Thursday 23 March 2017

Extra online mission: If today was our last day

1) Watch Ric Elias explain what the three things that really matter in life are, as he unravels the thoughts that sprung into his mind the minute his doomed plane went down. https://www.ted.com/talks/ric_elias

2) Listen to Nickelback's song 'If Today Was Your Last Day' and contemplate on what each one of us would do if we knew that we were running out of time. Official video: https://youtu.be/lrXIQQ8PeRs Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/nickelback/iftodaywasyourlastday.html

3) Blog your thoughts about: What is truly worth our effort and attention? What constitutes the very essence of life?

5 comments:

  1. Judging from my experience and the videos I saw,I can say that enjoying our life and doing things with our loved ones are 2 of the most important things that every individual should stride to do.Furthermore,the message i got was that almost every human tries to gain goods like money,big houses,fast cars and expensive clothes,therefore losing sight of the stuff the really matter.So,everybody should put all those trivial matters aside and spend time with their family,friends and partners.

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  2. After hearing Ric Elias' speech as well as Nickelback's song "If Today Was Your Last Day", I still believe that there is really no "correct" way for one to live their life, at least one of which we currently know. We are merely some organisms living in a small part of the infinite universe that no matter what we do it does not really matter in the whole. We have created laws, ideal beaviors, rules etc.However, who can tell us if they are correct? No one can say with certainty the true meaning of life, if there is one, but everyone is free to speculate and form a personal opinion on what the ideal way to live one's life is; which things are worth our attention and what we should focus on. I personally believe that the best way for someone to live their life is trying to make the world a better place, benefiting everyone currently living as well as future generations and also do things they really enjoy, achieving personal satisfaction and happiness.

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  3. After learning about Ric Elias' story and listening to Nickelback's song 'If Today Was Your Last Day', I realised that life is too short to postpone things and that we should enjoy every minute we spend alive. For example we should try to fullfil our dreams and spend our free time with the people we love and care about. Only if we do these will we be able to admit we had a great life.

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  4. Awww guys, I absolutely loved your answers! Well done to a bunch of great thinkers! I couldn't agree more with you, especially with Kostas who put it in the very finest words. And not to be forgotten: If today was my last day, I would still be having a lesson with you, my proficient students! Hmm, let's see what the girls' team has to say...

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  5. After watching Ric Elias'inspirational speech and listening to Nickelback's "If today was your last day" I received some valuable messages that could change not only my life but everyone's life.I think it is important to spend our time with people that we love,like family and friends so that we make every moment count.Does it really worth doing meaningless things which have nothing to offer us?Personally I believe that every person should live like it's the last day of life as the song says and feel free to choose whatever makes them happy.It's never too late to live however we prefer with loved people surrounding us.

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