Poziom: B1+/B2 · Rozmówcy: Grace (host), Hiroshi (78, a retired engineer), Amara (36, a nurse and mother of two), Luca (19, a student)
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Transkrypcja nagrania
Grace: Welcome to The Big Questions. Today I have three guests from three generations, and three questions for each of them. First question: what matters most in life? Hiroshi?
Hiroshi: People. Without a doubt. When I was young, I thought it was my career. I was an engineer — I built bridges. I spent too many evenings at the office. Now I’m seventy-eight, and nobody remembers my bridges. But my grandchildren remember the day I taught them to fish.
Grace: Amara, what about you?
Amara: For me, it’s health — and time. I’m a nurse, so I see every day how quickly life can change. A healthy, ordinary Tuesday with my kids is a gift. I didn’t understand that at twenty.
Grace: Luca?
Luca: Honestly? Freedom, I think. Freedom to find out who I am. But I’ll be honest — I don’t really know yet. And I think that’s OK. Is that OK?
Hiroshi: At nineteen, it’s perfect.
Grace: Second question: what is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Hiroshi: To say sorry quickly. I fell out with my brother over something stupid — a car, can you believe it? We didn’t speak for ten years. Ten years! When we finally met again, neither of us could remember who was right. I regret every one of those years.
Amara: Mine is: asking for help is not a weakness. After my second baby, I tried to do everything alone — work, kids, house. I nearly burnt out. Now I ask my neighbours, my mum, my friends. And they’re happy to help!
Luca: Mine is maybe a small one. I used to compare myself to others all the time — on social media, everyone is travelling, everyone has a perfect body, a perfect life. Last year I deleted social media from my phone for a month. I was calmer, and I read four books.
Grace: Four books! Did you go back?
Luca: Yes, but now I use it for twenty minutes a day. My rules, not the app’s.
Grace: Last question. If you could give one piece of advice to our listeners, what would it be?
Amara: Sleep is not a waste of time. Really. Everything looks better after eight hours.
Luca: It’s OK not to have a plan. Try things. If you don’t like them, try something else.
Hiroshi: Call your parents. Or your grandparents. Today, not tomorrow. And, Luca — teach me how to use emojis properly. My grandchildren say I only send the crying-with-laughter one.
Luca: Deal. That one’s actually very useful.
Grace: Hiroshi, Amara, Luca — thank you. And to everyone listening: which of these questions would you ask the people you love? Until next time.