picture this it’s exams week it’s 3:00 a.m. and you look up from your
a.m. and you look up from your
a.m. and you look up from your color-coded textbook and think god this
color-coded textbook and think god this
color-coded textbook and think god this sucks
sucks
sucks but standing beside you is this foreleg
but standing beside you is this foreleg
but standing beside you is this foreleg furball and in that moment you know
furball and in that moment you know
furball and in that moment you know someone is counting on me someone is up
someone is counting on me someone is up
someone is counting on me someone is up at 3 a.m. in the cold with me just
at 3 a.m. in the cold with me just
at 3 a.m. in the cold with me just because giving me that silent motivation
because giving me that silent motivation
because giving me that silent motivation and that moment I think what did human
and that moment I think what did human
and that moment I think what did human beings do to deserve dogs there are
beings do to deserve dogs there are
beings do to deserve dogs there are certain traits that human beings use the
certain traits that human beings use the
certain traits that human beings use the define what it means to be human
define what it means to be human
define what it means to be human we have traits like integrity and
we have traits like integrity and
we have traits like integrity and courage and compassion and empathy but
courage and compassion and empathy but
courage and compassion and empathy but what if the irony is that these very
what if the irony is that these very
what if the irony is that these very traits make us fall short what if these
traits make us fall short what if these
traits make us fall short what if these very traits are beginning to be more
very traits are beginning to be more
very traits are beginning to be more evident in animals than in humans
evident in animals than in humans
evident in animals than in humans earlier this year after lots of begging
earlier this year after lots of begging
earlier this year after lots of begging a little bit of emotional manipulation I
a little bit of emotional manipulation I
a little bit of emotional manipulation I got a dog nothing and my life has
got a dog nothing and my life has
got a dog nothing and my life has changed significantly upon adopting my
changed significantly upon adopting my
changed significantly upon adopting my furry friend and I made a list of the
furry friend and I made a list of the
furry friend and I made a list of the top five things that my dog taught me
top five things that my dog taught me
top five things that my dog taught me that made me a better person
that made me a better person
that made me a better person number one you never alone be it the
number one you never alone be it the
number one you never alone be it the lady next door or my 11 year old cousin
lady next door or my 11 year old cousin
lady next door or my 11 year old cousin dogs just want to have fun and there’s a
dogs just want to have fun and there’s a
dogs just want to have fun and there’s a certain power in finding connections
certain power in finding connections
certain power in finding connections with everyone have you ever met a dog
with everyone have you ever met a dog
with everyone have you ever met a dog have you ever seen how dogs just come
have you ever seen how dogs just come
have you ever seen how dogs just come running to you and how people always go
running to you and how people always go
running to you and how people always go running to dogs but then why is it that
running to dogs but then why is it that
running to dogs but then why is it that was so comfortable approaching a dog
was so comfortable approaching a dog
was so comfortable approaching a dog then we are a person why is that they
then we are a person why is that they
then we are a person why is that they were more comfortable seeing a dog and
were more comfortable seeing a dog and
were more comfortable seeing a dog and running up to them without the fear but
running up to them without the fear but
running up to them without the fear but we are when it comes to another person
we are when it comes to another person
we are when it comes to another person maybe it’s the risk but then again
maybe it’s the risk but then again
maybe it’s the risk but then again there’s a risk with people with dogs too
there’s a risk with people with dogs too
there’s a risk with people with dogs too they could have rabies they could bite
they could have rabies they could bite
they could have rabies they could bite you and you could die but you don’t
you and you could die but you don’t
you and you could die but you don’t think of it like that because dogs give
think of it like that because dogs give
think of it like that because dogs give off a very approachable aura they have
off a very approachable aura they have
off a very approachable aura they have this kind or and it makes you
this kind or and it makes you
this kind or and it makes you want to go to them and it’s something
want to go to them and it’s something
want to go to them and it’s something that’s worth emulating in people to
that’s worth emulating in people to
that’s worth emulating in people to number one everyone is your friend
number one everyone is your friend
number one everyone is your friend number two be unapologetic about
number two be unapologetic about
number two be unapologetic about yourself I can’t tell you the countless
yourself I can’t tell you the countless
yourself I can’t tell you the countless videos I have of my dog drink youtube
videos I have of my dog drink youtube
videos I have of my dog drink youtube viral worthy things but the bottom line
viral worthy things but the bottom line
viral worthy things but the bottom line is he’s having way more fun than I am
is he’s having way more fun than I am
is he’s having way more fun than I am and there’s a certain power in doing
and there’s a certain power in doing
and there’s a certain power in doing something without the fear of judgement
something without the fear of judgement
something without the fear of judgement when a flower doesn’t grow we don’t
when a flower doesn’t grow we don’t
when a flower doesn’t grow we don’t blame the flower we blame the
blame the flower we blame the
blame the flower we blame the environment be accepting of the people
environment be accepting of the people
environment be accepting of the people around you and be accepting of yourself
around you and be accepting of yourself
around you and be accepting of yourself because that’s when you work at optimum
because that’s when you work at optimum
because that’s when you work at optimum I mean it sounds easy right be yourself
I mean it sounds easy right be yourself
I mean it sounds easy right be yourself but how many of us actually put it into
but how many of us actually put it into
but how many of us actually put it into practice something to think about number
practice something to think about number
practice something to think about number three unconditional love love
three unconditional love love
three unconditional love love unconditionally and love in abundance
sometimes when you have a bad day or
sometimes when you have a bad day or when you’re happy or when you’re sad you
when you’re happy or when you’re sad you
when you’re happy or when you’re sad you need that support you need the love
need that support you need the love
need that support you need the love someone who’ll love you when you wake up
someone who’ll love you when you wake up
someone who’ll love you when you wake up in your pajamas at 3:00 a.m. and someone
in your pajamas at 3:00 a.m. and someone
in your pajamas at 3:00 a.m. and someone will love you when you look amazing
will love you when you look amazing
will love you when you look amazing that’s something that I learned from my
that’s something that I learned from my
that’s something that I learned from my dog number for empathy sometimes when
dog number for empathy sometimes when
dog number for empathy sometimes when you’re having a bad day you don’t need
you’re having a bad day you don’t need
you’re having a bad day you don’t need someone to tell you how much the
someone to tell you how much the
someone to tell you how much the situation sucks or how sorry they are
situation sucks or how sorry they are
situation sucks or how sorry they are for you or how everything is so awful
for you or how everything is so awful
for you or how everything is so awful right now but it’s going to be okay
right now but it’s going to be okay
right now but it’s going to be okay sometimes you just need someone to sit
sometimes you just need someone to sit
sometimes you just need someone to sit in silence with you and allow you to be
in silence with you and allow you to be
in silence with you and allow you to be a mess sometimes all you need is a
a mess sometimes all you need is a
a mess sometimes all you need is a friend and in a world where we have
friend and in a world where we have
friend and in a world where we have social media it makes us it makes us
social media it makes us it makes us
social media it makes us it makes us feel obligated to always say something
feel obligated to always say something
feel obligated to always say something which know which in a lot of ways is a
which know which in a lot of ways is a
which know which in a lot of ways is a good thing we get our ideas out then we
good thing we get our ideas out then we
good thing we get our ideas out then we express issues but sometimes we’ve
express issues but sometimes we’ve
express issues but sometimes we’ve forgotten the line of when to shut up
forgotten the line of when to shut up
forgotten the line of when to shut up sometimes we just need to shut up and
sometimes we just need to shut up and
sometimes we just need to shut up and listen
listen
listen lesson number four learn to listen
lesson number four learn to listen
lesson number four learn to listen finally number five go big or go home if
finally number five go big or go home if
finally number five go big or go home if you’re going to do something do it well
you’re going to do something do it well
you’re going to do something do it well or don’t do it have you seen a dog kind
or don’t do it have you seen a dog kind
or don’t do it have you seen a dog kind of fetch dogs what kind of do anything
of fetch dogs what kind of do anything
of fetch dogs what kind of do anything they put all of their being into it they
they put all of their being into it they
they put all of their being into it they use every single
use every single
use every single born every muscle in the body to go
born every muscle in the body to go
born every muscle in the body to go catch whatever they’re catching so if
catch whatever they’re catching so if
catch whatever they’re catching so if you’re gonna do something kill it or
you’re gonna do something kill it or
you’re gonna do something kill it or just don’t do it finally I want to
just don’t do it finally I want to
just don’t do it finally I want to finish off by saying what now what do we
finish off by saying what now what do we
finish off by saying what now what do we do now what do we do with all these
do now what do we do with all these
do now what do we do with all these things and that’s when you realize the
things and that’s when you realize the
things and that’s when you realize the issue with us these days is that we
issue with us these days is that we
issue with us these days is that we don’t realize that it’s simple things
don’t realize that it’s simple things
don’t realize that it’s simple things like this that impact greatly the
like this that impact greatly the
like this that impact greatly the ability to understand one another is
ability to understand one another is
ability to understand one another is what called the inability to understand
what called the inability to understand
what called the inability to understand one another is what causes war and the
one another is what causes war and the
one another is what causes war and the rear the be understanding that we don’t
rear the be understanding that we don’t
rear the be understanding that we don’t get what another person going through
get what another person going through
get what another person going through creates misunderstandings and that’s why
creates misunderstandings and that’s why
creates misunderstandings and that’s why we have you know well that’s why we have
we have you know well that’s why we have
we have you know well that’s why we have in equal rights and war and drought and
in equal rights and war and drought and
in equal rights and war and drought and sometimes in this world of chaos I the
sometimes in this world of chaos I the
sometimes in this world of chaos I the comfort of my dog gives me calm so I
comfort of my dog gives me calm so I
comfort of my dog gives me calm so I want to finish off by saying be the
want to finish off by saying be the
want to finish off by saying be the person that your dog thinks you are
person that your dog thinks you are
person that your dog thinks you are thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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