"Author Randy Pausch Dies"
Posted: Monday, July 28, 2008
by Nancy Green
Nancy Pots
I was on my way to the lake on Friday, the 25th of July when I got a call that a wonderful hum
an being had lost his battle with cancer. His name was Randy Pausch. He was an ordinary fellow with an extraordinary short life.
I sat in my car for a few minutes and digested this sad news. I did not know Randy but I got his message clearly. I felt great sorrow for his passing knowing he had given life everything he had. I paused to think of all the people I know that rush through life without a mission.Randy had one. His mission was to stay alive as long as he could so he could bridge the gap for his family between life and death. He instilled in everyone he touched to not give up on anything that is important. Randy didn't.
I followed his life with my daughter both on the internet and in the news. Against all odds , I wanted him to beat the cancer so he could live the life he wanted. In my heart , I knew better but I cheered him on.
I tried to put myself in his shoes, to try to understand where he got the strenght to go on. The answer was his wife and children. They needed him to be there for them by the second, minute, hour and by the day . I counted days with him, loved it when I could say,"yes;" Randy made
it another day. He made my day as well. I let go of all that extra baggage I was carrying and focused on the real life, my family. I saw them differently after I knew Randy. I valued the time with my family and I learned to not give up on myself. Thank you Randy!
I know that as time goes by and the sadness diminishes for his passing a great many of us will stay affected forever. If each of us could have reached for a piece of his joyful life we would have been better off for it.
My heart hurts for his family and my sympathies abound,
sincerely
A fan from Arkansas
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)Wonderfully well-written article, Nancy. I could feel your sadness for a great loss and your joy for having known a wonderful person. Thank you so much for sharing your feelings with us all.And, by the way, welcome to the SearchWarp community. I'm looking forward to more great reading from you.Sandrathank you so much Sandra. I was really nervous doing this and I am so glad that you liked it. I will get brave again soon. Hope to see you at the meeting tomorrow.Thanks again,you are a good friend,nancy green
One who touches others in even the very smallest of ways does not die but continues in those they touched. Nice article.Thank you so much Robert. I am very much that new kid on the block and scared to death. I apprecite that you took the time to read it.Sincerelynancy green
Good article. You have prompted me to find the speech and read it. Thanks for writing this.Dear lorrie,Thank you for the very nice comment. It took great courage to submit it and I think after you read his book , Randy will have become a lasting influence for you as well.Thanks for responding, I value it.Sincerely,nancy green
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