today I just want to tell you a few stories I was brought up as I probably
stories I was brought up as I probably
stories I was brought up as I probably have many of you in a Catholic school
have many of you in a Catholic school
have many of you in a Catholic school and one of the things that we learnt and
and one of the things that we learnt and
and one of the things that we learnt and I particularly imbibed was this concept
I particularly imbibed was this concept
I particularly imbibed was this concept of having to give your life having to
of having to give your life having to
of having to give your life having to you know the nuns always talk to us
you know the nuns always talk to us
you know the nuns always talk to us about how those of us who were
about how those of us who were
about how those of us who were privileged had to give of ourselves have
privileged had to give of ourselves have
privileged had to give of ourselves have to be benefactors had to be the giver
to be benefactors had to be the giver
to be benefactors had to be the giver you know the one above and when I as and
you know the one above and when I as and
you know the one above and when I as and when I moved into my work serving
when I moved into my work serving
when I moved into my work serving children my work focusing on the most
children my work focusing on the most
children my work focusing on the most marginalized of our society
marginalized of our society
marginalized of our society I remember the thrill of coming in and
I remember the thrill of coming in and
I remember the thrill of coming in and thinking you know I’m going to be this
thinking you know I’m going to be this
thinking you know I’m going to be this generous benefactor I’m going to stand
generous benefactor I’m going to stand
generous benefactor I’m going to stand there and you know feel great and smile
there and you know feel great and smile
there and you know feel great and smile and have my yellow fixed very strongly
and have my yellow fixed very strongly
and have my yellow fixed very strongly around my head and I didn’t you know in
around my head and I didn’t you know in
around my head and I didn’t you know in the beginning when I joined the sector I
the beginning when I joined the sector I
the beginning when I joined the sector I was you know these these social sector
was you know these these social sector
was you know these these social sector people don’t know much and I’m the hero
people don’t know much and I’m the hero
people don’t know much and I’m the hero and I must fix this and we must but this
and I must fix this and we must but this
and I must fix this and we must but this leadership thing in place and we must do
leadership thing in place and we must do
leadership thing in place and we must do that what I want to share with you today
that what I want to share with you today
that what I want to share with you today is really what my life has become after
is really what my life has become after
is really what my life has become after that which was to discover that that is
that which was to discover that that is
that which was to discover that that is not so you don’t give what happens
not so you don’t give what happens
not so you don’t give what happens actually is that you receive what
actually is that you receive what
actually is that you receive what happens actually is that you transform
happens actually is that you transform
happens actually is that you transform you the change maker you the person was
you the change maker you the person was
you the change maker you the person was going out to be the Good Fairy is
going out to be the Good Fairy is
going out to be the Good Fairy is actually received and transformed
actually received and transformed
actually received and transformed because you have discovered
because you have discovered
because you have discovered so much about yourself you know when I
so much about yourself you know when I
so much about yourself you know when I grew up I remember this aunt of mine I
grew up I remember this aunt of mine I
grew up I remember this aunt of mine I would say Pooja
would say Pooja
would say Pooja but sensitive you know as if it was a
but sensitive you know as if it was a
but sensitive you know as if it was a huge weakness and I grew up thinking it
huge weakness and I grew up thinking it
huge weakness and I grew up thinking it was a weakness you know you burst into
was a weakness you know you burst into
was a weakness you know you burst into tears and why do you feel sorry for
tears and why do you feel sorry for
tears and why do you feel sorry for people and you know we are brought up in
people and you know we are brought up in
people and you know we are brought up in this country being torille that we must
this country being torille that we must
this country being torille that we must in your ourselves to poverty that when
in your ourselves to poverty that when
in your ourselves to poverty that when that child begs outside our car window
that child begs outside our car window
that child begs outside our car window when you see people sleeping on the road
when you see people sleeping on the road
when you see people sleeping on the road you’re supposed to get used to it kena
you’re supposed to get used to it kena
you’re supposed to get used to it kena you’re supposed to be part of saying I
you’re supposed to be part of saying I
you’re supposed to be part of saying I can’t solve this problem I
can’t solve this problem I
can’t solve this problem I there’s no point let me get on with my
there’s no point let me get on with my
there’s no point let me get on with my life I must study I’m and this is what
life I must study I’m and this is what
life I must study I’m and this is what you hear and I grew up thinking the
you hear and I grew up thinking the
you hear and I grew up thinking the sensitivity is a huge weakness what I’ve
sensitivity is a huge weakness what I’ve
sensitivity is a huge weakness what I’ve discovered in the course of my work is
discovered in the course of my work is
discovered in the course of my work is actually it is one of my greatest
actually it is one of my greatest
actually it is one of my greatest strengths it is what gives me cognitive
strengths it is what gives me cognitive
strengths it is what gives me cognitive empathy it is because of this
empathy it is because of this
empathy it is because of this sensitivity that I do what I do and in
sensitivity that I do what I do and in
sensitivity that I do what I do and in the process I have discovered that this
the process I have discovered that this
the process I have discovered that this is something I’m terribly proud of you
is something I’m terribly proud of you
is something I’m terribly proud of you know it’s something that I’ve actually
know it’s something that I’ve actually
know it’s something that I’ve actually learned to hold more to be able to look
learned to hold more to be able to look
learned to hold more to be able to look at a group of young people and know
at a group of young people and know
at a group of young people and know which one you have to focus on the and
which one you have to focus on the and
which one you have to focus on the and for me that’s been I I cannot even begin
for me that’s been I I cannot even begin
for me that’s been I I cannot even begin to describe what greater gift so to have
to describe what greater gift so to have
to describe what greater gift so to have turned from being you know this over
turned from being you know this over
turned from being you know this over sensitive over empathetic person to
sensitive over empathetic person to
sensitive over empathetic person to actually someone for whom this is a huge
actually someone for whom this is a huge
actually someone for whom this is a huge threat and and I can spend the whole day
threat and and I can spend the whole day
threat and and I can spend the whole day telling you about all the amazing things
telling you about all the amazing things
telling you about all the amazing things that have changed in me if you had told
that have changed in me if you had told
that have changed in me if you had told me when I was in college that I would be
me when I was in college that I would be
me when I was in college that I would be standing here today that I would be
standing here today that I would be
standing here today that I would be heading my organization that I would be
heading my organization that I would be
heading my organization that I would be have changed the lives of a million
have changed the lives of a million
have changed the lives of a million children every year I would have laughed
children every year I would have laughed
children every year I would have laughed at you I was clearly I always saw myself
at you I was clearly I always saw myself
at you I was clearly I always saw myself as
as
as No I followed my heart I ran after the
No I followed my heart I ran after the
No I followed my heart I ran after the subjects I wanted to do I was not
subjects I wanted to do I was not
subjects I wanted to do I was not focused and it engineering and math and
focused and it engineering and math and
focused and it engineering and math and what-have-you right and and it’s this
what-have-you right and and it’s this
what-have-you right and and it’s this it’s serving others that has actually
it’s serving others that has actually
it’s serving others that has actually changed and transformed my life it has
changed and transformed my life it has
changed and transformed my life it has made me confident it has made me a
made me confident it has made me a
made me confident it has made me a leader and it has made me understand
leader and it has made me understand
leader and it has made me understand that and I want and you know that’s
that and I want and you know that’s
that and I want and you know that’s that’s what I want to talk to you about
that’s what I want to talk to you about
that’s what I want to talk to you about today please understand that what will
today please understand that what will
today please understand that what will really help you in life is actually to
really help you in life is actually to
really help you in life is actually to be vulnerable to admit what is wrong
be vulnerable to admit what is wrong
be vulnerable to admit what is wrong with you to take those fears and
with you to take those fears and
with you to take those fears and transform them and be courageous despite
transform them and be courageous despite
transform them and be courageous despite those fears do to be courageous and face
those fears do to be courageous and face
those fears do to be courageous and face what you have to face despite the odds
what you have to face despite the odds
what you have to face despite the odds you know today we are facing a situation
you know today we are facing a situation
you know today we are facing a situation where we are being told you know the
where we are being told you know the
where we are being told you know the work that you do all are you really
work that you do all are you really
work that you do all are you really using my money for the first time we are
using my money for the first time we are
using my money for the first time we are facing people questioning what we do and
facing people questioning what we do and
facing people questioning what we do and and sometimes it makes you very angry it
and sometimes it makes you very angry it
and sometimes it makes you very angry it makes you very fearful but I think what
makes you very fearful but I think what
makes you very fearful but I think what I’m learning also in this process is
I’m learning also in this process is
I’m learning also in this process is that it is actually giving me
that it is actually giving me
that it is actually giving me acknowledging these fears is giving me
acknowledging these fears is giving me
acknowledging these fears is giving me courage not tucking them away under a
courage not tucking them away under a
courage not tucking them away under a sofa not you know putting them away and
sofa not you know putting them away and
sofa not you know putting them away and say no no of course so what no these are
say no no of course so what no these are
say no no of course so what no these are this is real this is real that people
this is real this is real that people
this is real this is real that people are going to question us that I feel me
are going to question us that I feel me
are going to question us that I feel me and my communities are under threat
and my communities are under threat
and my communities are under threat today and it makes me braver it makes me
today and it makes me braver it makes me
today and it makes me braver it makes me stronger and you know I want to share
stronger and you know I want to share
stronger and you know I want to share with you as as I thought about today’s
with you as as I thought about today’s
with you as as I thought about today’s talk and I I thought of two people that
talk and I I thought of two people that
talk and I I thought of two people that I know whose stories I want to share
I know whose stories I want to share
I know whose stories I want to share with you because they are the same
with you because they are the same
with you because they are the same stories they are changemakers
stories they are changemakers
stories they are changemakers who went out there to make change and
who went out there to make change and
who went out there to make change and yet like me have actually discovered
yet like me have actually discovered
yet like me have actually discovered themselves in the process I have
themselves in the process I have
themselves in the process I have discovered what they are capable
discovered what they are capable
discovered what they are capable love so this is not a photograph of tano
love so this is not a photograph of tano
love so this is not a photograph of tano this is only a photograph of the area
this is only a photograph of the area
this is only a photograph of the area she lives in tano is a young 14 year old
she lives in tano is a young 14 year old
she lives in tano is a young 14 year old this is this area is called Shaba dairy
this is this area is called Shaba dairy
this is this area is called Shaba dairy a lot of you who are from Delhi would be
a lot of you who are from Delhi would be
a lot of you who are from Delhi would be familiar with the area it was in the
familiar with the area it was in the
familiar with the area it was in the news recently because we discovered that
news recently because we discovered that
news recently because we discovered that children were not being fed at night why
children were not being fed at night why
children were not being fed at night why were they not being fed because if they
were they not being fed because if they
were they not being fed because if they were fed they might want to go to the
were fed they might want to go to the
were fed they might want to go to the toilet and there are only four toilets
toilet and there are only four toilets
toilet and there are only four toilets that – at the corner of this colony this
that – at the corner of this colony this
that – at the corner of this colony this this resettlement colony on the outside
this resettlement colony on the outside
this resettlement colony on the outside of Delhi and they can be raped they can
of Delhi and they can be raped they can
of Delhi and they can be raped they can be picked up the the maximum number of
be picked up the the maximum number of
be picked up the the maximum number of missing children and women are are from
missing children and women are are from
missing children and women are are from Shaba dairy and there is young tanu
Shaba dairy and there is young tanu
Shaba dairy and there is young tanu she’s 14 and I I met her because my
she’s 14 and I I met her because my
she’s 14 and I I met her because my activists who work they said meet this
activists who work they said meet this
activists who work they said meet this girl she’s 14 she lives in this area she
girl she’s 14 she lives in this area she
girl she’s 14 she lives in this area she is from there where yuck the constantly
is from there where yuck the constantly
is from there where yuck the constantly what you are told when you exit every
what you are told when you exit every
what you are told when you exit every day to go to school or go out to buy
day to go to school or go out to buy
day to go to school or go out to buy something is watch out you’re going to
something is watch out you’re going to
something is watch out you’re going to be the chances are you might be abducted
be the chances are you might be abducted
be the chances are you might be abducted chances are you may be raped when you go
chances are you may be raped when you go
chances are you may be raped when you go to the toilet you may be raped right
to the toilet you may be raped right
to the toilet you may be raped right don’t talk to min and she told me about
don’t talk to min and she told me about
don’t talk to min and she told me about how when she was walking to school she
how when she was walking to school she
how when she was walking to school she saw a group of boys fighting with each
saw a group of boys fighting with each
saw a group of boys fighting with each other and this girl walked up to them
other and this girl walked up to them
other and this girl walked up to them and intervened and said what’s going on
and intervened and said what’s going on
and intervened and said what’s going on figured out that these young boys suffer
figured out that these young boys suffer
figured out that these young boys suffer from what boys in that community suffer
from what boys in that community suffer
from what boys in that community suffer which is they are being taught to be
which is they are being taught to be
which is they are being taught to be rough tough masculine you know money
rough tough masculine you know money
rough tough masculine you know money snatching whatever snatching young
snatching whatever snatching young
snatching whatever snatching young people who don’t need to go to school
people who don’t need to go to school
people who don’t need to go to school and can you believe what this girl did
and can you believe what this girl did
and can you believe what this girl did and I’m thinking here is someone who to
and I’m thinking here is someone who to
and I’m thinking here is someone who to my mind is just about keeping her head
my mind is just about keeping her head
my mind is just about keeping her head of under walk over water right a sense
of under walk over water right a sense
of under walk over water right a sense the fact that she’s still going to
the fact that she’s still going to
the fact that she’s still going to school the fact that she’s you know
school the fact that she’s you know
school the fact that she’s you know still keeping herself safe but then
still keeping herself safe but then
still keeping herself safe but then wouldn’t even think about it
wouldn’t even think about it
wouldn’t even think about it she and a group of friends discussed
she and a group of friends discussed
she and a group of friends discussed among themselves and said what should we
among themselves and said what should we
among themselves and said what should we do and they said let’s teach them let’s
do and they said let’s teach them let’s
do and they said let’s teach them let’s teach these kids who are not going to
teach these kids who are not going to
teach these kids who are not going to school something and off they went once
school something and off they went once
school something and off they went once again to the parents all of whom as you
again to the parents all of whom as you
again to the parents all of whom as you can imagine are busy are saying it’s
can imagine are busy are saying it’s
can imagine are busy are saying it’s cool nature hid what can we do
cool nature hid what can we do
cool nature hid what can we do persuaded them negotiated with them to
persuaded them negotiated with them to
persuaded them negotiated with them to actually bring these children to a study
actually bring these children to a study
actually bring these children to a study class run by tano and her friends not
class run by tano and her friends not
class run by tano and her friends not some fancy-schmancy rich Catholic school
some fancy-schmancy rich Catholic school
some fancy-schmancy rich Catholic school educated girl coming and doing it for
educated girl coming and doing it for
educated girl coming and doing it for them they did it for themselves and
them they did it for themselves and
them they did it for themselves and she’s carried on from there it’s been a
she’s carried on from there it’s been a
she’s carried on from there it’s been a year she has got some of these a lot of
year she has got some of these a lot of
year she has got some of these a lot of these kids have gone back to school
these kids have gone back to school
these kids have gone back to school because of what she’s done and she has
because of what she’s done and she has
because of what she’s done and she has become III don’t even know what to say
become III don’t even know what to say
become III don’t even know what to say she has become one of the most
she has become one of the most
she has become one of the most incandescent young people that I met who
incandescent young people that I met who
incandescent young people that I met who without the advantages of mentoring of
without the advantages of mentoring of
without the advantages of mentoring of parenting of you know anything seems to
parenting of you know anything seems to
parenting of you know anything seems to have the most incredible courage has
have the most incredible courage has
have the most incredible courage has discovered she can negotiate has
discovered she can negotiate has
discovered she can negotiate has discovered that she there is no gender
discovered that she there is no gender
discovered that she there is no gender issue because off it was a little group
issue because off it was a little group
issue because off it was a little group of boys with whom she interfered you
of boys with whom she interfered you
of boys with whom she interfered you know and I don’t even know what’s going
know and I don’t even know what’s going
know and I don’t even know what’s going to become of her but I know that she is
to become of her but I know that she is
to become of her but I know that she is so changed by being a change maker that
so changed by being a change maker that
so changed by being a change maker that today in that area of darkness with a
today in that area of darkness with a
today in that area of darkness with a capital D she is a little beacon of
capital D she is a little beacon of
capital D she is a little beacon of light you know and you ask her and she
light you know and you ask her and she
light you know and you ask her and she says the the Methow socha beanie i it
says the the Methow socha beanie i it
says the the Methow socha beanie i it didn’t really strike me what I was doing
didn’t really strike me what I was doing
didn’t really strike me what I was doing I was doing what I thought had to be
I was doing what I thought had to be
I was doing what I thought had to be done
done
done I did what I seemed it seemed to be
I did what I seemed it seemed to be
I did what I seemed it seemed to be right and really to me here is a person
right and really to me here is a person
right and really to me here is a person transformed forever this is going to be
transformed forever this is going to be
transformed forever this is going to be no ordinary life this is going to be
no ordinary life this is going to be
no ordinary life this is going to be somebody who has taken
somebody who has taken
somebody who has taken of a situation taken charge of her own
of a situation taken charge of her own
of a situation taken charge of her own courage they can charge off her her
courage they can charge off her her
courage they can charge off her her resources like I go to school so I can
resources like I go to school so I can
resources like I go to school so I can at least eat seven-year-olds contact the
at least eat seven-year-olds contact the
at least eat seven-year-olds contact the the to me you know my work what I do
the to me you know my work what I do
the to me you know my work what I do what I gain is all worth it if we can
what I gain is all worth it if we can
what I gain is all worth it if we can create so many young people like this we
create so many young people like this we
create so many young people like this we can create many tunnels and as I looked
can create many tunnels and as I looked
can create many tunnels and as I looked around and I started seeing what are
around and I started seeing what are
around and I started seeing what are these qualities that both we seem to
these qualities that both we seem to
these qualities that both we seem to require to be able to make change but
require to be able to make change but
require to be able to make change but also what do we in the process gain and
also what do we in the process gain and
also what do we in the process gain and you know we realize that in cry we we
you know we realize that in cry we we
you know we realize that in cry we we are always looking at what is it that
are always looking at what is it that
are always looking at what is it that makes people these changemakers but to
makes people these changemakers but to
makes people these changemakers but to me right now
me right now
me right now I think the search is for what it then
I think the search is for what it then
I think the search is for what it then does to you what does it do to me
does to you what does it do to me
does to you what does it do to me what does it take for me to say what was
what does it take for me to say what was
what does it take for me to say what was seen as a weakness what I always saw as
seen as a weakness what I always saw as
seen as a weakness what I always saw as as a issue of self what actually it
as a issue of self what actually it
as a issue of self what actually it changes incredibly for me you know we
changes incredibly for me you know we
changes incredibly for me you know we have young people coming to us to
have young people coming to us to
have young people coming to us to volunteer we have young people like you
volunteer we have young people like you
volunteer we have young people like you everywhere all the time coming to cry
everywhere all the time coming to cry
everywhere all the time coming to cry and saying what can I do because I think
and saying what can I do because I think
and saying what can I do because I think people want to change what is going on
people want to change what is going on
people want to change what is going on it is not right that young people like
it is not right that young people like
it is not right that young people like tahno have to live the way they do for
tahno have to live the way they do for
tahno have to live the way they do for example and we want to change that word
example and we want to change that word
example and we want to change that word and here I’m an ordinary person I have
and here I’m an ordinary person I have
and here I’m an ordinary person I have to earn a salary what am I going to do
to earn a salary what am I going to do
to earn a salary what am I going to do and I say to you you know this is not
and I say to you you know this is not
and I say to you you know this is not just about what you’re going to give but
just about what you’re going to give but
just about what you’re going to give but it’s what you’re going to gain you know
it’s what you’re going to gain you know
it’s what you’re going to gain you know I have young volunteers today coming I’d
I have young volunteers today coming I’d
I have young volunteers today coming I’d remember a young girl in Calcutta coming
remember a young girl in Calcutta coming
remember a young girl in Calcutta coming to me and saying ma’am this is like an
to me and saying ma’am this is like an
to me and saying ma’am this is like an MBA school you know I volunteered for
MBA school you know I volunteered for
MBA school you know I volunteered for two years and I learned all these crazy
two years and I learned all these crazy
two years and I learned all these crazy things I learned to go and negotiate
things I learned to go and negotiate
things I learned to go and negotiate with a government person for a
with a government person for a
with a government person for a water-cooler in the school my normal
water-cooler in the school my normal
water-cooler in the school my normal reaction as a rich person would happen
reaction as a rich person would happen
reaction as a rich person would happen to go buy it by the water cooler right
to go buy it by the water cooler right
to go buy it by the water cooler right but I didn’t do that
but I didn’t do that
but I didn’t do that cry made me go and say negotiate with a
cry made me go and say negotiate with a
cry made me go and say negotiate with a government education officer talk to him
government education officer talk to him
government education officer talk to him and I’ve discovered I can be a leader I
and I’ve discovered I can be a leader I
and I’ve discovered I can be a leader I can be a negotiator I can be I I can
can be a negotiator I can be I I can
can be a negotiator I can be I I can learn how to work with difficult
learn how to work with difficult
learn how to work with difficult children I can learn how to get them
children I can learn how to get them
children I can learn how to get them back to school and this is these are
back to school and this is these are
back to school and this is these are some of the things that I learn I gain
some of the things that I learn I gain
some of the things that I learn I gain and I become I transform you know we
and I become I transform you know we
and I become I transform you know we have a person we support in a multi
have a person we support in a multi
have a person we support in a multi pradesh SIA SIA SIA dual re her name is
pradesh SIA SIA SIA dual re her name is
pradesh SIA SIA SIA dual re her name is she would not like being called SIA SIA
she would not like being called SIA SIA
she would not like being called SIA SIA dual re Sehun Denari was abandoned by
dual re Sehun Denari was abandoned by
dual re Sehun Denari was abandoned by her husband when she was 14
her husband when she was 14
her husband when she was 14 so we don’t want to get into when she
so we don’t want to get into when she
so we don’t want to get into when she was married right she was abandoned at
was married right she was abandoned at
was married right she was abandoned at 14 she had four children one would have
14 she had four children one would have
14 she had four children one would have said beneficiary cry should now be
said beneficiary cry should now be
said beneficiary cry should now be helping her right see I didn’t need
helping her right see I didn’t need
helping her right see I didn’t need Seattle re they need our help
Seattle re they need our help
Seattle re they need our help she went out there she got herself an
she went out there she got herself an
she went out there she got herself an education she went back to school she
education she went back to school she
education she went back to school she did her graduation she is today a cry
did her graduation she is today a cry
did her graduation she is today a cry partner she started working on
partner she started working on
partner she started working on malnutrition issues in her community and
malnutrition issues in her community and
malnutrition issues in her community and to me what does it take a rare courage
to me what does it take a rare courage
to me what does it take a rare courage to go beyond being a victim to actually
to go beyond being a victim to actually
to go beyond being a victim to actually being the change maker and you know this
being the change maker and you know this
being the change maker and you know this young shy woman today talks to national
young shy woman today talks to national
young shy woman today talks to national policy makers on malnutrition she knows
policy makers on malnutrition she knows
policy makers on malnutrition she knows more about malnutrition than I do I can
more about malnutrition than I do I can
more about malnutrition than I do I can tell you that what it what it means how
tell you that what it what it means how
tell you that what it what it means how it indicates how you can see children
it indicates how you can see children
it indicates how you can see children and malnutrition what are the indices
and malnutrition what are the indices
and malnutrition what are the indices what are the impact indicators what are
what are the impact indicators what are
what are the impact indicators what are the medical terms what is the medication
the medical terms what is the medication
the medical terms what is the medication what is the food what is the supplements
what is the food what is the supplements
what is the food what is the supplements and she says I you know cannot even
and she says I you know cannot even
and she says I you know cannot even imagine that I could do this the first
imagine that I could do this the first
imagine that I could do this the first time I went to talk to one of the local
time I went to talk to one of the local
time I went to talk to one of the local district magistrates I was shaking you
district magistrates I was shaking you
district magistrates I was shaking you know I am you know one of the lower
know I am you know one of the lower
know I am you know one of the lower caste lower class people
caste lower class people
caste lower class people and a woman and a young girl I mean the
and a woman and a young girl I mean the
and a woman and a young girl I mean the first time she started a walk she was
first time she started a walk she was
first time she started a walk she was only 21 you know today she comes to
only 21 you know today she comes to
only 21 you know today she comes to Delhi she talks to the National to NCPC
Delhi she talks to the National to NCPC
Delhi she talks to the National to NCPC our she’s out there fighting for the
our she’s out there fighting for the
our she’s out there fighting for the right to food and once again a rare and
right to food and once again a rare and
right to food and once again a rare and transformed individual you know not
transformed individual you know not
transformed individual you know not somebody whom you meet you will feel
somebody whom you meet you will feel
somebody whom you meet you will feel like you have to you know talk down to
like you have to you know talk down to
like you have to you know talk down to say a cha-cha kurta here no you know she
say a cha-cha kurta here no you know she
say a cha-cha kurta here no you know she is going to tell you what she does she’s
is going to tell you what she does she’s
is going to tell you what she does she’s gonna tell you how she’s changing the
gonna tell you how she’s changing the
gonna tell you how she’s changing the world and how brave and courageous and I
world and how brave and courageous and I
world and how brave and courageous and I mean brave and courageous actually also
mean brave and courageous actually also
mean brave and courageous actually also patronizing verbs even as I say them
patronizing verbs even as I say them
patronizing verbs even as I say them what rare qualities of leadership and
what rare qualities of leadership and
what rare qualities of leadership and individualism has this person found so
individualism has this person found so
individualism has this person found so you know it it comes back to me again
you know it it comes back to me again
you know it it comes back to me again and again to say when you seek to change
and again to say when you seek to change
and again to say when you seek to change the lives of others you know you change
the lives of others you know you change
the lives of others you know you change yourself and most of us do not expect it
yourself and most of us do not expect it
yourself and most of us do not expect it we do not know what this work what is
we do not know what this work what is
we do not know what this work what is taking action of for others will
taking action of for others will
taking action of for others will actually do for us
actually do for us
actually do for us we think it’s something that we will
we think it’s something that we will
we think it’s something that we will have to give up but in doing so I know I
have to give up but in doing so I know I
have to give up but in doing so I know I and I know many Seattle Aries and many
and I know many Seattle Aries and many
and I know many Seattle Aries and many tunnels but I’ve discovered that I have
tunnels but I’ve discovered that I have
tunnels but I’ve discovered that I have become that transformed human being I
become that transformed human being I
become that transformed human being I have become everything that I should be
have become everything that I should be
have become everything that I should be and for all of you as you go into life
and for all of you as you go into life
and for all of you as you go into life some of you have have fantastic made
some of you have have fantastic made
some of you have have fantastic made fantastic journeys in life already I
fantastic journeys in life already I
fantastic journeys in life already I will urge you to remember this and urge
will urge you to remember this and urge
will urge you to remember this and urge you to look always for what you are
you to look always for what you are
you to look always for what you are going to discover about yourself when
going to discover about yourself when
going to discover about yourself when you seek to make change
you seek to make change
you seek to make change thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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