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The Silent Piano: An Everlasting Journey | Dana Abu Koash | TEDxYouth@AlMasyoon


a blank screen a keyboard and two hands

a blank screen a keyboard and two hands that’s where it all begins the journey

that’s where it all begins the journey

that’s where it all begins the journey that the rider starts with is beautiful

that the rider starts with is beautiful

that the rider starts with is beautiful and spiritual it’s not tangible at all

and spiritual it’s not tangible at all

and spiritual it’s not tangible at all but it is everlasting now it is a start

but it is everlasting now it is a start

but it is everlasting now it is a start to a new beginning but this journey is

to a new beginning but this journey is

to a new beginning but this journey is the start to the end of many things as

the start to the end of many things as

the start to the end of many things as the hands of the rider go and play the

the hands of the rider go and play the

the hands of the rider go and play the silent piano new things are happening

silent piano new things are happening

silent piano new things are happening new hurdles are being jumped over and

new hurdles are being jumped over and

new hurdles are being jumped over and new battles are being won over now

new battles are being won over now

new battles are being won over now temporarily nobody really sees this so

temporarily nobody really sees this so

temporarily nobody really sees this so no one can come forward with any sort of

no one can come forward with any sort of

no one can come forward with any sort of opinion or judgment the rider begins

opinion or judgment the rider begins

opinion or judgment the rider begins this journey of understanding this

this journey of understanding this

this journey of understanding this innocent path of creativity now new

innocent path of creativity now new

innocent path of creativity now new things that are happening with this

things that are happening with this

things that are happening with this rider keep him going or her success nice

rider keep him going or her success nice

rider keep him going or her success nice and they start turning figures into

and they start turning figures into

and they start turning figures into places and places into little worlds

places and places into little worlds

places and places into little worlds that they begin to dwell in this may

that they begin to dwell in this may

that they begin to dwell in this may sound beautiful but most beautiful

sound beautiful but most beautiful

sound beautiful but most beautiful things are far from perfect or static

things are far from perfect or static

things are far from perfect or static years passed by and the hands have

years passed by and the hands have

years passed by and the hands have continued to be faithful to the silent

continued to be faithful to the silent

continued to be faithful to the silent piano they continue to write they

piano they continue to write they

piano they continue to write they continue to come up with new content

continue to come up with new content

continue to come up with new content they continue to be isolated the rider

they continue to be isolated the rider

they continue to be isolated the rider feels happy accomplished and determined

feels happy accomplished and determined

feels happy accomplished and determined however they begin to face a problem

however they begin to face a problem

however they begin to face a problem when in daily speech they feel like

when in daily speech they feel like

when in daily speech they feel like they’re running out of words but how

they’re running out of words but how

they’re running out of words but how could this happen

could this happen

could this happen words are the notes that make the riders

words are the notes that make the riders

words are the notes that make the riders piano beat so beautifully and steadily

piano beat so beautifully and steadily

piano beat so beautifully and steadily so how could they be running out of

so how could they be running out of

so how could they be running out of words maybe they didn’t really eat you

words maybe they didn’t really eat you

words maybe they didn’t really eat you know for breakfast or maybe they didn’t

know for breakfast or maybe they didn’t

know for breakfast or maybe they didn’t really get enough sleep whatever it is

really get enough sleep whatever it is

really get enough sleep whatever it is as soon as the rider gets home they seek

as soon as the rider gets home they seek

as soon as the rider gets home they seek refuge from their struggle through their

refuge from their struggle through their

refuge from their struggle through their silent piano this little story is a

silent piano this little story is a

silent piano this little story is a summary of how I just like any other

summary of how I just like any other

summary of how I just like any other writer made it this far it summarizes

writer made it this far it summarizes

writer made it this far it summarizes the process that allowed me

the process that allowed me

the process that allowed me and many others to call ourselves

and many others to call ourselves

and many others to call ourselves writers writers Believe It or Not have

writers writers Believe It or Not have

writers writers Believe It or Not have become very important assets in today’s

become very important assets in today’s

become very important assets in today’s society and even though it doesn’t seem

society and even though it doesn’t seem

society and even though it doesn’t seem like it being a writer today is more

like it being a writer today is more

like it being a writer today is more than difficult as the world progresses

than difficult as the world progresses

than difficult as the world progresses as the values of this generation change

as the values of this generation change

as the values of this generation change the writer needs to advance with their

the writer needs to advance with their

the writer needs to advance with their content especially if they want to sell

content especially if they want to sell

content especially if they want to sell and by selling their content they begin

and by selling their content they begin

and by selling their content they begin to involuntarily rise to fame fame

to involuntarily rise to fame fame

to involuntarily rise to fame fame doesn’t have to be on a global level it

doesn’t have to be on a global level it

doesn’t have to be on a global level it could be on a regional level once a

could be on a regional level once a

could be on a regional level once a writer begins to share their content

writer begins to share their content

writer begins to share their content with their friends and family there

with their friends and family there

with their friends and family there directly subjecting themselves to

directly subjecting themselves to

directly subjecting themselves to prejudice there directly subjecting

prejudice there directly subjecting

prejudice there directly subjecting themselves to more requests for writing

themselves to more requests for writing

themselves to more requests for writing that is how what I mean when I said that

that is how what I mean when I said that

that is how what I mean when I said that this is an everlasting journey once you

this is an everlasting journey once you

this is an everlasting journey once you go in you never go back and going into

go in you never go back and going into

go in you never go back and going into this business is not easy because once

this business is not easy because once

this business is not easy because once you go in once again you never go back

you go in once again you never go back

you go in once again you never go back and once you go in you lose qualities

and once you go in you lose qualities

and once you go in you lose qualities that you will never be able to fully get

that you will never be able to fully get

that you will never be able to fully get back now because writer is because

back now because writer is because

back now because writer is because writer okay because writing is such a

writer okay because writing is such a

writer okay because writing is such a personal thing it is usually a

personal thing it is usually a

personal thing it is usually a reflection of the person’s imagination

reflection of the person’s imagination

reflection of the person’s imagination and thoughts whether the writer comes up

and thoughts whether the writer comes up

and thoughts whether the writer comes up with a story a horror story to send the

with a story a horror story to send the

with a story a horror story to send the chills up your spine or compelling tale

chills up your spine or compelling tale

chills up your spine or compelling tale about life whatever the writer does and

about life whatever the writer does and

about life whatever the writer does and shares with the public again it’s talked

shares with the public again it’s talked

shares with the public again it’s talked about now going back to the whole

about now going back to the whole

about now going back to the whole opinion thing they start taking opinions

opinion thing they start taking opinions

opinion thing they start taking opinions from people whether they like the

from people whether they like the

from people whether they like the opinions or not they begin to build upon

opinions or not they begin to build upon

opinions or not they begin to build upon them now this one opinion turns into

them now this one opinion turns into

them now this one opinion turns into multiple opinions little by little

multiple opinions little by little

multiple opinions little by little these multiple opinions turn into

these multiple opinions turn into

these multiple opinions turn into society’s opinion as a whole

society’s opinion as a whole

society’s opinion as a whole now society will begin to determine what

now society will begin to determine what

now society will begin to determine what will go into the writers content little

will go into the writers content little

will go into the writers content little by little piece by piece and book after

by little piece by piece and book after

by little piece by piece and book after book the writer will begin to notice the

book the writer will begin to notice the

book the writer will begin to notice the politics behind what they can give out

politics behind what they can give out

politics behind what they can give out to the general public they will begin to

to the general public they will begin to

to the general public they will begin to notice the

notice the

notice the first of all and most importantly they

first of all and most importantly they

first of all and most importantly they may not bash the political or economic

may not bash the political or economic

may not bash the political or economic situation of the state that they reside

situation of the state that they reside

situation of the state that they reside in and second of all they have to make

in and second of all they have to make

in and second of all they have to make sure that their content will appeal to

sure that their content will appeal to

sure that their content will appeal to the aristocracy part of the society in

the aristocracy part of the society in

the aristocracy part of the society in order to sell and insure it this just

order to sell and insure it this just

order to sell and insure it this just means that the writers content the

means that the writers content the

means that the writers content the writers very passion has become a victim

writers very passion has become a victim

writers very passion has become a victim of capitalism now let’s say that a

of capitalism now let’s say that a

of capitalism now let’s say that a particular writer follows the capitalism

particular writer follows the capitalism

particular writer follows the capitalism formula their books end up selling well

formula their books end up selling well

formula their books end up selling well they keep going on in writing and we

they keep going on in writing and we

they keep going on in writing and we find more and more comfort and interest

find more and more comfort and interest

find more and more comfort and interest in locking themselves up in a room and

in locking themselves up in a room and

in locking themselves up in a room and being isolated and just shutting the

being isolated and just shutting the

being isolated and just shutting the windows and looking at this screen that

windows and looking at this screen that

windows and looking at this screen that will not harm them it will not judge

will not harm them it will not judge

will not harm them it will not judge them it will not scream at them it will

them it will not scream at them it will

them it will not scream at them it will not talk to them it’s a friend it’s

not talk to them it’s a friend it’s

not talk to them it’s a friend it’s there now this isolation can lead to two

there now this isolation can lead to two

there now this isolation can lead to two things one either

things one either

things one either the writer loses purpose and goes

the writer loses purpose and goes

the writer loses purpose and goes frantic does it really have anything to

frantic does it really have anything to

frantic does it really have anything to write about anymore or two they come out

write about anymore or two they come out

write about anymore or two they come out with a mesmerizing piece which is

with a mesmerizing piece which is

with a mesmerizing piece which is usually what happens whatever it is the

usually what happens whatever it is the

usually what happens whatever it is the journey does not end here a mesmerizing

journey does not end here a mesmerizing

journey does not end here a mesmerizing piece comes out as a result of this

piece comes out as a result of this

piece comes out as a result of this writers isolation on a particular day a

writers isolation on a particular day a

writers isolation on a particular day a girl decides to go and pick up a book in

girl decides to go and pick up a book in

girl decides to go and pick up a book in order to be reading more little does she

order to be reading more little does she

order to be reading more little does she know that within 400 pages she is going

know that within 400 pages she is going

know that within 400 pages she is going to begin to cherish the isolation of the

to begin to cherish the isolation of the

to begin to cherish the isolation of the writer she’s going to begin to feel it

writer she’s going to begin to feel it

writer she’s going to begin to feel it now let’s say this particular girl does

now let’s say this particular girl does

now let’s say this particular girl does pick it up she does pick up the

pick it up she does pick up the

pick it up she does pick up the isolation she loves the book she goes

isolation she loves the book she goes

isolation she loves the book she goes and she shares her feeling with a friend

and she shares her feeling with a friend

and she shares her feeling with a friend her friend ends up unable to relate she

her friend ends up unable to relate she

her friend ends up unable to relate she goes to a family member also unable to

goes to a family member also unable to

goes to a family member also unable to relate so little by little you know it’s

relate so little by little you know it’s

relate so little by little you know it’s been a couple of weeks same responses

been a couple of weeks same responses

been a couple of weeks same responses all the time she decides that their

all the time she decides that their

all the time she decides that their opinions are unnecessary it doesn’t

opinions are unnecessary it doesn’t

opinions are unnecessary it doesn’t matter anymore so this girl feels happy

matter anymore so this girl feels happy

matter anymore so this girl feels happy in her lonely feeling she feels lonely

in her lonely feeling she feels lonely

in her lonely feeling she feels lonely with this book she began to cherish the

with this book she began to cherish the

with this book she began to cherish the isolation of the writer she begins to

isolation of the writer she begins to

isolation of the writer she begins to feel the way the writer feels

feel the way the writer feels

feel the way the writer feels book was merely her newly adopted parent

book was merely her newly adopted parent

book was merely her newly adopted parent for isolation squiggles on a paper

for isolation squiggles on a paper

for isolation squiggles on a paper beautiful as a song being played by an

beautiful as a song being played by an

beautiful as a song being played by an orchestra usually contribute to the

orchestra usually contribute to the

orchestra usually contribute to the isolation of particular individuals in

isolation of particular individuals in

isolation of particular individuals in society a writer can help people imagine

society a writer can help people imagine

society a writer can help people imagine a reality better than their own or

a reality better than their own or

a reality better than their own or reality worse than their own whatever it

reality worse than their own whatever it

reality worse than their own whatever it is it is superb and almost supernatural

is it is superb and almost supernatural

is it is superb and almost supernatural to be able to immerse oneself into a

to be able to immerse oneself into a

to be able to immerse oneself into a bundle of papers and make a friend

bundle of papers and make a friend

bundle of papers and make a friend the writer continues their journey on

the writer continues their journey on

the writer continues their journey on being isolated isolating people on their

being isolated isolating people on their

being isolated isolating people on their way not knowing that they’ve caused harm

way not knowing that they’ve caused harm

way not knowing that they’ve caused harm to people even if their intentions are

to people even if their intentions are

to people even if their intentions are to help people out bring out people’s

to help people out bring out people’s

to help people out bring out people’s voices stand up for their rights they do

voices stand up for their rights they do

voices stand up for their rights they do know that with writing they will either

know that with writing they will either

know that with writing they will either help people and they do know that with

help people and they do know that with

help people and they do know that with other you know with other people they

other you know with other people they

other you know with other people they will be able to encourage them to stay

will be able to encourage them to stay

will be able to encourage them to stay isolated to stay in that hole whatever

isolated to stay in that hole whatever

isolated to stay in that hole whatever it is they’re blamed it’s their fault

it is they’re blamed it’s their fault

it is they’re blamed it’s their fault for starting this journey however this

for starting this journey however this

for starting this journey however this piano is too beautiful to quit and they

piano is too beautiful to quit and they

piano is too beautiful to quit and they would never stop it for the world

would never stop it for the world

would never stop it for the world alas a rider truly is a fighter

alas a rider truly is a fighter

alas a rider truly is a fighter [Applause]

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