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warrrreagl · 09-25-2007, 07:41 AM

A dying college professor gives his last lecture.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/...ctid1199157902

This brought my day to a screeching halt. What would be your last lecture if you knew you were dying?

Jetée · 09-25-2007, 07:49 AM

Oh, yeah. Caught that feature on ABC World News. He died young cause of a bout with some disease, if I recall correctly.

Inspirational and all, specifically mentioning the wall.

Willravel · 09-25-2007, 08:10 AM

I'd tell everyone everything and I wouldn't censor it at all. It'd be like a dozen host posts worth of speaking, basically. Speaking of, we all miss you, host. I'd cover everything for the past 1600 years not skipping anything, speaking the best and most complete truth I can possibly muster.

Craven Morehead · 09-25-2007, 08:01 PM

What an awesome person. Facing certain death and he's as inspiring as anyone I've ever heard and at the same time not the least bit down.

I don't think I can imagine what I'd say because I'm not faced with certain death (at least not immedaite death, I hope). Once you have that knowledge I have to believe that your view of your life, of your world has to be different than it is otherwise. I doubt id I'd be an uplifting as the professor.

09-25-2007, 07:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
warrrreagl pinche vato Location: backwater, Third World, land of cotton	The Last Lecture A dying college professor gives his last lecture. http://link.brightcove.com/services/...ctid1199157902 This brought my day to a screeching halt. What would be your last lecture if you knew you were dying? __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed. Last edited by warrrreagl; 09-25-2007 at 07:46 AM..

09-25-2007, 07:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Oh, yeah. Caught that feature on ABC World News. He died young cause of a bout with some disease, if I recall correctly. Inspirational and all, specifically mentioning the wall. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

09-25-2007, 08:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	I'd tell everyone everything and I wouldn't censor it at all. It'd be like a dozen host posts worth of speaking, basically. Speaking of, we all miss you, host. I'd cover everything for the past 1600 years not skipping anything, speaking the best and most complete truth I can possibly muster.

09-25-2007, 08:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Craven Morehead Custom User Title	What an awesome person. Facing certain death and he's as inspiring as anyone I've ever heard and at the same time not the least bit down. I don't think I can imagine what I'd say because I'm not faced with certain death (at least not immedaite death, I hope). Once you have that knowledge I have to believe that your view of your life, of your world has to be different than it is otherwise. I doubt id I'd be an uplifting as the professor.