Unit_2_The_Value_of_Life.ppt

The Value of Life Get Started Are you enjoying college life at present? What do you appreciate most in this world? Why? What specific goals do you have in life? What can you do to make your life more valuable and Meaningful? Choose the quote you like best The purpose of life is a life of purpose. We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. Listen and Respond They Also Value Their Lives One day, some Americans working in Africa decided to go hunting for wild animals. They stopped at a village to hire some local men to act as guides. This village was very poor. The houses were made of mud and there was no electricity or running water. The streets were dirty and the whole village smelled badly. The men wore dirty clothes. The women covered their faces, and the children had runny noses and were dressed in rags. But the local people looked happy and seemed to be enjoying what they were doing. They Also Value Their Lives Seeing this, one American said, “This place is terrible. These people live just like animals.” A young American officer added, “Yeah, they have got nothing to live for; they may as well be dead.” But just then, an old American officer spoke up. He was a quiet man. In fact, he looked just like one of the local men in the village. He looked at the young American and said, “ you think they have nothing to live for, do you? Well, if you are sure, why don’t you just take your knife, and go try to kill one of them?” They Also Value Their Lives There was dead silence in the truck. His words had silenced the negative talk about the local people. The old officer went on to say, “I don’t know either why they value their lives so much. Maybe it’s those kids in rags, or the women they love, or the freedom they enjoy, or the work they like. But whatever it is, th