused when I explain the whole situation, they really start thinking about everything they have taken for granted. I have to constantly remind myself to not take things for granted. I defiently took my brothers presence for granted. I tought he would always be here for me to chase around but then I lost him in a few short
Randy Pausch in the last lecture video was inspirational. The way he started his lecture was very intriguing and it kept me interested. Randy opened up talking about how he was dying and he was in better shape than most of the audience members he even did a mini demonstration. He also talked about how he has accepted the fact that he is dying but he is trying to make the most of his last days that he has alive.
The lesson I appreciated the most is that one should not give up on something they believe in, just
Well, there were no instructions on the professionality of this paper so I’m going to pour my little heart out. As someone who watches lectures and TED talks out of pure interest and introspection I have never encountered something so inspirational, light hearted, and beautiful from a man on his deathbed. Even my time volunteering at Suncoast Hospice and the beautiful stories of fulfilled dreams and success haven’t been so eloquently constructed, or spoken with such vigor as Randy Pausch had put them in just over an hour.
If you were to look back at your life and your achievements would you be proud and say you achieved as many as possible. Nobody knows when they'll meet their demise or end. So it is best to alway try your hardest and try to achieve your goals even when the odds are against you. Randy Pausch was unfortunately given the devastating news about his terminal illness and it leads him to do a lecture called the last lecture. Where others had to pretend that it was their last lecture Randy Pausch did not have too. He didn't talk about his cancer or his family, but he did talk about his childhood dreams and how he tried to achieve as many as he could. When somebody is usually faced with such a faith they'll plunge into despair, but not randy his lecture
A large majority of teens want to fit in and feel like they belong, but how far are they willing to go to fit in? The more they want to fit in the more likely they will be easily influenced by suggestions from others. During my second week of eighth grade, I felt like I wasn’t fitting in and that everyone was silently judging me and criticizing me. Of course now that I think about I don’t think anyone really cared about me, but I was more self-conscious about myself then. One day during lunch my friends and I sat next to a couple of girls who were known as the “popular” girls and I thought that maybe I would fit in more if I was friends with them. I spent the rest of that lunch hour trying to build up the courage to talk to them and at last minute I told the friendliest looking girl, that I loved her shirt and I asked her what store she bought it from. She told me that it was from Free People; she then gushed about the store and told me how everything there was amazing. She suggested that I should check it out sometime so I did. I, of course couldn’t wait to shop there. I told myself that if I shopped at Free People, I could maybe fit in with her and even be a part of the popu...
...air style. I was trying to fit in while finding out who I was. I tried different things by joining the Asian American Club, National Honors Society, and H2O Bible club. In addition, I learned how to play volleyball. Through those clubs and the friends I met, I found out what defined me as a person and what I had a passion for. I was able to define myself by junior year as a person who was a perfectionist, athletic, nice, and loved to dance. I can relate to Cady from the movie because she also was trying to find her identity and how she fit into a new environment. I am glad that I had parents and friends that were able to support me and guide me into the right direction to become the person I am now. My parents would rebuke me when I was wrong and my friends were there to keep me accountable of my actions.
life and how to live to the fullest is the most important lesson to be
During my childhood I learned a number of valuable and important lessons. Each as varied as the next. Several years ago, however, I was taught a lesson that forever altered my outlook on life.
Throughout my life, I have learned many personal life lessons. One in particular is to appreciate and be thankful for those around you. I have heard many times that you do not appreciate something until it is gone. There are times I wish I could go back just to see and hug my aunt Susan one more time. I wish I would have made more memories with her and not been so quick to anger when she corrected me. Her passing away is one of the most traumatic events I have ever been through. I will never forget that night, but I learned something valuable. You are not promised tomorrow, so make the most of today and enjoy the people who surround you, because you never know if they will still be here tomorrow.
Life is short, and also very precious to forget so value it to the fullest. Take every opportunity you have that will benefit you and even sometimes others. To me just do what you love no matter what anybody says. Life is about believing yourself if you don’t believe yourself then you will never get anywhere. Take life seriously, don’t mess around because one day it will come back on you and it will tear you apart. This is well illustrated by the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Roger Ebert, by Chris Jones, The Lady with the Dog, by Anton Chekhov, What Is the Value of a Human Life? By Kenneth Feinberg, and lastly but not least, you’ve got to find what you love; Jobs says, by Steve Jobs.
The lessons life teaches you can change an individual in a multitude of ways. The things a person experiences through conflict can change their perspective, their ways, and much more within their life. Life lessons are conflicts or experiences that becoming defining moments that useful knowledge could be used. Life lessons do not just apply in the real world, they apply in literature as well to the characters of a novel, which can then affect the reader.
I have taught myself several things in life, but one of them sticks out more than all the others, and that’s the lessons I have taught myself during my experiences with my first two jobs. These learning experiences I have had have helped me to mature and grow into an adult, and they have changed my life for the better.