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[Applause] how do you know that your life makes a
how do you know that your life makes a
how do you know that your life makes a difference after you die and how far are
difference after you die and how far are
difference after you die and how far are you willing to go to find out when I was
you willing to go to find out when I was
you willing to go to find out when I was a little kid I was absolutely fascinated
a little kid I was absolutely fascinated
a little kid I was absolutely fascinated by Harry Houdini I would go to the
by Harry Houdini I would go to the
by Harry Houdini I would go to the school history fair dressed up as
school history fair dressed up as
school history fair dressed up as Houdini with handcuffs behind my back
Houdini with handcuffs behind my back
Houdini with handcuffs behind my back and escaped in front of parents and
and escaped in front of parents and
and escaped in front of parents and teachers while I described the life and
teachers while I described the life and
teachers while I described the life and work of the magician and performer and
work of the magician and performer and
work of the magician and performer and escape artist I read every book I could
escape artist I read every book I could
escape artist I read every book I could get my hands on about the man and at
get my hands on about the man and at
get my hands on about the man and at home I had my own little magic kit and
home I had my own little magic kit and
home I had my own little magic kit and routine and my parents would tie my
routine and my parents would tie my
routine and my parents would tie my hands up with rope and my legs and throw
hands up with rope and my legs and throw
hands up with rope and my legs and throw me in the closet to see if I could
me in the closet to see if I could
me in the closet to see if I could escape 2 or 3 times I actually did one
escape 2 or 3 times I actually did one
escape 2 or 3 times I actually did one of the greatest tricks that Houdini ever
of the greatest tricks that Houdini ever
of the greatest tricks that Houdini ever tried to perform the greatest escape act
tried to perform the greatest escape act
tried to perform the greatest escape act was one that happened long after he died
was one that happened long after he died
was one that happened long after he died this man tried to see if he could escape
this man tried to see if he could escape
this man tried to see if he could escape even death itself so when his mom died
even death itself so when his mom died
even death itself so when his mom died he was devastated he loved her with a
he was devastated he loved her with a
he was devastated he loved her with a fierce passion he came from a family of
fierce passion he came from a family of
fierce passion he came from a family of Jewish Eastern European immigrants they
Jewish Eastern European immigrants they
Jewish Eastern European immigrants they were a poor family and when he made it
were a poor family and when he made it
were a poor family and when he made it big here and made the big money he
big here and made the big money he
big here and made the big money he wanted to pay her back and so he bought
wanted to pay her back and so he bought
wanted to pay her back and so he bought her a dress that was made for the Queen
her a dress that was made for the Queen
her a dress that was made for the Queen of England herself but never used he
of England herself but never used he
of England herself but never used he bought his mom a house in Harlem where
bought his mom a house in Harlem where
bought his mom a house in Harlem where he and his wife and mother lived and she
he and his wife and mother lived and she
he and his wife and mother lived and she died one night after the stroke of
died one night after the stroke of
died one night after the stroke of midnight and so at midnight every night
midnight and so at midnight every night
midnight and so at midnight every night for weeks Harry Houdini would go out
for weeks Harry Houdini would go out
for weeks Harry Houdini would go out into the graveyard where his mother was
into the graveyard where his mother was
into the graveyard where his mother was buried lie down on the cool earth in
buried lie down on the cool earth in
buried lie down on the cool earth in front of her headstone
front of her headstone
front of her headstone stretch out his entire body and place
stretch out his entire body and place
stretch out his entire body and place his face on the earth and talked to his
his face on the earth and talked to his
his face on the earth and talked to his mom he even said that when he was buried
mom he even said that when he was buried
mom he even said that when he was buried he wanted his head to rest on a pillow
he wanted his head to rest on a pillow
he wanted his head to rest on a pillow filled with her letters so
filled with her letters so
filled with her letters so therapists might have a little bit to
therapists might have a little bit to
therapists might have a little bit to say about this however you will
say about this however you will
say about this however you will understand when I tell you that when
understand when I tell you that when
understand when I tell you that when someone approached him and said that
someone approached him and said that
someone approached him and said that they wanted to invite him to a seance
they wanted to invite him to a seance
they wanted to invite him to a seance where he could talk to his mother he was
where he could talk to his mother he was
where he could talk to his mother he was intrigued
intrigued
intrigued so the spiritualist movement was on the
so the spiritualist movement was on the
so the spiritualist movement was on the rise again in America at this time the
rise again in America at this time the
rise again in America at this time the ability or the idea that people could
ability or the idea that people could
ability or the idea that people could contact the dead was coming up in
contact the dead was coming up in
contact the dead was coming up in American culture because so many people
American culture because so many people
American culture because so many people had lost loved ones in the First World
had lost loved ones in the First World
had lost loved ones in the First World War
War
War seances were on the rise and happening
seances were on the rise and happening
seances were on the rise and happening all over the United States and a lot of
all over the United States and a lot of
all over the United States and a lot of them looked like you might imagine the
them looked like you might imagine the
them looked like you might imagine the stereotypes of a crystal ball and a
stereotypes of a crystal ball and a
stereotypes of a crystal ball and a floating table and disembodied voices
floating table and disembodied voices
floating table and disembodied voices but Houdini was a magician he knew all
but Houdini was a magician he knew all
but Houdini was a magician he knew all of the tricks and how all of this was
of the tricks and how all of this was
of the tricks and how all of this was done and so he wasn’t buying any of it
done and so he wasn’t buying any of it
done and so he wasn’t buying any of it however his best friend Sir Arthur Conan
however his best friend Sir Arthur Conan
however his best friend Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was and so when they were on
Doyle was and so when they were on
Doyle was and so when they were on vacation together one time he rented a
vacation together one time he rented a
vacation together one time he rented a room and hired someone who said they
room and hired someone who said they
room and hired someone who said they could contact Houdini’s dead mother
could contact Houdini’s dead mother
could contact Houdini’s dead mother now this seance was a hoax from the very
now this seance was a hoax from the very
now this seance was a hoax from the very beginning and Houdini knew it he could
beginning and Houdini knew it he could
beginning and Houdini knew it he could see right through every single one of
see right through every single one of
see right through every single one of the tricks and all of the answers that
the tricks and all of the answers that
the tricks and all of the answers that his mother was supposedly whispering on
his mother was supposedly whispering on
his mother was supposedly whispering on from the grave were completely wrong but
from the grave were completely wrong but
from the grave were completely wrong but he said quietly and patiently through
he said quietly and patiently through
he said quietly and patiently through the whole thing
the whole thing
the whole thing afterward he wrote a series of letters
afterward he wrote a series of letters
afterward he wrote a series of letters to American newspapers saying how
to American newspapers saying how
to American newspapers saying how offended he was that people in a deep
offended he was that people in a deep
offended he was that people in a deep moment of grief were being taken
moment of grief were being taken
moment of grief were being taken advantage of by tricksters and
advantage of by tricksters and
advantage of by tricksters and charlatans just trying to make a dollar
charlatans just trying to make a dollar
charlatans just trying to make a dollar off of somebody’s pain and so he devoted
off of somebody’s pain and so he devoted
off of somebody’s pain and so he devoted the last chapter of his life to
the last chapter of his life to
the last chapter of his life to debunking the spiritualist movement he
debunking the spiritualist movement he
debunking the spiritualist movement he would host big public performances for
would host big public performances for
would host big public performances for thousands of people where he would show
thousands of people where he would show
thousands of people where he would show how the tricks were done one by one and
how the tricks were done one by one and
how the tricks were done one by one and give away all the secrets he took on big
give away all the secrets he took on big
give away all the secrets he took on big names in the industry in person one by
names in the industry in person one by
names in the industry in person one by one but being the ultimate showman he
one but being the ultimate showman he
one but being the ultimate showman he decided that his last trick his last
decided that his last trick his last
decided that his last trick his last escape would be death itself and so the
escape would be death itself and so the
escape would be death itself and so the night before he died on Halloween night
night before he died on Halloween night
night before he died on Halloween night 1926 he gave his wife Bess a secret code
1926 he gave his wife Bess a secret code
1926 he gave his wife Bess a secret code a code that he promised
a code that he promised
a code that he promised he would whisper back to her if he could
he would whisper back to her if he could
he would whisper back to her if he could after he died the secret code that he
after he died the secret code that he
after he died the secret code that he would whisper back was Rosabelle
would whisper back was Rosabelle
would whisper back was Rosabelle believed and so on the anniversary of
believed and so on the anniversary of
believed and so on the anniversary of his death for 10 years on Halloween
his death for 10 years on Halloween
his death for 10 years on Halloween night his wife Bess would host the
night his wife Bess would host the
night his wife Bess would host the seance get all their friends together
seance get all their friends together
seance get all their friends together and wait to hear her husband whisper
and wait to hear her husband whisper
and wait to hear her husband whisper back Rosabelle believed but it never
back Rosabelle believed but it never
back Rosabelle believed but it never happened
happened
happened they had kept a candle lit on the mantel
they had kept a candle lit on the mantel
they had kept a candle lit on the mantel place for 10 years 24 hours a day 7 days
place for 10 years 24 hours a day 7 days
place for 10 years 24 hours a day 7 days a week since his death and on that night
a week since his death and on that night
a week since his death and on that night she walked over to the mantelpiece she
she walked over to the mantelpiece she
she walked over to the mantelpiece she snuffed out the light and said the words
snuffed out the light and said the words
snuffed out the light and said the words 10 years is long enough to wait for any
10 years is long enough to wait for any
10 years is long enough to wait for any man she’s probably right I remember as a
man she’s probably right I remember as a
man she’s probably right I remember as a kid I was intrigued that this man who
kid I was intrigued that this man who
kid I was intrigued that this man who knew the secrets to all the tricks the
knew the secrets to all the tricks the
knew the secrets to all the tricks the cynic and skeptic would set his cynicism
cynic and skeptic would set his cynicism
cynic and skeptic would set his cynicism down for just a night to see if maybe he
down for just a night to see if maybe he
down for just a night to see if maybe he could talk to his mom I’m as skeptical
could talk to his mom I’m as skeptical
could talk to his mom I’m as skeptical as anybody else but I get the impulse he
as anybody else but I get the impulse he
as anybody else but I get the impulse he just wanted to see if perhaps something
just wanted to see if perhaps something
just wanted to see if perhaps something of us lingers on in a tangible way if we
of us lingers on in a tangible way if we
of us lingers on in a tangible way if we can whisper on after we’re gone if we
can whisper on after we’re gone if we
can whisper on after we’re gone if we get to feel the impact of someone whose
get to feel the impact of someone whose
get to feel the impact of someone whose life touched ours in that way I’m a
life touched ours in that way I’m a
life touched ours in that way I’m a skeptic when it comes to these things
skeptic when it comes to these things
skeptic when it comes to these things but I do have a confession to make to
but I do have a confession to make to
but I do have a confession to make to you even though she’s been dead for 20
you even though she’s been dead for 20
you even though she’s been dead for 20 years sometimes I smell my grandmother
years sometimes I smell my grandmother
years sometimes I smell my grandmother see she had an oversized influence in my
see she had an oversized influence in my
see she had an oversized influence in my life kind of like Houdini’s mom but it
life kind of like Houdini’s mom but it
life kind of like Houdini’s mom but it was one that I didn’t understand until
was one that I didn’t understand until
was one that I didn’t understand until long after she was dead and I was an
long after she was dead and I was an
long after she was dead and I was an adult she was the only person I knew
adult she was the only person I knew
adult she was the only person I knew growing up who went to college she
growing up who went to college she
growing up who went to college she stayed in college well into her 60s she
stayed in college well into her 60s she
stayed in college well into her 60s she was the odd duck in our family all I
was the odd duck in our family all I
was the odd duck in our family all I ever wanted to be as a kid was a
ever wanted to be as a kid was a
ever wanted to be as a kid was a grown-up that’s it and she would let me
grown-up that’s it and she would let me
grown-up that’s it and she would let me go to her house and sit in her kitchen
go to her house and sit in her kitchen
go to her house and sit in her kitchen and she would make me decaf coffee and
and she would make me decaf coffee and
and she would make me decaf coffee and let me drink it and pretend
let me drink it and pretend
let me drink it and pretend her house smelled like old books and
her house smelled like old books and
her house smelled like old books and coffee and it had the sounds of public
coffee and it had the sounds of public
coffee and it had the sounds of public radio on in the background I can
radio on in the background I can
radio on in the background I can remember one morning in the early fall
remember one morning in the early fall
remember one morning in the early fall kind of like this day sitting in the
kind of like this day sitting in the
kind of like this day sitting in the back room of her house watching the
back room of her house watching the
back room of her house watching the light streaming through the window and I
light streaming through the window and I
light streaming through the window and I put on a record of an old comedy routine
put on a record of an old comedy routine
put on a record of an old comedy routine about Noah and the Ark I just sat there
about Noah and the Ark I just sat there
about Noah and the Ark I just sat there laughing to myself about how silly we
laughing to myself about how silly we
laughing to myself about how silly we are when we try to make meaning so back
are when we try to make meaning so back
are when we try to make meaning so back to my confession she’s been dead for 20
to my confession she’s been dead for 20
to my confession she’s been dead for 20 years but sometimes I smell my grandma
years but sometimes I smell my grandma
years but sometimes I smell my grandma and I don’t mean something that reminds
and I don’t mean something that reminds
and I don’t mean something that reminds me of her a scent that kind of is like
me of her a scent that kind of is like
me of her a scent that kind of is like her I smell her it’s a distinct
her I smell her it’s a distinct
her I smell her it’s a distinct combination of coffee old books and
combination of coffee old books and
combination of coffee old books and Chanel number five and it’s powerful
Chanel number five and it’s powerful
Chanel number five and it’s powerful when it happens I could remember the
when it happens I could remember the
when it happens I could remember the first time it happened I was out on a
first time it happened I was out on a
first time it happened I was out on a date with my now wife Kate we were
date with my now wife Kate we were
date with my now wife Kate we were dating at the time we were teenagers and
dating at the time we were teenagers and
dating at the time we were teenagers and we had gone down to Dallas to get
we had gone down to Dallas to get
we had gone down to Dallas to get dressed up and go out to a fancy dinner
dressed up and go out to a fancy dinner
dressed up and go out to a fancy dinner in a romantic night we were waiting to
in a romantic night we were waiting to
in a romantic night we were waiting to be seated and I jumped up all of a
be seated and I jumped up all of a
be seated and I jumped up all of a sudden and said oh my god I can smell my
sudden and said oh my god I can smell my
sudden and said oh my god I can smell my dead grandmother which if you’re
dead grandmother which if you’re
dead grandmother which if you’re interested is a really terrible way to
interested is a really terrible way to
interested is a really terrible way to set a romantic evening however it was
set a romantic evening however it was
set a romantic evening however it was palpable it was like she was standing
palpable it was like she was standing
palpable it was like she was standing over my shoulder just whispering back to
over my shoulder just whispering back to
over my shoulder just whispering back to me like she was right there I smelled
me like she was right there I smelled
me like she was right there I smelled her that day on the day of my graduation
her that day on the day of my graduation
her that day on the day of my graduation from Austin College and on the day I
from Austin College and on the day I
from Austin College and on the day I graduated from seminary I don’t know
graduated from seminary I don’t know
graduated from seminary I don’t know what’s going on I don’t know how it
what’s going on I don’t know how it
what’s going on I don’t know how it happens I can’t explain it but it’s
happens I can’t explain it but it’s
happens I can’t explain it but it’s really powerful when it does now maybe
really powerful when it does now maybe
really powerful when it does now maybe we don’t live on like seances and
we don’t live on like seances and
we don’t live on like seances and crystal balls and maybe that’s not my
crystal balls and maybe that’s not my
crystal balls and maybe that’s not my grandmother whispering to me but there
grandmother whispering to me but there
grandmother whispering to me but there is some recent scientific evidence that
is some recent scientific evidence that
is some recent scientific evidence that suggests that we pass on a lot more than
suggests that we pass on a lot more than
suggests that we pass on a lot more than we think the perhaps we are able to pass
we think the perhaps we are able to pass
we think the perhaps we are able to pass on memories in our genes to give our
on memories in our genes to give our
on memories in our genes to give our to take from our ancestors and give to
to take from our ancestors and give to
to take from our ancestors and give to those after us what we love and fear the
those after us what we love and fear the
those after us what we love and fear the magic word in this case is epigenetics
magic word in this case is epigenetics
magic word in this case is epigenetics the basic theory is that many of our
the basic theory is that many of our
the basic theory is that many of our genes come equipped with a little switch
genes come equipped with a little switch
genes come equipped with a little switch and it turns on or off based on your
and it turns on or off based on your
and it turns on or off based on your life experience and then conveys a
life experience and then conveys a
life experience and then conveys a little more information to the next
little more information to the next
little more information to the next generation some researchers at Emory
generation some researchers at Emory
generation some researchers at Emory Emory University in 2013 published a
Emory University in 2013 published a
Emory University in 2013 published a study which suggests that we might be
study which suggests that we might be
study which suggests that we might be able to transmit the memory of trauma in
able to transmit the memory of trauma in
able to transmit the memory of trauma in our bodies to our children and
our bodies to our children and
our bodies to our children and grandchildren what they did was take
grandchildren what they did was take
grandchildren what they did was take mice who had never been outside the lab
mice who had never been outside the lab
mice who had never been outside the lab and exposed them to the scent of cherry
and exposed them to the scent of cherry
and exposed them to the scent of cherry blossoms and then shocked them
blossoms and then shocked them
blossoms and then shocked them immediately and then cherry blossoms and
immediately and then cherry blossoms and
immediately and then cherry blossoms and then a shock and then cherry blossoms
then a shock and then cherry blossoms
then a shock and then cherry blossoms and a shock over and over again until
and a shock over and over again until
and a shock over and over again until when these mice smelled cherry blossoms
when these mice smelled cherry blossoms
when these mice smelled cherry blossoms they began to exhibit a trauma response
they began to exhibit a trauma response
they began to exhibit a trauma response think a shaking body trembling with fear
think a shaking body trembling with fear
think a shaking body trembling with fear stress hormones pumping through the
stress hormones pumping through the
stress hormones pumping through the veins of their tiny organs and bodies
veins of their tiny organs and bodies
veins of their tiny organs and bodies and then those researchers took the
and then those researchers took the
and then those researchers took the children of those mice who had never met
children of those mice who had never met
children of those mice who had never met their parents they hadn’t set around the
their parents they hadn’t set around the
their parents they hadn’t set around the fire telling stories they had never been
fire telling stories they had never been
fire telling stories they had never been shocked and they had never smelled
shocked and they had never smelled
shocked and they had never smelled cherry blossoms and when the children of
cherry blossoms and when the children of
cherry blossoms and when the children of those mice smelled cherry blossoms for
those mice smelled cherry blossoms for
those mice smelled cherry blossoms for the first time they began to shake their
the first time they began to shake their
the first time they began to shake their stress hormones were pumping their
stress hormones were pumping their
stress hormones were pumping their bodies were trembling as if they had
bodies were trembling as if they had
bodies were trembling as if they had been present for the trauma themselves
been present for the trauma themselves
been present for the trauma themselves and like magic it also happened to their
and like magic it also happened to their
and like magic it also happened to their children the grandchildren of the
children the grandchildren of the
children the grandchildren of the original mice responding with their
original mice responding with their
original mice responding with their bodies as if the memory of a trauma they
bodies as if the memory of a trauma they
bodies as if the memory of a trauma they never experienced was alive and well in
never experienced was alive and well in
never experienced was alive and well in them the implications of that are
them the implications of that are
them the implications of that are astounding to me if the DNA and the
astounding to me if the DNA and the
astounding to me if the DNA and the genes and those mice can do it I wonder
genes and those mice can do it I wonder
genes and those mice can do it I wonder if it’s possible for us think of the
if it’s possible for us think of the
if it’s possible for us think of the implications for communities who have
implications for communities who have
implications for communities who have suffered under generational trauma over
suffered under generational trauma over
suffered under generational trauma over and over again think of what
and over again think of what
and over again think of what happens in the bodies of people who
happens in the bodies of people who
happens in the bodies of people who experience institutionalized racism or
experience institutionalized racism or
experience institutionalized racism or oppression for example what coded memory
oppression for example what coded memory
oppression for example what coded memory and trauma is alive and well in the
and trauma is alive and well in the
and trauma is alive and well in the bodies of the children and grandchildren
bodies of the children and grandchildren
bodies of the children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren of enslaved or
and great-grandchildren of enslaved or
and great-grandchildren of enslaved or oppressed people what on earth are we
oppressed people what on earth are we
oppressed people what on earth are we passing on it makes me wonder if perhaps
passing on it makes me wonder if perhaps
passing on it makes me wonder if perhaps the genes in those mice and maybe in us
the genes in those mice and maybe in us
the genes in those mice and maybe in us figured out how to perform the greatest
figured out how to perform the greatest
figured out how to perform the greatest magic trick that Houdini never could
magic trick that Houdini never could
magic trick that Houdini never could every year they whisper their secret
every year they whisper their secret
every year they whisper their secret code on and on and it shows up in the
code on and on and it shows up in the
code on and on and it shows up in the very bodies and bones and blood of their
very bodies and bones and blood of their
very bodies and bones and blood of their children’s children’s children informing
children’s children’s children informing
children’s children’s children informing what we fear and love like they’re
what we fear and love like they’re
what we fear and love like they’re whispering back Rosabelle believe just
whispering back Rosabelle believe just
whispering back Rosabelle believe just more subtle for me it is not cherry
more subtle for me it is not cherry
more subtle for me it is not cherry blossoms it’s coffee
blossoms it’s coffee
blossoms it’s coffee in old books and Chanel number five I
in old books and Chanel number five I
in old books and Chanel number five I found out only after I was ordained and
found out only after I was ordained and
found out only after I was ordained and long after my grandmother was dead that
long after my grandmother was dead that
long after my grandmother was dead that she was an ordained minister and nobody
she was an ordained minister and nobody
she was an ordained minister and nobody had told me I found out that she went to
had told me I found out that she went to
had told me I found out that she went to seminary just down the street from where
seminary just down the street from where
seminary just down the street from where I work and I Drive past her school every
I work and I Drive past her school every
I work and I Drive past her school every single morning I found out that she did
single morning I found out that she did
single morning I found out that she did her internship in San Angelo Texas a
her internship in San Angelo Texas a
her internship in San Angelo Texas a town I had never heard of until I
town I had never heard of until I
town I had never heard of until I married a woman who was born there now
married a woman who was born there now
married a woman who was born there now it’s my house that smells like old books
it’s my house that smells like old books
it’s my house that smells like old books and coffee it’s my house that has the
and coffee it’s my house that has the
and coffee it’s my house that has the sound of public radio in the background
sound of public radio in the background
sound of public radio in the background it’s my family that sits and laughs and
it’s my family that sits and laughs and
it’s my family that sits and laughs and cries at stories of how human beings are
cries at stories of how human beings are
cries at stories of how human beings are so weird and fragile when we’re trying
so weird and fragile when we’re trying
so weird and fragile when we’re trying to make meaning we might not live on in
to make meaning we might not live on in
to make meaning we might not live on in the same way that Houdini thought we
the same way that Houdini thought we
the same way that Houdini thought we might but to me it’s even more magical
might but to me it’s even more magical
might but to me it’s even more magical than that no tricks
than that no tricks
than that no tricks just mystery written in
just mystery written in
just mystery written in of our very genes one of the most
of our very genes one of the most
of our very genes one of the most important questions you ever get to ask
important questions you ever get to ask
important questions you ever get to ask while you are alive is does this matter
while you are alive is does this matter
while you are alive is does this matter does what I do make a difference will
does what I do make a difference will
does what I do make a difference will anybody remember me
anybody remember me
anybody remember me well my impact on the world lasts longer
well my impact on the world lasts longer
well my impact on the world lasts longer than my life and the answer to that
than my life and the answer to that
than my life and the answer to that question is absolutely 100% yes not only
question is absolutely 100% yes not only
question is absolutely 100% yes not only do your actions matter and make a
do your actions matter and make a
do your actions matter and make a difference but the pain that you help
difference but the pain that you help
difference but the pain that you help liberate people from or the pain that
liberate people from or the pain that
liberate people from or the pain that you perpetuate might actually live on in
you perpetuate might actually live on in
you perpetuate might actually live on in the body and the blood and the bones of
the body and the blood and the bones of
the body and the blood and the bones of people you’ll never meet 70 years from
people you’ll never meet 70 years from
people you’ll never meet 70 years from now someone might stand in a moment of
now someone might stand in a moment of
now someone might stand in a moment of awe or feel peace or love they might
awe or feel peace or love they might
awe or feel peace or love they might feel a chill run down their spine or
feel a chill run down their spine or
feel a chill run down their spine or shudder with terror
shudder with terror
shudder with terror perhaps informed by the way that you or
perhaps informed by the way that you or
perhaps informed by the way that you or the system you live in treated their
the system you live in treated their
the system you live in treated their grandmother I don’t know what to do with
grandmother I don’t know what to do with
grandmother I don’t know what to do with that information
that information
that information it sounds magical and empowering and
it sounds magical and empowering and
it sounds magical and empowering and frightening if we have that much power
frightening if we have that much power
frightening if we have that much power do we live forever I have no idea I have
do we live forever I have no idea I have
do we live forever I have no idea I have never been dead at least that I know of
never been dead at least that I know of
never been dead at least that I know of I don’t know if we speak to one another
I don’t know if we speak to one another
I don’t know if we speak to one another in those ways or whether something of us
in those ways or whether something of us
in those ways or whether something of us whispers on like that I have no idea if
whispers on like that I have no idea if
whispers on like that I have no idea if that’s my grandmother behind me or if
that’s my grandmother behind me or if
that’s my grandmother behind me or if that’s just my neurons firing or maybe
that’s just my neurons firing or maybe
that’s just my neurons firing or maybe both but I do know that whether you bear
both but I do know that whether you bear
both but I do know that whether you bear biological children or not your legacy
biological children or not your legacy
biological children or not your legacy will live on maybe in the genetics of
will live on maybe in the genetics of
will live on maybe in the genetics of people you’ll never meet I know that you
people you’ll never meet I know that you
people you’ll never meet I know that you don’t get to choose whether your life
don’t get to choose whether your life
don’t get to choose whether your life has an impact because it will we don’t
has an impact because it will we don’t
has an impact because it will we don’t really even get to choose if our life
really even get to choose if our life
really even get to choose if our life lives on longer than we do how you live
lives on longer than we do how you live
lives on longer than we do how you live will inform how a generation of people
will inform how a generation of people
will inform how a generation of people fear and love the world we don’t get to
fear and love the world we don’t get to
fear and love the world we don’t get to choose if our life lives on longer than
choose if our life lives on longer than
choose if our life lives on longer than us but we do get to decide what impact
us but we do get to decide what impact
us but we do get to decide what impact we will have so let’s make
we will have so let’s make
we will have so let’s make a worthy one all we have time thank you
a worthy one all we have time thank you
a worthy one all we have time thank you [Applause]
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