let me tell you a little bit about myself I grew up in Seattle Washington I
myself I grew up in Seattle Washington I
myself I grew up in Seattle Washington I went to the University of Washington I
went to the University of Washington I
went to the University of Washington I studied business now I’m a comedian
studied business now I’m a comedian
studied business now I’m a comedian my parents are ticked school-bell
my parents are ticked school-bell
my parents are ticked school-bell classroom how does that make you feel
classroom how does that make you feel
classroom how does that make you feel when you hear that whoa
when you hear that whoa
when you hear that whoa hello bitterness well you guys responded
hello bitterness well you guys responded
hello bitterness well you guys responded I’ve asked a ton of people that question
I’ve asked a ton of people that question
I’ve asked a ton of people that question the answer is never good when you hear
the answer is never good when you hear
the answer is never good when you hear it is it I get anxiety nausea anger
it is it I get anxiety nausea anger
it is it I get anxiety nausea anger sadness and why do we put ourselves
sadness and why do we put ourselves
sadness and why do we put ourselves through this we spent a third of our
through this we spent a third of our
through this we spent a third of our lives twenty years if you count
lives twenty years if you count
lives twenty years if you count preschool in college too when you get
preschool in college too when you get
preschool in college too when you get out and there’s no guarantee you guys
out and there’s no guarantee you guys
out and there’s no guarantee you guys are gonna make it when you get out
holder ladies laughing at that one there
holder ladies laughing at that one there is no guarantee you’re gonna make it
is no guarantee you’re gonna make it
is no guarantee you’re gonna make it when you get out I’ve been out for 20
when you get out I’ve been out for 20
when you get out I’ve been out for 20 years and I realized the teachers did
years and I realized the teachers did
years and I realized the teachers did not teach us the right stuff they did
not teach us the right stuff they did
not teach us the right stuff they did not once if I used a quadratic equation
not once if I used a quadratic equation
not once if I used a quadratic equation I’ve never climbed a rope outside of gym
I’ve never climbed a rope outside of gym
I’ve never climbed a rope outside of gym class the last thing I want to do when I
class the last thing I want to do when I
class the last thing I want to do when I hear a fire alarm is getting a
hear a fire alarm is getting a
hear a fire alarm is getting a single-file line and not talk 20 years
single-file line and not talk 20 years
single-file line and not talk 20 years of your life in school not one minute on
of your life in school not one minute on
of your life in school not one minute on how to actually have a successful
how to actually have a successful
how to actually have a successful relationship with your spouse not one
relationship with your spouse not one
relationship with your spouse not one minute on how to raise a child
minute on how to raise a child
minute on how to raise a child successfully they’re crazy
so I’m going to show you guys i will
so I’m going to show you guys i will teach you for all the things they’re not
teach you for all the things they’re not
teach you for all the things they’re not teaching you okay i’m going to show you
teaching you okay i’m going to show you
teaching you okay i’m going to show you this is how your life goes down and what
this is how your life goes down and what
this is how your life goes down and what your teachers are not teaching you in
your teachers are not teaching you in
your teachers are not teaching you in school all right and i don’t care who
school all right and i don’t care who
school all right and i don’t care who you are or where you’re from everybody
you are or where you’re from everybody
you are or where you’re from everybody has the same life it’s the same thing it
has the same life it’s the same thing it
has the same life it’s the same thing it starts out at about age sixteen sixteen
starts out at about age sixteen sixteen
starts out at about age sixteen sixteen you say to yourself for the first time
you say to yourself for the first time
you say to yourself for the first time oh i need to get a job one day so i’m
oh i need to get a job one day so i’m
oh i need to get a job one day so i’m gonna have to work real hard at a skill
gonna have to work real hard at a skill
gonna have to work real hard at a skill to make money but you know what i want
to make money but you know what i want
to make money but you know what i want to make a lot of money so i’m gonna work
to make a lot of money so i’m gonna work
to make a lot of money so i’m gonna work and work and work for years to become an
and work and work for years to become an
and work and work for years to become an expert at a skill and then one day out
expert at a skill and then one day out
expert at a skill and then one day out of the blue I get a relationship going
of the blue I get a relationship going
of the blue I get a relationship going [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] now I’ve got to keep the job going cuz
now I’ve got to keep the job going cuz
now I’ve got to keep the job going cuz she needs a lot of money but now not
she needs a lot of money but now not
she needs a lot of money but now not only do I have to be an expert at my job
only do I have to be an expert at my job
only do I have to be an expert at my job all of a sudden I have to be an expert
all of a sudden I have to be an expert
all of a sudden I have to be an expert at relationships this is hard she wants
at relationships this is hard she wants
at relationships this is hard she wants me to be masculine yet sensitive I don’t
me to be masculine yet sensitive I don’t
me to be masculine yet sensitive I don’t know if I’m supposed to be Tom Cruise or
know if I’m supposed to be Tom Cruise or
know if I’m supposed to be Tom Cruise or Tom Cruise then we bought a house now I
Tom Cruise then we bought a house now I
Tom Cruise then we bought a house now I have to be a plumber I have to be an
have to be a plumber I have to be an
have to be a plumber I have to be an electrician I have to be a landscape
electrician I have to be a landscape
electrician I have to be a landscape artist I have to be an expert at taxes
artist I have to be an expert at taxes
artist I have to be an expert at taxes now we have children now I’m a doctor
now we have children now I’m a doctor
now we have children now I’m a doctor I’m a mentor I’m a theologian and all of
I’m a mentor I’m a theologian and all of
I’m a mentor I’m a theologian and all of a sudden I hear from my wife honey I
a sudden I hear from my wife honey I
a sudden I hear from my wife honey I don’t get enough attention there is no
don’t get enough attention there is no
don’t get enough attention there is no time oh there’s the bell right there how
time oh there’s the bell right there how
time oh there’s the bell right there how did that Bell make you feel not so good
did that Bell make you feel not so good
did that Bell make you feel not so good perhaps this time same Bell this time
perhaps this time same Bell this time
perhaps this time same Bell this time it’s a recess Bell now how do you feel
it’s a recess Bell now how do you feel
let’s have some fun you want to have a
let’s have some fun you want to have a fun recess croquet yes awesome
fun recess croquet yes awesome
fun recess croquet yes awesome awesome I got a new thing I want to show
awesome I got a new thing I want to show
awesome I got a new thing I want to show you guys you guys are awesome watch
you guys you guys are awesome watch
you guys you guys are awesome watch closely
closely
closely once closely I got a ping-pong ball here
once closely I got a ping-pong ball here
once closely I got a ping-pong ball here my mouth up here ping pong ball my mouth
my mouth up here ping pong ball my mouth
my mouth up here ping pong ball my mouth watch closely here we go I’m gonna fit
watch closely here we go I’m gonna fit
watch closely here we go I’m gonna fit your ball in the air now for you
[Applause]
[Applause] there we go it’s a living here we go
[Applause]
[Applause] come on
come on
come on [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] there’s a bell back to class
[Applause]
[Applause] I know I know look at this look at this
I know I know look at this look at this
I know I know look at this look at this say to the class no fun work classroom
say to the class no fun work classroom
say to the class no fun work classroom crazy why did I spend 20 years of my
crazy why did I spend 20 years of my
crazy why did I spend 20 years of my life doing this when I think about it no
life doing this when I think about it no
life doing this when I think about it no joke my life is based on what I learned
joke my life is based on what I learned
joke my life is based on what I learned at recess in the fifth grade
at recess in the fifth grade
at recess in the fifth grade I’m not kidding that’s where I learned
I’m not kidding that’s where I learned
I’m not kidding that’s where I learned how to juggle and that is my career now
how to juggle and that is my career now
how to juggle and that is my career now my life is based on what I learned at
my life is based on what I learned at
my life is based on what I learned at recess I don’t use anything I learned in
recess I don’t use anything I learned in
recess I don’t use anything I learned in the classroom isn’t that crazy I learned
the classroom isn’t that crazy I learned
the classroom isn’t that crazy I learned how to juggle at recess I went on and at
how to juggle at recess I went on and at
how to juggle at recess I went on and at 15 years old I set a world record on the
15 years old I set a world record on the
15 years old I set a world record on the Jerry Lewis telethon for juggling at 19
Jerry Lewis telethon for juggling at 19
Jerry Lewis telethon for juggling at 19 years old I took fourth in the world in
years old I took fourth in the world in
years old I took fourth in the world in an international competition went on to
an international competition went on to
an international competition went on to have a great career as an entertainer
have a great career as an entertainer
have a great career as an entertainer don’t use anything from the classroom
don’t use anything from the classroom
don’t use anything from the classroom all from the playground and when you
all from the playground and when you
all from the playground and when you really think about it I think the way we
really think about it I think the way we
really think about it I think the way we played on the playground shaped what we
played on the playground shaped what we
played on the playground shaped what we chose to do for a living I found some
chose to do for a living I found some
chose to do for a living I found some old home movies of me on the playground
old home movies of me on the playground
old home movies of me on the playground and I found out all my friends grew up
and I found out all my friends grew up
and I found out all my friends grew up and chose the careers you would expect
and chose the careers you would expect
and chose the careers you would expect by how they played you want to take a
by how they played you want to take a
by how they played you want to take a look okay here we go
look okay here we go
look okay here we go right here Oh first guy was the bully in
right here Oh first guy was the bully in
right here Oh first guy was the bully in school he’s punching the other kid in
school he’s punching the other kid in
school he’s punching the other kid in the back chasing him he’s now in
the back chasing him he’s now in
the back chasing him he’s now in management Oh
dodgeball that was Doug floating he
dodgeball that was Doug floating he loved to hurt other people look he wings
loved to hurt other people look he wings
loved to hurt other people look he wings the ball in and then he laughs when he
the ball in and then he laughs when he
the ball in and then he laughs when he hurts them he loved it when he heard
hurts them he loved it when he heard
hurts them he loved it when he heard people he’s now a dentist oh my word
people he’s now a dentist oh my word
people he’s now a dentist oh my word Stephen Huntley’s his glasses every day
Stephen Huntley’s his glasses every day
Stephen Huntley’s his glasses every day get him while he’s down nail him while
get him while he’s down nail him while
get him while he’s down nail him while he can’t see pick on the weak he’s now
he can’t see pick on the weak he’s now
he can’t see pick on the weak he’s now an air traffic controller
look at that Julie green just got hit by
look at that Julie green just got hit by the ball and she keeps denying it look
the ball and she keeps denying it look
the ball and she keeps denying it look at that she was hit by the ball again
at that she was hit by the ball again
at that she was hit by the ball again they’re telling her she’s wrong and she
they’re telling her she’s wrong and she
they’re telling her she’s wrong and she keeps denying it she’s now a lawyer how
keeps denying it she’s now a lawyer how
keeps denying it she’s now a lawyer how about that huh pretty funny right she is
about that huh pretty funny right she is
about that huh pretty funny right she is a lawyer and I am a juggler recess was
a lawyer and I am a juggler recess was
a lawyer and I am a juggler recess was crazy though wasn’t it wasn’t recess
crazy though wasn’t it wasn’t recess
crazy though wasn’t it wasn’t recess crazy do you miss it you do don’t you
crazy do you miss it you do don’t you
crazy do you miss it you do don’t you I felt alive at recess I felt so alive
I felt alive at recess I felt so alive
I felt alive at recess I felt so alive because remember we ran out to recess
because remember we ran out to recess
because remember we ran out to recess but we walked back in
but we walked back in
but we walked back in why don’t we treat every day of our
why don’t we treat every day of our
why don’t we treat every day of our lives like it’s recess I think we should
lives like it’s recess I think we should
lives like it’s recess I think we should I’m not the only guy thinking this way
I’m not the only guy thinking this way
I’m not the only guy thinking this way change agent and author David Baum says
change agent and author David Baum says
change agent and author David Baum says this a company that has fun where
this a company that has fun where
this a company that has fun where employees put cartoons on the wall and
employees put cartoons on the wall and
employees put cartoons on the wall and celebrate a spirited and creative is
celebrate a spirited and creative is
celebrate a spirited and creative is usually more profitable what a company
usually more profitable what a company
usually more profitable what a company that’s more fun is more profitable you
that’s more fun is more profitable you
that’s more fun is more profitable you mean I can have a career be successful
mean I can have a career be successful
mean I can have a career be successful and have fun and you know what a lot of
and have fun and you know what a lot of
and have fun and you know what a lot of fortune 500 companies are now adopting
fortune 500 companies are now adopting
fortune 500 companies are now adopting this into their culture check these
this into their culture check these
this into their culture check these pictures out this is Google Zurich that
pictures out this is Google Zurich that
pictures out this is Google Zurich that is a slide in the middle of office in
is a slide in the middle of office in
is a slide in the middle of office in Google Zurich how cool would that be
Google Zurich how cool would that be
Google Zurich how cool would that be like let’s take the elevator no way I’m
like let’s take the elevator no way I’m
like let’s take the elevator no way I’m taking the slide we got to go upstairs I
taking the slide we got to go upstairs I
taking the slide we got to go upstairs I don’t care I’m climbing up the slide I
don’t care I’m climbing up the slide I
don’t care I’m climbing up the slide I would use it constantly oh I got to
would use it constantly oh I got to
would use it constantly oh I got to check this one out this is Google Dublin
check this one out this is Google Dublin
check this one out this is Google Dublin look how bright and vibrant the colors
look how bright and vibrant the colors
look how bright and vibrant the colors they are giant beanbag chairs look how
they are giant beanbag chairs look how
they are giant beanbag chairs look how creative the lighting is in the art on
creative the lighting is in the art on
creative the lighting is in the art on the wall do you think that makes their
the wall do you think that makes their
the wall do you think that makes their employees more creative I bet it does
employees more creative I bet it does
employees more creative I bet it does check this one out this is Google Docs
check this one out this is Google Docs
check this one out this is Google Docs that is called the fun floor who
that is called the fun floor who
that is called the fun floor who wouldn’t want to work there right oh my
wouldn’t want to work there right oh my
wouldn’t want to work there right oh my gosh and you’d think oh maybe Google’s
gosh and you’d think oh maybe Google’s
gosh and you’d think oh maybe Google’s losing money because everybody’s goofing
losing money because everybody’s goofing
losing money because everybody’s goofing off no I think Google actually is onto
off no I think Google actually is onto
off no I think Google actually is onto something here I think they get more
something here I think they get more
something here I think they get more productivity out of their employees by
productivity out of their employees by
productivity out of their employees by doing this right let me tell you guys a
doing this right let me tell you guys a
doing this right let me tell you guys a little secret here I don’t know if you
little secret here I don’t know if you
little secret here I don’t know if you know this at the age of four a
know this at the age of four a
know this at the age of four a four-year-old laughs up to 300 times a
four-year-old laughs up to 300 times a
four-year-old laughs up to 300 times a day those are my kids right there
day those are my kids right there
day those are my kids right there laughing all the time as kids 300 times
laughing all the time as kids 300 times
laughing all the time as kids 300 times a day as a kid by the time you are 40 it
a day as a kid by the time you are 40 it
a day as a kid by the time you are 40 it turns into 15 15 times a day what
turns into 15 15 times a day what
turns into 15 15 times a day what happened where did the laughter go and I
happened where did the laughter go and I
happened where did the laughter go and I started thinking about you know what a
started thinking about you know what a
started thinking about you know what a four-year-old doesn’t it’s life is just
four-year-old doesn’t it’s life is just
four-year-old doesn’t it’s life is just recess that’s all they do is have fun
recess that’s all they do is have fun
recess that’s all they do is have fun you get to school and it’s work work
you get to school and it’s work work
you get to school and it’s work work work we got recess for a little bit work
work we got recess for a little bit work
work we got recess for a little bit work work work
work work
work work recess for a little bit now in high
recess for a little bit now in high
recess for a little bit now in high school you guys don’t have recess by the
school you guys don’t have recess by the
school you guys don’t have recess by the time you’re an adult it’s never gonna
time you’re an adult it’s never gonna
time you’re an adult it’s never gonna happen and I think that’s why adults
happen and I think that’s why adults
happen and I think that’s why adults invented Las Vegas
well right but fun is important research
well right but fun is important research is now showing how important fun is
is now showing how important fun is
is now showing how important fun is check this out from help guide org
check this out from help guide org
check this out from help guide org laughter is a powerful antidote to
laughter is a powerful antidote to
laughter is a powerful antidote to stress pain and conflict
stress pain and conflict
stress pain and conflict nothing works faster or more dependably
nothing works faster or more dependably
nothing works faster or more dependably to bring your mind and body back into
to bring your mind and body back into
to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh humor lightens
balance than a good laugh humor lightens
balance than a good laugh humor lightens your burdens inspires your hopes
your burdens inspires your hopes
your burdens inspires your hopes connects you to others
connects you to others
connects you to others keeps you grounded focused and alert and
keeps you grounded focused and alert and
keeps you grounded focused and alert and I know a lot of you are buying this and
I know a lot of you are buying this and
I know a lot of you are buying this and going that’s great and some of you are
going that’s great and some of you are
going that’s great and some of you are sitting there going well run that’s
sitting there going well run that’s
sitting there going well run that’s really easy for you to say just have fun
really easy for you to say just have fun
really easy for you to say just have fun and be recessed and be crazy because
and be recessed and be crazy because
and be recessed and be crazy because you’re a comedian that’s what you do I’m
you’re a comedian that’s what you do I’m
you’re a comedian that’s what you do I’m saying you can do it in any job you want
saying you can do it in any job you want
saying you can do it in any job you want like let’s pick them what’s the most
like let’s pick them what’s the most
like let’s pick them what’s the most boring job in the world accounting
boring job in the world accounting
boring job in the world accounting accounting right just a bunch of numbers
accounting right just a bunch of numbers
accounting right just a bunch of numbers how do you have fun with numbers let’s
how do you have fun with numbers let’s
how do you have fun with numbers let’s have some fun with some numbers right
have some fun with some numbers right
have some fun with some numbers right over here okay
over here okay
over here okay what could the numbers be 9 minus 6 is 3
what could the numbers be 9 minus 6 is 3
what could the numbers be 9 minus 6 is 3 what could the number 3 be how about the
what could the number 3 be how about the
what could the number 3 be how about the degree of burn on my thigh after my
degree of burn on my thigh after my
degree of burn on my thigh after my Samsung Galaxy blew up how about that
Samsung Galaxy blew up how about that
Samsung Galaxy blew up how about that two times 112 that’d be 224 how about
two times 112 that’d be 224 how about
two times 112 that’d be 224 how about the average SAT score from a student at
the average SAT score from a student at
the average SAT score from a student at Westlake
did we hit a nerve Oh three and three
did we hit a nerve Oh three and three that says six what could that be the
that says six what could that be the
that says six what could that be the number of times I had to explain this
number of times I had to explain this
number of times I had to explain this last joke at Westlake and then some of
last joke at Westlake and then some of
last joke at Westlake and then some of you are going well Ron well Ron you
you are going well Ron well Ron you
you are going well Ron well Ron you can’t always have fun then you know I go
can’t always have fun then you know I go
can’t always have fun then you know I go will where and they go well how about at
will where and they go well how about at
will where and they go well how about at a Funeral and I go yeah what are the
a Funeral and I go yeah what are the
a Funeral and I go yeah what are the first three letters of the word
all seriousness though when I been at
all seriousness though when I been at funerals I’ve actually had some of the
funerals I’ve actually had some of the
funerals I’ve actually had some of the biggest laughs of my life and I think
biggest laughs of my life and I think
biggest laughs of my life and I think it’s because your emotions are connected
it’s because your emotions are connected
it’s because your emotions are connected you are emotionally grounded there and
you are emotionally grounded there and
you are emotionally grounded there and then somebody says something and it hits
then somebody says something and it hits
then somebody says something and it hits you so hard it’s a big laugh and that’s
you so hard it’s a big laugh and that’s
you so hard it’s a big laugh and that’s just like it recess you remember
just like it recess you remember
just like it recess you remember everything at recess because you were
everything at recess because you were
everything at recess because you were emotionally engaged you had adrenaline
emotionally engaged you had adrenaline
emotionally engaged you had adrenaline going you remember the rules of the game
going you remember the rules of the game
going you remember the rules of the game you remember who was playing and you
you remember who was playing and you
you remember who was playing and you remember who was a jerk but you got back
remember who was a jerk but you got back
remember who was a jerk but you got back into classroom where you weren’t
into classroom where you weren’t
into classroom where you weren’t emotionally connected and it all just
emotionally connected and it all just
emotionally connected and it all just went away
went away
went away think of your favorite teacher right now
think of your favorite teacher right now
think of your favorite teacher right now who is your favorite teacher I guarantee
who is your favorite teacher I guarantee
who is your favorite teacher I guarantee you they’re either funny don’t say
you they’re either funny don’t say
you they’re either funny don’t say they’re either funny or or they’re
they’re either funny or or they’re
they’re either funny or or they’re energetic one or the other could get you
energetic one or the other could get you
energetic one or the other could get you emotionally involved well Ron you know
emotionally involved well Ron you know
emotionally involved well Ron you know you can have fun and all that but you
you can have fun and all that but you
you can have fun and all that but you can’t have fun at a time of extreme pain
can’t have fun at a time of extreme pain
can’t have fun at a time of extreme pain oh yeah
oh yeah
oh yeah here’s how my family dealt with it right
here’s how my family dealt with it right
here’s how my family dealt with it right here yes it is what you’re thinking that
here yes it is what you’re thinking that
here yes it is what you’re thinking that is my wife giving birth on the right I’m
is my wife giving birth on the right I’m
is my wife giving birth on the right I’m standing on the left it’s 3:30 4:00 in
standing on the left it’s 3:30 4:00 in
standing on the left it’s 3:30 4:00 in the afternoon my daughter was born at
the afternoon my daughter was born at
the afternoon my daughter was born at 336 two minutes from now my wife just
336 two minutes from now my wife just
336 two minutes from now my wife just finished contractions she’s in pain
finished contractions she’s in pain
finished contractions she’s in pain let’s see how funny I am she’s laughing
let’s see how funny I am she’s laughing
let’s see how funny I am she’s laughing she’s giving birth and laughing that’s
she’s giving birth and laughing that’s
she’s giving birth and laughing that’s not supposed to happen but you know what
not supposed to happen but you know what
not supposed to happen but you know what happens with laughter it becomes
happens with laughter it becomes
happens with laughter it becomes contagious jump start flying around the
contagious jump start flying around the
contagious jump start flying around the horn I’m not kidding the doctor makes a
horn I’m not kidding the doctor makes a
horn I’m not kidding the doctor makes a joke you can’t hear it and then the
joke you can’t hear it and then the
joke you can’t hear it and then the nurse is gonna make a joke listen to
nurse is gonna make a joke listen to
nurse is gonna make a joke listen to this my dad is so busy and then my wife
this my dad is so busy and then my wife
this my dad is so busy and then my wife has the last joke
right there that’s not supposed to
right there that’s not supposed to happen in the extreme pain but then
happen in the extreme pain but then
happen in the extreme pain but then watch here it is two minutes later my
watch here it is two minutes later my
watch here it is two minutes later my life is forever changed look at that
life is forever changed look at that
life is forever changed look at that it’s now it’s now my wife my daughter
it’s now it’s now my wife my daughter
it’s now it’s now my wife my daughter and me it’s my wife my daughter and me I
and me it’s my wife my daughter and me I
and me it’s my wife my daughter and me I got a team now I’ve got my own team just
got a team now I’ve got my own team just
got a team now I’ve got my own team just like it recess we were always picking
like it recess we were always picking
like it recess we were always picking teams were we remember what it was like
teams were we remember what it was like
teams were we remember what it was like to be the first pick and how great that
to be the first pick and how great that
to be the first pick and how great that was remember how horrible it was to be
was remember how horrible it was to be
was remember how horrible it was to be the last pick don’t ever let the people
the last pick don’t ever let the people
the last pick don’t ever let the people you love feel like they’re the last pick
you love feel like they’re the last pick
you love feel like they’re the last pick not your family not your friends not
not your family not your friends not
not your family not your friends not your colleagues recess can I tell you
your colleagues recess can I tell you
your colleagues recess can I tell you guys another trick can I show you a
guys another trick can I show you a
guys another trick can I show you a trick okay okay I’ve been working on
trick okay okay I’ve been working on
trick okay okay I’ve been working on this for a while I hope it works
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– [Applause]
I’d like to thank Jay Leno for teaching
I’d like to thank Jay Leno for teaching me how to do that trick
how cool is that for a recess pretty
how cool is that for a recess pretty cool isn’t life great man always
cool isn’t life great man always
cool isn’t life great man always treating life like recess and having fun
treating life like recess and having fun
treating life like recess and having fun and goofing off and that’s kind of been
and goofing off and that’s kind of been
and goofing off and that’s kind of been my life but there was one time in my
my life but there was one time in my
my life but there was one time in my life there was that probably wasn’t the
life there was that probably wasn’t the
life there was that probably wasn’t the easiest to have fun was the year my
easiest to have fun was the year my
easiest to have fun was the year my father died I was seven years old and
father died I was seven years old and
father died I was seven years old and that’s a tough age I don’t know
that’s a tough age I don’t know
that’s a tough age I don’t know sure there’s somebody in here who’s gone
sure there’s somebody in here who’s gone
sure there’s somebody in here who’s gone through that and I know what you went
through that and I know what you went
through that and I know what you went through or you might be going through it
through or you might be going through it
through or you might be going through it right now and I understand I’m the baby
right now and I understand I’m the baby
right now and I understand I’m the baby of eight kids and God blessed me with
of eight kids and God blessed me with
of eight kids and God blessed me with great parents because two of the kids in
great parents because two of the kids in
great parents because two of the kids in my family were adopted
my family were adopted
my family were adopted well my parents never told us which
well my parents never told us which
well my parents never told us which witch to battle mess you up
witch to battle mess you up
witch to battle mess you up talking that over with my brother lee
talking that over with my brother lee
talking that over with my brother lee fong and
he thought it was Abdul Elijah it was
he thought it was Abdul Elijah it was between them
you know I didn’t really know my dad
you know I didn’t really know my dad very well I was so young and he wasn’t
very well I was so young and he wasn’t
very well I was so young and he wasn’t around not cuz he didn’t want to be but
around not cuz he didn’t want to be but
around not cuz he didn’t want to be but he had to work really really hard to
he had to work really really hard to
he had to work really really hard to support all those kids so my dad would
support all those kids so my dad would
support all those kids so my dad would usually leave before I got up in the
usually leave before I got up in the
usually leave before I got up in the morning and come home after I went to
morning and come home after I went to
morning and come home after I went to bed but what I do remember of my dad was
bed but what I do remember of my dad was
bed but what I do remember of my dad was when he was around me we played we just
when he was around me we played we just
when he was around me we played we just played he would get all the kids in the
played he would get all the kids in the
played he would get all the kids in the neighborhood and make a baseball game
neighborhood and make a baseball game
neighborhood and make a baseball game one time actually the pool down the
one time actually the pool down the
one time actually the pool down the street where we all swim he actually got
street where we all swim he actually got
street where we all swim he actually got them to stop Adult Swim so 10 of us
them to stop Adult Swim so 10 of us
them to stop Adult Swim so 10 of us could play ball tag of course he wanted
could play ball tag of course he wanted
could play ball tag of course he wanted to play too cuz he loved to play but I
to play too cuz he loved to play but I
to play too cuz he loved to play but I couldn’t believe he actually got them to
couldn’t believe he actually got them to
couldn’t believe he actually got them to stop Adult Swim he just loved to play my
stop Adult Swim he just loved to play my
stop Adult Swim he just loved to play my favorite game was a game called kick the
favorite game was a game called kick the
favorite game was a game called kick the can cuz you could play til way till
can cuz you could play til way till
can cuz you could play til way till after dark and that way I got my dad
after dark and that way I got my dad
after dark and that way I got my dad just a little bit longer I recently went
just a little bit longer I recently went
just a little bit longer I recently went through his desk and I found this poem
through his desk and I found this poem
through his desk and I found this poem and I read the poem over and I went man
and I read the poem over and I went man
and I read the poem over and I went man that’s how my dad lived his life the
that’s how my dad lived his life the
that’s how my dad lived his life the poem goes like this the master in the
poem goes like this the master in the
poem goes like this the master in the art of living draws no distinction
art of living draws no distinction
art of living draws no distinction between his work and his play his labor
between his work and his play his labor
between his work and his play his labor and his leisure his mind in his body his
and his leisure his mind in his body his
and his leisure his mind in his body his education and his recreation his love
education and his recreation his love
education and his recreation his love and his religion he hardly knows which
and his religion he hardly knows which
and his religion he hardly knows which is which he simply pursues his vision of
is which he simply pursues his vision of
is which he simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing
excellence through whatever he is doing
excellence through whatever he is doing and leaves it up to others to decide
and leaves it up to others to decide
and leaves it up to others to decide whether he is working or playing to
whether he is working or playing to
whether he is working or playing to himself he’s always doing both so if I
himself he’s always doing both so if I
himself he’s always doing both so if I could leave you guys with anything it
could leave you guys with anything it
could leave you guys with anything it would be this we ran to recess but we
would be this we ran to recess but we
would be this we ran to recess but we walked back in so next time you hear
walked back in so next time you hear
walked back in so next time you hear that Bell and you will it’s coming which
that Bell and you will it’s coming which
that Bell and you will it’s coming which one are you gonna choose
run to life it’s your recess god bless
run to life it’s your recess god bless you all
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