good afternoon everyone good afternoon I think teaching is the best job in the
think teaching is the best job in the
think teaching is the best job in the world absolutely the best job itself
world absolutely the best job itself
world absolutely the best job itself when we as teachers go out to teach we
when we as teachers go out to teach we
when we as teachers go out to teach we think we’re imparting knowledge but the
think we’re imparting knowledge but the
think we’re imparting knowledge but the fact of the matter is for every little
fact of the matter is for every little
fact of the matter is for every little bit that we teach we learn something
bit that we teach we learn something
bit that we teach we learn something that’s a million times greater than what
that’s a million times greater than what
that’s a million times greater than what we can teach so today after five years
we can teach so today after five years
we can teach so today after five years of teaching at concrete school I don’t
of teaching at concrete school I don’t
of teaching at concrete school I don’t want to tell you about what I’ve taught
want to tell you about what I’ve taught
want to tell you about what I’ve taught I want to tell you about the three
I want to tell you about the three
I want to tell you about the three biggest things I’ve learned at the the
biggest things I’ve learned at the the
biggest things I’ve learned at the the first thing is about the purpose of life
first thing is about the purpose of life
first thing is about the purpose of life what do you guys think is the purpose of
what do you guys think is the purpose of
what do you guys think is the purpose of life I think we’re the purpose of life
life I think we’re the purpose of life
life I think we’re the purpose of life is to seek and spread happiness
is to seek and spread happiness
is to seek and spread happiness everything that we do is truly about
everything that we do is truly about
everything that we do is truly about seeking happiness whether it’s right and
seeking happiness whether it’s right and
seeking happiness whether it’s right and yet what is success although we’re told
yet what is success although we’re told
yet what is success although we’re told success is about the grades the money
success is about the grades the money
success is about the grades the money meter status meter right
meter status meter right
meter status meter right I can suppress is about how many lives
I can suppress is about how many lives
I can suppress is about how many lives we positively impact and this I work
we positively impact and this I work
we positively impact and this I work from 21 year old she who came to convey
from 21 year old she who came to convey
from 21 year old she who came to convey age 17 her mom was a party to the sex
age 17 her mom was a party to the sex
age 17 her mom was a party to the sex record she wrote for an entire life in
record she wrote for an entire life in
record she wrote for an entire life in tomorrow she only went to fourth grade
tomorrow she only went to fourth grade
tomorrow she only went to fourth grade and seventh grade and she never went to
and seventh grade and she never went to
and seventh grade and she never went to school after that she came to prophecy
school after that she came to prophecy
school after that she came to prophecy and we kept reading current personal
and we kept reading current personal
and we kept reading current personal classes individual tuition we tried to
classes individual tuition we tried to
classes individual tuition we tried to get her 10 to 12 and she kept failing
get her 10 to 12 and she kept failing
get her 10 to 12 and she kept failing and she kept failing and she kept
and she kept failing and she kept
and she kept failing and she kept failing
failing
failing so finally we quit with academic but we
so finally we quit with academic but we
so finally we quit with academic but we said let’s take a break on that and we
said let’s take a break on that and we
said let’s take a break on that and we decided to pursue her passion which is
decided to pursue her passion which is
decided to pursue her passion which is drumming she’s really into drumming so
drumming she’s really into drumming so
drumming she’s really into drumming so we applied to music school all over
we applied to music school all over
we applied to music school all over India and nobody would accept her we
India and nobody would accept her we
India and nobody would accept her we said she doesn’t speak English she
said she doesn’t speak English she
said she doesn’t speak English she hasn’t passed well to market and she’s
hasn’t passed well to market and she’s
hasn’t passed well to market and she’s to lower class so then we said that’s
to lower class so then we said that’s
to lower class so then we said that’s fine we applied abroad to apply to to
fine we applied abroad to apply to to
fine we applied abroad to apply to to music schools in the UK to in the u.s.
music schools in the UK to in the u.s.
music schools in the UK to in the u.s. she was accepted to all of them
she was accepted to all of them
she was accepted to all of them and she won her nine-month scholarship
and she won her nine-month scholarship
and she won her nine-month scholarship to go study music in Washington after
to go study music in Washington after
to go study music in Washington after that she returned to India but the most
that she returned to India but the most
that she returned to India but the most incredible thing was what she does now
incredible thing was what she does now
incredible thing was what she does now is she works as a music therapist so she
is she works as a music therapist so she
is she works as a music therapist so she uses the djembe most African drums to
uses the djembe most African drums to
uses the djembe most African drums to work with children marginalized children
work with children marginalized children
work with children marginalized children who would never get to hold a drum if it
who would never get to hold a drum if it
who would never get to hold a drum if it wasn’t for Sheetal so she works with
wasn’t for Sheetal so she works with
wasn’t for Sheetal so she works with kids who are mostly the children of sex
kids who are mostly the children of sex
kids who are mostly the children of sex workers children of migrant laborers and
workers children of migrant laborers and
workers children of migrant laborers and children from slum communities and now I
children from slum communities and now I
children from slum communities and now I was your success the definition of
was your success the definition of
was your success the definition of success to me is the smile on people’s
success to me is the smile on people’s
success to me is the smile on people’s face when she’s drumming in the smile on
face when she’s drumming in the smile on
face when she’s drumming in the smile on those faces of the kids who are holding
those faces of the kids who are holding
those faces of the kids who are holding a drum for the first time
a drum for the first time
a drum for the first time and every day I’m grateful to see Philip
and every day I’m grateful to see Philip
and every day I’m grateful to see Philip for having taught me what success really
for having taught me what success really
for having taught me what success really means the third biggest lesson I’ve
means the third biggest lesson I’ve
means the third biggest lesson I’ve learned is about what it means to live a
learned is about what it means to live a
learned is about what it means to live a meaningful life what do you guys think a
meaningful life what do you guys think a
meaningful life what do you guys think a meaningful life is about your cars and
meaningful life is about your cars and
meaningful life is about your cars and about your phones what is it about I
about your phones what is it about I
about your phones what is it about I think that a meaningful life is only
think that a meaningful life is only
think that a meaningful life is only lived when you start thinking beyond
lived when you start thinking beyond
lived when you start thinking beyond yourself and living for other people
yourself and living for other people
yourself and living for other people this I learned from all the sex workers
this I learned from all the sex workers
this I learned from all the sex workers that I’ve worked with over the past five
that I’ve worked with over the past five
that I’ve worked with over the past five years I think everyone can agree they
years I think everyone can agree they
years I think everyone can agree they have 100 hardest jobs in the world
have 100 hardest jobs in the world
have 100 hardest jobs in the world but all of them wake up and they go to
but all of them wake up and they go to
but all of them wake up and they go to work every single day not because they
work every single day not because they
work every single day not because they do it for themselves because they’re
do it for themselves because they’re
do it for themselves because they’re living for somebody else they go to work
living for somebody else they go to work
living for somebody else they go to work every day because they want their
every day because they want their
every day because they want their children
children
children in English schools because they want
in English schools because they want
in English schools because they want their kids to have an off this job
their kids to have an off this job
their kids to have an off this job because they want their kids to get out
because they want their kids to get out
because they want their kids to get out of Kimagure
of Kimagure
of Kimagure and have a home somewhere else besides
and have a home somewhere else besides
and have a home somewhere else besides the red-light area they want safety and
the red-light area they want safety and
the red-light area they want safety and happiness for their kids I’m so inspired
happiness for their kids I’m so inspired
happiness for their kids I’m so inspired by the sex workers that I need some of
by the sex workers that I need some of
by the sex workers that I need some of them who sacrificed their entire lives
them who sacrificed their entire lives
them who sacrificed their entire lives just to work for other people there are
just to work for other people there are
just to work for other people there are so many sex workers and women who are
so many sex workers and women who are
so many sex workers and women who are trafficked into this red-light area who
trafficked into this red-light area who
trafficked into this red-light area who have no family nobody to look after them
have no family nobody to look after them
have no family nobody to look after them and when they die literally they’ll be
and when they die literally they’ll be
and when they die literally they’ll be laying on the street and nobody will
laying on the street and nobody will
laying on the street and nobody will come help them and it is the sex workers
come help them and it is the sex workers
come help them and it is the sex workers who go out and help them take care of
who go out and help them take care of
who go out and help them take care of their bodies honestly sometimes when I
their bodies honestly sometimes when I
their bodies honestly sometimes when I look at these sex workers I honestly
look at these sex workers I honestly
look at these sex workers I honestly think she lives a meaningful life than I
think she lives a meaningful life than I
think she lives a meaningful life than I do
do
do and so every day I think the sex workers
and so every day I think the sex workers
and so every day I think the sex workers I know for having taught me everything
I know for having taught me everything
I know for having taught me everything that I know about what it means to live
that I know about what it means to live
that I know about what it means to live a meaningful life now you’re probably
a meaningful life now you’re probably
a meaningful life now you’re probably wondering what I would earn a woman here
wondering what I would earn a woman here
wondering what I would earn a woman here doing in a red-light area in Mumbai
doing in a red-light area in Mumbai
doing in a red-light area in Mumbai right so yes I grew up in America my
right so yes I grew up in America my
right so yes I grew up in America my entire life and I lived the American
entire life and I lived the American
entire life and I lived the American dream we had a huge house heap three
dream we had a huge house heap three
dream we had a huge house heap three cars and we even had a vote and inside
cars and we even had a vote and inside
cars and we even had a vote and inside that house my parents both had mental
that house my parents both had mental
that house my parents both had mental illnesses
illnesses
illnesses my mom had schizophrenia my father was
my mom had schizophrenia my father was
my mom had schizophrenia my father was bipolar and my entire childhood was
bipolar and my entire childhood was
bipolar and my entire childhood was characterized by abuse domestic violence
characterized by abuse domestic violence
characterized by abuse domestic violence the only memories I have of childhood my
the only memories I have of childhood my
the only memories I have of childhood my earliest memories are of my parents
earliest memories are of my parents
earliest memories are of my parents trying to burn each other with irons
trying to burn each other with irons
trying to burn each other with irons while my sister and I tried to find
while my sister and I tried to find
while my sister and I tried to find places to hide as we got older we didn’t
places to hide as we got older we didn’t
places to hide as we got older we didn’t understand who to help or what to do in
understand who to help or what to do in
understand who to help or what to do in those situations and I kept standing
those situations and I kept standing
those situations and I kept standing frozen watching my parents fight
frozen watching my parents fight
frozen watching my parents fight thinking is this success this is
thinking is this success this is
thinking is this success this is happiness everyone said you just need a
happiness everyone said you just need a
happiness everyone said you just need a house and you just need some cars well
house and you just need some cars well
house and you just need some cars well we have all that why is nobody happy so
we have all that why is nobody happy so
we have all that why is nobody happy so at a very young age I started asking
at a very young age I started asking
at a very young age I started asking these questions what is what is the
these questions what is what is the
these questions what is what is the purpose of life what is success
purpose of life what is success
purpose of life what is success what is a meaningful life and it was a
what is a meaningful life and it was a
what is a meaningful life and it was a very long journey to find those answers
very long journey to find those answers
very long journey to find those answers I did try what everyone tells us you
I did try what everyone tells us you
I did try what everyone tells us you guys are students especially we’re told
guys are students especially we’re told
guys are students especially we’re told from such a young age you know you need
from such a young age you know you need
from such a young age you know you need to do well in school why so you can go
to do well in school why so you can go
to do well in school why so you can go to a good college why do you need to go
to a good college why do you need to go
to a good college why do you need to go to a good college so you can have a good
to a good college so you can have a good
to a good college so you can have a good job
job
job why Denis did a good job so I can have a
why Denis did a good job so I can have a
why Denis did a good job so I can have a nice house why do you need a nice house
nice house why do you need a nice house
nice house why do you need a nice house so you can have your three cars and
so you can have your three cars and
so you can have your three cars and supposedly that’s supposed to make you
supposedly that’s supposed to make you
supposedly that’s supposed to make you happy
happy
happy guess what I tried all that I was an
guess what I tried all that I was an
guess what I tried all that I was an officer in the US Air Force for seven
officer in the US Air Force for seven
officer in the US Air Force for seven years eventually I got kicked out
years eventually I got kicked out
years eventually I got kicked out because I’m lesbian but my story helped
because I’m lesbian but my story helped
because I’m lesbian but my story helped change the policy and now since I was
change the policy and now since I was
change the policy and now since I was kicked out gays and lesbians are allowed
kicked out gays and lesbians are allowed
kicked out gays and lesbians are allowed to serve openly in the military but I
to serve openly in the military but I
to serve openly in the military but I had all of those things as well I had a
had all of those things as well I had a
had all of those things as well I had a Mustang it didn’t bring me happiness at
Mustang it didn’t bring me happiness at
Mustang it didn’t bring me happiness at all it took exploring the world
all it took exploring the world
all it took exploring the world volunteering NGOs traveling 100
volunteering NGOs traveling 100
volunteering NGOs traveling 100 countries and finally ending up in the
countries and finally ending up in the
countries and finally ending up in the brothels and red-light areas of Mumbai
brothels and red-light areas of Mumbai
brothels and red-light areas of Mumbai that I found these answers so I just
that I found these answers so I just
that I found these answers so I just want to leave you guys with one request
want to leave you guys with one request
want to leave you guys with one request please for your entire lives seek and
please for your entire lives seek and
please for your entire lives seek and spread happiness think about success
spread happiness think about success
spread happiness think about success don’t let society define success for you
don’t let society define success for you
don’t let society define success for you and third never ever ever give up your
and third never ever ever give up your
and third never ever ever give up your quest to build a meaningful life thank
quest to build a meaningful life thank
quest to build a meaningful life thank you
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