thank you very much my name is Simon Parker I’m a
my name is Simon Parker I’m a
my name is Simon Parker I’m a broadcaster and a journalist and a
broadcaster and a journalist and a
broadcaster and a journalist and a travel writer and I am quite honestly
travel writer and I am quite honestly
travel writer and I am quite honestly relentlessly Restless on a day-by-day
relentlessly Restless on a day-by-day
relentlessly Restless on a day-by-day sometimes even hour-by-hour basis
sometimes even hour-by-hour basis
sometimes even hour-by-hour basis I am wrestling with the the need in the
I am wrestling with the the need in the
I am wrestling with the the need in the desire to be somewhere else now this is
desire to be somewhere else now this is
desire to be somewhere else now this is quite honestly an affliction I really do
quite honestly an affliction I really do
quite honestly an affliction I really do feel like I have some of the richest
feel like I have some of the richest
feel like I have some of the richest feet known to man and while I feel like
feet known to man and while I feel like
feet known to man and while I feel like modern society and modern culture wants
modern society and modern culture wants
modern society and modern culture wants wants me and wants all of us to be in
wants me and wants all of us to be in
wants me and wants all of us to be in one place that is the pinnacle of
one place that is the pinnacle of
one place that is the pinnacle of happiness and contentment and to be
happiness and contentment and to be
happiness and contentment and to be grounded all I ever want to do is move
grounded all I ever want to do is move
grounded all I ever want to do is move when I’m moving I really feel like I’m
when I’m moving I really feel like I’m
when I’m moving I really feel like I’m getting the most out of my life when I’m
getting the most out of my life when I’m
getting the most out of my life when I’m stationary I really feel like I’m
stationary I really feel like I’m
stationary I really feel like I’m beginning to stagnate almost it’s like
beginning to stagnate almost it’s like
beginning to stagnate almost it’s like I’m wading through creative Treecko like
I’m wading through creative Treecko like
I’m wading through creative Treecko like I’m cycling into gale force winds
absolutely yes as I’ve come around this
absolutely yes as I’ve come around this headland all of a sudden I’m no longer
headland all of a sudden I’m no longer
headland all of a sudden I’m no longer protected and I’m being absolutely
protected and I’m being absolutely
protected and I’m being absolutely battered by the Arctic chill whoa this
battered by the Arctic chill whoa this
battered by the Arctic chill whoa this all began when I set off to hitchhike
all began when I set off to hitchhike
all began when I set off to hitchhike around Australia and New Zealand when I
around Australia and New Zealand when I
around Australia and New Zealand when I was a 19 year old and all I had was a
was a 19 year old and all I had was a
was a 19 year old and all I had was a backpack stuffed with clothes and a few
backpack stuffed with clothes and a few
backpack stuffed with clothes and a few hundred pounds in my pocket and all I
hundred pounds in my pocket and all I
hundred pounds in my pocket and all I had was the very vague idea of just
had was the very vague idea of just
had was the very vague idea of just wanting to be somewhere different
wanting to be somewhere different
wanting to be somewhere different tomorrow than the place I happened to
tomorrow than the place I happened to
tomorrow than the place I happened to find myself that day and I remember at
find myself that day and I remember at
find myself that day and I remember at the end of my teens I was just so full
the end of my teens I was just so full
the end of my teens I was just so full of angst and anxiety and and
of angst and anxiety and and
of angst and anxiety and and restlessness and all I wanted to do is
restlessness and all I wanted to do is
restlessness and all I wanted to do is just go to the other side of the world
just go to the other side of the world
just go to the other side of the world and just see what was going on with my
and just see what was going on with my
and just see what was going on with my own eyes so for a year I hitchhiked from
own eyes so for a year I hitchhiked from
own eyes so for a year I hitchhiked from one end of Australia to the other and
one end of Australia to the other and
one end of Australia to the other and then from the very northern point of New
then from the very northern point of New
then from the very northern point of New Zealand all the way to the South and I
Zealand all the way to the South and I
Zealand all the way to the South and I slept on beaches on benches I lived on a
slept on beaches on benches I lived on a
slept on beaches on benches I lived on a commune I worked on a sheep farm on a
commune I worked on a sheep farm on a
commune I worked on a sheep farm on a mussel barge and at the end of that year
mussel barge and at the end of that year
mussel barge and at the end of that year I fully expected to return back to the
I fully expected to return back to the
I fully expected to return back to the UK and like a lot of people who go away
UK and like a lot of people who go away
UK and like a lot of people who go away on these young adult adventures to have
on these young adult adventures to have
on these young adult adventures to have that wanderlust just somehow contained
that wanderlust just somehow contained
that wanderlust just somehow contained within me and suppressed within my
within me and suppressed within my
within me and suppressed within my personality well for the two or three
personality well for the two or three
personality well for the two or three years that followed I did manage to
years that followed I did manage to
years that followed I did manage to achieve that because it coincided with
achieve that because it coincided with
achieve that because it coincided with me getting my first my first break
me getting my first my first break
me getting my first my first break really as a journalist and a news
really as a journalist and a news
really as a journalist and a news producer in the very busy and frantic
producer in the very busy and frantic
producer in the very busy and frantic and often very exciting environments of
and often very exciting environments of
and often very exciting environments of central London and I really felt like I
central London and I really felt like I
central London and I really felt like I was actively involved in all of those
was actively involved in all of those
was actively involved in all of those things that I felt I was missing out on
things that I felt I was missing out on
things that I felt I was missing out on because I was dealing with reports
because I was dealing with reports
because I was dealing with reports coming from all over the world however I
coming from all over the world however I
coming from all over the world however I was simultaneously managing to conform
was simultaneously managing to conform
was simultaneously managing to conform to the way I thought my life was going
to the way I thought my life was going
to the way I thought my life was going to
to
to lay out in a station replace with an
lay out in a station replace with an
lay out in a station replace with an apartment friends and family around me
apartment friends and family around me
apartment friends and family around me that’s how I thought my life was gonna
that’s how I thought my life was gonna
that’s how I thought my life was gonna play out at the same time though I
play out at the same time though I
play out at the same time though I couldn’t shift this lingering feeling of
couldn’t shift this lingering feeling of
couldn’t shift this lingering feeling of imbalance in my life and I remember
imbalance in my life and I remember
imbalance in my life and I remember speaking to friends and colleagues who
speaking to friends and colleagues who
speaking to friends and colleagues who used to tell me how going to the same
used to tell me how going to the same
used to tell me how going to the same place every day seeing the same people
place every day seeing the same people
place every day seeing the same people having a novelty office mug and a salary
having a novelty office mug and a salary
having a novelty office mug and a salary at the end of the month you used to give
at the end of the month you used to give
at the end of the month you used to give them a feeling of contentment and ease
them a feeling of contentment and ease
them a feeling of contentment and ease whereas honestly the whole thing just
whereas honestly the whole thing just
whereas honestly the whole thing just massively served to freak me out I
massively served to freak me out I
massively served to freak me out I remember just thinking to myself you
remember just thinking to myself you
remember just thinking to myself you know is this the existence that I’ve
know is this the existence that I’ve
know is this the existence that I’ve created for myself at the same time I
created for myself at the same time I
created for myself at the same time I also couldn’t shift this lingering
also couldn’t shift this lingering
also couldn’t shift this lingering feeling of FOMO the fear of missing out
feeling of FOMO the fear of missing out
feeling of FOMO the fear of missing out and we hear that so much these days FOMO
and we hear that so much these days FOMO
and we hear that so much these days FOMO and I remember how I used to work in the
and I remember how I used to work in the
and I remember how I used to work in the newsroom in the middle of the night and
newsroom in the middle of the night and
newsroom in the middle of the night and these reports used to come in and I was
these reports used to come in and I was
these reports used to come in and I was just growing increasingly more jealous
just growing increasingly more jealous
just growing increasingly more jealous day on day dealing with these reports
day on day dealing with these reports
day on day dealing with these reports coming from journalists who were seeing
coming from journalists who were seeing
coming from journalists who were seeing and hearing and experiencing a story
and hearing and experiencing a story
and hearing and experiencing a story with their with their own senses and I
with their with their own senses and I
with their with their own senses and I was sat in the newsroom dealing with all
was sat in the newsroom dealing with all
was sat in the newsroom dealing with all these things and I just used to ask
these things and I just used to ask
these things and I just used to ask myself why why am i sat here often in
myself why why am i sat here often in
myself why why am i sat here often in the middle of the night dealing with
the middle of the night dealing with
the middle of the night dealing with these reports when in theory I could be
these reports when in theory I could be
these reports when in theory I could be out there myself doing what they’re
out there myself doing what they’re
out there myself doing what they’re doing
doing
doing so one particularly disgruntled late
so one particularly disgruntled late
so one particularly disgruntled late night in the newsroom I quite literally
night in the newsroom I quite literally
night in the newsroom I quite literally just pulled my debit card from my pocket
just pulled my debit card from my pocket
just pulled my debit card from my pocket and I picked a country and a continent
and I picked a country and a continent
and I picked a country and a continent totally at random Peru in South America
totally at random Peru in South America
totally at random Peru in South America I then sent a very quick email to my
I then sent a very quick email to my
I then sent a very quick email to my editor and I said I’m terribly sorry but
editor and I said I’m terribly sorry but
editor and I said I’m terribly sorry but I appear to have just bought a one-way
I appear to have just bought a one-way
I appear to have just bought a one-way ticket to South America and I’m leaving
ticket to South America and I’m leaving
ticket to South America and I’m leaving in five weeks I’m not sure if I’m going
in five weeks I’m not sure if I’m going
in five weeks I’m not sure if I’m going to come back thank you very much for the
to come back thank you very much for the
to come back thank you very much for the opportunity
opportunity
opportunity now that was in retrospect the most
now that was in retrospect the most
now that was in retrospect the most important and most liberating few
important and most liberating few
important and most liberating few minutes of my life it was the moment I
minutes of my life it was the moment I
minutes of my life it was the moment I began to rethink and reconstruct my
began to rethink and reconstruct my
began to rethink and reconstruct my pathway in life and the pathway I
pathway in life and the pathway I
pathway in life and the pathway I thought I was going to take it was the
thought I was going to take it was the
thought I was going to take it was the moment I decided that this feeling of
moment I decided that this feeling of
moment I decided that this feeling of anxiety and restlessness didn’t have to
anxiety and restlessness didn’t have to
anxiety and restlessness didn’t have to be perceived by me any longer as a
be perceived by me any longer as a
be perceived by me any longer as a negative personality trait that I had to
negative personality trait that I had to
negative personality trait that I had to suppress within me yeah my friends and
suppress within me yeah my friends and
suppress within me yeah my friends and my family and most people in the culture
my family and most people in the culture
my family and most people in the culture that we are a part of have opted to live
that we are a part of have opted to live
that we are a part of have opted to live and work and reside in one place but I
and work and reside in one place but I
and work and reside in one place but I figured then and I still do now that
figured then and I still do now that
figured then and I still do now that until I do
until I do
until I do or perhaps don’t find that same feeling
or perhaps don’t find that same feeling
or perhaps don’t find that same feeling then I should channel this feeling this
then I should channel this feeling this
then I should channel this feeling this natural feeling of restlessness into
natural feeling of restlessness into
natural feeling of restlessness into something that can ultimately be
something that can ultimately be
something that can ultimately be positive in my life I’ve gone on to
positive in my life I’ve gone on to
positive in my life I’ve gone on to report from over 60 countries on six
report from over 60 countries on six
report from over 60 countries on six continents and I’ve now been to over
continents and I’ve now been to over
continents and I’ve now been to over half the countries on the planet and at
half the countries on the planet and at
half the countries on the planet and at times it’s been quite honestly
times it’s been quite honestly
times it’s been quite honestly incredible and exciting and exhilarating
incredible and exciting and exhilarating
incredible and exciting and exhilarating at others it’s been really rather
at others it’s been really rather
at others it’s been really rather ludicrous this is this is me describing
ludicrous this is this is me describing
ludicrous this is this is me describing to a BBC World Service audience of about
to a BBC World Service audience of about
to a BBC World Service audience of about 300 million people about the joys of ice
300 million people about the joys of ice
300 million people about the joys of ice fishing in the very high reaches of the
fishing in the very high reaches of the
fishing in the very high reaches of the Arctic Circle in temperatures of about
Arctic Circle in temperatures of about
Arctic Circle in temperatures of about minus 30 degrees and what I really love
minus 30 degrees and what I really love
minus 30 degrees and what I really love about going out into the world and being
about going out into the world and being
about going out into the world and being able to report on places like this is
able to report on places like this is
able to report on places like this is just how creative you have to be with
just how creative you have to be with
just how creative you have to be with your with your words in your adjectives
your with your words in your adjectives
your with your words in your adjectives because you’ve got to remember the
because you’ve got to remember the
because you’ve got to remember the people that you potentially broadcasting
people that you potentially broadcasting
people that you potentially broadcasting to 300 million people around the world
to 300 million people around the world
to 300 million people around the world people in Mumbai and Nairobi and San
people in Mumbai and Nairobi and San
people in Mumbai and Nairobi and San Paulo and Lima I’m having to try and
Paulo and Lima I’m having to try and
Paulo and Lima I’m having to try and describe to them this this place which
describe to them this this place which
describe to them this this place which from most people is very hard for them
from most people is very hard for them
from most people is very hard for them to fathom in their imaginations for some
to fathom in their imaginations for some
to fathom in their imaginations for some weird reason I am just naturally drawn
weird reason I am just naturally drawn
weird reason I am just naturally drawn to places that are really rather
to places that are really rather
to places that are really rather inhospitable this is me in the Atacama
inhospitable this is me in the Atacama
inhospitable this is me in the Atacama Desert on a story I was working on a few
Desert on a story I was working on a few
Desert on a story I was working on a few years ago and this is the highest and
years ago and this is the highest and
years ago and this is the highest and driest desert on the planet and this
driest desert on the planet and this
driest desert on the planet and this place plays absolute havoc with the
place plays absolute havoc with the
place plays absolute havoc with the human body my skin was dry my throat was
human body my skin was dry my throat was
human body my skin was dry my throat was parched my eyes had lost all the
parched my eyes had lost all the
parched my eyes had lost all the moisture in their eyelids it was really
moisture in their eyelids it was really
moisture in their eyelids it was really disgusting horrible place and I remember
disgusting horrible place and I remember
disgusting horrible place and I remember how the mucus in my face would coagulate
how the mucus in my face would coagulate
how the mucus in my face would coagulate and become all sticky and horrible but I
and become all sticky and horrible but I
and become all sticky and horrible but I am an absolute sadist for these places
am an absolute sadist for these places
am an absolute sadist for these places because I keep going back for more
because I keep going back for more
because I keep going back for more people who work in this industry and the
people who work in this industry and the
people who work in this industry and the colleagues who are my peers in this
colleagues who are my peers in this
colleagues who are my peers in this industry we discuss it and we really are
industry we discuss it and we really are
industry we discuss it and we really are absolute gluttons for punishment I’ve
absolute gluttons for punishment I’ve
absolute gluttons for punishment I’ve cycled across the United States so low
cycled across the United States so low
cycled across the United States so low and unsupported and I’ve driven a tiny
and unsupported and I’ve driven a tiny
and unsupported and I’ve driven a tiny rickshaw three-wheeled rickshaw with
rickshaw three-wheeled rickshaw with
rickshaw three-wheeled rickshaw with just their seven horsepower from the
just their seven horsepower from the
just their seven horsepower from the Himalayas all the way to the southern
Himalayas all the way to the southern
Himalayas all the way to the southern point of India on both of those
point of India on both of those
point of India on both of those occasions I was always totally amazed at
occasions I was always totally amazed at
occasions I was always totally amazed at how interested everyone was in the
how interested everyone was in the
how interested everyone was in the journeys that I was undertaking and what
journeys that I was undertaking and what
journeys that I was undertaking and what I’ve learnt by taking on this nomadic
I’ve learnt by taking on this nomadic
I’ve learnt by taking on this nomadic lifestyle is that there seems to be
lifestyle is that there seems to be
lifestyle is that there seems to be something very human about someone who
something very human about someone who
something very human about someone who is living nomadically with all their
is living nomadically with all their
is living nomadically with all their possessions in a bag or on bags on the
possessions in a bag or on bags on the
possessions in a bag or on bags on the back of a back of a bike which
back of a back of a bike which
back of a back of a bike which immediately people just want to warm to
immediately people just want to warm to
immediately people just want to warm to you and be nice to you and wherever I am
you and be nice to you and wherever I am
you and be nice to you and wherever I am around the world I’m always surprised at
around the world I’m always surprised at
around the world I’m always surprised at how human beings will always open their
how human beings will always open their
how human beings will always open their doors or open their arms and try and be
doors or open their arms and try and be
doors or open their arms and try and be nice to me wherever I am
that’s footage of me at the time rather
that’s footage of me at the time rather unsuccessfully learning how to become a
unsuccessfully learning how to become a
unsuccessfully learning how to become a paragliding pilot in the in the
paragliding pilot in the in the
paragliding pilot in the in the Colombian Andes and this existence has
Colombian Andes and this existence has
Colombian Andes and this existence has not come without its its near-death
not come without its its near-death
not come without its its near-death experiences and there was a moment as I
experiences and there was a moment as I
experiences and there was a moment as I was barreling through the air I was
was barreling through the air I was
was barreling through the air I was thinking to myself you know I’m falling
thinking to myself you know I’m falling
thinking to myself you know I’m falling down this cliff I’m back onto gravity
down this cliff I’m back onto gravity
down this cliff I’m back onto gravity and I’m about to break my back
and I’m about to break my back
and I’m about to break my back thankfully after two or three seconds I
thankfully after two or three seconds I
thankfully after two or three seconds I did realize that I had all my faculties
did realize that I had all my faculties
did realize that I had all my faculties and I could I could touch my toes and
and I could I could touch my toes and
and I could I could touch my toes and everything and and then I had to go
everything and and then I had to go
everything and and then I had to go through three hours of embarrassment as
through three hours of embarrassment as
through three hours of embarrassment as a group of local farmers had to then
a group of local farmers had to then
a group of local farmers had to then come in hack me out of the jungle with
come in hack me out of the jungle with
come in hack me out of the jungle with machetes as all manner of tropical
machetes as all manner of tropical
machetes as all manner of tropical creepy-crawly was trying to invite
creepy-crawly was trying to invite
creepy-crawly was trying to invite itself into every possible orifice and
itself into every possible orifice and
itself into every possible orifice and and I was thinking to myself as I was
and I was thinking to myself as I was
and I was thinking to myself as I was suspended there hanging upside down
suspended there hanging upside down
suspended there hanging upside down tangled up in all sorts of horrible
tangled up in all sorts of horrible
tangled up in all sorts of horrible things
things
things thinking’s myself what on earth have you
thinking’s myself what on earth have you
thinking’s myself what on earth have you got yourself into
got yourself into
got yourself into surely maybe going back to the newsroom
surely maybe going back to the newsroom
surely maybe going back to the newsroom he’s got to be a little bit more
he’s got to be a little bit more
he’s got to be a little bit more preferable for this I’ve asked myself
preferable for this I’ve asked myself
preferable for this I’ve asked myself that same question
that same question
that same question on dozens and dozens of occasions and
on dozens and dozens of occasions and
on dozens and dozens of occasions and not least when I followed a group of
not least when I followed a group of
not least when I followed a group of sailors as they erase 7,000 miles across
sailors as they erase 7,000 miles across
sailors as they erase 7,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean at the end of the
the Pacific Ocean at the end of the
the Pacific Ocean at the end of the winter in 2016
now believe it or not that is a good day
now believe it or not that is a good day in the Pacific and yeah for 28 days I
in the Pacific and yeah for 28 days I
in the Pacific and yeah for 28 days I lived on board with a group of sailors
lived on board with a group of sailors
lived on board with a group of sailors as they were racing across the Pacific
as they were racing across the Pacific
as they were racing across the Pacific in the clip around the world yacht race
in the clip around the world yacht race
in the clip around the world yacht race and it really does rank as the worst
and it really does rank as the worst
and it really does rank as the worst month of my life however at the same
month of my life however at the same
month of my life however at the same time as that being the worst month of my
time as that being the worst month of my
time as that being the worst month of my life personally professionally it ranks
life personally professionally it ranks
life personally professionally it ranks as a real great privilege to get to see
as a real great privilege to get to see
as a real great privilege to get to see and experience places like that with my
and experience places like that with my
and experience places like that with my own with my own body with my own eyes
own with my own body with my own eyes
own with my own body with my own eyes and my own brain because that was what I
and my own brain because that was what I
and my own brain because that was what I was really jealous of when I was dealing
was really jealous of when I was dealing
was really jealous of when I was dealing with all these reports sort of foreign
with all these reports sort of foreign
with all these reports sort of foreign correspondents back in the newsrooms of
correspondents back in the newsrooms of
correspondents back in the newsrooms of central London and when I when I reached
central London and when I when I reached
central London and when I when I reached the US coast after 7,000 nautical miles
the US coast after 7,000 nautical miles
the US coast after 7,000 nautical miles of sailing I was emaciated I’d lost 10
of sailing I was emaciated I’d lost 10
of sailing I was emaciated I’d lost 10 kilos in weight through incapacitating
kilos in weight through incapacitating
kilos in weight through incapacitating bouts of seasickness every single day
bouts of seasickness every single day
bouts of seasickness every single day however when I got there there was this
however when I got there there was this
however when I got there there was this sense of pride that I’d been able to
sense of pride that I’d been able to
sense of pride that I’d been able to witness and feel what the center of the
witness and feel what the center of the
witness and feel what the center of the Pacific Ocean feels and looked like
Pacific Ocean feels and looked like
Pacific Ocean feels and looked like looks like and sounds like the roar of
looks like and sounds like the roar of
looks like and sounds like the roar of the the waves is just so undescribable
the the waves is just so undescribable
the the waves is just so undescribable but that is what I was always longing
but that is what I was always longing
but that is what I was always longing for what I’ve realized though is that
for what I’ve realized though is that
for what I’ve realized though is that when I’m in a mad rush and I’m chasing a
when I’m in a mad rush and I’m chasing a
when I’m in a mad rush and I’m chasing a story and I’m full of adrenaline or I’m
story and I’m full of adrenaline or I’m
story and I’m full of adrenaline or I’m frantically trying to get my tent up at
frantically trying to get my tent up at
frantically trying to get my tent up at the end of the day I’ve realized that
the end of the day I’ve realized that
the end of the day I’ve realized that this is my normality and this was the
this is my normality and this was the
this is my normality and this was the normal that I was deep down always
normal that I was deep down always
normal that I was deep down always longing to create for myself and while
longing to create for myself and while
longing to create for myself and while the majority of people get that feeling
the majority of people get that feeling
the majority of people get that feeling of happiness and contentment and being
of happiness and contentment and being
of happiness and contentment and being grounded and feeling feeling at home
grounded and feeling feeling at home
grounded and feeling feeling at home from bricks and mortar and a
from bricks and mortar and a
from bricks and mortar and a geographical geographical location where
geographical geographical location where
geographical geographical location where we can all have our friends and family
we can all have our friends and family
we can all have our friends and family around us well I still do get that same
around us well I still do get that same
around us well I still do get that same feeling but I get it from when my tent
feeling but I get it from when my tent
feeling but I get it from when my tent is up when my bags are in some sort of
is up when my bags are in some sort of
is up when my bags are in some sort of order
order
order when my passport is in a zipped up
when my passport is in a zipped up
when my passport is in a zipped up pocket and it’s dry because it’s not
pocket and it’s dry because it’s not
pocket and it’s dry because it’s not usually dry when my clothes are packed
usually dry when my clothes are packed
usually dry when my clothes are packed in some sort of order and my laptop and
in some sort of order and my laptop and
in some sort of order and my laptop and my camera are fully charged and ready to
my camera are fully charged and ready to
my camera are fully charged and ready to go that’s when I’m at my happiest that’s
go that’s when I’m at my happiest that’s
go that’s when I’m at my happiest that’s when I feel most content so what am I
when I feel most content so what am I
when I feel most content so what am I getting out with all of this rather than
getting out with all of this rather than
getting out with all of this rather than just standing up here and showing off
just standing up here and showing off
just standing up here and showing off about all these places I’ve been and all
about all these places I’ve been and all
about all these places I’ve been and all these things have done well I do get it
these things have done well I do get it
these things have done well I do get it I do understand that life gets in the
I do understand that life gets in the
I do understand that life gets in the way for a lot of people and it’s not
way for a lot of people and it’s not
way for a lot of people and it’s not practical for almost all of us to be
practical for almost all of us to be
practical for almost all of us to be just gallivanting around the world in
just gallivanting around the world in
just gallivanting around the world in this fashion
this fashion
this fashion I do feel immensely privileged and lucky
I do feel immensely privileged and lucky
I do feel immensely privileged and lucky to get to live my life in this way what
to get to live my life in this way what
to get to live my life in this way what I hope my Universal message is which
I hope my Universal message is which
I hope my Universal message is which hopefully all of us can adopt in our
hopefully all of us can adopt in our
hopefully all of us can adopt in our lives is one of changing perspectives
lives is one of changing perspectives
lives is one of changing perspectives changing perspectives on anything in our
changing perspectives on anything in our
changing perspectives on anything in our lives that just doesn’t quite sit right
lives that just doesn’t quite sit right
lives that just doesn’t quite sit right with us anything that gives us that
with us anything that gives us that
with us anything that gives us that feeling of restlessness and anxiousness
feeling of restlessness and anxiousness
feeling of restlessness and anxiousness and anxiety and makes us just keep
and anxiety and makes us just keep
and anxiety and makes us just keep asking those age-old burning questions
asking those age-old burning questions
asking those age-old burning questions of of what if what if I went to the
of of what if what if I went to the
of of what if what if I went to the other side of the world and tried a
other side of the world and tried a
other side of the world and tried a different career what if I invested more
different career what if I invested more
different career what if I invested more time and energy into that friendship or
time and energy into that friendship or
time and energy into that friendship or relationship what if I just tried
relationship what if I just tried
relationship what if I just tried reading a different type of newspaper
reading a different type of newspaper
reading a different type of newspaper because all I can tell you is that when
because all I can tell you is that when
because all I can tell you is that when I reconstructed my viewpoint on the
I reconstructed my viewpoint on the
I reconstructed my viewpoint on the thing that I previously perceived as a
thing that I previously perceived as a
thing that I previously perceived as a negative personality trait this constant
negative personality trait this constant
negative personality trait this constant desire to always be something else and
desire to always be something else and
desire to always be something else and instead of trying to fight it decided to
instead of trying to fight it decided to
instead of trying to fight it decided to embrace it well all I can tell you is
embrace it well all I can tell you is
embrace it well all I can tell you is that I haven’t looked back since and
that I haven’t looked back since and
that I haven’t looked back since and I’ve had a long long time to sit and
I’ve had a long long time to sit and
I’ve had a long long time to sit and ponder this career choice while staring
ponder this career choice while staring
ponder this career choice while staring out of plain windows I hope and I don’t
out of plain windows I hope and I don’t
out of plain windows I hope and I don’t think I ever will thank you very much
think I ever will thank you very much
think I ever will thank you very much [Applause]
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