thank you for having me say invite me down I appreciate the Santa Catalina
down I appreciate the Santa Catalina
down I appreciate the Santa Catalina school and I were McKenzie for inviting
school and I were McKenzie for inviting
school and I were McKenzie for inviting me down to speak in front of you I was
me down to speak in front of you I was
me down to speak in front of you I was extremely impressed to stepping onto
extremely impressed to stepping onto
extremely impressed to stepping onto this campus today and what a wonderful
this campus today and what a wonderful
this campus today and what a wonderful environment you’ve provided these young
environment you’ve provided these young
environment you’ve provided these young ladies to learn in and more impressive
ladies to learn in and more impressive
ladies to learn in and more impressive was the young ladies I had opportunity
was the young ladies I had opportunity
was the young ladies I had opportunity to meet all along this way since the
to meet all along this way since the
to meet all along this way since the very start I couldn’t believe how
very start I couldn’t believe how
very start I couldn’t believe how respectful professional mature and
respectful professional mature and
respectful professional mature and courteous these young ladies have all
courteous these young ladies have all
courteous these young ladies have all been through this entire process and I
been through this entire process and I
been through this entire process and I can only attribute that to their their
can only attribute that to their their
can only attribute that to their their environment here at Santa Catalina
environment here at Santa Catalina
environment here at Santa Catalina school so big hand for the school here a
little bit start about myself I was 34
little bit start about myself I was 34 years in the fire service I worked in
years in the fire service I worked in
years in the fire service I worked in these Palo Alto and some of the other
these Palo Alto and some of the other
these Palo Alto and some of the other challenging communities I’ve had a
challenging communities I’ve had a
challenging communities I’ve had a chance to witness a lot of things over
chance to witness a lot of things over
chance to witness a lot of things over my career a lot of difficult times a lot
my career a lot of difficult times a lot
my career a lot of difficult times a lot of disastrous times I was also part of
of disastrous times I was also part of
of disastrous times I was also part of the urban search-and-rescue team where I
the urban search-and-rescue team where I
the urban search-and-rescue team where I have tour this country on some of our
have tour this country on some of our
have tour this country on some of our largest disasters and got to work with
largest disasters and got to work with
largest disasters and got to work with some people from all over the world both
some people from all over the world both
some people from all over the world both in a national and and local I went to
in a national and and local I went to
in a national and and local I went to Hurricane Katrina the Oklahoma bombing
Hurricane Katrina the Oklahoma bombing
Hurricane Katrina the Oklahoma bombing in New York City 9/11 Greensburg Kansas
in New York City 9/11 Greensburg Kansas
in New York City 9/11 Greensburg Kansas tornado and I got to see how people can
tornado and I got to see how people can
tornado and I got to see how people can come together and these difficult and
come together and these difficult and
come together and these difficult and challenging time and how good people can
challenging time and how good people can
challenging time and how good people can be going across people from all over the
be going across people from all over the
be going across people from all over the world to come in to help us turn these
world to come in to help us turn these
world to come in to help us turn these disaster people from all over the nation
disaster people from all over the nation
disaster people from all over the nation they’ve come together and difficult
they’ve come together and difficult
they’ve come together and difficult times to step up and do what I say is
times to step up and do what I say is
times to step up and do what I say is the right thing you know and how giving
the right thing you know and how giving
the right thing you know and how giving people can be out there one of the
people can be out there one of the
people can be out there one of the examples in Greensburg Kansas the the
examples in Greensburg Kansas the the
examples in Greensburg Kansas the the town was decimated by a tornado nothing
town was decimated by a tornado nothing
town was decimated by a tornado nothing left people lost everything they had and
left people lost everything they had and
left people lost everything they had and that next day I was brought in to town
that next day I was brought in to town
that next day I was brought in to town to help with the rescue operations and
to help with the rescue operations and
to help with the rescue operations and manage the rescue operations as I’m
manage the rescue operations as I’m
manage the rescue operations as I’m walking down the street there’s a family
walking down the street there’s a family
walking down the street there’s a family going through their ruins there’s
going through their ruins there’s
going through their ruins there’s nothing left to their house they’re
nothing left to their house they’re
nothing left to their house they’re going through very little we stopped in
going through very little we stopped in
going through very little we stopped in front of their house they have nothing
front of their house they have nothing
front of their house they have nothing left yet they came to us can we give you
left yet they came to us can we give you
left yet they came to us can we give you some water can we feed you thank you for
some water can we feed you thank you for
some water can we feed you thank you for being here just the the culture and the
being here just the the culture and the
being here just the the culture and the givingness and people and how good
givingness and people and how good
givingness and people and how good people can be out there was impressive
people can be out there was impressive
people can be out there was impressive and this happened time and time again
and this happened time and time again
and this happened time and time again all these events all around the country
all these events all around the country
all these events all around the country internationally I’ve got a chance to go
internationally I’ve got a chance to go
internationally I’ve got a chance to go to but also on some of these events I’ve
to but also on some of these events I’ve
to but also on some of these events I’ve got to see what ugliness is and what
got to see what ugliness is and what
got to see what ugliness is and what people can do and not do in these in
people can do and not do in these in
people can do and not do in these in these challenging events and it boggled
these challenging events and it boggled
these challenging events and it boggled my mind how could people actually go
my mind how could people actually go
my mind how could people actually go loot someone’s house how could they go
loot someone’s house how could they go
loot someone’s house how could they go steal how could they try to mess these
steal how could they try to mess these
steal how could they try to mess these people there where are they getting
people there where are they getting
people there where are they getting their values their their beliefs their
their values their their beliefs their
their values their their beliefs their ethics their morals where are they
ethics their morals where are they
ethics their morals where are they getting this and how could they actually
getting this and how could they actually
getting this and how could they actually do this I’ve got to see both sides of
do this I’ve got to see both sides of
do this I’ve got to see both sides of the coin as this is going on which
the coin as this is going on which
the coin as this is going on which brings me to my talk today is what will
brings me to my talk today is what will
brings me to my talk today is what will people do during a disaster
people do during a disaster
people do during a disaster will they do the right thing the wrong
will they do the right thing the wrong
will they do the right thing the wrong thing or nothing at all where do you fit
thing or nothing at all where do you fit
thing or nothing at all where do you fit in the young lady’s here the the guest
in the young lady’s here the the guest
in the young lady’s here the the guest is from where do you fit in this process
is from where do you fit in this process
is from where do you fit in this process during a disaster have you in the past
during a disaster have you in the past
during a disaster have you in the past and we in the future do the right thing
and we in the future do the right thing
and we in the future do the right thing in the past the disaster have you’ve
in the past the disaster have you’ve
in the past the disaster have you’ve done nothing at all or will you just do
done nothing at all or will you just do
done nothing at all or will you just do the wrong thing we’re hoping that part
the wrong thing we’re hoping that part
the wrong thing we’re hoping that part of your education or family values and
of your education or family values and
of your education or family values and we were brought up will teach you to do
we were brought up will teach you to do
we were brought up will teach you to do the right thing that’s we’re gonna bring
the right thing that’s we’re gonna bring
the right thing that’s we’re gonna bring you today’s these TED Talks talk mostly
you today’s these TED Talks talk mostly
you today’s these TED Talks talk mostly about the beginning Technology
about the beginning Technology
about the beginning Technology Entertainment Design and they provide
Entertainment Design and they provide
Entertainment Design and they provide you a lot of insight answers questions a
you a lot of insight answers questions a
you a lot of insight answers questions a look into the future my talk is not like
look into the future my talk is not like
look into the future my talk is not like that my talk is look about your past and
that my talk is look about your past and
that my talk is look about your past and to see and stimulate questions thought
to see and stimulate questions thought
to see and stimulate questions thought of where you will be in the future what
of where you will be in the future what
of where you will be in the future what will you do during one of these events
will you do during one of these events
will you do during one of these events and before we talk about what we’ll do
and before we talk about what we’ll do
and before we talk about what we’ll do let’s talk about what is a disaster can
let’s talk about what is a disaster can
let’s talk about what is a disaster can I get a tumble disaster is we think it’s
I get a tumble disaster is we think it’s
I get a tumble disaster is we think it’s a stirs something terrible you can’t
a stirs something terrible you can’t
a stirs something terrible you can’t prevent yes that certainly is a disaster
prevent yes that certainly is a disaster
prevent yes that certainly is a disaster and our disasters are broken up a lot of
and our disasters are broken up a lot of
and our disasters are broken up a lot of different ways you know they have
different ways you know they have
different ways you know they have international disasters famine
international disasters famine
international disasters famine earthquakes Fukushima nuclear disaster
earthquakes Fukushima nuclear disaster
earthquakes Fukushima nuclear disaster international events that go on genocide
international events that go on genocide
international events that go on genocide we have national
we have national
we have national that’s the World Trade Center Oklahoma
that’s the World Trade Center Oklahoma
that’s the World Trade Center Oklahoma bombing large fires the recent ones in
bombing large fires the recent ones in
bombing large fires the recent ones in Texas in Florida the floods national
Texas in Florida the floods national
Texas in Florida the floods national disasters local disasters the gas event
disasters local disasters the gas event
disasters local disasters the gas event in San Bruno airplane crash in East Palo
in San Bruno airplane crash in East Palo
in San Bruno airplane crash in East Palo Alto these fires that just took place up
Alto these fires that just took place up
Alto these fires that just took place up here in Northern California local
here in Northern California local
here in Northern California local disasters that we’re all part of all
disasters that we’re all part of all
disasters that we’re all part of all involved in but the part they don’t talk
involved in but the part they don’t talk
involved in but the part they don’t talk about in the part that we don’t see is
about in the part that we don’t see is
about in the part that we don’t see is what about the personal disasters in our
what about the personal disasters in our
what about the personal disasters in our life what’s you know what’s a personal
life what’s you know what’s a personal
life what’s you know what’s a personal disaster you losing a child you losing
disaster you losing a child you losing
disaster you losing a child you losing your job you lose your home
your job you lose your home
your job you lose your home those are disastrous events for personal
those are disastrous events for personal
those are disastrous events for personal as an individual I failed my midterm
as an individual I failed my midterm
as an individual I failed my midterm test I’m having a bad hair day
test I’m having a bad hair day
test I’m having a bad hair day those are disastrous for some people
those are disastrous for some people
those are disastrous for some people those are disastrous events those are
those are disastrous events those are
those are disastrous events those are big events in someone’s life because
big events in someone’s life because
big events in someone’s life because they changed their life they change
they changed their life they change
they changed their life they change their direction they change how they act
their direction they change how they act
their direction they change how they act for you to recognize a disaster doesn’t
for you to recognize a disaster doesn’t
for you to recognize a disaster doesn’t have to be something of large scale it
have to be something of large scale it
have to be something of large scale it doesn’t have to be that ominous thing it
doesn’t have to be that ominous thing it
doesn’t have to be that ominous thing it can be something as small it’s just
can be something as small it’s just
can be something as small it’s just recognizing somebody when they’re having
recognizing somebody when they’re having
recognizing somebody when they’re having a difficult time in life and what you
a difficult time in life and what you
a difficult time in life and what you could do to help them through that
could do to help them through that
could do to help them through that process and you can all do something you
process and you can all do something you
process and you can all do something you know do the right thing that’s what we
know do the right thing that’s what we
know do the right thing that’s what we think is just get involved versus doing
think is just get involved versus doing
think is just get involved versus doing nothing what will you do during a
nothing what will you do during a
nothing what will you do during a disaster well during disaster you see
disaster well during disaster you see
disaster well during disaster you see that there’s the pictures up above there
that there’s the pictures up above there
that there’s the pictures up above there these are some international disasters
these are some international disasters
these are some international disasters some locals Astor’s New York City
some locals Astor’s New York City
some locals Astor’s New York City Oklahoma there the fire is up in San
Oklahoma there the fire is up in San
Oklahoma there the fire is up in San Bruno see what will you do will you do
Bruno see what will you do will you do
Bruno see what will you do will you do the right thing will you do the wrong
the right thing will you do the wrong
the right thing will you do the wrong thing or will you do nothing at all
hopefully we’ll get you to do the right
hopefully we’ll get you to do the right thing up there and doing the right thing
thing up there and doing the right thing
thing up there and doing the right thing is just getting involved do something it
is just getting involved do something it
is just getting involved do something it may not be your disaster but the effects
may not be your disaster but the effects
may not be your disaster but the effects on it will affect you and affect those
on it will affect you and affect those
on it will affect you and affect those people long down the road by not doing
people long down the road by not doing
people long down the road by not doing anything at all it’ll leave a hole
anything at all it’ll leave a hole
anything at all it’ll leave a hole inside you you’ll remember that by doing
inside you you’ll remember that by doing
inside you you’ll remember that by doing the right thing you don’t know what
the right thing you don’t know what
the right thing you don’t know what it’ll bring you but I always bring you
it’ll bring you but I always bring you
it’ll bring you but I always bring you something
something
something good pay forward in life do the right
good pay forward in life do the right
good pay forward in life do the right thing get involved for small things
thing get involved for small things
thing get involved for small things simple things homeless people
simple things homeless people
simple things homeless people difficult times out there shelters we’re
difficult times out there shelters we’re
difficult times out there shelters we’re coming up on the holiday seasons here
coming up on the holiday seasons here
coming up on the holiday seasons here you’re all blessed with fortune here
you’re all blessed with fortune here
you’re all blessed with fortune here that by the way you live and in the
that by the way you live and in the
that by the way you live and in the environment you’re put in there’s people
environment you’re put in there’s people
environment you’re put in there’s people who don’t have this fortune as our
who don’t have this fortune as our
who don’t have this fortune as our earlier speakers brought up coming this
earlier speakers brought up coming this
earlier speakers brought up coming this country who’s not speaking the language
country who’s not speaking the language
country who’s not speaking the language doing some of the things here and have a
doing some of the things here and have a
doing some of the things here and have a difficult challenges even with their
difficult challenges even with their
difficult challenges even with their language here get involved with that
what is the wrong thing
what is the wrong thing well the wrong thing and it boggles the
well the wrong thing and it boggles the
well the wrong thing and it boggles the mind that people will do this you look
mind that people will do this you look
mind that people will do this you look at some of you were pre Rodney King days
at some of you were pre Rodney King days
at some of you were pre Rodney King days but just the the riots that went on
but just the the riots that went on
but just the the riots that went on during Rodney King things going on
during Rodney King things going on
during Rodney King things going on people taking advantage of other people
people taking advantage of other people
people taking advantage of other people doing the right thing that’s brought up
doing the right thing that’s brought up
doing the right thing that’s brought up by good character consideration ethics
by good character consideration ethics
by good character consideration ethics values and morals we’ll talk about those
values and morals we’ll talk about those
values and morals we’ll talk about those in a minute doing the wrong thing lack
in a minute doing the wrong thing lack
in a minute doing the wrong thing lack of ethics values and morals out there
of ethics values and morals out there
of ethics values and morals out there looting
looting
looting stealing taking advantage of the
stealing taking advantage of the
stealing taking advantage of the situation when you look up in Webster’s
situation when you look up in Webster’s
situation when you look up in Webster’s dictionary what does ethics mean what
dictionary what does ethics mean what
dictionary what does ethics mean what does values what are morals
does values what are morals
does values what are morals they’re all kind of combined together
they’re all kind of combined together
they’re all kind of combined together they all kind of work together they talk
they all kind of work together they talk
they all kind of work together they talk about right wrong good and bad socially
about right wrong good and bad socially
about right wrong good and bad socially acceptable unacceptable things where do
acceptable unacceptable things where do
acceptable unacceptable things where do you fit in that and what environment is
you fit in that and what environment is
you fit in that and what environment is providing you in that environment doing
providing you in that environment doing
providing you in that environment doing the right thing doing the wrong thing
the right thing doing the wrong thing
the right thing doing the wrong thing where did you get your behavior where
where did you get your behavior where
where did you get your behavior where did it stimulate from going forward
did it stimulate from going forward
did it stimulate from going forward doing nothing doing nothing here do you
doing nothing doing nothing here do you
doing nothing doing nothing here do you walk by people turn your head so you
walk by people turn your head so you
walk by people turn your head so you don’t see them they don’t see me I kind
don’t see them they don’t see me I kind
don’t see them they don’t see me I kind of miss him I’m okay about it do you
of miss him I’m okay about it do you
of miss him I’m okay about it do you cover up do you put your head in the
cover up do you put your head in the
cover up do you put your head in the sand and bury your head during these
sand and bury your head during these
sand and bury your head during these events and again a disaster can be
events and again a disaster can be
events and again a disaster can be something of an international scale or a
something of an international scale or a
something of an international scale or a personal scale now that say nothing see
personal scale now that say nothing see
personal scale now that say nothing see nothing hear nothing do you do those
nothing hear nothing do you do those
nothing hear nothing do you do those things in life and those all come from
things in life and those all come from
things in life and those all come from where you’re brought up how you got to
where you’re brought up how you got to
where you’re brought up how you got to this
this
this point in all of our previous speakers
point in all of our previous speakers
point in all of our previous speakers talked about their challenges getting to
talked about their challenges getting to
talked about their challenges getting to where they’re at and getting to where
where they’re at and getting to where
where they’re at and getting to where they are today and where they need to go
they are today and where they need to go
they are today and where they need to go forward this talk is a look back on
forward this talk is a look back on
forward this talk is a look back on where you were brought up how your
where you were brought up how your
where you were brought up how your family values were weirdly raise you how
family values were weirdly raise you how
family values were weirdly raise you how did they raise you how about your
did they raise you how about your
did they raise you how about your religion what did it bring to you your
religion what did it bring to you your
religion what did it bring to you your culture environment this school here
culture environment this school here
culture environment this school here phenomenal campus to prepare you for the
phenomenal campus to prepare you for the
phenomenal campus to prepare you for the future as future leaders here where did
future as future leaders here where did
future as future leaders here where did you learn your values where did you
you learn your values where did you
you learn your values where did you learn right and wrong where will you go
learn right and wrong where will you go
learn right and wrong where will you go with them in the future
doing the right thing is getting
doing the right thing is getting involved and is Theodore Roosevelt
involved and is Theodore Roosevelt
involved and is Theodore Roosevelt mentioned here I love the saying here in
mentioned here I love the saying here in
mentioned here I love the saying here in any moment of decision the best thing
any moment of decision the best thing
any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing the worst
you can do is the right thing the worst
you can do is the right thing the worst thing you can do is nothing where do you
thing you can do is nothing where do you
thing you can do is nothing where do you end up by doing nothing you’ll remember
end up by doing nothing you’ll remember
end up by doing nothing you’ll remember doing nothing because you always think
doing nothing because you always think
doing nothing because you always think about I should have done something I
about I should have done something I
about I should have done something I could have done something better with
could have done something better with
could have done something better with that where did I go on life you’ll end
that where did I go on life you’ll end
that where did I go on life you’ll end up with a hollow spot and you’re in your
up with a hollow spot and you’re in your
up with a hollow spot and you’re in your soul for just standing back and not
soul for just standing back and not
soul for just standing back and not helping those in need I would come down
helping those in need I would come down
helping those in need I would come down to get closer here a little lesson here
to get closer here a little lesson here
to get closer here a little lesson here from from dr. Seuss for people in need
from from dr. Seuss for people in need
from from dr. Seuss for people in need will you do the right to do a good deed
will you do the right to do a good deed
will you do the right to do a good deed for others who are getting a raw deal
for others who are getting a raw deal
for others who are getting a raw deal will you try and steal for people who
will you try and steal for people who
will you try and steal for people who end up in difficult times will you pay
end up in difficult times will you pay
end up in difficult times will you pay them no never Minds doing the right
them no never Minds doing the right
them no never Minds doing the right thing
thing
thing is not about doing it because you’re
is not about doing it because you’re
is not about doing it because you’re expected to or your answer you have to
expected to or your answer you have to
expected to or your answer you have to you do the right thing because it feels
you do the right thing because it feels
you do the right thing because it feels good to you
good to you
good to you it’s your values it’s your ethics it’s
it’s your values it’s your ethics it’s
it’s your values it’s your ethics it’s your responsibility in life to do the
your responsibility in life to do the
your responsibility in life to do the right thing and you’re doing the right
right thing and you’re doing the right
right thing and you’re doing the right thing when people aren’t looking that’s
thing when people aren’t looking that’s
thing when people aren’t looking that’s the part where am I really doing the
the part where am I really doing the
the part where am I really doing the right thing when nobody’s looking
right thing when nobody’s looking
right thing when nobody’s looking did you do the right thing I appreciate
did you do the right thing I appreciate
did you do the right thing I appreciate your time here to go over this I know
your time here to go over this I know
your time here to go over this I know that that a lot of you have been through
that that a lot of you have been through
that that a lot of you have been through some challenging times there you’ve end
some challenging times there you’ve end
some challenging times there you’ve end up in this this location end up in this
up in this this location end up in this
up in this this location end up in this location here
location here
location here to provide you with a good environment
to provide you with a good environment
to provide you with a good environment take advantage of where you are become
take advantage of where you are become
take advantage of where you are become the people you should be in future
the people you should be in future
the people you should be in future become the people that you’re meant to
become the people that you’re meant to
become the people that you’re meant to be do good do the right thing thank you
be do good do the right thing thank you
be do good do the right thing thank you [Applause]
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