#3

 1. After watching "10 Minutes," I felt the meaning was to show that life is a gift, and your whole world can change in an instant. At the beginning, the man in Rome is very content with his life, on a lovely family vacation. The 10 minutes that pass do not have a large significance in his life. He stands there waiting for his pictures, smoking, and is happy at the end when he is given his developed photos. Although, in another place in the world, during those same ten minutes, another boy's life is changed for ever. His innocent act is not having pictures developed, but going out to get water for the family. It shows at the beginning how much he loves his father, and they are just as happy in that moment, as the man with the pictures is in the end. The two locations though, are very different. One being peaceful, happy Rome, and the other being a war zone in Sarajevo. At the end of his 10 minutes though, he returns to his home where he finds his whole family has been shot and killed. This shows that, in only a few minutes, your whole life can be changed for the worst.

 2.  A lesson I could take from this video, is to not waste your life away, and always tell the ones that mean the most to you that you love them, because you never know the last time you'll see them. You can't control the future or fate, but at least you won't feel like you missed your chance to let them know how important they are to you. It's also important to be grateful for the life you have, because there will always be many other people who live in worse conditions, and who do not have the same opportunities that we do, such as the people in Sarajevo.

 3.  This theme can be applied to my life, because I know what it's like to lose a parent and how it can change your life so much. I am also bad with taking my life for granted and wasting a lot of time doing nothing, when I should and could be more productive. I do however know how important it is to tell your family you love them, and I do it often.