In this TedTalk, Diana Nyad speaks to the public about her incredible journey; she swam 100 miles from Cuba to Florida at the age of 64. She is the first person ever to have made this swim, which is incredibly impressive. This had been Diana’s dream for a very long time, and it is amazing that she never gave up and worked until she accomplished this task, especially at her age. I love TedTalks in general, and this one was no exception. I found Diana’s speech to be very inspirational. Though I have no desire to even swim 1 mile (much less 100), I think her message is applicable to anyone who has a dream or a goal they want to achieve. I do not necessarily have a dream that I have been striving towards for years, but I have always wanted to become fluent in french. After five years of studying the language, I have definitely had my doubts about whether or not this goal could possibly be achieved. However, I know that as long as I keep trying, and make efforts to find new people to converse with and new vocabulary words to learn, I can achieve this goal – most likely before I am the age of 64! I am hoping to someday live in a french speaking country and become bilingual.
I think that Diana’s story is incredible. My favorite parts of her speech were the quotations she incorporated – especially the one from Socrates: “To be is to do”. This one line seems extremely simple and obvious – in order to be something or someone, you have to do what is required of that position or status. However, I think many people go through life thinking that they can just fake their way to their goal without actually having to work. This talk has impacted me by opening my eyes to this and reminding me that with big dreams comes big effort.
Here is the Diana Nyad’s Ted Talk! Make sure to microSCOPE it out! (ba doom tsss) http://www.ted.com/talks/diana_nyad_never_ever_give_up#t-800271
Works Cited:
Feydey. “File:Open Book Nae French Flag.png.” Wikimedia Commons, 7 Oct. 2011. Web. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Open_book_nae_French_flag.png>.
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