Be KIND - Kindness is a way

Thank you Justine & Michael 💚

Change is like a river: nothing stays the same, because life as we know it can change in an instant. We never know what’s around the bend and we can’t control everything in life. As much as you prepare and plan, some things still won’t go your way. So why do we keep expecting them to?

When you learn how to embrace change, you’ll find that the uncertainty of life feels a little less scary. Live in the moment, cherish the people we love, and appreciate what's happening right now. And when we do that, life becomes an unexpected adventure, filled with unimaginable joy.

Filmed in Heidelberg, South Africa.
Featuring Morné Pretorius.

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Who is Green Renaissance? We are Michael and Justine - passionate filmmakers, living off-grid and dedicating our time to making films that we hope will inspire and share positivity out into the world.

Editing - by Jackie Viviers
Sound mix - by Tamryn Breakey

Ender - by Marshall Usinger
Carry On - by Risian
Quiet - by Ben Potter
Washed Away Piano Version - by David James Terry
Giving It All - by Be Still The Earth

A huge thank you to these guys, who so generously gave of their to time to help with language translations:
Arabic - by Mohammad Alkhudhair
Chinese - by Loretta Jiayi Mao
Croatian - by Davor Bobanac
Czech - by Pavla Látalová
Dutch - by Karla Greven
English - by Justine du Toit
French - by Amélie Macoin
German - by Tanja Pütz
Greek - by Angeliki Papadimitriou
Hindi - by Parul Sharma
Indonesian - by Ary Nuansa
Italian - by Vincenzo Mocerino
Khmer - by Measraksmey Bou
Korean - by Chloe Park
Polish - by Anna Konieczna
Portuguese - by Jonatha Koeller
Russian - by Assiya Marzhanova
Slovak - by Zuzana Beratsova
Slovenian - by Jasmina Kovačič
Spanish - by Emanuel Mori
Thai - by Pimmi Uamart
Vietnamese - by Thi Le and Nguyen Phan

[fearthehoneybadger]

You have to be good without expecting others to be good back to you.

[life_in_China]

A year ago I was interviewed by some strangers that had a small local channel, they asked me what would be your message, exactly the same thing I said just be kind. kindness is a way ✨️ to win the key of the heart, it's simplicity, it leads to unifying the humans. Thank you Greeen Renaissance 💚

[neenaghai]

👍I loved this : You are walking this life, make sure that you leave beautiful steps behind.

[maceyr.]

"I love being kind; it feeds even the littlest parts of me."

[badjimmy]

"The point is to not have perfection in my house, its learning to love perfectly". ♥️♥️ Beautiful words.

[oregonaje]

I like his words. “Make sure that you leave beautiful step behind” thanks.

[julieflandez]

One day I suffered a stroke. My recovery was three months of doing nothing, and then physical therapy. This lasted almost a year. There I learned the value of the here and now and to be grateful to the universe for being alive. There is no need to live through an accident or an illness, if we learn to see the wonderful things in life.

[minisethi]

I learned a lot from green renaissance.every video makes me better.going through any ups and downs in life, watching one video of GR motivate you and teach you life is like that only, we are privileged to have such a beautiful life, live it gracefully.

[PDogB]

When I see a new video come into my feed from this channel, I instantly become ready and open to be inspired. These videos are like my church. I come away with so many things to think about and carry with me. Keeps things in perspective with key positive reminders added. Thanks again for these timeless calm, peaceful and practical messages from around the globe. It's the best thing on YouTube!

[George-wxdj]

As someone else said, this young man has great wisdom for a young person. He’s learning about life through his own life experiences and trying to learn every day.

[deborahjohnson]

A beautiful and simple message “Just be kind”. Thank you for sharing!

[SonoraD.]

This man brouht me to tears just being kind. This is one of the best channels on YouTube in a world full of speed, productivity and things we "need" to consume.

[jmindich]

Morné Pretorius’ aspiration of “loving perfectly" is certainly reflected in the lamps he painstakingly makes with such apparent love. If I ever make it to Heidelberg, South Africa I will certainly hope to buy one. I am sure they make bright not only your room, but your heart too!

[Mary-mjmf]

What a beautiful image of Morne sitting on the bench....stunningly filmed as always. I'm going to be lekker from now on xx

[Hetviyadav]

" When you start to belong to yourself to your own heart and your own life than you start to have Compassion for others✨"

[ReflectionsofLife]

A huge thank you to these guys, who so generously gave of their to time to help with language translations:
Arabic - by Mohammad Alkhudhair
Chinese - by Loretta Jiayi Mao
Croatian - by Davor Bobanac
Czech - by Pavla Látalová
Dutch - by Karla Greven
English - by Justine du Toit
French - by Amélie Macoin
German - by Tanja Pütz
Greek - by Angeliki Papadimitriou
Hindi - by Parul Sharma
Indonesian - by Ary Nuansa
Italian - by Vincenzo Mocerino
Khmer - by Measraksmey Bou
Korean - by Chloe Park
Portuguese - by Jonatha Koeller
Russian - by Assiya Marzhanova
Slovak - by Zuzana Beratsova
Slovenian - by Jasmina Kovačič
Spanish - by Emanuel Mori
Thai - by Pimmi Uamart
Vietnamese - by Thi Le and Nguyen Phan

[mena]

Bravo beautiful Morné. Thank you for your pearls of wisdom and Thank you Green Team for the exquisite pearls of beauty with each rain drop! Abundant blessing of gratitude to one and all.

[genesisdelacruz]

What a power he has because of his heart’s position. 🙏🏻

[annettecinquemanifalbo]

What great advice! He has such a beautiful face, his smile...He's a nice guy.

[denisesousa]

So much wisdom in a relatively young man! He's absolutely right! Great video!!