when I was little my family friend and attorney Walter Cavanaugh came to my
attorney Walter Cavanaugh came to my
attorney Walter Cavanaugh came to my child at home he had a briefcase full of
child at home he had a briefcase full of
child at home he had a briefcase full of big pens and pencils I was so impressed
big pens and pencils I was so impressed
big pens and pencils I was so impressed all I had was crayons I told my mother
all I had was crayons I told my mother
all I had was crayons I told my mother that I want to be a lawyer too well that
that I want to be a lawyer too well that
that I want to be a lawyer too well that this age these things are fleeting and
this age these things are fleeting and
this age these things are fleeting and later that evening when she had dinner
later that evening when she had dinner
later that evening when she had dinner company and invited all of her friends
company and invited all of her friends
company and invited all of her friends over to tell them that I had made my
over to tell them that I had made my
over to tell them that I had made my career choice the poor woman didn’t know
career choice the poor woman didn’t know
career choice the poor woman didn’t know the garbage-truck had passed by that
the garbage-truck had passed by that
the garbage-truck had passed by that morning if you could hang on the back of
morning if you could hang on the back of
morning if you could hang on the back of a truck and not get yelled at how cool
a truck and not get yelled at how cool
a truck and not get yelled at how cool is that she soon learned not asking me
is that she soon learned not asking me
is that she soon learned not asking me anymore what my career choices would be
anymore what my career choices would be
anymore what my career choices would be today I’m going to take you on my
today I’m going to take you on my
today I’m going to take you on my personal journey and share with you what
personal journey and share with you what
personal journey and share with you what is inspired my passion and life’s work
is inspired my passion and life’s work
is inspired my passion and life’s work President Kennedy said once one person
President Kennedy said once one person
President Kennedy said once one person can make a difference and everyone
can make a difference and everyone
can make a difference and everyone should try that is resonated with me
should try that is resonated with me
should try that is resonated with me throughout my life to want to make a
throughout my life to want to make a
throughout my life to want to make a difference to want to volunteer to want
difference to want to volunteer to want
difference to want to volunteer to want to go out and help others many of you
to go out and help others many of you
to go out and help others many of you may say I’m so busy do I really have the
may say I’m so busy do I really have the
may say I’m so busy do I really have the time for this and what will I do will it
time for this and what will I do will it
time for this and what will I do will it really make an impact and I’m here to
really make an impact and I’m here to
really make an impact and I’m here to share with you that one person can make
share with you that one person can make
share with you that one person can make a difference and why you should take
a difference and why you should take
a difference and why you should take this journey with me today
this journey with me today
this journey with me today I travel to third world countries places
I travel to third world countries places
I travel to third world countries places that have never seen the Internet TV I
that have never seen the Internet TV I
that have never seen the Internet TV I want to take you away from your
want to take you away from your
want to take you away from your neighborhoods from your computer and
neighborhoods from your computer and
neighborhoods from your computer and your comfort take you to worlds that
your comfort take you to worlds that
your comfort take you to worlds that don’t have access to clean water or safe
don’t have access to clean water or safe
don’t have access to clean water or safe food to eat I take I take students with
food to eat I take I take students with
food to eat I take I take students with me to villages that have never seen a
me to villages that have never seen a
me to villages that have never seen a doctor but if ever in the history of
doctor but if ever in the history of
doctor but if ever in the history of their village we travel to give care and
their village we travel to give care and
their village we travel to give care and comfort to others sometimes my clinics
comfort to others sometimes my clinics
comfort to others sometimes my clinics are bade right where I’m standing in the
are bade right where I’m standing in the
are bade right where I’m standing in the middle of nowhere in 2007 I took college
middle of nowhere in 2007 I took college
middle of nowhere in 2007 I took college students with me from global medical
students with me from global medical
students with me from global medical brigades we went to Central American
brigades we went to Central American
brigades we went to Central American country called Honduras and we set up
country called Honduras and we set up
country called Honduras and we set up clinics we’d go from village to village
clinics we’d go from village to village
clinics we’d go from village to village greeting people being celebrated we were
greeting people being celebrated we were
greeting people being celebrated we were the first medical care they ever had one
the first medical care they ever had one
the first medical care they ever had one evening outside my Hut people at
evening outside my Hut people at
evening outside my Hut people at villages had come a woman was injured
villages had come a woman was injured
villages had come a woman was injured she had a terrible machete wound
she had a terrible machete wound
she had a terrible machete wound and life was running out of her they
and life was running out of her they
and life was running out of her they couldn’t do anything to stop this my son
couldn’t do anything to stop this my son
couldn’t do anything to stop this my son who’s now a doctor at the Cleveland
who’s now a doctor at the Cleveland
who’s now a doctor at the Cleveland Clinic James helped me and guided with
Clinic James helped me and guided with
Clinic James helped me and guided with students holding flashlights over us in
students holding flashlights over us in
students holding flashlights over us in the darkness of the night the sounds of
the darkness of the night the sounds of
the darkness of the night the sounds of the jungle around us we able to close
the jungle around us we able to close
the jungle around us we able to close that wound and save her life and cheat
that wound and save her life and cheat
that wound and save her life and cheat death one more time in 2010 a horrible
death one more time in 2010 a horrible
death one more time in 2010 a horrible earthquake hit the poor country Haiti
earthquake hit the poor country Haiti
earthquake hit the poor country Haiti one of the poorest nations in the
one of the poorest nations in the
one of the poorest nations in the Western Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere my daughter Alexis and I traveled there
my daughter Alexis and I traveled there
my daughter Alexis and I traveled there with a group called heart to heart from
with a group called heart to heart from
with a group called heart to heart from Kansas
Kansas
Kansas we worked tirelessly walking among the
we worked tirelessly walking among the
we worked tirelessly walking among the dead and the broken the UN had come and
dead and the broken the UN had come and
dead and the broken the UN had come and sent troops to protect us all the
sent troops to protect us all the
sent troops to protect us all the prisons had collapsed within five
prisons had collapsed within five
prisons had collapsed within five minutes a third of their government was
minutes a third of their government was
minutes a third of their government was lost we work tirelessly and went back a
lost we work tirelessly and went back a
lost we work tirelessly and went back a second time my wife Irene a nurse came
second time my wife Irene a nurse came
second time my wife Irene a nurse came and helped mentor students they would
and helped mentor students they would
and helped mentor students they would help work with me and run the medical
help work with me and run the medical
help work with me and run the medical clinics I worked we fix broken bones
clinics I worked we fix broken bones
clinics I worked we fix broken bones without x-rays we did surgeries in the
without x-rays we did surgeries in the
without x-rays we did surgeries in the balcony of a church on the only building
balcony of a church on the only building
balcony of a church on the only building that was standing on that block one day
that was standing on that block one day
that was standing on that block one day a young woman and a family came and
a young woman and a family came and
a young woman and a family came and spoke to my wife and asked if we can
spoke to my wife and asked if we can
spoke to my wife and asked if we can help her her daughter had a curse I had
help her her daughter had a curse I had
help her her daughter had a curse I had taken care of all kinds of injuries I’ve
taken care of all kinds of injuries I’ve
taken care of all kinds of injuries I’ve never taken care of a curse they believe
never taken care of a curse they believe
never taken care of a curse they believe in voodoo and this young woman was born
in voodoo and this young woman was born
in voodoo and this young woman was born with a birth defect and because of this
with a birth defect and because of this
with a birth defect and because of this you could never go to school should not
you could never go to school should not
you could never go to school should not be allowed to be out with others she
be allowed to be out with others she
be allowed to be out with others she lived in the shadows with careful
lived in the shadows with careful
lived in the shadows with careful planning is able to restore her ear and
planning is able to restore her ear and
planning is able to restore her ear and now this woman can have a life start now
now this woman can have a life start now
now this woman can have a life start now because of this earthquake she met an
because of this earthquake she met an
because of this earthquake she met an American doctor that she would never
American doctor that she would never
American doctor that she would never have access to before every April first
have access to before every April first
have access to before every April first my wife doesn’t even Fool’s joke on me
my wife doesn’t even Fool’s joke on me
my wife doesn’t even Fool’s joke on me these jokes are epic this year she
these jokes are epic this year she
these jokes are epic this year she decided to have my family come Sunday
decided to have my family come Sunday
decided to have my family come Sunday for April first dinner and we were food
for April first dinner and we were food
for April first dinner and we were food shopping the day before
shopping the day before
shopping the day before and she’d insisted on buying a lottery
and she’d insisted on buying a lottery
and she’d insisted on buying a lottery ticket now I didn’t know that she was
ticket now I didn’t know that she was
ticket now I didn’t know that she was using yesterday’s numbers so we had
using yesterday’s numbers so we had
using yesterday’s numbers so we had dinner that night she had a ticket and a
dinner that night she had a ticket and a
dinner that night she had a ticket and a newspaper that matched well she tells
newspaper that matched well she tells
newspaper that matched well she tells everybody at the dinner table somebody
everybody at the dinner table somebody
everybody at the dinner table somebody on the block won a lottery she said but
on the block won a lottery she said but
on the block won a lottery she said but we don’t borrow those tickets and I said
we don’t borrow those tickets and I said
we don’t borrow those tickets and I said no we bought that ticket just the other
no we bought that ticket just the other
no we bought that ticket just the other day he said I’ll call a lottery office
day he said I’ll call a lottery office
day he said I’ll call a lottery office and I’ll see if we want I said no no no
and I’ll see if we want I said no no no
and I’ll see if we want I said no no no check the newspaper
check the newspaper
check the newspaper got to think of everything mm-hmm of
got to think of everything mm-hmm of
got to think of everything mm-hmm of course the hook was set she reeled us in
course the hook was set she reeled us in
course the hook was set she reeled us in we thought we had won the lottery and
we thought we had won the lottery and
we thought we had won the lottery and again she got me
again she got me
again she got me April Fool’s in 2013 patch Adams called
April Fool’s in 2013 patch Adams called
April Fool’s in 2013 patch Adams called me it was April 1st patch Adams is a
me it was April 1st patch Adams is a
me it was April 1st patch Adams is a compassionate doctor who gives free
compassionate doctor who gives free
compassionate doctor who gives free medical care and tries to cheer up
medical care and tries to cheer up
medical care and tries to cheer up people dress as a clown around the world
people dress as a clown around the world
people dress as a clown around the world going to disasters to help people in the
going to disasters to help people in the
going to disasters to help people in the darkest moments and he called me the
darkest moments and he called me the
darkest moments and he called me the answer I go with him to Russia
answer I go with him to Russia
answer I go with him to Russia well after I hung up on him the first
well after I hung up on him the first
well after I hung up on him the first time nice try buddy he called me back
time nice try buddy he called me back
time nice try buddy he called me back and convinced me that we had met before
and convinced me that we had met before
and convinced me that we had met before in 2007 he gave a lecture talking about
in 2007 he gave a lecture talking about
in 2007 he gave a lecture talking about his passion his mission in life to start
his passion his mission in life to start
his passion his mission in life to start a free hospital called the gesundheit
a free hospital called the gesundheit
a free hospital called the gesundheit Institute in West Virginia Robert
Institute in West Virginia Robert
Institute in West Virginia Robert Williams did the movie patch Adams in
Williams did the movie patch Adams in
Williams did the movie patch Adams in 1998 and patch was going to Russia to
1998 and patch was going to Russia to
1998 and patch was going to Russia to children’s orphanages President Putin
children’s orphanages President Putin
children’s orphanages President Putin had closed adoptions to the world that
had closed adoptions to the world that
had closed adoptions to the world that year and he wanted to go to cheer the
year and he wanted to go to cheer the
year and he wanted to go to cheer the children in the orphanages and visit the
children in the orphanages and visit the
children in the orphanages and visit the cancer hospitals dressed as clowns to
cancer hospitals dressed as clowns to
cancer hospitals dressed as clowns to cheer up the children I had never been a
cheer up the children I had never been a
cheer up the children I had never been a clown I wasn’t sure I was going to be up
clown I wasn’t sure I was going to be up
clown I wasn’t sure I was going to be up for this so I didn’t say yes right away
for this so I didn’t say yes right away
for this so I didn’t say yes right away but Pat’s convinced me saying the
but Pat’s convinced me saying the
but Pat’s convinced me saying the children really just needed a warm smile
children really just needed a warm smile
children really just needed a warm smile and a hug
and a hug
and a hug and I said I’ll come this is one of the
and I said I’ll come this is one of the
and I said I’ll come this is one of the hardest missions I’ve ever done I had
hardest missions I’ve ever done I had
hardest missions I’ve ever done I had never been a clown before but more
never been a clown before but more
never been a clown before but more importantly than that I wasn’t sleeping
importantly than that I wasn’t sleeping
importantly than that I wasn’t sleeping in a tent I was in hotel I was eating on
in a tent I was in hotel I was eating on
in a tent I was in hotel I was eating on the ground we were in restaurants it was
the ground we were in restaurants it was
the ground we were in restaurants it was very painful was the girl the children’s
very painful was the girl the children’s
very painful was the girl the children’s orphanages and see the children and
orphanages and see the children and
orphanages and see the children and cancer hospitals and be with them well
cancer hospitals and be with them well
cancer hospitals and be with them well my attempts to try and learn how to
my attempts to try and learn how to
my attempts to try and learn how to speak Russian were going poorly I did
speak Russian were going poorly I did
speak Russian were going poorly I did some research and I found out that
some research and I found out that
some research and I found out that psychologists sometimes use puppet
psychologists sometimes use puppet
psychologists sometimes use puppet therapy to help children to connect with
therapy to help children to connect with
therapy to help children to connect with them in ways that children have been
them in ways that children have been
them in ways that children have been traumatized I said I’m going to make
traumatized I said I’m going to make
traumatized I said I’m going to make puppets now all of you are probably
puppets now all of you are probably
puppets now all of you are probably wearing socks today very simple if you
wearing socks today very simple if you
wearing socks today very simple if you take a sock and you put a few beady eyes
take a sock and you put a few beady eyes
take a sock and you put a few beady eyes on him and a fuzzy nose you’ve now made
on him and a fuzzy nose you’ve now made
on him and a fuzzy nose you’ve now made a puppet now I knew I couldn’t be funny
a puppet now I knew I couldn’t be funny
a puppet now I knew I couldn’t be funny but he could so my plan was to make
but he could so my plan was to make
but he could so my plan was to make puppets for the children and play with
puppets for the children and play with
puppets for the children and play with them and when we left this would be
them and when we left this would be
them and when we left this would be their parting gift I made about four
their parting gift I made about four
their parting gift I made about four the sock puppets I got my daughter
the sock puppets I got my daughter
the sock puppets I got my daughter Ashley it Alexis to help me make them my
Ashley it Alexis to help me make them my
Ashley it Alexis to help me make them my mom patience students I got to the
mom patience students I got to the
mom patience students I got to the airport my bad wait so much there was no
airport my bad wait so much there was no
airport my bad wait so much there was no way they’re gonna let it on the plane
way they’re gonna let it on the plane
way they’re gonna let it on the plane but when they knew what I was carrying
but when they knew what I was carrying
but when they knew what I was carrying they said you passed well we’re done
they said you passed well we’re done
they said you passed well we’re done playing with the children this would be
playing with the children this would be
playing with the children this would be their toy we knew a child in an
their toy we knew a child in an
their toy we knew a child in an orphanage you don’t have a friend you’re
orphanage you don’t have a friend you’re
orphanage you don’t have a friend you’re alone when I got to the orphanages they
alone when I got to the orphanages they
alone when I got to the orphanages they were horrendous the children just sit
were horrendous the children just sit
were horrendous the children just sit there rocking waiting for the data end
there rocking waiting for the data end
there rocking waiting for the data end there’s not a picture on a wall now the
there’s not a picture on a wall now the
there’s not a picture on a wall now the curtain in the window when we came with
curtain in the window when we came with
curtain in the window when we came with the puppets dressed as clowns we were a
the puppets dressed as clowns we were a
the puppets dressed as clowns we were a big hit when I was in Africa I took
big hit when I was in Africa I took
big hit when I was in Africa I took students with me from England and Canada
students with me from England and Canada
students with me from England and Canada with global medical brigades we went to
with global medical brigades we went to
with global medical brigades we went to a village in sub-saharan Africa far away
a village in sub-saharan Africa far away
a village in sub-saharan Africa far away from any roads and I really had not seen
from any roads and I really had not seen
from any roads and I really had not seen much of the 20th century there I met the
much of the 20th century there I met the
much of the 20th century there I met the elders in the witch doctor and I was
elders in the witch doctor and I was
elders in the witch doctor and I was given a special cloth called the kenta
given a special cloth called the kenta
given a special cloth called the kenta to wear and this is given from the tribe
to wear and this is given from the tribe
to wear and this is given from the tribe to show that I was accepted and was able
to show that I was accepted and was able
to show that I was accepted and was able to treat the people I would wear this to
to treat the people I would wear this to
to treat the people I would wear this to help them they had a big ceremony for us
help them they had a big ceremony for us
help them they had a big ceremony for us because we were the first doctors ever
because we were the first doctors ever
because we were the first doctors ever in their village and during the ceremony
in their village and during the ceremony
in their village and during the ceremony people kept coming over and tapping me
people kept coming over and tapping me
people kept coming over and tapping me on the head yes my interpreter why have
on the head yes my interpreter why have
on the head yes my interpreter why have people keep tapping me on the head he
people keep tapping me on the head he
people keep tapping me on the head he said well it’s good luck to touch you I
said well it’s good luck to touch you I
said well it’s good luck to touch you I said why is because I’m the doctor he
said why is because I’m the doctor he
said why is because I’m the doctor he said no because you have gray hair he
said no because you have gray hair he
said no because you have gray hair he said look around nobody here lives that
said look around nobody here lives that
said look around nobody here lives that long we set up a little clinic in our
long we set up a little clinic in our
long we set up a little clinic in our village in the centre and no one came
village in the centre and no one came
village in the centre and no one came and I asked my interpreter again why
and I asked my interpreter again why
and I asked my interpreter again why isn’t anybody coming he says what we
isn’t anybody coming he says what we
isn’t anybody coming he says what we have a witch doctor or we need this
have a witch doctor or we need this
have a witch doctor or we need this doctor for but I told the students be
doctor for but I told the students be
doctor for but I told the students be patient someone will come in the heat of
patient someone will come in the heat of
patient someone will come in the heat of the African Sun and it was hot a young
the African Sun and it was hot a young
the African Sun and it was hot a young woman came holding a toddler in her
woman came holding a toddler in her
woman came holding a toddler in her hands there’s no calendars here there’s
hands there’s no calendars here there’s
hands there’s no calendars here there’s no ages we don’t know how old people
no ages we don’t know how old people
no ages we don’t know how old people were but she said can you help me I
were but she said can you help me I
were but she said can you help me I can’t wake my baby I examine this baby
can’t wake my baby I examine this baby
can’t wake my baby I examine this baby this is the sickest baby I’ve ever seen
this is the sickest baby I’ve ever seen
this is the sickest baby I’ve ever seen in my life I said this baby’s comatose I
in my life I said this baby’s comatose I
in my life I said this baby’s comatose I hear some interpreter what are these
hear some interpreter what are these
hear some interpreter what are these marks on the face and she said the witch
marks on the face and she said the witch
marks on the face and she said the witch doctor marked this baby for death it has
doctor marked this baby for death it has
doctor marked this baby for death it has a shaking disease so I knew what that
a shaking disease so I knew what that
a shaking disease so I knew what that meant this baby had malaria it had been
meant this baby had malaria it had been
meant this baby had malaria it had been comatose for three days I said I can
comatose for three days I said I can
comatose for three days I said I can help this baby I’m going to do morgue
help this baby I’m going to do morgue
help this baby I’m going to do morgue medicine
medicine
medicine things you’ve never seen before can you
things you’ve never seen before can you
things you’ve never seen before can you trust me she didn’t say yes by the way
trust me she didn’t say yes by the way
trust me she didn’t say yes by the way but she looked at you so I had the Kent
but she looked at you so I had the Kent
but she looked at you so I had the Kent that she said yes I will trust you so we
that she said yes I will trust you so we
that she said yes I will trust you so we gave the baby medicines and hydration
gave the baby medicines and hydration
gave the baby medicines and hydration and the next day that baby was alive it
and the next day that baby was alive it
and the next day that baby was alive it was well we all had tears of joy in our
was well we all had tears of joy in our
was well we all had tears of joy in our eyes I was telling the students who will
eyes I was telling the students who will
eyes I was telling the students who will be for complaining I have no Facebook I
be for complaining I have no Facebook I
be for complaining I have no Facebook I have no cellphone no boys and he doesn’t
have no cellphone no boys and he doesn’t
have no cellphone no boys and he doesn’t think this mission wasn’t worth it you
think this mission wasn’t worth it you
think this mission wasn’t worth it you came all this distance to save a life
came all this distance to save a life
came all this distance to save a life yes you can’t make a difference but you
yes you can’t make a difference but you
yes you can’t make a difference but you have to travel around the world to do
have to travel around the world to do
have to travel around the world to do these things mmm
these things mmm
these things mmm six years ago I helped start based on
six years ago I helped start based on
six years ago I helped start based on patch Adams ideal of free medical care
patch Adams ideal of free medical care
patch Adams ideal of free medical care in bedford-stuyvesant SUNY Downstate
in bedford-stuyvesant SUNY Downstate
in bedford-stuyvesant SUNY Downstate Medical School has college students and
Medical School has college students and
Medical School has college students and we run a free clinic mented by senior
we run a free clinic mented by senior
we run a free clinic mented by senior physicians like myself over ten years
physicians like myself over ten years
physicians like myself over ten years ago I started opening my office on a
ago I started opening my office on a
ago I started opening my office on a Sunday although I work six days a week I
Sunday although I work six days a week I
Sunday although I work six days a week I now work seven and on Sunday we have a
now work seven and on Sunday we have a
now work seven and on Sunday we have a free clinic for farm workers these are
free clinic for farm workers these are
free clinic for farm workers these are migrant workers who toil in the fields
migrant workers who toil in the fields
migrant workers who toil in the fields and vineyards and do the charge that
and vineyards and do the charge that
and vineyards and do the charge that make New York run it’s been my privilege
make New York run it’s been my privilege
make New York run it’s been my privilege to help with these people they have no
to help with these people they have no
to help with these people they have no voice they have no help no health care
voice they have no help no health care
voice they have no help no health care my children come home on the weekends
my children come home on the weekends
my children come home on the weekends they help run my clinic I have college
they help run my clinic I have college
they help run my clinic I have college and high school students run it to be
and high school students run it to be
and high school students run it to be interpreters transporters and the like
interpreters transporters and the like
interpreters transporters and the like some of my friends in positions
some of my friends in positions
some of my friends in positions sometimes say to me why do you do this
sometimes say to me why do you do this
sometimes say to me why do you do this why do you go so hard to get our free
why do you go so hard to get our free
why do you go so hard to get our free medical care the people don’t even know
medical care the people don’t even know
medical care the people don’t even know your name why do you travel you can’t
your name why do you travel you can’t
your name why do you travel you can’t make such a difference in the world why
make such a difference in the world why
make such a difference in the world why do you bother and there’s a story
do you bother and there’s a story
do you bother and there’s a story written by Lauren Iceland that I’m
written by Lauren Iceland that I’m
written by Lauren Iceland that I’m reminded of and it talks about a young
reminded of and it talks about a young
reminded of and it talks about a young man standing on the beach one morning
man standing on the beach one morning
man standing on the beach one morning and the night before was a terrible
and the night before was a terrible
and the night before was a terrible storm and then the distance he’s he’s an
storm and then the distance he’s he’s an
storm and then the distance he’s he’s an older man walking along the beach every
older man walking along the beach every
older man walking along the beach every stuffing stooping down picking up a
stuffing stooping down picking up a
stuffing stooping down picking up a starfish dusting it off tossing it back
starfish dusting it off tossing it back
starfish dusting it off tossing it back into the ocean and as he approached
into the ocean and as he approached
into the ocean and as he approached young man remarks to himself he seen
young man remarks to himself he seen
young man remarks to himself he seen many collectors seashells and rocks but
many collectors seashells and rocks but
many collectors seashells and rocks but not one like this and they asked the old
not one like this and they asked the old
not one like this and they asked the old man what are you doing
man what are you doing
man what are you doing he says the sawfish throw well I can
he says the sawfish throw well I can
he says the sawfish throw well I can help them young man crossed his arms he
help them young man crossed his arms he
help them young man crossed his arms he said do you collect he says no only of
said do you collect he says no only of
said do you collect he says no only of the living you know man looks at him and
the living you know man looks at him and
the living you know man looks at him and says I give up collecting a long time
says I give up collecting a long time
says I give up collecting a long time ago no though not the living nor the
ago no though not the living nor the
ago no though not the living nor the dead only death is a successful
dead only death is a successful
dead only death is a successful collector the older man smiled
collector the older man smiled
collector the older man smiled look back at him picked up another
look back at him picked up another
look back at him picked up another starfish and threw it over his head in
starfish and threw it over his head in
starfish and threw it over his head in the way way out into the waves as it
the way way out into the waves as it
the way way out into the waves as it disappeared the water rushed up to the
disappeared the water rushed up to the
disappeared the water rushed up to the feet the wind was blowing at their
feet the wind was blowing at their
feet the wind was blowing at their clothes the young man looked at him and
clothes the young man looked at him and
clothes the young man looked at him and said there are thousands of starfish
said there are thousands of starfish
said there are thousands of starfish along this Beach
along this Beach
along this Beach you can’t possibly make a difference the
you can’t possibly make a difference the
you can’t possibly make a difference the older man smiled and looked at him again
older man smiled and looked at him again
older man smiled and looked at him again as he picked up another starfish tossed
as he picked up another starfish tossed
as he picked up another starfish tossed it back into the sea and said I made a
it back into the sea and said I made a
it back into the sea and said I made a difference to that one President Kennedy
difference to that one President Kennedy
difference to that one President Kennedy said before he died one person can make
said before he died one person can make
said before he died one person can make a difference patch Adams lives his life
a difference patch Adams lives his life
a difference patch Adams lives his life knowing he’s trying to make that
knowing he’s trying to make that
knowing he’s trying to make that difference I have shared with you today
difference I have shared with you today
difference I have shared with you today that is one person I have made that
that is one person I have made that
that is one person I have made that difference won’t you come with me
difference won’t you come with me
difference won’t you come with me together we’ll save one more life thank
together we’ll save one more life thank
together we’ll save one more life thank you
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