it’s a modern D help me write if you listen and take evasive action action
listen and take evasive action action
listen and take evasive action action that’s deliberate action that’s
that’s deliberate action that’s
that’s deliberate action that’s intentional you can shape your future
intentional you can shape your future
intentional you can shape your future for the better
for the better
for the better it’s your choice these next few moments
it’s your choice these next few moments
it’s your choice these next few moments this talk may very well change your life
this talk may very well change your life
this talk may very well change your life it’s your choice I wish I had listened
it’s your choice I wish I had listened
it’s your choice I wish I had listened to you and not just listen to you but
to you and not just listen to you but
to you and not just listen to you but had acted out of the subconscious
had acted out of the subconscious
had acted out of the subconscious whisper that I had when I was ten eleven
whisper that I had when I was ten eleven
whisper that I had when I was ten eleven nineteen twenty and twenty-one very
nineteen twenty and twenty-one very
nineteen twenty and twenty-one very significant ages and moments in my life
significant ages and moments in my life
significant ages and moments in my life but I’m less than at this age in my
but I’m less than at this age in my
but I’m less than at this age in my mid-20s are now do listen to the inner
mid-20s are now do listen to the inner
mid-20s are now do listen to the inner voice that channels its way through this
voice that channels its way through this
voice that channels its way through this vessel that I won’t have to realize what
vessel that I won’t have to realize what
vessel that I won’t have to realize what I know now only when I’m eight years old
I know now only when I’m eight years old
I know now only when I’m eight years old because about one mean this missile
because about one mean this missile
because about one mean this missile plans on living a whole life we’re all
plans on living a whole life we’re all
plans on living a whole life we’re all time but ask yourselves how many of us
time but ask yourselves how many of us
time but ask yourselves how many of us are actually truly living no matter how
are actually truly living no matter how
are actually truly living no matter how challenging your specific destiny is or
challenging your specific destiny is or
challenging your specific destiny is or world meeting this country and this
world meeting this country and this
world meeting this country and this world could actually do
world could actually do
world could actually do right now the future isn’t going to
right now the future isn’t going to
right now the future isn’t going to shape itself in fact the future is
shape itself in fact the future is
shape itself in fact the future is waiting to be shaped by yourselves today
waiting to be shaped by yourselves today
waiting to be shaped by yourselves today someone like yourself who made a
someone like yourself who made a
someone like yourself who made a critical choice to take a chance on
critical choice to take a chance on
critical choice to take a chance on change and sometimes that changes
change and sometimes that changes
change and sometimes that changes unwarranted sometimes it’s unexpected
unwarranted sometimes it’s unexpected
unwarranted sometimes it’s unexpected sometimes it’s change that you don’t
sometimes it’s change that you don’t
sometimes it’s change that you don’t necessarily welcome unexpected changes
necessarily welcome unexpected changes
necessarily welcome unexpected changes happen to all of us and were not
happen to all of us and were not
happen to all of us and were not necessarily designed to naturally
necessarily designed to naturally
necessarily designed to naturally embrace change if were honest right we
embrace change if were honest right we
embrace change if were honest right we often tell ourselves to defend limit and
often tell ourselves to defend limit and
often tell ourselves to defend limit and protect ourselves from and resists
protect ourselves from and resists
protect ourselves from and resists change it’s our natural instinct to do
change it’s our natural instinct to do
change it’s our natural instinct to do so because we want security stability
so because we want security stability
so because we want security stability and control in our very designer makeup
and control in our very designer makeup
and control in our very designer makeup as human beings we don’t immediately
as human beings we don’t immediately
as human beings we don’t immediately embrace anything that’s difficult scary
embrace anything that’s difficult scary
embrace anything that’s difficult scary uncertain and uncomfortable and in our
uncertain and uncomfortable and in our
uncertain and uncomfortable and in our minds at least unnecessarily disrupts
minds at least unnecessarily disrupts
minds at least unnecessarily disrupts yet with unexpected changes comes
yet with unexpected changes comes
yet with unexpected changes comes chances and choices the darkness isn’t
chances and choices the darkness isn’t
chances and choices the darkness isn’t always a punishment sometimes it’s an
always a punishment sometimes it’s an
always a punishment sometimes it’s an opportunity at the age of 10 my father
opportunity at the age of 10 my father
opportunity at the age of 10 my father passed away one minute he was there the
passed away one minute he was there the
passed away one minute he was there the next he was gone and let me tell you
next he was gone and let me tell you
next he was gone and let me tell you this if you haven’t yet been through it
this if you haven’t yet been through it
this if you haven’t yet been through it yourselves no one can prepare you for
yourselves no one can prepare you for
yourselves no one can prepare you for the loss of a loved one particularly at
the loss of a loved one particularly at
the loss of a loved one particularly at a young age and people often treated
a young age and people often treated
a young age and people often treated like a moment but it isn’t a moment it’s
like a moment but it isn’t a moment it’s
like a moment but it isn’t a moment it’s a journey that you have to walk every
a journey that you have to walk every
a journey that you have to walk every single day and death remains a
single day and death remains a
single day and death remains a unexpected change if it’s not us it’s
unexpected change if it’s not us it’s
unexpected change if it’s not us it’s someone that we know and love between
someone that we know and love between
someone that we know and love between the ages of 11 and 20 hours with my
the ages of 11 and 20 hours with my
the ages of 11 and 20 hours with my single mother what a wonderful so if
surrounded by financial instability
surrounded by financial instability unemployment substance abuse domestic
unemployment substance abuse domestic
unemployment substance abuse domestic violence sexism and mental health
violence sexism and mental health
violence sexism and mental health conditions you name it
conditions you name it
conditions you name it that is the story that my mother my
that is the story that my mother my
that is the story that my mother my siblings and I lived at that particular
siblings and I lived at that particular
siblings and I lived at that particular time and dream that age it’s what
time and dream that age it’s what
time and dream that age it’s what Krypton in and out of my life in
Krypton in and out of my life in
Krypton in and out of my life in episodes throughout my animations once
episodes throughout my animations once
episodes throughout my animations once again change after the death of my
again change after the death of my
again change after the death of my father had knocked on my door stable
father had knocked on my door stable
father had knocked on my door stable when not hearing about incidents from a
when not hearing about incidents from a
when not hearing about incidents from a distance I would personally witness or
distance I would personally witness or
distance I would personally witness or become victim to some of the most
become victim to some of the most
become victim to some of the most violent acts
my mother was once thrown out of a car
my mother was once thrown out of a car bloodied disorientated and injured she
bloodied disorientated and injured she
bloodied disorientated and injured she still found the courage to walk herself
still found the courage to walk herself
still found the courage to walk herself her it’s a choice that she took in the
her it’s a choice that she took in the
her it’s a choice that she took in the five seconds after having been thrown
five seconds after having been thrown
five seconds after having been thrown out of the car the tension between the
out of the car the tension between the
out of the car the tension between the truth of what was happening in my life
truth of what was happening in my life
truth of what was happening in my life throughout my adolescence and the art of
throughout my adolescence and the art of
throughout my adolescence and the art of mastering false pretense in the public
mastering false pretense in the public
mastering false pretense in the public and in society is what kept me
and in society is what kept me
and in society is what kept me preoccupied
preoccupied
preoccupied zion.t a society in denial does the
zion.t a society in denial does the
zion.t a society in denial does the stream particular unequal society it
stream particular unequal society it
stream particular unequal society it waives the privileged person and
waives the privileged person and
waives the privileged person and privilege comes in many different forms
privilege comes in many different forms
privilege comes in many different forms there’s no single form of resolution
there’s no single form of resolution
there’s no single form of resolution masters the art of pretending not to
masters the art of pretending not to
masters the art of pretending not to have too much and the disadvantaged
have too much and the disadvantaged
have too much and the disadvantaged person masters the art of pretending to
person masters the art of pretending to
person masters the art of pretending to have just enough when it’s baby enough
have just enough when it’s baby enough
have just enough when it’s baby enough and they have to be strong about it as
and they have to be strong about it as
and they have to be strong about it as well we literally master the art of
well we literally master the art of
well we literally master the art of false pretense and it’s a conscious
false pretense and it’s a conscious
false pretense and it’s a conscious choice that we take like a society in
choice that we take like a society in
choice that we take like a society in denial waiting for change as an
denial waiting for change as an
denial waiting for change as an individual
individual
individual absolutely checked out I made a
absolutely checked out I made a
absolutely checked out I made a conscious choice to avoid taking a
conscious choice to avoid taking a
conscious choice to avoid taking a chance on unwarranted change could not
chance on unwarranted change could not
chance on unwarranted change could not understand that what was happening in my
understand that what was happening in my
understand that what was happening in my life was not just a punishment as I knew
life was not just a punishment as I knew
life was not just a punishment as I knew it and understood it at the time but in
it and understood it at the time but in
it and understood it at the time but in fact was an opportunity an opportunity
fact was an opportunity an opportunity
fact was an opportunity an opportunity to be to do and to have better for
to be to do and to have better for
to be to do and to have better for myself and for others you see you can
myself and for others you see you can
myself and for others you see you can use your life experiences and your pain
use your life experiences and your pain
use your life experiences and your pain as an instrument for your greatest
as an instrument for your greatest
as an instrument for your greatest growth you can make a choice to embrace
growth you can make a choice to embrace
growth you can make a choice to embrace the darkness to embrace unwarranted to
the darkness to embrace unwarranted to
the darkness to embrace unwarranted to change actually realize the small
change actually realize the small
change actually realize the small outside of the deaths in violence I
outside of the deaths in violence I
outside of the deaths in violence I experienced in 2009 I was 19 I was in a
experienced in 2009 I was 19 I was in a
experienced in 2009 I was 19 I was in a terrible mood – bike accident and a
terrible mood – bike accident and a
terrible mood – bike accident and a speeding double cab but he hit me on the
speeding double cab but he hit me on the
speeding double cab but he hit me on the right rear side and I flew literally
right rear side and I flew literally
right rear side and I flew literally flew a few meters and landed on hot top
flew a few meters and landed on hot top
flew a few meters and landed on hot top and strangely enough my homeland was not
and strangely enough my homeland was not
and strangely enough my homeland was not scratched there was a simple stretch of
scratched there was a simple stretch of
scratched there was a simple stretch of moment but my head was cut and the white
moment but my head was cut and the white
moment but my head was cut and the white stitches I think it was about 13
stitches I think it was about 13
stitches I think it was about 13 stitches and for moment I could not feel
stitches and for moment I could not feel
stitches and for moment I could not feel safe in my lips and if you’ve ever been
safe in my lips and if you’ve ever been
safe in my lips and if you’ve ever been through that if you ever question the
through that if you ever question the
through that if you ever question the loss of feeling in your limb before oh I
loss of feeling in your limb before oh I
loss of feeling in your limb before oh I want to bump you don’t want to go
want to bump you don’t want to go
want to bump you don’t want to go through that because in those seconds
through that because in those seconds
through that because in those seconds you have a choice you have a choice to
you have a choice you have a choice to
you have a choice you have a choice to say okay irrespective of what’s
say okay irrespective of what’s
say okay irrespective of what’s happening right now I can conquer and
happening right now I can conquer and
happening right now I can conquer and fight or I can just give in and say look
fight or I can just give in and say look
fight or I can just give in and say look I’ve just netted one some top of the
I’ve just netted one some top of the
I’ve just netted one some top of the fried off to you and that’s not an
fried off to you and that’s not an
fried off to you and that’s not an option
option
option don’t check out and there was this
don’t check out and there was this
don’t check out and there was this five-second gap between my last
five-second gap between my last
five-second gap between my last conscious boat and the shutting of my
conscious boat and the shutting of my
conscious boat and the shutting of my whilst I’m a dominant on mood and an
whilst I’m a dominant on mood and an
whilst I’m a dominant on mood and an inner voice whispered to me to no longer
inner voice whispered to me to no longer
inner voice whispered to me to no longer waste time to no longer wait on life to
waste time to no longer wait on life to
waste time to no longer wait on life to be reminded once again because they
be reminded once again because they
be reminded once again because they whispered to you those reminders are
whispered to you those reminders are
whispered to you those reminders are whispers to all the time that life is
whispers to all the time that life is
whispers to all the time that life is waiting on you to act too instead of
waiting on you to act too instead of
waiting on you to act too instead of waiting like a half person who waits for
waiting like a half person who waits for
waiting like a half person who waits for another hot person to make them feel
another hot person to make them feel
another hot person to make them feel whole again I had to make a subconscious
whole again I had to make a subconscious
whole again I had to make a subconscious choice to just be my fullest RISM think
choice to just be my fullest RISM think
choice to just be my fullest RISM think of it like this it’s always a
of it like this it’s always a
of it like this it’s always a five-second window period the smallest
five-second window period the smallest
five-second window period the smallest moment when you move from an idea you’re
moment when you move from an idea you’re
moment when you move from an idea you’re having your head to acting on the right
having your head to acting on the right
having your head to acting on the right there think of the monkey bars used to
there think of the monkey bars used to
there think of the monkey bars used to play on or the trees you you might have
play on or the trees you you might have
play on or the trees you you might have climbed during your childhood as you
climbed during your childhood as you
climbed during your childhood as you transition from one bar or branch on the
transition from one bar or branch on the
transition from one bar or branch on the tree you reach up for another and there
tree you reach up for another and there
tree you reach up for another and there are a few seconds between them that you
are a few seconds between them that you
are a few seconds between them that you have a choice to make a choice to let go
have a choice to make a choice to let go
have a choice to make a choice to let go or a choice to persist it’s your choice
or a choice to persist it’s your choice
or a choice to persist it’s your choice if we want to shape our future we can’t
if we want to shape our future we can’t
if we want to shape our future we can’t afford to wait constantly on hold by the
afford to wait constantly on hold by the
afford to wait constantly on hold by the way how has automotive been working for
way how has automotive been working for
way how has automotive been working for you so far we have to make the conscious
you so far we have to make the conscious
you so far we have to make the conscious choice of acting now and realizing the
choice of acting now and realizing the
choice of acting now and realizing the change that we want to see in this
change that we want to see in this
change that we want to see in this country in our world in order to do that
country in our world in order to do that
country in our world in order to do that we have to take chances chances to have
we have to take chances chances to have
we have to take chances chances to have the conversations we’ve never taken the
the conversations we’ve never taken the
the conversations we’ve never taken the chance to have difficult but honest and
chance to have difficult but honest and
chance to have difficult but honest and open conversations between each other
open conversations between each other
open conversations between each other and in this nation and I learned that
and in this nation and I learned that
and in this nation and I learned that lesson when my mother passed
lesson when my mother passed
lesson when my mother passed when I was 21 I’ll never forget that the
when I was 21 I’ll never forget that the
when I was 21 I’ll never forget that the final moments I had with her alongside
final moments I had with her alongside
final moments I had with her alongside her bed in the hospital and I knew that
her bed in the hospital and I knew that
her bed in the hospital and I knew that she was eating and I had a choice to
she was eating and I had a choice to
she was eating and I had a choice to weep and be angry and to say why are you
weep and be angry and to say why are you
weep and be angry and to say why are you going with a gun on me and I said no
going with a gun on me and I said no
going with a gun on me and I said no let’s have that DMC that’s longer with
let’s have that DMC that’s longer with
let’s have that DMC that’s longer with you that deep meaningful conversation
you that deep meaningful conversation
you that deep meaningful conversation and it’s a DMC who’s country has been
and it’s a DMC who’s country has been
and it’s a DMC who’s country has been waiting to have my mother’s death had an
waiting to have my mother’s death had an
waiting to have my mother’s death had an impact on me because make me realize how
impact on me because make me realize how
impact on me because make me realize how easily you can do someone like this and
easily you can do someone like this and
easily you can do someone like this and the privilege that comes with heavy
the privilege that comes with heavy
the privilege that comes with heavy people like that the privilege that
people like that the privilege that
people like that the privilege that comes with having the kind of country we
comes with having the kind of country we
comes with having the kind of country we have that we so take for granted
have that we so take for granted
have that we so take for granted particular has privileged people that is
particular has privileged people that is
particular has privileged people that is why we must not take the prison for
why we must not take the prison for
why we must not take the prison for granted our prison informs us and shapes
granted our prison informs us and shapes
granted our prison informs us and shapes us the same can be said for our country
us the same can be said for our country
us the same can be said for our country perhaps the shapers of the future we
perhaps the shapers of the future we
perhaps the shapers of the future we need to take the chance to fix our
need to take the chance to fix our
need to take the chance to fix our broken homes to uplift our communities
broken homes to uplift our communities
broken homes to uplift our communities and develop the relationships between
and develop the relationships between
and develop the relationships between and amongst each other South Africans
and amongst each other South Africans
and amongst each other South Africans from all walks of life perhaps this is
from all walks of life perhaps this is
from all walks of life perhaps this is our assignment as individuals and as a
our assignment as individuals and as a
our assignment as individuals and as a nation I believe that you personal
nation I believe that you personal
nation I believe that you personal identity and your story is part of the
identity and your story is part of the
identity and your story is part of the bigger picture and a collective story
bigger picture and a collective story
bigger picture and a collective story and by a number of things there’s no
and by a number of things there’s no
and by a number of things there’s no single thing that informs you press my
single thing that informs you press my
single thing that informs you press my identity it could be your geographical
identity it could be your geographical
identity it could be your geographical location it could be your ancestry it
location it could be your ancestry it
location it could be your ancestry it could be your history it could be your
could be your history it could be your
could be your history it could be your nationality or socialization but it’s
nationality or socialization but it’s
nationality or socialization but it’s also the personal choices you make as
also the personal choices you make as
also the personal choices you make as individual as a self-proclaimed
individual as a self-proclaimed
individual as a self-proclaimed non-water Docs young white South African
non-water Docs young white South African
non-water Docs young white South African I’m always by choice attempt to live and
I’m always by choice attempt to live and
I’m always by choice attempt to live and pink definitely because I’m a parent of
pink definitely because I’m a parent of
pink definitely because I’m a parent of personal choice and difference
personal choice and difference
personal choice and difference I was socialized to be conservative and
I was socialized to be conservative and
I was socialized to be conservative and to think and feel a certain way about
to think and feel a certain way about
to think and feel a certain way about other groups of people but I made a
other groups of people but I made a
other groups of people but I made a conscious decision to be liberal and to
conscious decision to be liberal and to
conscious decision to be liberal and to embrace people from different walks of
embrace people from different walks of
embrace people from different walks of life to respect them and treat them as
life to respect them and treat them as
life to respect them and treat them as my equal
my equal
my equal it was a choice a choice to unlearn
it was a choice a choice to unlearn
it was a choice a choice to unlearn relearn and learn constantly have you
relearn and learn constantly have you
relearn and learn constantly have you grown up around difficulty I’ve come to
grown up around difficulty I’ve come to
grown up around difficulty I’ve come to believe that we can’t just accept people
believe that we can’t just accept people
believe that we can’t just accept people do what is easy because to who much is
do what is easy because to who much is
do what is easy because to who much is given much is required
given much is required
given much is required people have a question how do you do
people have a question how do you do
people have a question how do you do what you do why are you the way about
what you do why are you the way about
what you do why are you the way about and I often see this in the facial
and I often see this in the facial
and I often see this in the facial expression of my fellow indigenous
expression of my fellow indigenous
expression of my fellow indigenous African brothers and sisters in the
African brothers and sisters in the
African brothers and sisters in the township when instead of greeting them
township when instead of greeting them
township when instead of greeting them in English I greet them in the
in English I greet them in the
in English I greet them in the indigenous language so I’ll be walking
indigenous language so I’ll be walking
indigenous language so I’ll be walking or walking instead of hello men it’s one
or walking instead of hello men it’s one
or walking instead of hello men it’s one of my old I need one of man and it a
of my old I need one of man and it a
of my old I need one of man and it a creeper Morrises and in a box they walk
creeper Morrises and in a box they walk
creeper Morrises and in a box they walk a few meters they turn around just to
a few meters they turn around just to
a few meters they turn around just to check as the little things like that and
check as the little things like that and
check as the little things like that and I’ve learned through those experiences
I’ve learned through those experiences
I’ve learned through those experiences not just betraying myself my unique self
weatherman occipital unaccepted I’m a
weatherman occipital unaccepted I’m a man and I’m a Trinity not only learning
man and I’m a Trinity not only learning
man and I’m a Trinity not only learning in the shadows someone actually awaits
in the shadows someone actually awaits
in the shadows someone actually awaits inspiration through myself
so let me tell you this you’ll know when
so let me tell you this you’ll know when you on the right path when you don’t
you on the right path when you don’t
you on the right path when you don’t betray yourself when you don’t have to
betray yourself when you don’t have to
betray yourself when you don’t have to negotiate your sense of integrity or
negotiate your sense of integrity or
negotiate your sense of integrity or compromise who you are when you’re
compromise who you are when you’re
compromise who you are when you’re taking on a conscious choice to take a
taking on a conscious choice to take a
taking on a conscious choice to take a chance to do to yourself
chance to do to yourself
chance to do to yourself by the way to work in the area of your
by the way to work in the area of your
by the way to work in the area of your destiny you can’t be limited to working
destiny you can’t be limited to working
destiny you can’t be limited to working with people who look only like you if
with people who look only like you if
with people who look only like you if only the exclusionists the sixes the
only the exclusionists the sixes the
only the exclusionists the sixes the racists in our country actually
racists in our country actually
racists in our country actually understood that we’re so easily
understood that we’re so easily
understood that we’re so easily distracted by comparisons the
distracted by comparisons the
distracted by comparisons the comparisons we make and it changed let
comparisons we make and it changed let
comparisons we make and it changed let me resist there will be a life being and
me resist there will be a life being and
me resist there will be a life being and doing nothing and so because we don’t
doing nothing and so because we don’t
doing nothing and so because we don’t have potential or tenant but the
have potential or tenant but the
have potential or tenant but the potential and Italian life changes there
potential and Italian life changes there
potential and Italian life changes there it’s waiting on us to act wait it was to
it’s waiting on us to act wait it was to
it’s waiting on us to act wait it was to pay attention waiting for us to make a
pay attention waiting for us to make a
pay attention waiting for us to make a choice to act it which used to wait
choice to act it which used to wait
choice to act it which used to wait anyway for the why or where to live you
anyway for the why or where to live you
anyway for the why or where to live you are not quite sure the talent you
are not quite sure the talent you
are not quite sure the talent you possess is not to be just disregarded
possess is not to be just disregarded
possess is not to be just disregarded over a little bit or ever in mind in
over a little bit or ever in mind in
over a little bit or ever in mind in effect whilst you are busy always
effect whilst you are busy always
effect whilst you are busy always wondering about the day what will they
wondering about the day what will they
wondering about the day what will they do or say or think have you ever
do or say or think have you ever
do or say or think have you ever considered that what you possess is a
considered that what you possess is a
considered that what you possess is a unique individual is actually what they
unique individual is actually what they
unique individual is actually what they need to find peace you have to give go
need to find peace you have to give go
need to find peace you have to give go of the armor that you so dearly hold on
of the armor that you so dearly hold on
of the armor that you so dearly hold on to to defend and protect yourself from
to to defend and protect yourself from
to to defend and protect yourself from change you need that this means that you
change you need that this means that you
change you need that this means that you always have to feel accepted will make
always have to feel accepted will make
always have to feel accepted will make you so invisible in this world and if
you so invisible in this world and if
you so invisible in this world and if you are invisible in then to this room
you are invisible in then to this room
you are invisible in then to this room how will you shake the moocher never lie
how will you shake the moocher never lie
how will you shake the moocher never lie to people who are acceptance because you
to people who are acceptance because you
to people who are acceptance because you haven’t yet
haven’t yet
haven’t yet accepted yourself nothing runs deeper
accepted yourself nothing runs deeper
accepted yourself nothing runs deeper than the pain of not letting yourself
than the pain of not letting yourself
than the pain of not letting yourself know that when you’ve made your choice
know that when you’ve made your choice
know that when you’ve made your choice it is Providence that is your guide
it is Providence that is your guide
it is Providence that is your guide we’re very different your fate lies in
we’re very different your fate lies in
we’re very different your fate lies in that and that with choices there’s no
that and that with choices there’s no
that and that with choices there’s no in-between you have to live your
in-between you have to live your
in-between you have to live your teaching by the way the world has enough
teaching by the way the world has enough
teaching by the way the world has enough preachers and masquerades what we need
preachers and masquerades what we need
preachers and masquerades what we need are people who actually live what they
are people who actually live what they
are people who actually live what they teach to be hesitant or silent is a
teach to be hesitant or silent is a
teach to be hesitant or silent is a choice traced back all the times way you
choice traced back all the times way you
choice traced back all the times way you hesitated or you remain quiet when you
hesitated or you remain quiet when you
hesitated or you remain quiet when you should attempt and see how we define
should attempt and see how we define
should attempt and see how we define change changing your life and changing
change changing your life and changing
change changing your life and changing the lives of others unless something
the lives of others unless something
the lives of others unless something drastic happens to us we seem to take
drastic happens to us we seem to take
drastic happens to us we seem to take for granted that tomorrow may not come
for granted that tomorrow may not come
for granted that tomorrow may not come that we may just a pass out on the
that we may just a pass out on the
that we may just a pass out on the chance to make a choice that could have
chance to make a choice that could have
chance to make a choice that could have brought about positive change
brought about positive change
brought about positive change you are one choice away from a totally
you are one choice away from a totally
you are one choice away from a totally different circumstance life is painful
different circumstance life is painful
different circumstance life is painful we all live painful experiences in our
we all live painful experiences in our
we all live painful experiences in our lives
lives
lives Matthew quietly you might speak openly
Matthew quietly you might speak openly
Matthew quietly you might speak openly about it but today everyone’s gone
about it but today everyone’s gone
about it but today everyone’s gone through something but suffering is a
through something but suffering is a
through something but suffering is a choice if you change some of your
choice if you change some of your
choice if you change some of your choices you might just change everything
choices you might just change everything
choices you might just change everything including the responses to the pain we
including the responses to the pain we
including the responses to the pain we experience not another although there
experience not another although there
experience not another although there will be people who despise you for your
will be people who despise you for your
will be people who despise you for your courage your strength your success your
courage your strength your success your
courage your strength your success your tenacity you constantly choose how you
tenacity you constantly choose how you
tenacity you constantly choose how you use your energy space and time to
use your energy space and time to
use your energy space and time to respond to that if you keep letting
respond to that if you keep letting
respond to that if you keep letting people treat you the way they do to
people treat you the way they do to
people treat you the way they do to become a culture if we keep leading
become a culture if we keep leading
become a culture if we keep leading racist and sexist treats our country the
racist and sexist treats our country the
racist and sexist treats our country the way they do it will become culture if we
way they do it will become culture if we
way they do it will become culture if we allow others to do what they want it
allow others to do what they want it
allow others to do what they want it will become normalized it will become
will become normalized it will become
will become normalized it will become toxic have no doubt that your personal
toxic have no doubt that your personal
toxic have no doubt that your personal story with fire nation
story with fire nation
story with fire nation and shake this future that’s your power
and shake this future that’s your power
and shake this future that’s your power that’s your weapon we’re and we’re all
that’s your weapon we’re and we’re all
that’s your weapon we’re and we’re all human beings at the end of the day we
human beings at the end of the day we
human beings at the end of the day we all need confidence confidence are there
all need confidence confidence are there
all need confidence confidence are there for you they pick you up they lift you
for you they pick you up they lift you
for you they pick you up they lift you they want you to succeed let me share us
they want you to succeed let me share us
they want you to succeed let me share us with you
with you
with you be wary of those who remain silent when
be wary of those who remain silent when
be wary of those who remain silent when you share good news because those are
you share good news because those are
you share good news because those are not your confidence but when last we you
not your confidence but when last we you
not your confidence but when last we you our country learned another when last if
our country learned another when last if
our country learned another when last if we make a choice to be confidence for
we make a choice to be confidence for
we make a choice to be confidence for South Africa take a chance on caring for
South Africa take a chance on caring for
South Africa take a chance on caring for yourself you’ll never be in the prime
yourself you’ll never be in the prime
yourself you’ll never be in the prime position to take care of others unless
position to take care of others unless
position to take care of others unless you take care of yourself align himself
you take care of yourself align himself
you take care of yourself align himself with your purpose
with your purpose
with your purpose take a chance from your dream it’s scary
take a chance from your dream it’s scary
take a chance from your dream it’s scary because you might think you will fail
because you might think you will fail
because you might think you will fail but how many dreams like the graveyard
but how many dreams like the graveyard
but how many dreams like the graveyard because people gave up on it you can
because people gave up on it you can
because people gave up on it you can make more money but you can’t make more
make more money but you can’t make more
make more money but you can’t make more time stop wishing start doing leave the
time stop wishing start doing leave the
time stop wishing start doing leave the change we need the bigger the chance you
change we need the bigger the chance you
change we need the bigger the chance you take the bigger change you move Eve make
take the bigger change you move Eve make
take the bigger change you move Eve make that bigger choice
that bigger choice
that bigger choice [Applause]
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