Name: 【TED】Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed (3 things I learned while my plane crashed | Ric Elias)
Uploaded: 2015-02-05T16:00:01.000Z
Duration: 5 min 3 s
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翻訳: Satoshi Tatsuhara 校正: Takako Sato

The imperative

Imagine an engine going clack, clack, clack,

Well I had a unique seat that day. I was sitting in 1D.

I was the only one who could talk to the flight attendants.

and they said, "No problem. We probably hit some birds."

The pilot had already turned the plane around,

The pilot lines up  the plane with the Hudson River.

Now imagine being in a plane with no sound.

the most unemotional three words I've ever heard.

I didn't have to talk to the flight attendant anymore.

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 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 experiences I wanted to have and I never did.

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 this is as we clear the George Washington Bridge,

I've tried to get better at everything I tried.

And I thought about my relationship with my wife,

I decided to eliminate  negative energy from my life.

I've not had a fight with my wife in two years.

I don't want this thing to break in 20 pieces

It's almost like we've been preparing for it our whole lives.

About a month later, I was at a performance by my daughter --

first-grader, not much artistic talent ...

And I'm bawling , I'm crying, like a little kid.

And it made all the sense in the world to me.

that the only thing that matters in my life

which was to be able to see into the future

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【TED】Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed (3 things I learned while my plane crashed | Ric Elias)

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