hello everybody it makes me so happy to
speak with you all today you know it
really reminds me of when I was in your
grade and honestly we’re not even too
far off now
I have a question for all of you doesn’t
it feel wonderful when someone smiles at
you and they opened the door for you
when they truly consider how you’re
feeling and thus act upon it well I know
it does because it makes me feel
wonderful and inspires me to do the same
for others but sometimes it can be a
little bit difficult it can feel like
we’re surrounded by a lot of mean people
and sometimes it can be hard to be nice
but I’m here to speak with all of you
about how we can spread kindness in a
way that is positive and actually pretty
easy we’ve all heard of the Golden Rule
right street unto others as you would
have others do unto you
basically take a little while to step
into somebody else’s shoes and walk in
them
a lot of but a lot of the times it seems
like other people are so different right
they might like different things or they
might talk with different people or they
might even enjoy something that we have
never even heard of but here’s the
magical part they’re not too different
from you they’re not too different from
me and they’re definitely not too
different from the person sitting right
next to you they all like to be treated
with kindness
recognizing that familiar need for
kindness and acting upon it is a little
something that we like to call empathy
you see whether it be just giving
somebody a pat on the back or
recognizing that it might not be that
easy for the new kids to fit in or
simply helping out a friend who’s going
through a tough time
all of those are wonderful examples of
empathy
and the truth is we do it every day
being able to see someone else’s
struggle and live beside them in harmony
is one of the many glorious things that
make us human beings but as I said
before sometimes it can be a little bit
hard to be empathetic right you may have
been hurt by someone else or we may have
heard somebody else and we don’t even
truly know why but here are a couple of
steps to help you step back and handle a
situation and truly achieve empathy
number one just breathe been presented
with the tough situation or
confrontation our minds can easily
become cluttered and we don’t really
think as clearly as we do most of time
all of this can be alleviated if we just
take a moment to take a break from
reality to collect ourselves and our
thoughts so we can truly formulate new
ideas our brains need a constant flow of
oxygen so that we can handle situations
correctly there’s so much that we can
achieve if we simply take a moment to
step back and breathe resuscitate whoo
take a moment to breathe and ask
yourself how are they feeling sometimes
we can forget that some people when they
get really sad or they undergo a big
change in their lives they can take it
out on others through anger and
frustration they might not even know any
better we all have to understand that a
lot of the times when other people are
mean to you it’s because they’re deeply
hurt on the inside we all know how it
feels to be hurt sometimes right it’s
not nice so if we acknowledge this fact
and know that a lot of times people it
doesn’t matter what age or where you’re
from that people sometimes are just
lashing out we can really move on to the
next step
and that is to simply remember we must
remember who we are what we stand for
and that others much like ourselves are
flawed and can get swept up in their
emotions and passions when we forget
that those who react differently from
than we do are just as human as we are
we lose a little piece of ourselves as
we know it instead of losing our calm in
these situations we must maintain
knowledge that though this person may be
lashing out should try to treat them how
we would like to be treated ourselves
everyone everyone deserves compassion
and kindness in every situation and we
should remember this always in the end
we’re all going through the same
emotions and we’re all internally human
everywhere and truly we must remember
that it is love that we must always
prioritize over all others now I’m not
talking about the boyfriend or
girlfriend type of love or crushes like
that though that is interesting I’m
referring to the love that one has for a
friend or family I’m referring to the
one that has for the type of love that
goes beyond all human boundaries the
type of love for your fellow human being
the amazing part about life and being
alive in the sprawling world is that we
are never alone if we can make sure that
everyone remembers that no matter where
we are then we would live in a much
happier and cohesive world if we just
remember to sit back sometimes and
remember that within every other person
is a little piece of ourselves we would
live in a far less divided world all
that we must do is sometimes remember to
remember
honestly there’s so much that we can
accomplish if we simply take a moment to
see ourselves in other people and see
other people within ourselves if you can
try I invite you to try with me to
everyday take a short walk in someone
else’s shoes try to look through a
different lens and you know what we all
might just realize that that lens is not
too different from our own thank you
[Applause]
speak with you all today you know it
really reminds me of when I was in your
grade and honestly we’re not even too
far off now
I have a question for all of you doesn’t
it feel wonderful when someone smiles at
you and they opened the door for you
when they truly consider how you’re
feeling and thus act upon it well I know
it does because it makes me feel
wonderful and inspires me to do the same
for others but sometimes it can be a
little bit difficult it can feel like
we’re surrounded by a lot of mean people
and sometimes it can be hard to be nice
but I’m here to speak with all of you
about how we can spread kindness in a
way that is positive and actually pretty
easy we’ve all heard of the Golden Rule
right street unto others as you would
have others do unto you
basically take a little while to step
into somebody else’s shoes and walk in
them
a lot of but a lot of the times it seems
like other people are so different right
they might like different things or they
might talk with different people or they
might even enjoy something that we have
never even heard of but here’s the
magical part they’re not too different
from you they’re not too different from
me and they’re definitely not too
different from the person sitting right
next to you they all like to be treated
with kindness
recognizing that familiar need for
kindness and acting upon it is a little
something that we like to call empathy
you see whether it be just giving
somebody a pat on the back or
recognizing that it might not be that
easy for the new kids to fit in or
simply helping out a friend who’s going
through a tough time
all of those are wonderful examples of
empathy
and the truth is we do it every day
being able to see someone else’s
struggle and live beside them in harmony
is one of the many glorious things that
make us human beings but as I said
before sometimes it can be a little bit
hard to be empathetic right you may have
been hurt by someone else or we may have
heard somebody else and we don’t even
truly know why but here are a couple of
steps to help you step back and handle a
situation and truly achieve empathy
number one just breathe been presented
with the tough situation or
confrontation our minds can easily
become cluttered and we don’t really
think as clearly as we do most of time
all of this can be alleviated if we just
take a moment to take a break from
reality to collect ourselves and our
thoughts so we can truly formulate new
ideas our brains need a constant flow of
oxygen so that we can handle situations
correctly there’s so much that we can
achieve if we simply take a moment to
step back and breathe resuscitate whoo
take a moment to breathe and ask
yourself how are they feeling sometimes
we can forget that some people when they
get really sad or they undergo a big
change in their lives they can take it
out on others through anger and
frustration they might not even know any
better we all have to understand that a
lot of the times when other people are
mean to you it’s because they’re deeply
hurt on the inside we all know how it
feels to be hurt sometimes right it’s
not nice so if we acknowledge this fact
and know that a lot of times people it
doesn’t matter what age or where you’re
from that people sometimes are just
lashing out we can really move on to the
next step
and that is to simply remember we must
remember who we are what we stand for
and that others much like ourselves are
flawed and can get swept up in their
emotions and passions when we forget
that those who react differently from
than we do are just as human as we are
we lose a little piece of ourselves as
we know it instead of losing our calm in
these situations we must maintain
knowledge that though this person may be
lashing out should try to treat them how
we would like to be treated ourselves
everyone everyone deserves compassion
and kindness in every situation and we
should remember this always in the end
we’re all going through the same
emotions and we’re all internally human
everywhere and truly we must remember
that it is love that we must always
prioritize over all others now I’m not
talking about the boyfriend or
girlfriend type of love or crushes like
that though that is interesting I’m
referring to the love that one has for a
friend or family I’m referring to the
one that has for the type of love that
goes beyond all human boundaries the
type of love for your fellow human being
the amazing part about life and being
alive in the sprawling world is that we
are never alone if we can make sure that
everyone remembers that no matter where
we are then we would live in a much
happier and cohesive world if we just
remember to sit back sometimes and
remember that within every other person
is a little piece of ourselves we would
live in a far less divided world all
that we must do is sometimes remember to
remember
honestly there’s so much that we can
accomplish if we simply take a moment to
see ourselves in other people and see
other people within ourselves if you can
try I invite you to try with me to
everyday take a short walk in someone
else’s shoes try to look through a
different lens and you know what we all
might just realize that that lens is not
too different from our own thank you
[Applause]
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