Plurilogues for peace | Akosudé Horace Kougniazonde | TEDxYouth@Ganhito

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[Applause] that means we are actually getting

that means we are actually getting

that means we are actually getting somewhere okay so let’s try to answer

somewhere okay so let’s try to answer

somewhere okay so let’s try to answer some of the questions we brought up

some of the questions we brought up

some of the questions we brought up first thing what is the common seed that

first thing what is the common seed that

first thing what is the common seed that the whole of humanity came from the many

the whole of humanity came from the many

the whole of humanity came from the many answers to that question and by respect

answers to that question and by respect

answers to that question and by respect to Ted I’ll just so over flow some

to Ted I’ll just so over flow some

to Ted I’ll just so over flow some people say that the seed that we all

people say that the seed that we all

people say that the seed that we all come from is unique was never begotten

come from is unique was never begotten

come from is unique was never begotten and never begun some other people say

and never begun some other people say

and never begun some other people say the seed is double and is made of two

the seed is double and is made of two

the seed is double and is made of two complementary halves some people will

complementary halves some people will

complementary halves some people will tell us that seed is triple some will

tell us that seed is triple some will

tell us that seed is triple some will tell us the seed is made of four

tell us the seed is made of four

tell us the seed is made of four different elements and in Benin Republic

different elements and in Benin Republic

different elements and in Benin Republic where we are standing today ancestral

where we are standing today ancestral

where we are standing today ancestral knowledge tells us that that seed is

knowledge tells us that that seed is

knowledge tells us that that seed is made of five and we call it mouth so

made of five and we call it mouth so

made of five and we call it mouth so that’s one question second question what

that’s one question second question what

that’s one question second question what is the exact nature of what we are

is the exact nature of what we are

is the exact nature of what we are trying to hand down or pass along as far

trying to hand down or pass along as far

trying to hand down or pass along as far as information is concerned let’s go

as information is concerned let’s go

as information is concerned let’s go back to the tree we look at the tree

back to the tree we look at the tree

back to the tree we look at the tree what does a tree pass along in a sea it

what does a tree pass along in a sea it

what does a tree pass along in a sea it passes along a communication system it

passes along a communication system it

passes along a communication system it passes along its feeding mode it passes

passes along its feeding mode it passes

passes along its feeding mode it passes along it’s healing mode it passes along

along it’s healing mode it passes along

along it’s healing mode it passes along a lot of information so when we bring

a lot of information so when we bring

a lot of information so when we bring that back to humans the seed the

that back to humans the seed the

that back to humans the seed the information we want to hand on may be

information we want to hand on may be

information we want to hand on may be our language we want to pass that along

our language we want to pass that along

our language we want to pass that along we want to pass on the way we eat and

we want to pass on the way we eat and

we want to pass on the way we eat and what we eat we want to pass on the way

what we eat we want to pass on the way

what we eat we want to pass on the way we dress we want to pass on the way we

we dress we want to pass on the way we

we dress we want to pass on the way we build architecture like the tree passes

build architecture like the tree passes

build architecture like the tree passes on information on how its bark is

on information on how its bark is

on information on how its bark is supposed to be built to the seed so we

supposed to be built to the seed so we

supposed to be built to the seed so we can put all this in the nutshell and

can put all this in the nutshell and

can put all this in the nutshell and call it culture so when applied to human

call it culture so when applied to human

call it culture so when applied to human beings what we want the most to pass

beings what we want the most to pass

beings what we want the most to pass along

along

along it might be our culture now as announced

it might be our culture now as announced

it might be our culture now as announced the trickiest question of the day what

the trickiest question of the day what

the trickiest question of the day what is the seed that we want to bear as

is the seed that we want to bear as

is the seed that we want to bear as humans we can take a glance back at the

humans we can take a glance back at the

humans we can take a glance back at the tree the tree works together the

tree the tree works together the

tree the tree works together the different parts of the tree work

different parts of the tree work

different parts of the tree work together to bear fruit right and so that

together to bear fruit right and so that

together to bear fruit right and so that means different organs with different

means different organs with different

means different organs with different functions and different properties work

functions and different properties work

functions and different properties work together to bring out the unique and

together to bring out the unique and

together to bring out the unique and harmonious result so we could say that

harmonious result so we could say that

harmonious result so we could say that this intelligent interdependent action

this intelligent interdependent action

this intelligent interdependent action is the fruit that we want to harvest and

is the fruit that we want to harvest and

is the fruit that we want to harvest and as far as humanity is concerned I could

as far as humanity is concerned I could

as far as humanity is concerned I could call that peace so peace is the food

call that peace so peace is the food

call that peace so peace is the food that we should be all looking to bear

that we should be all looking to bear

that we should be all looking to bear now one last interesting thing about

now one last interesting thing about

now one last interesting thing about trees is that trees harvest information

trees is that trees harvest information

trees is that trees harvest information in their environment a tree will pass

in their environment a tree will pass

in their environment a tree will pass along through the seed to the next

along through the seed to the next

along through the seed to the next generation of trees information on the

generation of trees information on the

generation of trees information on the temperature information on external

temperature information on external

temperature information on external attacks information on water abundance

attacks information on water abundance

attacks information on water abundance or scarcity and so on why so the next

or scarcity and so on why so the next

or scarcity and so on why so the next generation of trees can better face the

generation of trees can better face the

generation of trees can better face the challenges that they are supposed to

challenges that they are supposed to

challenges that they are supposed to face so that question brings back to us

face so that question brings back to us

face so that question brings back to us what information are we going to pass

what information are we going to pass

what information are we going to pass along to the next generation the tree

along to the next generation the tree

along to the next generation the tree improves the intrinsic ability of net

improves the intrinsic ability of net

improves the intrinsic ability of net generations to face their challenges so

generations to face their challenges so

generations to face their challenges so what are we going to do to improve what

what are we going to do to improve what

what are we going to do to improve what we are receiving and hand down a better

we are receiving and hand down a better

we are receiving and hand down a better legacy an enriched genetic code for the

legacy an enriched genetic code for the

legacy an enriched genetic code for the next human beings that will walk on this

next human beings that will walk on this

next human beings that will walk on this earth and the answers are many we could

earth and the answers are many we could

earth and the answers are many we could use technology because that’s what we

use technology because that’s what we

use technology because that’s what we have today we can use technology to save

have today we can use technology to save

have today we can use technology to save secure our culture our languages we

secure our culture our languages we

secure our culture our languages we could make people visit a bomb a kingdom

could make people visit a bomb a kingdom

could make people visit a bomb a kingdom being in Russia we can help people build

being in Russia we can help people build

being in Russia we can help people build regional in

regional in

regional in aggression academies where people learn

aggression academies where people learn

aggression academies where people learn to understand themselves from the base

to understand themselves from the base

to understand themselves from the base ground but in grassroots we can do a lot

ground but in grassroots we can do a lot

ground but in grassroots we can do a lot of stuff but it is our responsibility to

of stuff but it is our responsibility to

of stuff but it is our responsibility to improve what we received to get where we

improve what we received to get where we

improve what we received to get where we have to get for the next generation so

have to get for the next generation so

have to get for the next generation so let me close by saying that in the big

let me close by saying that in the big

let me close by saying that in the big tree of humanity diversity is a blessing

tree of humanity diversity is a blessing

tree of humanity diversity is a blessing and we all have to work to secure this

and we all have to work to secure this

and we all have to work to secure this diversity we have to do our best to

diversity we have to do our best to

diversity we have to do our best to promote this diversity I am a costume

promote this diversity I am a costume

promote this diversity I am a costume day oh ha squeals all day and my

day oh ha squeals all day and my

day oh ha squeals all day and my innermost belief is that we are the

innermost belief is that we are the

innermost belief is that we are the generation that will create new jeiza

generation that will create new jeiza

generation that will create new jeiza majeeda is the swahili word for miracle

majeeda is the swahili word for miracle

majeeda is the swahili word for miracle when you do something that people don’t

when you do something that people don’t

when you do something that people don’t think easy

think easy

think easy they call it an exploit when you do

they call it an exploit when you do

they call it an exploit when you do something that everybody thinks is

something that everybody thinks is

something that everybody thinks is absolutely impossible they call it a

absolutely impossible they call it a

absolutely impossible they call it a miracle and so as I was saying I believe

miracle and so as I was saying I believe

miracle and so as I was saying I believe that we are the generation of human

that we are the generation of human

that we are the generation of human beings that will create the miracle

beings that will create the miracle

beings that will create the miracle which one the miracle of sowing seeds of

which one the miracle of sowing seeds of

which one the miracle of sowing seeds of intercultural dialogue intergenerational

intercultural dialogue intergenerational

intercultural dialogue intergenerational dialogue so the next generation of human

dialogue so the next generation of human

dialogue so the next generation of human beings can harvest the fruit of lasting

beings can harvest the fruit of lasting

beings can harvest the fruit of lasting peace thank you very much

peace thank you very much

peace thank you very much [Applause]