The Last Lecture
February2
I’ve just finished reading the book.
I thought it was quite inspiring and one of the cool things it mentioned was Alice. I’ve downloaded it but haven’t checked it out yet but if it helps make sense of the programming mumbo jumbo I learnt in college, I will readily bow down to it 
Some of the points/quotes I appreciated and took away from the book (most of these are direct quotes from the book) :
- Brick walls are there for a reason. They’re not there to keep us out but are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.
- Automobiles are there to get you from point A to point B. They are utilitarian devices, not expressions of social status.
- It’s not a real vacation if you’re reading email or calling in for messages.
- When you’re frustrated with people, when they’ve made you angry, it just may be because you haven’t given them enough time. But in the end, people will show you their good side. Almost everybody has a good side. Just keep waiting. It will come out. *This needs to be worked on. I currently do not have this type of patience! Plus I don’t have that much faith in humanity.*
- A good apology is like an antibiotic; a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.
- Honesty is not only morally right, it’s also efficient.
- No job is beneath you.
- Sometimes, all you have to do is ask… to get what you want.
- A parent’s job is to encourage their kids to develop a joy for life and a great urge to follow their OWN dreams… not the parent’s dreams.
If some of these don’t make sense, get the book and read it.
Some may find it rather depressing (it was, after all, written by a man who had terminal cancer) but as mentioned, I found it inspiring.
I shall let my family and friends tell you about me. These comments may be rather old but I think the gist of them still hold 
