I highly recommend a You Tube video. It is a talk called "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, who is a professor at Carniege Mellon University.
This amazing man was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2006 and now has only been given months to live. He has a beautiful family with 3 young children and his wife. This guy is a total star - a very shining one. Watch the whole video if can - it's awe inspiring!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo