Want to change the world? Start by being brave enough to care | Cleo Wade

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Artist and poet Cleo Wade recites a moving poem about being an advocate for love and acceptance in a time when both seem in short supply. Woven between stories of people at the beginning and end of their lives, she shares some truths about growing up (and speaking up) and reflects on the wisdom of a life well-lived, leaving us with a simple yet enduring takeaway: be good to yourself, be good to others, be good to the earth. "The world will say to you, 'Be a better person,'" Wade says. "Do not be afraid to say, 'Yes.'"

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“Start by being a BETTER listener..” because, more often than not, the world needs just that

rizpadilla

Yesterday I was clever,
so I wanted to change the world.

Today I am wise,
so I am changing myself.

💚
RUMI

drcunda

TED talks are the best she have a point if you want to change something you have to care

thepositivegamingshow

The main problem that prevents this is tribalism. People say they value truth, love, and justice, but in practice, they often value & apply it only inside their own group. And they ignore those values when dealing with people outside of their group.

Additionally, if such values interfere with the identity they have created for themselves, they'll ignore those values in favor of their own pride and vanity.

rocketraccoon

Bravery is correct. If being good was easy, everyone would be.

GenJotsu

"you just have to be brave enough to care." i love her so much

fullsunoo

If you know someone who is losing his/her precious life to depression ; tell them to watch this one . Just might give them something to live for ! 🙏

chirayubhatt

The whole video can be reduced to eleven wise words by Mahatma Gandhi — 'Be the change that you wish to see in the world.'

Vierotchka

There is a sense of dread at all times, the environment is degrading, politicians are not caring about the majority, the disparity between rich and poor is increasing, more access to media allows constant negative news to bombard us with more events even though we live in the safest time in history.

We live in an age of scarcity, a culture of never enough. People are convinced this is due to the new narcissistic epidemic as it characteristics are associated with a pattern of behaviours that include grandiosity, a pervasive need for admiration, and a lack of empathy. Every level of severity in this diagnosis is underpinned by shame. This behaviour is originated from the shame based fear of being ordinary. The fear of never being enough to be noticed, to be loveable, to belong or cultivate a sense of purpose.

We have cultural messages everywhere reminding us that an ordinary life is a meaningless life.
Never good enough, never thin enough, never successful enough, never extraordinary enough. Fill in your never enough.

Reality tv, celebrity culture and extended use of social media can absorb this message and develop a skewed sense of the world. Ordinary = inadequate is the message. 50% of the population is considered average and it shouldn't be considered a bad label. These thoughts and behaviours ultimately cause more pain and lead to lead to more disconnection. We are viewing people in a filtered lens especially when their motivations of not being enough are the activators of publishment alongside spending less time face to face with human interaction and ultimately connection. Constantly Comparing ourselves, marriages and lives to unattainable, media visions of perfection.

Scarcity is in the language we use. First waking thought is 'never enough sleep', next is 'I don't have much time' true or not, the not enough is integrated automatically before thinking or examining it. We start the day off feeling already behind, already losing, already inadequate and lacking something and end the the day with thoughts of what we didn't get or get done that day. This is the mindset most of us live in.
Scarcity is the "never enough" problem.

The treatment of this in through empathy and understanding and not to call out people on their inadequacies and smallness. This shame prone culture (suffering from worthiness) is fractured by disengagement.

Unlike the past, we don't seem to stand together as a collective as much. Lots of incidents have torn at our sense of safety, closing ourselves off to vulnerability. We don't come together to heal. It is a very every man for himself culture which dynamic is prevalent in our work, family, school and community culture. SHAME COMPARISON DISENGAGEMENT.

Brene brown (one of the most popular Ted talk videos) emphasis theses points.

Please, stop the shame and extend your empathy out tomore people including yourself. Smiles to all of you :)

wooof.

Some of our most valuable lessons are taught in our darkest of times. You can't do everything but you can do something. Having the emotional intelligence to understand someone isn't the enemy. Be understanding and empathetic. Find truth beyond the way things seem. Ask all the questions. We are more than our mistakes and to learn things we have to learn to forgive ourselves first. We cannot overcome what we ignore. We are all essentially connected. A small start will go a long way. If you see you don't qualify, how do you make yourself qualifiable. Talking about solutions and becoming part of the solution shows that it's never too late to start. You are deserving of the fruitions that will come out of being empathetic. Don't be afraid to tackle it steps at a time.

vanessanessa

YES!! Thank you for these beautiful and wise words! I cried both times I watched it and shared it with everyone I know! This is how we show LOVE!!!

PhoebeFayRuthLouise

Honestly, colossal incidences are too big to our minds, also we got job and schools to think about more. However, her message is so lucid for everyone but it is farfetched to love everyone and help everyone. You may also do good to someone and receive an abysmal way of treating, but her message by starting to do something small to make an enormous metamorphosis in the world. I really like this woman as she is talking with confidence and calm which is something rare to find those kind of people. Thanks alot Ted talk!

hmmm

Just saw Cleo on the Today Show with Hoda and Jenna.I had to come and check out her talk. With what the current climate is right now in the world, everyone needs to watch this... Thank you Cleo...

ladydora

The great changes in the world are not having doing by those people who "dream about great actions", but those ones, who take little steps. Cleo Wade is right, I totally agree that even little actions can have significance.

innazhurav