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your boards who would have told me that

your boards who would have told me that I would be starting my wanting to you I

I would be starting my wanting to you I

I would be starting my wanting to you I would have lost

would have lost

would have lost I won’t Lisbon and I’m a little person

I won’t Lisbon and I’m a little person

I won’t Lisbon and I’m a little person ever since I was a kid I know what big

ever since I was a kid I know what big

ever since I was a kid I know what big didn’t the puppies are parenting them

didn’t the puppies are parenting them

didn’t the puppies are parenting them home but then as you keep ruin are you

home but then as you keep ruin are you

home but then as you keep ruin are you can stuck in an endless straights

can stuck in an endless straights

can stuck in an endless straights there’s a rat race to get the perfect

there’s a rat race to get the perfect

there’s a rat race to get the perfect grades to be the perfect student the be

grades to be the perfect student the be

grades to be the perfect student the be the perfect daughter or son or whatever

the perfect daughter or son or whatever

the perfect daughter or son or whatever and in that you forget who you are you

and in that you forget who you are you

and in that you forget who you are you forget your passion in what you wanted

forget your passion in what you wanted

forget your passion in what you wanted however seven years ago something

however seven years ago something

however seven years ago something happened which changed my life but also

happened which changed my life but also

happened which changed my life but also led me back to the person that I used to

led me back to the person that I used to

led me back to the person that I used to be

be

be this is toy 7 years ago you walked out

this is toy 7 years ago you walked out

this is toy 7 years ago you walked out for five minutes

for five minutes

for five minutes and in those five minutes everything

and in those five minutes everything

and in those five minutes everything changed see he never came back we looked

changed see he never came back we looked

changed see he never came back we looked for days months weeks but he was not

for days months weeks but he was not

for days months weeks but he was not there I think that’s the guy you when I

there I think that’s the guy you when I

there I think that’s the guy you when I started looking at people differently

started looking at people differently

started looking at people differently because they were looking at me

because they were looking at me

because they were looking at me differently I realized that for them

differently I realized that for them

differently I realized that for them here you are just a thing not a living

here you are just a thing not a living

here you are just a thing not a living being and I was just as honored but for

being and I was just as honored but for

being and I was just as honored but for me he was a family member and somebody

me he was a family member and somebody

me he was a family member and somebody had taken my family members if they

had taken my family members if they

had taken my family members if they didn’t care

didn’t care

didn’t care neither did my friends my family or the

neither did my friends my family or the

neither did my friends my family or the communities I was told time and time

communities I was told time and time

communities I was told time and time again he just go get a new dog it

again he just go get a new dog it

again he just go get a new dog it doesn’t matter why are you stealing he

doesn’t matter why are you stealing he

doesn’t matter why are you stealing he removes it doesn’t matter it’s just to

removes it doesn’t matter it’s just to

removes it doesn’t matter it’s just to talk but he wasn’t just at all and that

talk but he wasn’t just at all and that

talk but he wasn’t just at all and that led me to look at the animal world the

led me to look at the animal world the

led me to look at the animal world the complete

complete

complete I was looking at the way between the

I was looking at the way between the

I was looking at the way between the animals we beat them to hurt them we

animals we beat them to hurt them we

animals we beat them to hurt them we lock them up into basically prison

lock them up into basically prison

lock them up into basically prison straight we don’t respect them we don’t

straight we don’t respect them we don’t

straight we don’t respect them we don’t think that there are living things it

think that there are living things it

think that there are living things it again things like beans we don’t

again things like beans we don’t

again things like beans we don’t consider them alike however according to

consider them alike however according to

consider them alike however according to the University of Cambridge of the study

the University of Cambridge of the study

the University of Cambridge of the study on there in 2012 animals have a

on there in 2012 animals have a

on there in 2012 animals have a conscious now what does that mean it

conscious now what does that mean it

conscious now what does that mean it means that they can think feel and

means that they can think feel and

means that they can think feel and respond to the environment around them

respond to the environment around them

respond to the environment around them it means that they feel happy they might

it means that they feel happy they might

it means that they feel happy they might do it differently which is why we can to

do it differently which is why we can to

do it differently which is why we can to ignore them so what did I do about this

ignore them so what did I do about this

ignore them so what did I do about this about a couple of years back I started

about a couple of years back I started

about a couple of years back I started mining th called for Earth I was

mining th called for Earth I was

mining th called for Earth I was spreading information regarding animal

spreading information regarding animal

spreading information regarding animal rights and how you can help the animals

rights and how you can help the animals

rights and how you can help the animals around you that changed as well coming

around you that changed as well coming

around you that changed as well coming to this March the 5th of March my friend

to this March the 5th of March my friend

to this March the 5th of March my friend Irma colony there was a horrifying case

Irma colony there was a horrifying case

Irma colony there was a horrifying case outside his house a dog had been shot

outside his house a dog had been shot

outside his house a dog had been shot multiple times in the face she’s been

multiple times in the face she’s been

multiple times in the face she’s been nightmare for six hours there was nobody

nightmare for six hours there was nobody

nightmare for six hours there was nobody to help her

to help her

to help her he caught me intently and we’d be

he caught me intently and we’d be

he caught me intently and we’d be shorted around 6:00 so for the next two

shorted around 6:00 so for the next two

shorted around 6:00 so for the next two hours I tried I tried to get some sort

hours I tried I tried to get some sort

hours I tried I tried to get some sort of help but there was no NGO there was

of help but there was no NGO there was

of help but there was no NGO there was no animal activists there was no bed

no animal activists there was no bed

no animal activists there was no bed would want to help us out by the time

would want to help us out by the time

would want to help us out by the time you were able to take her she was too

you were able to take her she was too

you were able to take her she was too far gone and we have to put her down the

far gone and we have to put her down the

far gone and we have to put her down the very next day

very next day

very next day Tod’s Welfare Society was formed thought

Tod’s Welfare Society was formed thought

Tod’s Welfare Society was formed thought well fish society is formerly protect

well fish society is formerly protect

well fish society is formerly protect and safe safe injured neglected and

and safe safe injured neglected and

and safe safe injured neglected and abused animals the streets of the market

abused animals the streets of the market

abused animals the streets of the market see GWS is not just an NGO

see GWS is not just an NGO

see GWS is not just an NGO it’s a passion it’s an idea an idea that

it’s a passion it’s an idea an idea that

it’s a passion it’s an idea an idea that all lives matter and idea that from me

all lives matter and idea that from me

all lives matter and idea that from me to be human I need to have compassion an

to be human I need to have compassion an

to be human I need to have compassion an idea that I need to treat all the

idea that I need to treat all the

idea that I need to treat all the species that you know living is not it

species that you know living is not it

species that you know living is not it with me with respect and I wanted to

with me with respect and I wanted to

with me with respect and I wanted to change the perception regarding animals

change the perception regarding animals

change the perception regarding animals that they are nonliving nonliving means

that they are nonliving nonliving means

that they are nonliving nonliving means they are sentimental beings who can

they are sentimental beings who can

they are sentimental beings who can favor a theme so since March till now we

favor a theme so since March till now we

favor a theme so since March till now we have come a long way we have rescued

have come a long way we have rescued

have come a long way we have rescued over 80 animals we have gotten for over

over 80 animals we have gotten for over

over 80 animals we have gotten for over 40 dogs adopted we also deal with

40 dogs adopted we also deal with

40 dogs adopted we also deal with animals mostly dogs from areas which

animals mostly dogs from areas which

animals mostly dogs from areas which they’re going to be shortened and when I

they’re going to be shortened and when I

they’re going to be shortened and when I started my goal wanted by the end of the

started my goal wanted by the end of the

started my goal wanted by the end of the year I should have a piece of land where

year I should have a piece of land where

year I should have a piece of land where I can build the first animal shelter in

I can build the first animal shelter in

I can build the first animal shelter in the world and I’m trying to say that if

the world and I’m trying to say that if

the world and I’m trying to say that if so much closer you do that and at times

so much closer you do that and at times

so much closer you do that and at times when I’m thinking about it it seems

[Applause]

[Applause] never thought that I’d be able to do

never thought that I’d be able to do

never thought that I’d be able to do this in such a short time when I started

this in such a short time when I started

this in such a short time when I started everybody told me that DWS will fail I

everybody told me that DWS will fail I

everybody told me that DWS will fail I didn’t have a team it was just me I

didn’t have a team it was just me I

didn’t have a team it was just me I didn’t have a plan and I didn’t have any

didn’t have a plan and I didn’t have any

didn’t have a plan and I didn’t have any money

money

money all right so and my friends would tell

all right so and my friends would tell

all right so and my friends would tell me that you know if I start something

me that you know if I start something

me that you know if I start something I’d be paying less attention to my job

I’d be paying less attention to my job

I’d be paying less attention to my job and I had a good job so why am i doing

and I had a good job so why am i doing

and I had a good job so why am i doing this and the one thing with everybody

this and the one thing with everybody

this and the one thing with everybody who’s repeating time and time again was

who’s repeating time and time again was

who’s repeating time and time again was it is not the right time there’s never

it is not the right time there’s never

it is not the right time there’s never going to be a right time do you think

going to be a right time do you think

going to be a right time do you think there’s ever going to be the perfect

there’s ever going to be the perfect

there’s ever going to be the perfect tiny movement or here for when you want

tiny movement or here for when you want

tiny movement or here for when you want to do something if you really want to do

to do something if you really want to do

to do something if you really want to do something just get up and do it

something just get up and do it

something just get up and do it kyoya you fail try again he cannot keep

kyoya you fail try again he cannot keep

kyoya you fail try again he cannot keep doing it there’s no other way there is

doing it there’s no other way there is

doing it there’s no other way there is no other way there is no other path this

no other way there is no other path this

no other way there is no other path this is it there are no guarantees if you

is it there are no guarantees if you

is it there are no guarantees if you favor if you succeed but imagine the

favor if you succeed but imagine the

favor if you succeed but imagine the possibilities if you do succeed the

possibilities if you do succeed the

possibilities if you do succeed the things that you can achieve so I was a

things that you can achieve so I was a

things that you can achieve so I was a person I’ve never been a public speaker

person I’ve never been a public speaker

person I’ve never been a public speaker incredibly low on confidence incredibly

incredibly low on confidence incredibly

incredibly low on confidence incredibly the one self-esteem

the one self-esteem

the one self-esteem yet Here I am knocking in front of you

yet Here I am knocking in front of you

yet Here I am knocking in front of you this isn’t something which I acquired

this isn’t something which I acquired

this isn’t something which I acquired overnight all this there to work at it

overnight all this there to work at it

overnight all this there to work at it but it’s about see the only person

but it’s about see the only person

but it’s about see the only person stopping you from doing anything is you

stopping you from doing anything is you

stopping you from doing anything is you the day you let go of your ego of your

the day you let go of your ego of your

the day you let go of your ego of your you know whatever is stopping you you

you know whatever is stopping you you

you know whatever is stopping you you can achieve anything you want to finding

can achieve anything you want to finding

can achieve anything you want to finding your passion it’s difficult what you

your passion it’s difficult what you

your passion it’s difficult what you need to try you need to keep trying you

need to try you need to keep trying you

need to try you need to keep trying you need to look for the thing that really

need to look for the thing that really

need to look for the thing that really makes your life and then then you find

makes your life and then then you find

makes your life and then then you find it you work towards it no matter what

it you work towards it no matter what

it you work towards it no matter what situation you’re in no matter what is

situation you’re in no matter what is

situation you’re in no matter what is happening around you you’ll find a way

happening around you you’ll find a way

happening around you you’ll find a way to make it work and it’s not easy

to make it work and it’s not easy

to make it work and it’s not easy some people think that the second you

some people think that the second you

some people think that the second you find your passion everything just falls

find your passion everything just falls

find your passion everything just falls into place and then you know you had all

into place and then you know you had all

into place and then you know you had all the time that you don’t find your

the time that you don’t find your

the time that you don’t find your passion and your never breaking up over

passion and your never breaking up over

passion and your never breaking up over it is a very given I’m sorry that’s not

it is a very given I’m sorry that’s not

it is a very given I’m sorry that’s not it you’re working every day you’re

it you’re working every day you’re

it you’re working every day you’re trying your diet they’re sleepless

trying your diet they’re sleepless

trying your diet they’re sleepless nights you’re denying en but you need to

nights you’re denying en but you need to

nights you’re denying en but you need to do what you got to do me there with

do what you got to do me there with

do what you got to do me there with times life is kicking you but you really

times life is kicking you but you really

times life is kicking you but you really need to start a few days back dive into

need to start a few days back dive into

need to start a few days back dive into something really dramatic we rescued a

something really dramatic we rescued a

something really dramatic we rescued a case at all she was half paralyzed and

case at all she was half paralyzed and

case at all she was half paralyzed and somebody had cut her friend father she

somebody had cut her friend father she

somebody had cut her friend father she was in a lot of pain she had a panic

was in a lot of pain she had a panic

was in a lot of pain she had a panic mode and internal infection a few heads

mode and internal infection a few heads

mode and internal infection a few heads told us that she might not survive so we

told us that she might not survive so we

told us that she might not survive so we should put her down what we didn’t see

should put her down what we didn’t see

should put her down what we didn’t see now this dog

now this dog

now this dog her name was Manny very scared timid dog

her name was Manny very scared timid dog

her name was Manny very scared timid dog who didn’t really even like us touching

who didn’t really even like us touching

who didn’t really even like us touching her but for the next you ease not just

her but for the next you ease not just

her but for the next you ease not just me but when dieting me tried because

me but when dieting me tried because

me but when dieting me tried because everybody does

everybody does

everybody does a shot at life if I’m not trying for her

a shot at life if I’m not trying for her

a shot at life if I’m not trying for her husband and try for it so every day you

husband and try for it so every day you

husband and try for it so every day you speak her to the bed

speak her to the bed

speak her to the bed she wouldn’t move on to be had to change

she wouldn’t move on to be had to change

she wouldn’t move on to be had to change her position every few hours she had to

her position every few hours she had to

her position every few hours she had to be fed she was he couldn’t balance

be fed she was he couldn’t balance

be fed she was he couldn’t balance herself we did everything we possibly

herself we did everything we possibly

herself we did everything we possibly could literally everything and then I

could literally everything and then I

could literally everything and then I started seeing her improving she started

started seeing her improving she started

started seeing her improving she started singing on her own and she was

singing on her own and she was

singing on her own and she was responding to us however one day I

responding to us however one day I

responding to us however one day I walked in and there was Bell around her

walked in and there was Bell around her

walked in and there was Bell around her we panicked it occurred to the bed when

we panicked it occurred to the bed when

we panicked it occurred to the bed when we found out that she had you know her

we found out that she had you know her

we found out that she had you know her organs were probably collapsing loads of

organs were probably collapsing loads of

organs were probably collapsing loads of internal bleeding

internal bleeding

internal bleeding the last thing we could do was get her

the last thing we could do was get her

the last thing we could do was get her blood transfusion so we did it I took my

blood transfusion so we did it I took my

blood transfusion so we did it I took my own dog in we call it done and she was

own dog in we call it done and she was

own dog in we call it done and she was better she was active she was burning

better she was active she was burning

better she was active she was burning we were also hopeful that she’s going to

we were also hopeful that she’s going to

we were also hopeful that she’s going to get better and the morning when I went

get better and the morning when I went

get better and the morning when I went to pick her up to take her back to the

to pick her up to take her back to the

to pick her up to take her back to the way to pick her up and there was blood

way to pick her up and there was blood

way to pick her up and there was blood all over my friend all of my legs on my

all over my friend all of my legs on my

all over my friend all of my legs on my feet and I knew what I had to do we took

feet and I knew what I had to do we took

feet and I knew what I had to do we took her to the bed and we had to put her

her to the bed and we had to put her

her to the bed and we had to put her down

down

down because for organs become think he’s

because for organs become think he’s

because for organs become think he’s leaving she was in vain and at that

leaving she was in vain and at that

leaving she was in vain and at that moment I think no case has touched me

moment I think no case has touched me

moment I think no case has touched me like this one I wanted to give up I

like this one I wanted to give up I

like this one I wanted to give up I wouldn’t take a step back and just

wouldn’t take a step back and just

wouldn’t take a step back and just disappear for a little bit because I did

disappear for a little bit because I did

disappear for a little bit because I did everything that I could to save her but

everything that I could to save her but

everything that I could to save her but I couldn’t

I couldn’t

I couldn’t and her eyes kept on haunting me I

and her eyes kept on haunting me I

and her eyes kept on haunting me I couldn’t see where I couldn’t do it

couldn’t see where I couldn’t do it

couldn’t see where I couldn’t do it I was sick of the law says I was sick of

I was sick of the law says I was sick of

I was sick of the law says I was sick of the blood I couldn’t do it

the blood I couldn’t do it

the blood I couldn’t do it I told these guys that you know what I’m

I told these guys that you know what I’m

I told these guys that you know what I’m gonna disappear with your fur a little

gonna disappear with your fur a little

gonna disappear with your fur a little bit just managing to you know what did I

bit just managing to you know what did I

bit just managing to you know what did I do

do

do I cried for the next words stopped it

I cried for the next words stopped it

I cried for the next words stopped it all but I went back to work because this

all but I went back to work because this

all but I went back to work because this is

is

is me this isn’t about how I’m feeling

me this isn’t about how I’m feeling

me this isn’t about how I’m feeling this isn’t about if I am sad if I’m

this isn’t about if I am sad if I’m

this isn’t about if I am sad if I’m happy if I’m family if I’m known if I

happy if I’m family if I’m known if I

happy if I’m family if I’m known if I have not known it’s not about me it’s

have not known it’s not about me it’s

have not known it’s not about me it’s about the cases we saved it’s about the

about the cases we saved it’s about the

about the cases we saved it’s about the lives we have changed it’s about the

lives we have changed it’s about the

lives we have changed it’s about the chances we’ve given to these animals and

chances we’ve given to these animals and

chances we’ve given to these animals and it’s about the chances we can give to

it’s about the chances we can give to

it’s about the chances we can give to others there’s so many money’s out there

others there’s so many money’s out there

others there’s so many money’s out there and if I give up today yous gonna look

and if I give up today yous gonna look

and if I give up today yous gonna look after them so the one thing that might

after them so the one thing that might

after them so the one thing that might vice all of you if any of you ever start

vice all of you if any of you ever start

vice all of you if any of you ever start a social initiative and I hope you guys

a social initiative and I hope you guys

a social initiative and I hope you guys do never make it about yourself it’s not

do never make it about yourself it’s not

do never make it about yourself it’s not about your ego it’s not about your

about your ego it’s not about your

about your ego it’s not about your arrogance it’s not about your moods if

arrogance it’s not about your moods if

arrogance it’s not about your moods if you’re famous if you’re in control or if

you’re famous if you’re in control or if

you’re famous if you’re in control or if you are not in control it’s about the

you are not in control it’s about the

you are not in control it’s about the difference you’re making it’s about the

difference you’re making it’s about the

difference you’re making it’s about the change you want to make it’s about the

change you want to make it’s about the

change you want to make it’s about the guys you’re saving the second you start

guys you’re saving the second you start

guys you’re saving the second you start focusing on that so many things that you

focusing on that so many things that you

focusing on that so many things that you can achieve payments see if you fully

can achieve payments see if you fully

can achieve payments see if you fully believe in something and your intentions

believe in something and your intentions

believe in something and your intentions of your there’s nothing that you cannot

of your there’s nothing that you cannot

of your there’s nothing that you cannot achieve if you fail get up and try again

achieve if you fail get up and try again

achieve if you fail get up and try again there’s nothing that is stopping you yes

there’s nothing that is stopping you yes

there’s nothing that is stopping you yes there are difficult times yes there are

there are difficult times yes there are

there are difficult times yes there are losses

losses

losses yes mistakes I mean that’s all right

yes mistakes I mean that’s all right

yes mistakes I mean that’s all right the Italians would be you have to make a

the Italians would be you have to make a

the Italians would be you have to make a lot of difficult decisions but you need

lot of difficult decisions but you need

lot of difficult decisions but you need to do what you need to do

to do what you need to do

to do what you need to do I recently quit my job it was a good job

I recently quit my job it was a good job

I recently quit my job it was a good job that we went in there from two years

that we went in there from two years

that we went in there from two years good people and I like my job but it

good people and I like my job but it

good people and I like my job but it never loves my job and a secondary GWS I

never loves my job and a secondary GWS I

never loves my job and a secondary GWS I realize this is something I loved and I

realize this is something I loved and I

realize this is something I loved and I couldn’t focus on it anymore and that’s

couldn’t focus on it anymore and that’s

couldn’t focus on it anymore and that’s what I wanted to do so that’s the thing

what I wanted to do so that’s the thing

what I wanted to do so that’s the thing you guys have to find for yourself what

you guys have to find for yourself what

you guys have to find for yourself what is that one thing which you want in life

is that one thing which you want in life

is that one thing which you want in life see now I didn’t want money I wanted to

see now I didn’t want money I wanted to

see now I didn’t want money I wanted to go out and save these days what is it

go out and save these days what is it

go out and save these days what is it that you want to do it’s for you you

that you want to do it’s for you you

that you want to do it’s for you you find out there very few people who go

find out there very few people who go

find out there very few people who go down this road yes a lot of you have

down this road yes a lot of you have

down this road yes a lot of you have ideas that if you have dreams but very

ideas that if you have dreams but very

ideas that if you have dreams but very few people you don’t do anything about

few people you don’t do anything about

few people you don’t do anything about it that’s because nobody wants to step

it that’s because nobody wants to step

it that’s because nobody wants to step on the road you won’t know where it’s

on the road you won’t know where it’s

on the road you won’t know where it’s sealing you don’t know where you’re

sealing you don’t know where you’re

sealing you don’t know where you’re going so why take the risk that’s why

going so why take the risk that’s why

going so why take the risk that’s why you have so few people doing these

you have so few people doing these

you have so few people doing these things but it’s something you to decide

things but it’s something you to decide

things but it’s something you to decide and you determine the kind of life that

and you determine the kind of life that

and you determine the kind of life that you want to live would you rather have a

you want to live would you rather have a

you want to live would you rather have a life of what else or would you have a

life of what else or would you have a

life of what else or would you have a life in which are able to actually leave

life in which are able to actually leave

life in which are able to actually leave here impact on this world

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