[Applause] I’m John Isaac I come from India in
I’m John Isaac I come from India in
I’m John Isaac I come from India in southern India and I came to America in
southern India and I came to America in
southern India and I came to America in 1968 and I was 25 years old and I was
1968 and I was 25 years old and I was
1968 and I was 25 years old and I was very adventurous and I wanted to try my
very adventurous and I wanted to try my
very adventurous and I wanted to try my luck living in America and becoming a
luck living in America and becoming a
luck living in America and becoming a folk singer or a blues singer so when I
folk singer or a blues singer so when I
folk singer or a blues singer so when I arrived in New York City
arrived in New York City
arrived in New York City the Indian government gave me $7 for my
the Indian government gave me $7 for my
the Indian government gave me $7 for my one-month
one-month
one-month visitors stay so between my travel from
visitors stay so between my travel from
visitors stay so between my travel from New Delhi to London and London to New
New Delhi to London and London to New
New Delhi to London and London to New York I spent most of the money with the
York I spent most of the money with the
York I spent most of the money with the few whiskey’s and I ended up landing at
few whiskey’s and I ended up landing at
few whiskey’s and I ended up landing at Kennedy Airport with my 12 string guitar
Kennedy Airport with my 12 string guitar
Kennedy Airport with my 12 string guitar and 75 cents in my pocket and a friend
and 75 cents in my pocket and a friend
and 75 cents in my pocket and a friend said I could stay a couple of days with
said I could stay a couple of days with
said I could stay a couple of days with them so the very next day I went to the
them so the very next day I went to the
them so the very next day I went to the streets and that was the time when all
streets and that was the time when all
streets and that was the time when all the flower children with long hair and I
the flower children with long hair and I
the flower children with long hair and I fitted in fine with the hippies I joined
fitted in fine with the hippies I joined
fitted in fine with the hippies I joined I saying
I saying
I saying and people would throw some money in my
and people would throw some money in my
and people would throw some money in my guitar case and I’ll go back with a
guitar case and I’ll go back with a
guitar case and I’ll go back with a change I literally sang for my supper
change I literally sang for my supper
change I literally sang for my supper and I got to worry about my visa and how
and I got to worry about my visa and how
and I got to worry about my visa and how I’ll stay in New York because it was
I’ll stay in New York because it was
I’ll stay in New York because it was going to expire in a week so one day a
going to expire in a week so one day a
going to expire in a week so one day a very kind lady I was in the Greenwich
very kind lady I was in the Greenwich
very kind lady I was in the Greenwich Village and after I sang she said you
Village and after I sang she said you
Village and after I sang she said you know I work for the United Nations and
know I work for the United Nations and
know I work for the United Nations and we have a choral group choir called the
we have a choral group choir called the
we have a choral group choir called the UN singers and we are actually looking
UN singers and we are actually looking
UN singers and we are actually looking for a
for a
for a baritone voice like yours will you come
baritone voice like yours will you come
baritone voice like yours will you come an audition so I told her I will
an audition so I told her I will
an audition so I told her I will definitely come but will you be able to
definitely come but will you be able to
definitely come but will you be able to get me a job or something and and she
get me a job or something and and she
get me a job or something and and she said yes I will try my best to get you
said yes I will try my best to get you
said yes I will try my best to get you an entry-level job so that’s what
an entry-level job so that’s what
an entry-level job so that’s what happened and that I ended up working for
happened and that I ended up working for
happened and that I ended up working for the UN for 30 years so while I joined
the UN for 30 years so while I joined
the UN for 30 years so while I joined the UN from a messenger job I entered a
the UN from a messenger job I entered a
the UN from a messenger job I entered a photo contest and I won a grand prize
photo contest and I won a grand prize
photo contest and I won a grand prize and the photo department said would you
and the photo department said would you
and the photo department said would you like to try your luck in the photo
like to try your luck in the photo
like to try your luck in the photo department that we a darkroom technician
department that we a darkroom technician
department that we a darkroom technician and that’s what happened I joined there
and that’s what happened I joined there
and that’s what happened I joined there then I was a darkroom technician and I
then I was a darkroom technician and I
then I was a darkroom technician and I became a photojournalist and then I was
became a photojournalist and then I was
became a photojournalist and then I was a photo editor and I retired as the
a photo editor and I retired as the
a photo editor and I retired as the chief of the photo unit my very second
chief of the photo unit my very second
chief of the photo unit my very second assignment was to go to Vietnam and
assignment was to go to Vietnam and
assignment was to go to Vietnam and Southeast Asia and cover the plight of
Southeast Asia and cover the plight of
Southeast Asia and cover the plight of the Vietnamese people who were living in
the Vietnamese people who were living in
the Vietnamese people who were living in little boats in 1979 and they were
little boats in 1979 and they were
little boats in 1979 and they were leaving the country to be free in a free
leaving the country to be free in a free
leaving the country to be free in a free country which will accept them and I saw
country which will accept them and I saw
country which will accept them and I saw a young girl staring at the ocean so
a young girl staring at the ocean so
a young girl staring at the ocean so when I went there somebody told me do
when I went there somebody told me do
when I went there somebody told me do you know what happened to her while she
you know what happened to her while she
you know what happened to her while she was traveling during her Odyssey that
was traveling during her Odyssey that
was traveling during her Odyssey that the Pirates had killed her father and a
the Pirates had killed her father and a
the Pirates had killed her father and a mother and looted all the money and they
mother and looted all the money and they
mother and looted all the money and they raped this girl so I just don’t want to
raped this girl so I just don’t want to
raped this girl so I just don’t want to take a picture let me try and see if I
take a picture let me try and see if I
take a picture let me try and see if I can find a home for her so I had met
can find a home for her so I had met
can find a home for her so I had met three Catholic nuns from California and
three Catholic nuns from California and
three Catholic nuns from California and the day before so I went and woke them
the day before so I went and woke them
the day before so I went and woke them out and I brought them to the seashore
out and I brought them to the seashore
out and I brought them to the seashore where this girl was and then I had
where this girl was and then I had
where this girl was and then I had brought some chocolates some music and
brought some chocolates some music and
brought some chocolates some music and then she smiled and she looked at us
then she smiled and she looked at us
then she smiled and she looked at us others and the three danced took her and
others and the three danced took her and
others and the three danced took her and she lived somewhere in California I
she lived somewhere in California I
she lived somewhere in California I didn’t take a picture I didn’t even take
didn’t take a picture I didn’t even take
didn’t take a picture I didn’t even take a name all I wanted to do was save her
a name all I wanted to do was save her
a name all I wanted to do was save her from the agony that she was going
from the agony that she was going
from the agony that she was going through
through
through and to find somebody that will relieve
and to find somebody that will relieve
and to find somebody that will relieve her quickly but when I came back to New
her quickly but when I came back to New
her quickly but when I came back to New York when we had a symposium the next
York when we had a symposium the next
York when we had a symposium the next year I was talking about this girl and
year I was talking about this girl and
year I was talking about this girl and what I did many people criticize him
what I did many people criticize him
what I did many people criticize him they said that wasn’t my job my job was
they said that wasn’t my job my job was
they said that wasn’t my job my job was to take my picture and there are other
to take my picture and there are other
to take my picture and there are other people who are doing this kind of job
people who are doing this kind of job
people who are doing this kind of job but I felt I was a human being first and
but I felt I was a human being first and
but I felt I was a human being first and they don’t leave whatever I did and this
they don’t leave whatever I did and this
they don’t leave whatever I did and this is what my mother used to tell me when I
is what my mother used to tell me when I
is what my mother used to tell me when I was young she said when you get a job
was young she said when you get a job
was young she said when you get a job you have to think about you know who you
you have to think about you know who you
you have to think about you know who you are
are
are a human being and then only your job
a human being and then only your job
a human being and then only your job comes in so I am happy now that I did
comes in so I am happy now that I did
comes in so I am happy now that I did not take a picture so in 1984 I was sent
not take a picture so in 1984 I was sent
not take a picture so in 1984 I was sent to Ethiopia Ethiopia had one of the
to Ethiopia Ethiopia had one of the
to Ethiopia Ethiopia had one of the worst droughts in history famine and
worst droughts in history famine and
worst droughts in history famine and they had a dictator who ruled so they
they had a dictator who ruled so they
they had a dictator who ruled so they were struggling I was one of the first
were struggling I was one of the first
were struggling I was one of the first journalists to go there and for the
journalists to go there and for the
journalists to go there and for the first time I saw people die of
first time I saw people die of
first time I saw people die of starvation so I saw a lady who had
starvation so I saw a lady who had
starvation so I saw a lady who had delivered a baby before she could reach
delivered a baby before she could reach
delivered a baby before she could reach the clinic and her um little cord was
the clinic and her um little cord was
the clinic and her um little cord was still attached to the baby and she was
still attached to the baby and she was
still attached to the baby and she was fully naked
fully naked
fully naked so my first reaction was to cover her so
so my first reaction was to cover her so
so my first reaction was to cover her so we did but just before we had come there
we did but just before we had come there
we did but just before we had come there a TV crew had seen this so they ran up
a TV crew had seen this so they ran up
a TV crew had seen this so they ran up to that car to get the gear to fill this
to that car to get the gear to fill this
to that car to get the gear to fill this lady so when they saw that she was
lady so when they saw that she was
lady so when they saw that she was clothed they asked who did this and they
clothed they asked who did this and they
clothed they asked who did this and they sent me so the video cameraman was
sent me so the video cameraman was
sent me so the video cameraman was really upset with me he came and he
really upset with me he came and he
really upset with me he came and he cursed me with all kinds of names and he
cursed me with all kinds of names and he
cursed me with all kinds of names and he said I didn’t have the right to do that
said I didn’t have the right to do that
said I didn’t have the right to do that and I ruined his Pulitzer Prize picture
and I ruined his Pulitzer Prize picture
and I ruined his Pulitzer Prize picture this is how I started to develop my
this is how I started to develop my
this is how I started to develop my photojournalism in a different way and
photojournalism in a different way and
photojournalism in a different way and many times I never took a picture and
many times I never took a picture and
many times I never took a picture and I’ve just give
I’ve just give
I’ve just give a few examples had in 94 I got a call
a few examples had in 94 I got a call
a few examples had in 94 I got a call from New York and they said all hell
from New York and they said all hell
from New York and they said all hell broke loose in Rwanda and we want you to
broke loose in Rwanda and we want you to
broke loose in Rwanda and we want you to go to Rwanda now so I was not prepared I
go to Rwanda now so I was not prepared I
go to Rwanda now so I was not prepared I didn’t even know what was going on I
didn’t even know what was going on I
didn’t even know what was going on I just heard on the BBC what was going on
just heard on the BBC what was going on
just heard on the BBC what was going on there I went to Rwanda and I landed in
there I went to Rwanda and I landed in
there I went to Rwanda and I landed in the middle of ethnic cleansing between
the middle of ethnic cleansing between
the middle of ethnic cleansing between two tribes the Hutus and the Tutsis they
two tribes the Hutus and the Tutsis they
two tribes the Hutus and the Tutsis they were hacking each other with machetes
were hacking each other with machetes
were hacking each other with machetes and people were fleeing refugee with
and people were fleeing refugee with
and people were fleeing refugee with refugees were all over the place and and
refugees were all over the place and and
refugees were all over the place and and the I didn’t even know where to focus
the I didn’t even know where to focus
the I didn’t even know where to focus what to do
what to do
what to do UNICEF called and they said will you
UNICEF called and they said will you
UNICEF called and they said will you please do a story about the children who
please do a story about the children who
please do a story about the children who are displaced and they call them
are displaced and they call them
are displaced and they call them unaccompanied children so here I was in
unaccompanied children so here I was in
unaccompanied children so here I was in a children’s camp and this little boy
a children’s camp and this little boy
a children’s camp and this little boy was telling me all the stories his
was telling me all the stories his
was telling me all the stories his neighbors in a song and he witness the
neighbors in a song and he witness the
neighbors in a song and he witness the other tribe come and hack his mother and
other tribe come and hack his mother and
other tribe come and hack his mother and his father with machetes after he’s
his father with machetes after he’s
his father with machetes after he’s saying I’m almost in tears and then he
saying I’m almost in tears and then he
saying I’m almost in tears and then he looked up to me and he said do you know
looked up to me and he said do you know
looked up to me and he said do you know something you look just like my father
something you look just like my father
something you look just like my father he said so I hugged him and I said you
he said so I hugged him and I said you
he said so I hugged him and I said you know something I wish I had a son like
know something I wish I had a son like
know something I wish I had a son like you
you
you so the next thing he said will you take
so the next thing he said will you take
so the next thing he said will you take me back with you so I’m trying to
me back with you so I’m trying to
me back with you so I’m trying to explain my helicopters waiting and it’s
explain my helicopters waiting and it’s
explain my helicopters waiting and it’s not that easy for me to take you I have
not that easy for me to take you I have
not that easy for me to take you I have to go to Kigali and cover some more
to go to Kigali and cover some more
to go to Kigali and cover some more coverage but all of that didn’t make any
coverage but all of that didn’t make any
coverage but all of that didn’t make any sense to him but I was really bothered
sense to him but I was really bothered
sense to him but I was really bothered and I was about to get to the helicopter
and I was about to get to the helicopter
and I was about to get to the helicopter and he came running and he said if you
and he came running and he said if you
and he came running and he said if you ever come back to Africa come and visit
ever come back to Africa come and visit
ever come back to Africa come and visit your son he said so when I came back and
your son he said so when I came back and
your son he said so when I came back and I filed my story I really didn’t know
I filed my story I really didn’t know
I filed my story I really didn’t know what happened to me one day I went to
what happened to me one day I went to
what happened to me one day I went to work there was just a blank everything
work there was just a blank everything
work there was just a blank everything was gray I didn’t even know who I was I
was gray I didn’t even know who I was I
was gray I didn’t even know who I was I mean I
mean I
mean I lost all my esteem and my wife said
lost all my esteem and my wife said
lost all my esteem and my wife said every night I’m screaming and screaming
every night I’m screaming and screaming
every night I’m screaming and screaming in my dreams and damn man so I told her
in my dreams and damn man so I told her
in my dreams and damn man so I told her that I’m having violent dreams and I try
that I’m having violent dreams and I try
that I’m having violent dreams and I try to explain it a little bit but when this
to explain it a little bit but when this
to explain it a little bit but when this happened to me and I’m telling you what
happened to me and I’m telling you what
happened to me and I’m telling you what I’m going to say is even shameful
I’m going to say is even shameful
I’m going to say is even shameful because I came this close to killing
because I came this close to killing
because I came this close to killing myself I was struggling with this and
myself I was struggling with this and
myself I was struggling with this and the UN gave me generously sickly when I
the UN gave me generously sickly when I
the UN gave me generously sickly when I went to some psychiatrist I was taking
went to some psychiatrist I was taking
went to some psychiatrist I was taking some medication and I was moping around
some medication and I was moping around
some medication and I was moping around in the house one day I looked out one
in the house one day I looked out one
in the house one day I looked out one morning and I was having a beer on a
morning and I was having a beer on a
morning and I was having a beer on a Saturday morning and in my neighbor’s
Saturday morning and in my neighbor’s
Saturday morning and in my neighbor’s backyard I saw this beautiful sunflower
backyard I saw this beautiful sunflower
backyard I saw this beautiful sunflower it was almost smiling at me you know and
it was almost smiling at me you know and
it was almost smiling at me you know and I shot 36 frames and I came home and my
I shot 36 frames and I came home and my
I shot 36 frames and I came home and my wife was so thrilled and I told my wife
wife was so thrilled and I told my wife
wife was so thrilled and I told my wife tomorrow I’ve got back to work and I’m
tomorrow I’ve got back to work and I’m
tomorrow I’ve got back to work and I’m fine then 23 years later I’m telling you
fine then 23 years later I’m telling you
fine then 23 years later I’m telling you my story so I’m really grateful to
my story so I’m really grateful to
my story so I’m really grateful to somebody up there who guided me all
somebody up there who guided me all
somebody up there who guided me all through and life is really beautiful so
through and life is really beautiful so
through and life is really beautiful so I also had some good moments
I also had some good moments
I also had some good moments I’m only talk to you about the bad
I’m only talk to you about the bad
I’m only talk to you about the bad moments I met people like Audrey Hepburn
moments I met people like Audrey Hepburn
moments I met people like Audrey Hepburn when she became the ambassador to UNICEF
when she became the ambassador to UNICEF
when she became the ambassador to UNICEF she asked the UNICEF head
she asked the UNICEF head
she asked the UNICEF head mr. grant she said can you ask for John
mr. grant she said can you ask for John
mr. grant she said can you ask for John Isaak to go with me to Ethiopia in 1988
Isaak to go with me to Ethiopia in 1988
Isaak to go with me to Ethiopia in 1988 because she had seen the coverage had
because she had seen the coverage had
because she had seen the coverage had done before so that was a big thrill I
done before so that was a big thrill I
done before so that was a big thrill I enjoyed her company I traveled with her
enjoyed her company I traveled with her
enjoyed her company I traveled with her on many of her travels and one time we
on many of her travels and one time we
on many of her travels and one time we were in Bangladesh and she was pouring a
were in Bangladesh and she was pouring a
were in Bangladesh and she was pouring a heart out to the orphaned children and
heart out to the orphaned children and
heart out to the orphaned children and she was saying how tough it was for her
she was saying how tough it was for her
she was saying how tough it was for her during World War two one little girl a
during World War two one little girl a
during World War two one little girl a Bangladeshi go it got to the heart
Bangladeshi go it got to the heart
Bangladeshi go it got to the heart she jumped up broke off from the crowd
she jumped up broke off from the crowd
she jumped up broke off from the crowd and she came and she had her and they
and she came and she had her and they
and she came and she had her and they both cried Audrey was crying she was
both cried Audrey was crying she was
both cried Audrey was crying she was crying I was right next to them at that
crying I was right next to them at that
crying I was right next to them at that moment I didn’t want to take my camera
moment I didn’t want to take my camera
moment I didn’t want to take my camera and photograph because I felt it’s a
and photograph because I felt it’s a
and photograph because I felt it’s a personal encounter let her enjoy later
personal encounter let her enjoy later
personal encounter let her enjoy later on some of the UNICEF people asked me
on some of the UNICEF people asked me
on some of the UNICEF people asked me how come you didn’t take that picture
how come you didn’t take that picture
how come you didn’t take that picture Audrey Hepburn immediately corrected
Audrey Hepburn immediately corrected
Audrey Hepburn immediately corrected them and she said I’m so glad he didn’t
them and she said I’m so glad he didn’t
them and she said I’m so glad he didn’t take that picture few years later no few
take that picture few years later no few
take that picture few years later no few years before I met Mother Teresa and
years before I met Mother Teresa and
years before I met Mother Teresa and this was an amazing encounter she’s just
this was an amazing encounter she’s just
this was an amazing encounter she’s just a little lady amazing these two ladies
a little lady amazing these two ladies
a little lady amazing these two ladies were bigger than life and I’m always
were bigger than life and I’m always
were bigger than life and I’m always indebted to them because they taught me
indebted to them because they taught me
indebted to them because they taught me something about human dignity because my
something about human dignity because my
something about human dignity because my mother also was a wise lady she always
mother also was a wise lady she always
mother also was a wise lady she always told me you have to protect your dignity
told me you have to protect your dignity
told me you have to protect your dignity only then you will know how to protect
only then you will know how to protect
only then you will know how to protect other people’s dignity so three ladies
other people’s dignity so three ladies
other people’s dignity so three ladies played a big role and Mother Teresa the
played a big role and Mother Teresa the
played a big role and Mother Teresa the whole day I spent she was talking about
whole day I spent she was talking about
whole day I spent she was talking about how she wants to give dignity to the
how she wants to give dignity to the
how she wants to give dignity to the unwanted dying with AIDS she said John
unwanted dying with AIDS she said John
unwanted dying with AIDS she said John my lap was always for there they could
my lap was always for there they could
my lap was always for there they could sleep lie there and peacefully die we’re
sleep lie there and peacefully die we’re
sleep lie there and peacefully die we’re all the same I mean we we have to
all the same I mean we we have to
all the same I mean we we have to respect each other and and that’s what
respect each other and and that’s what
respect each other and and that’s what life is all about and and I want to say
life is all about and and I want to say
life is all about and and I want to say something also here which is not related
something also here which is not related
something also here which is not related to my photography story my mother always
to my photography story my mother always
to my photography story my mother always told me John happiness is the most
told me John happiness is the most
told me John happiness is the most important thing for you and happiness is
important thing for you and happiness is
important thing for you and happiness is something that comes from within and
something that comes from within and
something that comes from within and it’ll come sporadically you cannot catch
it’ll come sporadically you cannot catch
it’ll come sporadically you cannot catch it and keep it it’s almost like a
it and keep it it’s almost like a
it and keep it it’s almost like a rainbow she said you will see it when
rainbow she said you will see it when
rainbow she said you will see it when you go there it’s not there learn to
you go there it’s not there learn to
you go there it’s not there learn to recognize when
recognize when
recognize when comes and then you let it go and
comes and then you let it go and
comes and then you let it go and recognize it when it comes back now I’m
recognize it when it comes back now I’m
recognize it when it comes back now I’m turning myself into another chapter and
turning myself into another chapter and
turning myself into another chapter and I’m going to talk about I switched from
I’m going to talk about I switched from
I’m going to talk about I switched from photojournalism to wildlife because I
photojournalism to wildlife because I
photojournalism to wildlife because I always was very fond of wildlife
always was very fond of wildlife
always was very fond of wildlife especially the Tigers in India because I
especially the Tigers in India because I
especially the Tigers in India because I come from India and they’re endangered
come from India and they’re endangered
come from India and they’re endangered they are saying that in 20 years there
they are saying that in 20 years there
they are saying that in 20 years there won’t be any Tigers so while I’m
won’t be any Tigers so while I’m
won’t be any Tigers so while I’m switching over one day I had a strange
switching over one day I had a strange
switching over one day I had a strange phone call and the voice said hi he says
phone call and the voice said hi he says
phone call and the voice said hi he says John and I said yes who’s this this is
John and I said yes who’s this this is
John and I said yes who’s this this is Michael Michael Jackson and I didn’t
Michael Michael Jackson and I didn’t
Michael Michael Jackson and I didn’t know what to say I thought one of my
know what to say I thought one of my
know what to say I thought one of my crazy friends is pulling my leg
crazy friends is pulling my leg
crazy friends is pulling my leg so I said get out of here and I hung out
so I said get out of here and I hung out
so I said get out of here and I hung out front so then I was thinking and I
front so then I was thinking and I
front so then I was thinking and I called my wife and I said I got a call
called my wife and I said I got a call
called my wife and I said I got a call from my Oh somebody’s pulling your leg
from my Oh somebody’s pulling your leg
from my Oh somebody’s pulling your leg you know you have some crazy friends you
you know you have some crazy friends you
you know you have some crazy friends you know they’re different few minutes later
know they’re different few minutes later
know they’re different few minutes later the phone rang and this time it was a
the phone rang and this time it was a
the phone rang and this time it was a deep voice and he said I’m the manager
deep voice and he said I’m the manager
deep voice and he said I’m the manager of Michael Jackson are you John Isaak so
of Michael Jackson are you John Isaak so
of Michael Jackson are you John Isaak so I said yes why did you hang up the phone
I said yes why did you hang up the phone
I said yes why did you hang up the phone on him because he’s sulking here he’s
on him because he’s sulking here he’s
on him because he’s sulking here he’s saying nobody has hung up the phone
saying nobody has hung up the phone
saying nobody has hung up the phone he decided to come to New York three
he decided to come to New York three
he decided to come to New York three days later to do his video with Spike
days later to do his video with Spike
days later to do his video with Spike Lee and then he invited me to be his
Lee and then he invited me to be his
Lee and then he invited me to be his photographer and travel the history tour
photographer and travel the history tour
photographer and travel the history tour the first thing he told me John all I
the first thing he told me John all I
the first thing he told me John all I want from you be my eyes and show me
want from you be my eyes and show me
want from you be my eyes and show me what I cannot see because I love what
what I cannot see because I love what
what I cannot see because I love what you see and what you show so what I want
you see and what you show so what I want
you see and what you show so what I want to share is there’s a whole another side
to share is there’s a whole another side
to share is there’s a whole another side of him every city we went he would tell
of him every city we went he would tell
of him every city we went he would tell the public relations person find me
the public relations person find me
the public relations person find me where the hospitals are especially where
where the hospitals are especially where
where the hospitals are especially where the children who are terminally ill and
the children who are terminally ill and
the children who are terminally ill and I went to several hospitals and I flew
I went to several hospitals and I flew
I went to several hospitals and I flew in his private jet we went to so many
in his private jet we went to so many
in his private jet we went to so many different places
different places
different places I was the concept photographer but he
I was the concept photographer but he
I was the concept photographer but he went to every town he was there he
went to every town he was there he
went to every town he was there he always talked about love he said I love
always talked about love he said I love
always talked about love he said I love humanity so my mother when I was 18
humanity so my mother when I was 18
humanity so my mother when I was 18 years old she said John you have to love
years old she said John you have to love
years old she said John you have to love humanity and when you say I love you you
humanity and when you say I love you you
humanity and when you say I love you you should say it from here it’s not just I
should say it from here it’s not just I
should say it from here it’s not just I love you you know so she she coded
love you you know so she she coded
love you you know so she she coded rabindranath tagore who was the greatest
rabindranath tagore who was the greatest
rabindranath tagore who was the greatest poet from India Nobel Prize winner for
poet from India Nobel Prize winner for
poet from India Nobel Prize winner for literature Tagore wrote our national
literature Tagore wrote our national
literature Tagore wrote our national anthem and he said may my loving you not
anthem and he said may my loving you not
anthem and he said may my loving you not be a burden on you for I freely chose to
be a burden on you for I freely chose to
be a burden on you for I freely chose to love you you think about that may my
love you you think about that may my
love you you think about that may my loving you not be a burden on you for I
loving you not be a burden on you for I
loving you not be a burden on you for I freely chose to love you and that is
freely chose to love you and that is
freely chose to love you and that is true thank
so so I want to end my little life story
so so I want to end my little life story I want to share and only three
I want to share and only three
I want to share and only three thousand-year-old Sanskrit problem it’s
thousand-year-old Sanskrit problem it’s
thousand-year-old Sanskrit problem it’s anonymous look to this day for it is
anonymous look to this day for it is
anonymous look to this day for it is life the very life of life in its brief
life the very life of life in its brief
life the very life of life in its brief course lie all the realities and
course lie all the realities and
course lie all the realities and principles of existence the bliss of
principles of existence the bliss of
principles of existence the bliss of growth the splendor of action the power
growth the splendor of action the power
growth the splendor of action the power of glory yesterday was just a dream
of glory yesterday was just a dream
of glory yesterday was just a dream tomorrow is only a vision but today
tomorrow is only a vision but today
tomorrow is only a vision but today well-lived makes every yesterday a dream
well-lived makes every yesterday a dream
well-lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision
of happiness and every tomorrow a vision
of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of Hope look well therefore to this day
thank you thank you
thank you thank you you
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