In this week’s lesson we were asked to watch a video clip of a speech given by Jeff Sandefer at
BYU-Idaho. In this speech he mentioned that when people over the age of 60 are
interviewed about what they feel really matters in life, there were three
common questions that they valued the answers to most:
1. Was I a good person?
2. Have I contributed something meaningful?
3. Who did I love, and who loved me?
This really struck a cord with me, and caused me to think about the purpose of the education I am receiving right now and what my goals are in life. It really put the meaning of life into the forefront of my mind. If at the end
of my life I am going to be concerned with whether or not I have made an impact in
this world, then I need to set up my life now so that I can achieve this. I
found a lot of value in the exercise we completed a few weeks ago where we
determined the individual stepping-stones that will help us reach our star, or
ultimate goal. Going through this exercise was really helpful and something
that I want to continue to do to help me reach the goals in life that I value most.
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