hi good afternoon so there’s a Bulgarian proverb kappa / kappa vir stava it
proverb kappa / kappa vir stava it
proverb kappa / kappa vir stava it translates to drop by drop a whole lake
translates to drop by drop a whole lake
translates to drop by drop a whole lake becomes in essence it refers to the
becomes in essence it refers to the
becomes in essence it refers to the notion that each small contribution
notion that each small contribution
notion that each small contribution makes a bigger difference to the whole
makes a bigger difference to the whole
makes a bigger difference to the whole each positive contribution makes a
each positive contribution makes a
each positive contribution makes a difference to the whole to me this
difference to the whole to me this
difference to the whole to me this refers to things that you can truly
refers to things that you can truly
refers to things that you can truly share and i believe there’s only a
share and i believe there’s only a
share and i believe there’s only a handful of things maybe even less that
handful of things maybe even less that
handful of things maybe even less that you can truly share
you can truly share
you can truly share we’re in Bulgaria TED talks are
we’re in Bulgaria TED talks are
we’re in Bulgaria TED talks are happening what a great chance to share
happening what a great chance to share
happening what a great chance to share chocolate is we would normally do here
chocolate is we would normally do here
chocolate is we would normally do here in Bulgaria so I have 10 pieces of
in Bulgaria so I have 10 pieces of
in Bulgaria so I have 10 pieces of chocolate in my pocket I start with 10
chocolate in my pocket I start with 10
chocolate in my pocket I start with 10 and if I were to give somebody one you
and if I were to give somebody one you
and if I were to give somebody one you have some chocolate
have some chocolate
have some chocolate I actually know they have one at 10% of
I actually know they have one at 10% of
I actually know they have one at 10% of what I had before now I’m down to 90%
what I had before now I’m down to 90%
what I had before now I’m down to 90% you have some chocolate and it goes on
you have some chocolate and it goes on
you have some chocolate and it goes on you can see here’s some chocolate this
you can see here’s some chocolate this
you can see here’s some chocolate this is not to get the crowd to clap or
is not to get the crowd to clap or
is not to get the crowd to clap or anything this is part of the show and
anything this is part of the show and
anything this is part of the show and the chocolate goes and suddenly my ten
the chocolate goes and suddenly my ten
the chocolate goes and suddenly my ten pieces of chocolate will keep on going
pieces of chocolate will keep on going
pieces of chocolate will keep on going down – everybody has just a little bit
down – everybody has just a little bit
down – everybody has just a little bit and I may be down slowly but surely
and I may be down slowly but surely
and I may be down slowly but surely maybe down to one
maybe down to one
maybe down to one I shared my chocolate but I truly share
I shared my chocolate but I truly share
I shared my chocolate but I truly share it because it actually decreased in the
it because it actually decreased in the
it because it actually decreased in the amount for example and this won’t be
amount for example and this won’t be
amount for example and this won’t be going out to the crowd but if I had 20
going out to the crowd but if I had 20
going out to the crowd but if I had 20 leva if I were to share that with two
leva if I were to share that with two
leva if I were to share that with two people maybe I gave ten to one person
people maybe I gave ten to one person
people maybe I gave ten to one person ten to another well those two people now
ten to another well those two people now
ten to another well those two people now have 50% of what I had and I have 0%
have 50% of what I had and I have 0%
have 50% of what I had and I have 0% it’s not true sharing things that can
it’s not true sharing things that can
it’s not true sharing things that can truly be shared are shared equally I
truly be shared are shared equally I
truly be shared are shared equally I give it a person receives it and we have
give it a person receives it and we have
give it a person receives it and we have the equal amount
the equal amount
the equal amount and I believe those three things of true
and I believe those three things of true
and I believe those three things of true sharing happen to be love learning and
sharing happen to be love learning and
sharing happen to be love learning and laughter love learning and laughter
laughter love learning and laughter
laughter love learning and laughter imagine our whole lake with drops of
imagine our whole lake with drops of
imagine our whole lake with drops of love learning and laughter how great
love learning and laughter how great
love learning and laughter how great that Lake would be how great that
that Lake would be how great that
that Lake would be how great that community would be so let me illustrate
community would be so let me illustrate
community would be so let me illustrate that idea of complete and true sharing I
that idea of complete and true sharing I
that idea of complete and true sharing I met my wife I fell madly in love 100% of
met my wife I fell madly in love 100% of
met my wife I fell madly in love 100% of my love to my wife we were very
my love to my wife we were very
my love to my wife we were very fortunate to have a daughter born it was
fortunate to have a daughter born it was
fortunate to have a daughter born it was okay two people
okay two people
okay two people 50% love goes to my wife 50% love goes
50% love goes to my wife 50% love goes
50% love goes to my wife 50% love goes to my daughter no this is 100% 100% true
to my daughter no this is 100% 100% true
to my daughter no this is 100% 100% true sharing then we had a son
sharing then we had a son
sharing then we had a son it wasn’t like okay 33.3 repeater 33.3
it wasn’t like okay 33.3 repeater 33.3
it wasn’t like okay 33.3 repeater 33.3 repeater 33.3 repeater percent of
repeater 33.3 repeater percent of
repeater 33.3 repeater percent of sharing no is 100% 100% 100% love can
sharing no is 100% 100% 100% love can
sharing no is 100% 100% 100% love can truly be shared not like the chocolates
truly be shared not like the chocolates
truly be shared not like the chocolates that I’ve shared with you or the money
that I’ve shared with you or the money
that I’ve shared with you or the money that I did not share with you let’s have
that I did not share with you let’s have
that I did not share with you let’s have a look at learning so behind us is Mount
a look at learning so behind us is Mount
a look at learning so behind us is Mount Vitosha behind the screen you’ll be able
Vitosha behind the screen you’ll be able
Vitosha behind the screen you’ll be able to see that so when we arrived here we
to see that so when we arrived here we
to see that so when we arrived here we decided well we should learn what to do
decided well we should learn what to do
decided well we should learn what to do what we can do on the mountain our
what we can do on the mountain our
what we can do on the mountain our children decided to learn how to
children decided to learn how to
children decided to learn how to snowboard my wife and I did not know how
snowboard my wife and I did not know how
snowboard my wife and I did not know how to snowboard I’m a fat guy from Canada I
to snowboard I’m a fat guy from Canada I
to snowboard I’m a fat guy from Canada I know how to play hockey not snowboard so
know how to play hockey not snowboard so
know how to play hockey not snowboard so they decided to learn how to snowboard
they decided to learn how to snowboard
they decided to learn how to snowboard they had a teacher the teacher taught
they had a teacher the teacher taught
they had a teacher the teacher taught them how to snowboard that teacher did
them how to snowboard that teacher did
them how to snowboard that teacher did not lose their amount of snowboard ish
not lose their amount of snowboard ish
not lose their amount of snowboard ish and giving it away while teaching that
and giving it away while teaching that
and giving it away while teaching that teacher we get retained all their
teacher we get retained all their
teacher we get retained all their knowledge all their learning from
knowledge all their learning from
knowledge all their learning from snowboarding and shared it with somebody
snowboarding and shared it with somebody
snowboarding and shared it with somebody else today now our great snowboarders
else today now our great snowboarders
else today now our great snowboarders 100% of sharing it’s not lost
100% of sharing it’s not lost
100% of sharing it’s not lost for example keeping with our with our
for example keeping with our with our
for example keeping with our with our mountain here in Mount Vitosha I will
mountain here in Mount Vitosha I will
mountain here in Mount Vitosha I will share some knowledge with you I’ll share
share some knowledge with you I’ll share
share some knowledge with you I’ll share it with you you will have it and we will
it with you you will have it and we will
it with you you will have it and we will all have it true sharing
Velvet OSHA has ten peaks it was
Velvet OSHA has ten peaks it was volcanic and it was the first national
volcanic and it was the first national
volcanic and it was the first national park in the Balkans you now have that I
park in the Balkans you now have that I
park in the Balkans you now have that I now have that true sharing learning and
now have that true sharing learning and
now have that true sharing learning and love can be truly shared the third al to
love can be truly shared the third al to
love can be truly shared the third al to help us remember I believe is laughter
help us remember I believe is laughter
help us remember I believe is laughter laughter so let’s practice we talked
laughter so let’s practice we talked
laughter so let’s practice we talked about Mount Pete OSHA I’ve wondered a
about Mount Pete OSHA I’ve wondered a
about Mount Pete OSHA I’ve wondered a lot of times I stare out at that
lot of times I stare out at that
lot of times I stare out at that mountain and I think I wonder if
mountain and I think I wonder if
mountain and I think I wonder if mountains ever get cold
mountains ever get cold
mountains ever get cold there’s Mount Vitosha ever get cold and
there’s Mount Vitosha ever get cold and
there’s Mount Vitosha ever get cold and so I thought I asked you this question
so I thought I asked you this question
so I thought I asked you this question do you know why Mount Vitosha never gets
do you know why Mount Vitosha never gets
do you know why Mount Vitosha never gets cold what because it wears it doesn’t
cold what because it wears it doesn’t
cold what because it wears it doesn’t get cold because it wears a snow capped
the digit because it wears a snow cap so
the digit because it wears a snow cap so I share with you some laughter or maybe
I share with you some laughter or maybe
I share with you some laughter or maybe some groans maybe groans can truly be
some groans maybe groans can truly be
some groans maybe groans can truly be shared too
shared too
shared too however we’re laughing and when Sophia
however we’re laughing and when Sophia
however we’re laughing and when Sophia here started to laugh it wasn’t like she
here started to laugh it wasn’t like she
here started to laugh it wasn’t like she started to laugh and then somebody in
started to laugh and then somebody in
started to laugh and then somebody in the bathroom starts to laugh and they
the bathroom starts to laugh and they
the bathroom starts to laugh and they lose their laughter no it was truly
lose their laughter no it was truly
lose their laughter no it was truly shared a hundred percent of sharing love
shared a hundred percent of sharing love
shared a hundred percent of sharing love laughter and learning so it worries me
laughter and learning so it worries me
laughter and learning so it worries me what would the opposite look like if we
what would the opposite look like if we
what would the opposite look like if we put this into the context of a community
what if it was the opposite it wasn’t
what if it was the opposite it wasn’t dropped love drop learning
dropped love drop learning
dropped love drop learning drop laughter instead we decided to drop
drop laughter instead we decided to drop
drop laughter instead we decided to drop the opposite I’ll drop some ill will
the opposite I’ll drop some ill will
the opposite I’ll drop some ill will I’ll drop some indifference I’ll drop
I’ll drop some indifference I’ll drop
I’ll drop some indifference I’ll drop some ignorance and I keep on dropping
some ignorance and I keep on dropping
some ignorance and I keep on dropping that and you can see the quality of
that and you can see the quality of
that and you can see the quality of water changes there’s no longer water
water changes there’s no longer water
water changes there’s no longer water that we can live in be very difficult to
that we can live in be very difficult to
that we can live in be very difficult to live in water that has ill will ignorant
live in water that has ill will ignorant
live in water that has ill will ignorant indifference indifference the will
indifference indifference the will
indifference indifference the will ignorance drip drip drop drop those
ignorance drip drip drop drop those
ignorance drip drip drop drop those drops would crush life crush a community
drops would crush life crush a community
drops would crush life crush a community but if we had a community of true
but if we had a community of true
but if we had a community of true sharing truly sharing the aspects of
sharing truly sharing the aspects of
sharing truly sharing the aspects of love learning and laughter dropping that
love learning and laughter dropping that
love learning and laughter dropping that into our lake dropping it in to our
into our lake dropping it in to our
into our lake dropping it in to our community drop of love drop of learning
community drop of love drop of learning
community drop of love drop of learning drop of laughter laughter love learning
drop of laughter laughter love learning
drop of laughter laughter love learning and if I drop some love in the lake
and if I drop some love in the lake
and if I drop some love in the lake doesn’t mean somebody else
doesn’t mean somebody else
doesn’t mean somebody else oh we’ve used up one love no there’s
oh we’ve used up one love no there’s
oh we’ve used up one love no there’s more love drop drops saying with
more love drop drops saying with
more love drop drops saying with laughter drop drop drop learning drop
laughter drop drop drop learning drop
laughter drop drop drop learning drop drop drop drop drop and the quality of
drop drop drop drop and the quality of
drop drop drop drop and the quality of our water the quality of our lake
our water the quality of our lake
our water the quality of our lake improves and we become stronger unlike
improves and we become stronger unlike
improves and we become stronger unlike our lake that looks like this with
our lake that looks like this with
our lake that looks like this with ill-will indifference in ignorance so
ill-will indifference in ignorance so
ill-will indifference in ignorance so that brings us back to Bulgaria proverb
that brings us back to Bulgaria proverb
that brings us back to Bulgaria proverb of po kappa kappa go kappa veer stava
of po kappa kappa go kappa veer stava
of po kappa kappa go kappa veer stava drop by drop a whole lake becomes if
drop by drop a whole lake becomes if
drop by drop a whole lake becomes if that whole lake can become whole with
that whole lake can become whole with
that whole lake can become whole with those drops of things that we truly
those drops of things that we truly
those drops of things that we truly share love laughter
share love laughter
share love laughter indifferent not indifference love
indifferent not indifference love
indifferent not indifference love laughter and learning our whole lake and
laughter and learning our whole lake and
laughter and learning our whole lake and our whole community becomes whole thank
our whole community becomes whole thank
our whole community becomes whole thank you very much
you very much
you very much [Applause]
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