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Write a book for my child, basically trying to put all my wisdom / experience into it. My father passed away a year ago and it still bothers me we have not discussed anything serious in the last 10 or so years. I need his brain, his experience, it is far too hard to deal with life without his advice, and yet all I have is photos. We really owe it to our children to write down everything we could teach them.
I would write a book anyway, even if I had no child, the best service I can give to the world is helping others figure out certain things quicker than I did.
Apparently, retiring professors traditionally give a lecture entitled, "The Last Lecture," during which they talk about what wisdom they want to leave behind. This particular book is the lecture Randy Pausch gave after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.