Brick walls

"Brick walls are there for a reason. They let us prove how badly we want things."

This is a quote from Randy Pausch. While diagnosed with terminal cancer, he gave a thoughtful and uplifting talk on chasing your childhood dreams. Here is the link:



There are so many inspiring insights in this talk. But I really like the Brick Wall quote. I use the brick wall as a filter for everything I want. If it fails the 'Randy' test then I don't mind if I'm blocked. If it passes the 'Randy' test then I do what it takes (patiently, and sometimes passively waiting for the planets to align) to climb over the wall.