مکالمه ی فعالانه قسمت الف

ACTIVE SPEAKING / PART A

MEMENTO MORI

Advances in technology allow everyone on Earth to know the exact day that they will die.

What do advances in technology allow everyone on Earth to know?

Advances in technology allow everyone on earth to know the exact day they will die.

All people need to do to find out is fill out a form provided by the government.

What do people need to do to find out? People need to fill out a form provided by the government to find out.

After two weeks, a paper arrives in the mail containing one’s personal death date.

Does the paper arrive in the mail containing one’s personal death date after two months or two weeks? The paper arrives in the mail containing one’s personal death date after two weeks.

Requesting one’s death date is a choice that not everyone takes lightly.

Is requesting one’s death date a choice that everyone takes lightly? No, requesting one’s death date is a choice that not everyone takes lightly.

In fact, it divides society into two camps, people who know and people who do not want to know.

What two camps does it divide society into? It divides society into people who know and people who do not want to know.

For some, the decision is a no-brainer.

What kind of decision is it? The decision is a no-brainer.

Knowing when they will die helps them plan and prioritize their goals so that they can live an optimal life.

What does knowing when they will die help them do? Knowing when they will die helps them plan and prioritize their goals.

Others believe that living life fully means being uncertain about when they will die.

What do others believe living life fully means? Others believe that living life fully means being uncertain about when they will die.

There is a freedom and spontaneity that is lost when we know too much.

What is lost when we know too much? Freedom and spontaneity is lost when we know too much.

This is a future world imagined by writer Rose Eveleth. But the knowledge that death is coming for us all is true for everyone.

Is this a future world imagined by writer Rose Eveleth? Yes, this is a future world imagined by writer Rose Eveleth. What knowledge is true for everyone? The knowledge that death is coming for us all is true for everyone.

For some, the knowledge that our days are numbered is a source of anxiety and for others it can be a wake-up call to not waste our limited time.

What knowledge is a source of anxiety for some? The knowledge that our days are numbered is a source of anxiety for some. What kind of wake-up call can it be for others? For others it can be a wake-up call to not waste our limited time.

Memento Mori means “Remember that you will die” in Latin.

What does Memento Mori mean in Latin? It means “Remember that you will die” in Latin.

There is a legend about a victorious Roman general who returned to Rome.

What is there a legend about? There is a legend about a victorious Roman general who returned to Rome.

As he paraded through the streets in celebration, it was a slave’s job to whisper these words in his ear. “Remember that you are mortal.” Whose job was it to whisper in his ear? It was a slave’s job to whisper in his ear. What words did the slave whisper in his ear? The slave whispered “Remember that you are mortal.” in his ear.

Memento Mori is an ancient practice of reflecting on how life can end at any moment.

What is Memento Mori? Memento Mori is an ancient practice of reflecting on how life can end at any moment.

The Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius, once said, “You could leave life right now.

Let that determine what you do and say and think.” Who once said this? The Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius, once said this.

This reminder is not meant to be gloomy or morbid. It is meant to be inspiring.

Is this reminder meant to be gloomy or morbid? No, this reminder isn’t meant to be gloomy or morbid. What is it meant to be? It is meant to be inspiring.

It is a call to use our limited time on Earth doing what is truly important in life.

What is it a call to use? It is a call to use our limited time on Earth doing what is truly important in life.

So what if you did know your death date? Would you do anything differently?

When Kevin Kelly learned that he would die in six months, he was forced to face this very question head on.

When was Kevin Kelly forced to face this very question head on? When Kevin Kelly learned that he would die in six months, he was forced to face this very question head on.