[Music] two years ago I went to lesbos in in
two years ago I went to lesbos in in
two years ago I went to lesbos in in Greece I was filming for a documentary
Greece I was filming for a documentary
Greece I was filming for a documentary and before I continue
and before I continue
and before I continue has anyone who you’ve been to Greece he
has anyone who you’ve been to Greece he
has anyone who you’ve been to Greece he owes less force helping out refugees
owes less force helping out refugees
owes less force helping out refugees anyone hungry I understand I have a
anyone hungry I understand I have a
anyone hungry I understand I have a mission here today because you really
mission here today because you really
mission here today because you really should do something anyways I was
should do something anyways I was
should do something anyways I was working on the documentary and this was
working on the documentary and this was
working on the documentary and this was just in September couple years ago when
just in September couple years ago when
just in September couple years ago when all the it was probably when the most
all the it was probably when the most
all the it was probably when the most refugees came to lesbos and helping out
refugees came to lesbos and helping out
refugees came to lesbos and helping out the scooters I could with the refugees
the scooters I could with the refugees
the scooters I could with the refugees also doing the documentary but while I
also doing the documentary but while I
also doing the documentary but while I was there I met some amazing people
was there I met some amazing people
was there I met some amazing people ordinary people to some but for me some
ordinary people to some but for me some
ordinary people to some but for me some of the most amazing people I ever met
of the most amazing people I ever met
of the most amazing people I ever met and just to give you a kind of a story
and just to give you a kind of a story
and just to give you a kind of a story on that one of the guys you know regular
on that one of the guys you know regular
on that one of the guys you know regular guy back home collects his money collect
guy back home collects his money collect
guy back home collects his money collect from his friends you know taking his
from his friends you know taking his
from his friends you know taking his clothes money going down to lesbos with
clothes money going down to lesbos with
clothes money going down to lesbos with the only purpose of renting a car and
the only purpose of renting a car and
the only purpose of renting a car and drive sick old pregnant women up and
drive sick old pregnant women up and
drive sick old pregnant women up and down a hill because they come in with a
down a hill because they come in with a
down a hill because they come in with a boat and there’s a bus stop where they
boat and there’s a bus stop where they
boat and there’s a bus stop where they can be picked up
can be picked up
can be picked up probably one hour very steep hill so he
probably one hour very steep hill so he
probably one hour very steep hill so he did that for you know a month that was
did that for you know a month that was
did that for you know a month that was the only thing he did you just Joe up
the only thing he did you just Joe up
the only thing he did you just Joe up and down up and down up and down up and
and down up and down up and down up and
and down up and down up and down up and down and one night you know because they
down and one night you know because they
down and one night you know because they there’s no place to sleep so just sleep
there’s no place to sleep so just sleep
there’s no place to sleep so just sleep on the ground
on the ground
on the ground he drove an old lady and the old lady
he drove an old lady and the old lady
he drove an old lady and the old lady she had a hip injury or back injury I
she had a hip injury or back injury I
she had a hip injury or back injury I can’t remember but he said well why
can’t remember but he said well why
can’t remember but he said well why don’t you take the car and I’ll just
don’t you take the car and I’ll just
don’t you take the car and I’ll just sleep on the ground his hotel room was
sleep on the ground his hotel room was
sleep on the ground his hotel room was then empty because he just took the
then empty because he just took the
then empty because he just took the ground
ground
ground two days later same guy another refugee
two days later same guy another refugee
two days later same guy another refugee coming in soaking wet and freezing it
coming in soaking wet and freezing it
coming in soaking wet and freezing it was night had no clothes what did the
was night had no clothes what did the
was night had no clothes what did the guy do he just stripped down to his
guy do he just stripped down to his
guy do he just stripped down to his trousers hansung his clothes and say
trousers hansung his clothes and say
trousers hansung his clothes and say walking around in his trousers
walking around in his trousers
walking around in his trousers so that’s the kind of everyday
so that’s the kind of everyday
so that’s the kind of everyday Ubuntu that I’m going to talk about so
Ubuntu that I’m going to talk about so
Ubuntu that I’m going to talk about so if I have any tech nerds here today
if I have any tech nerds here today
if I have any tech nerds here today thinking I’m going to talk about Ubuntu
thinking I’m going to talk about Ubuntu
thinking I’m going to talk about Ubuntu Software sorry to disappoint you I’m
Software sorry to disappoint you I’m
Software sorry to disappoint you I’m going to talk about humanity so the boom
going to talk about humanity so the boom
going to talk about humanity so the boom to that I’m talking about and it’s an
to that I’m talking about and it’s an
to that I’m talking about and it’s an old African ancient name a Bunter Nelson
old African ancient name a Bunter Nelson
old African ancient name a Bunter Nelson Mandela he embodied this and so this one
Mandela he embodied this and so this one
Mandela he embodied this and so this one too – spoken of it but now it’s the if
too – spoken of it but now it’s the if
too – spoken of it but now it’s the if the small things that I think you can do
the small things that I think you can do
the small things that I think you can do the everyday will do and I just love the
the everyday will do and I just love the
the everyday will do and I just love the word Ubuntu can you feel it it’s kind of
word Ubuntu can you feel it it’s kind of
word Ubuntu can you feel it it’s kind of bubbly word with a small explosion boom
bubbly word with a small explosion boom
bubbly word with a small explosion boom – time for action
– time for action
– time for action small tiny word the whole concept of the
small tiny word the whole concept of the
small tiny word the whole concept of the everyday Ubuntu is quality of humanity
everyday Ubuntu is quality of humanity
everyday Ubuntu is quality of humanity it’s my life is good because your life
it’s my life is good because your life
it’s my life is good because your life is good so if I can assure your life you
is good so if I can assure your life you
is good so if I can assure your life you can ensure someone else it would be a
can ensure someone else it would be a
can ensure someone else it would be a nice circle where everyone takes care of
nice circle where everyone takes care of
nice circle where everyone takes care of everyone and I feel maybe today people
everyone and I feel maybe today people
everyone and I feel maybe today people are more into their own thing because
are more into their own thing because
are more into their own thing because it’s a hectic life everybody’s running
it’s a hectic life everybody’s running
it’s a hectic life everybody’s running around barely time to do a selfie or
around barely time to do a selfie or
around barely time to do a selfie or some has lots of time to do selfies but
some has lots of time to do selfies but
some has lots of time to do selfies but still it’s it’s hectic with all the
still it’s it’s hectic with all the
still it’s it’s hectic with all the surface and it’s me myself lying and if
surface and it’s me myself lying and if
surface and it’s me myself lying and if I don’t take care of myself no one else
I don’t take care of myself no one else
I don’t take care of myself no one else to take care of myself so I have to do
to take care of myself so I have to do
to take care of myself so I have to do that well anyone experience that that
that well anyone experience that that
that well anyone experience that that they been told you know you have to take
they been told you know you have to take
they been told you know you have to take care of yourself have you been told that
care of yourself have you been told that
care of yourself have you been told that that’s probably because you already seen
that’s probably because you already seen
that’s probably because you already seen too much about yourself you need to open
too much about yourself you need to open
too much about yourself you need to open up so anyways the Ubuntu concept we have
up so anyways the Ubuntu concept we have
up so anyways the Ubuntu concept we have all the cultures living in Norway and
all the cultures living in Norway and
all the cultures living in Norway and the thing with the other cultures they
the thing with the other cultures they
the thing with the other cultures they work in Norway pay their taxes and then
work in Norway pay their taxes and then
work in Norway pay their taxes and then they send money back to their family
they send money back to their family
they send money back to their family knowing that if my family is ok back
knowing that if my family is ok back
knowing that if my family is ok back home then I’m ok back here in Norway so
home then I’m ok back here in Norway so
home then I’m ok back here in Norway so that’s the typical spirit we don’t have
that’s the typical spirit we don’t have
that’s the typical spirit we don’t have that culture Norway what we do have we
that culture Norway what we do have we
that culture Norway what we do have we have a culture for giving at least once
have a culture for giving at least once
have a culture for giving at least once a year or twice if someone comes at the
a year or twice if someone comes at the
a year or twice if someone comes at the door with some
door with some
door with some you know so collecting money we have a
you know so collecting money we have a
you know so collecting money we have a culture for doing favors so we can we
culture for doing favors so we can we
culture for doing favors so we can we can do favors and if you do a favor you
can do favors and if you do a favor you
can do favors and if you do a favor you can get the favor back that’s more a
can get the favor back that’s more a
can get the favor back that’s more a currency that’s a feudal system I want
currency that’s a feudal system I want
currency that’s a feudal system I want some bread okay give me that axe so you
some bread okay give me that axe so you
some bread okay give me that axe so you just trade favors we can help someone
just trade favors we can help someone
just trade favors we can help someone but you can only help you can’t help too
but you can only help you can’t help too
but you can only help you can’t help too much because if you help too much then
much because if you help too much then
much because if you help too much then people would be suspicious so you need
people would be suspicious so you need
people would be suspicious so you need to help a bit don’t be too kind because
to help a bit don’t be too kind because
to help a bit don’t be too kind because then you have hidden agenda and and the
then you have hidden agenda and and the
then you have hidden agenda and and the whole concept of helping will then fall
whole concept of helping will then fall
whole concept of helping will then fall apart because then there’s no trust you
apart because then there’s no trust you
apart because then there’s no trust you know that the trust is going away and I
know that the trust is going away and I
know that the trust is going away and I noticed that before I was working also
noticed that before I was working also
noticed that before I was working also as a teacher photography teacher and
as a teacher photography teacher and
as a teacher photography teacher and being a teacher I had some students one
being a teacher I had some students one
being a teacher I had some students one of the student students had some issues
of the student students had some issues
of the student students had some issues so she dealt with issues cutting herself
so she dealt with issues cutting herself
so she dealt with issues cutting herself and one day I get the text message and
and one day I get the text message and
and one day I get the text message and there is a kind of a school where they
there is a kind of a school where they
there is a kind of a school where they they live at the school they live at
they live at the school they live at
they live at the school they live at campus so one day I get the message
campus so one day I get the message
campus so one day I get the message could you please come to my room okay
could you please come to my room okay
could you please come to my room okay I’ll come to your room I was I had some
I’ll come to your room I was I had some
I’ll come to your room I was I had some you know bad feelings about but I
you know bad feelings about but I
you know bad feelings about but I thought okay let’s let’s see what’s
thought okay let’s let’s see what’s
thought okay let’s let’s see what’s happening
happening
happening she opened door and she was bleeding she
she opened door and she was bleeding she
she opened door and she was bleeding she had you know cuts all over both arms
had you know cuts all over both arms
had you know cuts all over both arms okay so I stitch drops good as I could
okay so I stitch drops good as I could
okay so I stitch drops good as I could I hope acted in this before but you know
I hope acted in this before but you know
I hope acted in this before but you know you do what you can and I spoke with her
you do what you can and I spoke with her
you do what you can and I spoke with her afterwards why she did this and she told
afterwards why she did this and she told
afterwards why she did this and she told me it had to be a few things and I said
me it had to be a few things and I said
me it had to be a few things and I said well next time you are thinking about
well next time you are thinking about
well next time you are thinking about cutting yourself instead of cutting
cutting yourself instead of cutting
cutting yourself instead of cutting yourself couldn’t you give me a call so
yourself couldn’t you give me a call so
yourself couldn’t you give me a call so so we could try to have a chat and if
so we could try to have a chat and if
so we could try to have a chat and if you like to cut yourself afterwards well
you like to cut yourself afterwards well
you like to cut yourself afterwards well then you have the choice of cutting
then you have the choice of cutting
then you have the choice of cutting yourself afterwards but let’s just have
yourself afterwards but let’s just have
yourself afterwards but let’s just have you know filter your thoughts before you
you know filter your thoughts before you
you know filter your thoughts before you cut yourself
cut yourself
cut yourself two weeks later Sunday morning 3:00 3:00
two weeks later Sunday morning 3:00 3:00
two weeks later Sunday morning 3:00 3:00 in the morning she called me and said
in the morning she called me and said
in the morning she called me and said well I am thinking about cutting myself
well I am thinking about cutting myself
well I am thinking about cutting myself I don’t feel to get that right now so we
I don’t feel to get that right now so we
I don’t feel to get that right now so we talked for two hours until five o’clock
talked for two hours until five o’clock
talked for two hours until five o’clock in the morning she thanked me no cutting
in the morning she thanked me no cutting
in the morning she thanked me no cutting and she went on and well she was okay
and she went on and well she was okay
and she went on and well she was okay until a couple of days later I came to
until a couple of days later I came to
until a couple of days later I came to school because it was Sunday I came to
school because it was Sunday I came to
school because it was Sunday I came to school Monday spoke with the other
school Monday spoke with the other
school Monday spoke with the other teachers because I had no you know
teachers because I had no you know
teachers because I had no you know experience with this and I just spoke to
experience with this and I just spoke to
experience with this and I just spoke to them how how they dealt with these kinds
them how how they dealt with these kinds
them how how they dealt with these kinds situations and they said well Espen
situations and they said well Espen
situations and they said well Espen you’re doing too much I was too kind
you’re doing too much I was too kind
you’re doing too much I was too kind I was I was doing more than I should so
I was I was doing more than I should so
I was I was doing more than I should so they said in there very good Norwegian
they said in there very good Norwegian
they said in there very good Norwegian no you had to boot the foot down so I
no you had to boot the foot down so I
no you had to boot the foot down so I thought I should have a boot down bad
thought I should have a boot down bad
thought I should have a boot down bad floor well how can I put the foot down
floor well how can I put the foot down
floor well how can I put the foot down if she needs help
if she needs help
if she needs help she’s you know she’s considering cutting
she’s you know she’s considering cutting
she’s you know she’s considering cutting herself and I should put the boot that I
herself and I should put the boot that I
herself and I should put the boot that I thought I was strange and then well you
thought I was strange and then well you
thought I was strange and then well you don’t know because you haven’t been to
don’t know because you haven’t been to
don’t know because you haven’t been to let suppose you haven’t helped the
let suppose you haven’t helped the
let suppose you haven’t helped the refugees but coming back to Norway you
refugees but coming back to Norway you
refugees but coming back to Norway you feel like you’ve done quite a good
feel like you’ve done quite a good
feel like you’ve done quite a good effort for people in need so you come
effort for people in need so you come
effort for people in need so you come back to Norway in you tell well I I
back to Norway in you tell well I I
back to Norway in you tell well I I spent my holiday is my money helping
spent my holiday is my money helping
spent my holiday is my money helping people and then if you realize that you
people and then if you realize that you
people and then if you realize that you know there’s actually a Norwegian word
know there’s actually a Norwegian word
know there’s actually a Norwegian word for not for Ubuntu but for the concept
for not for Ubuntu but for the concept
for not for Ubuntu but for the concept for the philosophy anyone in the
for the philosophy anyone in the
for the philosophy anyone in the audience know the new region were for
audience know the new region were for
audience know the new region were for Boonton
it’s idiots you idiot have you thrown
it’s idiots you idiot have you thrown away your money you throw away your
away your money you throw away your
away your money you throw away your vacation to help refugees and you are
vacation to help refugees and you are
vacation to help refugees and you are thinking about doing it again
thinking about doing it again
thinking about doing it again are you totally crazy best case you are
are you totally crazy best case you are
are you totally crazy best case you are as you say in Norway dooms name which
as you say in Norway dooms name which
as you say in Norway dooms name which would be stupid but kind to be kind best
would be stupid but kind to be kind best
would be stupid but kind to be kind best case but you are you are stupid so my my
case but you are you are stupid so my my
case but you are you are stupid so my my point in this speech is to if we have
point in this speech is to if we have
point in this speech is to if we have people I guess even though you haven’t
people I guess even though you haven’t
people I guess even though you haven’t been you know helping refugees or
been you know helping refugees or
been you know helping refugees or happening you might done some volunteer
happening you might done some volunteer
happening you might done some volunteer work and I’d like to encourage you to
work and I’d like to encourage you to
work and I’d like to encourage you to keep it up although although anyone else
keep it up although although anyone else
keep it up although although anyone else will think you’re an idiot because you
will think you’re an idiot because you
will think you’re an idiot because you are really not an idiot
are really not an idiot
are really not an idiot there’s just a concept of Ubuntu and as
there’s just a concept of Ubuntu and as
there’s just a concept of Ubuntu and as long as you know the concept of Boone to
long as you know the concept of Boone to
long as you know the concept of Boone to every day able to help our people who is
every day able to help our people who is
every day able to help our people who is in need somebody down the way might help
in need somebody down the way might help
in need somebody down the way might help you instead of now because everyone is
you instead of now because everyone is
you instead of now because everyone is too concerned about themselves so you
too concerned about themselves so you
too concerned about themselves so you wouldn’t get any help because I should
wouldn’t get any help because I should
wouldn’t get any help because I should have helped you but I’m just have to
have helped you but I’m just have to
have helped you but I’m just have to think about myself so that’s the concept
think about myself so that’s the concept
think about myself so that’s the concept everyday able to help unselfishly you
everyday able to help unselfishly you
everyday able to help unselfishly you wear your shirt if needed and just be
wear your shirt if needed and just be
wear your shirt if needed and just be nice to everyone I’ll put to that
nice to everyone I’ll put to that
nice to everyone I’ll put to that there’s a bunt oh I just played around
there’s a bunt oh I just played around
there’s a bunt oh I just played around with letters in the window and try to
with letters in the window and try to
with letters in the window and try to make a package of wrapping for Ubuntu in
make a package of wrapping for Ubuntu in
make a package of wrapping for Ubuntu in English so that you perhaps better can
English so that you perhaps better can
English so that you perhaps better can take where it is understand and believe
take where it is understand and believe
take where it is understand and believe unconditionally and naturally being true
unconditionally and naturally being true
unconditionally and naturally being true and unselfish thank you so much for your
and unselfish thank you so much for your
and unselfish thank you so much for your time
time
time [Applause]
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