hi I’m Zack some of you in this room might know me
some of you in this room might know me
some of you in this room might know me most of you though might not but I hope
most of you though might not but I hope
most of you though might not but I hope at the end of our conversation I could
at the end of our conversation I could
at the end of our conversation I could leave you with something to remember me
leave you with something to remember me
leave you with something to remember me by
by
by well there I participate in my fair
well there I participate in my fair
well there I participate in my fair share of extracurricular activities and
share of extracurricular activities and
share of extracurricular activities and more often than not it’s like I bit off
more often than not it’s like I bit off
more often than not it’s like I bit off more than I could chew what I mean is my
more than I could chew what I mean is my
more than I could chew what I mean is my exams literally just went bad he doesn’t
exams literally just went bad he doesn’t
exams literally just went bad he doesn’t get more stressful than that right but
get more stressful than that right but
get more stressful than that right but frankly what I am and how I got here
frankly what I am and how I got here
frankly what I am and how I got here today is not why I’m up here instead I
today is not why I’m up here instead I
today is not why I’m up here instead I want to give you all a little insight
want to give you all a little insight
want to give you all a little insight inside on the life of a nine-year-old
inside on the life of a nine-year-old
inside on the life of a nine-year-old boy one who recently moved to Dubai with
boy one who recently moved to Dubai with
boy one who recently moved to Dubai with his family believe it or not I was quite
his family believe it or not I was quite
his family believe it or not I was quite the shy insecure type of kid I would
the shy insecure type of kid I would
the shy insecure type of kid I would keep to myself most often I wouldn’t
keep to myself most often I wouldn’t
keep to myself most often I wouldn’t start a conversation instead I would
start a conversation instead I would
start a conversation instead I would just answer for whatever was asked of me
just answer for whatever was asked of me
just answer for whatever was asked of me and it wasn’t hard for me to go
and it wasn’t hard for me to go
and it wasn’t hard for me to go unnoticed in the hallways what I’m
unnoticed in the hallways what I’m
unnoticed in the hallways what I’m trying to say is I am shorter than most
trying to say is I am shorter than most
trying to say is I am shorter than most people but it didn’t let my lack of
people but it didn’t let my lack of
people but it didn’t let my lack of athleticism hold me back sure it was
athleticism hold me back sure it was
athleticism hold me back sure it was tough committing myself to sports and
tough committing myself to sports and
tough committing myself to sports and various educational programs needless to
various educational programs needless to
various educational programs needless to say I wasn’t the best at any of them at
say I wasn’t the best at any of them at
say I wasn’t the best at any of them at the time but with the passage of time I
the time but with the passage of time I
the time but with the passage of time I realized how truly gifted I was and not
realized how truly gifted I was and not
realized how truly gifted I was and not just me everyone in this room for that
just me everyone in this room for that
just me everyone in this room for that matter
matter
matter let’s take a trip down memory lane about
let’s take a trip down memory lane about
let’s take a trip down memory lane about seven years ago seven years ago my life
seven years ago seven years ago my life
seven years ago seven years ago my life was not in his best shape it was
was not in his best shape it was
was not in his best shape it was actually in shambles I was having a lot
actually in shambles I was having a lot
actually in shambles I was having a lot of problems with my schooling life and
of problems with my schooling life and
of problems with my schooling life and my sporting part of me well it wasn’t
my sporting part of me well it wasn’t
my sporting part of me well it wasn’t all that great what I’m trying to say is
all that great what I’m trying to say is
all that great what I’m trying to say is I wasn’t making any progress in
I wasn’t making any progress in
I wasn’t making any progress in any manner at all but eventually you
any manner at all but eventually you
any manner at all but eventually you meet people and if they’re the right
meet people and if they’re the right
meet people and if they’re the right kind of people they can change your life
kind of people they can change your life
kind of people they can change your life for the better as I did education
for the better as I did education
for the better as I did education education is the fundamental to
education is the fundamental to
education is the fundamental to everything in today’s society and I
everything in today’s society and I
everything in today’s society and I agree but seven years ago our education
agree but seven years ago our education
agree but seven years ago our education system was not the same as it is today
system was not the same as it is today
system was not the same as it is today seven years ago you had to be the
seven years ago you had to be the
seven years ago you had to be the smartest of the most intellectual
smartest of the most intellectual
smartest of the most intellectual student to be accepted in a class if you
student to be accepted in a class if you
student to be accepted in a class if you had a difficulty in learning that was
had a difficulty in learning that was
had a difficulty in learning that was completely on you but over the years
completely on you but over the years
completely on you but over the years learning Institute’s themselves have
learning Institute’s themselves have
learning Institute’s themselves have transformed now you have wonderful
transformed now you have wonderful
transformed now you have wonderful teachers to guide you and answer to your
teachers to guide you and answer to your
teachers to guide you and answer to your every need and concern people to even
every need and concern people to even
every need and concern people to even show you down the right paths of life
show you down the right paths of life
show you down the right paths of life children who were previously neglected
children who were previously neglected
children who were previously neglected or didn’t do so well in school are now
or didn’t do so well in school are now
or didn’t do so well in school are now noticed they are accepted and they are
noticed they are accepted and they are
noticed they are accepted and they are shown the true value which is much
shown the true value which is much
shown the true value which is much greater than just an a star
metamorphosis let me break this down for
metamorphosis let me break this down for you
you
you Mehta comes from a Greek word meaning
Mehta comes from a Greek word meaning
Mehta comes from a Greek word meaning change morph another Greek word meaning
change morph another Greek word meaning
change morph another Greek word meaning shape and finally AUSA’s once again a
shape and finally AUSA’s once again a
shape and finally AUSA’s once again a Greek word meaning the process
Greek word meaning the process
Greek word meaning the process ladies and gentlemen metamorphosis it
ladies and gentlemen metamorphosis it
ladies and gentlemen metamorphosis it directly translates into the process of
directly translates into the process of
directly translates into the process of changing shape but this does not
changing shape but this does not
changing shape but this does not necessarily have to be physical I
necessarily have to be physical I
necessarily have to be physical I changed internally and mentally for the
changed internally and mentally for the
changed internally and mentally for the betterment of myself
currently stand in front of you is no
currently stand in front of you is no more than a common example of self
more than a common example of self
more than a common example of self evolution seven years have passed and
evolution seven years have passed and
evolution seven years have passed and finally able to say I am proud of the
finally able to say I am proud of the
finally able to say I am proud of the person I have become ask yourself where
person I have become ask yourself where
person I have become ask yourself where did you see yourself we knew about 10
did you see yourself we knew about 10
did you see yourself we knew about 10 years old are you proud of a person
years old are you proud of a person
years old are you proud of a person you’ve become the person you have
you’ve become the person you have
you’ve become the person you have evolved into as I changed everything
evolved into as I changed everything
evolved into as I changed everything around me changed as well my bonds with
around me changed as well my bonds with
around me changed as well my bonds with my classmates are you stronger my family
my classmates are you stronger my family
my classmates are you stronger my family and I grew closer I’m insured
and I grew closer I’m insured
and I grew closer I’m insured unknowingly everything else changed just
unknowingly everything else changed just
unknowingly everything else changed just as I did just as a caterpillar goes
as I did just as a caterpillar goes
as I did just as a caterpillar goes through several phases before
through several phases before
through several phases before metamorphosize into a butterfly
metamorphosize into a butterfly
metamorphosize into a butterfly we too do the same we change from the
we too do the same we change from the
we too do the same we change from the small innocent little babies in our
small innocent little babies in our
small innocent little babies in our parents arms to hyperactive fun seeking
parents arms to hyperactive fun seeking
parents arms to hyperactive fun seeking and energetic toddlers to really grow be
and energetic toddlers to really grow be
and energetic toddlers to really grow be teenagers and finally too young and
teenagers and finally too young and
teenagers and finally too young and mature many we men and women
I never really understood what
I never really understood what metamorphosis is but now I realize that
metamorphosis is but now I realize that
metamorphosis is but now I realize that metamorphosis is just evolution but not
metamorphosis is just evolution but not
metamorphosis is just evolution but not the evolution of just one thing it’s the
the evolution of just one thing it’s the
the evolution of just one thing it’s the evolution of everything around us due to
evolution of everything around us due to
evolution of everything around us due to the development progress of one thing
the development progress of one thing
the development progress of one thing what I am today is a result of
what I am today is a result of
what I am today is a result of motivation and inspiration from my
motivation and inspiration from my
motivation and inspiration from my amazing teachers friends and my family
amazing teachers friends and my family
amazing teachers friends and my family but as lack of tomorrow we are yet to
but as lack of tomorrow we are yet to
but as lack of tomorrow we are yet to see not to make good on my promises
see not to make good on my promises
see not to make good on my promises earlier I’ll leave you all with a small
earlier I’ll leave you all with a small
earlier I’ll leave you all with a small quote a quote from the father of
quote a quote from the father of
quote a quote from the father of evolution Charles Darwin it is not the
evolution Charles Darwin it is not the
evolution Charles Darwin it is not the strongest of species that survive
strongest of species that survive
strongest of species that survive neither is it the most intelligent
neither is it the most intelligent
neither is it the most intelligent species in fact it is species it’s most
species in fact it is species it’s most
species in fact it is species it’s most adaptable to its own change thank you
adaptable to its own change thank you
adaptable to its own change thank you very much
very much
very much [Applause]
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