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really connect with each other
really connect with each other discover something together already
discover something together already
discover something together already we’ve heard these brilliant speakers and
we’ve heard these brilliant speakers and
we’ve heard these brilliant speakers and telling them stories how stories of
telling them stories how stories of
telling them stories how stories of transformation so I was with this
transformation so I was with this
transformation so I was with this question
question
question have we changed as men and I’m still
have we changed as men and I’m still
have we changed as men and I’m still with the question and I asked somebody
with the question and I asked somebody
with the question and I asked somebody on the way in have we changed he said no
on the way in have we changed he said no
on the way in have we changed he said no all right I think so
all right I think so
all right I think so when I got the question I started to
when I got the question I started to
when I got the question I started to think are things different and we are
think are things different and we are
think are things different and we are living in the best possible time for
living in the best possible time for
living in the best possible time for human beings right now it’s just never
human beings right now it’s just never
human beings right now it’s just never been as good as this for us ever just if
been as good as this for us ever just if
been as good as this for us ever just if I cast back and I’m a little older than
I cast back and I’m a little older than
I cast back and I’m a little older than the other guys when I was born in 1947
the other guys when I was born in 1947
the other guys when I was born in 1947 just before about 6 million people have
just before about 6 million people have
just before about 6 million people have been gassed and now we’re much more
been gassed and now we’re much more
been gassed and now we’re much more aware and awake and we ever were of the
aware and awake and we ever were of the
aware and awake and we ever were of the way that we can hurt each other and the
way that we can hurt each other and the
way that we can hurt each other and the reason for that is and it’s a gradual
reason for that is and it’s a gradual
reason for that is and it’s a gradual process is that when I really become
process is that when I really become
process is that when I really become present to myself when I really connect
present to myself when I really connect
present to myself when I really connect with myself first and then I look at you
with myself first and then I look at you
with myself first and then I look at you and if I can make a connection with you
and if I can make a connection with you
and if I can make a connection with you and see you I’m not going to hurt you
and see you I’m not going to hurt you
and see you I’m not going to hurt you because I’ve connected to myself and I
because I’ve connected to myself and I
because I’ve connected to myself and I daughter heard myself and I don’t want
daughter heard myself and I don’t want
daughter heard myself and I don’t want to hurt you either
to hurt you either
to hurt you either and so it’s this is the development of
and so it’s this is the development of
and so it’s this is the development of us as human beings and it’s happening
us as human beings and it’s happening
us as human beings and it’s happening and the we have the opportunities now
and the we have the opportunities now
and the we have the opportunities now that we didn’t have before to connect
that we didn’t have before to connect
that we didn’t have before to connect with each other and I know all the other
with each other and I know all the other
with each other and I know all the other arguments of disconnection and all that
arguments of disconnection and all that
arguments of disconnection and all that but there is this possibility now and
but there is this possibility now and
but there is this possibility now and that’s what I’m working with and that’s
that’s what I’m working with and that’s
that’s what I’m working with and that’s what I love to do and there’s things
what I love to do and there’s things
what I love to do and there’s things that can get in the way many things get
that can get in the way many things get
that can get in the way many things get in the way like for me right now
in the way like for me right now
in the way like for me right now these lights are getting in the way a
these lights are getting in the way a
these lights are getting in the way a little bit because I can’t see you I
little bit because I can’t see you I
little bit because I can’t see you I can’t make I can make eye contact with a
can’t make I can make eye contact with a
can’t make I can make eye contact with a few of you here but I can’t see what’s
few of you here but I can’t see what’s
few of you here but I can’t see what’s going on and I know that perhaps you can
going on and I know that perhaps you can
going on and I know that perhaps you can see me that week so we have when we can
see me that week so we have when we can
see me that week so we have when we can connect on so many channels and one of
connect on so many channels and one of
connect on so many channels and one of them is visually and it helps a lot so
we have this time in the world and
we have this time in the world and thinks about it ever
thinks about it ever
thinks about it ever for instance the crime rate overall is
for instance the crime rate overall is
for instance the crime rate overall is going down the murder rate is going down
going down the murder rate is going down
going down the murder rate is going down the number of casualties is less than
the number of casualties is less than
the number of casualties is less than it’s been ever I mean we go again I’m
it’s been ever I mean we go again I’m
it’s been ever I mean we go again I’m thinking of the second world war you
thinking of the second world war you
thinking of the second world war you know 25,000 people were bombed in
know 25,000 people were bombed in
know 25,000 people were bombed in Dresden in by British bombers in a
Dresden in by British bombers in a
Dresden in by British bombers in a couple of weeks 25,000 people died just
couple of weeks 25,000 people died just
couple of weeks 25,000 people died just like that I’m remembering I met a guy
like that I’m remembering I met a guy
like that I’m remembering I met a guy who told me that there was a soccer
who told me that there was a soccer
who told me that there was a soccer match in London to start just during the
match in London to start just during the
match in London to start just during the war and there was 50 people got crushed
war and there was 50 people got crushed
war and there was 50 people got crushed in the crowd and what happened was that
in the crowd and what happened was that
in the crowd and what happened was that they took the people away the bodies
they took the people away the bodies
they took the people away the bodies away and
away and
away and played the match can you imagine that
played the match can you imagine that
played the match can you imagine that happening now so no we see we becoming
happening now so no we see we becoming
happening now so no we see we becoming more sensitive you know one guy gets
more sensitive you know one guy gets
more sensitive you know one guy gets dragged off a plane and suddenly the all
dragged off a plane and suddenly the all
dragged off a plane and suddenly the all the shares in that company drop like
the shares in that company drop like
the shares in that company drop like crazy you can’t do that and we see it
crazy you can’t do that and we see it
crazy you can’t do that and we see it live before that might not even been
live before that might not even been
live before that might not even been reported it might might not even made
reported it might might not even made
reported it might might not even made any kind of paper at all
any kind of paper at all
any kind of paper at all one guy getting dragged off a plane so
one guy getting dragged off a plane so
one guy getting dragged off a plane so what but we’re more awake we’re more
what but we’re more awake we’re more
what but we’re more awake we’re more sensitive we’re developing this
sensitive we’re developing this
sensitive we’re developing this sensitivity and men are doing this to
sensitivity and men are doing this to
sensitivity and men are doing this to not just it’s not just women sensitivity
not just it’s not just women sensitivity
not just it’s not just women sensitivity but this is all of us and it means as
but this is all of us and it means as
but this is all of us and it means as well acknowledging our vulnerability
well acknowledging our vulnerability
well acknowledging our vulnerability I feel the vulnerability sitting here
I feel the vulnerability sitting here
I feel the vulnerability sitting here just to be in front of you it makes me
just to be in front of you it makes me
just to be in front of you it makes me feel vulnerable but a few years ago I
feel vulnerable but a few years ago I
feel vulnerable but a few years ago I would never have been able to say that I
would never have been able to say that I
would never have been able to say that I wouldn’t have been able to acknowledge
wouldn’t have been able to acknowledge
wouldn’t have been able to acknowledge it to you end up with our speakers
it to you end up with our speakers
it to you end up with our speakers tonight have been really amazing in
tonight have been really amazing in
tonight have been really amazing in telling their stories about how they
telling their stories about how they
telling their stories about how they became vulnerable and they went through
became vulnerable and they went through
became vulnerable and they went through these turning points the the missing
these turning points the the missing
these turning points the the missing fathers the lost fathers the the absent
fathers the lost fathers the the absent
fathers the lost fathers the the absent fathers and how can we retrieve
fathers and how can we retrieve
fathers and how can we retrieve ourselves from not having a father
ourselves from not having a father
ourselves from not having a father that’s kind or that’s present to us and
that’s kind or that’s present to us and
that’s kind or that’s present to us and these are the questions for us as men so
these are the questions for us as men so
these are the questions for us as men so many absent fathers and then we have
many absent fathers and then we have
many absent fathers and then we have fathers that are really present to their
fathers that are really present to their
fathers that are really present to their children now in a way that they couldn’t
children now in a way that they couldn’t
children now in a way that they couldn’t be before I can think of several that I
be before I can think of several that I
be before I can think of several that I know like that that are really with
know like that that are really with
know like that that are really with their children in a beautiful way and
their children in a beautiful way and
their children in a beautiful way and the mothers are working and they have a
the mothers are working and they have a
the mothers are working and they have a really good agreement with each other so
really good agreement with each other so
really good agreement with each other so I think we’re at a stage now in our
I think we’re at a stage now in our
I think we’re at a stage now in our development and of course all of us are
development and of course all of us are
development and of course all of us are the whole result of evolution
the whole result of evolution
the whole result of evolution here now with us we contain the whole
here now with us we contain the whole
here now with us we contain the whole history of the universe within us and we
history of the universe within us and we
history of the universe within us and we contain the whole history of mankind
contain the whole history of mankind
contain the whole history of mankind here you and I right now in Cork in the
here you and I right now in Cork in the
here you and I right now in Cork in the world are at the leading edge of
world are at the leading edge of
world are at the leading edge of evolution all of us we’re responsible
evolution all of us we’re responsible
evolution all of us we’re responsible for the evolution of ourselves and in
for the evolution of ourselves and in
for the evolution of ourselves and in some ways we can take responsibility for
some ways we can take responsibility for
some ways we can take responsibility for ourselves yoga and meditation which is
ourselves yoga and meditation which is
ourselves yoga and meditation which is something that I attempt I I remember
something that I attempt I I remember
something that I attempt I I remember Leonard Cohen in his last interview he
Leonard Cohen in his last interview he
Leonard Cohen in his last interview he was asked about his years studying Zen
was asked about his years studying Zen
was asked about his years studying Zen Buddhism studying Zen Buddhism for 40
Buddhism studying Zen Buddhism for 40
Buddhism studying Zen Buddhism for 40 years and they said what did you learn
years and they said what did you learn
years and they said what did you learn and he smiled and he said I finally
and he smiled and he said I finally
and he smiled and he said I finally learned to stop whining these that
learned to stop whining these that
learned to stop whining these that meditation can help it can actually
meditation can help it can actually
meditation can help it can actually change the shape of our brains and this
change the shape of our brains and this
change the shape of our brains and this is being explored with science now but
is being explored with science now but
is being explored with science now but it’s nothing new of course because we’ve
it’s nothing new of course because we’ve
it’s nothing new of course because we’ve known this for a long long time but
known this for a long long time but
known this for a long long time but there’s an explosion of these things in
there’s an explosion of these things in
there’s an explosion of these things in the West which is a wonderful thing so
the West which is a wonderful thing so
the West which is a wonderful thing so I’m full of hope I think the internet
I’m full of hope I think the internet
I’m full of hope I think the internet and artificial heart official
and artificial heart official
and artificial heart official intelligence it’s going to help us
intelligence it’s going to help us
intelligence it’s going to help us hugely I met somebody just been in a
hugely I met somebody just been in a
hugely I met somebody just been in a conference in Vienna about artificial
conference in Vienna about artificial
conference in Vienna about artificial intelligence and they told me that they
intelligence and they told me that they
intelligence and they told me that they were discussing how artificial
were discussing how artificial
were discussing how artificial intelligence is used in war all right we
intelligence is used in war all right we
intelligence is used in war all right we already have it with drones and things
already have it with drones and things
already have it with drones and things but remember drones could a few people
but remember drones could a few people
but remember drones could a few people whereas carpet bombing as in the Vietnam
whereas carpet bombing as in the Vietnam
whereas carpet bombing as in the Vietnam War killed thousands of people and so
War killed thousands of people and so
War killed thousands of people and so they were saying okay what about if
they were saying okay what about if
they were saying okay what about if computers around the war and they
computers around the war and they
computers around the war and they discovered that if they handed it over
discovered that if they handed it over
discovered that if they handed it over to computers they wouldn’t fight the war
to computers they wouldn’t fight the war
to computers they wouldn’t fight the war would stop because a computer would go
would stop because a computer would go
would stop because a computer would go that’s crazy
that’s crazy
that’s crazy while you’re going to knock down
while you’re going to knock down
while you’re going to knock down everything where you can kill everybody
everything where you can kill everybody
everything where you can kill everybody that’s pointless
that’s pointless
that’s pointless so if we hand it over maybe but of
so if we hand it over maybe but of
so if we hand it over maybe but of course the most important thing is can I
course the most important thing is can I
course the most important thing is can I find peace and myself thank you
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