Toastmasters Project 3: World May End Tonight
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I attempted Project 3 from Competent Communication Manual yesterday in our Bangalore Toastmasters Club. As usual I was tied up with so many other things and was not attending the club meetings regularly. Though I had written my speech almost 2 weeks earlier I had no idea of giving the speech in near future. Suddenly I there was a mail from Jindow our club’s VP Education stating that there is a speech slot available in this meeting. Seeing that mail I decided to take up this challenge of preparing my speech in just 2 days, but later I realised that it was a wrong decision from me. I could have done it much better if I had done my rehearsals properly in advance instead of doing it in last minute hurry.
Find below the transcript of my project 3 speech.
“World May End Tonight”Mr.Toast Master, Fellow Members and Guests…..a Very Good Evening.
A great saying goes like this,
“Those who cling to life die, and those who defy death live”The most vivid memory of my early childhood is the love and affection I received from my grandparents. I grew up with them during my early childhood, reason being they were living close by my school. My grandmother was every thing to me. I was so attached to her all through my life. Unfortunately she had to depart this world last year, which was a very natural death, inevitable result of the aging process
I was so depressed when my loving grandmother expired. I was angry and cursing the creation for taking her away from me. This incident made me deliberately think about death. The word “Death” is always a taboo and seen as an untouchable topic of discussion. But the truth is by understanding death and conquering the fear of death, our life will turn out to be richer than ever.
We always fear death because we believe that it will take away what ever we have. We want to strongly hold on to our name, our fame, our status, our desires, our wealth, our pleasures and so on. We desperately want everything to continue as it is.
There was a man who was so annoyed with his nagging wife and the painful marital problems he had for years. He dies and goes to the gates of heaven where he meets God. God says to him, “I have looked at your book of life and you are welcome in heaven under one condition.”
The man said, “Yes, God. And what is that condition?”
God says, “You must spell the word: love.”
The man spells the word and God lets him into heaven.
As the man walks in, God tells the man to watch the gate until he returns, and reminds him that he must ask whoever comes to spell the word.
After a short period of time, the man’s wife shows up at the gate.
“What are you doing here?” he asks her.
“Well, on the way home from your funeral, there was an accident and I died.”
“Alright, but you have to spell one word to enter into heaven,” he told her.
“What word is that?” she asks. The man thought for a while and said, “Czechoslovakia,”
In the Mahabharata, king Yudhishthira when asked, “What is the greatest wonder in the whole world?” replied: “Every day we see people dying all around us and never think that we too will die.” We are like children who cover their eyes in a game of hide-and-seek and think that no one can see them.
Although no one knows which will be that fateful day, we all live with lots of attachment to this materialistic world as if we are certain that we won’t die. Some one said “We live as if we are not going to die and die as if we had never lived”.
Death is a vast mystery, but there are two things we can say about it: It is absolutely certain that we will die, and it is also uncertain when or how we will die.
We also don’t know why some people die so quickly, and others take such a long time. Just as we don’t know why some people die so peacefully and others in such miserable circumstances. Another great mystery.
If we understand that death is the most unplanned plan, planned out for each of us in life, we will perhaps at least make an effort to plan our lives better.
According to the wisdom of Buddha, we can actually use our lives to prepare for death. We can begin, here and now, to find meaning in our lives. We can make every moment an opportunity to change and to prepare—wholeheartedly, precisely, and with peace of mind—for death and eternity.
Starting today, let us live life as if it is all going to be over tonight. Do every thing we want to do. Laugh and smile as much as we can, as though we may not get any other chance to express our innocence. After all, who knows the world may end tonight.
Life is, indeed a set of fleeting experiences all through. Before most of us even realize that we are living, life gets over!!! Let us live each day as if it is going to be the last day on this planet, make the best of each and every moment. Let’s fill every moment with love, happiness, knowledge and joy. Thus the understanding of death add life to our lives, after all who knows the world may end tonight.
Having obsession in accumulation of wealth and possession of money will only lead to depression in life.
Creation of our life into celebration of Love and Happiness is the only resolution that can guarantee ultimate satisfaction in life.
After all who knows, World May End Tonight.
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