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From the Ted Talk by Dave Isay: Everyone around you has a story the world needs to hear

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I'm going to tell you a srceet about StoryCorps. It takes some crugoae to have these conversations. StoryCorps speaks to our mortality. piitnpcaatrs know this recording will be heard long after they're gone. There's a hospice doctor named Ira Byock who has worked closely with us on recording iritvnewes with pepole who are dying. He wtroe a book called "The Four Things That Matter Most" about the four things you want to say to the most important people in your life before they or you die: thank you, I love you, forgive me, I fiorgve you. They're just about the most powerful words we can say to one another, and often that's what happens in a StoryCorps booth. It's a chance to have a sense of closure with someone you care about -- no regrets, nothing left unsaid. And it's hard and it takes courage, but that's why we're alive, right?

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I'm going to tell you a ______ about StoryCorps. It takes some _______ to have these conversations. StoryCorps speaks to our mortality. ____________ know this recording will be heard long after they're gone. There's a hospice doctor named Ira Byock who has worked closely with us on recording __________ with ______ who are dying. He _____ a book called "The Four Things That Matter Most" about the four things you want to say to the most important people in your life before they or you die: thank you, I love you, forgive me, I _______ you. They're just about the most powerful words we can say to one another, and often that's what happens in a StoryCorps booth. It's a chance to have a sense of closure with someone you care about -- no regrets, nothing left unsaid. And it's hard and it takes courage, but that's why we're alive, right?

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Original Text

I'm going to tell you a secret about StoryCorps. It takes some courage to have these conversations. StoryCorps speaks to our mortality. Participants know this recording will be heard long after they're gone. There's a hospice doctor named Ira Byock who has worked closely with us on recording interviews with people who are dying. He wrote a book called "The Four Things That Matter Most" about the four things you want to say to the most important people in your life before they or you die: thank you, I love you, forgive me, I forgive you. They're just about the most powerful words we can say to one another, and often that's what happens in a StoryCorps booth. It's a chance to have a sense of closure with someone you care about -- no regrets, nothing left unsaid. And it's hard and it takes courage, but that's why we're alive, right?

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