父子对话，在生命将尽时(有声)_口语技巧

父子对话，在生命将尽时(有声)

PLANT: Well, I think in a year from now I won't be here. But I'm not anxious about whether there's a heaven, or whether there's music or clouds, or whatever. I'm more anxious about the end-of-life journey.

I want it to be quiet, contemplative, and calm. For me, dying - it's very enlightening, and certainly rewarding. Look at the opportunity to talk, for example. It's just incredible. We would coast around having a drink before dinner, never get down to anything that was serious.

LILLEY: That's exactly right.

PLANT: But I don't regard this as the terminal point of these conversations. Because I'm confident we're going to talk again and again.

LILLEY: What would you like to see after you go? I mean, what is your legacy?

PLANT: I would just like people to believe that humility - listening to the other person and trying to understand the other person - and forgiving, are important.

LILLEY: You know, to be honest, I don't feel like I have to forgive you for anything. I'm really just very grateful. And I love you, and I thank you.

PLANT: Thank you.

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MONTAGNE: David Plant with his stepson Frank Lilley in New London, New Hampshire. They participated in StoryCorps' new legacy initiative. Their conversation will be archived at the Library of Congress. Learn how StoryCorps works with hospice and palliative care organizations to collect interviews like this one at npr.org.