Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles For the past 33 years, I looked in the mirror every morning and ask myself if today were the last day in my life, would I wanna do what I'm about to do today and whenever the answer has been no for too many days in a row , I know I need to change something Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life because almost everything, all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure these things just fall away in the face of death leaving only what is truly important remembering that you were going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose you are already naked , there is no reason not to follow your heart about a year ago, I was diagnosed with cancer , I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas I didn't even know what a pancreas was the doctors told me, this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six month my doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order which is doctor's code for prepare to die it means to try and tell your kids everything you thought you'd have the next 10 years to tell in just a few months , it means to make sure everything is buttoned up so that will be easy as possible for your family It means to say your goodbyes
A2 US pancreas remembering cancer doctor incurable die Steve Jobs - Inspirational Speech "If today were the last day of my life" 7269 742 Sunny Hsu posted on 2014/10/23 More Share Save Report Video vocabulary