[Applause] we’ve all heard the story the story of
we’ve all heard the story the story of
we’ve all heard the story the story of the Emperor and his new clothes started
the Emperor and his new clothes started
the Emperor and his new clothes started off simple enough he just wanted to get
off simple enough he just wanted to get
off simple enough he just wanted to get himself a fine new outfit he liked
himself a fine new outfit he liked
himself a fine new outfit he liked clothes and it was gonna be so great he
clothes and it was gonna be so great he
clothes and it was gonna be so great he would hire the best tailor and he was
would hire the best tailor and he was
would hire the best tailor and he was gonna look so good he’d throw a parade
gonna look so good he’d throw a parade
gonna look so good he’d throw a parade so everybody could come and see there’s
so everybody could come and see there’s
so everybody could come and see there’s nothing wrong with any of that but as we
nothing wrong with any of that but as we
nothing wrong with any of that but as we well know there was a problem and that
well know there was a problem and that
well know there was a problem and that problem came with his deep-seated ego
problem came with his deep-seated ego
problem came with his deep-seated ego attachment to that idea it put blinders
attachment to that idea it put blinders
attachment to that idea it put blinders on him so it was the only thing he could
on him so it was the only thing he could
on him so it was the only thing he could see that left him right for exploitation
see that left him right for exploitation
see that left him right for exploitation which is exactly what happened because
which is exactly what happened because
which is exactly what happened because Along Came the tailor and he managed to
Along Came the tailor and he managed to
Along Came the tailor and he managed to tap into that ego attachment and he sold
tap into that ego attachment and he sold
tap into that ego attachment and he sold him a very expensive invisible outfit
him a very expensive invisible outfit
him a very expensive invisible outfit but again the emperor was blind to what
but again the emperor was blind to what
but again the emperor was blind to what was the obvious so he put that outfit on
was the obvious so he put that outfit on
was the obvious so he put that outfit on and he went on the parade so he’s going
and he went on the parade so he’s going
and he went on the parade so he’s going along gone along on that parade and it
along gone along on that parade and it
along gone along on that parade and it wasn’t until the moment that someone in
wasn’t until the moment that someone in
wasn’t until the moment that someone in the audience in this case it was a child
the audience in this case it was a child
the audience in this case it was a child a child who didn’t have any preconceived
a child who didn’t have any preconceived
a child who didn’t have any preconceived ideas so therefore he wasn’t wearing any
ideas so therefore he wasn’t wearing any
ideas so therefore he wasn’t wearing any blinders he was able to see the obvious
blinders he was able to see the obvious
blinders he was able to see the obvious and he said so he pointed out to
and he said so he pointed out to
and he said so he pointed out to everyone guys he’s not wearing anything
everyone guys he’s not wearing anything
everyone guys he’s not wearing anything and bam
and bam
and bam then the blinders came off how
then the blinders came off how
then the blinders came off how embarrassing
embarrassing
embarrassing but of course he did a lot worse than
but of course he did a lot worse than
but of course he did a lot worse than just embarrass himself because remember
just embarrass himself because remember
just embarrass himself because remember that was an expensive invisible outfit
that was an expensive invisible outfit
that was an expensive invisible outfit he taxed his people in excess to pay for
he taxed his people in excess to pay for
he taxed his people in excess to pay for it he didn’t set out to do harm he
it he didn’t set out to do harm he
it he didn’t set out to do harm he didn’t mean to harm anyone but he did
didn’t mean to harm anyone but he did
didn’t mean to harm anyone but he did indeed do harm simply because he wasn’t
indeed do harm simply because he wasn’t
indeed do harm simply because he wasn’t open to new ideas we come to events like
open to new ideas we come to events like
open to new ideas we come to events like this specifically because we want new
this specifically because we want new
this specifically because we want new ideas we know we could encounter
ideas we know we could encounter
ideas we know we could encounter something here today that could change
something here today that could change
something here today that could change our lives forever
our lives forever
our lives forever for the better and that is extraordinary
for the better and that is extraordinary
for the better and that is extraordinary but how ready are we any one of us at
but how ready are we any one of us at
but how ready are we any one of us at any moment in our day-to-day lives
any moment in our day-to-day lives
any moment in our day-to-day lives because there is a built-in problem
because there is a built-in problem
because there is a built-in problem we have to rely on our ideas we have a
we have to rely on our ideas we have a
we have to rely on our ideas we have a pretty good idea how to do our job or
pretty good idea how to do our job or
pretty good idea how to do our job or drive our car we have a pretty good idea
drive our car we have a pretty good idea
drive our car we have a pretty good idea how to grocery shop if we questioned
how to grocery shop if we questioned
how to grocery shop if we questioned every single little nuance of every
every single little nuance of every
every single little nuance of every single idea we wouldn’t be able to
single idea we wouldn’t be able to
single idea we wouldn’t be able to function but there’s something more
function but there’s something more
function but there’s something more insidious than that and that is when
insidious than that and that is when
insidious than that and that is when we’re attached to our ideas we get a
we’re attached to our ideas we get a
we’re attached to our ideas we get a nice little reward we get to feel safe
nice little reward we get to feel safe
nice little reward we get to feel safe and we get to feel right that’s kind of
and we get to feel right that’s kind of
and we get to feel right that’s kind of nice well a new understanding of this
nice well a new understanding of this
nice well a new understanding of this came home to me
came home to me
came home to me not too long ago in a way I never would
not too long ago in a way I never would
not too long ago in a way I never would have anticipated you see my husband and
have anticipated you see my husband and
have anticipated you see my husband and I have been married a long time we
I have been married a long time we
I have been married a long time we actually get along we’re BFFs well we’re
actually get along we’re BFFs well we’re
actually get along we’re BFFs well we’re doing the happily ever after thing we’re
doing the happily ever after thing we’re
doing the happily ever after thing we’re cruising along in life mind in our own
cruising along in life mind in our own
cruising along in life mind in our own beeswax and then he got a diagnosis of
beeswax and then he got a diagnosis of
beeswax and then he got a diagnosis of stage four cancer we had ideas about
stage four cancer we had ideas about
stage four cancer we had ideas about cancer before the diagnosis wait really
cancer before the diagnosis wait really
cancer before the diagnosis wait really healthy we were reasonably active pretty
healthy we were reasonably active pretty
healthy we were reasonably active pretty low stress he didn’t have any really bad
low stress he didn’t have any really bad
low stress he didn’t have any really bad habits that would raise any red flags in
habits that would raise any red flags in
habits that would raise any red flags in the pantheon of things to worry about
the pantheon of things to worry about
the pantheon of things to worry about cancer wasn’t real high on our list and
cancer wasn’t real high on our list and
cancer wasn’t real high on our list and we had ideas after the diagnosis as well
we had ideas after the diagnosis as well
we had ideas after the diagnosis as well more ideas about nutrition and health
more ideas about nutrition and health
more ideas about nutrition and health and ideas about treatment and now we had
and ideas about treatment and now we had
and ideas about treatment and now we had to figure out what to do because what
to figure out what to do because what
to figure out what to do because what they say is true cancer sucks
they say is true cancer sucks
they say is true cancer sucks and it is scary it is so scary and it’s
and it is scary it is so scary and it’s
and it is scary it is so scary and it’s not just scary for the person it’s
not just scary for the person it’s
not just scary for the person it’s happening to because they don’t live in
happening to because they don’t live in
happening to because they don’t live in a bubble it’s scary for everyone who
a bubble it’s scary for everyone who
a bubble it’s scary for everyone who loves them everyone who cares about them
loves them everyone who cares about them
loves them everyone who cares about them everyone in their family everyone of
everyone in their family everyone of
everyone in their family everyone of their friends everyone who works with
their friends everyone who works with
their friends everyone who works with them everyone who’s mortal so you
them everyone who’s mortal so you
them everyone who’s mortal so you remember how I said that our ideas our
remember how I said that our ideas our
remember how I said that our ideas our attachment to our ideas can make us feel
attachment to our ideas can make us feel
attachment to our ideas can make us feel safe well hold on to that because there
safe well hold on to that because there
safe well hold on to that because there was a little something I learned a
was a little something I learned a
was a little something I learned a little something I did not know it turns
little something I did not know it turns
little something I did not know it turns out there are a fair number of people
out there are a fair number of people
out there are a fair number of people who know the cure to cancer usually was
who know the cure to cancer usually was
who know the cure to cancer usually was one simple household ingredient you know
one simple household ingredient you know
one simple household ingredient you know how they know
how they know
how they know yeah they saw it on the internet now I’m
yeah they saw it on the internet now I’m
yeah they saw it on the internet now I’m not actually talking about whether they
not actually talking about whether they
not actually talking about whether they were right or whether they were wrong
were right or whether they were wrong
were right or whether they were wrong whether they had any valid points or not
whether they had any valid points or not
whether they had any valid points or not what I am talking about is where the
what I am talking about is where the
what I am talking about is where the problem comes in it’s the same with that
problem comes in it’s the same with that
problem comes in it’s the same with that Emperor
Emperor
Emperor it’s that deep-seated ego attachment to
it’s that deep-seated ego attachment to
it’s that deep-seated ego attachment to that idea because they were scared and
that idea because they were scared and
that idea because they were scared and they wanted to feel safe and in order to
they wanted to feel safe and in order to
they wanted to feel safe and in order to feel safe they had to believe in these
feel safe they had to believe in these
feel safe they had to believe in these ideas they had to be right and you know
ideas they had to be right and you know
ideas they had to be right and you know what when you have to be right there’s a
what when you have to be right there’s a
what when you have to be right there’s a reasonably good chance someone else has
reasonably good chance someone else has
reasonably good chance someone else has to be wrong yeah yeah they let us know
to be wrong yeah yeah they let us know
to be wrong yeah yeah they let us know it he had cancer because of something he
it he had cancer because of something he
it he had cancer because of something he didn’t eat enough of or something he ate
didn’t eat enough of or something he ate
didn’t eat enough of or something he ate too much of or something he did in his
too much of or something he did in his
too much of or something he did in his past or something he didn’t do enough of
past or something he didn’t do enough of
past or something he didn’t do enough of the point is it was a little bit on him
the point is it was a little bit on him
the point is it was a little bit on him and they didn’t have cancer because they
and they didn’t have cancer because they
and they didn’t have cancer because they were too savvy to get it now you can see
were too savvy to get it now you can see
were too savvy to get it now you can see first of all that’s dangerous thinking
first of all that’s dangerous thinking
first of all that’s dangerous thinking but that’s Emperor thinking I am talking
but that’s Emperor thinking I am talking
but that’s Emperor thinking I am talking about people who intended to be helpful
about people who intended to be helpful
about people who intended to be helpful their intention was to help us but
their intention was to help us but
their intention was to help us but instead because of that ego attachment
instead because of that ego attachment
instead because of that ego attachment to that idea what it had what happened
to that idea what it had what happened
to that idea what it had what happened was they tried to micromanage us in
was they tried to micromanage us in
was they tried to micromanage us in order for them to feel a little bit
order for them to feel a little bit
order for them to feel a little bit safer and again this is people who
safer and again this is people who
safer and again this is people who intended to help us but fear not because
intended to help us but fear not because
intended to help us but fear not because we know a lot of people and we know a
we know a lot of people and we know a
we know a lot of people and we know a lot more people who are far more like
lot more people who are far more like
lot more people who are far more like the child and you know how it is you
the child and you know how it is you
the child and you know how it is you know when you are down there are so many
know when you are down there are so many
know when you are down there are so many people that will help you and I could
people that will help you and I could
people that will help you and I could stand up here all day and talk about
stand up here all day and talk about
stand up here all day and talk about amazing people that really made a
amazing people that really made a
amazing people that really made a difference in our lives
difference in our lives
difference in our lives but they won’t let me have the stage all
but they won’t let me have the stage all
but they won’t let me have the stage all day so I’m gonna give you one brief
day so I’m gonna give you one brief
day so I’m gonna give you one brief shining example of some of my friends
shining example of some of my friends
shining example of some of my friends who weren’t like the Emperor they were
who weren’t like the Emperor they were
who weren’t like the Emperor they were much more like the child they didn’t
much more like the child they didn’t
much more like the child they didn’t think they already knew everything and
think they already knew everything and
think they already knew everything and therefore they weren’t wearing blinders
therefore they weren’t wearing blinders
therefore they weren’t wearing blinders and they were able to make a difference
and they were able to make a difference
and they were able to make a difference so the example I’m thinking of it
so the example I’m thinking of it
so the example I’m thinking of it happened when we were heading into the
happened when we were heading into the
happened when we were heading into the worst part of the treatments and again
worst part of the treatments and again
worst part of the treatments and again cancer sucks and the treatments
cancer sucks and the treatments
cancer sucks and the treatments and my husband had gone from living his
and my husband had gone from living his
and my husband had gone from living his day-to-day life to at that point pretty
day-to-day life to at that point pretty
day-to-day life to at that point pretty much living in his recliner and then
much living in his recliner and then
much living in his recliner and then recurrently recliner broke I didn’t need
recurrently recliner broke I didn’t need
recurrently recliner broke I didn’t need somebody to tell me what to do
somebody to tell me what to do
somebody to tell me what to do I knew the solution of this problem but
I knew the solution of this problem but
I knew the solution of this problem but I did need a friend because I was upset
I did need a friend because I was upset
I did need a friend because I was upset I wanted to complain so that’s what I
I wanted to complain so that’s what I
I wanted to complain so that’s what I did
did
did I complained to my friends they knew
I complained to my friends they knew
I complained to my friends they knew that’s what I wanted they listened to me
that’s what I wanted they listened to me
that’s what I wanted they listened to me but they also because they weren’t
but they also because they weren’t
but they also because they weren’t wearing blinders were able to see a very
wearing blinders were able to see a very
wearing blinders were able to see a very obvious problem and that is that
obvious problem and that is that
obvious problem and that is that something that normally would be a minor
something that normally would be a minor
something that normally would be a minor inconvenience at any other time at this
inconvenience at any other time at this
inconvenience at any other time at this stage of the game was kind of a big deal
stage of the game was kind of a big deal
stage of the game was kind of a big deal so you know what they did so they went
so you know what they did so they went
so you know what they did so they went out and found a new recliner
out and found a new recliner
out and found a new recliner they didn’t even presume at this point
they didn’t even presume at this point
they didn’t even presume at this point they asked as if this was okay and it
they asked as if this was okay and it
they asked as if this was okay and it was okay they bought the recliner they
was okay they bought the recliner they
was okay they bought the recliner they brought it to our house they set it up
brought it to our house they set it up
brought it to our house they set it up in the living room they took away the
in the living room they took away the
in the living room they took away the old recliner they solved the problem for
old recliner they solved the problem for
old recliner they solved the problem for us when we were at a moment in our lives
us when we were at a moment in our lives
us when we were at a moment in our lives where we were in a sea of problems they
where we were in a sea of problems they
where we were in a sea of problems they just took one of those problems away and
just took one of those problems away and
just took one of those problems away and then you know what they said they said
then you know what they said they said
then you know what they said they said it was no big deal
it was no big deal
it was no big deal it was a big deal because they weren’t
it was a big deal because they weren’t
it was a big deal because they weren’t wearing blinders they were able to see
wearing blinders they were able to see
wearing blinders they were able to see the obvious and make a difference at
the obvious and make a difference at
the obvious and make a difference at this point I do want to digress for a
this point I do want to digress for a
this point I do want to digress for a minute because I can tell that you are
minute because I can tell that you are
minute because I can tell that you are lovely people and you’re gonna care it
lovely people and you’re gonna care it
lovely people and you’re gonna care it has been a year and a half since my
has been a year and a half since my
has been a year and a half since my husband’s last treatment and he has
husband’s last treatment and he has
husband’s last treatment and he has recovered from those treatments he’s
recovered from those treatments he’s
recovered from those treatments he’s back to work he’s feeling good and
back to work he’s feeling good and
back to work he’s feeling good and here’s the cherry on top there’s no sign
here’s the cherry on top there’s no sign
here’s the cherry on top there’s no sign of the tumor that caused that diagnosis
of the tumor that caused that diagnosis
of the tumor that caused that diagnosis yes thank you thank you that is how I
yes thank you thank you that is how I
yes thank you thank you that is how I feel and the obvious takeaway from all
feel and the obvious takeaway from all
feel and the obvious takeaway from all of this it’s his health he gets to be
of this it’s his health he gets to be
of this it’s his health he gets to be better and we get more happily ever
better and we get more happily ever
better and we get more happily ever after
after
after life has a way of giving you a little
life has a way of giving you a little
life has a way of giving you a little lessons along the journey whether you
lessons along the journey whether you
lessons along the journey whether you feel like it or not so here’s my
feel like it or not so here’s my
feel like it or not so here’s my secondary takeaway this is what I want
secondary takeaway this is what I want
secondary takeaway this is what I want to know when am I being more like the
to know when am I being more like the
to know when am I being more like the Emperor and why am I being more like the
Emperor and why am I being more like the
Emperor and why am I being more like the child it turns out it’s fairly easy to
child it turns out it’s fairly easy to
child it turns out it’s fairly easy to know we do need some introspection and
know we do need some introspection and
know we do need some introspection and we do need to be honest with ourselves
we do need to be honest with ourselves
we do need to be honest with ourselves but we can simply ask am i hearing am i
but we can simply ask am i hearing am i
but we can simply ask am i hearing am i listening and paying attention more than
listening and paying attention more than
listening and paying attention more than I’m telling because new ideas and new
I’m telling because new ideas and new
I’m telling because new ideas and new understanding tend to come better this
understanding tend to come better this
understanding tend to come better this way then this way and what if more of us
way then this way and what if more of us
way then this way and what if more of us were open to the idea that we need new
were open to the idea that we need new
were open to the idea that we need new ideas we can’t solve our problems by
ideas we can’t solve our problems by
ideas we can’t solve our problems by doing the exact same things that got us
doing the exact same things that got us
doing the exact same things that got us into them in the first place we need new
into them in the first place we need new
into them in the first place we need new ideas and when we’re doing this more
ideas and when we’re doing this more
ideas and when we’re doing this more than this we’re able to start to
than this we’re able to start to
than this we’re able to start to understand each other we can understand
understand each other we can understand
understand each other we can understand people of different cultures different
people of different cultures different
people of different cultures different religions different backgrounds
religions different backgrounds
religions different backgrounds different ideas and belief systems
different ideas and belief systems
different ideas and belief systems different politics we need new ideas
different politics we need new ideas
different politics we need new ideas because it is never ever us and then it
because it is never ever us and then it
because it is never ever us and then it is always only ever just us so I propose
is always only ever just us so I propose
is always only ever just us so I propose this then instead of holding on so
this then instead of holding on so
this then instead of holding on so tightly to our own Emperor’s garments
tightly to our own Emperor’s garments
tightly to our own Emperor’s garments which we know are nothing more than our
which we know are nothing more than our
which we know are nothing more than our imagination anyway what if we open up to
imagination anyway what if we open up to
imagination anyway what if we open up to the idea that we need new ideas and this
the idea that we need new ideas and this
the idea that we need new ideas and this is the question I believe we should be
is the question I believe we should be
is the question I believe we should be asking and this is the question that I
asking and this is the question that I
asking and this is the question that I will endeavour to ask from here on out
will endeavour to ask from here on out
will endeavour to ask from here on out what are you saying
what are you saying
what are you saying that I’m not hearing because when our
that I’m not hearing because when our
that I’m not hearing because when our friends are talking they just want to be
friends are talking they just want to be
friends are talking they just want to be heard when protesters are demonstrating
heard when protesters are demonstrating
heard when protesters are demonstrating they want to be heard politicians want
they want to be heard politicians want
they want to be heard politicians want to be heard we don’t have to agree we
to be heard we don’t have to agree we
to be heard we don’t have to agree we don’t have to
don’t have to
don’t have to but what if we understood each other
but what if we understood each other
but what if we understood each other because then we could really be open to
because then we could really be open to
because then we could really be open to new ideas we could be ready to take off
new ideas we could be ready to take off
new ideas we could be ready to take off those blinders and see the ideas that
those blinders and see the ideas that
those blinders and see the ideas that might be right in front of us at this
might be right in front of us at this
might be right in front of us at this very moment so imagine this imagine a
very moment so imagine this imagine a
very moment so imagine this imagine a new kind of Emperor one who isn’t stuck
new kind of Emperor one who isn’t stuck
new kind of Emperor one who isn’t stuck in his ideas but he’s open to new ideas
in his ideas but he’s open to new ideas
in his ideas but he’s open to new ideas this is a man who could look out into
this is a man who could look out into
this is a man who could look out into his kingdom and see what his people
his kingdom and see what his people
his kingdom and see what his people really need is their suffering is their
really need is their suffering is their
really need is their suffering is their hunger as they’re want he could see it
hunger as they’re want he could see it
hunger as they’re want he could see it and he might not have all of the perfect
and he might not have all of the perfect
and he might not have all of the perfect ideas but he certainly would be in a
ideas but he certainly would be in a
ideas but he certainly would be in a better position to come up with them and
better position to come up with them and
better position to come up with them and he’d be in a better position to hear
he’d be in a better position to hear
he’d be in a better position to hear those people around him and who knows
those people around him and who knows
those people around him and who knows where that ripple effect might end
where that ripple effect might end
where that ripple effect might end because when he was stuck in his ego
because when he was stuck in his ego
because when he was stuck in his ego ideas it was all about him but when he
ideas it was all about him but when he
ideas it was all about him but when he opened up to new ideas this is a man who
opened up to new ideas this is a man who
opened up to new ideas this is a man who could change the world and when we open
could change the world and when we open
could change the world and when we open up to new ideas we can remove our
up to new ideas we can remove our
up to new ideas we can remove our blinders and we could change the world
blinders and we could change the world
blinders and we could change the world too so what do you say my friends let’s
too so what do you say my friends let’s
too so what do you say my friends let’s go change the world
go change the world
go change the world [Applause]
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