An exciting journey of self-discovery | Robert Eckstein | TEDxKreuzberg

to the people of the future world I wish

to the people of the future world I wish you that you finally have flying

you that you finally have flying

you that you finally have flying skateboards the technology has evolved

skateboards the technology has evolved

skateboards the technology has evolved in an unseen way that would leave us

in an unseen way that would leave us

in an unseen way that would leave us puzzled with eyes wide open that you

puzzled with eyes wide open that you

puzzled with eyes wide open that you have invented some sort of teleporting

have invented some sort of teleporting

have invented some sort of teleporting system because it makes traveling so

system because it makes traveling so

system because it makes traveling so much easier traveling is so beneficial

much easier traveling is so beneficial

much easier traveling is so beneficial for everyone from the young kids to the

for everyone from the young kids to the

for everyone from the young kids to the old eldery

it’s like dipping our feet into the

it’s like dipping our feet into the oceans of different worlds to discover

oceans of different worlds to discover

oceans of different worlds to discover in the depth of other cultures a

in the depth of other cultures a

in the depth of other cultures a treasure and to bring back the gold

treasure and to bring back the gold

treasure and to bring back the gold nuggets found to your own world your own

nuggets found to your own world your own

nuggets found to your own world your own Society

I wish that you live in a society where

I wish that you live in a society where a man are welcome to cry and woman to be

a man are welcome to cry and woman to be

a man are welcome to cry and woman to be angry and let me tell us as a man who

angry and let me tell us as a man who

angry and let me tell us as a man who feels ashamed and scared to show my

feels ashamed and scared to show my

feels ashamed and scared to show my tears in public as a red flag of

tears in public as a red flag of

tears in public as a red flag of weakness how foolish as if there’s any

weakness how foolish as if there’s any

weakness how foolish as if there’s any red medal of glory or benefit for

red medal of glory or benefit for

red medal of glory or benefit for holding back tears like we would deny

holding back tears like we would deny

holding back tears like we would deny the sun shining during the day just by

the sun shining during the day just by

the sun shining during the day just by closing our eyes

hopefully you people have opened your

hopefully you people have opened your eyes hopefully you are in touch with

eyes hopefully you are in touch with

eyes hopefully you are in touch with your emotions to welcome them in like it

your emotions to welcome them in like it

your emotions to welcome them in like it would welcome a good old friend to your

would welcome a good old friend to your

would welcome a good old friend to your house opening the door being respectful

house opening the door being respectful

house opening the door being respectful and welcoming their presence

I wish you to treat grief with respect

I wish you to treat grief with respect and give people the space to share their

and give people the space to share their

and give people the space to share their loss

the term loss is as tricky as a riddle

the term loss is as tricky as a riddle because when I lose the key I can find

because when I lose the key I can find

because when I lose the key I can find or make it again but when I lose a loved

or make it again but when I lose a loved

or make it again but when I lose a loved one I have to transform my relationship

may you have found a collective way for

may you have found a collective way for this transformation and that you stopped

this transformation and that you stopped

this transformation and that you stopped the ignoring and playing down of this

the ignoring and playing down of this

the ignoring and playing down of this powerful feeling it is a feeling we will

powerful feeling it is a feeling we will

powerful feeling it is a feeling we will all get to know at one point or the

all get to know at one point or the

all get to know at one point or the other in our lives and a lot of us have

other in our lives and a lot of us have

other in our lives and a lot of us have lost someone already when I got the

lost someone already when I got the

lost someone already when I got the label half often after losing a parent I

label half often after losing a parent I

label half often after losing a parent I suddenly became aware of having a lot of

suddenly became aware of having a lot of

suddenly became aware of having a lot of peers surround me who could not ahead

peers surround me who could not ahead

peers surround me who could not ahead when listening to my story and whose sad

when listening to my story and whose sad

when listening to my story and whose sad smile and tap on the shoulder had a

smile and tap on the shoulder had a

smile and tap on the shoulder had a different meaning

with those peers I felt and feel

with those peers I felt and feel connected through a similar life event

connected through a similar life event

connected through a similar life event which is a useful illusionary magic

which is a useful illusionary magic

which is a useful illusionary magic trick but the common solution of the

trick but the common solution of the

trick but the common solution of the will tells us that it’s Universal it’s

will tells us that it’s Universal it’s

will tells us that it’s Universal it’s Universal for us to have experience at

Universal for us to have experience at

Universal for us to have experience at one point in our lives a loss to

one point in our lives a loss to

one point in our lives a loss to transformation I wish you to find a

transformation I wish you to find a

transformation I wish you to find a healthy relationship with death I’m

healthy relationship with death I’m

healthy relationship with death I’m still dating it and we are getting to

still dating it and we are getting to

still dating it and we are getting to know each other over cheesy candlelight

know each other over cheesy candlelight

know each other over cheesy candlelight dinner the candles brought to light the

dinner the candles brought to light the

dinner the candles brought to light the insight that my fear my fear of death

insight that my fear my fear of death

insight that my fear my fear of death can give me Drive and energy like a

can give me Drive and energy like a

can give me Drive and energy like a roman candle but similar sometimes I’m

roman candle but similar sometimes I’m

roman candle but similar sometimes I’m getting too attached I forget myself and

getting too attached I forget myself and

getting too attached I forget myself and I get burned by the flame hopefully you

I get burned by the flame hopefully you

I get burned by the flame hopefully you have found the right balance between

looking at the clock of life and not

looking at the clock of life and not counting the left hours on your clock

counting the left hours on your clock

counting the left hours on your clock while you enjoy looking at the

while you enjoy looking at the

while you enjoy looking at the candlelight

I wish you to find love within yourself

I wish you to find love within yourself that you often look into the mirror and

that you often look into the mirror and

that you often look into the mirror and that you say even more often and

that you say even more often and

that you say even more often and honestly I love myself that you also

honestly I love myself that you also

honestly I love myself that you also discover love for others even those who

discover love for others even those who

discover love for others even those who put a lot of effort into covering

put a lot of effort into covering

put a lot of effort into covering themselves up and are blind in the hate

themselves up and are blind in the hate

themselves up and are blind in the hate and anger but you see clearly that to

and anger but you see clearly that to

and anger but you see clearly that to love someone is an internal state and

love someone is an internal state and

love someone is an internal state and that you can still stand up for what

that you can still stand up for what

that you can still stand up for what matters to you from a source of love

I wish you that all of this it’s not

I wish you that all of this it’s not just wishful thinking and castles in the

just wishful thinking and castles in the

just wishful thinking and castles in the sky but that we the people of the now

sky but that we the people of the now

sky but that we the people of the now start to carry the bricks and stones to

start to carry the bricks and stones to

start to carry the bricks and stones to build a foundation that everyone is

build a foundation that everyone is

build a foundation that everyone is contributing a small raindrop of effort

contributing a small raindrop of effort

contributing a small raindrop of effort for if we all do we will become a heavy

for if we all do we will become a heavy

for if we all do we will become a heavy rain washing away all obstacles for the

rain washing away all obstacles for the

rain washing away all obstacles for the wishes to happen let us start today by

wishes to happen let us start today by

wishes to happen let us start today by changing changing a wish to a will let

changing changing a wish to a will let

changing changing a wish to a will let us change wish to will and say to the

us change wish to will and say to the

us change wish to will and say to the people of the future world I will thank

people of the future world I will thank

people of the future world I will thank you

you

you [Applause]