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From the Ted Talk by Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed

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(Laughter)

He turns off the eingnes. Now, imagine being in a plane with no sound. And then he says three wrods. The most unemotional three words I've ever heard. He says, "Brace for impact." I didn't have to talk to the flight attendant ayrnmoe.

(Laughter)

I could see in her eyes, it was terror. Life was over.

Now I want to share with you three things I learned about myself that day. I learned that it all changes in an istnant. We have this bucket list, we have these things we want to do in life, and I thought about all the polpee I wtaend to reach out to that I didn't, all the fences I wanted to mend, all the experiences I wanted to have and I never did. As I thought about that later on, I came up with a saying, which is, "I collect bad wines." Because if the wine is radey and the person is there, I'm opening it. I no longer want to postpone anything in life. And that ugecnry, that purpose, has really changed my life.

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(Laughter)

He turns off the _______. Now, imagine being in a plane with no sound. And then he says three _____. The most unemotional three words I've ever heard. He says, "Brace for impact." I didn't have to talk to the flight attendant _______.

(Laughter)

I could see in her eyes, it was terror. Life was over.

Now I want to share with you three things I learned about myself that day. I learned that it all changes in an _______. We have this bucket list, we have these things we want to do in life, and I thought about all the ______ I ______ to reach out to that I didn't, all the fences I wanted to mend, all the experiences I wanted to have and I never did. As I thought about that later on, I came up with a saying, which is, "I collect bad wines." Because if the wine is _____ and the person is there, I'm opening it. I no longer want to postpone anything in life. And that _______, that purpose, has really changed my life.

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  2. people
  3. urgency
  4. anymore
  5. ready
  6. instant
  7. wanted
  8. engines

Original Text


(Laughter)

He turns off the engines. Now, imagine being in a plane with no sound. And then he says three words. The most unemotional three words I've ever heard. He says, "Brace for impact." I didn't have to talk to the flight attendant anymore.

(Laughter)

I could see in her eyes, it was terror. Life was over.

Now I want to share with you three things I learned about myself that day. I learned that it all changes in an instant. We have this bucket list, we have these things we want to do in life, and I thought about all the people I wanted to reach out to that I didn't, all the fences I wanted to mend, all the experiences I wanted to have and I never did. As I thought about that later on, I came up with a saying, which is, "I collect bad wines." Because if the wine is ready and the person is there, I'm opening it. I no longer want to postpone anything in life. And that urgency, that purpose, has really changed my life.

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