مکالمه ی فعالانه قسمت د

ACTIVE SPEAKING / PART D

MEMENTO MORI

Kelly says that he refused to think of anything beyond his death date.

What does Kelly say he refused to think of? Kelly says he refused to think of anything beyond his death date.

If something beyond that point came up, he’d tell himself, “Nope, can’t think about it, doesn’t work. You have to dwell in the present.” Would he tell himself “Nope, can’t think about it, doesn’t work”? Yes, he would tell himself, “Nope, can’t think about it, doesn’t work.” After finishing his journey, he returned home to New Jersey on the day before he was supposed to die.

What day did he return to New Jersey? He returned home to New Jersey on the day before he was supposed to die.

He ate dinner with his parents and went to bed prepared to never wake up again.

Who did he eat dinner with? He ate dinner with his parents. What did he do next? Next, he went to bed prepared to never wake up again.

He had thought about all his regrets in life and wrote letters trying to right the wrongs that he could.

What had he thought about? He had thought about all his regrets. Why did he write letters? He wrote letters trying to right the wrongs that he could.

He was ready. He was tired from his journey and he went to sleep not knowing what would happen.

Was he ready? Yes, he was ready. Was he tired from his journey? Yes, he was tired from his journey. Did he go to sleep knowing what would happen? No, he went to sleep not knowing what would happen.

And, the next morning, he woke up.

What happened the next morning? The next morning, he woke up.

He says, “I had my entire life again, I had my future again.” Did he have his entire savings again? No, he didn’t have his entire savings again. He had his entire life again. What else did he have again? He had his future again.

Kevin Kelly went on to start Wired, a magazine about the future.

What did Kevin Kelly go on to start? Kevin Kelly went on to start Wired, a magazine about the future.

He is also active in the Long Now Foundation, an organization that promotes longterm thinking.

What foundation is he also active in? He is also active in the Long Now Foundation. Does the organization promote short term-thinking or longterm thinking? The organization promotes long-term thinking.

Their projects include saving languages that are in danger of going extinct and the creation of a clock that is designed to run for 10,000 years without human assistance.

Do their projects include saving animals that are in danger of going extinct?

No, their projects don’t include saving animals that are in danger of going extinct. Their projects include saving languages that are in danger of going extinct. How long is the clock designed to run without human assistance?

The clock is designed to run for 10,000 years without human assistance.

Founder of Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos, is currently funding this special clock at the cost of $42 million.

Who is currently funding this special clock at the cost of $42 million?

Founder of Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos, is currently funding this special clock at the cost of $42 million.

Called the Clock Of The Long Now, it is meant to reframe the way people think about time.

What is the clock called? The clock is called the Clock of The Long Now. What is it meant to reframe? It is meant to reframe the way people think about time.

While Kelly would probably say that living in the present is important to living a full and meaningful life, he spends a lot of time thinking about the future.

Would Kelly probably say that living in the present is important to living a full and meaningful life? Yes, Kelly would probably say that living in the present is important to living a full and meaningful life. What does he spend a lot of time thinking about? He spends a lot of time thinking about the future.

He says, “Having a future is part of what being human is about.” According to Kelly, is having a future part of what being human is about?

Yes, according to Kelly, having a future is part of what being human is about.

“That when you take away the future for humans, you take away a lot of their humanness.”

What happens when you take away the future for humans? When you take away the future for humans, you take away a lot of their humanness.

“That it’s not actually a very good thing to live entirely in the present.” Is it a very good thing to live entirely in the present? No, it’s not actually a very good thing to live entirely in the present.

“That one needs to have a past, and one needs to have a future, to be fully human.”

What does one need to have to be fully human? One needs to have a past and a future to be fully human.