Coppages in Hungary: Deep Questions
During English conversation sessions, Lea often uses a list of questions as a guide. The Internet has a great collection of topical questions for English conversations, but there weren't many about spiritual matters. Here are some of the questions she has used.
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Deep Questions for English Conversation
- What do you want out of life?
- Do you feel like your life has a purpose?
- If so, do you know that purpose?
- If you know the purpose of your life, what is it? What are you doing to accomplish it?
- If you don't know the purpose of your life, how can you find it out?
- If your life has no purpose, why do you think you exist?
- What would your family and friends say is the driving force of your life? What makes you tick?
- What do you want to be the driving force in your life?
- What are your hopes and dreams?
- What are your goals?
- How might other people be involved in your hopes, dreams, and goals?
- Have you ever thought about what life will be like when you are 50?
- How do you want to be remembered? What do you want people to say about you at your funeral?
- How can you make the best use of the time you have?
- How can you accomplish these things?
- What choices can you make to accomplish these things?
- What will have to change?
- What should stay the same?
- When a professor at my University was 30 years old, he made a list of 100 things he wanted to do before he died. He figured he might have about 50 years left, so he decided to choose two goals from his list each year and do them. If you made such a list, what would be on it? What would you like to do before you die? How would you accomplish those things?
- What is the biggest problem in the world today? How, if at all, can it be overcome? What part do you hope to play?
- What is the nature of man (humans)? If humanity is basically good, why do so many people do such evil, immoral things?
- What do you think is the correct way to determine right from wrong? Why?
- Where do evil and suffering come from? How, if at all, can they be overcome? How do you hope to overcome them in the world? In yourself?
- Do you think most people here believe in God?
- What does it mean to "believe in God"?
- Do you have any kind of spiritual belief?
- Do you believe there is a God? What is God like?
- How would you describe your view of God? Is it positive or negative?
- What is your concept of God?
- Can a person know God? How?
- Do you know God?
- If you could be sure there is a God, would you want to know Him?
- Or if you could know God personally, would you want to?
- What do you know about Jesus? What are your impressions?
- Have you known any Christians?
- What do you think a real Christian is, and how does a person become one?
- To you, who is Jesus?
- Have you ever read the Bible?
- Is there life after death? If so, what is it like?
- Do you believe there is a heaven and a hell?
- If you died right now, where would you go? Why?
- If you were to die tonight are you sure you'd go to heaven? Has anyone ever explained how you can know for sure?
- If your beliefs were not true, would you want to know it?
- Do you go to church? Why or why not?
- Has church had an influence in your life?
- What, if any, is your religious background? How committed are you personally to it? Why or why not?
- Do you find that faith and spiritual values play a role in everyday life?