Alex I couldn’t agree with you more about parents being superheroes
about parents being superheroes
about parents being superheroes mine are here and they’re my superheroes
mine are here and they’re my superheroes
mine are here and they’re my superheroes in fact I’m gonna start talking about my
in fact I’m gonna start talking about my
in fact I’m gonna start talking about my mother also known as Weezy in 2000 she
mother also known as Weezy in 2000 she
mother also known as Weezy in 2000 she start wearing the hijab
start wearing the hijab
start wearing the hijab what’s a hijab this is a hijab it’s
what’s a hijab this is a hijab it’s
what’s a hijab this is a hijab it’s nothing weird it’s just an Arabic word
nothing weird it’s just an Arabic word
nothing weird it’s just an Arabic word it means veil or head cover and many
it means veil or head cover and many
it means veil or head cover and many Muslim women wear a hijab it’s not
Muslim women wear a hijab it’s not
Muslim women wear a hijab it’s not required of us I don’t wear one but my
required of us I don’t wear one but my
required of us I don’t wear one but my mother’s start wearing one in 2004 prior
mother’s start wearing one in 2004 prior
mother’s start wearing one in 2004 prior to that she looked like any other mother
to that she looked like any other mother
to that she looked like any other mother a beautiful American woman raising her
a beautiful American woman raising her
a beautiful American woman raising her kids and her family she was just the
kids and her family she was just the
kids and her family she was just the all-american mom she attended all the
all-american mom she attended all the
all-american mom she attended all the PTA meetings she went to all our
PTA meetings she went to all our
PTA meetings she went to all our baseball games not mine my brothers
baseball games not mine my brothers
baseball games not mine my brothers she went to basketball games my dad
she went to basketball games my dad
she went to basketball games my dad worked tirelessly to keep the family
worked tirelessly to keep the family
worked tirelessly to keep the family solvent well he also studied to go to
solvent well he also studied to go to
solvent well he also studied to go to medical school they did the best they
medical school they did the best they
medical school they did the best they could but my mother is also a refugee a
could but my mother is also a refugee a
could but my mother is also a refugee a refugee someone who loses their home and
refugee someone who loses their home and
refugee someone who loses their home and at the age of 16 my mom and 17 family
at the age of 16 my mom and 17 family
at the age of 16 my mom and 17 family members were forced into a tank to
members were forced into a tank to
members were forced into a tank to escape they lived in Jerusalem for many
escape they lived in Jerusalem for many
escape they lived in Jerusalem for many decades many centuries peacefully with
decades many centuries peacefully with
decades many centuries peacefully with Jews Christians and Muslims in fact my
Jews Christians and Muslims in fact my
Jews Christians and Muslims in fact my grandfather had a very very solid
grandfather had a very very solid
grandfather had a very very solid business where he employed all these
business where he employed all these
business where he employed all these people and they lived there very happily
people and they lived there very happily
people and they lived there very happily until one day their home was about to be
until one day their home was about to be
until one day their home was about to be taken and so they got in this tank and
taken and so they got in this tank and
taken and so they got in this tank and behind them was my uncle the picture of
behind them was my uncle the picture of
behind them was my uncle the picture of my uncle it’s my mom’s oldest brother
he followed them in the pickup truck in
he followed them in the pickup truck in a way that he thought would protect them
a way that he thought would protect them
a way that he thought would protect them but in that moment my uncle lost his
but in that moment my uncle lost his
but in that moment my uncle lost his life because he was shot and killed as
life because he was shot and killed as
life because he was shot and killed as he was trying to protect his family I’m
he was trying to protect his family I’m
he was trying to protect his family I’m sure that was hard on my mom she doesn’t
sure that was hard on my mom she doesn’t
sure that was hard on my mom she doesn’t talk about it much but the family still
talk about it much but the family still
talk about it much but the family still escaped and they went to Jordan that’s
escaped and they went to Jordan that’s
escaped and they went to Jordan that’s where they sought refuge and they
where they sought refuge and they
where they sought refuge and they started to build a life there my mom and
started to build a life there my mom and
started to build a life there my mom and her sister started sewing to help the
her sister started sewing to help the
her sister started sewing to help the family make money everybody had a job in
family make money everybody had a job in
family make money everybody had a job in a position and two weeks later my
a position and two weeks later my
a position and two weeks later my grandfather who had stayed behind to
grandfather who had stayed behind to
grandfather who had stayed behind to close up the family business was in a
close up the family business was in a
close up the family business was in a coffee shop having discussions with
coffee shop having discussions with
coffee shop having discussions with other men who stayed behind and a bomb
other men who stayed behind and a bomb
other men who stayed behind and a bomb went off in that coffee shop and he died
went off in that coffee shop and he died
went off in that coffee shop and he died I never not got to know my grandfather
I never not got to know my grandfather
I never not got to know my grandfather but in those two weeks my mom lost her
but in those two weeks my mom lost her
but in those two weeks my mom lost her brother and her father but my mom’s a
brother and her father but my mom’s a
brother and her father but my mom’s a survivor
survivor
survivor and she got educated and she met my
and she got educated and she met my
and she got educated and she met my father and they came to the United
father and they came to the United
father and they came to the United States where they both worked tirelessly
States where they both worked tirelessly
States where they both worked tirelessly to give us the best life they could my
to give us the best life they could my
to give us the best life they could my father always says you’re American by
father always says you’re American by
father always says you’re American by chance I’m American by choice and he’s
chance I’m American by choice and he’s
chance I’m American by choice and he’s right and then I was resonated with me
right and then I was resonated with me
right and then I was resonated with me to pay attention to what I had in front
to pay attention to what I had in front
to pay attention to what I had in front of me all the opportunity I had and to
of me all the opportunity I had and to
of me all the opportunity I had and to make sure that I capitalized on
make sure that I capitalized on
make sure that I capitalized on everything I could and each one of his
everything I could and each one of his
everything I could and each one of his children I believe did the same they
children I believe did the same they
children I believe did the same they built the American dream for us we look
built the American dream for us we look
built the American dream for us we look like any other family here in the United
like any other family here in the United
like any other family here in the United States they always taught us about our
States they always taught us about our
States they always taught us about our roots the love of our country the love
roots the love of our country the love
roots the love of our country the love of their country which is our country as
of their country which is our country as
of their country which is our country as well but they provided for us we did
well but they provided for us we did
well but they provided for us we did everything any other American kid did
everything any other American kid did
everything any other American kid did but Alice sort of felt a little
but Alice sort of felt a little
but Alice sort of felt a little different on the inside like I just
different on the inside like I just
different on the inside like I just wanted a peanut butter and jelly
wanted a peanut butter and jelly
wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in a lunchbox with the Jetsons
sandwich in a lunchbox with the Jetsons
sandwich in a lunchbox with the Jetsons on it well my mom sent me to school with
on it well my mom sent me to school with
on it well my mom sent me to school with a little crumb of Sandwich in a brown
a little crumb of Sandwich in a brown
a little crumb of Sandwich in a brown paper bag and all the kids would make
paper bag and all the kids would make
paper bag and all the kids would make all this noise about
all this noise about
all this noise about what is that but you guys all love from
what is that but you guys all love from
what is that but you guys all love from us now right my mom was ahead of her
us now right my mom was ahead of her
us now right my mom was ahead of her time but back to the hijab why did she
time but back to the hijab why did she
time but back to the hijab why did she decide to wear it in all those years
decide to wear it in all those years
decide to wear it in all those years until she was about 68 she never wore it
until she was about 68 she never wore it
until she was about 68 she never wore it my mom and my dad went to do the Hajj
my mom and my dad went to do the Hajj
my mom and my dad went to do the Hajj the Hajj is simply the pilgrimage that’s
the Hajj is simply the pilgrimage that’s
the Hajj is simply the pilgrimage that’s required of a Muslim if you’re
required of a Muslim if you’re
required of a Muslim if you’re physically and financially able to do it
physically and financially able to do it
physically and financially able to do it and of course my parents were able to do
and of course my parents were able to do
and of course my parents were able to do that and so they went performed the Hajj
that and so they went performed the Hajj
that and so they went performed the Hajj which is done in Mecca the one that came
which is done in Mecca the one that came
which is done in Mecca the one that came back my mom had this thing on her head
back my mom had this thing on her head
back my mom had this thing on her head and we were like mom why you were in
and we were like mom why you were in
and we were like mom why you were in that thing on your head
that thing on your head
that thing on your head my dad didn’t really like it he never
my dad didn’t really like it he never
my dad didn’t really like it he never asked her to wear it yeah he still
asked her to wear it yeah he still
asked her to wear it yeah he still doesn’t like it and she kept it on and
doesn’t like it and she kept it on and
doesn’t like it and she kept it on and we thought it was a thing and it was
we thought it was a thing and it was
we thought it was a thing and it was gonna pass but it did not pass and
gonna pass but it did not pass and
gonna pass but it did not pass and that’s when my mom start wearing the
that’s when my mom start wearing the
that’s when my mom start wearing the hijab so she was probably 68 years old
hijab so she was probably 68 years old
hijab so she was probably 68 years old but he job changed how people treated my
but he job changed how people treated my
but he job changed how people treated my mother and I never realized it but I’ll
mother and I never realized it but I’ll
mother and I never realized it but I’ll give you an example one day my mom and I
give you an example one day my mom and I
give you an example one day my mom and I were traveling to Florida and being the
were traveling to Florida and being the
were traveling to Florida and being the nice daughter that I am I bought her a
nice daughter that I am I bought her a
nice daughter that I am I bought her a first-class ticket I had to wait to get
first-class ticket I had to wait to get
first-class ticket I had to wait to get upgraded so I was getting I was late to
upgraded so I was getting I was late to
upgraded so I was getting I was late to the gate
the gate
the gate she was at the gate trying to board the
she was at the gate trying to board the
she was at the gate trying to board the plane with her first-class boarding
plane with her first-class boarding
plane with her first-class boarding ticket and the man was screaming at her
ticket and the man was screaming at her
ticket and the man was screaming at her saying ma’am we are only boarding
saying ma’am we are only boarding
saying ma’am we are only boarding first-class and so I ran up there and I
first-class and so I ran up there and I
first-class and so I ran up there and I said then why are you screaming at my
said then why are you screaming at my
said then why are you screaming at my mother he said I told her we’re only
mother he said I told her we’re only
mother he said I told her we’re only born in first-class
born in first-class
born in first-class I said well she has a first-class ticket
I said well she has a first-class ticket
I said well she has a first-class ticket but he couldn’t hear her he was busy
but he couldn’t hear her he was busy
but he couldn’t hear her he was busy listening to her tab and it shook me up
listening to her tab and it shook me up
listening to her tab and it shook me up it really actually made me very angry we
it really actually made me very angry we
it really actually made me very angry we boarded the plane and we went our way
boarded the plane and we went our way
boarded the plane and we went our way but even last year my dad and my mom
but even last year my dad and my mom
but even last year my dad and my mom were in Florida alone
were in Florida alone
were in Florida alone my dad was parking the car he doesn’t
my dad was parking the car he doesn’t
my dad was parking the car he doesn’t park cars very well
park cars very well
park cars very well and some man got angry with him and he
and some man got angry with him and he
and some man got angry with him and he told him to roll down his window so my
told him to roll down his window so my
told him to roll down his window so my dad world down his window and the man
dad world down his window and the man
dad world down his window and the man screamed at him go back to where you
screamed at him go back to where you
screamed at him go back to where you came from
came from
came from and my mom and dad actually more my dad
and my mom and dad actually more my dad
and my mom and dad actually more my dad was scared and he pleaded with my mother
was scared and he pleaded with my mother
was scared and he pleaded with my mother please take off that hijab they would
please take off that hijab they would
please take off that hijab they would not know us any differently
not know us any differently
not know us any differently except for you wearing that and none of
except for you wearing that and none of
except for you wearing that and none of us were there with them and it actually
us were there with them and it actually
us were there with them and it actually shook us all up but my mom did take off
shook us all up but my mom did take off
shook us all up but my mom did take off the hijab for the moment and she did for
the hijab for the moment and she did for
the hijab for the moment and she did for the duration of the trip but she put her
the duration of the trip but she put her
the duration of the trip but she put her EJ bond again because it brought her
EJ bond again because it brought her
EJ bond again because it brought her back to her roots it reminded her of her
back to her roots it reminded her of her
back to her roots it reminded her of her faith and of her roots and along those
faith and of her roots and along those
faith and of her roots and along those lines I always wanted to get back to my
lines I always wanted to get back to my
lines I always wanted to get back to my roots I do a lot of community support
roots I do a lot of community support
roots I do a lot of community support help work volunteerism but I always
help work volunteerism but I always
help work volunteerism but I always wanted to do something back that would
wanted to do something back that would
wanted to do something back that would help the people that were just like my
help the people that were just like my
help the people that were just like my mom and dad who came to this country
mom and dad who came to this country
mom and dad who came to this country some of them without a home like my mom
some of them without a home like my mom
some of them without a home like my mom some people like my dad who just wanted
some people like my dad who just wanted
some people like my dad who just wanted a chance to make a better life for
a chance to make a better life for
a chance to make a better life for himself and his children and so I
himself and his children and so I
himself and his children and so I decided to talk to my sister Rhonda who
decided to talk to my sister Rhonda who
decided to talk to my sister Rhonda who led audiological mission trip to the
led audiological mission trip to the
led audiological mission trip to the Middle East and I said I’m gonna go with
Middle East and I said I’m gonna go with
Middle East and I said I’m gonna go with you on this trip and she said great join
you on this trip and she said great join
you on this trip and she said great join us so I went with her to do this
us so I went with her to do this
us so I went with her to do this volunteer work and I had been to the
volunteer work and I had been to the
volunteer work and I had been to the Middle East many times this time was a
Middle East many times this time was a
Middle East many times this time was a little bit different we got there to
little bit different we got there to
little bit different we got there to Jordan where my mom’s family lived it
Jordan where my mom’s family lived it
Jordan where my mom’s family lived it didn’t look any different it was chaos
didn’t look any different it was chaos
didn’t look any different it was chaos their dirty streets no organization but
their dirty streets no organization but
their dirty streets no organization but with 30 people that went with us most of
with 30 people that went with us most of
with 30 people that went with us most of them American we get to this dilapidated
them American we get to this dilapidated
them American we get to this dilapidated building and all of a sudden all these
building and all of a sudden all these
building and all of a sudden all these people open all these suitcases and they
people open all these suitcases and they
people open all these suitcases and they retrofit this thing into a clinic
retrofit this thing into a clinic
retrofit this thing into a clinic there’s one room for people to test
there’s one room for people to test
there’s one room for people to test their hearing there’s one room to clean
their hearing there’s one room to clean
their hearing there’s one room to clean the ears there’s one room for artwork
the ears there’s one room for artwork
the ears there’s one room for artwork for children to express themselves
for children to express themselves
for children to express themselves because why do they lose their hearing a
because why do they lose their hearing a
because why do they lose their hearing a lot of them lost their hearing because
lot of them lost their hearing because
lot of them lost their hearing because they came from war-torn countries Iraqis
they came from war-torn countries Iraqis
they came from war-torn countries Iraqis Syrians Palestinians who’ve been there
Syrians Palestinians who’ve been there
Syrians Palestinians who’ve been there for death
for death
for death and we were there to help them restore
and we were there to help them restore
and we were there to help them restore their hearing and my job this time was
their hearing and my job this time was
their hearing and my job this time was to be an interpreter which should be
to be an interpreter which should be
to be an interpreter which should be relatively easy is take one word and you
relatively easy is take one word and you
relatively easy is take one word and you translate it into another word well this
translate it into another word well this
translate it into another word well this particular time it was easy in the
particular time it was easy in the
particular time it was easy in the beginning and I was following families
beginning and I was following families
beginning and I was following families well as I was following this one family
well as I was following this one family
well as I was following this one family I became very drained I couldn’t figure
I became very drained I couldn’t figure
I became very drained I couldn’t figure out why I was becoming drained but this
out why I was becoming drained but this
out why I was becoming drained but this little boy his name’s Muhammad he had to
little boy his name’s Muhammad he had to
little boy his name’s Muhammad he had to have his ears cleaned he was screaming
have his ears cleaned he was screaming
have his ears cleaned he was screaming bloody murder because it hurts he had
bloody murder because it hurts he had
bloody murder because it hurts he had impacted wax god knows how long it was
impacted wax god knows how long it was
impacted wax god knows how long it was there and he went to the drawing room to
there and he went to the drawing room to
there and he went to the drawing room to settle down for a little bit and then I
settle down for a little bit and then I
settle down for a little bit and then I took him into the audiologist and the
took him into the audiologist and the
took him into the audiologist and the other allergist set him down on his
other allergist set him down on his
other allergist set him down on his chair the parents stood behind him the
chair the parents stood behind him the
chair the parents stood behind him the audiologist in front of him to help them
audiologist in front of him to help them
audiologist in front of him to help them and she put her hand under his vocal
and she put her hand under his vocal
and she put her hand under his vocal cords and said say mom
cords and said say mom
cords and said say mom and he said mom she said Mohammed say
and he said mom she said Mohammed say
and he said mom she said Mohammed say Baba
Baba
Baba he said Baba and all of a sudden he got
he said Baba and all of a sudden he got
he said Baba and all of a sudden he got this huge smile that went from one year
this huge smile that went from one year
this huge smile that went from one year to the other which I learned was the
to the other which I learned was the
to the other which I learned was the hearing smile the first time he heard
hearing smile the first time he heard
hearing smile the first time he heard his voice again and it was amazing and
his voice again and it was amazing and
his voice again and it was amazing and Austrian and to see his parents with the
Austrian and to see his parents with the
Austrian and to see his parents with the tears in their eyes knowing that their
tears in their eyes knowing that their
tears in their eyes knowing that their child had a chance to potentially go out
child had a chance to potentially go out
child had a chance to potentially go out and get educated and get out of a
and get educated and get out of a
and get educated and get out of a refugee camp and maybe go on with their
refugee camp and maybe go on with their
refugee camp and maybe go on with their life was amazing to me and so here’s
life was amazing to me and so here’s
life was amazing to me and so here’s some more of those hearings Myles this
some more of those hearings Myles this
some more of those hearings Myles this trip had a huge impact on me and when I
trip had a huge impact on me and when I
trip had a huge impact on me and when I came back it was it was incredible and I
came back it was it was incredible and I
came back it was it was incredible and I decided that we take our hearing for
decided that we take our hearing for
decided that we take our hearing for granted in fact we have so much coming
granted in fact we have so much coming
granted in fact we have so much coming at us all the time we can’t even
at us all the time we can’t even
at us all the time we can’t even discriminate what’s what’s and we have
discriminate what’s what’s and we have
discriminate what’s what’s and we have our own biases in our head and a lot of
our own biases in our head and a lot of
our own biases in our head and a lot of times we listen to things that help us
times we listen to things that help us
times we listen to things that help us reinforce our biases and I’m no
reinforce our biases and I’m no
reinforce our biases and I’m no different I do the same thing in fact
different I do the same thing in fact
different I do the same thing in fact ten years ago I met a woman named
ten years ago I met a woman named
ten years ago I met a woman named Barbara Barbara who was perfect
Barbara Barbara who was perfect
Barbara Barbara who was perfect she had perfect hair perfect shoes
she had perfect hair perfect shoes
she had perfect hair perfect shoes perfect purse perfect suit and in my
perfect purse perfect suit and in my
perfect purse perfect suit and in my mind she got up in the morning and
mind she got up in the morning and
mind she got up in the morning and somebody opened the door for her to
somebody opened the door for her to
somebody opened the door for her to leave handed her coffee she got in her
leave handed her coffee she got in her
leave handed her coffee she got in her she was whisked off to work that
she was whisked off to work that
she was whisked off to work that was Barbara she had money and power and
was Barbara she had money and power and
was Barbara she had money and power and she was an executive at a health care
she was an executive at a health care
she was an executive at a health care company and I happen to be a lowly
company and I happen to be a lowly
company and I happen to be a lowly volunteer that helped them out and my
volunteer that helped them out and my
volunteer that helped them out and my job for that organization was to help
job for that organization was to help
job for that organization was to help them raise money and I just always
them raise money and I just always
them raise money and I just always inside felt like those administrators
inside felt like those administrators
inside felt like those administrators don’t dig deep enough and so I decided
don’t dig deep enough and so I decided
don’t dig deep enough and so I decided one day I want to challenge that little
one day I want to challenge that little
one day I want to challenge that little Barbara thing that perfect little thing
Barbara thing that perfect little thing
Barbara thing that perfect little thing and as we were leaving a meeting I said
and as we were leaving a meeting I said
and as we were leaving a meeting I said hey Barbara what do you think about us
hey Barbara what do you think about us
hey Barbara what do you think about us having a party at your house we could
having a party at your house we could
having a party at your house we could raise a lot of money there she took the
raise a lot of money there she took the
raise a lot of money there she took the rock out of my hand she said sure that’d
rock out of my hand she said sure that’d
rock out of my hand she said sure that’d be great
be great
be great and so we planned a party at Barbara’s
and so we planned a party at Barbara’s
and so we planned a party at Barbara’s house and for the next five years we did
house and for the next five years we did
house and for the next five years we did that party and we raised a lot of money
that party and we raised a lot of money
that party and we raised a lot of money in fact at the last one we raised over a
in fact at the last one we raised over a
in fact at the last one we raised over a million dollars and as we did this we
million dollars and as we did this we
million dollars and as we did this we became fast friends we traveled we spent
became fast friends we traveled we spent
became fast friends we traveled we spent time with family we worked together we
time with family we worked together we
time with family we worked together we played together we we did good in the
played together we we did good in the
played together we we did good in the world I hope together and one day she
world I hope together and one day she
world I hope together and one day she said to me hey I want to go on that
said to me hey I want to go on that
said to me hey I want to go on that mission trip with you and she did and
mission trip with you and she did and
mission trip with you and she did and she’s gone too many of them but this
she’s gone too many of them but this
she’s gone too many of them but this last trip something really interesting
last trip something really interesting
last trip something really interesting happened you know I failed to tell you
happened you know I failed to tell you
happened you know I failed to tell you about the refugee camps when you go
about the refugee camps when you go
about the refugee camps when you go there you have to prepare yourself it’s
there you have to prepare yourself it’s
there you have to prepare yourself it’s not very clean there’s dust
not very clean there’s dust
not very clean there’s dust there’s beating Sun there’s obviously no
there’s beating Sun there’s obviously no
there’s beating Sun there’s obviously no air condition the people there are just
air condition the people there are just
air condition the people there are just their noses are running their clothes
their noses are running their clothes
their noses are running their clothes are dirty and you have to decide if
are dirty and you have to decide if
are dirty and you have to decide if you’re gonna drink any water or eat
you’re gonna drink any water or eat
you’re gonna drink any water or eat anything by looking at the bathroom
anything by looking at the bathroom
anything by looking at the bathroom that’s the first thing you do before you
that’s the first thing you do before you
that’s the first thing you do before you do anything else
do anything else
do anything else is there a bathroom is there a toilet is
is there a bathroom is there a toilet is
is there a bathroom is there a toilet is there a toilet seat is it a hole in the
there a toilet seat is it a hole in the
there a toilet seat is it a hole in the ground you make your decisions well over
ground you make your decisions well over
ground you make your decisions well over those five years that we’ve been going
those five years that we’ve been going
those five years that we’ve been going there Barbara never went to the bathroom
there Barbara never went to the bathroom
there Barbara never went to the bathroom because she’s perfect remember
because she’s perfect remember
because she’s perfect remember but on this last day of the last mission
but on this last day of the last mission
but on this last day of the last mission trip that we went on Barbara said hey
trip that we went on Barbara said hey
trip that we went on Barbara said hey can you do me a favor she’s asking me
can you do me a favor she’s asking me
can you do me a favor she’s asking me for help I said sure
for help I said sure
for help I said sure so we guard the door while I go to the
so we guard the door while I go to the
so we guard the door while I go to the bathroom I said sure and it didn’t occur
bathroom I said sure and it didn’t occur
bathroom I said sure and it didn’t occur to me right then what was happening but
to me right then what was happening but
to me right then what was happening but I stood there guarding the door and then
I stood there guarding the door and then
I stood there guarding the door and then all of a sudden something happened to me
all of a sudden something happened to me
all of a sudden something happened to me I start grinning from ear to ear
I start grinning from ear to ear
I start grinning from ear to ear that was my hearing smile seeing that
that was my hearing smile seeing that
that was my hearing smile seeing that that bias I had in my head was so wrong
that bias I had in my head was so wrong
that bias I had in my head was so wrong about Barbara and so I want to share
about Barbara and so I want to share
about Barbara and so I want to share with you what some of these hearing
with you what some of these hearing
with you what some of these hearing smiles look like sharing stories with
smiles look like sharing stories with
smiles look like sharing stories with friends at home now connected
friends at home now connected
friends at home now connected I used to feel alone
I used to feel alone
I used to feel alone [Music]
[Music]
[Music] laughs are louder
laughs are louder
laughs are louder perfect
perfect
perfect I’ve done together is gone too soon
capture every
capture every and here the world surrounding me
and here the world surrounding me
and here the world surrounding me bringing us together to go from me
bringing us together to go from me
bringing us together to go from me [Music]
now I hear
now I hear to me
to me
to me [Music]
to the world
to the world and now I can
and now I can
and now I can to me
that one fading my life was given
that one fading my life was given to me
to me
to me [Applause]
much
much [Music]
[Music]
[Music] so while it’s important for those
so while it’s important for those
so while it’s important for those children to hear it’s also important to
children to hear it’s also important to
children to hear it’s also important to be heard my hope is that we can listen
be heard my hope is that we can listen
be heard my hope is that we can listen to one another to be heard and that we
to one another to be heard and that we
to one another to be heard and that we also hear what’s being said and I want
also hear what’s being said and I want
also hear what’s being said and I want to thank you for listening to me
to thank you for listening to me
to thank you for listening to me [Applause]
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