THE SUNSET CLUB
QUESTIONS FOR CONNECTION III
These questions are intended as conversation/ reflection starters.
You can contemplate them alone, in pairs, or in small groups.
Pick the ones that speak to you, or make up your own!
There is never any pressure to participate/answer any questions. Feel free to just say PASS if you’d rather skip something :-)
1 SUPERPOWER
2 TALKING TO THE DEAD
3 PERFECT FEAST
1 SUPERPOWER
If you could wake up tomorrow with a super power, what would it be?
Why?
How would you use it?
Would you be a hero or a villain?
2 TALKING TO THE DEAD
When he was a young man, Zeno, the founder of Stoic philosophy, consulted an oracle for wisdom. The oracle told him that he would find wisdom when he had conversations with the dead.
The oracle was encouraging Zeno to read books by authors from the past.
Have you had conversations with the dead in this way?
Which authors stand out as conversationalists with wisdom to impart?
What are some ideas / quotes stick in your mind?
Who would you like to converse with next?
Inspired by Sam Lee’s thoughts.
3 PERFECT FEAST
In the podcast “OFF MENU”, hosts ask guests to describe their perfect meal. What would yours be?
N.B. you can describe food from particular moments in your life. For example, Bridget Christie chooses “the piece of toast made by the midwife just after I’d given birth”
