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Being Faithful to My Role | Yerin Oh | TEDxYouth@BIS


and I who are you how do we answer these

and I who are you how do we answer these questions what defines who we are we

questions what defines who we are we

questions what defines who we are we take on many roles in your life and

take on many roles in your life and

take on many roles in your life and these roles help define who we are for

these roles help define who we are for

these roles help define who we are for example I’m a daughter I am a sister I’m

example I’m a daughter I am a sister I’m

example I’m a daughter I am a sister I’m a friend and I am a TEDTalk speaker I’m

a friend and I am a TEDTalk speaker I’m

a friend and I am a TEDTalk speaker I’m an awesome girl and I am a student all

an awesome girl and I am a student all

an awesome girl and I am a student all of these roles make up my identity and

of these roles make up my identity and

of these roles make up my identity and in order to be true to myself I need to

in order to be true to myself I need to

in order to be true to myself I need to be faithful to these roles in life the

be faithful to these roles in life the

be faithful to these roles in life the role I want to talk about today is my

role I want to talk about today is my

role I want to talk about today is my role as a student I write knowledge and

role as a student I write knowledge and

role as a student I write knowledge and education is so important to us

education is so important to us

education is so important to us two years ago when I was only nine I was

two years ago when I was only nine I was

two years ago when I was only nine I was diagnosed with a rare disease called

diagnosed with a rare disease called

diagnosed with a rare disease called vasculitis the starting with some red

vasculitis the starting with some red

vasculitis the starting with some red thoughts showing up in my legs and arm I

thoughts showing up in my legs and arm I

thoughts showing up in my legs and arm I thought it was only a simple skin

thought it was only a simple skin

thought it was only a simple skin problem so my mom took me to the special

problem so my mom took me to the special

problem so my mom took me to the special skin doctor called a dermatologist the

skin doctor called a dermatologist the

skin doctor called a dermatologist the dermatologist told me is not a skin

dermatologist told me is not a skin

dermatologist told me is not a skin disease and he wasn’t sure what kind of

disease and he wasn’t sure what kind of

disease and he wasn’t sure what kind of sickness it was so I thought it was a

sickness it was so I thought it was a

sickness it was so I thought it was a simple

simple

simple simplest disease so I went home but day

simplest disease so I went home but day

simplest disease so I went home but day after day it got worse and worse

after day it got worse and worse

after day it got worse and worse whenever somebody tried to touch my leg

whenever somebody tried to touch my leg

whenever somebody tried to touch my leg lightly I screamed and I couldn’t move

lightly I screamed and I couldn’t move

lightly I screamed and I couldn’t move my legs because it was too painful if I

my legs because it was too painful if I

my legs because it was too painful if I try so our family found out it was a

try so our family found out it was a

try so our family found out it was a serious problem so we went to the

serious problem so we went to the

serious problem so we went to the hospital in the middle of the night I

hospital in the middle of the night I

hospital in the middle of the night I was in the hospital for about two months

was in the hospital for about two months

was in the hospital for about two months 20 days I couldn’t eat nor drink and for

20 days I couldn’t eat nor drink and for

20 days I couldn’t eat nor drink and for one month I cannot move or walk or even

one month I cannot move or walk or even

one month I cannot move or walk or even take a shower off after finally I was

take a shower off after finally I was

take a shower off after finally I was released from the hospital

released from the hospital

released from the hospital I got sick again I had to return even

I got sick again I had to return even

I got sick again I had to return even though the doctor said the virus would

though the doctor said the virus would

though the doctor said the virus would not come back again the second time I

not come back again the second time I

not come back again the second time I was admitted to the hospital I went into

was admitted to the hospital I went into

was admitted to the hospital I went into a coma I do not remember this but by my

a coma I do not remember this but by my

a coma I do not remember this but by my mom said it was really dangerous while I

mom said it was really dangerous while I

mom said it was really dangerous while I was in the hospital everybody told me I

was in the hospital everybody told me I

was in the hospital everybody told me I shouldn’t like I should worry shouldn’t

shouldn’t like I should worry shouldn’t

shouldn’t like I should worry shouldn’t worry about studying instead as you

worry about studying instead as you

worry about studying instead as you cared my health and joy the rest of my

cared my health and joy the rest of my

cared my health and joy the rest of my life but after that I got out of coma I

life but after that I got out of coma I

life but after that I got out of coma I realize I should be studying about this

realize I should be studying about this

realize I should be studying about this sickness because this sickness really

sickness because this sickness really

sickness because this sickness really led me to a dangerous situation without

led me to a dangerous situation without

led me to a dangerous situation without education life is free you don’t have

education life is free you don’t have

education life is free you don’t have any stress but without education you

any stress but without education you

any stress but without education you won’t know what and how is leading you

won’t know what and how is leading you

won’t know what and how is leading you to a dangerous situation I started to

to a dangerous situation I started to

to a dangerous situation I started to study and learn about my sickness so I

study and learn about my sickness so I

study and learn about my sickness so I could take better care of myself and

could take better care of myself and

could take better care of myself and they don’t get sick again

they don’t get sick again

they don’t get sick again I had a lot of free time while I was in

I had a lot of free time while I was in

I had a lot of free time while I was in the hospital so I read any type of book

the hospital so I read any type of book

the hospital so I read any type of book that was connected to health or body and

that was connected to health or body and

that was connected to health or body and he started listening more carefully what

he started listening more carefully what

he started listening more carefully what the doctors say about my health and I

the doctors say about my health and I

the doctors say about my health and I stood to realize why I was in the

stood to realize why I was in the

stood to realize why I was in the hospital and why I was sick so uh so

hospital and why I was sick so uh so

hospital and why I was sick so uh so after we after I was out of the release

after we after I was out of the release

after we after I was out of the release from the sickness and out we released

from the sickness and out we released

from the sickness and out we released from the hospital always wondering what

from the hospital always wondering what

from the hospital always wondering what happens when people are not faithful in

happens when people are not faithful in

happens when people are not faithful in their roles in life for example what if

their roles in life for example what if

their roles in life for example what if what happens if people are not pursuing

what happens if people are not pursuing

what happens if people are not pursuing knowledge and education one day I read a

knowledge and education one day I read a

knowledge and education one day I read a story about charity in Tanzania this the

story about charity in Tanzania this the

story about charity in Tanzania this the boy had his arms and legs caught off

boy had his arms and legs caught off

boy had his arms and legs caught off the reason was because the boy had a

the reason was because the boy had a

the reason was because the boy had a sickness called albino all I know is a

sickness called albino all I know is a

sickness called albino all I know is a sickness when a person does help does it

sickness when a person does help does it

sickness when a person does help does it have any blindness or no payments simply

have any blindness or no payments simply

have any blindness or no payments simply parent has a nail call to the people who

parent has a nail call to the people who

parent has a nail call to the people who have this sickness white African all I

have this sickness white African all I

have this sickness white African all I know is a big problem in Tanzania

know is a big problem in Tanzania

know is a big problem in Tanzania because some people in Tanzania think if

because some people in Tanzania think if

because some people in Tanzania think if you are part of the albinos body part

you are part of the albinos body part

you are part of the albinos body part you have look so the albinos likes an

you have look so the albinos likes an

you have look so the albinos likes an arm can be worth 3 to 4 thousand dollars

arm can be worth 3 to 4 thousand dollars

arm can be worth 3 to 4 thousand dollars and the whole body can be $75,000 this

and the whole body can be $75,000 this

and the whole body can be $75,000 this little boy was killed because people

little boy was killed because people

little boy was killed because people have the wrong belief and they didn’t

have the wrong belief and they didn’t

have the wrong belief and they didn’t have the correct knowledge of this boy’s

have the correct knowledge of this boy’s

have the correct knowledge of this boy’s sickness and this is just one example

sickness and this is just one example

sickness and this is just one example how scary the world can be when people

how scary the world can be when people

how scary the world can be when people don’t have knowledge or need or don’t

don’t have knowledge or need or don’t

don’t have knowledge or need or don’t have education and let’s talk you may

have education and let’s talk you may

have education and let’s talk you may think this this mean I should only sit

think this this mean I should only sit

think this this mean I should only sit on the chair and study no I don’t mean

on the chair and study no I don’t mean

on the chair and study no I don’t mean to have fish and study but having the

to have fish and study but having the

to have fish and study but having the right amount of knowledge you need and

right amount of knowledge you need and

right amount of knowledge you need and instead of having the wrong knowledge

instead of having the wrong knowledge

instead of having the wrong knowledge have the right knowledge move as far as

have the right knowledge move as far as

have the right knowledge move as far as as a student or as lifelong learners can

as a student or as lifelong learners can

as a student or as lifelong learners can be easy just have some books or

be easy just have some books or

be easy just have some books or magazines when these people need you and

magazines when these people need you and

magazines when these people need you and make a commitment to yourself that you

make a commitment to yourself that you

make a commitment to yourself that you will read at least one page a day that

will read at least one page a day that

will read at least one page a day that will makes 365 5 pages for a year and if

will makes 365 5 pages for a year and if

will makes 365 5 pages for a year and if you think that’s too easy for you then

you think that’s too easy for you then

you think that’s too easy for you then read at least one book per week that

read at least one book per week that

read at least one book per week that will make at least 50 books for a year

will make at least 50 books for a year

will make at least 50 books for a year and talk to others learn from them and

and talk to others learn from them and

and talk to others learn from them and don’t be afraid to ask questions make

don’t be afraid to ask questions make

don’t be afraid to ask questions make your educational identity run we’re not

your educational identity run we’re not

your educational identity run we’re not always going to be perfect at all world

always going to be perfect at all world

always going to be perfect at all world then this is okay when it’s most

then this is okay when it’s most

then this is okay when it’s most important as when you make a mistake or

important as when you make a mistake or

important as when you make a mistake or a bad choice you learn from it you and

a bad choice you learn from it you and

a bad choice you learn from it you and your owner and you

your owner and you

your owner and you I do it again Nelson Mandela said

I do it again Nelson Mandela said

I do it again Nelson Mandela said education is the most powerful weapon

education is the most powerful weapon

education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world

which you can use to change the world

which you can use to change the world let us challenge yourself as life wrong

let us challenge yourself as life wrong

let us challenge yourself as life wrong learners thank you

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