so does the environment we grow up in define us while I was a teacher in
define us while I was a teacher in
define us while I was a teacher in orphanages I will ask this question to
orphanages I will ask this question to
orphanages I will ask this question to myself really often one day I was with
myself really often one day I was with
myself really often one day I was with the kids trying to teach them letters
the kids trying to teach them letters
the kids trying to teach them letters and one of them did something I used to
and one of them did something I used to
and one of them did something I used to bring them crayons and my pencil case
bring them crayons and my pencil case
bring them crayons and my pencil case had this really small – FM keychain and
had this really small – FM keychain and
had this really small – FM keychain and he took it I was really disappointed but
he took it I was really disappointed but
he took it I was really disappointed but I did not fight him because he was a kid
I did not fight him because he was a kid
I did not fight him because he was a kid kids both do this stays I just tried to
kids both do this stays I just tried to
kids both do this stays I just tried to explain him that he should have asked
explain him that he should have asked
explain him that he should have asked and I would have given him the keyring
and I would have given him the keyring
and I would have given him the keyring and from that day he asked for
and from that day he asked for
and from that day he asked for everything
everything
everything can I drink water man can I do that
can I drink water man can I do that
can I drink water man can I do that remove the toilet and yes I do consider
remove the toilet and yes I do consider
remove the toilet and yes I do consider this moment one of the most important
this moment one of the most important
this moment one of the most important achievements I have ever had first of
achievements I have ever had first of
achievements I have ever had first of all I think you’re doing one thing one
all I think you’re doing one thing one
all I think you’re doing one thing one simple thing seven eight ten money give
simple thing seven eight ten money give
simple thing seven eight ten money give an opportunity to a kid far far away or
an opportunity to a kid far far away or
an opportunity to a kid far far away or even a kid from your own country
even a kid from your own country
even a kid from your own country it would give you so much satisfaction
it would give you so much satisfaction
it would give you so much satisfaction or maybe just join a community center
or maybe just join a community center
or maybe just join a community center into one activity per month you won’t be
into one activity per month you won’t be
into one activity per month you won’t be new everybody does something for the
new everybody does something for the
new everybody does something for the first time I was doing this and it
first time I was doing this and it
first time I was doing this and it created me and it represents me more
created me and it represents me more
created me and it represents me more than my family name or my nationality
than my family name or my nationality
than my family name or my nationality did you actually know that this one has
did you actually know that this one has
did you actually know that this one has around 800 NGOs in that friends hazard
around 800 NGOs in that friends hazard
around 800 NGOs in that friends hazard of 1 million you have so many choices
of 1 million you have so many choices
of 1 million you have so many choices out there what we know about integration
out there what we know about integration
out there what we know about integration is that we don’t give it so many so much
is that we don’t give it so many so much
is that we don’t give it so many so much importance we see that the chore it’s
importance we see that the chore it’s
importance we see that the chore it’s like your mom cooks for you she’s tired
like your mom cooks for you she’s tired
like your mom cooks for you she’s tired she doesn’t ask you to do the dishes but
she doesn’t ask you to do the dishes but
she doesn’t ask you to do the dishes but you still do them one of the biggest and
you still do them one of the biggest and
you still do them one of the biggest and most
most
most advantage community minority community
advantage community minority community
advantage community minority community in Romania other money people the face
in Romania other money people the face
in Romania other money people the face everyday problems such as social
everyday problems such as social
everyday problems such as social exclusion health problems unemployment
exclusion health problems unemployment
exclusion health problems unemployment and yes during the communism we used to
and yes during the communism we used to
and yes during the communism we used to have different techniques to help them
have different techniques to help them
have different techniques to help them out
out
out first of all they had to have a job
first of all they had to have a job
first of all they had to have a job because communism second of all what you
because communism second of all what you
because communism second of all what you should know is the fact that men had to
should know is the fact that men had to
should know is the fact that men had to join the army and they will interact
join the army and they will interact
join the army and they will interact with people on the daily basis but after
with people on the daily basis but after
with people on the daily basis but after the fall of the regime everything fell
the fall of the regime everything fell
the fall of the regime everything fell apart the country was rebuilding and
apart the country was rebuilding and
apart the country was rebuilding and reinventing itself so the integration of
reinventing itself so the integration of
reinventing itself so the integration of Roma people wasn’t a priority anymore
Roma people wasn’t a priority anymore
Roma people wasn’t a priority anymore but the thing is now even if the
but the thing is now even if the
but the thing is now even if the government has still had some policies
government has still had some policies
government has still had some policies the community still remains isolated and
the community still remains isolated and
the community still remains isolated and if the European still tries to develop
if the European still tries to develop
if the European still tries to develop new and new policies there is still we
new and new policies there is still we
new and new policies there is still we as citizens can do so many things if
as citizens can do so many things if
as citizens can do so many things if nobody wants to hire you you have
nobody wants to hire you you have
nobody wants to hire you you have affirmative support what choices do you
affirmative support what choices do you
affirmative support what choices do you have they will be criticized around
have they will be criticized around
have they will be criticized around Europe for their attendance see to go
Europe for their attendance see to go
Europe for their attendance see to go into integral activities but if you have
into integral activities but if you have
into integral activities but if you have three kids and no food what can you do
three kids and no food what can you do
three kids and no food what can you do let’s take for example my family I have
let’s take for example my family I have
let’s take for example my family I have two parents one brother I could say we
two parents one brother I could say we
two parents one brother I could say we love each other pretty much a lot we try
love each other pretty much a lot we try
love each other pretty much a lot we try to support each other but what about all
to support each other but what about all
to support each other but what about all my children they are skipping school to
my children they are skipping school to
my children they are skipping school to provide from the further families in the
provide from the further families in the
provide from the further families in the really young they have responsibilities
really young they have responsibilities
really young they have responsibilities such as helping their smaller siblings
such as helping their smaller siblings
such as helping their smaller siblings or a
or a
or a staying with them and they usually copy
staying with them and they usually copy
staying with them and they usually copy the behaviors around them such as asking
the behaviors around them such as asking
the behaviors around them such as asking for cigarettes even if they’re 10 and
for cigarettes even if they’re 10 and
for cigarettes even if they’re 10 and you would ask yourself what kind of a
you would ask yourself what kind of a
you would ask yourself what kind of a horrible parent would do that well it’s
horrible parent would do that well it’s
horrible parent would do that well it’s actually a result of a vicious cycle
actually a result of a vicious cycle
actually a result of a vicious cycle parents will educate their kids the same
parents will educate their kids the same
parents will educate their kids the same way they were indicated and you should
way they were indicated and you should
way they were indicated and you should know that hope is really important in
know that hope is really important in
know that hope is really important in this context what if we try to motivate
this context what if we try to motivate
this context what if we try to motivate our own dreams what if we try to show
our own dreams what if we try to show
our own dreams what if we try to show them that people from their community
them that people from their community
them that people from their community have succeeded through education don’t
have succeeded through education don’t
have succeeded through education don’t you think that they will then go of
you think that they will then go of
you think that they will then go of their bad habits by seeing a different
their bad habits by seeing a different
their bad habits by seeing a different way of living nowadays to integration we
way of living nowadays to integration we
way of living nowadays to integration we see this really complicated process of
see this really complicated process of
see this really complicated process of integrating many ethnic groups of course
integrating many ethnic groups of course
integrating many ethnic groups of course by giving them right we’re giving them
by giving them right we’re giving them
by giving them right we’re giving them access to citizenship but also letting
access to citizenship but also letting
access to citizenship but also letting them keep their diversity and also
them keep their diversity and also
them keep their diversity and also promoted but for example in Romania we
promoted but for example in Romania we
promoted but for example in Romania we have different streams to integrate
have different streams to integrate
have different streams to integrate their own drawn community such as
their own drawn community such as
their own drawn community such as educational one or employment ones or
educational one or employment ones or
educational one or employment ones or even housing ones but so how there are
even housing ones but so how there are
even housing ones but so how there are so some steps that we miss and there is
so some steps that we miss and there is
so some steps that we miss and there is a reason why education is considered the
a reason why education is considered the
a reason why education is considered the main killer of the society it helps
main killer of the society it helps
main killer of the society it helps creating equality and it fights against
creating equality and it fights against
creating equality and it fights against inequality the first time when I
inequality the first time when I
inequality the first time when I interacted with all my kids one was when
interacted with all my kids one was when
interacted with all my kids one was when I went and joined this NGO that
I went and joined this NGO that
I went and joined this NGO that basically had teaching programs in
basically had teaching programs in
basically had teaching programs in orphanages and social apartments in
orphanages and social apartments in
orphanages and social apartments in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest at first when I got there I was really
at first when I got there I was really
at first when I got there I was really motivated you know I was trying to teach
motivated you know I was trying to teach
motivated you know I was trying to teach in history in civilizations but they
in history in civilizations but they
in history in civilizations but they didn’t know how to read even if they
didn’t know how to read even if they
didn’t know how to read even if they were ten or sixteen that might be worse
were ten or sixteen that might be worse
were ten or sixteen that might be worse for you but it is normality for them of
for you but it is normality for them of
for you but it is normality for them of course I had to let go teaching she
course I had to let go teaching she
course I had to let go teaching she three and I try to dish the basics with
three and I try to dish the basics with
three and I try to dish the basics with no important figures or even inspiring
no important figures or even inspiring
no important figures or even inspiring figures in their lives I had took it as
figures in their lives I had took it as
figures in their lives I had took it as my responsibility to motivate them they
my responsibility to motivate them they
my responsibility to motivate them they only smart you know building walls
only smart you know building walls
only smart you know building walls around them to protect themselves from
around them to protect themselves from
around them to protect themselves from other people leaving them but as time
other people leaving them but as time
other people leaving them but as time passed they were showing more and more
passed they were showing more and more
passed they were showing more and more interest in learning and alphabet in
interest in learning and alphabet in
interest in learning and alphabet in maths in fun either why did I just
maths in fun either why did I just
maths in fun either why did I just thought is the right thing to do it just
thought is the right thing to do it just
thought is the right thing to do it just felt natural it was like an instant and
felt natural it was like an instant and
felt natural it was like an instant and that was a really important moment for
that was a really important moment for
that was a really important moment for me because I really started to
me because I really started to
me because I really started to appreciate the fact that I was given so
appreciate the fact that I was given so
appreciate the fact that I was given so many opportunities from my parents from
many opportunities from my parents from
many opportunities from my parents from my teachers from my mentors what I’ve
my teachers from my mentors what I’ve
my teachers from my mentors what I’ve met these children I just had to see
met these children I just had to see
met these children I just had to see yourself I just had to change the way we
yourself I just had to change the way we
yourself I just had to change the way we could live in this context it is
could live in this context it is
could live in this context it is important for you to know that they’re
important for you to know that they’re
important for you to know that they’re around 120 million youth who lack
around 120 million youth who lack
around 120 million youth who lack literacy skills and around 800 million
literacy skills and around 800 million
literacy skills and around 800 million adults who do so but what we should do
adults who do so but what we should do
adults who do so but what we should do is with that we should insist on hope
is with that we should insist on hope
is with that we should insist on hope because he’s lost hope they’ve lost hope
because he’s lost hope they’ve lost hope
because he’s lost hope they’ve lost hope in their community they’ve lost hope in
in their community they’ve lost hope in
in their community they’ve lost hope in themselves and they were stuck in the
themselves and they were stuck in the
themselves and they were stuck in the government officials one day I was
government officials one day I was
government officials one day I was taking a break with one of them Mariana
taking a break with one of them Mariana
taking a break with one of them Mariana and we were coloring outside and I just
and we were coloring outside and I just
and we were coloring outside and I just thought it is just the perfect moment
thought it is just the perfect moment
thought it is just the perfect moment for a serious talk so I go and ask Maria
for a serious talk so I go and ask Maria
for a serious talk so I go and ask Maria what you want to become when you grow
what you want to become when you grow
what you want to become when you grow older and he says well I wouldn’t be a
older and he says well I wouldn’t be a
older and he says well I wouldn’t be a football player or a policeman I agree
football player or a policeman I agree
football player or a policeman I agree I’m choosing this moment so I keep at
I’m choosing this moment so I keep at
I’m choosing this moment so I keep at you do know these are really different
you do know these are really different
you do know these are really different jobs but he adds oh yeah you know but
jobs but he adds oh yeah you know but
jobs but he adds oh yeah you know but football player means I can beat a chief
football player means I can beat a chief
football player means I can beat a chief of the team but policeman looks pretty
of the team but policeman looks pretty
of the team but policeman looks pretty cool I could be a hero I am still so
cool I could be a hero I am still so
cool I could be a hero I am still so confused so I asked him to explain to me
confused so I asked him to explain to me
confused so I asked him to explain to me why is
why is
why is to be a hero and then she says well
to be a hero and then she says well
to be a hero and then she says well that’s what others do don’t they don’t
that’s what others do don’t they don’t
that’s what others do don’t they don’t he just help people and they’re like wow
he just help people and they’re like wow
he just help people and they’re like wow he’s these 12 years old kids know it
he’s these 12 years old kids know it
he’s these 12 years old kids know it know it why are we even so blind I can
know it why are we even so blind I can
know it why are we even so blind I can observe lack of hate discrimination and
observe lack of hate discrimination and
observe lack of hate discrimination and stereotypes in our society especially
stereotypes in our society especially
stereotypes in our society especially due to the interest of the media’s it’s
due to the interest of the media’s it’s
due to the interest of the media’s it’s in stores in turf schools it in movies
in stores in turf schools it in movies
in stores in turf schools it in movies it’s on every street corner on
it’s on every street corner on
it’s on every street corner on Billboard’s and we offer which all
Billboard’s and we offer which all
Billboard’s and we offer which all acknowledge the class year was full of
acknowledge the class year was full of
acknowledge the class year was full of tragedy because of hatred but it is
tragedy because of hatred but it is
tragedy because of hatred but it is easier to hate than to understand
easier to hate than to understand
easier to hate than to understand because it doesn’t take any effort what
because it doesn’t take any effort what
because it doesn’t take any effort what I can tell you is that you cannot hate
I can tell you is that you cannot hate
I can tell you is that you cannot hate somebody that you understand and by
somebody that you understand and by
somebody that you understand and by reaching rejecting minority such as
reaching rejecting minority such as
reaching rejecting minority such as Roman people you’re just taking a step
Roman people you’re just taking a step
Roman people you’re just taking a step back this extremely this experience
back this extremely this experience
back this extremely this experience offered me a definitive goal inspired
offered me a definitive goal inspired
offered me a definitive goal inspired ones around me helped Thomas weren’t as
ones around me helped Thomas weren’t as
ones around me helped Thomas weren’t as lucky as I was and participate actively
lucky as I was and participate actively
lucky as I was and participate actively in the community inspiring help and
in the community inspiring help and
in the community inspiring help and participate may sound like really strong
participate may sound like really strong
participate may sound like really strong first for you but it doesn’t take a lot
first for you but it doesn’t take a lot
first for you but it doesn’t take a lot all you need to do is just look around
all you need to do is just look around
all you need to do is just look around you look next to you are you judging the
you look next to you are you judging the
you look next to you are you judging the others without knowing their motives
others without knowing their motives
others without knowing their motives their stories what if you just stopped
their stories what if you just stopped
their stories what if you just stopped doing that from this moment just promise
doing that from this moment just promise
doing that from this moment just promise me just try to stop for one moment doing
me just try to stop for one moment doing
me just try to stop for one moment doing that because what you can actually do is
that because what you can actually do is
that because what you can actually do is start your own legacy what if your
start your own legacy what if your
start your own legacy what if your legacy becomes what you did for the
legacy becomes what you did for the
legacy becomes what you did for the others and not for yourself I think this
others and not for yourself I think this
others and not for yourself I think this is maybe the thing that we finds me in
is maybe the thing that we finds me in
is maybe the thing that we finds me in the most important way I have found my
the most important way I have found my
the most important way I have found my taking Librium by helping others and I
taking Librium by helping others and I
taking Librium by helping others and I would suggest you to just try and see
would suggest you to just try and see
would suggest you to just try and see how it goes
how it goes
how it goes finally it doesn’t have to be huge it’s
finally it doesn’t have to be huge it’s
finally it doesn’t have to be huge it’s the small things that create a bigger
the small things that create a bigger
the small things that create a bigger picture and just try to do me this small
picture and just try to do me this small
picture and just try to do me this small thing try it see what happens this it’s
thing try it see what happens this it’s
thing try it see what happens this it’s what people in the light is on entity
what people in the light is on entity
what people in the light is on entity with you go the flow
with you go the flow
with you go the flow [Applause]
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