The Most Important Question of Your Life

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Finding one’s purpose in life provides a sense of direction, fulfillment, and meaning. It allows us to navigate through the complexities and challenges that we encounter on our journey. Without a clear purpose, life may seem aimless and devoid of significance.

In life, struggles are inevitable. They shape our character, test our resilience, and ultimately determine our success. However, not all struggles are created equal. Some are worth enduring for the sake of personal growth and fulfillment, while others may be futile or even detrimental to our well-being. Therefore, it is crucial to identify what we are truly willing to struggle for.

Throughout our existence, we are constantly bombarded with questions. Some are simple and trivial, while others are profound and thought-provoking. These questions shape our understanding of the world and help us navigate through life’s complexities.

Discover which question is most important for us to ask ourselves by reading this article.

https://markmanson.net/question

Vocabulary Questions:

  1. What does the phrase  “delayed gratification” mean, “People want to be rich without the risk, without the sacrifice, without the delayed gratification necessary to accumulate wealth.”?  Use this in your own sentence.
  2. What does “to morph” mean in the sentence, “They settle and wonder “What if?” for years and years until the question morphs from “What if?” into “Was that it?”? Use this in your own sentence.
  3. What does the phrase  “emotional turbulence” mean, “But you don’t end up attracting someone amazing without appreciating the emotional turbulence that comes with weathering rejections, building the sexual tension that never gets released, and staring blankly at a phone that never rings.“? Use this in your own sentence.

Discussion Questions:

  1. In contemplating your life, what are the usual questions you ask to yourself?
  2. What pain do you want in your life? What are you willing to struggle for?
  3. What is your opinion about this, “What we get out of life is not determined by the good feelings we desire, but by what bad feelings we’re willing and able to sustain to get us to those good feelings.”?
  4. “To get good at dealing with negative experiences is to get good at dealing with life.” Do you agree? Share your perspective.
  5. Share your thoughts on this, “People want to be rich without the risk, without the sacrifice, without the delayed gratification necessary to accumulate wealth.“.
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3 replies on “The Most Important Question of Your Life”

I am thinking about Manson’s article and I have to say that I agree with he. In my opinion, the society projects a perfect model and we feel the need to become perfect. Look at the social networks, all people show us how is perfect his/her life. What I mean is the society has created a false image of the real life.

On the other hand, from some years ago, the children were increased with all things by the way we have been losing the culture of effort. For example, some years ago when I was a teenager I remember how I desired to get the drive liscence. So when I was sixteen I started to save money until to be eighteen years old. And those was a little struggle to achieve the objective. Nowadays, the parents pay the drive liscence and even pay a new car for their children! And the result is a lot of teenagers wait a lot of time to get the car liscence because they don’t really desire enough. I think so. It’s a little example, but the most important thing that I want to share with all of you is my life motto: the happiness is not the destination, but it is the way.

Welcome to the Phone English blog. May this serves as a tool for you to practice writing regularly.

Here is how this sentence can be expressed better:

On the other hand, from some years ago, the children were increased with all things by the way we have been losing the culture of effort.

On the other hand, through the years, the children get anything they want more easily. In effect, we have been losing the culture of exerting efforts in everything we do.

Please continue doing this exercise to improve your skills more and more. Until your next entry!

It is great that you have decided to start with your writing practice. We hope this exercise helps you enhance your skills more and more.

Take a look at how to write this sentence better:

On the other hand, from some years ago, the children were increased with all things by the way we have been losing the culture of effort.

On the other hand, from some over the years ago, the more children were increased have been raised with all things everything they could ever need. by the way In effect, we have been losing the culture of exerting efforts in whatever we do.

Continue with this exercise to improve your writing. Until your next entries!

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