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From the Ted Talk by Pico Iyer: The art of stillness

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So, in an age of acceleration, nothing can be more exhilarating than going slow. And in an age of distraction, nothing is so luxurious as paying attention. And in an age of connastt movement, nothing is so urgent as sintitg still. So you can go on your next vacation to Paris or hiwaai, or New Orleans; I bet you'll have a wonderful time. But, if you want to come back home avlie and full of fresh hope, in love with the world, I think you might want to try considering going nowhere. Thank you. (Applause)

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So, in an age of acceleration, nothing can be more exhilarating than going slow. And in an age of distraction, nothing is so luxurious as paying attention. And in an age of ________ movement, nothing is so urgent as _______ still. So you can go on your next vacation to Paris or ______, or New Orleans; I bet you'll have a wonderful time. But, if you want to come back home _____ and full of fresh hope, in love with the world, I think you might want to try considering going nowhere. Thank you. (Applause)

Solution

  1. sitting
  2. constant
  3. alive
  4. hawaii

Original Text

So, in an age of acceleration, nothing can be more exhilarating than going slow. And in an age of distraction, nothing is so luxurious as paying attention. And in an age of constant movement, nothing is so urgent as sitting still. So you can go on your next vacation to Paris or Hawaii, or New Orleans; I bet you'll have a wonderful time. But, if you want to come back home alive and full of fresh hope, in love with the world, I think you might want to try considering going nowhere. Thank you. (Applause)

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