Never be afraid to fall in love

wei — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:49:14 +0000

Learn to love the people who are with you at present.

Forget the people in the past and thank them for hurting you,

which led you to love the people you have right now.

When you love someone,

you’ll do crazy things you can’t explain,

you’ll deny the truth and believe in lies.

When you love someone,

you sacrifice to give everything you’ve got and don’t think twice.

You risk it all no matter what.

Everything in life is temporary because everything changes.

That is why it takes courage to love,

knowing it might end anytime?

Having faith will make it last.

Friends are not the one who laugh when you laugh

and cry when you cry.

They are the ones who make you laugh and stop you from crying.

Love is the feeling we fall in and out of,

and every time we fall off,

we learn to hold on tighter.

Hoping that next time,

we may never have to let go.

They say when love knocks at your door,

open it.

But do you know that sometimes love enters

through the back door and before you begin to notice it,

it’s on it’s way out.

Have you ever loved only to let it go?

Have you ever hated someone and loved him so?

Have you ever missed someone so bad it made you cry?

Have you ever seen someone left alone without knowing why?

Lucky for the man who wins the first love of a woman

but luckier for the woman who wins the last love of a man.

Love is not the right word to say when you feel guilty

nor the right word to say when you like a person

but love really matters when we share our

thoughts, our minds, and our hearts.

Life has a way of changing things

but not the joy that friendship brings,

for friendship is like the shining moon,

makes each night a brighter one.

Love is not for beauty or color of the skin,

but for a heart that is loyal within,

for beauty fades and the skin would grow old

but a heart that is loyal will never turn cold.

If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart,

forgive them for they have helped you learn about trust

and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart.

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Randy Pausch’s Time Management & Last Lecture

wei — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:09:57 +0000

“Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”

What would you do if you have only so little time left in life? Have you ever thought about it?
Would you appreciate life more than ever? Would your perception of time change?

Would you love your loved ones even more knowing that your time on earth is limited?

I’ll introduce you to one professor who “taught” life lessons and gave inspirations to lots of people, as some of his lectures are shared on the internet via Youtube. His infamous “Last Lecture” is shared and watched by many.

Randy Pausch’s “Last Lecture” on Oprah

Click here to view the embedded video.

10min video (at Youtube.com)
[Note: total filesize 23.64MB]

Here’s the long version of his last lecture:

Randy Pausch’s
Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

Click here to view the embedded video.

76min video (at Youtube.com)
[Note: total filesize 177MB]

His point about “the brick wall”, to keep those unworthy aside, will amaze you about how true that truly is in real life. You have to struggle, do your best and show how badly you want something or even someone, and how serious, how determined you are to achieve it.

“Randy’s Time Management Lecture”

I’ve also watched his other “uber-interesting” presentation on “Time Management” [click here for the HTML version], wow, it was unexpectedly funny and life-changing. You should hear about his “life-work balance”. If you’re single you feel like you have all the time in the world, but actually… Just watch the lecture and hear the rest

Randy Pausch’s
Time Management presentation

Click here to view the embedded video.

76min video (at video.google.com)
[Note: total filesize 177MB]

I’ve once tried presenting the same subject, but didn’t manage to catch the crowd’s attention. You can find the presentation file at slideshare.net, though.

My advice is go to Prof. Pausch’s homepage if you haven’t done so and watch his presentations, you won’t regret it.

Time is your most valuable resource that you cannot buy back. He sure made his point about opportunity cost. I simply can’t imagine that coming out of a Computer Science Professor.

“Thank You and Goodbye, Randy!”

Randy Pausch has passed away on July 25, 2008.

You may remember him by his infamous Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.

Thank you for the inspiration you’ve passed on, Randy.

It will be forever remembered by many.

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