I was looking for something completely different when I found this article; it made me a bit sad, but more than anything else, it made me think that this man has lucky children...who will unfortunately miss out on his presence in their lives. Perhaps you have already have a nice life, or are looking forward to having a nice life...have you asked yourself how wonderful your life is lately?
That's all. I'm not trying to start some serious philosophical debate about the nature of dying, but at sometime in your life, you will have someone you love very much die...and it sucks. I thought that it was a kind of blessing that this guy has had what little time he has left to spend with his wife and kids, and to be able to collaborate on a book that will be his continuing message.
Take a peek into some of the projects that he's worked on, and the cool ideas that he has implemented technology-wise. At some point in your life you have probably seen or used something that Randy Pausch was involved in developing...