More than a Checklist
Today’s quote is attributed to Heath Ledger:
Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married or own a house as if life was some kind of grocery list. Mas ninguém pergunta se somos felizes.But no one asks if you are happy.
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Todas as pessoas com quem nos cruzamos perguntam sempre se temos uma carreira, se somos casados ou se temos uma casa, como se a vida fosse uma espécie de lista de compras. Mas ninguém pergunta se somos felizes.Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married or own a house as if life was some kind of grocery list. But no one asks if you are happy.
💬 Today's vocabulary
🤼 Cruzar-se: To meet, to pass each other by❓ Perguntar: To ask🧑🎓 Carreira [femin. noun]: Career👰 Casado [masc. adj]: Married🏡 Casa [femin. noun]: House🌱 Vida [femin. noun]: Life📝 Lista de compras [femin. noun]: Shopping list🫥 Ninguém: No one
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