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Active Speaking - Part A

The almost magical transformation from caterpillar to butterfly has fascinated humans for thousands of years.

What transformation has fascinated humans for thousands of years? The transformation from caterpillar to butterfly has fascinated humans for thousands of years.

While the butterfly symbolizes transformative change, the caterpillar reminds us of hidden potential.

What does the butterfly symbolize? The butterfly symbolizes transformative change. What does the caterpillar remind us of? The caterpillar reminds us of hidden potential.

Who could ever imagine that such an earthbound, worm-like creature could transform so effortlessly into a creature of flight, color, and grace?

What kind of creature does the caterpillar transform into? The caterpillar transforms into a creature of flight, color, and grace.

You probably know that a caterpillar grows a shell and, after about a month, out pops a butterfly.

What does the caterpillar grow? The caterpillar grows a shell. What pops out of the shell after about a month? After about a month, out pops a butterfly.

This shell is called a chrysalis, and what happens inside a chrysalis might not be what you expect.

What is the shell called? The shell is called a chrysalis.

You might think that the caterpillar sprouts wings, but if you were to cut a chrysalis open, all you would see is liquid goo.

What is inside the shell? Inside the shell is liquid goo.

There would be no sign of the caterpillar whatsoever.

Would you see any sign of the caterpillar? No, there would be no sign of the caterpillar whatsoever.

The eyes, the antenna, the legs, and the organs would all be gone.

What would be gone? The eyes, the antenna, the legs, and the organs would all be gone.

They would seem to have melted into a milky liquid.

Would they seem to have melted into a milky liquid? Yes, they would seem to have melted into a milky liquid.

And somehow out of that liquid a transformation would happen. This led many early scientists to believe that the caterpillar had to completely die for the butterfly to be born.

In the 17th century a man named Jan Swammerdam cut open a caterpillar and found thin transparent wings and antennae rolled up within the caterpillar.

What did he cut open? He cut open a caterpillar? What did he find inside? He found thin transparent wings and antennae rolled up inside.

When the caterpillar grows its shell, these ghostly wings and antennae become part of the shell.

Do these wings and antennae become part of the shell? Yes, these wings and antennae become part of the shell.

When you look inside the shell, there is only liquid, but within the shell is the link between the caterpillar and the butterfly.

What kind of link is within the shell? Within the shell is the link between the caterpillar and the butterfly.

The butterfly’s future self was hiding all along inside the caterpillar.

What was hiding inside the caterpillar? The butterfly’s future self was hiding inside the caterpillar.

Perhaps humans are the same way.

What sort of butterflies do we humans have within us? What kind of hidden potential do we have, just waiting to be unlocked by the right conditions? What kind of transformation do you believe can happen to us?

Derek Amato was a man who, like the caterpillar, seemed to have his future self locked up inside.

He seemed to be waiting for something to trigger an awakening of great change.

What was he waiting for? He was waiting for something to trigger an awakening of great change.

One day, while horsing around with his friends, Derek dove into the shallow end of a pool and hit his head on the bottom.

Was Derek horsing around? Yes, Derek was horsing around. Who was he horsing around with? He was horsing around with his friends. What did he dive into? He dove into the shallow end of a pool. Did he hit his head? Yes, he hit his head on the bottom.

Derek was rushed to the hospital, where doctors said he had a massive concussion. Derek made a recovery, but he lost 35 percent of his hearing and some of his memory, too.

What did the doctors say? The doctors said he had a massive concussion. Did Derek make a recovery? Yes, Derek made a recovery. How much of his hearing did he lose? He lost 35% of his hearing. What about his memory? Did he lose some of that too? Yes, he also lost some of his memory.