hello everybody it makes me so happy to speak with you all today you know it
speak with you all today you know it
speak with you all today you know it really reminds me of when I was in your
really reminds me of when I was in your
really reminds me of when I was in your grade and honestly we’re not even too
grade and honestly we’re not even too
grade and honestly we’re not even too far off now
far off now
far off now I have a question for all of you doesn’t
I have a question for all of you doesn’t
I have a question for all of you doesn’t it feel wonderful when someone smiles at
it feel wonderful when someone smiles at
it feel wonderful when someone smiles at you and they opened the door for you
you and they opened the door for you
you and they opened the door for you when they truly consider how you’re
when they truly consider how you’re
when they truly consider how you’re feeling and thus act upon it well I know
feeling and thus act upon it well I know
feeling and thus act upon it well I know it does because it makes me feel
it does because it makes me feel
it does because it makes me feel wonderful and inspires me to do the same
wonderful and inspires me to do the same
wonderful and inspires me to do the same for others but sometimes it can be a
for others but sometimes it can be a
for others but sometimes it can be a little bit difficult it can feel like
little bit difficult it can feel like
little bit difficult it can feel like we’re surrounded by a lot of mean people
we’re surrounded by a lot of mean people
we’re surrounded by a lot of mean people and sometimes it can be hard to be nice
and sometimes it can be hard to be nice
and sometimes it can be hard to be nice but I’m here to speak with all of you
but I’m here to speak with all of you
but I’m here to speak with all of you about how we can spread kindness in a
about how we can spread kindness in a
about how we can spread kindness in a way that is positive and actually pretty
way that is positive and actually pretty
way that is positive and actually pretty easy we’ve all heard of the Golden Rule
easy we’ve all heard of the Golden Rule
easy we’ve all heard of the Golden Rule right street unto others as you would
right street unto others as you would
right street unto others as you would have others do unto you
have others do unto you
have others do unto you basically take a little while to step
basically take a little while to step
basically take a little while to step into somebody else’s shoes and walk in
into somebody else’s shoes and walk in
into somebody else’s shoes and walk in them
them
them a lot of but a lot of the times it seems
a lot of but a lot of the times it seems
a lot of but a lot of the times it seems like other people are so different right
like other people are so different right
like other people are so different right they might like different things or they
they might like different things or they
they might like different things or they might talk with different people or they
might talk with different people or they
might talk with different people or they might even enjoy something that we have
might even enjoy something that we have
might even enjoy something that we have never even heard of but here’s the
never even heard of but here’s the
never even heard of but here’s the magical part they’re not too different
magical part they’re not too different
magical part they’re not too different from you they’re not too different from
from you they’re not too different from
from you they’re not too different from me and they’re definitely not too
me and they’re definitely not too
me and they’re definitely not too different from the person sitting right
different from the person sitting right
different from the person sitting right next to you they all like to be treated
next to you they all like to be treated
next to you they all like to be treated with kindness
with kindness
with kindness recognizing that familiar need for
recognizing that familiar need for
recognizing that familiar need for kindness and acting upon it is a little
kindness and acting upon it is a little
kindness and acting upon it is a little something that we like to call empathy
something that we like to call empathy
something that we like to call empathy you see whether it be just giving
you see whether it be just giving
you see whether it be just giving somebody a pat on the back or
somebody a pat on the back or
somebody a pat on the back or recognizing that it might not be that
recognizing that it might not be that
recognizing that it might not be that easy for the new kids to fit in or
easy for the new kids to fit in or
easy for the new kids to fit in or simply helping out a friend who’s going
simply helping out a friend who’s going
simply helping out a friend who’s going through a tough time
through a tough time
through a tough time all of those are wonderful examples of
all of those are wonderful examples of
all of those are wonderful examples of empathy
empathy
empathy and the truth is we do it every day
and the truth is we do it every day
and the truth is we do it every day being able to see someone else’s
being able to see someone else’s
being able to see someone else’s struggle and live beside them in harmony
struggle and live beside them in harmony
struggle and live beside them in harmony is one of the many glorious things that
is one of the many glorious things that
is one of the many glorious things that make us human beings but as I said
make us human beings but as I said
make us human beings but as I said before sometimes it can be a little bit
before sometimes it can be a little bit
before sometimes it can be a little bit hard to be empathetic right you may have
hard to be empathetic right you may have
hard to be empathetic right you may have been hurt by someone else or we may have
been hurt by someone else or we may have
been hurt by someone else or we may have heard somebody else and we don’t even
heard somebody else and we don’t even
heard somebody else and we don’t even truly know why but here are a couple of
truly know why but here are a couple of
truly know why but here are a couple of steps to help you step back and handle a
steps to help you step back and handle a
steps to help you step back and handle a situation and truly achieve empathy
situation and truly achieve empathy
situation and truly achieve empathy number one just breathe been presented
number one just breathe been presented
number one just breathe been presented with the tough situation or
with the tough situation or
with the tough situation or confrontation our minds can easily
confrontation our minds can easily
confrontation our minds can easily become cluttered and we don’t really
become cluttered and we don’t really
become cluttered and we don’t really think as clearly as we do most of time
think as clearly as we do most of time
think as clearly as we do most of time all of this can be alleviated if we just
all of this can be alleviated if we just
all of this can be alleviated if we just take a moment to take a break from
take a moment to take a break from
take a moment to take a break from reality to collect ourselves and our
reality to collect ourselves and our
reality to collect ourselves and our thoughts so we can truly formulate new
thoughts so we can truly formulate new
thoughts so we can truly formulate new ideas our brains need a constant flow of
ideas our brains need a constant flow of
ideas our brains need a constant flow of oxygen so that we can handle situations
oxygen so that we can handle situations
oxygen so that we can handle situations correctly there’s so much that we can
correctly there’s so much that we can
correctly there’s so much that we can achieve if we simply take a moment to
achieve if we simply take a moment to
achieve if we simply take a moment to step back and breathe resuscitate whoo
step back and breathe resuscitate whoo
step back and breathe resuscitate whoo take a moment to breathe and ask
take a moment to breathe and ask
take a moment to breathe and ask yourself how are they feeling sometimes
yourself how are they feeling sometimes
yourself how are they feeling sometimes we can forget that some people when they
we can forget that some people when they
we can forget that some people when they get really sad or they undergo a big
get really sad or they undergo a big
get really sad or they undergo a big change in their lives they can take it
change in their lives they can take it
change in their lives they can take it out on others through anger and
out on others through anger and
out on others through anger and frustration they might not even know any
frustration they might not even know any
frustration they might not even know any better we all have to understand that a
better we all have to understand that a
better we all have to understand that a lot of the times when other people are
lot of the times when other people are
lot of the times when other people are mean to you it’s because they’re deeply
mean to you it’s because they’re deeply
mean to you it’s because they’re deeply hurt on the inside we all know how it
hurt on the inside we all know how it
hurt on the inside we all know how it feels to be hurt sometimes right it’s
feels to be hurt sometimes right it’s
feels to be hurt sometimes right it’s not nice so if we acknowledge this fact
not nice so if we acknowledge this fact
not nice so if we acknowledge this fact and know that a lot of times people it
and know that a lot of times people it
and know that a lot of times people it doesn’t matter what age or where you’re
doesn’t matter what age or where you’re
doesn’t matter what age or where you’re from that people sometimes are just
from that people sometimes are just
from that people sometimes are just lashing out we can really move on to the
lashing out we can really move on to the
lashing out we can really move on to the next step
next step
next step and that is to simply remember we must
and that is to simply remember we must
and that is to simply remember we must remember who we are what we stand for
remember who we are what we stand for
remember who we are what we stand for and that others much like ourselves are
and that others much like ourselves are
and that others much like ourselves are flawed and can get swept up in their
flawed and can get swept up in their
flawed and can get swept up in their emotions and passions when we forget
emotions and passions when we forget
emotions and passions when we forget that those who react differently from
that those who react differently from
that those who react differently from than we do are just as human as we are
than we do are just as human as we are
than we do are just as human as we are we lose a little piece of ourselves as
we lose a little piece of ourselves as
we lose a little piece of ourselves as we know it instead of losing our calm in
we know it instead of losing our calm in
we know it instead of losing our calm in these situations we must maintain
these situations we must maintain
these situations we must maintain knowledge that though this person may be
knowledge that though this person may be
knowledge that though this person may be lashing out should try to treat them how
lashing out should try to treat them how
lashing out should try to treat them how we would like to be treated ourselves
we would like to be treated ourselves
we would like to be treated ourselves everyone everyone deserves compassion
everyone everyone deserves compassion
everyone everyone deserves compassion and kindness in every situation and we
and kindness in every situation and we
and kindness in every situation and we should remember this always in the end
should remember this always in the end
should remember this always in the end we’re all going through the same
we’re all going through the same
we’re all going through the same emotions and we’re all internally human
emotions and we’re all internally human
emotions and we’re all internally human everywhere and truly we must remember
everywhere and truly we must remember
everywhere and truly we must remember that it is love that we must always
that it is love that we must always
that it is love that we must always prioritize over all others now I’m not
prioritize over all others now I’m not
prioritize over all others now I’m not talking about the boyfriend or
talking about the boyfriend or
talking about the boyfriend or girlfriend type of love or crushes like
girlfriend type of love or crushes like
girlfriend type of love or crushes like that though that is interesting I’m
that though that is interesting I’m
that though that is interesting I’m referring to the love that one has for a
referring to the love that one has for a
referring to the love that one has for a friend or family I’m referring to the
friend or family I’m referring to the
friend or family I’m referring to the one that has for the type of love that
one that has for the type of love that
one that has for the type of love that goes beyond all human boundaries the
goes beyond all human boundaries the
goes beyond all human boundaries the type of love for your fellow human being
type of love for your fellow human being
type of love for your fellow human being the amazing part about life and being
the amazing part about life and being
the amazing part about life and being alive in the sprawling world is that we
alive in the sprawling world is that we
alive in the sprawling world is that we are never alone if we can make sure that
are never alone if we can make sure that
are never alone if we can make sure that everyone remembers that no matter where
everyone remembers that no matter where
everyone remembers that no matter where we are then we would live in a much
we are then we would live in a much
we are then we would live in a much happier and cohesive world if we just
happier and cohesive world if we just
happier and cohesive world if we just remember to sit back sometimes and
remember to sit back sometimes and
remember to sit back sometimes and remember that within every other person
remember that within every other person
remember that within every other person is a little piece of ourselves we would
is a little piece of ourselves we would
is a little piece of ourselves we would live in a far less divided world all
live in a far less divided world all
live in a far less divided world all that we must do is sometimes remember to
that we must do is sometimes remember to
that we must do is sometimes remember to remember
honestly there’s so much that we can
honestly there’s so much that we can accomplish if we simply take a moment to
accomplish if we simply take a moment to
accomplish if we simply take a moment to see ourselves in other people and see
see ourselves in other people and see
see ourselves in other people and see other people within ourselves if you can
other people within ourselves if you can
other people within ourselves if you can try I invite you to try with me to
try I invite you to try with me to
try I invite you to try with me to everyday take a short walk in someone
everyday take a short walk in someone
everyday take a short walk in someone else’s shoes try to look through a
else’s shoes try to look through a
else’s shoes try to look through a different lens and you know what we all
different lens and you know what we all
different lens and you know what we all might just realize that that lens is not
might just realize that that lens is not
might just realize that that lens is not too different from our own thank you
too different from our own thank you
too different from our own thank you [Applause]
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