about death

May 6, 2008

Just now, I watched oprah show. They talked about something that might be not evrybody want to hear. It is Death. Everybody will die someday. Everyone. Kematian ga milih-milih orang. Kematian harus dialami tiap orang. That’s already the way it should be.

Salah seorang tamunya hari itu adalah Prof. Randy Pausch. (kamu dapat search di google tentang professor ini. banyak sekali bacaan berguna darinya) Seorang professor yang divonis mengidap kanker pancreas.

Dia membagikan banyak sekali nilai-nilai yang baik sekali. You will want to cry, if u were there. Especially, I was so impressed by his courage & spirit when he answered questions from oprah. Sepertinya dia sudah sangat siap dan sudah memikirkan dengan matang setiap detail sambil mempersiapkan keluarganya menjelang hari-hari terakhirnya.

Saya inget saat oprah menanyakan apakah ada perubahan paradigma saat dia mengetahui bahwa dirinya mengidap kanker dan akan meninggal.
His answer is very simple, “I just live my life, my every day to my fullest. Nothing is so radical about it” ( kira-kira seperti itu d jawabnya.)


Another quotation from Randy Pausch:
3 things about asking an apology, say:
1. I’m sorry 2. I made mistake 3. what can I do to make it right?


Then, his advice to his little girl, Chloe:
Don’t dating until u r 30. but if u r going to date, then u should watch what ‘he’ do, not what ‘he’ say.