[Music] on August 20th 2017 paramedic Hassan
on August 20th 2017 paramedic Hassan
on August 20th 2017 paramedic Hassan subir said the following after the
subir said the following after the
subir said the following after the terrorist attacks in Turku Finland and I
terrorist attacks in Turku Finland and I
terrorist attacks in Turku Finland and I quote the world is such a dark place and
quote the world is such a dark place and
quote the world is such a dark place and if we don’t help each other who’s going
if we don’t help each other who’s going
if we don’t help each other who’s going to help us it’s your world like the
to help us it’s your world like the
to help us it’s your world like the screen is it a colorless world full of
screen is it a colorless world full of
screen is it a colorless world full of conditions stamping out creativity or
conditions stamping out creativity or
conditions stamping out creativity or difference or is this black blank screen
difference or is this black blank screen
difference or is this black blank screen a metaphor of our disconnect it selves
a metaphor of our disconnect it selves
a metaphor of our disconnect it selves alienated from others at this moment in
alienated from others at this moment in
alienated from others at this moment in your lives do you feel that you’re no
your lives do you feel that you’re no
your lives do you feel that you’re no longer secure about your futures about
longer secure about your futures about
longer secure about your futures about your world or your planet even with
your world or your planet even with
your world or your planet even with these trepidations we tell our young
these trepidations we tell our young
these trepidations we tell our young people who are at the peak of their
people who are at the peak of their
people who are at the peak of their sense of immortality to develop that
sense of immortality to develop that
sense of immortality to develop that stiff upper lip and to imagine a world
stiff upper lip and to imagine a world
stiff upper lip and to imagine a world where they can succeed perhaps even to
where they can succeed perhaps even to
where they can succeed perhaps even to follow the American dreams rather than
follow the American dreams rather than
follow the American dreams rather than to face a world full of expectations and
to face a world full of expectations and
to face a world full of expectations and all the hard emotions like love hate
all the hard emotions like love hate
all the hard emotions like love hate anger greed or jealousy ready to
anger greed or jealousy ready to
anger greed or jealousy ready to challenge them we don’t prepare them to
challenge them we don’t prepare them to
challenge them we don’t prepare them to prevent world hunger and racism we don’t
prevent world hunger and racism we don’t
prevent world hunger and racism we don’t train them to face life the way it is a
train them to face life the way it is a
train them to face life the way it is a double-edged sword our union a yang and
double-edged sword our union a yang and
double-edged sword our union a yang and to handle it together with others you
to handle it together with others you
to handle it together with others you remember that Al Green song we can never
remember that Al Green song we can never
remember that Al Green song we can never see tomorrow no one told us about the
see tomorrow no one told us about the
see tomorrow no one told us about the sorrow do we instead construct a future
sorrow do we instead construct a future
sorrow do we instead construct a future for our children based on our own
for our children based on our own
for our children based on our own sanitized perceptions of what it means
sanitized perceptions of what it means
sanitized perceptions of what it means to succeed as an individual rather than
to succeed as an individual rather than
to succeed as an individual rather than as a citizen of a community of sin
as a citizen of a community of sin
as a citizen of a community of sin ten beams now I am here to say that we
ten beams now I am here to say that we
ten beams now I am here to say that we can no longer afford to continue to
can no longer afford to continue to
can no longer afford to continue to develop human beings without a sense of
develop human beings without a sense of
develop human beings without a sense of responsibility or accountability without
responsibility or accountability without
responsibility or accountability without compassion for others because our world
compassion for others because our world
compassion for others because our world our planet demands our attention now in
our planet demands our attention now in
our planet demands our attention now in order for us to realize how dynamic we
order for us to realize how dynamic we
order for us to realize how dynamic we are meaning that we are changeable and
are meaning that we are changeable and
are meaning that we are changeable and can enact change we just need a change
can enact change we just need a change
can enact change we just need a change of perspective much of my training is in
of perspective much of my training is in
of perspective much of my training is in Buddhist studies I’m and I’m here today
Buddhist studies I’m and I’m here today
Buddhist studies I’m and I’m here today to help you to engage in contemplative
to help you to engage in contemplative
to help you to engage in contemplative exercises what I’m calling applied
exercises what I’m calling applied
exercises what I’m calling applied Buddhism for the single purpose of
Buddhism for the single purpose of
Buddhism for the single purpose of eliciting a perspective paradigm shift
eliciting a perspective paradigm shift
eliciting a perspective paradigm shift the Buddhist tradition is all about mind
the Buddhist tradition is all about mind
the Buddhist tradition is all about mind training I think with effective measures
training I think with effective measures
training I think with effective measures we can empower our future generations
we can empower our future generations
we can empower our future generations now to end the cycle of selfishness
now to end the cycle of selfishness
now to end the cycle of selfishness inequality and greed later so let’s
inequality and greed later so let’s
inequality and greed later so let’s begin with having you reflect on three
begin with having you reflect on three
begin with having you reflect on three things that I hope will help you develop
things that I hope will help you develop
things that I hope will help you develop this perspective paradigm shift to
this perspective paradigm shift to
this perspective paradigm shift to elicit responses for the greater good
elicit responses for the greater good
elicit responses for the greater good one it’s not all about you two you are a
one it’s not all about you two you are a
one it’s not all about you two you are a cat three we are a dynamic community one
cat three we are a dynamic community one
cat three we are a dynamic community one it’s not a lot about you or in Spanish
it’s not a lot about you or in Spanish
it’s not a lot about you or in Spanish nikka fuera la ultima coca-cola del
nikka fuera la ultima coca-cola del
nikka fuera la ultima coca-cola del desierto
let’s begin let’s begin with a tale
let’s begin let’s begin with a tale about a man who as he walked through a
about a man who as he walked through a
about a man who as he walked through a village witness all sorts of ailments an
village witness all sorts of ailments an
village witness all sorts of ailments an elderly man barely able to see a wok
elderly man barely able to see a wok
elderly man barely able to see a wok bursting boils on a moaning woman’s face
bursting boils on a moaning woman’s face
bursting boils on a moaning woman’s face a decomposing corpse on a funeral pyre
a decomposing corpse on a funeral pyre
a decomposing corpse on a funeral pyre what is this he asked his charioteer as
what is this he asked his charioteer as
what is this he asked his charioteer as he faced his person the chariots here
he faced his person the chariots here
he faced his person the chariots here answered this is old age or this is
answered this is old age or this is
answered this is old age or this is sickness or this is death ending with
sickness or this is death ending with
sickness or this is death ending with this will happen to you the young man in
this will happen to you the young man in
this will happen to you the young man in the prime of his life was no longer
the prime of his life was no longer
the prime of his life was no longer satisfied or secure about his
satisfied or secure about his
satisfied or secure about his surroundings pleasures or future in
surroundings pleasures or future in
surroundings pleasures or future in facing others ephemerality he faced his
facing others ephemerality he faced his
facing others ephemerality he faced his own he no longer felt attached to a
own he no longer felt attached to a
own he no longer felt attached to a limited life of self gratification and
limited life of self gratification and
limited life of self gratification and became aware of the interdependence of
became aware of the interdependence of
became aware of the interdependence of all existence he became known as the
all existence he became known as the
all existence he became known as the Buddha the enlightened one fueled with
Buddha the enlightened one fueled with
Buddha the enlightened one fueled with compassion it’s a great story one that
compassion it’s a great story one that
compassion it’s a great story one that many of my students remember even after
many of my students remember even after
many of my students remember even after they graduate now let’s think about
they graduate now let’s think about
they graduate now let’s think about things a little bit throughout our lives
things a little bit throughout our lives
things a little bit throughout our lives we are so obsessed about our identity in
we are so obsessed about our identity in
we are so obsessed about our identity in our own situations we may ask the
our own situations we may ask the
our own situations we may ask the question Who am I what will I be what
question Who am I what will I be what
question Who am I what will I be what will I gain what will I lose who loves
will I gain what will I lose who loves
will I gain what will I lose who loves me now and we think that if we answer
me now and we think that if we answer
me now and we think that if we answer these questions we will be happy we are
these questions we will be happy we are
these questions we will be happy we are trained to be such a self-absorbed world
trained to be such a self-absorbed world
trained to be such a self-absorbed world let’s be honest when somebody considers
let’s be honest when somebody considers
let’s be honest when somebody considers to pursue a career and let’s say
to pursue a career and let’s say
to pursue a career and let’s say medicine for example is it completely
medicine for example is it completely
medicine for example is it completely for altruistic reasons in order to help
for altruistic reasons in order to help
for altruistic reasons in order to help humanity or is it for her own security
humanity or is it for her own security
humanity or is it for her own security is there no inkling of the pleasures
is there no inkling of the pleasures
is there no inkling of the pleasures gained from getting a good salary or
gained from getting a good salary or
gained from getting a good salary or prestige you remember how the film
prestige you remember how the film
prestige you remember how the film Doctor Strange began we may experience
Doctor Strange began we may experience
Doctor Strange began we may experience humbling moments when we witness
humbling moments when we witness
humbling moments when we witness debilitating disease or death
debilitating disease or death
debilitating disease or death but how often do we take those moments
but how often do we take those moments
but how often do we take those moments as turning points in our lives rather
as turning points in our lives rather
as turning points in our lives rather than turning away from those conditions
than turning away from those conditions
than turning away from those conditions and those with the conditions as if they
and those with the conditions as if they
and those with the conditions as if they are contagious according to the Buddhist
are contagious according to the Buddhist
are contagious according to the Buddhist tradition we are all selfish beings
tradition we are all selfish beings
tradition we are all selfish beings trapped dissatisfied in our own cycles
trapped dissatisfied in our own cycles
trapped dissatisfied in our own cycles of self created habitual behavior
of self created habitual behavior
of self created habitual behavior dictated by our changeable emotions ouch
dictated by our changeable emotions ouch
dictated by our changeable emotions ouch selfishness is the cause of our drives
selfishness is the cause of our drives
selfishness is the cause of our drives in anguish throughout our lives we cling
in anguish throughout our lives we cling
in anguish throughout our lives we cling to things that are changeable one of the
to things that are changeable one of the
to things that are changeable one of the major strategies used to overcome
major strategies used to overcome
major strategies used to overcome perspectival limitations is to focus on
perspectival limitations is to focus on
perspectival limitations is to focus on opportunities not in terms of material
opportunities not in terms of material
opportunities not in terms of material gain or prestige but those potentially
gain or prestige but those potentially
gain or prestige but those potentially life-changing experiences one of the
life-changing experiences one of the
life-changing experiences one of the most powerful stories in the Buddhist
most powerful stories in the Buddhist
most powerful stories in the Buddhist tradition is the story of a woman who
tradition is the story of a woman who
tradition is the story of a woman who lost everything her husband children
lost everything her husband children
lost everything her husband children home and she appeared before the Buddha
home and she appeared before the Buddha
home and she appeared before the Buddha carrying her dead baby and pleading to
carrying her dead baby and pleading to
carrying her dead baby and pleading to him to regain his life the Buddhist
him to regain his life the Buddhist
him to regain his life the Buddhist response to her was to go find a home
response to her was to go find a home
response to her was to go find a home they had not experienced death and
they had not experienced death and
they had not experienced death and report back to him as we could all guess
report back to him as we could all guess
report back to him as we could all guess she never found that home she realized
she never found that home she realized
she never found that home she realized that it was no longer possible to
that it was no longer possible to
that it was no longer possible to continue living a life in which she was
continue living a life in which she was
continue living a life in which she was the only thing that mattered she was
the only thing that mattered she was
the only thing that mattered she was living in a community of fellow
living in a community of fellow
living in a community of fellow sufferers she served others thereafter
sufferers she served others thereafter
sufferers she served others thereafter as the Buddha did death is a great
as the Buddha did death is a great
as the Buddha did death is a great equalizer shaking our alienated sense of
equalizer shaking our alienated sense of
equalizer shaking our alienated sense of reality and reminding us of the greater
reality and reminding us of the greater
reality and reminding us of the greater good we are capable of beyond ourselves
good we are capable of beyond ourselves
good we are capable of beyond ourselves I remember when I had a car accident a
I remember when I had a car accident a
I remember when I had a car accident a few years ago I distinctly remember when
few years ago I distinctly remember when
few years ago I distinctly remember when the two cars collided the force put me
the two cars collided the force put me
the two cars collided the force put me in a dreamlike state
in a dreamlike state
in a dreamlike state as if an eternity but likely lasting
as if an eternity but likely lasting
as if an eternity but likely lasting only a few seconds my car and I were
only a few seconds my car and I were
only a few seconds my car and I were flung onto uncoming traffic and then to
flung onto uncoming traffic and then to
flung onto uncoming traffic and then to a fields when I suddenly realized where
a fields when I suddenly realized where
a fields when I suddenly realized where I was and I forcibly
I was and I forcibly
I was and I forcibly hit the brake all of a sudden I felt
hit the brake all of a sudden I felt
hit the brake all of a sudden I felt excruciating pain in my pelvis from the
excruciating pain in my pelvis from the
excruciating pain in my pelvis from the impact of the seatbelt
impact of the seatbelt
impact of the seatbelt I remember thinking it was no longer
I remember thinking it was no longer
I remember thinking it was no longer possible to have children now and I
possible to have children now and I
possible to have children now and I remember asking how the other person was
remember asking how the other person was
remember asking how the other person was if he was okay at that moment I realized
if he was okay at that moment I realized
if he was okay at that moment I realized that life can change so quickly life can
that life can change so quickly life can
that life can change so quickly life can end so quickly but I was given the
end so quickly but I was given the
end so quickly but I was given the opportunity to change my perspectives
opportunity to change my perspectives
opportunity to change my perspectives about my limitations and regrets to
about my limitations and regrets to
about my limitations and regrets to appreciate the gifts that I had been
appreciate the gifts that I had been
appreciate the gifts that I had been given and to consider that perhaps I can
given and to consider that perhaps I can
given and to consider that perhaps I can make a difference in the life of a child
make a difference in the life of a child
make a difference in the life of a child out there however we experienced our
out there however we experienced our
out there however we experienced our pain the Buddhist tradition notes that
pain the Buddhist tradition notes that
pain the Buddhist tradition notes that it is not until we put ourselves in
it is not until we put ourselves in
it is not until we put ourselves in other people’s shoes literally that we
other people’s shoes literally that we
other people’s shoes literally that we can begin to understand others and make
can begin to understand others and make
can begin to understand others and make responsible decisions – you are a cat
william blake in his marriage of heaven
william blake in his marriage of heaven and hell roads how do you know but every
and hell roads how do you know but every
and hell roads how do you know but every bird that cuts the airy way is an
bird that cuts the airy way is an
bird that cuts the airy way is an immense world of delight closed by her
immense world of delight closed by her
immense world of delight closed by her senses five this striking poem makes us
senses five this striking poem makes us
senses five this striking poem makes us aware that we as human beings cannot see
aware that we as human beings cannot see
aware that we as human beings cannot see past our limitations what impact does
past our limitations what impact does
past our limitations what impact does awareness of others perspectives humans
awareness of others perspectives humans
awareness of others perspectives humans and other species have on our own sense
and other species have on our own sense
and other species have on our own sense of reality about our interdependence
of reality about our interdependence
of reality about our interdependence well this begin with the statement you
well this begin with the statement you
well this begin with the statement you are a cat I begin with a cat’s because
are a cat I begin with a cat’s because
are a cat I begin with a cat’s because if you have an extraordinary one like I
if you have an extraordinary one like I
if you have an extraordinary one like I do then you know what I mean
do then you know what I mean
do then you know what I mean I see a cat as the embodiment of
I see a cat as the embodiment of
I see a cat as the embodiment of interdependence and independence and
interdependence and independence and
interdependence and independence and nearly perfect harmony in his gentle and
nearly perfect harmony in his gentle and
nearly perfect harmony in his gentle and wrathful nature my cat bubu immerses
wrathful nature my cat bubu immerses
wrathful nature my cat bubu immerses himself in physical affection with me on
himself in physical affection with me on
himself in physical affection with me on a daily basis and he also retreats in
a daily basis and he also retreats in
a daily basis and he also retreats in meditative calmness he can be gentle and
meditative calmness he can be gentle and
meditative calmness he can be gentle and very sensual as he purrs near my ear as
very sensual as he purrs near my ear as
very sensual as he purrs near my ear as they fall asleep at night and rather
they fall asleep at night and rather
they fall asleep at night and rather aggressive when he has caught and
aggressive when he has caught and
aggressive when he has caught and decapitated a small defenseless bunny
decapitated a small defenseless bunny
decapitated a small defenseless bunny one day I was surprised by his reaction
one day I was surprised by his reaction
one day I was surprised by his reaction my elderly mother was staying in our
my elderly mother was staying in our
my elderly mother was staying in our guest bedroom in Texas when all of a
guest bedroom in Texas when all of a
guest bedroom in Texas when all of a sudden she experienced what seems like
sudden she experienced what seems like
sudden she experienced what seems like an angina attack no one heard her gasp
an angina attack no one heard her gasp
an angina attack no one heard her gasp except for boo boo who flung from where
except for boo boo who flung from where
except for boo boo who flung from where he was napping on the other side of the
he was napping on the other side of the
he was napping on the other side of the house a good forty three feet of walking
house a good forty three feet of walking
house a good forty three feet of walking distance jumped on her bed and put his
distance jumped on her bed and put his
distance jumped on her bed and put his paw on her chest
paw on her chest
paw on her chest then he’d lie down next to her which
then he’d lie down next to her which
then he’d lie down next to her which seemed to calm my surprise mother at
seemed to calm my surprise mother at
seemed to calm my surprise mother at that moment I didn’t know who my cat was
that moment I didn’t know who my cat was
that moment I didn’t know who my cat was was he a cat and I are human or was it
was he a cat and I are human or was it
was he a cat and I are human or was it the other way around
the other way around
the other way around what do I call my cat’s reaction
what do I call my cat’s reaction
what do I call my cat’s reaction heightened feline senses when my cat
heightened feline senses when my cat
heightened feline senses when my cat jumped on my mother’s bed and put his
jumped on my mother’s bed and put his
jumped on my mother’s bed and put his paw on her chest he didn’t seem to want
paw on her chest he didn’t seem to want
paw on her chest he didn’t seem to want to be fed or petted especially from my
to be fed or petted especially from my
to be fed or petted especially from my mom who feared cats unknown to us my cat
mom who feared cats unknown to us my cat
mom who feared cats unknown to us my cat boo boo experiences his world of delight
boo boo experiences his world of delight
boo boo experiences his world of delight in perfect equanimity according to his
in perfect equanimity according to his
in perfect equanimity according to his own rules and then gives unconditionally
own rules and then gives unconditionally
own rules and then gives unconditionally an image called cat’s eye
an image called cat’s eye
an image called cat’s eye painted by the Japanese Buddhist
painted by the Japanese Buddhist
painted by the Japanese Buddhist research biologist he was Saki so nail
research biologist he was Saki so nail
research biologist he was Saki so nail drives the message home upon seeing
drives the message home upon seeing
drives the message home upon seeing himself reflected in the eyes of a stray
himself reflected in the eyes of a stray
himself reflected in the eyes of a stray cats he had been feeding in with Saki
cats he had been feeding in with Saki
cats he had been feeding in with Saki instantly saw himself there was no
instantly saw himself there was no
instantly saw himself there was no separation when one sees reality as it
separation when one sees reality as it
separation when one sees reality as it is undistorted by emotions
is undistorted by emotions
is undistorted by emotions one can see oneself in everything but
one can see oneself in everything but
one can see oneself in everything but how do we see ourselves in others who
how do we see ourselves in others who
how do we see ourselves in others who cause us pain whom we feel do not
cause us pain whom we feel do not
cause us pain whom we feel do not deserve compassion for a perspective
deserve compassion for a perspective
deserve compassion for a perspective paradigm shift we need to first begin to
paradigm shift we need to first begin to
paradigm shift we need to first begin to break the barriers between ourselves and
break the barriers between ourselves and
break the barriers between ourselves and others before we can make a difference
others before we can make a difference
others before we can make a difference in the world
in the world
in the world one of my favorite visualization
one of my favorite visualization
one of my favorite visualization exercises is made above and a
exercises is made above and a
exercises is made above and a loving-kindness meditation aimed at
loving-kindness meditation aimed at
loving-kindness meditation aimed at developing equanimity and compassion it
developing equanimity and compassion it
developing equanimity and compassion it begins with a meditation developing
begins with a meditation developing
begins with a meditation developing loving acceptance of yourself and then a
loving acceptance of yourself and then a
loving acceptance of yourself and then a systematically works at developing
systematically works at developing
systematically works at developing loving-kindness toward others by
loving-kindness toward others by
loving-kindness toward others by visualizing four types of persons one at
visualizing four types of persons one at
visualizing four types of persons one at a time until they all surround you one a
a time until they all surround you one a
a time until they all surround you one a respected beloved person like a teacher
respected beloved person like a teacher
respected beloved person like a teacher or mother – a loving person like a
or mother – a loving person like a
or mother – a loving person like a friend 3 a neutral person someone you
friend 3 a neutral person someone you
friend 3 a neutral person someone you know but have no special feeling towards
know but have no special feeling towards
know but have no special feeling towards and for a hostile person or enemy I
and for a hostile person or enemy I
and for a hostile person or enemy I often had other strategies like
often had other strategies like
often had other strategies like imagining these individuals being ill
imagining these individuals being ill
imagining these individuals being ill and breathing in their illnesses and
and breathing in their illnesses and
and breathing in their illnesses and thinking that perhaps they may have been
thinking that perhaps they may have been
thinking that perhaps they may have been your mother in another lifetime how
your mother in another lifetime how
your mother in another lifetime how willing are we to face and feel
willing are we to face and feel
willing are we to face and feel compassion towards and trade places with
compassion towards and trade places with
compassion towards and trade places with perhaps a terrorist who has just hurt
perhaps a terrorist who has just hurt
perhaps a terrorist who has just hurt innocent people
innocent people
innocent people meditations like these allow us to
meditations like these allow us to
meditations like these allow us to experience our feelings in a safe space
experience our feelings in a safe space
experience our feelings in a safe space without physically confronting others
without physically confronting others
without physically confronting others they shared suffering and provide for
they shared suffering and provide for
they shared suffering and provide for sites foresight and how we can
sites foresight and how we can
sites foresight and how we can potentially react in exchanging
potentially react in exchanging
potentially react in exchanging ourselves it also tests our capacity for
ourselves it also tests our capacity for
ourselves it also tests our capacity for unconditional love I will always
unconditional love I will always
unconditional love I will always remember how a student reacted when she
remember how a student reacted when she
remember how a student reacted when she struggled trying to visualize who her
struggled trying to visualize who her
struggled trying to visualize who her grandmother who she considered to be her
grandmother who she considered to be her
grandmother who she considered to be her greatest enemy in her life in our self
greatest enemy in her life in our self
greatest enemy in her life in our self consumption of hurt feelings
consumption of hurt feelings
consumption of hurt feelings we fail to realize the inevitability of
we fail to realize the inevitability of
we fail to realize the inevitability of change 3 we are a dynamic community in
change 3 we are a dynamic community in
change 3 we are a dynamic community in 1977 a model community community
1977 a model community community
1977 a model community community adjacent to a canal fed by Niagara Falls
adjacent to a canal fed by Niagara Falls
adjacent to a canal fed by Niagara Falls was revealed to be a toxic waste dump
was revealed to be a toxic waste dump
was revealed to be a toxic waste dump including at least 21,000 tons of toxic
including at least 21,000 tons of toxic
including at least 21,000 tons of toxic chemicals this was ironically Love Canal
chemicals this was ironically Love Canal
chemicals this was ironically Love Canal the New York state health commissioner
the New York state health commissioner
the New York state health commissioner at the time David Axelrod called the
at the time David Axelrod called the
at the time David Axelrod called the incident a quilt a national symbol of a
incident a quilt a national symbol of a
incident a quilt a national symbol of a failure to exercise concern for future
failure to exercise concern for future
failure to exercise concern for future generations
generations
generations close quote those of us as educators and
close quote those of us as educators and
close quote those of us as educators and parents are concerned about our young
parents are concerned about our young
parents are concerned about our young people’s future about their security I
people’s future about their security I
people’s future about their security I am asking here to encourage them to make
am asking here to encourage them to make
am asking here to encourage them to make a difference for the sake of the planet
a difference for the sake of the planet
a difference for the sake of the planet because the security of all impacts the
because the security of all impacts the
because the security of all impacts the security of one as an academic I’m
security of one as an academic I’m
security of one as an academic I’m concerned about the corporatization of
concerned about the corporatization of
concerned about the corporatization of our educational institutions we are
our educational institutions we are
our educational institutions we are graduating students many who are highly
graduating students many who are highly
graduating students many who are highly medicated who target what they think of
medicated who target what they think of
medicated who target what they think of as practical majors in order to land a
as practical majors in order to land a
as practical majors in order to land a job or career rather than focusing on
job or career rather than focusing on
job or career rather than focusing on those other courses and those other
those other courses and those other
those other courses and those other experiences that may expand their minds
experiences that may expand their minds
experiences that may expand their minds and perhaps develop the empathy in an
and perhaps develop the empathy in an
and perhaps develop the empathy in an increasingly alienating world while I
increasingly alienating world while I
increasingly alienating world while I was living in China for a couple of
was living in China for a couple of
was living in China for a couple of years I remember encountering Chinese
years I remember encountering Chinese
years I remember encountering Chinese academics who were concerned about
academics who were concerned about
academics who were concerned about producing graduates who were linear and
producing graduates who were linear and
producing graduates who were linear and they’re thinking targeted in their
they’re thinking targeted in their
they’re thinking targeted in their skills and poor in their communication
skills and poor in their communication
skills and poor in their communication they had the tech skills to land a job
they had the tech skills to land a job
they had the tech skills to land a job but lack the people skills to keep them
but lack the people skills to keep them
but lack the people skills to keep them and succeed they identified the reason
and succeed they identified the reason
and succeed they identified the reason for this as a lack of a liberal arts
for this as a lack of a liberal arts
for this as a lack of a liberal arts education in China I think we should
education in China I think we should
education in China I think we should equip our young people with a broad
equip our young people with a broad
equip our young people with a broad range of knowledge reflections and
range of knowledge reflections and
range of knowledge reflections and experiences with others unlike
experiences with others unlike
experiences with others unlike themselves they especially need
themselves they especially need
themselves they especially need strategies to face
strategies to face
strategies to face challenges rather than developing
challenges rather than developing
challenges rather than developing students with a one-track perspective
students with a one-track perspective
students with a one-track perspective let’s develop the whole human being who
let’s develop the whole human being who
let’s develop the whole human being who looks to the other side as he or she
looks to the other side as he or she
looks to the other side as he or she plans for his future so that he does not
plans for his future so that he does not
plans for his future so that he does not become simply a company head who
become simply a company head who
become simply a company head who ambitious to build a model community
ambitious to build a model community
ambitious to build a model community without thinking about the future
without thinking about the future
without thinking about the future ramifications on the environment so that
ramifications on the environment so that
ramifications on the environment so that she does not drive toward a medical
she does not drive toward a medical
she does not drive toward a medical career without including reaching out to
career without including reaching out to
career without including reaching out to local communities and to third world
local communities and to third world
local communities and to third world countries
countries
countries rather than limiting themselves to the
rather than limiting themselves to the
rather than limiting themselves to the bottom line on a spreadsheet they should
bottom line on a spreadsheet they should
bottom line on a spreadsheet they should reach out to seek collaborative ventures
reach out to seek collaborative ventures
reach out to seek collaborative ventures for the sake of others I think we should
for the sake of others I think we should
for the sake of others I think we should develop human beings who think first of
develop human beings who think first of
develop human beings who think first of others rather than their own security
others rather than their own security
others rather than their own security unlike so many did in North Dallas after
unlike so many did in North Dallas after
unlike so many did in North Dallas after the Houston flood disaster hoarding
the Houston flood disaster hoarding
the Houston flood disaster hoarding gallons of gasoline and leaving others
gallons of gasoline and leaving others
gallons of gasoline and leaving others like me without any because whatever we
like me without any because whatever we
like me without any because whatever we do as individuals has an impact on
do as individuals has an impact on
do as individuals has an impact on everyone including the whole universe as
everyone including the whole universe as
everyone including the whole universe as astrophysicist Pete Hutt stated life is
astrophysicist Pete Hutt stated life is
astrophysicist Pete Hutt stated life is a laboratory I think that if we work
a laboratory I think that if we work
a laboratory I think that if we work together as a dynamic community we can
together as a dynamic community we can
together as a dynamic community we can make a difference to end the cycle of
make a difference to end the cycle of
make a difference to end the cycle of selfishness inequality and greed later
selfishness inequality and greed later
selfishness inequality and greed later thank you
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