Sunday, October 23, 2011

TED Talk : 3 things I learned while my plane crashed

Hi everyone!

Here is the link of the TED talk I chose :

http://www.ted.com/talks/ric_elias.html

In his talk, Ric Elias shares with us his plane crashing experience.
During the crash, when he thought that he was going to die, 3 things crossed his mind and changed him for the rest of his life.
First, he thought about all the experiences that he never had the chance to do and the people he never reached. After the crash, he decided to never postpone anything anymore and to enjoy every moment and every opportunity that is offered to him.
Then, he remembered all the time he wasted with all the people that matters to him. Now he chose to eliminate all negative energy from his life and decided being happy was more important that being right. For instance, he has not had a fight with his wife for two years.
However, the thing that mattered the most to him was that he would never have had a chance to watch his kids grow up. That is how he understood that the only thing that matters in his life was being a great dad.

I thought the speech was really moving and inspiring. It show how our life can change at any moment and that we absolutely have to make the most of it.

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