The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture
more than thirty minutes.”
He gave me ninety minutes and became a lifelong mentor to
me. Years later, he invited me to give a lecture at the University of
North Carolina. That was the trip that led to the most seminal
moment in my life—when I met Jai.
Sometimes, all you have to do is ask, and it can lead to all your
dreams coming true.
These days, given my short road ahead, I’ve gotten even better at
“just asking.” As we all know, it often takes days to get medical results.
Waiting around for medical news is not how I want to spend my time
lately.
So I always ask: “What’s the fastest I can get these results?”
“Oh,” they often respond. “We might be able to have it for you
within an hour.”
“OK then,” I say…“I’m glad I asked!”
Ask those questions. Just ask them. More often than you’d suspect,
the answer you’ll get is, “Sure.”
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