[Music] at 15 I decided to persuade my father of
at 15 I decided to persuade my father of
at 15 I decided to persuade my father of take me to La Guajira an arid northern
take me to La Guajira an arid northern
take me to La Guajira an arid northern Colombian Department probably the moment
Colombian Department probably the moment
Colombian Department probably the moment I remember most clearly was the convoy
I remember most clearly was the convoy
I remember most clearly was the convoy of three Tijeras Land Cruisers which
of three Tijeras Land Cruisers which
of three Tijeras Land Cruisers which stopped in front of our car one night I
stopped in front of our car one night I
stopped in front of our car one night I watched how grotesque men jumped off
watched how grotesque men jumped off
watched how grotesque men jumped off these heavily armored cars with ak-47s
these heavily armored cars with ak-47s
these heavily armored cars with ak-47s shotguns and all kinds of pistols at the
shotguns and all kinds of pistols at the
shotguns and all kinds of pistols at the moment at that moment we realized that
moment at that moment we realized that
moment at that moment we realized that we were in the middle of the desert
we were in the middle of the desert
we were in the middle of the desert completely alone we have just been
completely alone we have just been
completely alone we have just been stopped by a FARC convoy two of these
stopped by a FARC convoy two of these
stopped by a FARC convoy two of these men stood in front of our car with guns
men stood in front of our car with guns
men stood in front of our car with guns in their hands while the rest of the
in their hands while the rest of the
in their hands while the rest of the convoy proceeded towards the village now
convoy proceeded towards the village now
convoy proceeded towards the village now is part wasn’t the initial shock of
is part wasn’t the initial shock of
is part wasn’t the initial shock of witnessing this man killer of their cars
witnessing this man killer of their cars
witnessing this man killer of their cars with their artillery but a sense of
with their artillery but a sense of
with their artillery but a sense of insecurity and confusion we all felt for
insecurity and confusion we all felt for
insecurity and confusion we all felt for half an hour there was absolute silence
half an hour there was absolute silence
half an hour there was absolute silence for half an hour we didn’t know what was
for half an hour we didn’t know what was
for half an hour we didn’t know what was going on for half an hour we had two
going on for half an hour we had two
going on for half an hour we had two ak-47s pointed at our heads also these
ak-47s pointed at our heads also these
ak-47s pointed at our heads also these men eventually left the scene this is
men eventually left the scene this is
men eventually left the scene this is still the most vivid memory I have of
still the most vivid memory I have of
still the most vivid memory I have of those vacations but why does this happen
those vacations but why does this happen
those vacations but why does this happen why does fear not violence but fear
why does fear not violence but fear
why does fear not violence but fear forges more vivid memories now by living
forges more vivid memories now by living
forges more vivid memories now by living in Colombia we’re no strangers to living
in Colombia we’re no strangers to living
in Colombia we’re no strangers to living in fear on sequentially we have grown in
in fear on sequentially we have grown in
in fear on sequentially we have grown in an environment with little to no hope
an environment with little to no hope
an environment with little to no hope ignoring the fact that hope is actually
ignoring the fact that hope is actually
ignoring the fact that hope is actually our best weapon against terrorism
our best weapon against terrorism
our best weapon against terrorism psychologically humans resort to fear
psychologically humans resort to fear
psychologically humans resort to fear when they feel threatened
when they feel threatened
when they feel threatened therefore panic arises quickly when
therefore panic arises quickly when
therefore panic arises quickly when there’s a terrorist attack as a matter
there’s a terrorist attack as a matter
there’s a terrorist attack as a matter of fact the psychological impact of fear
of fact the psychological impact of fear
of fact the psychological impact of fear provoking acts generates a collective
provoking acts generates a collective
provoking acts generates a collective defense mechanism which causes
defense mechanism which causes
defense mechanism which causes individuals to resort to alienation and
individuals to resort to alienation and
individuals to resort to alienation and fear now that is stabilizing
fear now that is stabilizing
fear now that is stabilizing psychological nature of terrorism’s
psychological nature of terrorism’s
psychological nature of terrorism’s impact have been wildly studied in
impact have been wildly studied in
impact have been wildly studied in recent years and they’re pretty well
recent years and they’re pretty well
recent years and they’re pretty well summed up by Loren mellon a professor in
summed up by Loren mellon a professor in
summed up by Loren mellon a professor in health psychology after
health psychology after
health psychology after in a series of studies over the French
in a series of studies over the French
in a series of studies over the French citizens after the Paris attacks of 2015
citizens after the Paris attacks of 2015
citizens after the Paris attacks of 2015 in her study Moline highlights the
in her study Moline highlights the
in her study Moline highlights the diminutive likelihood of being killed in
diminutive likelihood of being killed in
diminutive likelihood of being killed in a terrorist attack which for Americans
a terrorist attack which for Americans
a terrorist attack which for Americans it’s 1 in 20 million it is true that is
it’s 1 in 20 million it is true that is
it’s 1 in 20 million it is true that is a statistics changes from country to
a statistics changes from country to
a statistics changes from country to country but for most countries even for
country but for most countries even for
country but for most countries even for some that are considered to be violent
some that are considered to be violent
some that are considered to be violent like Colombia the probability is still
like Colombia the probability is still
like Colombia the probability is still low so why if it’s rational not to fear
low so why if it’s rational not to fear
low so why if it’s rational not to fear terrorism we fear it at this interrogate
terrorism we fear it at this interrogate
terrorism we fear it at this interrogate Mellon has a clearer and rather simple
Mellon has a clearer and rather simple
Mellon has a clearer and rather simple answer EBT emotional brain training
answer EBT emotional brain training
answer EBT emotional brain training according to Mellon when you witness
according to Mellon when you witness
according to Mellon when you witness people storming out of an attacked
people storming out of an attacked
people storming out of an attacked building when you see a row a row of
building when you see a row a row of
building when you see a row a row of dead bodies and lying on the street
dead bodies and lying on the street
dead bodies and lying on the street especially if these events occur in your
especially if these events occur in your
especially if these events occur in your own country your brain triggers a
own country your brain triggers a
own country your brain triggers a defense mechanism a fight or flight
defense mechanism a fight or flight
defense mechanism a fight or flight inspired by fear moreover also these
inspired by fear moreover also these
inspired by fear moreover also these axes don’t affect you or your family
axes don’t affect you or your family
axes don’t affect you or your family directly and they probably never will
directly and they probably never will
directly and they probably never will the problem the brain learns from
the problem the brain learns from
the problem the brain learns from witnessing violence and saves all of
witnessing violence and saves all of
witnessing violence and saves all of those gruesome memories generating on
those gruesome memories generating on
those gruesome memories generating on their behalf also all sorts of emotional
their behalf also all sorts of emotional
their behalf also all sorts of emotional responses at this moment many
responses at this moment many
responses at this moment many individuals stop being logical and
individuals stop being logical and
individuals stop being logical and inspired by stress and paranoia the 1 in
inspired by stress and paranoia the 1 in
inspired by stress and paranoia the 1 in 20 million probability suddenly becomes
20 million probability suddenly becomes
20 million probability suddenly becomes eat or be eaten after this hope is very
eat or be eaten after this hope is very
eat or be eaten after this hope is very much forgotten terrorism is the result
much forgotten terrorism is the result
much forgotten terrorism is the result of a wide range of segregations within
of a wide range of segregations within
of a wide range of segregations within our society with rage insecurity and
our society with rage insecurity and
our society with rage insecurity and fear division we can stop fighting front
fear division we can stop fighting front
fear division we can stop fighting front against this threat and what unites us
against this threat and what unites us
against this threat and what unites us and makes us stronger is hope many
and makes us stronger is hope many
and makes us stronger is hope many studies have gone half conduct have
studies have gone half conduct have
studies have gone half conduct have concluded that while militarism and
concluded that while militarism and
concluded that while militarism and violence reduce the continuity or
violence reduce the continuity or
violence reduce the continuity or efficiency of the attacks it cannot
efficiency of the attacks it cannot
efficiency of the attacks it cannot eradicate its causes yet many countries
eradicate its causes yet many countries
eradicate its causes yet many countries lack a peaceful approach to terrorism
lack a peaceful approach to terrorism
lack a peaceful approach to terrorism when it has been proven wildly
when it has been proven wildly
when it has been proven wildly successful for example in 2012 the
successful for example in 2012 the
successful for example in 2012 the Colombian government along with a
Colombian government along with a
Colombian government along with a consultative group led by Jose Sokolov
consultative group led by Jose Sokolov
consultative group led by Jose Sokolov generated a communication strategy to
generated a communication strategy to
generated a communication strategy to remote lies as many
remote lies as many
remote lies as many as possible something that guns can
as possible something that guns can
as possible something that guns can never achieve as a strategy they used a
never achieve as a strategy they used a
never achieve as a strategy they used a variety of propaganda focused on talking
variety of propaganda focused on talking
variety of propaganda focused on talking to the human and not the soldier the
to the human and not the soldier the
to the human and not the soldier the group covered nine huge trees in the
group covered nine huge trees in the
group covered nine huge trees in the jungle at a strategic places with
jungle at a strategic places with
jungle at a strategic places with Christmas lights and beside them a sign
Christmas lights and beside them a sign
Christmas lights and beside them a sign that says if Christmas can come to the
that says if Christmas can come to the
that says if Christmas can come to the jungle you can come home demobilize as
jungle you can come home demobilize as
jungle you can come home demobilize as it turns out Colombia’s became extremely
it turns out Colombia’s became extremely
it turns out Colombia’s became extremely confident and attached to these
confident and attached to these
confident and attached to these strategies and many people in small
strategies and many people in small
strategies and many people in small towns deep in the forest gave our
towns deep in the forest gave our
towns deep in the forest gave our editorials jewelry or wrote notes and
editorials jewelry or wrote notes and
editorials jewelry or wrote notes and place them inside florescent capsules
place them inside florescent capsules
place them inside florescent capsules and thrown in the rivers for the
and thrown in the rivers for the
and thrown in the rivers for the gorillas to retreat discussed want
gorillas to retreat discussed want
gorillas to retreat discussed want immobilization every six hours all of
immobilization every six hours all of
immobilization every six hours all of these leaves us with a reflection the
these leaves us with a reflection the
these leaves us with a reflection the military can shoot as many bullets a
military can shoot as many bullets a
military can shoot as many bullets a minute as far as humanly possible but
minute as far as humanly possible but
minute as far as humanly possible but that only gives the high commanders of
that only gives the high commanders of
that only gives the high commanders of the Girija proof that the government
the Girija proof that the government
the Girija proof that the government doesn’t care about the population in
doesn’t care about the population in
doesn’t care about the population in distance regions where poverty so there
distance regions where poverty so there
distance regions where poverty so there is hate will make more and more people
is hate will make more and more people
is hate will make more and more people and least as an insurgent the world does
and least as an insurgent the world does
and least as an insurgent the world does not need to see how many casualties the
not need to see how many casualties the
not need to see how many casualties the military managed to us cheese in a
military managed to us cheese in a
military managed to us cheese in a confrontation with the FARC the world
confrontation with the FARC the world
confrontation with the FARC the world needs to see stories on how hope managed
needs to see stories on how hope managed
needs to see stories on how hope managed to win over 17,000 courageous the world
to win over 17,000 courageous the world
to win over 17,000 courageous the world needs to hear that hope wins many make
needs to hear that hope wins many make
needs to hear that hope wins many make questions wants ability for solving
questions wants ability for solving
questions wants ability for solving terrorism since it’s widely believed
terrorism since it’s widely believed
terrorism since it’s widely believed that governments are the only
that governments are the only
that governments are the only organizations which float their wealth
organizations which float their wealth
organizations which float their wealth and ability to generate collective
and ability to generate collective
and ability to generate collective action can be fit there as a Mario in
action can be fit there as a Mario in
action can be fit there as a Mario in fact many believe that the key to
fact many believe that the key to
fact many believe that the key to eliminating potential terrorists is by
eliminating potential terrorists is by
eliminating potential terrorists is by creating a new security checkups on
creating a new security checkups on
creating a new security checkups on airports imposing sanctions on foreign
airports imposing sanctions on foreign
airports imposing sanctions on foreign countries or neutralizing or drug and
countries or neutralizing or drug and
countries or neutralizing or drug and warlords still solving this issue can
warlords still solving this issue can
warlords still solving this issue can also depend wildly on us how can a
also depend wildly on us how can a
also depend wildly on us how can a simple individual lower the impact of
simple individual lower the impact of
simple individual lower the impact of terrorism the answer to this is hope
terrorism the answer to this is hope
terrorism the answer to this is hope hope is usually regarded from a
hope is usually regarded from a
hope is usually regarded from a psychological standpoint as a
psychological standpoint as a
psychological standpoint as a game-changer thus if we take the
game-changer thus if we take the
game-changer thus if we take the responsibility of forming a new
responsibility of forming a new
responsibility of forming a new generation into having hope in humanity
generation into having hope in humanity
generation into having hope in humanity will be effectively overcoming the
will be effectively overcoming the
will be effectively overcoming the psychological consequences of terrorism
psychological consequences of terrorism
psychological consequences of terrorism while giving us greater autonomy and
while giving us greater autonomy and
while giving us greater autonomy and consciousness while participating in our
consciousness while participating in our
consciousness while participating in our political apparatus in order to
political apparatus in order to
political apparatus in order to formulate responsible and well thought
formulate responsible and well thought
formulate responsible and well thought government policies that five terrorism
government policies that five terrorism
government policies that five terrorism directly indeed the collective fear
directly indeed the collective fear
directly indeed the collective fear generated by violence and terrorism has
generated by violence and terrorism has
generated by violence and terrorism has acute implications over the development
acute implications over the development
acute implications over the development of our communities still there’s a way
of our communities still there’s a way
of our communities still there’s a way for individuals to fight this intricate
for individuals to fight this intricate
for individuals to fight this intricate phenomena from within themselves the
phenomena from within themselves the
phenomena from within themselves the first step is to proliferate hope
first step is to proliferate hope
first step is to proliferate hope throughout the world people need to
throughout the world people need to
throughout the world people need to learn how to react to violence and fear
learn how to react to violence and fear
learn how to react to violence and fear with objectivity and hope thus
with objectivity and hope thus
with objectivity and hope thus reconciliation the trauma generated by
reconciliation the trauma generated by
reconciliation the trauma generated by the massive attacks and constant stress
the massive attacks and constant stress
the massive attacks and constant stress it’s only after that trauma is
it’s only after that trauma is
it’s only after that trauma is reconciled that we could effectively aim
reconciled that we could effectively aim
reconciled that we could effectively aim at uniting and generating the policies
at uniting and generating the policies
at uniting and generating the policies that will meet that will give us the
that will meet that will give us the
that will meet that will give us the responsibility to tackle this
responsibility to tackle this
responsibility to tackle this disgraceful issue
disgraceful issue
disgraceful issue so remember despite how powerful we
so remember despite how powerful we
so remember despite how powerful we might how powerless we might feel like
might how powerless we might feel like
might how powerless we might feel like ants terrorism we as individuals do have
ants terrorism we as individuals do have
ants terrorism we as individuals do have power we have hope thank you
power we have hope thank you
power we have hope thank you [Applause]
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