dang thank you for being with us today it’s really just such an inspirational
it’s really just such an inspirational
it’s really just such an inspirational story so you were taken from your family
story so you were taken from your family
story so you were taken from your family when you’re was just six years old you
when you’re was just six years old you
when you’re was just six years old you lost your right to be a child you’re
lost your right to be a child you’re
lost your right to be a child you’re brainwashed to be a killing machine how
brainwashed to be a killing machine how
brainwashed to be a killing machine how did you survive that just by luck I
did you survive that just by luck I
did you survive that just by luck I guess
guess
guess yeah I feel really believing that luck
yeah I feel really believing that luck
yeah I feel really believing that luck luck Lots and people around you what do
luck Lots and people around you what do
luck Lots and people around you what do you mean by luck well duh I didn’t know
you mean by luck well duh I didn’t know
you mean by luck well duh I didn’t know that I could have survived 3 3,000 miles
that I could have survived 3 3,000 miles
that I could have survived 3 3,000 miles from my home country to another country
from my home country to another country
from my home country to another country and despite the fact that I didn’t have
and despite the fact that I didn’t have
and despite the fact that I didn’t have any clothing or shoe on food to take on
any clothing or shoe on food to take on
any clothing or shoe on food to take on a journey and blast the fact that we
a journey and blast the fact that we
a journey and blast the fact that we were traveling in the desert it’s more
were traveling in the desert it’s more
were traveling in the desert it’s more desert yeah and wildlife and getting to
desert yeah and wildlife and getting to
desert yeah and wildlife and getting to that that place that country if he Oh
that that place that country if he Oh
that that place that country if he Oh Pierre there’s a matter of luck for me
Pierre there’s a matter of luck for me
Pierre there’s a matter of luck for me because many people didn’t survive the
because many people didn’t survive the
because many people didn’t survive the journey did you make it there and
journey did you make it there and
journey did you make it there and because I made it there I counted that
because I made it there I counted that
because I made it there I counted that as one of my one of my treasure in life
as one of my one of my treasure in life
as one of my one of my treasure in life that I treasure every day are celebrated
that I treasure every day are celebrated
that I treasure every day are celebrated and then being in Ethiopia suffer from
and then being in Ethiopia suffer from
and then being in Ethiopia suffer from diseases and being crippled including my
diseases and being crippled including my
diseases and being crippled including my intestine to the point that I lost my
intestine to the point that I lost my
intestine to the point that I lost my mind and feeding and human human dance
mind and feeding and human human dance
mind and feeding and human human dance perhaps and survivor run away again from
perhaps and survivor run away again from
perhaps and survivor run away again from war and participate in in a war and war
war and participate in in a war and war
war and participate in in a war and war that I would describe as a
that I would describe as a
that I would describe as a from an old war there’s nothing to do
from an old war there’s nothing to do
from an old war there’s nothing to do that made that all was in mine will
that made that all was in mine will
that made that all was in mine will never be mine so I think I’m lucky yeah
never be mine so I think I’m lucky yeah
never be mine so I think I’m lucky yeah and being in this beautiful country yeah
and being in this beautiful country yeah
and being in this beautiful country yeah I’m lucky so I read your book and
I’m lucky so I read your book and
I’m lucky so I read your book and there’s a passage in there that really
there’s a passage in there that really
there’s a passage in there that really resonated with me and would you read it
resonated with me and would you read it
resonated with me and would you read it for us yeah I would love for you to
for us yeah I would love for you to
for us yeah I would love for you to share that with everyone
share that with everyone
share that with everyone I never completed the rites of passage
I never completed the rites of passage
I never completed the rites of passage that I require to become Dinka man and
that I require to become Dinka man and
that I require to become Dinka man and so in the eyes of some of the people I
so in the eyes of some of the people I
so in the eyes of some of the people I am half made I’m also half made in
am half made I’m also half made in
am half made I’m also half made in estimation of some Australians to those
estimation of some Australians to those
estimation of some Australians to those who cannot accept me as their countrymen
who cannot accept me as their countrymen
who cannot accept me as their countrymen because of the darkness of my skin well
because of the darkness of my skin well
because of the darkness of my skin well I started my life and my assented
I started my life and my assented
I started my life and my assented English I know I am home though yes I
English I know I am home though yes I
English I know I am home though yes I have a difficult life I’m proud of some
have a difficult life I’m proud of some
have a difficult life I’m proud of some of the things I have done and ashamed of
of the things I have done and ashamed of
of the things I have done and ashamed of others but I own all of it and I have
others but I own all of it and I have
others but I own all of it and I have reconciled with all of it that’s why I
reconciled with all of it that’s why I
reconciled with all of it that’s why I am whole thank you thank you
so dang many people grapple with demons
so dang many people grapple with demons from their past whether it be a
from their past whether it be a
from their past whether it be a traumatic childhood or abusive
traumatic childhood or abusive
traumatic childhood or abusive relationship or addiction how did you
relationship or addiction how did you
relationship or addiction how did you reconcile with your past I to be honest
reconcile with your past I to be honest
reconcile with your past I to be honest guys I I celebrate ever everything about
guys I I celebrate ever everything about
guys I I celebrate ever everything about my past
my past
my past I celebrated my failure in life every
I celebrated my failure in life every
I celebrated my failure in life every single one of them if I didn’t score a
single one of them if I didn’t score a
single one of them if I didn’t score a goal today I’ll go and celebrate later
goal today I’ll go and celebrate later
goal today I’ll go and celebrate later I think they are example of accepting
I think they are example of accepting
I think they are example of accepting way going the direction and for me my
way going the direction and for me my
way going the direction and for me my life was horror still an aura but in
life was horror still an aura but in
life was horror still an aura but in order for me to move forward I don’t
order for me to move forward I don’t
order for me to move forward I don’t need to complain about it I don’t need
need to complain about it I don’t need
need to complain about it I don’t need to project that onto people
to project that onto people
to project that onto people I want to own it be responsible for
I want to own it be responsible for
I want to own it be responsible for everything that is whether I made it
everything that is whether I made it
everything that is whether I made it consciously or unconscious decision in
consciously or unconscious decision in
consciously or unconscious decision in that ‘god i don’t think blaming other
that ‘god i don’t think blaming other
that ‘god i don’t think blaming other people for your ancestors fault it’s a
people for your ancestors fault it’s a
people for your ancestors fault it’s a good idea because we live in this moment
good idea because we live in this moment
good idea because we live in this moment and this moment is what actually
and this moment is what actually
and this moment is what actually determined you so you need to change
determined you so you need to change
determined you so you need to change that culture and the culture that i’m
that culture and the culture that i’m
that culture and the culture that i’m talking about it’s the fact that if your
talking about it’s the fact that if your
talking about it’s the fact that if your father with the fisherman just like my
father with the fisherman just like my
father with the fisherman just like my dad was a fisherman and you were the bad
dad was a fisherman and you were the bad
dad was a fisherman and you were the bad fisherman i don’t need to be a bad
fisherman i don’t need to be a bad
fisherman i don’t need to be a bad fisherman i need to be a good fisherman
fisherman i need to be a good fisherman
fisherman i need to be a good fisherman I need to improve my way of life so it
I need to improve my way of life so it
I need to improve my way of life so it came back to the idea of being truthful
came back to the idea of being truthful
came back to the idea of being truthful to yourself and you know in this world
to yourself and you know in this world
to yourself and you know in this world not many people are quite stressful to
not many people are quite stressful to
not many people are quite stressful to themself
themself
themself yeah everything doesn’t go according to
yeah everything doesn’t go according to
yeah everything doesn’t go according to the human humanity when I talk about
the human humanity when I talk about
the human humanity when I talk about humanity is a different topic a
humanity is a different topic a
humanity is a different topic a different subject and yeah I think I
different subject and yeah I think I
different subject and yeah I think I have said your question yeah it did
have said your question yeah it did
have said your question yeah it did so there’s a saying that goes you have
so there’s a saying that goes you have
so there’s a saying that goes you have to be holding yourself to see life as a
to be holding yourself to see life as a
to be holding yourself to see life as a whole this concept of wholeness of
whole this concept of wholeness of
whole this concept of wholeness of completeness you talked about it you
completeness you talked about it you
completeness you talked about it you know accepting and being responsible for
know accepting and being responsible for
know accepting and being responsible for your good and your bad and just being
your good and your bad and just being
your good and your bad and just being you what does being whole mean to you
you what does being whole mean to you
you what does being whole mean to you and why is it important well I forgive
and why is it important well I forgive
and why is it important well I forgive myself I have forgiven my my enemies I
myself I have forgiven my my enemies I
myself I have forgiven my my enemies I don’t have enemies now and if there’s an
don’t have enemies now and if there’s an
don’t have enemies now and if there’s an enemy out there please show your hand so
enemy out there please show your hand so
enemy out there please show your hand so that will make peace I think if we look
that will make peace I think if we look
that will make peace I think if we look at my past I have 19 sha’ban all in my
at my past I have 19 sha’ban all in my
at my past I have 19 sha’ban all in my body that is meaning that I’m disabled
body that is meaning that I’m disabled
body that is meaning that I’m disabled I was shot on my testicle I will blame
I was shot on my testicle I will blame
I was shot on my testicle I will blame that on somebody if I have to but I
that on somebody if I have to but I
that on somebody if I have to but I can’t do that
can’t do that
can’t do that I was shot by with a gun that I didn’t
I was shot by with a gun that I didn’t
I was shot by with a gun that I didn’t make so I can’t blame the man who may
make so I can’t blame the man who may
make so I can’t blame the man who may they got I can go on and on and on again
they got I can go on and on and on again
they got I can go on and on and on again but do I really have time for that
but do I really have time for that
but do I really have time for that I think I’m responsible for today and
I think I’m responsible for today and
I think I’m responsible for today and tomorrow and for me to forgive others
tomorrow and for me to forgive others
tomorrow and for me to forgive others and forgive myself to be able to achieve
and forgive myself to be able to achieve
and forgive myself to be able to achieve my my inner strength or spirit to
my my inner strength or spirit to
my my inner strength or spirit to capture that woman it’s time for
capture that woman it’s time for
capture that woman it’s time for everyone to reflect on what they can do
everyone to reflect on what they can do
everyone to reflect on what they can do to other people because you must come
to other people because you must come
to other people because you must come second you don’t come first and and I
second you don’t come first and and I
second you don’t come first and and I mean you gotta be your
mean you gotta be your
mean you gotta be your model for yourself and then others can
model for yourself and then others can
model for yourself and then others can be you can just follow you and they you
be you can just follow you and they you
be you can just follow you and they you can become their role models because
can become their role models because
can become their role models because there’s no role model in societies that
there’s no role model in societies that
there’s no role model in societies that are actually not a role model for
are actually not a role model for
are actually not a role model for themselves that’s why you see a lot of
themselves that’s why you see a lot of
themselves that’s why you see a lot of problem with people that would think
problem with people that would think
problem with people that would think they a role model because they for mine
they a role model because they for mine
they a role model because they for mine and there’s a lot of problem in human
and there’s a lot of problem in human
and there’s a lot of problem in human the human humans have defects but you
the human humans have defects but you
the human humans have defects but you gotta be a role model for your surfers
gotta be a role model for your surfers
gotta be a role model for your surfers you got to start doing the writing first
you got to start doing the writing first
you got to start doing the writing first if it is not good enough for you and
if it is not good enough for you and
if it is not good enough for you and then it’s not good enough for me if it
then it’s not good enough for me if it
then it’s not good enough for me if it is something that compromises your
is something that compromises your
is something that compromises your position
position
position something that perhaps I could blame on
something that perhaps I could blame on
something that perhaps I could blame on you that you responsible for the bullet
you that you responsible for the bullet
you that you responsible for the bullet that shot me and then don’t do it just
that shot me and then don’t do it just
that shot me and then don’t do it just be a good person because I know if I
be a good person because I know if I
be a good person because I know if I have to do exactly what other people
have to do exactly what other people
have to do exactly what other people have done for me I’ll be fighting for
have done for me I’ll be fighting for
have done for me I’ll be fighting for the rest of my life I would die and come
the rest of my life I would die and come
the rest of my life I would die and come back and try to find a dude that shot me
back and try to find a dude that shot me
back and try to find a dude that shot me and Judith touching me I’ll come back
and Judith touching me I’ll come back
and Judith touching me I’ll come back again and try to do it and I that cycle
again and try to do it and I that cycle
again and try to do it and I that cycle is what guitars to this place as
is what guitars to this place as
is what guitars to this place as humanity cycle or repeating the same
humanity cycle or repeating the same
humanity cycle or repeating the same things over again and it’s wrong all
things over again and it’s wrong all
things over again and it’s wrong all wrong things there’s no need to repeat
wrong things there’s no need to repeat
wrong things there’s no need to repeat things just think about others before
things just think about others before
things just think about others before yourself what they’re going through the
yourself what they’re going through the
yourself what they’re going through the trauma that is going through there they
trauma that is going through there they
trauma that is going through there they bought it body their mind think about
bought it body their mind think about
bought it body their mind think about think like today I’m wearing a soft
think like today I’m wearing a soft
think like today I’m wearing a soft maybe you guys are not wearing it it’s
maybe you guys are not wearing it it’s
maybe you guys are not wearing it it’s mean yes for me
I simply stopped to become an oppressor
I simply stopped to become an oppressor I will never press ENTER 1 and assume
I will never press ENTER 1 and assume
I will never press ENTER 1 and assume you are in the position that we talking
you are in the position that we talking
you are in the position that we talking about today
about today
about today you are in position now whether its
you are in position now whether its
you are in position now whether its moral or legal position and then try to
moral or legal position and then try to
moral or legal position and then try to justify that why is it important to you
justify that why is it important to you
justify that why is it important to you and why is it not important to me so
and why is it not important to me so
and why is it not important to me so when you put yourself first you put a ma
when you put yourself first you put a ma
when you put yourself first you put a ma you put a marker and that marker must be
you put a marker and that marker must be
you put a marker and that marker must be a right mark but when you don’t put
a right mark but when you don’t put
a right mark but when you don’t put yourself talk about others when you
yourself talk about others when you
yourself talk about others when you don’t even know who you are
don’t even know who you are
don’t even know who you are and then basically you make a lot of
and then basically you make a lot of
and then basically you make a lot of mistake and that’s why today we’re
mistake and that’s why today we’re
mistake and that’s why today we’re making a lot of mistakes in everything
making a lot of mistakes in everything
making a lot of mistakes in everything that we do in our life we copied from a
that we do in our life we copied from a
that we do in our life we copied from a copycat who copied from another copycat
copycat who copied from another copycat
copycat who copied from another copycat well copy from another copycat and that
well copy from another copycat and that
well copy from another copycat and that is a problem so try to be whole try to
is a problem so try to be whole try to
is a problem so try to be whole try to be yourself try to do everything that is
be yourself try to do everything that is
be yourself try to do everything that is nice and I think everybody else would be
nice and I think everybody else would be
nice and I think everybody else would be happy try to be like a child perhaps try
happy try to be like a child perhaps try
happy try to be like a child perhaps try to ask question why are we in these mess
to ask question why are we in these mess
to ask question why are we in these mess final an answer that truthfully don’t
final an answer that truthfully don’t
final an answer that truthfully don’t shy away
shy away
shy away don’t shy why we in this mess why did I
don’t shy why we in this mess why did I
don’t shy why we in this mess why did I come to this country how’s that question
come to this country how’s that question
come to this country how’s that question you’re my friend try to have that
you’re my friend try to have that
you’re my friend try to have that question maybe there’s a solution that
question maybe there’s a solution that
question maybe there’s a solution that you got a solution guys and I know you
you got a solution guys and I know you
you got a solution guys and I know you are beautiful people try to think for
are beautiful people try to think for
are beautiful people try to think for the solution as yourself question got to
the solution as yourself question got to
the solution as yourself question got to put an end to this mess and I mean you
put an end to this mess and I mean you
put an end to this mess and I mean you gotta start from yourself and then I’m
gotta start from yourself and then I’m
gotta start from yourself and then I’m second so dang I’ve learned yesterday
second so dang I’ve learned yesterday
second so dang I’ve learned yesterday that you’re about to enter a new chapter
that you’re about to enter a new chapter
that you’re about to enter a new chapter of your life you’re gonna be a father
of your life you’re gonna be a father
of your life you’re gonna be a father yes
so speaking about role models
so speaking about role models speaking about seeing the world in the
speaking about seeing the world in the
speaking about seeing the world in the eyes of a child what is the world you
eyes of a child what is the world you
eyes of a child what is the world you want to create for your child
want to create for your child
want to create for your child ah I’m lucky man quite lucky think about
ah I’m lucky man quite lucky think about
ah I’m lucky man quite lucky think about getting shot there and be able to have a
getting shot there and be able to have a
getting shot there and be able to have a child rather than a miracle and you
child rather than a miracle and you
child rather than a miracle and you sound like I’m excited but I’m also
sound like I’m excited but I’m also
sound like I’m excited but I’m also worried I’m worried about the
worried I’m worried about the
worried I’m worried about the environment that my child will be
environment that my child will be
environment that my child will be brought up even though my child will be
brought up even though my child will be
brought up even though my child will be born in the most beautiful country you
born in the most beautiful country you
born in the most beautiful country you know what well we still have so much to
know what well we still have so much to
know what well we still have so much to go we still have to keep other people
go we still have to keep other people
go we still have to keep other people rights
rights
rights don’t deny other people rights so for me
don’t deny other people rights so for me
don’t deny other people rights so for me my child will be born as a warrior I
my child will be born as a warrior I
my child will be born as a warrior I will fight for a right of others will
will fight for a right of others will
will fight for a right of others will know exactly what I mean to be human my
know exactly what I mean to be human my
know exactly what I mean to be human my child will be white and it will be black
child will be white and it will be black
child will be white and it will be black and that child is a balance and you
and that child is a balance and you
and that child is a balance and you can’t tell him go back to where you come
can’t tell him go back to where you come
can’t tell him go back to where you come from because he is from Australia and
from because he is from Australia and
from because he is from Australia and he’s Australian
he’s Australian
he’s Australian that is a child that will make a
that is a child that will make a
that is a child that will make a difference will that be so I’m excited
difference will that be so I’m excited
difference will that be so I’m excited to guys and I hope you pray for my child
to guys and I hope you pray for my child
to guys and I hope you pray for my child to be born I don’t know the sex of the
to be born I don’t know the sex of the
to be born I don’t know the sex of the child yet so I will let you know any
child yet so I will let you know any
child yet so I will let you know any with italian-born dang thank you so much
with italian-born dang thank you so much
with italian-born dang thank you so much you’re not only whole but you are such
you’re not only whole but you are such
you’re not only whole but you are such an inspiration thank you very much thank
an inspiration thank you very much thank
an inspiration thank you very much thank you thank you God
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