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What’s your happiness | Mphanda Mpazanje | TEDxYouth@BrookhouseSchool


let’s go back back in time to the past

let’s go back back in time to the past to the last time you found yourself

to the last time you found yourself

to the last time you found yourself truly happy how can it be that it’s been

truly happy how can it be that it’s been

truly happy how can it be that it’s been so long it feels like decades of past

so long it feels like decades of past

so long it feels like decades of past and that’s just wrong you listen to

and that’s just wrong you listen to

and that’s just wrong you listen to songs laugh smile and play yet you say

songs laugh smile and play yet you say

songs laugh smile and play yet you say hey am I happy surely you’re not sad

hey am I happy surely you’re not sad

hey am I happy surely you’re not sad you’re just empty just it might be

you’re just empty just it might be

you’re just empty just it might be tempting to think a little bit more of

tempting to think a little bit more of

tempting to think a little bit more of yourself but don’t lie there’s just a

yourself but don’t lie there’s just a

yourself but don’t lie there’s just a hollow shell where a human supposed to

hollow shell where a human supposed to

hollow shell where a human supposed to be standing one can find time demanding

be standing one can find time demanding

be standing one can find time demanding blood sweat tears all shed in the

blood sweat tears all shed in the

blood sweat tears all shed in the pursuit of one thing happiness those

pursuit of one thing happiness those

pursuit of one thing happiness those without it are busy hunting and those

without it are busy hunting and those

without it are busy hunting and those who aren’t have no purpose feel useless

who aren’t have no purpose feel useless

who aren’t have no purpose feel useless what’s your happiness without it this

what’s your happiness without it this

what’s your happiness without it this depression an obsession with self

depression an obsession with self

depression an obsession with self annihilation like a masochist hanging a

annihilation like a masochist hanging a

annihilation like a masochist hanging a noose in the basement or you’ll be busy

noose in the basement or you’ll be busy

noose in the basement or you’ll be busy trying to make a statement acts tough

trying to make a statement acts tough

trying to make a statement acts tough act cool confident act like you’re

act cool confident act like you’re

act cool confident act like you’re amazing you know fake it until you make

amazing you know fake it until you make

amazing you know fake it until you make it but that’s just it you’re faking me

it but that’s just it you’re faking me

it but that’s just it you’re faking me why can’t we see where we’re going wrong

why can’t we see where we’re going wrong

why can’t we see where we’re going wrong following peer pressure like the grains

following peer pressure like the grains

following peer pressure like the grains of sand in a sand storm like it’s our

of sand in a sand storm like it’s our

of sand in a sand storm like it’s our National Anthem we’re moving in tandem

National Anthem we’re moving in tandem

National Anthem we’re moving in tandem with the flow of the masses what do you

with the flow of the masses what do you

with the flow of the masses what do you want

want

want what’s your happiness mine lies in the

what’s your happiness mine lies in the

what’s your happiness mine lies in the deep satisfaction that I hold

deep satisfaction that I hold

deep satisfaction that I hold responsibilities over my own actions if

responsibilities over my own actions if

responsibilities over my own actions if I want to study I study yes

I want to study I study yes

I want to study I study yes that’s what happens no one can control

that’s what happens no one can control

that’s what happens no one can control me no not with my passion my happiness

me no not with my passion my happiness

me no not with my passion my happiness isn’t present in my everlasting thirst

isn’t present in my everlasting thirst

isn’t present in my everlasting thirst for knowledge and truth a man whose

for knowledge and truth a man whose

for knowledge and truth a man whose undying love for maths and science his

undying love for maths and science his

undying love for maths and science his parents friends and brothers the

parents friends and brothers the

parents friends and brothers the universe is God the world and all of

universe is God the world and all of

universe is God the world and all of creation yes that’s me that’s my

creation yes that’s me that’s my

creation yes that’s me that’s my happiness

happiness

happiness what’s yours contemplate as I leave you

what’s yours contemplate as I leave you

what’s yours contemplate as I leave you with this thought experiment

with this thought experiment

with this thought experiment what’s your happiness thank you

what’s your happiness thank you

what’s your happiness thank you you

you

you [Applause]

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