Our entertainment-saturated Society helps feed all sorts of illusions about reality. The fantasy of the perfect romantic and sexual relationship, the perfect lifestyle, and the perfect body all prove unattainable because the reality never lives up to the expectation. The worst fallout comes in the marriage relationship. When two people can not live up to each ...
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Don’t waste your Life / Verschwende nicht dein Leben / Não desperdice sua Vida / No desperdicies tu Vida
With each death or near death experience you will be reminded. Do not take your family and friends for granted because they can disappear when you least expect it. Once they are gone, the pain of missed opportunity hits you in the face like a brick. Each death you endure is a reminder of how precious life ...
What do you really Want / Was willst du Wirklich / O que você realmente Quer / Lo que realmente Quieres
Figure out what you really want in life. No limits. Figure out who you want to be. No limits. If you want to own a private jet, or a 10 million dollar house. If you want to be known for something or leave a legacy. Just grab a piece of paper and write it all down. ...
Eyes on the Road / Augen auf die Straße / Olhos na estrada / Ojos en el Camino
Today, nine people will not come home as a result of distracted driving. More than 1,000 people will have been injured because they or someone else did not pay attention behind the wheel. Keep your hands on the wheel, your eyes on the road and your mind on driving. There are three main types of distractions. The ...
The future is Now / Die Zukunft ist Jetzt / O futuro é Agora / El futuro es Ahora
We are in the midst of a digital revolution that is rapidly changing our Society and economy in vast ways. The impacts will be broader than those of the Industrial Revolution. Automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), is having profound impacts on the lives we live. The World we live in has incredible technology. The dreams ...
1964-12-02 Berkley, USA / Operation of the Machine / Bedienung der Maschine / Operação da Máquina / Operacion de la Máquina
Freedom of speech is something that represents the very dignity of what a Human being is. If you cannot speak ... I mean, that's what marks us off. That's what marks us off from the stones and the stars. You can speak freely. It is almost impossible for me to describe. It is the thing ...
2016-11-28 Medellin, Colombia / Out of Fuel / Ohne Benzin / Sem Combustível / Sin Combustible
Felipe Machado turns on his smartphone camera and hits record. He is jovial, and so he should be. He is doing what he loves and it is written all over the broad smile he wears. 'It’s beginning, it’s beginning. The trip to Colombia,' he repeats over and over as his teammates signal towards the camera. 'That’s ...
Can’t help falling in Love / Kann mir nicht helen mich zu Verlieben / Não consigo parar de Apaixonar / No puedo dejar de Enamorarme
Coincidentally, I fall in Love very easy and always sooner than I expect. Falling in Love is not a choice; it is an irrational chain of events that simply can not be stopped. It can happen slowly, over time, or quickly in a matter of moments. One glance. One touch. One phone conversation. And it is ...
2012-11-22 Natal, Brazil / She is Dangerous / Sie ist Gefährlich / Ela é Perigosa / Ella es peligrosa
My looks intimidate guys. They are afraid to approach me, I am dangerous. They always presume I want the super rich guy, or the super good-looking guy. I am pretty, but I am just a woman underneath. I want a guy that I can feel safe with, who makes me laugh. He does not need to ...
Everything has already been Done / Alles wurde schon Erlebt / Tudo já foi Feito / Todo ya ha sido Hecho
While our phones are getting smarter and the possibilities to life become more and more limitless every day, at times it seems pointless. Every day there are new technologies that will make living your day to day life that much easier. In the face of all the growth humanity does every hour, and with a World population ...
The Rule of Ten / Die Regel der Zehn / A regra dos Dez / La regla de los Diez
There is sex that I regret. There is sex that I am ashamed of. There is sex that was beyond all my wildest dreams. But most of all there is sex that I do not remember. Scattered fragments of nights that I can just about vaguely rememeber - the aftermath of a drunken rave party, coming ...
It’s already too Late / Es ist schon zu Spät / Já é tarde Demais / Ya es demasiado Tarde
Humanity is quickly moving toward a man-machine hybridization. Humans are becoming cyborgs as they grow ever more dependent on technology. Humans actually are already part cyborgs. That phone is an extension of yourself. It is just that the data rate, the communication between you and the cybernetic extension of yourself that is your phone is slow. It ...
2001-09-11 New York, USA / Final 5 Minutes / Die letzten 5 Minuten / Ultimos 5 Minutos / Ultimos 5 Minutos
Making a phone call is not that efficient, and it will keep getting less and less efficient in the next few years. In the near future, robotic 'butlers' will talk to you. This might sound futuristic, but Millennials know the benefits of digital communication better. They want results, not a lengthy discussion. There is a chance the ...
1998-05-14 Los Angeles, USA / My Way / Meine Art und Weise / Do meu Jeito / A mi Manera
Frank’s affairs were as numerous as his songs. In between his brief marriages to Ava Gardner and Mia Farrow, he conducted an incomparable prolific Love life with everyone from Hollywood royalty to cigarette girls. Failing to make a truly intimate connection with any of the Hundred's if not Thousand's of women he bedded. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQzFT71LCuc Frank’s women were a special ...
2013-04-13 Natal, Brazil / Feeling Blue / Blau Fühlen / Sentindo Azul / Sentirse Azul
Feeling blue? Taking a break from Facebook might help. Regular use of social network such as Facebook can negatively affect your emotional well-being and satisfaction with life. But you do not have to quit Facebook altogether; simply changing your social network behavior and taking an occasional break from Facebook may lift your spirits. Find some sunshine or ...
2016-04-10 Caraubas, Brazil / Lili was Here / Lili war Hier / Lili esteve Aqui / Lili estuvo Aquí
It is always exciting to meet new people, especially girls that you either want to date or maybe even marry some day. Initial meetings between a new girl and your kid(s) can be awkward. You have no idea how your kid(s) are going to respond to her. Kids can be the toughest people on Earth to ...
Seven Years / Sieben Jahre / Sete Anos / Siete Años
I am everywhere and nowhere. And I own nothing and everything. This is for everyone who looks at the World from a different perspective. For everyone who still believes in his or her dreams. In a life worth living. This is for everyone who is restless. For everyone who strives for change. Who sees things differently. For ...
Reveries of the connected World / Träumereien der vernetzten Welt / Delírios do Mundo Conectado / Delirios del Mundo Conectado
In the Greek myth of Pandora's box, a curious woman opens a box and releases all manner of evil into the World. Once the box is open, there is no closing it, and only hope is left at the bottom. Is the internet holy or evil? That question does not really matter. The internet just is. It ...
2015-03-14 Natal, Brazil / You are My Sunshine / Du bist mein Sonnenschein / Você é minha Sol / Eres mi Sol
Every moment with your children gives you the most to remember for a lifetime. You can not stop time, you can slow down your days and learn how to treasure the precious moments you have with your child. Disconnect from technology – turn off your phone, the computer, the TV for a little while. Technology will distract ...
2015-03-03 Natal, Brazil / Never knew your Name / Deinen Namen nie Gewusst / Nunca conheceu seu Nome / Nunca supe tu Nombre
It was very late in the discotheque - I was feeling blue as I sometimes do - I turned around it was time to go - A face in the crowd a face I didn't know - We got to talking for a little while - You said it's not the sort of thing you usually do - Talking to strangers ...
2010-03-02 Maxaranguape, Brazil / Living In the Moment / Den Moment Leben / Vivendo no Momento / Viviendo el Momento
A man was walking in the desert when he found the telephone to God. A telephone booth in the middle of the desert with a sign that said 'Talk to God'. So when God came on the line asking how he could help, the man was ready and asked 'How can I live more in the moment?'. The ...
1981-02-23 Madrid, Spain / Coup d’état / Putsch / Golpe de Estado / Golpe de Estado
Cameramen and technicians recorded half an hour of the attempted coup d'état in Spain, providing the World with an audiovisual record of the attempt. In addition, members of the private radio broadcaster SER continued reporting with open microphones from within the Congress of Deputies, with a significant portion of the population following on the radio. As such the date ...
1965-02-21 New York, USA / I charge the white Man / Ich beschuldige den weißen Mann / Acuso o homem Branco / Acuso al hombre Blanco
Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. When he was six, his father died in what was officially ruled a streetcar accident, though his mother Louise believed Earl had been murdered by the Black Legion. When he was thirteen, his mother had a nervous breakdown and was committed to a mental hospital. Malcolm X ...
True Minimalist / Wahre Minimalist / Verdadeiro Minimalista / Verdadero Minimalista
The modern trend towards Minimalism evolved out of the overly materialistic western culture. Minimalism is based around reducing the number of personal belongings. The goal of most minimalists is to live a freer life through a reducing of their physical possessions. Physical books, CD, DVD, pen and paper have all been replaced by smartphones without compromise. Instead of ...
I want a Divorce / Ich will eine Scheidung / Eu quero um Divórcio / Quiero el Divorcio
I have been separated from my husband now for nearly 5 years and I desperately want a divorce. But I can not find him! I do not know what to do. I called him, no answer. I called his company, he has not shown up. I called the police, they can not find him. I called the ...