Can the wisdom of the near-death experience be passed on without the experience itself?

Having survived two near-death experiences and faced death once at the end of a gun, I understand Ric Elias's TED Talk with great precision.  For the first time in my life, I feel like I've found someone who truly understands how and why I live my life.   

A near-death experience can be a gift.  It can reconstitute a life and change a person forever. 

For me, my near-death experiences represent the defining moments of my life. 

They make me who I am. 

They are responsible for much of my success. 

And thankfully, most people don't require three near-death experiences in order to learn the lesson.

Ric required just one. 

A rare few understand these lessons intuitively and do not require the cessation of their heart rate or respiration in order to learn them.   

But for those that do not, I wonder if it is a lesson than can be learned by listening to a TED Talk.  or to someone like me talk about how my experiences have changed my life.   

Can the perspective that Elias and I possess based upon our experiences really be as transformative to people who have not shared a similar experience?

I'm not sure.