Video: Jay Shetty
A university ...(1)... started off his class by picking out of his back ...(2)... a 20-pound note. And in this lecture ...(3)... of about 200 people, he asked, "How many of you would like this note?". ...(4)... , all 200 hands went up. He said, "Interesting".
He then said, "Before I let you have it, let me ask you this question". He took the note and ...(5)... it in half twice. And then he said, "How many of you want this note?". Still, 200 hands went up.
Now he said, "Let me try something else". He took the note and he ...(6)... it. And he said, "How many of you want this note now?". Still, 200 hands went up.
Finally, he ...(7)... the note on the floor. He ...(8)... it with his shoe and crumpled it even more, picked it back up, now with ...(9)... , and said, "How many of you want this note?". All 200 hands were still up.
He said, "Today, you've learned an important lesson. No matter how much I crumpled that note, how much I scrunched it up, how many times it was trodden on, you still want it, because it was still ...(10)... 20 pounds. In the same way that 20-pound note held its ...(11)... , so do you".
No matter how many times life will tread on you, life will crumple you, life will scrunch you, and life will squeeze you, you will always keep your ...(11)... , that ...(12)... within us all of bliss, knowledge, and eternity that exists, that spark will never be taken away. Our value is not created by the ...(13)... of our clothes or our bank balance or the job ...(14)... that we have.
Từ mới:
started off: bắt đầu việc gì đó
went up: giơ (tay)
crumpled, scrunched: làm nhăn nhúm, vò
was trodden on: bị giẫm lên
tread: giẫm
squeeze: ép, bóp
bliss: niềm hạnh phúc, sự vui sướng
eternity: tính bất diệt, sự vĩnh cửu
bank balance: số dư trong tài khoản ngân hàng