[Music] well I was born in a small town the
well I was born in a small town the
well I was born in a small town the society Indian society started seeing me
society Indian society started seeing me
society Indian society started seeing me as a fun Dharam you see the word
as a fun Dharam you see the word
as a fun Dharam you see the word Sundaram comes from our mental models of
Sundaram comes from our mental models of
Sundaram comes from our mental models of Indian caste system and Pandorum is
Indian caste system and Pandorum is
Indian caste system and Pandorum is somebody from a lower caste who is
somebody from a lower caste who is
somebody from a lower caste who is belittled similar to the word pariah the
belittled similar to the word pariah the
belittled similar to the word pariah the Western world uses for meaning outcasts
Western world uses for meaning outcasts
Western world uses for meaning outcasts without even realising that millions of
without even realising that millions of
without even realising that millions of people in India would find it disparate
people in India would find it disparate
people in India would find it disparate a pariah comes from the word para here a
a pariah comes from the word para here a
a pariah comes from the word para here a formerly untouchable caste and that’s
formerly untouchable caste and that’s
formerly untouchable caste and that’s where this meaning outcast comes from so
where this meaning outcast comes from so
where this meaning outcast comes from so we live with these models in our minds
we live with these models in our minds
we live with these models in our minds embedded in our lives without even being
embedded in our lives without even being
embedded in our lives without even being aware of it including this conference
aware of it including this conference
aware of it including this conference esteem passed forward so I want to
esteem passed forward so I want to
esteem passed forward so I want to engage you all in an exercise quickly
engage you all in an exercise quickly
engage you all in an exercise quickly please use your hands to gesture to me
please use your hands to gesture to me
please use your hands to gesture to me how would you gesture past using your
how would you gesture past using your
how would you gesture past using your hands past future past future now South
hands past future past future now South
hands past future past future now South American Aymara tribe if I were to ask
American Aymara tribe if I were to ask
American Aymara tribe if I were to ask them to do the same gestures would do
them to do the same gestures would do
them to do the same gestures would do past future past is something that is
past future past is something that is
past future past is something that is already unfolded already seen so you
already unfolded already seen so you
already unfolded already seen so you could see the past future is something
could see the past future is something
could see the past future is something unknown unknowable in your walking
unknown unknowable in your walking
unknown unknowable in your walking backwards into the future what a
backwards into the future what a
backwards into the future what a beautiful model what what a beautiful
beautiful model what what a beautiful
beautiful model what what a beautiful mental model but for you to make that
mental model but for you to make that
mental model but for you to make that transition to understand a different
transition to understand a different
transition to understand a different dimension of this two words past and
dimension of this two words past and
dimension of this two words past and future you have to cross waters in your
future you have to cross waters in your
future you have to cross waters in your mind to go to I Mara’s mental model from
mind to go to I Mara’s mental model from
mind to go to I Mara’s mental model from your mental model so I’m here to talk
your mental model so I’m here to talk
your mental model so I’m here to talk about the idea that our growth as
about the idea that our growth as
about the idea that our growth as individuals solely depends on our
individuals solely depends on our
individuals solely depends on our ability to constantly see these mental
ability to constantly see these mental
ability to constantly see these mental models our ability to learn to give
models our ability to learn to give
models our ability to learn to give these us for our own minds to cross
these us for our own minds to cross
these us for our own minds to cross borders the work that I
borders the work that I
borders the work that I you the chocolate spoke about allows me
you the chocolate spoke about allows me
you the chocolate spoke about allows me to bring young people from around the
to bring young people from around the
to bring young people from around the world from very different socioeconomic
world from very different socioeconomic
world from very different socioeconomic backgrounds rich poor rural urban fallen
backgrounds rich poor rural urban fallen
backgrounds rich poor rural urban fallen local all into one group for these young
local all into one group for these young
local all into one group for these young minds to explore each other and examine
minds to explore each other and examine
minds to explore each other and examine themselves for a period of time a mate’s
themselves for a period of time a mate’s
themselves for a period of time a mate’s daughter with an employer son all in one
daughter with an employer son all in one
daughter with an employer son all in one group seeing each other’s mental models
group seeing each other’s mental models
group seeing each other’s mental models say in 1800 slaves and wonders never
say in 1800 slaves and wonders never
say in 1800 slaves and wonders never went to school together and in 1900 for
went to school together and in 1900 for
went to school together and in 1900 for the most part men and women never went
the most part men and women never went
the most part men and women never went to school together and for 200 years we
to school together and for 200 years we
to school together and for 200 years we continue talking about racial and gender
continue talking about racial and gender
continue talking about racial and gender disparity and in this century we don’t
disparity and in this century we don’t
disparity and in this century we don’t let Richard for kids to go to school
let Richard for kids to go to school
let Richard for kids to go to school together and we segregate them and for
together and we segregate them and for
together and we segregate them and for another 200 centuries we will talk about
another 200 centuries we will talk about
another 200 centuries we will talk about other kind of disparities so this work
other kind of disparities so this work
other kind of disparities so this work allows these kids who would never be in
allows these kids who would never be in
allows these kids who would never be in school together to come together and
school together to come together and
school together to come together and explore each other and explore their
explore each other and explore their
explore each other and explore their minds and I’m just going to play a quick
minds and I’m just going to play a quick
minds and I’m just going to play a quick video
video
video two minutes video for you to see how
two minutes video for you to see how
two minutes video for you to see how this works in our programs I expected
this works in our programs I expected
this works in our programs I expected India to be for sickness starving people
India to be for sickness starving people
India to be for sickness starving people I guess
Kelly show us so difference for me they
Kelly show us so difference for me they use facial expressions and regards the
use facial expressions and regards the
use facial expressions and regards the energy human activity was big and we
energy human activity was big and we
energy human activity was big and we were to measure ourselves energy
so like these children in this video
so like these children in this video that you just saw we have to learn to
that you just saw we have to learn to
that you just saw we have to learn to issue visas for our minds to cross
issue visas for our minds to cross
issue visas for our minds to cross borders in our mental models so what I’m
borders in our mental models so what I’m
borders in our mental models so what I’m going to do next is tell you about five
going to do next is tell you about five
going to do next is tell you about five stories and the way I’m going to do that
stories and the way I’m going to do that
stories and the way I’m going to do that is talk about the fact that you need a
is talk about the fact that you need a
is talk about the fact that you need a passport first before you start issuing
passport first before you start issuing
passport first before you start issuing visas and the passport is your identity
visas and the passport is your identity
visas and the passport is your identity as a person and the more we explore our
as a person and the more we explore our
as a person and the more we explore our identities in our hearts then we develop
identities in our hearts then we develop
identities in our hearts then we develop this ability to start issuing more
this ability to start issuing more
this ability to start issuing more passports for our minds so I’m going to
passports for our minds so I’m going to
passports for our minds so I’m going to tell you a few stories remember I told
tell you a few stories remember I told
tell you a few stories remember I told you the society started seeing me as a
you the society started seeing me as a
you the society started seeing me as a funder up but my parents started seeing
funder up but my parents started seeing
funder up but my parents started seeing me as a messiah
me as a messiah
me as a messiah Seamans I’ll be Indian parents of
Seamans I’ll be Indian parents of
Seamans I’ll be Indian parents of missile launchers we had great missile
missile launchers we had great missile
missile launchers we had great missile rocket launchers when a child is born we
rocket launchers when a child is born we
rocket launchers when a child is born we say hey go to a great school by the age
say hey go to a great school by the age
say hey go to a great school by the age of three we stopped doing this missile
of three we stopped doing this missile
of three we stopped doing this missile launching activity great school by the
launching activity great school by the
launching activity great school by the age of three now we are not really
age of three now we are not really
age of three now we are not really missile launchers we take the miss
missile launchers we take the miss
missile launchers we take the miss fights back and we are great and reused
fights back and we are great and reused
fights back and we are great and reused we are relaunch them oh good school now
we are relaunch them oh good school now
we are relaunch them oh good school now good great now take them inside back put
good great now take them inside back put
good great now take them inside back put it back again and we say good school
it back again and we say good school
it back again and we say good school good grade now great top University now
good grade now great top University now
good grade now great top University now take them inside back and we say go to a
take them inside back and we say go to a
take them inside back and we say go to a great job
great job
great job preferably abroad and now you know why a
preferably abroad and now you know why a
preferably abroad and now you know why a lot of see wasn’t as well comes from
lot of see wasn’t as well comes from
lot of see wasn’t as well comes from India and then boom that missile has hit
India and then boom that missile has hit
India and then boom that missile has hit the target now to take it back now
the target now to take it back now
the target now to take it back now there’s marriage than kids now this
there’s marriage than kids now this
there’s marriage than kids now this missile launching activity that we do in
missile launching activity that we do in
missile launching activity that we do in India is pretty pretty much the mental
India is pretty pretty much the mental
India is pretty pretty much the mental model every child who has grown up in
model every child who has grown up in
model every child who has grown up in Indian culture knows about but when I
Indian culture knows about but when I
Indian culture knows about but when I was young unfortunately for my parents I
was young unfortunately for my parents I
was young unfortunately for my parents I started reading poetry early on and I
started reading poetry early on and I
started reading poetry early on and I read this Khalil Gibran poem and it said
read this Khalil Gibran poem and it said
read this Khalil Gibran poem and it said your children are not your children your
your children are not your children your
your children are not your children your children are like arrows and you are
children are like arrows and you are
children are like arrows and you are like a boy you have to bend and then
like a boy you have to bend and then
like a boy you have to bend and then bend in the in the hands of God and the
bend in the in the hands of God and the
bend in the in the hands of God and the God is going to put you in a direction
God is going to put you in a direction
God is going to put you in a direction and you as a parent is just going to
and you as a parent is just going to
and you as a parent is just going to bend I said oh my god try telling this
bend I said oh my god try telling this
bend I said oh my god try telling this to parents your children are not your
to parents your children are not your
to parents your children are not your children Indian pairs
children Indian pairs
children Indian pairs okay but but as a child it was very
okay but but as a child it was very
okay but but as a child it was very exhilarating for me I said wow it’s so
exhilarating for me I said wow it’s so
exhilarating for me I said wow it’s so liberating I started seeing myself as as
liberating I started seeing myself as as
liberating I started seeing myself as as an arrow instead of a missile in the
an arrow instead of a missile in the
an arrow instead of a missile in the hands of my parents and then it’s not
hands of my parents and then it’s not
hands of my parents and then it’s not just Indian parents let’s be fair here
just Indian parents let’s be fair here
just Indian parents let’s be fair here every institution in this world tries to
every institution in this world tries to
every institution in this world tries to make a mess
make a mess
make a mess a few then I went to Harvard they gave
a few then I went to Harvard they gave
a few then I went to Harvard they gave me this admission letter and they said
me this admission letter and they said
me this admission letter and they said you have to bring hundred thousand US
you have to bring hundred thousand US
you have to bring hundred thousand US dollars to study in this institution and
dollars to study in this institution and
dollars to study in this institution and I said thank you very much generously
I said thank you very much generously
I said thank you very much generously you’ve given me a kind admission but I
you’ve given me a kind admission but I
you’ve given me a kind admission but I come from the small town in India I
come from the small town in India I
come from the small town in India I don’t have this hundred thousand dollars
don’t have this hundred thousand dollars
don’t have this hundred thousand dollars and they said don’t despair read this
and they said don’t despair read this
and they said don’t despair read this letter and the game showed me a letter
letter and the game showed me a letter
letter and the game showed me a letter and this is a letter from a
and this is a letter from a
and this is a letter from a multinational bank which said if you
multinational bank which said if you
multinational bank which said if you have an admission letter from Harvard we
have an admission letter from Harvard we
have an admission letter from Harvard we will give you this hundred thousand
will give you this hundred thousand
will give you this hundred thousand dollars as loan and David had a
dollars as loan and David had a
dollars as loan and David had a beautiful mental of model of me as a
beautiful mental of model of me as a
beautiful mental of model of me as a debtor and a lifelong debtor paying
debtor and a lifelong debtor paying
debtor and a lifelong debtor paying debts or their and and and I said
debts or their and and and I said
debts or their and and and I said wonderful thank you very much I need to
wonderful thank you very much I need to
wonderful thank you very much I need to go to this institution I took the money
go to this institution I took the money
go to this institution I took the money and then came the financial crisis of
and then came the financial crisis of
and then came the financial crisis of 2008 and and they and the same bank’s
2008 and and they and the same bank’s
2008 and and they and the same bank’s shares crash from dollar 40 to $1 per
shares crash from dollar 40 to $1 per
shares crash from dollar 40 to $1 per share and they said this is the time of
share and they said this is the time of
share and they said this is the time of I changing my mental model of this bag
I changing my mental model of this bag
I changing my mental model of this bag and I bought their face and then paid
and I bought their face and then paid
and I bought their face and then paid off their debt my paying my selling
off their debt my paying my selling
off their debt my paying my selling their own shares now the reason I’m
their own shares now the reason I’m
their own shares now the reason I’m telling you this and the reason I’m
telling you this and the reason I’m
telling you this and the reason I’m telling you this is is because your
telling you this is is because your
telling you this is is because your mental models rule you and it the more
mental models rule you and it the more
mental models rule you and it the more you explore yourself as a person whether
you explore yourself as a person whether
you explore yourself as a person whether you are a missile or whether you are an
you are a missile or whether you are an
you are a missile or whether you are an arrow or whether you are a debtor or
arrow or whether you are a debtor or
arrow or whether you are a debtor or either Sheriff shareholder these are the
either Sheriff shareholder these are the
either Sheriff shareholder these are the the passport pages of yourself and the
the passport pages of yourself and the
the passport pages of yourself and the more you are grounded then the more you
more you are grounded then the more you
more you are grounded then the more you are going to be issuing visas now once
are going to be issuing visas now once
are going to be issuing visas now once you start being ground that the next
you start being ground that the next
you start being ground that the next stage of it is being with people who are
stage of it is being with people who are
stage of it is being with people who are diametrically opposite to you like these
diametrically opposite to you like these
diametrically opposite to you like these kids that we saw in this video there’s
kids that we saw in this video there’s
kids that we saw in this video there’s entirely different socioeconomic
entirely different socioeconomic
entirely different socioeconomic backgrounds people who are you’re not
backgrounds people who are you’re not
backgrounds people who are you’re not ever bead width like the exercise that
ever bead width like the exercise that
ever bead width like the exercise that we did in fast and forward who can help
we did in fast and forward who can help
we did in fast and forward who can help you cross these borders in your mind
you cross these borders in your mind
you cross these borders in your mind like the man I met in in Mali I was
like the man I met in in Mali I was
like the man I met in in Mali I was crossing the border between Senegal and
crossing the border between Senegal and
crossing the border between Senegal and Mali by road with five other Mali and
Mali by road with five other Mali and
Mali by road with five other Mali and people in that part of the world it’s
people in that part of the world it’s
people in that part of the world it’s called collective taxi all these people
called collective taxi all these people
called collective taxi all these people traveled together in a taxi five of them
traveled together in a taxi five of them
traveled together in a taxi five of them are Mali and I am one person from India
are Mali and I am one person from India
are Mali and I am one person from India and then the taxi crosses the border
and then the taxi crosses the border
and then the taxi crosses the border from Senegal to Mali what you do is if
from Senegal to Mali what you do is if
from Senegal to Mali what you do is if you’re a Mali and you go to Mali
you’re a Mali and you go to Mali
you’re a Mali and you go to Mali passport control office and if you’re an
passport control office and if you’re an
passport control office and if you’re an alien there is a separate passport
alien there is a separate passport
alien there is a separate passport control office and and the Malians got
control office and and the Malians got
control office and and the Malians got their visas the visas and passports all
their visas the visas and passports all
their visas the visas and passports all stamped in no time and then the way to
stamped in no time and then the way to
stamped in no time and then the way to now pulls into the alien passport
now pulls into the alien passport
now pulls into the alien passport control office and sitting there
control office and sitting there
control office and sitting there thinking my goodness
thinking my goodness
thinking my goodness make five of these people wait and
make five of these people wait and
make five of these people wait and they’re gonna get really angry about me
they’re gonna get really angry about me
they’re gonna get really angry about me so I’m running fast to the passport
so I’m running fast to the passport
so I’m running fast to the passport office and there’s an old man standing
office and there’s an old man standing
office and there’s an old man standing right outside that office I looked at
right outside that office I looked at
right outside that office I looked at him and by now I’ve traveled around
him and by now I’ve traveled around
him and by now I’ve traveled around western Africa by road and I don’t know
western Africa by road and I don’t know
western Africa by road and I don’t know French and you would then realize that
French and you would then realize that
French and you would then realize that you’re colonized English from India goes
you’re colonized English from India goes
you’re colonized English from India goes nowhere in western Africa which was a
nowhere in western Africa which was a
nowhere in western Africa which was a French colony so I go to this man and
French colony so I go to this man and
French colony so I go to this man and say show me Passport right because I’ve
say show me Passport right because I’ve
say show me Passport right because I’ve now used gotten used to using body
now used gotten used to using body
now used gotten used to using body language and he looked at me like this
language and he looked at me like this
language and he looked at me like this and said is this how you asked in
and said is this how you asked in
and said is this how you asked in impeccable English don’t you say good
impeccable English don’t you say good
impeccable English don’t you say good morning I said sorry sir I’ve been
morning I said sorry sir I’ve been
morning I said sorry sir I’ve been travelling around for two months here
travelling around for two months here
travelling around for two months here and nobody really seems to respond to my
and nobody really seems to respond to my
and nobody really seems to respond to my English and I don’t know French and he
English and I don’t know French and he
English and I don’t know French and he said if you say good morning everybody
said if you say good morning everybody
said if you say good morning everybody would respond and I thought my god I’ve
would respond and I thought my god I’ve
would respond and I thought my god I’ve gotten into some problem here this man
gotten into some problem here this man
gotten into some problem here this man walks from outside person and sits in
walks from outside person and sits in
walks from outside person and sits in the passport control officers chair he
the passport control officers chair he
the passport control officers chair he is the man who is supposed to show me a
is the man who is supposed to show me a
is the man who is supposed to show me a visa and he’s the one who is going to
visa and he’s the one who is going to
visa and he’s the one who is going to stamp my passport and I’m standing there
stamp my passport and I’m standing there
stamp my passport and I’m standing there I’ve been thinking my Indian mental
I’ve been thinking my Indian mental
I’ve been thinking my Indian mental model is telling me this should be a
model is telling me this should be a
model is telling me this should be a corrupt bureaucrat trying to get some
corrupt bureaucrat trying to get some
corrupt bureaucrat trying to get some graft out of me
graft out of me
graft out of me but this man politely after five minutes
but this man politely after five minutes
but this man politely after five minutes or so looks at may takes my passport
or so looks at may takes my passport
or so looks at may takes my passport stamp set and then tells me never ever
stamp set and then tells me never ever
stamp set and then tells me never ever begin another conversation without a
begin another conversation without a
begin another conversation without a greeting so it was not about draft it
greeting so it was not about draft it
greeting so it was not about draft it was all about greeting and he had to go
was all about greeting and he had to go
was all about greeting and he had to go deep into Mali deep into Mali to
deep into Mali deep into Mali to
deep into Mali deep into Mali to understand why that culture treats
understand why that culture treats
understand why that culture treats greeting as such an important part of
greeting as such an important part of
greeting as such an important part of its own mental models you have to go
its own mental models you have to go
its own mental models you have to go deep in and so I traveled with the visa
deep in and so I traveled with the visa
deep in and so I traveled with the visa that the man issued but also I got
that the man issued but also I got
that the man issued but also I got issued a new visa for my mind so you
issued a new visa for my mind so you
issued a new visa for my mind so you have to be with people who thinks see
have to be with people who thinks see
have to be with people who thinks see things very very differently or this man
things very very differently or this man
things very very differently or this man in Costa Rica up north in a village I’m
in Costa Rica up north in a village I’m
in Costa Rica up north in a village I’m travelling there and I’m a mechanical
travelling there and I’m a mechanical
travelling there and I’m a mechanical engineer by training and this man has
engineer by training and this man has
engineer by training and this man has passed out a trade hasn’t done a thing
passed out a trade hasn’t done a thing
passed out a trade hasn’t done a thing in mechanical engineering but he was
in mechanical engineering but he was
in mechanical engineering but he was bored
bored
bored cutting grass seen Costa Rica grasses 2
cutting grass seen Costa Rica grasses 2
cutting grass seen Costa Rica grasses 2 meters long it’s elephant grass and he
meters long it’s elephant grass and he
meters long it’s elephant grass and he has to cut grass for 20 cows and he’s
has to cut grass for 20 cows and he’s
has to cut grass for 20 cows and he’s sitting there and cutting every day and
sitting there and cutting every day and
sitting there and cutting every day and he says hey this is boring job I’m not
he says hey this is boring job I’m not
he says hey this is boring job I’m not gonna do this every day those to market
gonna do this every day those to market
gonna do this every day those to market advice to buy a machine and there is
advice to buy a machine and there is
advice to buy a machine and there is nothing called a grass chopping machine
nothing called a grass chopping machine
nothing called a grass chopping machine in this world and the nearest machine
in this world and the nearest machine
in this world and the nearest machine that comes as a GE machine which is you
that comes as a GE machine which is you
that comes as a GE machine which is you know really expensive and he could buy
know really expensive and he could buy
know really expensive and he could buy ten cows out of this machine so he comes
ten cows out of this machine so he comes
ten cows out of this machine so he comes back
back
back pulse’ mechanic from his village builds
pulse’ mechanic from his village builds
pulse’ mechanic from his village builds a machine of his own and he’s sitting
a machine of his own and he’s sitting
a machine of his own and he’s sitting there nicely the machine is chopping and
there nicely the machine is chopping and
there nicely the machine is chopping and he’s sitting and watching and enjoying
he’s sitting and watching and enjoying
he’s sitting and watching and enjoying his life and the neighbors are all
his life and the neighbors are all
his life and the neighbors are all saying wow this is fantastic
saying wow this is fantastic
saying wow this is fantastic get me some machines so he now starts a
get me some machines so he now starts a
get me some machines so he now starts a new business every machine is 250 US
new business every machine is 250 US
new business every machine is 250 US dollars sitting in a northern Costa
dollars sitting in a northern Costa
dollars sitting in a northern Costa Rican village
Rican village
Rican village he is just selling machines after
he is just selling machines after
he is just selling machines after machines which are green grass chopping
machines which are green grass chopping
machines which are green grass chopping machines and I looked at him by now
machines and I looked at him by now
machines and I looked at him by now Western mental models have all come in
Western mental models have all come in
Western mental models have all come in into my mind and I look at him and said
into my mind and I look at him and said
into my mind and I look at him and said hey this is fantastic
hey this is fantastic
hey this is fantastic did you patent your invention are you
did you patent your invention are you
did you patent your invention are you people copying yours he looked at me
people copying yours he looked at me
people copying yours he looked at me smiled and said hey for about 60
smiled and said hey for about 60
smiled and said hey for about 60 villages here everybody knows me they
villages here everybody knows me they
villages here everybody knows me they trust me as the best guy to do these
trust me as the best guy to do these
trust me as the best guy to do these machines and and they think I can
machines and and they think I can
machines and and they think I can maintain theirs but beyond that borders
maintain theirs but beyond that borders
maintain theirs but beyond that borders and even here a lot of people do their
and even here a lot of people do their
and even here a lot of people do their own he said god bless them all isn’t
own he said god bless them all isn’t
own he said god bless them all isn’t that a beautiful model and for me to be
that a beautiful model and for me to be
that a beautiful model and for me to be there with him it was fascinating
there with him it was fascinating
there with him it was fascinating learning experience a new visa for my
learning experience a new visa for my
learning experience a new visa for my mind so let’s not forget you know the
mind so let’s not forget you know the
mind so let’s not forget you know the video that you sha saw when these
video that you sha saw when these
video that you sha saw when these children from very different
children from very different
children from very different socioeconomic backgrounds come together
socioeconomic backgrounds come together
socioeconomic backgrounds come together this is in our opening enormous opening
this is in our opening enormous opening
this is in our opening enormous opening informative ears when daily child comes
informative ears when daily child comes
informative ears when daily child comes to a rule of thumb on ado and it’s with
to a rule of thumb on ado and it’s with
to a rule of thumb on ado and it’s with a child which is much more like a maid’s
a child which is much more like a maid’s
a child which is much more like a maid’s daughter they think that the child
daughter they think that the child
daughter they think that the child thinks oh I don’t go to school with this
thinks oh I don’t go to school with this
thinks oh I don’t go to school with this person and then suddenly there is this
person and then suddenly there is this
person and then suddenly there is this this foreign child in the same program
this foreign child in the same program
this foreign child in the same program befriending this Indian rural child and
befriending this Indian rural child and
befriending this Indian rural child and the daily child says aha
the daily child says aha
the daily child says aha so this is good this child could be an
so this is good this child could be an
so this is good this child could be an equal of me I could be a friend and
equal of me I could be a friend and
equal of me I could be a friend and suddenly something opens up and suddenly
suddenly something opens up and suddenly
suddenly something opens up and suddenly you that person makes a new friend or a
you that person makes a new friend or a
you that person makes a new friend or a foreign student coming in in entry in
foreign student coming in in entry in
foreign student coming in in entry in India we had this real story they told
India we had this real story they told
India we had this real story they told us that her cookies in the in the hotel
us that her cookies in the in the hotel
us that her cookies in the in the hotel are being stolen every day
are being stolen every day
are being stolen every day and we said why and he said we leave it
and we said why and he said we leave it
and we said why and he said we leave it there and come back housekeeping staff
there and come back housekeeping staff
there and come back housekeeping staff is really stealing this so we called the
is really stealing this so we called the
is really stealing this so we called the housekeeping staff and they said no it’s
housekeeping staff and they said no it’s
housekeeping staff and they said no it’s the opposite the child keeps the patio
the opposite the child keeps the patio
the opposite the child keeps the patio door open and those away and birds come
door open and those away and birds come
door open and those away and birds come and take and we are trying to prevent
and take and we are trying to prevent
and take and we are trying to prevent the birds from taking our cookies away
the birds from taking our cookies away
the birds from taking our cookies away and what a beautiful learning for the
and what a beautiful learning for the
and what a beautiful learning for the child to know that not everybody who is
child to know that not everybody who is
child to know that not everybody who is different from you is out there to steal
different from you is out there to steal
different from you is out there to steal you or hurt you or harm you they may be
you or hurt you or harm you they may be
you or hurt you or harm you they may be actually saving your cookies for you you
actually saving your cookies for you you
actually saving your cookies for you you know so these kind of learnings are just
know so these kind of learnings are just
know so these kind of learnings are just amazing how it opens up and all all
amazing how it opens up and all all
amazing how it opens up and all all these village kids that you saw six of
these village kids that you saw six of
these village kids that you saw six of them are going to Turkey in this June
them are going to Turkey in this June
them are going to Turkey in this June and they are going to be in a Turkish
and they are going to be in a Turkish
and they are going to be in a Turkish village with international students with
village with international students with
village with international students with Turkish village students and I have no
Turkish village students and I have no
Turkish village students and I have no doubts that they will have visas on
doubts that they will have visas on
doubts that they will have visas on their passports some of the
their passports some of the
their passports some of the international students will also have
international students will also have
international students will also have visas credit cards – for their financial
visas credit cards – for their financial
visas credit cards – for their financial transactions I have no doubts that all
transactions I have no doubts that all
transactions I have no doubts that all these children will come back empowered
these children will come back empowered
these children will come back empowered with visas for their minds so I wish you
with visas for their minds so I wish you
with visas for their minds so I wish you all a beautiful journey of new visas
all a beautiful journey of new visas
all a beautiful journey of new visas every day a beautiful journey where your
every day a beautiful journey where your
every day a beautiful journey where your passport is grounded in your hearts your
passport is grounded in your hearts your
passport is grounded in your hearts your identity you understand that and you
identity you understand that and you
identity you understand that and you continue to issue new visas for yourself
continue to issue new visas for yourself
continue to issue new visas for yourself every day thank you very much
every day thank you very much
every day thank you very much [Applause]
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