[Music] so my topic is awareness of the topic
so my topic is awareness of the topic
so my topic is awareness of the topic let’s talk for a minute as I promised in
let’s talk for a minute as I promised in
let’s talk for a minute as I promised in my speech
my speech
my speech you start to realize why I turn to her
you start to realize why I turn to her
you start to realize why I turn to her like this I don’t mean to generalize but
like this I don’t mean to generalize but
like this I don’t mean to generalize but I want you to realize while we’re
I want you to realize while we’re
I want you to realize while we’re building skyscrapers and landing on the
building skyscrapers and landing on the
building skyscrapers and landing on the moon traveling across the globe running
moon traveling across the globe running
moon traveling across the globe running the race to save humanity scientific
the race to save humanity scientific
the race to save humanity scientific discoveries technological developments
discoveries technological developments
discoveries technological developments billions of drained and trillions engage
billions of drained and trillions engage
billions of drained and trillions engage we want to obey learn develop and train
we want to obey learn develop and train
we want to obey learn develop and train I often ask myself is this really the
I often ask myself is this really the
I often ask myself is this really the human race why are we releasing against
human race why are we releasing against
human race why are we releasing against each other rather than running towards
each other rather than running towards
each other rather than running towards each other
each other
each other why are we so separated divided and
why are we so separated divided and
why are we so separated divided and afraid the picture behind me symbolizes
afraid the picture behind me symbolizes
afraid the picture behind me symbolizes the comfort zone that we are afraid to
the comfort zone that we are afraid to
the comfort zone that we are afraid to exit so now that we take each record
exit so now that we take each record
exit so now that we take each record journey recently I will see the African
journey recently I will see the African
journey recently I will see the African continent which was an eye-opening
continent which was an eye-opening
continent which was an eye-opening experience
experience
experience we drove eight hours from the capital of
we drove eight hours from the capital of
we drove eight hours from the capital of China through land had no human life
China through land had no human life
China through land had no human life could be seen until would be our first
could be seen until would be our first
could be seen until would be our first village and this room is being arriving
village and this room is being arriving
village and this room is being arriving it makes me the kiss for us in the
it makes me the kiss for us in the
it makes me the kiss for us in the structured one and one of the most
structured one and one of the most
structured one and one of the most memorable moment for me was when one of
memorable moment for me was when one of
memorable moment for me was when one of the kiss for me he started to party
the kiss for me he started to party
the kiss for me he started to party himself and sand have a fear the recent
himself and sand have a fear the recent
himself and sand have a fear the recent venture Africa was because I’m charmed
venture Africa was because I’m charmed
venture Africa was because I’m charmed it had been a huge spot surprises so
it had been a huge spot surprises so
it had been a huge spot surprises so green a friend of mine decided we’re
green a friend of mine decided we’re
green a friend of mine decided we’re going to go cross help the people of his
going to go cross help the people of his
going to go cross help the people of his country and before leaving the United
country and before leaving the United
country and before leaving the United Kingdom we had no idea how severe this
Kingdom we had no idea how severe this
Kingdom we had no idea how severe this issue was so after we raise some funds
issue was so after we raise some funds
issue was so after we raise some funds we went across and then upon arriving at
we went across and then upon arriving at
we went across and then upon arriving at the first
the first
the first we engage with the people of the village
we engage with the people of the village
we engage with the people of the village the community the elders the kids and
the community the elders the kids and
the community the elders the kids and the kids were telling us every single
the kids were telling us every single
the kids were telling us every single day from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for 12 hours a
day from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for 12 hours a
day from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for 12 hours a day they would meet four to five
day they would meet four to five
day they would meet four to five different trips across the desert to get
different trips across the desert to get
different trips across the desert to get water for their family survival for 12
water for their family survival for 12
water for their family survival for 12 hours a day and unbearable heat bill for
hours a day and unbearable heat bill for
hours a day and unbearable heat bill for across the desert they were looking for
across the desert they were looking for
across the desert they were looking for water for their family survival the
water for their family survival the
water for their family survival the picture that I’ve just felt now as some
picture that I’ve just felt now as some
picture that I’ve just felt now as some of the kids that we met who were doing
of the kids that we met who were doing
of the kids that we met who were doing these constant trips every day and
these constant trips every day and
these constant trips every day and majority of them or under the age of 10
majority of them or under the age of 10
majority of them or under the age of 10 another picture that was captured
another picture that was captured
another picture that was captured viewing my journey and as my favorite
viewing my journey and as my favorite
viewing my journey and as my favorite picture was one the most powerful
picture was one the most powerful
picture was one the most powerful picture of Laos captured is the picture
picture of Laos captured is the picture
picture of Laos captured is the picture an African baby had met a non African
an African baby had met a non African
an African baby had met a non African for the first time as soon as I picked
for the first time as soon as I picked
for the first time as soon as I picked the kid up and looked at me we started
the kid up and looked at me we started
the kid up and looked at me we started crying it was trying to disappear from
crying it was trying to disappear from
crying it was trying to disappear from our arms was kicking mean everything
our arms was kicking mean everything
our arms was kicking mean everything about what I’m thinking I had done
about what I’m thinking I had done
about what I’m thinking I had done something wrong but then the elders
something wrong but then the elders
something wrong but then the elders explained to me they told me that this
explained to me they told me that this
explained to me they told me that this is the first time he had seen someone
is the first time he had seen someone
is the first time he had seen someone that did not look like him
that did not look like him
that did not look like him that was different to him it’s something
that was different to him it’s something
that was different to him it’s something new Jimmy was scared of her the idea of
new Jimmy was scared of her the idea of
new Jimmy was scared of her the idea of us giving and it’s a that I spy really
us giving and it’s a that I spy really
us giving and it’s a that I spy really the most is when we started to engage
the most is when we started to engage
the most is when we started to engage with the elders and we told them about
with the elders and we told them about
with the elders and we told them about the war project we came to do it were in
the war project we came to do it were in
the war project we came to do it were in tears they were mesmerized by the fact
tears they were mesmerized by the fact
tears they were mesmerized by the fact that it actually acts as war had their
that it actually acts as war had their
that it actually acts as war had their footsteps up in their village from water
footsteps up in their village from water
footsteps up in their village from water pump and it felt like this was a huge
pump and it felt like this was a huge
pump and it felt like this was a huge advancement in technology and
advancement in technology and
advancement in technology and immediately think back to our world
immediately think back to our world
immediately think back to our world we’ve advanced so much that we planted
we’ve advanced so much that we planted
we’ve advanced so much that we planted at the moon and yet there are people on
at the moon and yet there are people on
at the moon and yet there are people on this planet
this planet
this planet other side of this world I think that a
other side of this world I think that a
other side of this world I think that a water pump is a huge development in
water pump is a huge development in
water pump is a huge development in technology so before I go further into
technology so before I go further into
technology so before I go further into my talk I want to throw some questions
my talk I want to throw some questions
my talk I want to throw some questions and for you guys to think about what
and for you guys to think about what
and for you guys to think about what does it mean to be human or what does
does it mean to be human or what does
does it mean to be human or what does humanity mean jaws the word human or
humanity mean jaws the word human or
humanity mean jaws the word human or humanity comes from the Latin of
humanity comes from the Latin of
humanity comes from the Latin of Humanitas which was first used for the
Humanitas which was first used for the
Humanitas which was first used for the writer Cecile
writer Cecile
writer Cecile it came into the English language in the
it came into the English language in the
it came into the English language in the 14th century and it was used to describe
14th century and it was used to describe
14th century and it was used to describe people that was civilized and more
people that was civilized and more
people that was civilized and more importantly it was used to describe
importantly it was used to describe
importantly it was used to describe people that practice concepts like
people that practice concepts like
people that practice concepts like hospitality and justice for after
hospitality and justice for after
hospitality and justice for after thinking about for a while my personal
thinking about for a while my personal
thinking about for a while my personal answer was that a person who lives
answer was that a person who lives
answer was that a person who lives things and does things for others as
things and does things for others as
things and does things for others as what humanism so I decided to then carry
what humanism so I decided to then carry
what humanism so I decided to then carry out public survey to see what people
out public survey to see what people
out public survey to see what people thought what a human was and I wanted my
thought what a human was and I wanted my
thought what a human was and I wanted my social media in a post what does it mean
social media in a post what does it mean
social media in a post what does it mean to be human but a lot of great answers
to be human but a lot of great answers
to be human but a lot of great answers from which I chose the top three to show
from which I chose the top three to show
from which I chose the top three to show to you yesterday the first one to
to you yesterday the first one to
to you yesterday the first one to exhibit morality in our actions another
exhibit morality in our actions another
exhibit morality in our actions another one which was in a lot more detail which
one which was in a lot more detail which
one which was in a lot more detail which read to think wisely by explicitly to
read to think wisely by explicitly to
read to think wisely by explicitly to see perfection and imperfection to draw
see perfection and imperfection to draw
see perfection and imperfection to draw unity from division or most importantly
unity from division or most importantly
unity from division or most importantly to be human is to act with humanity or
to be human is to act with humanity or
to be human is to act with humanity or my curse affair was are we even so are
my curse affair was are we even so are
my curse affair was are we even so are we dancers
we dancers
we dancers or we can find out at the after-party so
or we can find out at the after-party so
or we can find out at the after-party so now let’s get back to the story right
now let’s get back to the story right
now let’s get back to the story right here on sitting in Africa amongst people
here on sitting in Africa amongst people
here on sitting in Africa amongst people that I’ve never even heard of a place
that I’ve never even heard of a place
that I’ve never even heard of a place called Scotland right and I started to
called Scotland right and I started to
called Scotland right and I started to engage with the kids and then the
engage with the kids and then the
engage with the kids and then the question pop okay now they build this
question pop okay now they build this
question pop okay now they build this well I asked the kiss
well I asked the kiss
well I asked the kiss what would you now do with the 12 hours
what would you now do with the 12 hours
what would you now do with the 12 hours a day that you have three you no longer
a day that you have three you no longer
a day that you have three you no longer have to make these trips and majority of
have to make these trips and majority of
have to make these trips and majority of them was speechless they did not know
them was speechless they did not know
them was speechless they did not know what to tell me because they had never
what to tell me because they had never
what to tell me because they had never fought at this and after thinking about
fought at this and after thinking about
fought at this and after thinking about for a while they came back and said I
for a while they came back and said I
for a while they came back and said I want to play football I want to study so
want to play football I want to study so
want to play football I want to study so on and so on and these are my suppose
on and so on and these are my suppose
on and so on and these are my suppose ambitious dreams that we all have as
ambitious dreams that we all have as
ambitious dreams that we all have as well but we’ve all been able to achieve
well but we’ve all been able to achieve
well but we’ve all been able to achieve them are we working towards them because
them are we working towards them because
them are we working towards them because everything is readily available to us
everything is readily available to us
everything is readily available to us all of the life goals and ambitions of
all of the life goals and ambitions of
all of the life goals and ambitions of people I have nothing available the
people I have nothing available the
people I have nothing available the light started and ended in that desert
light started and ended in that desert
light started and ended in that desert so now let’s reflect on the scenario
so now let’s reflect on the scenario
so now let’s reflect on the scenario imagine you were living in such an
imagine you were living in such an
imagine you were living in such an environment but the most advanced
environment but the most advanced
environment but the most advanced technology to your village was a water
technology to your village was a water
technology to your village was a water pump that simply extracted water forever
pump that simply extracted water forever
pump that simply extracted water forever and then you approach to this stick
and then you approach to this stick
and then you approach to this stick building at the University of
building at the University of
building at the University of Strathclyde with all of this magnificent
Strathclyde with all of this magnificent
Strathclyde with all of this magnificent technology around living how would you
technology around living how would you
technology around living how would you feel when you feel 1 plus disappointed
feel when you feel 1 plus disappointed
feel when you feel 1 plus disappointed thinking there’s a world out there that
thinking there’s a world out there that
thinking there’s a world out there that centuries ahead and if football value
centuries ahead and if football value
centuries ahead and if football value this football that you even exist and
this football that you even exist and
this football that you even exist and you also have nice dreams and goals and
you also have nice dreams and goals and
you also have nice dreams and goals and aims and we may think this is just an
aims and we may think this is just an
aims and we may think this is just an issue and in Africa or in developing
issue and in Africa or in developing
issue and in Africa or in developing countries was actually an issue even
countries was actually an issue even
countries was actually an issue even here at his father recently I wished it
here at his father recently I wished it
here at his father recently I wished it indeed and I captured one of the most
indeed and I captured one of the most
indeed and I captured one of the most powerful pictures during this period and
powerful pictures during this period and
powerful pictures during this period and I was going past a construction site
I was going past a construction site
I was going past a construction site which was what millions of pounds and I
which was what millions of pounds and I
which was what millions of pounds and I say your waterfront your future amazing
say your waterfront your future amazing
say your waterfront your future amazing project but right next to the same
project but right next to the same
project but right next to the same signboard was a homeless man sleeping
signboard was a homeless man sleeping
signboard was a homeless man sleeping who had no roof or said and no food in
who had no roof or said and no food in
who had no roof or said and no food in this plate how do we justify development
this plate how do we justify development
this plate how do we justify development in such a large scale yet we can’t even
in such a large scale yet we can’t even
in such a large scale yet we can’t even help those that can help himself love
help those that can help himself love
help those that can help himself love knowledge and goodness is something
knowledge and goodness is something
knowledge and goodness is something every human is born with no child is
every human is born with no child is
every human is born with no child is ever one to separate himself from loving
ever one to separate himself from loving
ever one to separate himself from loving others gaining knowledge or spreading
others gaining knowledge or spreading
others gaining knowledge or spreading goodness
goodness
goodness as far as a human nature to exhibit
as far as a human nature to exhibit
as far as a human nature to exhibit these things we learn that we create the
these things we learn that we create the
these things we learn that we create the world we live in and the type of world
world we live in and the type of world
world we live in and the type of world we live in
we live in
we live in makes us the kind of people we are so
makes us the kind of people we are so
makes us the kind of people we are so what kind of people are we exactly
what kind of people are we exactly
what kind of people are we exactly a robotic life and what it might we need
a robotic life and what it might we need
a robotic life and what it might we need work sleep repeat how did this happen to
work sleep repeat how did this happen to
work sleep repeat how did this happen to us how do you believe our fellow human
us how do you believe our fellow human
us how do you believe our fellow human beings so far behind and become more
beings so far behind and become more
beings so far behind and become more like a machine or powerful machine for
like a machine or powerful machine for
like a machine or powerful machine for most people getting through your job
most people getting through your job
most people getting through your job your education your degree is a norm or
your education your degree is a norm or
your education your degree is a norm or way of life when will we ever stop for a
way of life when will we ever stop for a
way of life when will we ever stop for a minute think about what we dream become
minute think about what we dream become
minute think about what we dream become human again be compassionate leave
human again be compassionate leave
human again be compassionate leave knowing be carried look up for those
knowing be carried look up for those
knowing be carried look up for those that have to come for themselves live
that have to come for themselves live
that have to come for themselves live life the way you prefer to be as this
life the way you prefer to be as this
life the way you prefer to be as this war bloodshed power and ego waves more
war bloodshed power and ego waves more
war bloodshed power and ego waves more important to us than solving things like
important to us than solving things like
important to us than solving things like so let me learn some facts for you did
so let me learn some facts for you did
so let me learn some facts for you did you know that the costs to wipe up world
you know that the costs to wipe up world
you know that the costs to wipe up world poverty is 30 billion dollars here
poverty is 30 billion dollars here
poverty is 30 billion dollars here sounds like a huge number a lot of money
sounds like a huge number a lot of money
sounds like a huge number a lot of money but did you also know that America
but did you also know that America
but did you also know that America spends five hundred eighty nine point
spends five hundred eighty nine point
spends five hundred eighty nine point five billion dollars in your military
five billion dollars in your military
five billion dollars in your military China on the other side of the world is
China on the other side of the world is
China on the other side of the world is spending a hundred and ninety 1 billion
spending a hundred and ninety 1 billion
spending a hundred and ninety 1 billion dollars in our military so how do we
dollars in our military so how do we
dollars in our military so how do we justify this stuck war Russia ego power
justify this stuck war Russia ego power
justify this stuck war Russia ego power games is more important to us than
games is more important to us than
games is more important to us than solving things like for hunger looking
solving things like for hunger looking
solving things like for hunger looking out for people that have become for
out for people that have become for
out for people that have become for themselves it’s being human just a way
themselves it’s being human just a way
themselves it’s being human just a way for the strong ones to impose their way
for the strong ones to impose their way
for the strong ones to impose their way of life on the weaker ones if imagine
of life on the weaker ones if imagine
of life on the weaker ones if imagine someone like a pawn can help 600 million
someone like a pawn can help 600 million
someone like a pawn can help 600 million people to get electricity someone like
people to get electricity someone like
people to get electricity someone like myself and my friend look it up fifteen
myself and my friend look it up fifteen
myself and my friend look it up fifteen to twenty thousand people get access to
to twenty thousand people get access to
to twenty thousand people get access to clean water for life then imagine the
clean water for life then imagine the
clean water for life then imagine the impact we would create of every single
impact we would create of every single
impact we would create of every single one of us took the initiative that we
one of us took the initiative that we
one of us took the initiative that we will change the world around us we will
will change the world around us we will
will change the world around us we will make a difference to people around us
when a baby is born this work as as
when a baby is born this work as as Hezbollah as much as is the whole anyone
Hezbollah as much as is the whole anyone
Hezbollah as much as is the whole anyone else living in this planet we’re all
else living in this planet we’re all
else living in this planet we’re all equal so why do we still have the
equal so why do we still have the
equal so why do we still have the injustice the separation the division
injustice the separation the division
injustice the separation the division amongst ourselves so as I was doing my
amongst ourselves so as I was doing my
amongst ourselves so as I was doing my research for this topic I came across
research for this topic I came across
research for this topic I came across something really beautiful and it was an
something really beautiful and it was an
something really beautiful and it was an ayah from the Quran which said o mankind
ayah from the Quran which said o mankind
ayah from the Quran which said o mankind we created you from a single player of
we created you from a single player of
we created you from a single player of male and female and made you into
male and female and made you into
male and female and made you into nations and tribes so that you may get
nations and tribes so that you may get
nations and tribes so that you may get to know each other not that you may
to know each other not that you may
to know each other not that you may despise each other do we really see each
despise each other do we really see each
despise each other do we really see each other that way do we really see a being
other that way do we really see a being
other that way do we really see a being different is an opportunity for us to
different is an opportunity for us to
different is an opportunity for us to get to know one another or do we think
get to know one another or do we think
get to know one another or do we think that the country we were born in the
that the country we were born in the
that the country we were born in the language we speak the culture we belong
language we speak the culture we belong
language we speak the culture we belong to the faith we follow the color for
to the faith we follow the color for
to the faith we follow the color for skin makes us better than someone else
why aren’t we thinking that being
why aren’t we thinking that being different as good because this is not an
different as good because this is not an
different as good because this is not an opportunity for us to get to know and
opportunity for us to get to know and
opportunity for us to get to know and engage with the fellow human beings I
engage with the fellow human beings I
engage with the fellow human beings I know it’s not all that simple the words
know it’s not all that simple the words
know it’s not all that simple the words are much more complicated place but I
are much more complicated place but I
are much more complicated place but I strongly feel somewhere along the lines
strongly feel somewhere along the lines
strongly feel somewhere along the lines we stopped being human we became more of
we stopped being human we became more of
we stopped being human we became more of a machine or powerful machine as the
a machine or powerful machine as the
a machine or powerful machine as the mattress is zero when he came above the
mattress is zero when he came above the
mattress is zero when he came above the world he used to describe people that
world he used to describe people that
world he used to describe people that were civilized that practice things like
were civilized that practice things like
were civilized that practice things like hospitality and justice so we should be
hospitality and justice so we should be
hospitality and justice so we should be the ones now implementing these things
the ones now implementing these things
the ones now implementing these things in our societies and our communities
in our societies and our communities
in our societies and our communities living up to the definition of a human
living up to the definition of a human
living up to the definition of a human or a human being and I don’t just mean
or a human being and I don’t just mean
or a human being and I don’t just mean the community of wars for Scotland I’m
the community of wars for Scotland I’m
the community of wars for Scotland I’m talking with a global community we’re
talking with a global community we’re
talking with a global community we’re not one word that is not coming back
not one word that is not coming back
not one word that is not coming back this is just one chance you have
this is just one chance you have
this is just one chance you have right now I guess I can say a lot more
right now I guess I can say a lot more
right now I guess I can say a lot more but the time the Richmond from speaking
but the time the Richmond from speaking
but the time the Richmond from speaking further so I want to summarize and I
further so I want to summarize and I
further so I want to summarize and I want everyone to take something away
want everyone to take something away
want everyone to take something away from today now in the hustle and bustle
from today now in the hustle and bustle
from today now in the hustle and bustle of your life pause for a minute take a
of your life pause for a minute take a
of your life pause for a minute take a minute become human again be someone
minute become human again be someone
minute become human again be someone that’s loving caring compassionate
that’s loving caring compassionate
that’s loving caring compassionate someone that lived up for those that
someone that lived up for those that
someone that lived up for those that can’t look out for them so someone that
can’t look out for them so someone that
can’t look out for them so someone that makes the difference to humanity someone
makes the difference to humanity someone
makes the difference to humanity someone that makes a difference to people around
that makes a difference to people around
that makes a difference to people around them someone that makes a difference to
them someone that makes a difference to
them someone that makes a difference to the society not just another face in the
the society not just another face in the
the society not just another face in the crowd or not just another number in the
crowd or not just another number in the
crowd or not just another number in the world not just another name on the list
world not just another name on the list
world not just another name on the list be someone that actually is a change
be someone that actually is a change
be someone that actually is a change maker someone that will be remembered as
maker someone that will be remembered as
maker someone that will be remembered as a legend even when you are going deep
a legend even when you are going deep
a legend even when you are going deep down in your brain thank you for
down in your brain thank you for
down in your brain thank you for listening I hope you enjoy
listening I hope you enjoy
listening I hope you enjoy [Applause]
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