A bucket list goal?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="bucket">bucket</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="Learning">Learning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bucket">bucket</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="bucket">bucket</span> <span word="list">list</span>” <span word="goal">goal</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="die">die</span>.</p><p><span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span> <span word="elder">elder</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="die">die</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="bucket">bucket</span> <span word="list">list</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="kicking">kicking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bucket">bucket</span>”, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="bucket">bucket</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="Apparently">Apparently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bucket">bucket</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stool">stool</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bucket">bucket</span> <span word="upside">upside</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="climb">climb</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="noose">noose</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beam">beam</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bucket">bucket</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="go">go</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> “<span word="bucket">bucket</span>” <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bucket">bucket</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="ado">ado</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bucket">bucket</span> <span word="list">list</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="to">to</span>-<span word="do">do</span> <span word="list">list</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="model">model</span>-<span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="enthusiast">enthusiast</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="layout">layout</span> <span word="reminiscent">reminiscent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="railroads">railroads</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1940<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="Rod">Rod</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="passionate">passionate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="L">L</span>.<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Exiles">Exiles</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Celtic">Celtic</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="pays">pays</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="kicking">kicking</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="balls">balls</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>.</p>
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