our next speaker is here to talk about something that has bothered us all at
something that has bothered us all at
something that has bothered us all at some time in life or even right now ever
some time in life or even right now ever
some time in life or even right now ever wondered if there’s such a thing called
wondered if there’s such a thing called
wondered if there’s such a thing called purpose or if we were destined to do
purpose or if we were destined to do
purpose or if we were destined to do something or be someone chrishi Tyra
something or be someone chrishi Tyra
something or be someone chrishi Tyra Barrowman is here to talk about purpose
Barrowman is here to talk about purpose
Barrowman is here to talk about purpose and how you can find it everything has a
and how you can find it everything has a
and how you can find it everything has a purpose
purpose
purpose clocks tell the time and trains take you
clocks tell the time and trains take you
clocks tell the time and trains take you places they do what they’re meant to do
places they do what they’re meant to do
places they do what they’re meant to do maybe it’s the same with people maybe
maybe it’s the same with people maybe
maybe it’s the same with people maybe even we have a purpose now there’s a
even we have a purpose now there’s a
even we have a purpose now there’s a story that I enjoy listening to and
story that I enjoy listening to and
story that I enjoy listening to and sharing it’s about my mother and her
sharing it’s about my mother and her
sharing it’s about my mother and her supposed purpose unlike me she had
supposed purpose unlike me she had
supposed purpose unlike me she had already found it
already found it
already found it she wanted to be a part of the
she wanted to be a part of the
she wanted to be a part of the extravagant world a part of the hustle
extravagant world a part of the hustle
extravagant world a part of the hustle and bustle involved in thinking reading
and bustle involved in thinking reading
and bustle involved in thinking reading and writing she wanted to be a lawyer
and writing she wanted to be a lawyer
and writing she wanted to be a lawyer and her purpose came to her doorstep in
and her purpose came to her doorstep in
and her purpose came to her doorstep in the form of a short rounded individual
the form of a short rounded individual
the form of a short rounded individual named Oscar Nellie he was the MLA for
named Oscar Nellie he was the MLA for
named Oscar Nellie he was the MLA for anglo-indians at that turn and he
anglo-indians at that turn and he
anglo-indians at that turn and he offered my mother a seat at Madras Law
offered my mother a seat at Madras Law
offered my mother a seat at Madras Law College one of the best colleges in
College one of the best colleges in
College one of the best colleges in China and here’s the best part it was a
China and here’s the best part it was a
China and here’s the best part it was a full scholarship however her mother said
full scholarship however her mother said
full scholarship however her mother said no there’s no bigger obstacle than no
no there’s no bigger obstacle than no
no there’s no bigger obstacle than no right I mean you must be thinking why
right I mean you must be thinking why
right I mean you must be thinking why why would someone say no to such a big
why would someone say no to such a big
why would someone say no to such a big opportunity why miss out on this her
opportunity why miss out on this her
opportunity why miss out on this her mother has the chance for her daughter
mother has the chance for her daughter
mother has the chance for her daughter to study what she dreams of at no cost
to study what she dreams of at no cost
to study what she dreams of at no cost in her defense though she was a single
in her defense though she was a single
in her defense though she was a single mother raising two children
mother raising two children
mother raising two children and back in the day woman one paid as
and back in the day woman one paid as
and back in the day woman one paid as much so she needed her children to start
much so she needed her children to start
much so she needed her children to start earning as soon as possible so then my
earning as soon as possible so then my
earning as soon as possible so then my mother was forced to go to church part
mother was forced to go to church part
mother was forced to go to church part Teachers Training Institute a place
Teachers Training Institute a place
Teachers Training Institute a place where she would be molded into a teacher
where she would be molded into a teacher
where she would be molded into a teacher in the span of just two years
in the span of just two years
in the span of just two years my grandmother was ecstatic and during
my grandmother was ecstatic and during
my grandmother was ecstatic and during the interview with the headmistress
the interview with the headmistress
the interview with the headmistress sister Pam she asked my mother
sister Pam she asked my mother
sister Pam she asked my mother so Charmaine do you like to be a teacher
so Charmaine do you like to be a teacher
so Charmaine do you like to be a teacher and my mother replied in the hope of
and my mother replied in the hope of
and my mother replied in the hope of being rejected no but sister Pam wasn’t
being rejected no but sister Pam wasn’t
being rejected no but sister Pam wasn’t going to take all that nonsense she said
going to take all that nonsense she said
going to take all that nonsense she said well you better like it from now and my
well you better like it from now and my
well you better like it from now and my mother often thought to herself why did
mother often thought to herself why did
mother often thought to herself why did I have to take the science stream why
I have to take the science stream why
I have to take the science stream why did I have to work so hard and put in so
did I have to work so hard and put in so
did I have to work so hard and put in so much effort so much weight on my
much effort so much weight on my
much effort so much weight on my shoulders when even the vocational
shoulders when even the vocational
shoulders when even the vocational stream students were accepted in this
stream students were accepted in this
stream students were accepted in this Institute why did I have to do all that
Institute why did I have to do all that
Institute why did I have to do all that but my mother didn’t have a choice she
but my mother didn’t have a choice she
but my mother didn’t have a choice she had to do that and soon she was my
had to do that and soon she was my
had to do that and soon she was my mother didn’t have a choice right she
mother didn’t have a choice right she
mother didn’t have a choice right she had to do it but my mother’s club had a
had to do it but my mother’s club had a
had to do it but my mother’s club had a silver lining little did she know that
silver lining little did she know that
silver lining little did she know that she would be called for and selected for
she would be called for and selected for
she would be called for and selected for a government job at church parks sister
a government job at church parks sister
a government job at church parks sister school st. Ursula’s little did she know
school st. Ursula’s little did she know
school st. Ursula’s little did she know that all the supposed sacrifices that
that all the supposed sacrifices that
that all the supposed sacrifices that she went through all the pain would
she went through all the pain would
she went through all the pain would prove positive now my mother worked at
prove positive now my mother worked at
prove positive now my mother worked at st. Ursula’s for 11 years 11 long years
st. Ursula’s for 11 years 11 long years
st. Ursula’s for 11 years 11 long years and then of course she had to resign and
and then of course she had to resign and
and then of course she had to resign and move to Abu Dhabi during her first
move to Abu Dhabi during her first
move to Abu Dhabi during her first interview in Abu Dhabi at the age of 31
interview in Abu Dhabi at the age of 31
interview in Abu Dhabi at the age of 31 for the post of her principal the
for the post of her principal the
for the post of her principal the interviewer told my mother you know
interviewer told my mother you know
interviewer told my mother you know you’re one of the youngest candidates
you’re one of the youngest candidates
you’re one of the youngest candidates I’ve interviewed on Abu Dhabi
I’ve interviewed on Abu Dhabi
I’ve interviewed on Abu Dhabi that’s so qualified for this job today
that’s so qualified for this job today
that’s so qualified for this job today my mother is still a principal and she
my mother is still a principal and she
my mother is still a principal and she couldn’t love a job more she still tells
couldn’t love a job more she still tells
couldn’t love a job more she still tells me you know Christina when they when my
me you know Christina when they when my
me you know Christina when they when my kids come to me and say Monsieur Meade
kids come to me and say Monsieur Meade
kids come to me and say Monsieur Meade look what I’ve done look at what I
look what I’ve done look at what I
look what I’ve done look at what I learned in school today when my mother
learned in school today when my mother
learned in school today when my mother sees those smiles on those kids faces
sees those smiles on those kids faces
sees those smiles on those kids faces she knows that everything she went
she knows that everything she went
she knows that everything she went through all the hardships that she faced
through all the hardships that she faced
through all the hardships that she faced everything that she thought was gone was
everything that she thought was gone was
everything that she thought was gone was actually preparing her for a better
actually preparing her for a better
actually preparing her for a better future and you know my mother had to
future and you know my mother had to
future and you know my mother had to rise to the occasion she knew that there
rise to the occasion she knew that there
rise to the occasion she knew that there was no way out of this she was a
was no way out of this she was a
was no way out of this she was a survivor of her own demise as they say
survivor of her own demise as they say
survivor of her own demise as they say when life gives you lemons make lemonade
when life gives you lemons make lemonade
when life gives you lemons make lemonade and my mother’s lemonade was the most
and my mother’s lemonade was the most
and my mother’s lemonade was the most delectable of all the thing with purpose
delectable of all the thing with purpose
delectable of all the thing with purpose is that you don’t find it purpose
is that you don’t find it purpose
is that you don’t find it purpose appears finds you and latches itself on
appears finds you and latches itself on
appears finds you and latches itself on to you whether you like it or not and if
to you whether you like it or not and if
to you whether you like it or not and if there’s one thing I want you to take
there’s one thing I want you to take
there’s one thing I want you to take away from my talk today and now to go
away from my talk today and now to go
away from my talk today and now to go back where we started
back where we started
back where we started it’s that everything has a purpose
it’s that everything has a purpose
it’s that everything has a purpose clucks tell the time and trains take you
clucks tell the time and trains take you
clucks tell the time and trains take you places they do what they’re meant to do
places they do what they’re meant to do
places they do what they’re meant to do it’s definitely the same with people
it’s definitely the same with people
it’s definitely the same with people even we have a purpose and I’m sure that
even we have a purpose and I’m sure that
even we have a purpose and I’m sure that one day purpose will find each and every
one day purpose will find each and every
one day purpose will find each and every one of you if it hasn’t found you
one of you if it hasn’t found you
one of you if it hasn’t found you already thank you
already thank you
already thank you [Applause]
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