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Thoughts, Words and Dreams | Anoush Alibhai | TEDxYouth@AKAMombasa


picture they’ve been given a big box of

picture they’ve been given a big box of 1000 gigs or pieces in your ass to put

1000 gigs or pieces in your ass to put

1000 gigs or pieces in your ass to put them together you check the picture on

them together you check the picture on

them together you check the picture on the box and to your amazement the box is

the box and to your amazement the box is

the box and to your amazement the box is black how are you going to complete the

black how are you going to complete the

black how are you going to complete the picture if you don’t know what you’re

picture if you don’t know what you’re

picture if you don’t know what you’re making

making

making where will you even start even a glimpse

where will you even start even a glimpse

where will you even start even a glimpse of the final picture would make a huge

of the final picture would make a huge

of the final picture would make a huge difference these 1,000 jigsaw pieces are

difference these 1,000 jigsaw pieces are

difference these 1,000 jigsaw pieces are parts of your life your passions your

parts of your life your passions your

parts of your life your passions your health your work and your relationships

health your work and your relationships

health your work and your relationships now I want you all to close your eyes

now I want you all to close your eyes

now I want you all to close your eyes let’s fast forward to 10 years from now

let’s fast forward to 10 years from now

let’s fast forward to 10 years from now I want you to imagine what this looks

I want you to imagine what this looks

I want you to imagine what this looks like who are the most important people

like who are the most important people

like who are the most important people in your life what are you doing with

in your life what are you doing with

in your life what are you doing with your life

your life

your life how does the future feel you can open

how does the future feel you can open

how does the future feel you can open your eyes now and hold that image and

your eyes now and hold that image and

your eyes now and hold that image and feeling in you I refer to later last

feeling in you I refer to later last

feeling in you I refer to later last summer holidays I had the opportunity to

summer holidays I had the opportunity to

summer holidays I had the opportunity to meet four young people

meet four young people

meet four young people they weren’t able to finish school due

they weren’t able to finish school due

they weren’t able to finish school due to lack of funding but like countless

to lack of funding but like countless

to lack of funding but like countless before them they resorted to a life on

before them they resorted to a life on

before them they resorted to a life on the streets and worse still they made a

the streets and worse still they made a

the streets and worse still they made a few shillings daily to petty crimes but

few shillings daily to petty crimes but

few shillings daily to petty crimes but a flash of inspiration they came

a flash of inspiration they came

a flash of inspiration they came together and formed a community-based

together and formed a community-based

together and formed a community-based organization today they collect garbage

organization today they collect garbage

organization today they collect garbage from low from densely populated

from low from densely populated

from low from densely populated low-income areas for young people some

low-income areas for young people some

low-income areas for young people some 1,000 homes

1,000 homes

1,000 homes and make a decent wage for themselves

and make a decent wage for themselves

and make a decent wage for themselves when I asked them what made them want to

when I asked them what made them want to

when I asked them what made them want to change their lives

change their lives

change their lives take control one of them said I had a

take control one of them said I had a

take control one of them said I had a clear vision of where I wanted to go of

clear vision of where I wanted to go of

clear vision of where I wanted to go of who I want it to be a moment ago you

who I want it to be a moment ago you

who I want it to be a moment ago you imagined your future through your mind’s

imagined your future through your mind’s

imagined your future through your mind’s eye you successfully created a vision

eye you successfully created a vision

eye you successfully created a vision now why is this so important a vision a

now why is this so important a vision a

now why is this so important a vision a picture so clear and strong it helps

picture so clear and strong it helps

picture so clear and strong it helps make the results real

make the results real

make the results real it’s our contrary to popular belief a

it’s our contrary to popular belief a

it’s our contrary to popular belief a vague wish a hope a vision is a picture

vague wish a hope a vision is a picture

vague wish a hope a vision is a picture for you what you want to achieve with

for you what you want to achieve with

for you what you want to achieve with focus results a vision comes from the

focus results a vision comes from the

focus results a vision comes from the future and informs and energizes the

future and informs and energizes the

future and informs and energizes the present a vision inspires action and

present a vision inspires action and

present a vision inspires action and creates the will and energy to make

creates the will and energy to make

creates the will and energy to make change happen these four young garbage

change happen these four young garbage

change happen these four young garbage collectors demonstrate that a vision has

collectors demonstrate that a vision has

collectors demonstrate that a vision has the power of a crystal ball they

the power of a crystal ball they

the power of a crystal ball they wouldn’t have been able to achieve this

wouldn’t have been able to achieve this

wouldn’t have been able to achieve this change in their lives if they had woken

change in their lives if they had woken

change in their lives if they had woken up daily focusing on getting to their

up daily focusing on getting to their

up daily focusing on getting to their day but by dreaming no matter how

day but by dreaming no matter how

day but by dreaming no matter how impossible it seemed they are not only

impossible it seemed they are not only

impossible it seemed they are not only able to achieve this change in their

able to achieve this change in their

able to achieve this change in their lives but surpass it improving the green

lives but surpass it improving the green

lives but surpass it improving the green economy in their community beyond

economy in their community beyond

economy in their community beyond garbage collection you see by creating

garbage collection you see by creating

garbage collection you see by creating narratives of our lives using my

narratives of our lives using my

narratives of our lives using my imagination we begin with the end in

imagination we begin with the end in

imagination we begin with the end in mind it gives us the courage to take the

mind it gives us the courage to take the

mind it gives us the courage to take the first step for it but what we must not

first step for it but what we must not

first step for it but what we must not forget in this journey in charge of our

forget in this journey in charge of our

forget in this journey in charge of our vision is that happiness is not in the

vision is that happiness is not in the

vision is that happiness is not in the destination but in the journey itself

destination but in the journey itself

destination but in the journey itself many a times have become so obsessed

many a times have become so obsessed

many a times have become so obsessed we’re trying to achieve high grades in

we’re trying to achieve high grades in

we’re trying to achieve high grades in school that I forget what is really

school that I forget what is really

school that I forget what is really important I forget my passion for the

important I forget my passion for the

important I forget my passion for the subject

subject

subject forget to enjoy the learning process

forget to enjoy the learning process

forget to enjoy the learning process this is when visioning becomes a paradox

this is when visioning becomes a paradox

this is when visioning becomes a paradox our vision of the future should not

our vision of the future should not

our vision of the future should not cloud our present moment because it is

cloud our present moment because it is

cloud our present moment because it is only with the clarity of our present

only with the clarity of our present

only with the clarity of our present moment that we can see and grab the

moment that we can see and grab the

moment that we can see and grab the opportunities that will help us realize

opportunities that will help us realize

opportunities that will help us realize our dream when the jigsaw box has a

our dream when the jigsaw box has a

our dream when the jigsaw box has a picture even though image hinge along

picture even though image hinge along

picture even though image hinge along the way it is only then that we can hope

the way it is only then that we can hope

the way it is only then that we can hope to complete the picture

to complete the picture

to complete the picture the future may be something unseen but a

the future may be something unseen but a

the future may be something unseen but a dream can make all the difference thank

dream can make all the difference thank

dream can make all the difference thank you

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