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How should we help people | Rohan Raghuraman | TEDxYouth@TCHS


okay can you guys hear me yeah I just

okay can you guys hear me yeah I just want to say I have no poems so I’m sorry

want to say I have no poems so I’m sorry

want to say I have no poems so I’m sorry for that uh let me start off by saying

for that uh let me start off by saying

for that uh let me start off by saying what does a global citizen do should a

what does a global citizen do should a

what does a global citizen do should a global citizen learn all 6500 languages

global citizen learn all 6500 languages

global citizen learn all 6500 languages of this world

of this world

of this world I know too so I’ve only got six thousand

I know too so I’ve only got six thousand

I know too so I’ve only got six thousand four hundred ninety-eight or should a

four hundred ninety-eight or should a

four hundred ninety-eight or should a global citizen apply for all 196

global citizen apply for all 196

global citizen apply for all 196 passports of 196 countries and let me

passports of 196 countries and let me

passports of 196 countries and let me tell you at the indian embassy even we

tell you at the indian embassy even we

tell you at the indian embassy even we indians have problem getting around no a

indians have problem getting around no a

indians have problem getting around no a global citizen merely recognizes him or

global citizen merely recognizes him or

global citizen merely recognizes him or herself to be a part of the world that

herself to be a part of the world that

herself to be a part of the world that we live in regardless of color caste or

we live in regardless of color caste or

we live in regardless of color caste or queen the actions of a global citizen

queen the actions of a global citizen

queen the actions of a global citizen will build the communities values and

will build the communities values and

will build the communities values and principle now a global citizen can do

principle now a global citizen can do

principle now a global citizen can do many many things to build the values of

many many things to build the values of

many many things to build the values of a community they can help the poor they

a community they can help the poor they

a community they can help the poor they can clean the streets etc etc but what

can clean the streets etc etc but what

can clean the streets etc etc but what truly makes a global citizen is his or

truly makes a global citizen is his or

truly makes a global citizen is his or her ability to go out of his or her way

her ability to go out of his or her way

her ability to go out of his or her way to overlook color caste creed or

to overlook color caste creed or

to overlook color caste creed or self-preservation and help someone now

self-preservation and help someone now

self-preservation and help someone now imagine seeing an old lady wanting to

imagine seeing an old lady wanting to

imagine seeing an old lady wanting to cross the road she’s afraid of the

cross the road she’s afraid of the

cross the road she’s afraid of the oncoming traffic will you help her I

oncoming traffic will you help her I

oncoming traffic will you help her I wouldn’t help her why what am I going to

wouldn’t help her why what am I going to

wouldn’t help her why what am I going to get in return

get in return

get in return a candy that’s not enough that’s too

a candy that’s not enough that’s too

a candy that’s not enough that’s too much work for no game whatsoever my

much work for no game whatsoever my

much work for no game whatsoever my topic is the most cliched topic there’s

topic is the most cliched topic there’s

topic is the most cliched topic there’s helping everyone thinks this topic is so

helping everyone thinks this topic is so

helping everyone thinks this topic is so cliche because they know all about it

cliche because they know all about it

cliche because they know all about it already or so they think they do

already or so they think they do

already or so they think they do everyone thinks that should the

everyone thinks that should the

everyone thinks that should the opportunity arise they can run into a

opportunity arise they can run into a

opportunity arise they can run into a telephone booth throw on their capes and

telephone booth throw on their capes and

telephone booth throw on their capes and turn

turn

turn global citizens but let me tell you

global citizens but let me tell you

global citizens but let me tell you helping is neither cliche nor easy had

helping is neither cliche nor easy had

helping is neither cliche nor easy had Rose moved her lazy body just an inch or

Rose moved her lazy body just an inch or

Rose moved her lazy body just an inch or two Jack might have been alive Rose was

two Jack might have been alive Rose was

two Jack might have been alive Rose was not a global citizen helping people does

not a global citizen helping people does

not a global citizen helping people does save lives Rose was a murderer she

save lives Rose was a murderer she

save lives Rose was a murderer she killed Jack but I’ll tell you of a

killed Jack but I’ll tell you of a

killed Jack but I’ll tell you of a situation where helping people did save

situation where helping people did save

situation where helping people did save a life this happened around 14 to 16 odd

a life this happened around 14 to 16 odd

a life this happened around 14 to 16 odd years ago I initially read it on an in

years ago I initially read it on an in

years ago I initially read it on an in an archive of an old newspaper so a

an archive of an old newspaper so a

an archive of an old newspaper so a young family they were they were as a

young family they were they were as a

young family they were they were as a night out here there was a mother a

night out here there was a mother a

night out here there was a mother a father a small baby and the mother

father a small baby and the mother

father a small baby and the mother seemed pregnant so they finished eating

seemed pregnant so they finished eating

seemed pregnant so they finished eating at the restaurant they got on their

at the restaurant they got on their

at the restaurant they got on their kinetic Honda and they had at home they

kinetic Honda and they had at home they

kinetic Honda and they had at home they were you know content with their lives

were you know content with their lives

were you know content with their lives the baby was even laughing as when

the baby was even laughing as when

the baby was even laughing as when tickled his face then they never saw it

tickled his face then they never saw it

tickled his face then they never saw it coming all they did see was the blinding

coming all they did see was the blinding

coming all they did see was the blinding flash of the headlights as the truck

flash of the headlights as the truck

flash of the headlights as the truck rammed him to them the father was thrown

rammed him to them the father was thrown

rammed him to them the father was thrown to one side the mother to another and

to one side the mother to another and

to one side the mother to another and the baby to heaven knows where the

the baby to heaven knows where the

the baby to heaven knows where the mother was first one to wake up she as a

mother was first one to wake up she as a

mother was first one to wake up she as a mother’s instinct would force her she

mother’s instinct would force her she

mother’s instinct would force her she looked for her baby first

looked for her baby first

looked for her baby first she looked less she looked right and

she looked less she looked right and

she looked less she looked right and then seeing the baby she found the baby

then seeing the baby she found the baby

then seeing the baby she found the baby and you know where the baby was on the

and you know where the baby was on the

and you know where the baby was on the side of the road no one even looked gave

side of the road no one even looked gave

side of the road no one even looked gave a second glance to the baby

a second glance to the baby

a second glance to the baby imagine a crying baby wailing on the

imagine a crying baby wailing on the

imagine a crying baby wailing on the road what are you going to do you try to

road what are you going to do you try to

road what are you going to do you try to pick it up look for its mother no one

pick it up look for its mother no one

pick it up look for its mother no one they just walked past she ran to her

they just walked past she ran to her

they just walked past she ran to her baby picked the baby up and she looked

baby picked the baby up and she looked

baby picked the baby up and she looked for her husband and couldn’t she

for her husband and couldn’t she

for her husband and couldn’t she couldn’t find him anywhere you know he

couldn’t find him anywhere you know he

couldn’t find him anywhere you know he he wasn’t up he wasn’t looking for

he wasn’t up he wasn’t looking for

he wasn’t up he wasn’t looking for anyone then she saw a crowd of people

anyone then she saw a crowd of people

anyone then she saw a crowd of people gathered on the other side of the road

gathered on the other side of the road

gathered on the other side of the road she went to that crowd

she went to that crowd

she went to that crowd expecting the worst but hoping for the

expecting the worst but hoping for the

expecting the worst but hoping for the best in that crowd she pushed through

best in that crowd she pushed through

best in that crowd she pushed through and when she looked down she could see a

and when she looked down she could see a

and when she looked down she could see a thick red liquid flowing to her feet

thick red liquid flowing to her feet

thick red liquid flowing to her feet she followed that trail and at the end

she followed that trail and at the end

she followed that trail and at the end of that trail was a disfigured body of

of that trail was a disfigured body of

of that trail was a disfigured body of her husband now at this moment she was

her husband now at this moment she was

her husband now at this moment she was in utter shock she was traumatized she

in utter shock she was traumatized she

in utter shock she was traumatized she grabbed a husband and she was screaming

grabbed a husband and she was screaming

grabbed a husband and she was screaming to the people standing inside help me

to the people standing inside help me

to the people standing inside help me come on help my husband he’s dying

come on help my husband he’s dying

come on help my husband he’s dying please help me no one came why should

please help me no one came why should

please help me no one came why should they come it’s only more hassle for them

they come it’s only more hassle for them

they come it’s only more hassle for them there’s court calls police

there’s court calls police

there’s court calls police investigations etc etc they don’t have

investigations etc etc they don’t have

investigations etc etc they don’t have to come

to come

to come some people even thought he’s not my

some people even thought he’s not my

some people even thought he’s not my caste I don’t want to touch him no one

caste I don’t want to touch him no one

caste I don’t want to touch him no one came she she literally went to the side

came she she literally went to the side

came she she literally went to the side of the the road where the people stood

of the the road where the people stood

of the the road where the people stood she grabbed the men by the shots and

she grabbed the men by the shots and

she grabbed the men by the shots and said come help me please help me my

said come help me please help me my

said come help me please help me my husband is dying

husband is dying

husband is dying no one budged then out of that madam

no one budged then out of that madam

no one budged then out of that madam crowd came a man a boy Prashant was his

crowd came a man a boy Prashant was his

crowd came a man a boy Prashant was his name he he pushed through the car he

name he he pushed through the car he

name he he pushed through the car he didn’t care about anything he pushed

didn’t care about anything he pushed

didn’t care about anything he pushed through he went to the man and without

through he went to the man and without

through he went to the man and without thinking twice he went grabbed the man

thinking twice he went grabbed the man

thinking twice he went grabbed the man up his shirt all wrinkled everything he

up his shirt all wrinkled everything he

up his shirt all wrinkled everything he the blood splashing on a shirt he

the blood splashing on a shirt he

the blood splashing on a shirt he grabbed a man and held a hill for an

grabbed a man and held a hill for an

grabbed a man and held a hill for an auto rickshaw and now these are vehicles

auto rickshaw and now these are vehicles

auto rickshaw and now these are vehicles when you want them the most they’re

when you want them the most they’re

when you want them the most they’re nowhere to be found when we don’t want

nowhere to be found when we don’t want

nowhere to be found when we don’t want them they’re everywhere he’s so he

them they’re everywhere he’s so he

them they’re everywhere he’s so he hailed the auto rickshaw he put the man

hailed the auto rickshaw he put the man

hailed the auto rickshaw he put the man inside and he put the woman inside the

inside and he put the woman inside the

inside and he put the woman inside the baby as well and on the side of the auto

baby as well and on the side of the auto

baby as well and on the side of the auto rickshaw he saw something was there he

rickshaw he saw something was there he

rickshaw he saw something was there he wondered it was a dark night and he

wondered it was a dark night and he

wondered it was a dark night and he looked closer he went for a closer look

looked closer he went for a closer look

looked closer he went for a closer look and what he saw then scarred him for the

and what he saw then scarred him for the

and what he saw then scarred him for the rest of his life what he saw then was

rest of his life what he saw then was

rest of his life what he saw then was the dangling leg of that man

the dangling leg of that man

the dangling leg of that man it was literally hanging on the side of

it was literally hanging on the side of

it was literally hanging on the side of the auto rickshaw but press on without

the auto rickshaw but press on without

the auto rickshaw but press on without any fear without any hesitation

any fear without any hesitation

any fear without any hesitation whatsoever took him and place the next

whatsoever took him and place the next

whatsoever took him and place the next day man

day man

day man now Prashant he didn’t wait for that

now Prashant he didn’t wait for that

now Prashant he didn’t wait for that order to go so he can follow in another

order to go so he can follow in another

order to go so he can follow in another auto he stood next to the driver he had

auto he stood next to the driver he had

auto he stood next to the driver he had hung on and he went to the nearest

hung on and he went to the nearest

hung on and he went to the nearest hospital at the hospital

hospital at the hospital

hospital at the hospital there nearly ten emergency doctors

there nearly ten emergency doctors

there nearly ten emergency doctors worked on this man for 12 hours there

worked on this man for 12 hours there

worked on this man for 12 hours there were plastic surgeons face your

were plastic surgeons face your

were plastic surgeons face your maxillary surgeons cardiologists

maxillary surgeons cardiologists

maxillary surgeons cardiologists orthopedics and all different kinds of

orthopedics and all different kinds of

orthopedics and all different kinds of ER specialists as the operation went on

ER specialists as the operation went on

ER specialists as the operation went on the family started pouring in for

the family started pouring in for

the family started pouring in for support as the operation finished the

support as the operation finished the

support as the operation finished the man’s mother came in as well and she

man’s mother came in as well and she

man’s mother came in as well and she went to a daughter-in-law and she asked

went to a daughter-in-law and she asked

went to a daughter-in-law and she asked where’s my son you know she’s an old

where’s my son you know she’s an old

where’s my son you know she’s an old lady so news takes some time to reach

lady so news takes some time to reach

lady so news takes some time to reach her she asked where’s my son I heard

her she asked where’s my son I heard

her she asked where’s my son I heard something happen and the lady pointed to

something happen and the lady pointed to

something happen and the lady pointed to the ICU ward there are four rooms in the

the ICU ward there are four rooms in the

the ICU ward there are four rooms in the ICU ward she pointed the icy world and

ICU ward she pointed the icy world and

ICU ward she pointed the icy world and the mother-in-law ran straight away not

the mother-in-law ran straight away not

the mother-in-law ran straight away not waiting for any further instructions she

waiting for any further instructions she

waiting for any further instructions she went she looked through room number one

went she looked through room number one

went she looked through room number one no rule number two rule no.3 no no one’s

no rule number two rule no.3 no no one’s

no rule number two rule no.3 no no one’s even there

even there

even there rule number four most no she came back

rule number four most no she came back

rule number four most no she came back to the lady and she asked where my son’s

to the lady and she asked where my son’s

to the lady and she asked where my son’s isn’t in any of them where is he

isn’t in any of them where is he

isn’t in any of them where is he the lady took her mother-in-law by her

the lady took her mother-in-law by her

the lady took her mother-in-law by her hand and took her to the second nice

hand and took her to the second nice

hand and took her to the second nice room and he said that’s your son the

room and he said that’s your son the

room and he said that’s your son the mother-in-law at this moment having

mother-in-law at this moment having

mother-in-law at this moment having realized that she couldn’t even

realized that she couldn’t even

realized that she couldn’t even recognize her own son dropped to her

recognize her own son dropped to her

recognize her own son dropped to her knees and started crying now that man

knees and started crying now that man

knees and started crying now that man because of Prashant he is still lively

because of Prashant he is still lively

because of Prashant he is still lively and in fact he lives and works in the

and in fact he lives and works in the

and in fact he lives and works in the UAE which is how I was able to get such

UAE which is how I was able to get such

UAE which is how I was able to get such detailed information I I even called him

detailed information I I even called him

detailed information I I even called him here

here

here can you please stand up sir and madam

can you please stand up sir and madam

can you please stand up sir and madam and where’s the Wellsburg the baby that

and where’s the Wellsburg the baby that

and where’s the Wellsburg the baby that was in the stomach she’s not here and

was in the stomach she’s not here and

was in the stomach she’s not here and the baby that was on the road

because of one man because of one global

because of one man because of one global citizen my family’s here today I’m I’m

citizen my family’s here today I’m I’m

citizen my family’s here today I’m I’m standing on the stage and I’m talking to

standing on the stage and I’m talking to

standing on the stage and I’m talking to you today because of him I am a

you today because of him I am a

you today because of him I am a testament to what helping can do when

testament to what helping can do when

testament to what helping can do when after year after everything happened we

after year after everything happened we

after year after everything happened we went to we went looking for Prashant

went to we went looking for Prashant

went to we went looking for Prashant we found him even and we went with gifts

we found him even and we went with gifts

we found him even and we went with gifts you know where the shirt pant was not we

you know where the shirt pant was not we

you know where the shirt pant was not we went to thank him he said no don’t and

went to thank him he said no don’t and

went to thank him he said no don’t and what we learned from him was that when

what we learned from him was that when

what we learned from him was that when you want to help someone don’t think

you want to help someone don’t think

you want to help someone don’t think about the consequences don’t think about

about the consequences don’t think about

about the consequences don’t think about what caste or color or creed you’re

what caste or color or creed you’re

what caste or color or creed you’re helping don’t even think about the

helping don’t even think about the

helping don’t even think about the benefits of helping him just go and help

benefits of helping him just go and help

benefits of helping him just go and help because if one group Buddhism saved a

because if one group Buddhism saved a

because if one group Buddhism saved a family’s life it does matter it mattered

family’s life it does matter it mattered

family’s life it does matter it mattered to my family it matters to me

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