so I don’t know if you guys still do this or not but in my day we had to
this or not but in my day we had to
this or not but in my day we had to write letters or get letters of
write letters or get letters of
write letters or get letters of recommendation to submit to colleges so
recommendation to submit to colleges so
recommendation to submit to colleges so in my day we needed three so I asked one
in my day we needed three so I asked one
in my day we needed three so I asked one of my teachers Nelson camp to write one
of my teachers Nelson camp to write one
of my teachers Nelson camp to write one for me and in it he wrote Chris has the
for me and in it he wrote Chris has the
for me and in it he wrote Chris has the natural ability to connect Chris shows
natural ability to connect Chris shows
natural ability to connect Chris shows natural ability for empathy and has the
natural ability for empathy and has the
natural ability for empathy and has the ability to connect and feel for others
ability to connect and feel for others
ability to connect and feel for others and I had no idea what he meant and in
and I had no idea what he meant and in
and I had no idea what he meant and in fact I don’t even think I had heard the
fact I don’t even think I had heard the
fact I don’t even think I had heard the word empathy before but I felt very
word empathy before but I felt very
word empathy before but I felt very honored and it sounded very adult-like
honored and it sounded very adult-like
honored and it sounded very adult-like so I took it and I spent the next 30
so I took it and I spent the next 30
so I took it and I spent the next 30 years trying to figure out what it all
years trying to figure out what it all
years trying to figure out what it all meant but I finally have a handle on it
meant but I finally have a handle on it
meant but I finally have a handle on it empathy and by result compassion is the
empathy and by result compassion is the
empathy and by result compassion is the emotional connection to someone else’s
emotional connection to someone else’s
emotional connection to someone else’s problem and thereby a drive to find a
problem and thereby a drive to find a
problem and thereby a drive to find a solution problem solution
solution problem solution
solution problem solution growing up I was always the problem
growing up I was always the problem
growing up I was always the problem child in my family one of six middle
child in my family one of six middle
child in my family one of six middle child same astrological sign as my
child same astrological sign as my
child same astrological sign as my father you get the picture
father you get the picture
father you get the picture I was constantly in trouble and it
I was constantly in trouble and it
I was constantly in trouble and it usually revolved around me doing the
usually revolved around me doing the
usually revolved around me doing the things that my father asked me not to do
things that my father asked me not to do
things that my father asked me not to do on many occasions he’d say just how
on many occasions he’d say just how
on many occasions he’d say just how stubborn he thought I was hard-headed I
stubborn he thought I was hard-headed I
stubborn he thought I was hard-headed I think was the term and then if I
think was the term and then if I
think was the term and then if I continue down this path I’d have a very
continue down this path I’d have a very
continue down this path I’d have a very hard life in front of me and well you
hard life in front of me and well you
hard life in front of me and well you guessed it he was right
guessed it he was right
guessed it he was right the misconception about being the
the misconception about being the
the misconception about being the problem child is that you are far from
problem child is that you are far from
problem child is that you are far from the problem
the problem
the problem the issue is typically about wanting to
the issue is typically about wanting to
the issue is typically about wanting to be someone other than the role you’ve
be someone other than the role you’ve
be someone other than the role you’ve been given to play I was acting out
been given to play I was acting out
been given to play I was acting out that’s for sure but I wanted to be
that’s for sure but I wanted to be
that’s for sure but I wanted to be noticed for who I was without a clue on
noticed for who I was without a clue on
noticed for who I was without a clue on how to get there
how to get there
how to get there I was trying to be someone else and I
I was trying to be someone else and I
I was trying to be someone else and I didn’t have the tools to know how to do
didn’t have the tools to know how to do
didn’t have the tools to know how to do it
it
it and so as time went on I got more and
and so as time went on I got more and
and so as time went on I got more and more defeated
more defeated
more defeated more and more reserved and more and more
more and more reserved and more and more
more and more reserved and more and more angry
angry
angry and it all became this sort of
and it all became this sort of
and it all became this sort of self-fulfilling prophecy
self-fulfilling prophecy
self-fulfilling prophecy that I was that problem child just now
that I was that problem child just now
that I was that problem child just now lost and what I presumed to be depressed
father was a single parent divorced and
father was a single parent divorced and raising six kids while running his
raising six kids while running his
raising six kids while running his hardware store in a small town outside
hardware store in a small town outside
hardware store in a small town outside of New Orleans we were all made to work
of New Orleans we were all made to work
of New Orleans we were all made to work there as kids after school and of course
there as kids after school and of course
there as kids after school and of course every weekend
every weekend
every weekend we would do our homework on a blackboard
we would do our homework on a blackboard
we would do our homework on a blackboard that he had mounted on the staircase
that he had mounted on the staircase
that he had mounted on the staircase leading up to the warehouse where we’d
leading up to the warehouse where we’d
leading up to the warehouse where we’d use sacks of horse feed as a makeshift
use sacks of horse feed as a makeshift
use sacks of horse feed as a makeshift desk
desk
desk I was a terrible student with a string
I was a terrible student with a string
I was a terrible student with a string of learning disabilities that only
of learning disabilities that only
of learning disabilities that only really added to my already mangled
really added to my already mangled
really added to my already mangled self-esteem
the thing about hardware stores is that
the thing about hardware stores is that people come there to fix things right a
people come there to fix things right a
people come there to fix things right a leak in a pipe or perhaps a link in a
leak in a pipe or perhaps a link in a
leak in a pipe or perhaps a link in a chain a hammer and some nails
fix things because they have value in
fix things because they have value in meaning and because it gives them a
meaning and because it gives them a
meaning and because it gives them a little sense of accomplishment that they
little sense of accomplishment that they
little sense of accomplishment that they saved something that was broken
saved something that was broken
every day in this store there was a
every day in this store there was a string of characters that would come
string of characters that would come
string of characters that would come through to pick up the odds and ends to
through to pick up the odds and ends to
through to pick up the odds and ends to fix whatever it is they were working on
fix whatever it is they were working on
fix whatever it is they were working on but to also sit and have a coke and
but to also sit and have a coke and
but to also sit and have a coke and offload the problems of the day money
offload the problems of the day money
offload the problems of the day money issues family issues politics
issues family issues politics
issues family issues politics and of course whatever happened at
and of course whatever happened at
and of course whatever happened at church on Sunday
church on Sunday
church on Sunday it was in these afternoons that I I
it was in these afternoons that I I
it was in these afternoons that I I discovered the power of empathy not that
discovered the power of empathy not that
discovered the power of empathy not that I knew what it meant I didn’t but
I knew what it meant I didn’t but
I knew what it meant I didn’t but because I saw it in the way that people
because I saw it in the way that people
because I saw it in the way that people come together to fix one another
come together to fix one another
come together to fix one another this is gonna be a rather boring story
this is gonna be a rather boring story
this is gonna be a rather boring story if I continue down this path so there is
if I continue down this path so there is
if I continue down this path so there is a point to all of it so yes I was the
a point to all of it so yes I was the
a point to all of it so yes I was the problem child but I was also a dreamer
problem child but I was also a dreamer
problem child but I was also a dreamer as a way to escape myself and be the
as a way to escape myself and be the
as a way to escape myself and be the person who I as new I was
person who I as new I was
person who I as new I was being that I had no other place to go
being that I had no other place to go
being that I had no other place to go this hardware store became my playground
this hardware store became my playground
this hardware store became my playground and it had so many hiding places that we
and it had so many hiding places that we
and it had so many hiding places that we used to build forts and dream of being
used to build forts and dream of being
used to build forts and dream of being anyplace else
anyplace else
anyplace else my brother and I used to sit on the
my brother and I used to sit on the
my brother and I used to sit on the warehouse dock and talk about building
warehouse dock and talk about building
warehouse dock and talk about building an airplane it was a two-seater
an airplane it was a two-seater
an airplane it was a two-seater single-engine because we had just fixed
single-engine because we had just fixed
single-engine because we had just fixed a lawnmower engine we had out back and
a lawnmower engine we had out back and
a lawnmower engine we had out back and this engine would take us anywhere we
this engine would take us anywhere we
this engine would take us anywhere we wanted to go
wanted to go
wanted to go but this hardware store had an unlimited
but this hardware store had an unlimited
but this hardware store had an unlimited amount of possibilities right I mean we
amount of possibilities right I mean we
amount of possibilities right I mean we could do anything and no tool was ever
could do anything and no tool was ever
could do anything and no tool was ever off limits as kids we had to be able to
off limits as kids we had to be able to
off limits as kids we had to be able to identify a vise grip over a crescent
identify a vise grip over a crescent
identify a vise grip over a crescent wrench when to use a particular type of
wrench when to use a particular type of
wrench when to use a particular type of saw and the difference between a three
saw and the difference between a three
saw and the difference between a three penning and a Tenpenny nail but the
penning and a Tenpenny nail but the
penning and a Tenpenny nail but the tools were everything
tools were everything
tools were everything when I was late when I graduated high
when I was late when I graduated high
when I was late when I graduated high school my father didn’t hand me bed
school my father didn’t hand me bed
school my father didn’t hand me bed sheets and towels to start my college
sheets and towels to start my college
sheets and towels to start my college career he handed me a toolbox because if
career he handed me a toolbox because if
career he handed me a toolbox because if I had tools I could fix things from a
I had tools I could fix things from a
I had tools I could fix things from a problem child to a fixer with I’m not
problem child to a fixer with I’m not
problem child to a fixer with I’m not sure how but enough empathy and
sure how but enough empathy and
sure how but enough empathy and compassion to get noticed so my teacher
compassion to get noticed so my teacher
compassion to get noticed so my teacher said
said
said moving away from a small town you begin
moving away from a small town you begin
moving away from a small town you begin to question and look at things a little
to question and look at things a little
to question and look at things a little bit differently
uh was I really the problem child I
uh was I really the problem child I always was told I was or was I just
always was told I was or was I just
always was told I was or was I just trying to figure out who I was
trying to figure out who I was
trying to figure out who I was so under the advice of a teacher and
so under the advice of a teacher and
so under the advice of a teacher and many very dark afternoons I decided to
many very dark afternoons I decided to
many very dark afternoons I decided to seek help our College offered three free
seek help our College offered three free
seek help our College offered three free therapy sessions with resident
therapy sessions with resident
therapy sessions with resident psychology majors and being that my only
psychology majors and being that my only
psychology majors and being that my only experience were these afternoons of my
experience were these afternoons of my
experience were these afternoons of my father’s hardware store with people
father’s hardware store with people
father’s hardware store with people unloading their problems I was like this
unloading their problems I was like this
unloading their problems I was like this is easy I should go and I spent the
is easy I should go and I spent the
is easy I should go and I spent the first hour of this session telling the
first hour of this session telling the
first hour of this session telling the therapist exactly how I had everything
therapist exactly how I had everything
therapist exactly how I had everything sort of figured out
sort of figured out
sort of figured out it’s amazing what we tell ourselves
it’s amazing what we tell ourselves
it’s amazing what we tell ourselves right the self-doubt the apologies we
right the self-doubt the apologies we
right the self-doubt the apologies we give or having any sort of feelings or
give or having any sort of feelings or
give or having any sort of feelings or emotions
after an hour she said well I guess you
after an hour she said well I guess you don’t need me but I did need her and I
don’t need me but I did need her and I
don’t need me but I did need her and I didn’t have anything figured out and it
didn’t have anything figured out and it
didn’t have anything figured out and it wasn’t until six years later that I went
wasn’t until six years later that I went
wasn’t until six years later that I went back and I found a therapist who was
back and I found a therapist who was
back and I found a therapist who was compassionate and empathetic and he
compassionate and empathetic and he
compassionate and empathetic and he listened to my problems and gave me
listened to my problems and gave me
listened to my problems and gave me advice or $20 a session as that’s all I
advice or $20 a session as that’s all I
advice or $20 a session as that’s all I could afford and I saw him every week
could afford and I saw him every week
could afford and I saw him every week for 20 years
for 20 years
for 20 years and with that
and with that
and with that me the tools I needed to become the man
me the tools I needed to become the man
me the tools I needed to become the man I knew I was but more importantly he
I knew I was but more importantly he
I knew I was but more importantly he connected those tools to my
connected those tools to my
connected those tools to my understanding of empathy
understanding of empathy
understanding of empathy I was fortunate
I was fortunate
I was fortunate reached out I was able to get help
it’s not the same for everyone but there
it’s not the same for everyone but there are people out in the world who haven’t
are people out in the world who haven’t
are people out in the world who haven’t been so fortunate there’s a stigma that
been so fortunate there’s a stigma that
been so fortunate there’s a stigma that suggests that only crazy people go to
suggests that only crazy people go to
suggests that only crazy people go to therapy but the truth is is that getting
therapy but the truth is is that getting
therapy but the truth is is that getting healthy is very lonely and and the old
healthy is very lonely and and the old
healthy is very lonely and and the old saying goes that if that misery loves
saying goes that if that misery loves
saying goes that if that misery loves company which it does
although would have said you don’t need
although would have said you don’t need therapy you need to go out get a job and
therapy you need to go out get a job and
therapy you need to go out get a job and get to work
get to work
get to work he had this belief that we fix our
he had this belief that we fix our
he had this belief that we fix our problems through projects when life gets
problems through projects when life gets
problems through projects when life gets down you clean the garage or you build
down you clean the garage or you build
down you clean the garage or you build something
something
something effectively fixing the things that were
effectively fixing the things that were
effectively fixing the things that were in control over and the rest will follow
and so I did I started my own creative
and so I did I started my own creative agency called fugitives because I think
agency called fugitives because I think
agency called fugitives because I think of the world a little bit differently
of the world a little bit differently
of the world a little bit differently than everyone else and I made a career
than everyone else and I made a career
than everyone else and I made a career of transforming empathy into visual
of transforming empathy into visual
of transforming empathy into visual expressions and so it seemed
expressions and so it seemed
expressions and so it seemed right
right
right profit organization reached out and
profit organization reached out and
profit organization reached out and contacted us to help them with a mental
contacted us to help them with a mental
contacted us to help them with a mental health project it was to tell the story
health project it was to tell the story
health project it was to tell the story of agony and man named Francis now
of agony and man named Francis now
of agony and man named Francis now Francis was and still is a school
Francis was and still is a school
Francis was and still is a school teacher in a small town outside of North
teacher in a small town outside of North
teacher in a small town outside of North Ghana productive and family-oriented man
Ghana productive and family-oriented man
Ghana productive and family-oriented man but he was going through a really tough
but he was going through a really tough
but he was going through a really tough time not too dissimilar from my own
and fighting with his wife his kids
and fighting with his wife his kids people in the town falling into that
people in the town falling into that
people in the town falling into that rabbit hole of depression
he began to self-medicate which made the
he began to self-medicate which made the problems worse and his fighting became
problems worse and his fighting became
problems worse and his fighting became violent
town healer who did ritualistic
town healer who did ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices but they did
ceremonies and sacrifices but they did
ceremonies and sacrifices but they did nothing to cure his pain
nothing to cure his pain
nothing to cure his pain so the town in looking out for his
so the town in looking out for his
so the town in looking out for his better interest and safety locked him in
better interest and safety locked him in
better interest and safety locked him in a small grass hut with a log shackled to
a small grass hut with a log shackled to
a small grass hut with a log shackled to his foot
log
log to have these powers that would for an
to have these powers that would for an
to have these powers that would for an undetermined amount of time cure him
had been bored out for his foot with two
had been bored out for his foot with two nails driven on either side to keep him
nails driven on either side to keep him
nails driven on either side to keep him from pulling it out
from pulling it out
from pulling it out he couldn’t move outside of maybe
he couldn’t move outside of maybe
he couldn’t move outside of maybe repositioning himself from one side of
repositioning himself from one side of
repositioning himself from one side of his foot to the other
he was to live sleep eat
he was to live sleep eat everything in one small confining area
everything in one small confining area
everything in one small confining area conditions were impossible
conditions were impossible
conditions were impossible and would drive anyone crazy
and would drive anyone crazy
and would drive anyone crazy now ghanaians society speaks of mental
now ghanaians society speaks of mental
now ghanaians society speaks of mental illness in a way that perpetuates the
illness in a way that perpetuates the
illness in a way that perpetuates the stigma and for those that suffer from it
stigma and for those that suffer from it
stigma and for those that suffer from it would rather stay in silence than be
would rather stay in silence than be
would rather stay in silence than be labeled crazy
the stigma continues to the doctors who
the stigma continues to the doctors who might potentially work in the mental
might potentially work in the mental
might potentially work in the mental health field leaving a deficit of one
health field leaving a deficit of one
health field leaving a deficit of one their episteme iliyan people in the city
their episteme iliyan people in the city
their episteme iliyan people in the city of ghana some of these mental clinics
of ghana some of these mental clinics
of ghana some of these mental clinics are over a day’s journey away impossible
are over a day’s journey away impossible
are over a day’s journey away impossible for most of them to get to and
for most of them to get to and
for most of them to get to and cost-prohibitive with having to leave
cost-prohibitive with having to leave
cost-prohibitive with having to leave work travel by bus stay in a hotel
work travel by bus stay in a hotel
work travel by bus stay in a hotel overnight only to return back again for
overnight only to return back again for
overnight only to return back again for continued treatment
according to the World Health
according to the World Health Organization there are more than 300
Organization there are more than 300
Organization there are more than 300 million people suffering in the world
million people suffering in the world
million people suffering in the world from depression which is the leading
from depression which is the leading
from depression which is the leading cause of disability and 260 million are
cause of disability and 260 million are
cause of disability and 260 million are suffering from an anxiety disorder many
suffering from an anxiety disorder many
suffering from an anxiety disorder many of which are suffering from both
in a recent World Health Organization
in a recent World Health Organization lead study estimates that depression and
lead study estimates that depression and
lead study estimates that depression and anxiety disorders cost the global
anxiety disorders cost the global
anxiety disorders cost the global economy one trillion US dollars in lost
economy one trillion US dollars in lost
economy one trillion US dollars in lost in productivity now as a marketer and
in productivity now as a marketer and
in productivity now as a marketer and storyteller I knew that we had to create
storyteller I knew that we had to create
storyteller I knew that we had to create a visceral reaction to the environment
a visceral reaction to the environment
a visceral reaction to the environment and conditions he lived so immediately
and conditions he lived so immediately
and conditions he lived so immediately we began pulling out our toolbox of
we began pulling out our toolbox of
we began pulling out our toolbox of options right and virtual reality was
options right and virtual reality was
options right and virtual reality was the perfect vehicle up until now virtual
the perfect vehicle up until now virtual
the perfect vehicle up until now virtual reality had only been used for video
reality had only been used for video
reality had only been used for video games and cartoon animation rarely a
games and cartoon animation rarely a
games and cartoon animation rarely a documentary but the ability to put
documentary but the ability to put
documentary but the ability to put someone in his place in that tight close
someone in his place in that tight close
someone in his place in that tight close environment was essential and there’s no
environment was essential and there’s no
environment was essential and there’s no better tool in the world to create
better tool in the world to create
better tool in the world to create empathy than VR
headset and headphones are isolating
headset and headphones are isolating which create a singular experience that
which create a singular experience that
which create a singular experience that transform your world and give you the
transform your world and give you the
transform your world and give you the ability to feel what he felt
much like if you walk in a tightrope
much like if you walk in a tightrope across the World Trade Center to
across the World Trade Center to
across the World Trade Center to activate your fear of heights or
activate your fear of heights or
activate your fear of heights or revisiting a war zone to treat PTSD or
revisiting a war zone to treat PTSD or
revisiting a war zone to treat PTSD or locked in a small Hut as you watch your
locked in a small Hut as you watch your
locked in a small Hut as you watch your family and life disappear to motivate
family and life disappear to motivate
family and life disappear to motivate change
the result is to connect you to someone
the result is to connect you to someone else’s problem
else’s problem
else’s problem and thereby a physical reaction to the
and thereby a physical reaction to the
and thereby a physical reaction to the response now virtual reality is only one
response now virtual reality is only one
response now virtual reality is only one part of the puzzle the rest is good
part of the puzzle the rest is good
part of the puzzle the rest is good storytelling so if the goal is to create
storytelling so if the goal is to create
storytelling so if the goal is to create empathy around Francis’s story I knew I
empathy around Francis’s story I knew I
empathy around Francis’s story I knew I needed to come up with a visual motif to
needed to come up with a visual motif to
needed to come up with a visual motif to help tell that story and knowing a
help tell that story and knowing a
help tell that story and knowing a little bit about what Francis might have
little bit about what Francis might have
little bit about what Francis might have been experiencing we began discussing
been experiencing we began discussing
been experiencing we began discussing this as a journey into darkness
this as a journey into darkness
this as a journey into darkness immediately we began discussing this as
immediately we began discussing this as
immediately we began discussing this as a as a light and dark type situation and
a as a light and dark type situation and
a as a light and dark type situation and then we would also further this
then we would also further this
then we would also further this experience by showing you glimpses of
experience by showing you glimpses of
experience by showing you glimpses of his life before and then take it away
his life before and then take it away
his life before and then take it away his life stock his kids his wife they
his life stock his kids his wife they
his life stock his kids his wife they showed in visions in this Hut and then
showed in visions in this Hut and then
showed in visions in this Hut and then as time in the place stretched on they
as time in the place stretched on they
as time in the place stretched on they would fade away
would fade away
would fade away all of this is to give you the
all of this is to give you the
all of this is to give you the opportunity to feel what he felt which
opportunity to feel what he felt which
opportunity to feel what he felt which is depression and anxiety Francis spent
is depression and anxiety Francis spent
is depression and anxiety Francis spent two years locked in this Hut and was
two years locked in this Hut and was
two years locked in this Hut and was ultimately saved
ultimately saved
ultimately saved Frances premiered on April 14th 2016 at
Frances premiered on April 14th 2016 at
Frances premiered on April 14th 2016 at the World Bank in combination with the
the World Bank in combination with the
the World Bank in combination with the World Health Organization to effectively
World Health Organization to effectively
World Health Organization to effectively bring mental illness out of the shadows
bring mental illness out of the shadows
bring mental illness out of the shadows and onto the world stage we showed our
and onto the world stage we showed our
and onto the world stage we showed our film to over 500 finance ministers
film to over 500 finance ministers
film to over 500 finance ministers multilateral and bilateral organization
multilateral and bilateral organization
multilateral and bilateral organization business leaders technology innovators
business leaders technology innovators
business leaders technology innovators and civic leaders the tool we use to
and civic leaders the tool we use to
and civic leaders the tool we use to effectively change policy and infuse
effectively change policy and infuse
effectively change policy and infuse funding into organizations like basic
funding into organizations like basic
funding into organizations like basic needs and Partners in Health was empathy
needs and Partners in Health was empathy
needs and Partners in Health was empathy the ability to put you in someone else’s
the ability to put you in someone else’s
the ability to put you in someone else’s shoes and have you connect with what he
shoes and have you connect with what he
shoes and have you connect with what he experienced change the world
but this is the most important part
but this is the most important part over 10 to
over 10 to
over 10 to 17 this is where we see all of these
17 this is where we see all of these
17 this is where we see all of these tools come together the result is is so
tools come together the result is is so
tools come together the result is is so important
Mental Health Authority announced that
Mental Health Authority announced that they would finally start reducing this
they would finally start reducing this
they would finally start reducing this shackling ban that had been in place
shackling ban that had been in place
shackling ban that had been in place since 2012 and they would finally be
since 2012 and they would finally be
since 2012 and they would finally be enforced ending this horrible in he
enforced ending this horrible in he
enforced ending this horrible in he inhumane treatment
I spent
I spent trying to understand what empathy meant
trying to understand what empathy meant
trying to understand what empathy meant from my high school letter of
from my high school letter of
from my high school letter of recommendation to my father store
recommendation to my father store
recommendation to my father store afternoon therapy sessions to
afternoon therapy sessions to
afternoon therapy sessions to [Music]
[Music]
[Music] man who listen to my problems for $20
man who listen to my problems for $20
man who listen to my problems for $20 and finally to a teacher in Ghana who
and finally to a teacher in Ghana who
and finally to a teacher in Ghana who was shackled to a Hut I’ve come to this
was shackled to a Hut I’ve come to this
was shackled to a Hut I’ve come to this when we fix others we ultimately fix
when we fix others we ultimately fix
when we fix others we ultimately fix ourselves the solution is in helping
ourselves the solution is in helping
ourselves the solution is in helping others
the value of tools and how to use them
the value of tools and how to use them to solve problems
to solve problems
to solve problems if that now it’s not an old lawnmower
if that now it’s not an old lawnmower
if that now it’s not an old lawnmower engine that gets me dreaming of the
engine that gets me dreaming of the
engine that gets me dreaming of the possibility of light it’s the use of
possibility of light it’s the use of
possibility of light it’s the use of color and light to escape the world we
color and light to escape the world we
color and light to escape the world we know and take a journey into someone
know and take a journey into someone
know and take a journey into someone else’s life
else’s life
else’s life all of us
all of us
all of us a set of tools we’ve been given
a set of tools we’ve been given
a set of tools we’ve been given through the years they can evolve change
through the years they can evolve change
through the years they can evolve change and grow
and grow
and grow some might be swapped out for better
some might be swapped out for better
some might be swapped out for better ones while others only become more
ones while others only become more
ones while others only become more precise
attention the tools you have to offer
attention the tools you have to offer and never apologize for them you’ll
and never apologize for them you’ll
and never apologize for them you’ll learn
learn
learn drive that hammer and tighten that bolt
drive that hammer and tighten that bolt
drive that hammer and tighten that bolt and soon some of you will discover you
and soon some of you will discover you
and soon some of you will discover you have the ability to lead and organize
have the ability to lead and organize
have the ability to lead and organize teams while some will have the ability
teams while some will have the ability
teams while some will have the ability to heal and care for the sick and even
to heal and care for the sick and even
to heal and care for the sick and even some will have the ability to fund and
some will have the ability to fund and
some will have the ability to fund and and help those in need
tools you have to offer if we use the
tools you have to offer if we use the tools you have to offer you can change
tools you have to offer you can change
tools you have to offer you can change the world through empathy
so pay attention to your tools and fix
so pay attention to your tools and fix the things that have meaning for you
child growing up
child growing up discover that if I could fix things
I could be the man I always knew I was
I could be the man I always knew I was and today I’m one step closer to that
and today I’m one step closer to that
and today I’m one step closer to that dream thank you
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