Last Lecture

My wife is a full time Religious Studies major at St. Edwards University. I play along and allow her to assume she's more intelligent that I am J . One of her favorite professors was challenged last week to give what was titled "her last lecture". The point was, if the professor knew she had 24 hours left on Earth, what would her last lecture convey?

At the mention of this, I changed my plans to attend this thought provoking scenario. Let me sum up her "last day words". She used the philosophy of Lao Tzu (who teaches an easy going, laid back mindset) versus the philosophy of Confucius (who teaches an optimist, structured mindset) to show contrast in study. Then she used the teachings of Peter (who's focus was the Jews) versus the teachings of Paul (who's focus was the Gentiles) to show a similar contrast. I'm not sure I would have chosen the same topic if I had one last lecture, but I treasure her point. I can best sum up the vibe I received from her with these words: Study both sides to gain a more focused view of the whole.

I've since thought much of what I would leave an audience with . . . if I had one last lecture.