I'm luckier than my grandfather, who didn't move more than five miles from the village in which he was born.
Interpretation
This quote reflects on the advantages of modern mobility and opportunities compared to previous generations.
David Attenborough's quote emphasizes the contrast between his experiences and those of his grandfather, who had a much more limited scope of mobility within his lifetime. It signifies the changes in society that allow for broader horizons, facilitating personal growth and the enrichment of life through varied experiences.
In practice
Use this quote in a speech about personal growth and opportunities in life.
I don't think we are going to become extinct. We're very clever and extremely resourceful - and we will find ways of preserving ourselves, of that I'm sure. But whether our lives will be as rich as they are now is another question.
I'm against this huge globalisation on the basis of economic advantage.
I would be absolutely astounded if population growth and industrialisation and all the stuff we are pumping into the atmosphere hadn't changed the climatic balance. Of course it has. There is no valid argument for denial.
There's a small worm called Loa Loa Filariasis. This parasite can survive in one environment exclusively- namely, underneath the skin and inside the eyes of human beings. Children and the elderly in tropical regions (usually the poorest) are the most widely affected. A painful, slow death is virtually certain. The worm can actually live in the host for 17 years before the host finally dies.
The fundamental issue is the moral issue.
It is vital that there is a narrator figure whom people believe. That's why I never do commercials. If I started saying that margarine was the same as motherhood, people would think I was a liar.
Days will pass, and youβll abandon things you were addicted to, and leave someone, and cancel a dream, and finally, accept a reality.
And yet, now that years have passed, I recall it and wonder that it could distress me so much. It will be the same thing, too, with this trouble. Time will go by and I shall not mind about this either.
My days are in the yellow leaf; The flowers and fruits of love are gone; The worm, the canker, and the grief, Are mine alone!
Idle youth, enslaved to everything; by being too sensitive I have wasted my life.
I'll get back to the whores and the horses and the booze, while there's time.
Life is hard. After all, it kills you.
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