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PBIS: Being Honest with Yourself 17 Views


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To thine own self be true...but, uh...how does one go about being true? Hit play to find out.

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Transcript

00:03

Being honest with yourself a la Shmoop

00:06

or to thine own self be true and hard to beat Shakespeare, alright

00:11

Meet Larry and Jerry [two old men smiling]

00:12

Larry and Jerry are twin brothers celebrating their hundredth [people arrive at party]

00:15

birthdays their local news channel catches wind of this story and asked to [reporter enters]

00:19

do a human-interest piece you know what's the secret to a long life how can

00:24

we feel fulfilled you know yadda yadda yadda the usual they interview Larry first

00:28

Larry dreamt of being a musician but his parents pushed him to be a [Larry playing guitar]

00:33

doctor well to make them happy he agreed and doctor Larry also wanted to settle [Larry's parents enter]

00:38

down with his high school sweetheart but his parents pushed him to marry a woman [Larry and family stand on porch]

00:42

with more money that's how they did things in those days

00:45

and so he did and Larry had always wanted to be a dad but his wife had no [future wife walks in]

00:50

interest in being a mother so now Larry's here a hundred years old [Larry and wife at home]

00:54

with a lifetime of money with a fortune a lovely career and a lifetime of [reporter interviewing older Larry]

01:00

regrets and what is yeah yeesh real uplifting stuff Larry thank you new [Larry crying]

01:05

sitcom all right next up is Jerry Jerry wanted to be a teacher and even though [narrator makes disgusted face]

01:11

his parents told him it was a worthless path to follow he did it [Jerry and parents at home]

01:14

anyway and guess what while he loved it he married someone his parents didn't [Jerry gets married]

01:18

approve of raised his children and watched his grandchildren and [Jerry and his big family in their house]

01:22

great-grandchildren grow he's had a full life and looking back he [reporter interviews older Jerry]

01:26

wouldn't change a thing he never lost sight of what he knew was [Jerry looking through telescope]

01:29

right for him even when others tried to sway him and Larry? Larry was a doormat [Larry's face on doormat]

01:35

to thine own self be true yeah maybe Billy shakes was onto [friends at birthday party]

01:39

something there because when your life flashes before your eyes do you want [William Shakespeare enters]

01:43

to see this or this? Don't be a Larry [Larry makes sad face]

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