This story
is very inspiring and impressive. It shows that in life; we need to make up our
mind on what we want to do, after which the sky is not even our limit. How many
of us can learn 2 (two) languages? Speaking 9 (Nine) fluently is definitely a
gift!
However,
Matthew Youlden revealed the secret of his success as Persistence, enthusiasm
and open-mindedness. I think these three principles do not apply to language
learning alone but it cuts across all aspects of life.
My question
for you today is, how persistent are you with those things that seem like a big
burden to you? Are you enthusiastic about that goal and do you approach your
challenges with an open mind?
Read this
story and be inspired to know that as creatures of God, created in His image
and likeness, we are smaller gods and can do a lot if only we abide by these
three principles and are determined to succeed at all cost, because we have got
what it takes.
Discover
your unrevealed self today and begin to walk in light of being a blessing to
your generation.
Happy
Reading!!!!
Watch This Guy Speak 9 Languages
Like A Native
Matthew Youlden speaks nine languages fluently and understands more than a
dozen more. He’s what is known as a polyglot, a member of the multilingual
elite who speaks six or more languages fluently. He’s also a sociolinguist who
studies the revitalization of minority languages. But to see him in action on a
daily basis – deftly and comfortably talking to native-speakers in their own
languages – suggests that he’s more than a polyglot. Matthew, who is originally
from Manchester, England, is a language chameleon: Germans think he’s German,
Spaniards think he’s Spanish, Brazilians think he’s Portuguese (he proudly
speaks the good-old European variety).
By his own account,
Matthew has mastered a staggering number of languages by utilizing abilities
that we all possess: persistence, enthusiasm and open-mindedness. If your
classic polyglot is an über-nerd who studies languages full-time, then Matthew
is something different. His version of multilingualism doesn’t isolate him in
an ivory tower; it connects him to people all over the world. According to
Matthew, the more languages you speak, the more points of view you have:
“I think each language
has a certain way of seeing the world. If you speak one language then you have
a different way of analyzing and interpreting the world than the speaker of
another language does. Even if they’re really closely-related languages
such as Spanish and Portuguese, which
are to a certain extent mutually intelligible, they are at the same time two
different worlds – two different mindsets.
“Therefore, having
learned other languages and been surrounded by other languages, I couldn’t
possibly choose only one language because it would mean really renouncing the
possibility to be able to see the world in a different way. Not in one way, but
in many different ways. So the monolingual lifestyle, for me, is the saddest,
the loneliest, the most boring way of seeing the world. There are so many
advantages of learning a language; I really can’t think of any reason not to.”
Watch the video above
to see him flex his skills in Irish, French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese,
Italian,
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