I had the opportunity to hear the speech by Randy Pausch a
few years ago and it is just as inspiring to me now as it was then. You can
tell that what he had to share was truly coming from the heart and was a way of
life for him. The fire in his heart is very real and you get the feeling that
he is out to make the world a better place and leave his parting thoughts as
positive seeds for others to take and grow.
Why I think Randy w as able to achieve his childhood dreams
is because of how he was raised and how he chose to take advantage of those
lessons. To me I get the feeling that he never really had to make a choice to
be the light he was but rather it was instilled in him by his parents that his
dreams truly can come true. I loved the pictures of his room and how they
allowed him to develop his imagination by posting things all over the walls. He was allowed to
express his imagination and dreams freely which helped open his mind and expand
his possibilities.
I do feel that dreaming is important. I think it’s important
to not be the one who squashes others dreams either. I think about the part of
the Will Smith movie “The Pursuit of Happyness” where he catches himself
shooting down his sons dreams and goals. Instead of allowing it to go he turns
to his son and tells him to never let anyone put him down and take away his
dreams because they are his and only he can choose whether or not he wants to fulfill
his dreams. Dreams drive us to achieve our goals and passions in life.
A dream of mine from my childhood was to play football at
BYU. Unfortunately as I grew older and develop some health issues I wasn’t able
to fulfill them but I’m okay with that. I was allowed to do all I could in high
school and although I didn’t play football at BYU I realized that I have a lot
to be grateful for because so many others with my disease aren’t able to.
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