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[Music]
[Music] whatever you want to be we tell little
whatever you want to be we tell little
whatever you want to be we tell little kids that they can be intergalactic
kids that they can be intergalactic
kids that they can be intergalactic zookeepers or even princes the travel
zookeepers or even princes the travel
zookeepers or even princes the travel world fighting dragons we encourage the
world fighting dragons we encourage the
world fighting dragons we encourage the kids to dream up the biggest dream
kids to dream up the biggest dream
kids to dream up the biggest dream possible and then came up between ten
possible and then came up between ten
possible and then came up between ten times the size of that why don’t you
times the size of that why don’t you
times the size of that why don’t you tell kids to give up their dreams of
tell kids to give up their dreams of
tell kids to give up their dreams of being a treasure hunting mermaid and
being a treasure hunting mermaid and
being a treasure hunting mermaid and tell them to be something more
tell them to be something more
tell them to be something more reasonable like an accountant it’s
reasonable like an accountant it’s
reasonable like an accountant it’s because maybe we tell them that if they
because maybe we tell them that if they
because maybe we tell them that if they can do anything
can do anything
can do anything it will grow up the drive to do
it will grow up the drive to do
it will grow up the drive to do everything but we missed the opportunity
everything but we missed the opportunity
everything but we missed the opportunity to remind ourselves just how big we can
to remind ourselves just how big we can
to remind ourselves just how big we can drink more than that we forget to remind
drink more than that we forget to remind
drink more than that we forget to remind ourselves have honesty for how
ourselves have honesty for how
ourselves have honesty for how compassionately all characteristics
compassionately all characteristics
compassionately all characteristics hi my name is Daniel ugly and every
hi my name is Daniel ugly and every
hi my name is Daniel ugly and every Sunday I help out the first grade Sunday
Sunday I help out the first grade Sunday
Sunday I help out the first grade Sunday School class as a reference material
School class as a reference material
School class as a reference material I hope my name tags I play with the kids
I hope my name tags I play with the kids
I hope my name tags I play with the kids at the activities I asked about our week
at the activities I asked about our week
at the activities I asked about our week and every week and I never fail to be
and every week and I never fail to be
and every week and I never fail to be amazed with how much it show they give
amazed with how much it show they give
amazed with how much it show they give hugs instead of saying hello to everyone
hugs instead of saying hello to everyone
hugs instead of saying hello to everyone in the class every single activity and
in the class every single activity and
in the class every single activity and all they want is for everyone to be
all they want is for everyone to be
all they want is for everyone to be happy
happy
happy whether it’s playing a game of gone by
whether it’s playing a game of gone by
whether it’s playing a game of gone by the base of simply walking up the stairs
the base of simply walking up the stairs
the base of simply walking up the stairs everything they do they do with kindness
everything they do they do with kindness
everything they do they do with kindness and every Sunday we teach them lessons
and every Sunday we teach them lessons
and every Sunday we teach them lessons about forgiveness or inclusion or
about forgiveness or inclusion or
about forgiveness or inclusion or something of the same and after a while
something of the same and after a while
something of the same and after a while their ability to do what they do is
their ability to do what they do is
their ability to do what they do is based on what we teach them it’s based
based on what we teach them it’s based
based on what we teach them it’s based on their lessons of all around being a
on their lessons of all around being a
on their lessons of all around being a good person whether it’s TV shows that
good person whether it’s TV shows that
good person whether it’s TV shows that they watch or the books that they read
they watch or the books that they read
they watch or the books that they read or you do the lessons in the classroom
or you do the lessons in the classroom
or you do the lessons in the classroom we teach little kids to value these
we teach little kids to value these
we teach little kids to value these above all else it makes sense because
above all else it makes sense because
above all else it makes sense because we’re giving them a foundation to learn
we’re giving them a foundation to learn
we’re giving them a foundation to learn off of expecting that soon this would
off of expecting that soon this would
off of expecting that soon this would become common sense and that we wouldn’t
become common sense and that we wouldn’t
become common sense and that we wouldn’t have to teach it yard elementary school
have to teach it yard elementary school
have to teach it yard elementary school for example when I was in third grade I
for example when I was in third grade I
for example when I was in third grade I was given a tube of toothpaste and told
was given a tube of toothpaste and told
was given a tube of toothpaste and told I could do whatever I wanted with it
I could do whatever I wanted with it
I could do whatever I wanted with it so naturally I squeezed up all the
so naturally I squeezed up all the
so naturally I squeezed up all the contents onto the table at different
contents onto the table at different
contents onto the table at different shapes and patterns and then when I was
shapes and patterns and then when I was
shapes and patterns and then when I was done my teacher asked me of all the
done my teacher asked me of all the
done my teacher asked me of all the toothpaste back into the tube
toothpaste back into the tube
toothpaste back into the tube of course that’s impossible and frankly
of course that’s impossible and frankly
of course that’s impossible and frankly pretty messy and so after many fruitless
pretty messy and so after many fruitless
pretty messy and so after many fruitless attempts to do as I was told she told me
attempts to do as I was told she told me
attempts to do as I was told she told me that the tube represented my mouth and
that the tube represented my mouth and
that the tube represented my mouth and that the toothpaste was my words and to
that the toothpaste was my words and to
that the toothpaste was my words and to watch what I say
watch what I say
watch what I say something is said it can’t be take it
something is said it can’t be take it
something is said it can’t be take it back as you grow you take on the lessons
back as you grow you take on the lessons
back as you grow you take on the lessons and challenges to learn more but when we
and challenges to learn more but when we
and challenges to learn more but when we stop being taught gratitude and
stop being taught gratitude and
stop being taught gratitude and generosity and so much more it tends to
generosity and so much more it tends to
generosity and so much more it tends to receive our everyday lives so how can we
receive our everyday lives so how can we
receive our everyday lives so how can we remind ourselves with important how can
remind ourselves with important how can
remind ourselves with important how can we keep these lessons as a part of our
we keep these lessons as a part of our
we keep these lessons as a part of our lives even though we are no longer
lives even though we are no longer
lives even though we are no longer taught that in a classroom the
taught that in a classroom the
taught that in a classroom the equivalent of being taught the
equivalent of being taught the
equivalent of being taught the importance of these traits I believe is
importance of these traits I believe is
importance of these traits I believe is getting back volunteering not only color
getting back volunteering not only color
getting back volunteering not only color others but it remind you who you want to
others but it remind you who you want to
others but it remind you who you want to be just as I believe you know actively
be just as I believe you know actively
be just as I believe you know actively make use of compassion or honesty as we
make use of compassion or honesty as we
make use of compassion or honesty as we think we don’t volunteer as much as
think we don’t volunteer as much as
think we don’t volunteer as much as possible
possible
possible the average American spends a thousand
the average American spends a thousand
the average American spends a thousand four hundred four hours watching TV for
four hundred four hours watching TV for
four hundred four hours watching TV for a year we spent three hundred and twenty
a year we spent three hundred and twenty
a year we spent three hundred and twenty eight hours a night video games radio
eight hours a night video games radio
eight hours a night video games radio and 115 hours reading per year and you
and 115 hours reading per year and you
and 115 hours reading per year and you haven’t spent only 32 hours volunteering
haven’t spent only 32 hours volunteering
haven’t spent only 32 hours volunteering per year and this number is continuously
per year and this number is continuously
per year and this number is continuously decreasing as
decreasing as
decreasing as increase now we all have our priorities
increase now we all have our priorities
increase now we all have our priorities and you’re busy busy people but imagine
and you’re busy busy people but imagine
and you’re busy busy people but imagine if we spent a thousand four hundred four
if we spent a thousand four hundred four
if we spent a thousand four hundred four hours volunteering per year for me
hours volunteering per year for me
hours volunteering per year for me volunteering gives me the opportunity to
volunteering gives me the opportunity to
volunteering gives me the opportunity to take time to reflect I’m forever
take time to reflect I’m forever
take time to reflect I’m forever grateful for the time that I’m getting
grateful for the time that I’m getting
grateful for the time that I’m getting these kids they allow me the opportunity
these kids they allow me the opportunity
these kids they allow me the opportunity to live outside my bubble just for today
to live outside my bubble just for today
to live outside my bubble just for today we spent so long thinking a certain way
we spent so long thinking a certain way
we spent so long thinking a certain way what kids
what kids
what kids simply it is like a breath of fresh air
simply it is like a breath of fresh air
simply it is like a breath of fresh air it gives me a chance to look beyond the
it gives me a chance to look beyond the
it gives me a chance to look beyond the perspective I have and arcane or open
perspective I have and arcane or open
perspective I have and arcane or open mind and other lessons have advanced
mind and other lessons have advanced
mind and other lessons have advanced from compassion to calculus we still
from compassion to calculus we still
from compassion to calculus we still need to incorporate these timeless
need to incorporate these timeless
need to incorporate these timeless components into our everyday lives the
components into our everyday lives the
components into our everyday lives the key to success here is to get involved
key to success here is to get involved
key to success here is to get involved with the community talk about with your
with the community talk about with your
with the community talk about with your friends get out and help others express
friends get out and help others express
friends get out and help others express these lessons to everyone teach them to
these lessons to everyone teach them to
these lessons to everyone teach them to our world could use a little reminder of
our world could use a little reminder of
our world could use a little reminder of what’s important and if you have any
what’s important and if you have any
what’s important and if you have any trouble with this luxury of this
trouble with this luxury of this
trouble with this luxury of this generation they are already so kind and
generation they are already so kind and
generation they are already so kind and generous everything I witness just how
generous everything I witness just how
generous everything I witness just how much they can really do consult your
much they can really do consult your
much they can really do consult your inner child we are no longer tested on
inner child we are no longer tested on
inner child we are no longer tested on these sorts of things but that doesn’t
these sorts of things but that doesn’t
these sorts of things but that doesn’t make them any less important well on
make them any less important well on
make them any less important well on your mind here are a few organizations
your mind here are a few organizations
your mind here are a few organizations you can support and these are just
you can support and these are just
you can support and these are just around the area those organizations all
around the area those organizations all
around the area those organizations all over waiting for someone like you to
over waiting for someone like you to
over waiting for someone like you to step up remember and use what your ones
step up remember and use what your ones
step up remember and use what your ones taught thank you
taught thank you
taught thank you [Applause]
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