An Irishman's Philosophy
There are only two things to worry about…
Either you are well, or you are sick.
If you are well, then there is nothing to worry about.
But if you're sick, there are two things to worry about.
Either you will get well, or you will die.
If you get well, there is nothing to worry about.
But if you die, there are only two things to worry about.
Either you will go to heaven or hell.
If you go to heaven, there is nothing to worry about.
But if you go to hell, estarás tão ocupado a apertar a mão aos teus amigosyou'll be so damn busy shaking hands with friends, you won't have time to worry.
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The Plus version of this story
A filosofia de um irlandês: só há duas coisas com que nos devemos preocupar...Ou estás bem, ou estás doente.Se estiveres bem, não há nada com que te preocupares.Mas se estiveres doente, há duas coisas com que te deves preocupar.Ou ficas bom, ou morres.Se ficares bom, não há nada com que te preocupares.Mas se morreres, só há duas coisas com que te deves preocupar.Ou vais para o céu ou para o inferno.Se fores para o céu, não há nada com que te preocupares.Mas se fores para o inferno, estarás tão ocupado a apertar a mão aos teus amigos que não terás tempo para te preocupares.An Irishman's philosophy: there are only two things to worry about…Either you are well, or you are sick.If you are well, then there is nothing to worry about.But if you're sick, there are two things to worry about.Either you will get well, or you will die.If you get well, there is nothing to worry about.But if you die, there are only two things to worry about.Either you will go to heaven or hell.If you go to heaven, there is nothing to worry about.But if you go to hell, you'll be so damn busy shaking hands with friends, you won't have time to worry.
💬 Today's vocabulary
👍 Há: There is / there are (verb ‘haver’)⛪ Dever: Should🫦 Preocupar-se: To worry🤒 Doente: Sick 🚫 Nada: Nothing🫴 Ficar: To become⚰️ Morrer: To die✨ Céu [masc. noun]: Heaven 👿 Inferno [masc. noun]: Hell🤹 Ocupado [masc. adj.]: Busy
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The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on future subjunctive.
- The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
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Written for level B1–B2. Every story has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.
