who has a burn in here a scratch a scar Wow okay
Wow okay
Wow okay scarred teen let’s go so my story is
scarred teen let’s go so my story is
scarred teen let’s go so my story is about in the 19 years that I’ve lived so
about in the 19 years that I’ve lived so
about in the 19 years that I’ve lived so far I’ve gotten so many injuries where I
far I’ve gotten so many injuries where I
far I’ve gotten so many injuries where I stopped keeping track I stopped counting
stopped keeping track I stopped counting
stopped keeping track I stopped counting I just accepted them as it is it hurts a
I just accepted them as it is it hurts a
I just accepted them as it is it hurts a lot it really does you could either put
lot it really does you could either put
lot it really does you could either put Colgate toothpaste run ice-cold water on
Colgate toothpaste run ice-cold water on
Colgate toothpaste run ice-cold water on a put frozen towel or pretend it’s not
a put frozen towel or pretend it’s not
a put frozen towel or pretend it’s not there because that’s the best thing to
there because that’s the best thing to
there because that’s the best thing to do right sometimes you can look and you
do right sometimes you can look and you
do right sometimes you can look and you can see a scar that wasn’t there and now
can see a scar that wasn’t there and now
can see a scar that wasn’t there and now it’s there and you don’t know what to do
it’s there and you don’t know what to do
it’s there and you don’t know what to do when I was 15 I was cooking before I had
when I was 15 I was cooking before I had
when I was 15 I was cooking before I had my chef’s skills here at school taught
my chef’s skills here at school taught
my chef’s skills here at school taught to me I was risking fish on a hot
to me I was risking fish on a hot
to me I was risking fish on a hot skillet you know what happens with oil
skillet you know what happens with oil
skillet you know what happens with oil and water right I didn’t put the fish
and water right I didn’t put the fish
and water right I didn’t put the fish away from me put towards me and if you
away from me put towards me and if you
away from me put towards me and if you could see me on that day I was like in a
could see me on that day I was like in a
could see me on that day I was like in a mirror right here a whole chest felt
mirror right here a whole chest felt
mirror right here a whole chest felt like the devil himself slapped my chest
like the devil himself slapped my chest
like the devil himself slapped my chest even before that I was six when I was
even before that I was six when I was
even before that I was six when I was scorched with oil
scorched with oil
scorched with oil my sister was cooking chorizo for me my
my sister was cooking chorizo for me my
my sister was cooking chorizo for me my dad laughed my mother helped but in the
dad laughed my mother helped but in the
dad laughed my mother helped but in the end he comforted me in my pain to sleep
end he comforted me in my pain to sleep
end he comforted me in my pain to sleep ever since that I was bound to deal with
ever since that I was bound to deal with
ever since that I was bound to deal with wildfires on the landscape of my son
wildfires on the landscape of my son
wildfires on the landscape of my son tanned skin I don’t know what it is with
tanned skin I don’t know what it is with
tanned skin I don’t know what it is with me and burns but I would never forget
me and burns but I would never forget
me and burns but I would never forget the pains that I’ve dealt with
the pains that I’ve dealt with
the pains that I’ve dealt with throughout the years traumatic or not I
throughout the years traumatic or not I
throughout the years traumatic or not I learned to deal with them
learned to deal with them
learned to deal with them I learned the research behind the skin
I learned the research behind the skin
I learned the research behind the skin and how it heals you without you telling
and how it heals you without you telling
and how it heals you without you telling it no
it no
it no because basically your hospital in is a
because basically your hospital in is a
because basically your hospital in is a hospital the only difference is it
hospital the only difference is it
hospital the only difference is it doesn’t pay anyone it does the job no
doesn’t pay anyone it does the job no
doesn’t pay anyone it does the job no matter what when I was 18 a year ago I
matter what when I was 18 a year ago I
matter what when I was 18 a year ago I was on a roof with my dad working the
was on a roof with my dad working the
was on a roof with my dad working the shingles were three feet long and one
shingles were three feet long and one
shingles were three feet long and one foot wide and as you can imagine march
foot wide and as you can imagine march
foot wide and as you can imagine march through the summer it was a hundred and
through the summer it was a hundred and
through the summer it was a hundred and twenty over we had to wear pants thick
twenty over we had to wear pants thick
twenty over we had to wear pants thick as polar bears and hats wide as palm
as polar bears and hats wide as palm
as polar bears and hats wide as palm trees but that didn’t stop me from
trees but that didn’t stop me from
trees but that didn’t stop me from getting burned the broiling Sun was so
getting burned the broiling Sun was so
getting burned the broiling Sun was so intense it melt the black coating on my
intense it melt the black coating on my
intense it melt the black coating on my gloves I looked at my dad and he looked
gloves I looked at my dad and he looked
gloves I looked at my dad and he looked at me and we both smile as if it’s
at me and we both smile as if it’s
at me and we both smile as if it’s nothing to worry about
nothing to worry about
nothing to worry about it’s nothing but I couldn’t complain I
it’s nothing but I couldn’t complain I
it’s nothing but I couldn’t complain I knew deep down they heard of him as much
knew deep down they heard of him as much
knew deep down they heard of him as much as it hurted me when I was 17 my mom was
as it hurted me when I was 17 my mom was
as it hurted me when I was 17 my mom was cooking tortillas on a flat iron top my
cooking tortillas on a flat iron top my
cooking tortillas on a flat iron top my let’s say oblivious self decided hey it
let’s say oblivious self decided hey it
let’s say oblivious self decided hey it seems cold I placed my hand on it I
seems cold I placed my hand on it I
seems cold I placed my hand on it I didn’t make tortillas for two days a
didn’t make tortillas for two days a
didn’t make tortillas for two days a second degrees scored felt like the
second degrees scored felt like the
second degrees scored felt like the devil himself gave me a high five it was
devil himself gave me a high five it was
devil himself gave me a high five it was the worst pain in my life and she
the worst pain in my life and she
the worst pain in my life and she slapped me for it because she told you
slapped me for it because she told you
slapped me for it because she told you she told me it was hot I didn’t listen
she told me it was hot I didn’t listen
she told me it was hot I didn’t listen to her when I was 13 I experienced my
to her when I was 13 I experienced my
to her when I was 13 I experienced my first heat exhaustion
first heat exhaustion
first heat exhaustion my mother she slapped me that day
my mother she slapped me that day
my mother she slapped me that day because she told me to stay hydrated
because she told me to stay hydrated
because she told me to stay hydrated during the workout I told myself no pain
during the workout I told myself no pain
during the workout I told myself no pain no gain
no gain
no gain she replied as she read my mind you’ll
she replied as she read my mind you’ll
she replied as she read my mind you’ll get the pain you need to gain
get the pain you need to gain
get the pain you need to gain I believed her ever since that and to
I believed her ever since that and to
I believed her ever since that and to this day she is still still telling me
this day she is still still telling me
this day she is still still telling me to stay hydrated no matter what there
to stay hydrated no matter what there
to stay hydrated no matter what there were unforgettable moments where I still
were unforgettable moments where I still
were unforgettable moments where I still remember every detail about a scar a
remember every detail about a scar a
remember every detail about a scar a tissue that broke away because I felt
tissue that broke away because I felt
tissue that broke away because I felt like I could end up in a hospital bed at
like I could end up in a hospital bed at
like I could end up in a hospital bed at any moment I have almost 10 scars on my
any moment I have almost 10 scars on my
any moment I have almost 10 scars on my leg tatted no charge life said I can
leg tatted no charge life said I can
leg tatted no charge life said I can keep track of every single one until a
keep track of every single one until a
keep track of every single one until a story to you I could go on and on and on
story to you I could go on and on and on
story to you I could go on and on and on about how I dealt with it and how I kept
about how I dealt with it and how I kept
about how I dealt with it and how I kept my pain inside because that’s the best
my pain inside because that’s the best
my pain inside because that’s the best thing to do right
pain is a necessity paying is also very
pain is a necessity paying is also very very dramatic my dad has told me
very dramatic my dad has told me
very dramatic my dad has told me countless times that when I was a kid I
countless times that when I was a kid I
countless times that when I was a kid I said go outside without shoes and he
said go outside without shoes and he
said go outside without shoes and he would stop me before I went now unless I
would stop me before I went now unless I
would stop me before I went now unless I had shoes I would could not go out me as
had shoes I would could not go out me as
had shoes I would could not go out me as a kid craving to play sneak out the back
a kid craving to play sneak out the back
a kid craving to play sneak out the back door and hopefully he didn’t see me or
door and hopefully he didn’t see me or
door and hopefully he didn’t see me or out the window one time when I was 13
out the window one time when I was 13
out the window one time when I was 13 the same year I burned myself a sheet
the same year I burned myself a sheet
the same year I burned myself a sheet pan was laid out in the grass that I
pan was laid out in the grass that I
pan was laid out in the grass that I didn’t see and I almost ripped my
didn’t see and I almost ripped my
didn’t see and I almost ripped my Achilles tendon I had 13 stitches that
Achilles tendon I had 13 stitches that
Achilles tendon I had 13 stitches that day and again my mother slapped me
ever since that I put on shoes every
ever since that I put on shoes every time I went outside my parents they
time I went outside my parents they
time I went outside my parents they couldn’t deal with me sometimes they
couldn’t deal with me sometimes they
couldn’t deal with me sometimes they would say I don’t know how they did it I
would say I don’t know how they did it I
would say I don’t know how they did it I don’t know why they told me all these
don’t know why they told me all these
don’t know why they told me all these things but I knew that their experience
things but I knew that their experience
things but I knew that their experience maybe I’ll get somewhere maybe pain
maybe I’ll get somewhere maybe pain
maybe I’ll get somewhere maybe pain called my name too many times on a list
called my name too many times on a list
called my name too many times on a list and I stood up too many times during its
and I stood up too many times during its
and I stood up too many times during its speech
there were times where I felt like I
there were times where I felt like I could give up at any moment at any time
could give up at any moment at any time
could give up at any moment at any time I didn’t know what to do there are times
I didn’t know what to do there are times
I didn’t know what to do there are times where my parents weren’t home and I
where my parents weren’t home and I
where my parents weren’t home and I would knock myself out I guess I would
would knock myself out I guess I would
would knock myself out I guess I would play too much with my brother or I would
play too much with my brother or I would
play too much with my brother or I would play too much with other things that I
play too much with other things that I
play too much with other things that I was not supposed to play with and
was not supposed to play with and
was not supposed to play with and completely completely give up right
completely completely give up right
completely completely give up right there and then I was sometimes feel like
there and then I was sometimes feel like
there and then I was sometimes feel like I was dying or sometimes feel like I am
I was dying or sometimes feel like I am
I was dying or sometimes feel like I am still dying because those traumatic
still dying because those traumatic
still dying because those traumatic events are stuck with me I tell people
events are stuck with me I tell people
events are stuck with me I tell people when they see my scars yeah I know I
when they see my scars yeah I know I
when they see my scars yeah I know I should have done this I should have done
should have done this I should have done
should have done this I should have done that didn’t you see it they said no how
that didn’t you see it they said no how
that didn’t you see it they said no how a few months ago I got burned by a 400
a few months ago I got burned by a 400
a few months ago I got burned by a 400 degree oven door on my left elbow barely
degree oven door on my left elbow barely
degree oven door on my left elbow barely a month in into my job they asked me for
a month in into my job they asked me for
a month in into my job they asked me for work compensate compensation I said no
work compensate compensation I said no
work compensate compensation I said no it’s okay I’m a big boy I should have
it’s okay I’m a big boy I should have
it’s okay I’m a big boy I should have taken it
a few weeks after that I took a sheet
a few weeks after that I took a sheet pan out of the same oven with
pan out of the same oven with
pan out of the same oven with cauliflower on it put it in the kitchen
cauliflower on it put it in the kitchen
cauliflower on it put it in the kitchen window things were moving so fast I
window things were moving so fast I
window things were moving so fast I reached for the utensils in the kitchen
reached for the utensils in the kitchen
reached for the utensils in the kitchen in the sink below the kitchen window and
in the sink below the kitchen window and
in the sink below the kitchen window and next thing you know I got Harry Potter
next thing you know I got Harry Potter
next thing you know I got Harry Potter marks on my forehead and for two months
marks on my forehead and for two months
marks on my forehead and for two months they called me Harry Potter Mexican
they called me Harry Potter Mexican
they called me Harry Potter Mexican that’s the kitchen they told me that’s
that’s the kitchen they told me that’s
that’s the kitchen they told me that’s the way it goes
and out through those experiences I
and out through those experiences I realized that no matter what somehow I
realized that no matter what somehow I
realized that no matter what somehow I didn’t give up I didn’t complain I
didn’t give up I didn’t complain I
didn’t give up I didn’t complain I didn’t tell myself you know what you
didn’t tell myself you know what you
didn’t tell myself you know what you should quit you know what you should
should quit you know what you should
should quit you know what you should just leave you know what just going to
just leave you know what just going to
just leave you know what just going to the hospital and they’ll take care of
the hospital and they’ll take care of
the hospital and they’ll take care of you because your mom’s olive oil wasn’t
you because your mom’s olive oil wasn’t
you because your mom’s olive oil wasn’t good enough I told myself countless
good enough I told myself countless
good enough I told myself countless times they’ll be ok he’ll be fine
times they’ll be ok he’ll be fine
times they’ll be ok he’ll be fine and countless times more than ever I was
and countless times more than ever I was
and countless times more than ever I was kind of right other times I was now I
seen others with scars and tissues
seen others with scars and tissues they’re deformed and broken like when
they’re deformed and broken like when
they’re deformed and broken like when they look at others who are perfectly
they look at others who are perfectly
they look at others who are perfectly fine without any blemishes any bruises I
have too many to count
have too many to count too many to show but I can express
too many to show but I can express
too many to show but I can express myself freely because I know I accept
myself freely because I know I accept
myself freely because I know I accept accepted him as the way they are as a
accepted him as the way they are as a
accepted him as the way they are as a way I have been through it because I’ve
way I have been through it because I’ve
way I have been through it because I’ve dealt with them and I didn’t give up in
dealt with them and I didn’t give up in
dealt with them and I didn’t give up in the end I kept going and going no matter
the end I kept going and going no matter
the end I kept going and going no matter what and not just physically but
what and not just physically but
what and not just physically but mentally spiritually they’re still in my
mentally spiritually they’re still in my
mentally spiritually they’re still in my mind revolving and cycling like a cinema
mind revolving and cycling like a cinema
mind revolving and cycling like a cinema over and over and over and over every
over and over and over and over every
over and over and over and over every time I get one all of them come out and
time I get one all of them come out and
time I get one all of them come out and tell me welcome to the club
you don’t like it I don’t like it but I
you don’t like it I don’t like it but I can lead you in the right way to mend
can lead you in the right way to mend
can lead you in the right way to mend others who deal with it every day or can
others who deal with it every day or can
others who deal with it every day or can lead you in the wrong way and pass it
lead you in the wrong way and pass it
lead you in the wrong way and pass it along because you’re oblivious to what
along because you’re oblivious to what
along because you’re oblivious to what others can handle my mom told me one
others can handle my mom told me one
others can handle my mom told me one time if you ever get punched in the face
time if you ever get punched in the face
time if you ever get punched in the face don’t go straight towards it flow with
don’t go straight towards it flow with
don’t go straight towards it flow with it turn the other cheek I asked her what
it turn the other cheek I asked her what
it turn the other cheek I asked her what about your slaps she did this to me
about your slaps she did this to me
about your slaps she did this to me don’t run away
my father is still working in the
my father is still working in the roofing of stockman brand-new houses
roofing of stockman brand-new houses
roofing of stockman brand-new houses with him on top since the markets back
with him on top since the markets back
with him on top since the markets back on its feet he tells me it never is easy
on its feet he tells me it never is easy
on its feet he tells me it never is easy it will never be easy no matter how much
it will never be easy no matter how much
it will never be easy no matter how much do you tell yourself it’s always harder
do you tell yourself it’s always harder
do you tell yourself it’s always harder each day and every day but that’s a fun
each day and every day but that’s a fun
each day and every day but that’s a fun part I still don’t know what he means by
part I still don’t know what he means by
part I still don’t know what he means by that what’s so fun about it
most of the time I laugh I reminisce I
most of the time I laugh I reminisce I ponder about what burn am I gonna get on
ponder about what burn am I gonna get on
ponder about what burn am I gonna get on my body next no matter how alert I am
my body next no matter how alert I am
my body next no matter how alert I am know how much know no matter how much
know how much know no matter how much
know how much know no matter how much keen I have in my eye
keen I have in my eye
keen I have in my eye anything can happen in life
you’re turning 20 you’re about to hit a
you’re turning 20 you’re about to hit a pinnacle while others 20-year old say
pinnacle while others 20-year old say
pinnacle while others 20-year old say think it’s gonna go by like that next
think it’s gonna go by like that next
think it’s gonna go by like that next thing you know you’re 27 you’re 37 with
thing you know you’re 27 you’re 37 with
thing you know you’re 27 you’re 37 with kids and a wife and a house and a
kids and a wife and a house and a
kids and a wife and a house and a mortgage and oh gosh I’m not afraid but
mortgage and oh gosh I’m not afraid but
mortgage and oh gosh I’m not afraid but I am excited I’m still in pain but I
I am excited I’m still in pain but I
I am excited I’m still in pain but I smile because that’s the best thing to
smile because that’s the best thing to
smile because that’s the best thing to do because Colgate toothpaste is your
do because Colgate toothpaste is your
do because Colgate toothpaste is your best friend for at least 17 years
I just want to say don’t give up even
I just want to say don’t give up even when someone brings you scars you
when someone brings you scars you
when someone brings you scars you scratches you it’s not the end it would
scratches you it’s not the end it would
scratches you it’s not the end it would never be it would be that goes on and
never be it would be that goes on and
never be it would be that goes on and will always go on thank you so much
will always go on thank you so much
will always go on thank you so much [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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