Post #5 2/24/09 All You Have to do is Ask

Thinking back to the time this past week when our essay was pushed back just because someone asked, I was reminded of a chapter that I read in a book written by Randy Pausch called "The Last Lecture." In one his chapters he discussed one of his experiences that he shared with his dad when they both went to Disney World. While they were riding the monorail into the park Randy's dad wanted to sit up in the front. Randy told his dad that by being an Imagineer he learned a simple trick to make that request possible. He took his dad and his son up to the attendant and simply asked if the three of them could sit in the front car. The attendant then replied with a yes.

During the rest of the chapter he talks about the importance asking and how they can enable your dreams to come true. In another example he talked about how he asked if he could drive down to meet with one of the most highly regarded computer scientists in the world for just thirty minutes. Then said how his question led him to a ninety minute talk and a new life long friend. He also said that trip led him to meet his wife.

By asking questions we have the opportunity to bring thoughts into reality. There are simply just to responses that you can get. The worse someone can say is no.

Like the late Randy Pausch said, "Ask those questions. Just ask them. More often than you'd suspect, the answer you'll get is, "Sure." If you have not read the book or watched his lecture, you should definitely put that on your "to do list." His lecture is very inspiring and offers a positive perspective on how we should live our life and follow our childhood dreams.

The book and his speech are truly inspiring. As an admirer I'd just like to say rest in peace.


Here's a link to this particular lesson and many others we should follow.
http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2008/edition_04-06-2008/1My_Last_Lecture

Here's a link to see his Last Lecture at Carnegie Mellon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo&feature=PlayList&p=BCD362F95A724D1E&index=0&playnext=1