Life’s Meaning

I felt moved to blog about Randy Pausch, the university professor whose “Last Lecture” has been all over YouTube and TV. But this post sums up my thoughts pretty well: http://www.3waystolive.com/2007/10/randy-pausch-and-the-meaning-of-life.html

There are some good comments following the entry, also.

My favorite bits:

Yes, he lived a nice and successful life, but so what? Who cares? He will be forgotten as were many people before and after him. His impact on the world would soon disappear.

What do I think? If there is no God, if there is no life after death, this life and all that is in it are absolutely meaningless. We are made to spend eternity with Him. This life is a gift and we should not waste it. But how much greater is the gift of eternal life promised to us. And here is my advice: “Don’t waste your life being blind to the reality. Don’t kid yourself that your life means something by itself. It is nothing without God.”

I don’t know if Randy Pausch is a Christian; I hope that he is. This world, as we know, is like grass; it withers and dies. Who remembers a bale of withered grass? The treasures of this world will decay.

Dreams dreamt and achieved here will get you no closer to Heaven. Brilliant accomplishments, heroic deeds, and brave adventures are left on the cutting room floor. We are not judged on our achievements. We are not judged at all.

We are offered the gift of eternity, free and clear. And that, my friend, is my goal.