my name is Christine Lee engineer from the school the last three years of my
the school the last three years of my
the school the last three years of my life as a high schooler was awesome yet
life as a high schooler was awesome yet
life as a high schooler was awesome yet overwhelming it was full of homework
overwhelming it was full of homework
overwhelming it was full of homework assignments group projects and exams I
assignments group projects and exams I
assignments group projects and exams I had to catch up with all of my AP works
had to catch up with all of my AP works
had to catch up with all of my AP works and so basically I hadn’t known had to
and so basically I hadn’t known had to
and so basically I hadn’t known had to be happy I know it sounds like a lame
be happy I know it sounds like a lame
be happy I know it sounds like a lame excuse but I’m pretty sure all students
excuse but I’m pretty sure all students
excuse but I’m pretty sure all students in this auditorium right now totally get
in this auditorium right now totally get
in this auditorium right now totally get what I’m saying
what I’m saying
what I’m saying fortunately on days when I could take
fortunately on days when I could take
fortunately on days when I could take breaks I started seeing everybody else
breaks I started seeing everybody else
breaks I started seeing everybody else with their own definition of happiness
with their own definition of happiness
with their own definition of happiness people going insane doing what they
people going insane doing what they
people going insane doing what they really love some people believed it was
really love some people believed it was
really love some people believed it was listening to their case laughters others
listening to their case laughters others
listening to their case laughters others thought it was saying I love you and
thought it was saying I love you and
thought it was saying I love you and hearing it back just like the others I
hearing it back just like the others I
hearing it back just like the others I have my own definition of happiness
have my own definition of happiness
have my own definition of happiness which I was just a little ware of and
which I was just a little ware of and
which I was just a little ware of and I’m up here today to share with you at
I’m up here today to share with you at
I’m up here today to share with you at the moment I got to I got to learn my
the moment I got to I got to learn my
the moment I got to I got to learn my true definition of happiness
true definition of happiness
true definition of happiness I have lovely parents who used to treat
I have lovely parents who used to treat
I have lovely parents who used to treat me like a princess as a little kid I
me like a princess as a little kid I
me like a princess as a little kid I also have a twin sister Esther who is
also have a twin sister Esther who is
also have a twin sister Esther who is there as a staff member when Esther and
there as a staff member when Esther and
there as a staff member when Esther and I were much younger we were separated
I were much younger we were separated
I were much younger we were separated from each other well I was raised by my
from each other well I was raised by my
from each other well I was raised by my mom’s side of the family and Esther was
mom’s side of the family and Esther was
mom’s side of the family and Esther was with my dad’s my temporary life as the
with my dad’s my temporary life as the
with my dad’s my temporary life as the only child was heaven my mom my aunt and
only child was heaven my mom my aunt and
only child was heaven my mom my aunt and my uncle’s would spoil me on any
my uncle’s would spoil me on any
my uncle’s would spoil me on any occasion
occasion
occasion so birthdays Christmas New Year’s and
so birthdays Christmas New Year’s and
so birthdays Christmas New Year’s and Thanksgiving or my favorite big packs of
Thanksgiving or my favorite big packs of
Thanksgiving or my favorite big packs of soccer matches the years new Barbie
soccer matches the years new Barbie
soccer matches the years new Barbie series justin beiber photo all those
series justin beiber photo all those
series justin beiber photo all those Jace you name it I had it all and then
Jace you name it I had it all and then
Jace you name it I had it all and then into my perfect life hey mister well she
into my perfect life hey mister well she
into my perfect life hey mister well she and I turned seven we reunited and went
and I turned seven we reunited and went
and I turned seven we reunited and went to live in Australia for a while for the
to live in Australia for a while for the
to live in Australia for a while for the first time in my life I felt this
first time in my life I felt this
first time in my life I felt this emotion called jealousy my mom needs to
emotion called jealousy my mom needs to
emotion called jealousy my mom needs to buy me pretty shoes and dresses I was
buy me pretty shoes and dresses I was
buy me pretty shoes and dresses I was doing the exact same thing for her she
doing the exact same thing for her she
doing the exact same thing for her she also wanted me to give away my
also wanted me to give away my
also wanted me to give away my belongings my egg-shape lint bombs
belongings my egg-shape lint bombs
belongings my egg-shape lint bombs Donnell collections anything that was
Donnell collections anything that was
Donnell collections anything that was supposed to be mine she would emphasize
supposed to be mine she would emphasize
supposed to be mine she would emphasize Christine honey
Christine honey
Christine honey sharing actually does bring you happy
sharing actually does bring you happy
sharing actually does bring you happy at that age I couldn’t disagree more
at that age I couldn’t disagree more
at that age I couldn’t disagree more later in my life when I became a high
later in my life when I became a high
later in my life when I became a high school student I started going to
school student I started going to
school student I started going to foreign countries for voluntary service
foreign countries for voluntary service
foreign countries for voluntary service trips I fit two three two weeks long
trips I fit two three two weeks long
trips I fit two three two weeks long voluntary service trips till now and the
voluntary service trips till now and the
voluntary service trips till now and the surprising part of the tripolis for me
surprising part of the tripolis for me
surprising part of the tripolis for me was the fact that depending on my
was the fact that depending on my
was the fact that depending on my expectations towards the trip make them
expectations towards the trip make them
expectations towards the trip make them both long and short compared to the
both long and short compared to the
both long and short compared to the first two trips that happened in
first two trips that happened in
first two trips that happened in Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan where I gave
Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan where I gave
Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan where I gave away all glasses the most recent trip
away all glasses the most recent trip
away all glasses the most recent trip that happened in Jordan was somewhat
that happened in Jordan was somewhat
that happened in Jordan was somewhat different I wanted to do something more
different I wanted to do something more
different I wanted to do something more things valuable for them something that
things valuable for them something that
things valuable for them something that other people can’t easily try to do so I
other people can’t easily try to do so I
other people can’t easily try to do so I talked her being two kids who are
talked her being two kids who are
talked her being two kids who are waiting for their parents and taught
waiting for their parents and taught
waiting for their parents and taught them some methods of vision training
them some methods of vision training
them some methods of vision training with my mom and dad so after my work was
with my mom and dad so after my work was
with my mom and dad so after my work was done and I finally got to come back to
done and I finally got to come back to
done and I finally got to come back to Korea
Korea
Korea the emptiness just killed me but I
the emptiness just killed me but I
the emptiness just killed me but I realized chaeri was not something that
realized chaeri was not something that
realized chaeri was not something that can only take place in countries that
can only take place in countries that
can only take place in countries that need serious help not everybody needs
need serious help not everybody needs
need serious help not everybody needs financial support but every single human
financial support but every single human
financial support but every single human beings policeman office workers students
beings policeman office workers students
beings policeman office workers students teachers and even grandparents need
teachers and even grandparents need
teachers and even grandparents need comfort courage and love that little
comfort courage and love that little
comfort courage and love that little thought made me change
thought made me change
thought made me change amen to preschools and elementary
amen to preschools and elementary
amen to preschools and elementary schools to teach them vision training
schools to teach them vision training
schools to teach them vision training exercises with my mom and dad Horeb Taba
exercises with my mom and dad Horeb Taba
exercises with my mom and dad Horeb Taba Truths
Truths
Truths I’m also the meet up with North Korean
I’m also the meet up with North Korean
I’m also the meet up with North Korean refugees who were in their teenagers and
refugees who were in their teenagers and
refugees who were in their teenagers and help them orient themselves into their
help them orient themselves into their
help them orient themselves into their school and social life another
school and social life another
school and social life another unforgettable memory is when I got to
unforgettable memory is when I got to
unforgettable memory is when I got to play float in front of the elders who
play float in front of the elders who
play float in front of the elders who are living alone I was proud to see
are living alone I was proud to see
are living alone I was proud to see myself grow as a person but I was even
myself grow as a person but I was even
myself grow as a person but I was even happier at the fact the little changes I
happier at the fact the little changes I
happier at the fact the little changes I made brought them comfort courage and
made brought them comfort courage and
made brought them comfort courage and love sharing little things I had was
love sharing little things I had was
love sharing little things I had was nothing really special but it clearly
nothing really special but it clearly
nothing really special but it clearly changed my life and will continue to do
changed my life and will continue to do
changed my life and will continue to do so
so
so I learned the emotional value the
I learned the emotional value the
I learned the emotional value the reciprocation of good and ultimately the
reciprocation of good and ultimately the
reciprocation of good and ultimately the reward that comes with such feeling as a
reward that comes with such feeling as a
reward that comes with such feeling as a human being I learned this duty and
human being I learned this duty and
human being I learned this duty and desire to share my privileges that
desire to share my privileges that
desire to share my privileges that others perhaps an opposite I know it’s a
others perhaps an opposite I know it’s a
others perhaps an opposite I know it’s a real case
real case
real case but sharing did bring me happiness I
but sharing did bring me happiness I
but sharing did bring me happiness I hope you can all leave here today
hope you can all leave here today
hope you can all leave here today wondering if you’ve ever considered how
wondering if you’ve ever considered how
wondering if you’ve ever considered how sharing as one of the many factors that
sharing as one of the many factors that
sharing as one of the many factors that can make you happy and smile I cannot
can make you happy and smile I cannot
can make you happy and smile I cannot guarantee it’s going to change your life
guarantee it’s going to change your life
guarantee it’s going to change your life drastically but I do guarantee it’s
drastically but I do guarantee it’s
drastically but I do guarantee it’s going to change at least a little bit of
going to change at least a little bit of
going to change at least a little bit of your life philosophy the heart is what
your life philosophy the heart is what
your life philosophy the heart is what makes you happy please keep this in mind
makes you happy please keep this in mind
makes you happy please keep this in mind thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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