How I use art to bridge misunderstanding | Adong Judith

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: tomer malovani ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Tal Dekkers
00:12
I'm a writer-director who tells social-change stories,
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ืื ื™ ื›ื•ืชื‘ืช-ื‘ืžืื™ืช ืฉืžืกืคืจืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื—ื‘ืจืชื™,
00:16
because I believe stories touch and move us.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื” ืฉืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื ื•ื’ืขื™ื ื•ืžืจื’ืฉื™ื ืื•ืชื ื•.
00:20
Stories humanize and teach us to empathize.
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ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื• ืœืื ื•ืฉื™ื™ื ื•ืžืœืžื“ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื• ืœื”ื–ื“ื”ื•ืช.
00:23
Stories change us.
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ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืžืฉื ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื•.
00:26
When I write and direct plays,
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ื›ื•ืชื‘ืช ื•ืžื‘ื™ื™ืžืช ืžื—ื–ื•ืช,
00:28
I'm amplifying voices of disadvantaged groups,
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ืื ื™ ืžื’ื‘ื™ืจื” ืืช ืงื•ืœื ืฉืœ ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ื”ืžืงื•ืคื—ื•ืช,
00:31
I'm fighting the self-censorship
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ืื ื™ ื ืœื—ืžืช ื‘ืฆื ื–ื•ืจื” ื”ืขืฆืžื™ืช
00:33
that has kept many Ugandan artists away from social, political theater
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ืฉืฉืžืจื” ืขืœ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื”ืื•ืžื ื™ื ื”ืื•ื’ื ื“ื™ื ื”ืจื—ืง ืžื”ืชื™ืื˜ืจื•ืŸ ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™
00:38
since the persecution of artists by former Ugandan president, Idi Amin.
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ืžืื– ื”ืจื“ื™ืคื•ืช ืฉืœ ืืžื ื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืื•ื’ื ื“ื™ ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ, ืื™ื“ื™ ืืžื™ืŸ.
00:44
And most importantly, I am breaking the silence
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ื•ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘, ืื ื™ ืฉื•ื‘ืจืช ืืช ื”ืฉืชื™ืงื”
00:48
and provoking meaningful conversations on taboo issues,
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ื•ืžืชื’ืจื” ื‘ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ื•ืช ื‘ื ื•ืฉืื™ ื”ื˜ืื‘ื•,
00:52
where often "Silence is golden" is the rule of thumb.
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืœืจื•ื‘ ื”"ืฉืชื™ืงื” ืฉื•ื•ื” ื–ื”ื‘" ื”ื™ื ื”ื”ืœื›ื” ืœืžืขืฉื”.
00:57
Conversations are important
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ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื”ืŸ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช
00:59
because they inform and challenge our minds to think,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ืŸ ืžืืชื’ืจื•ืช ื•ืžื•ื“ื™ืขื•ืช ืœืžื•ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘,
01:03
and change starts with thinking.
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ื•ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืขื ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื”.
01:06
One of my struggles with activism is its often one-sided nature
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ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืงืฉื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืขื ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื–ื ื”ื•ื ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื˜ื‘ืข ื”ื—ื“ ืฆื“ื“ื™ ืฉืœื•
01:11
that blinds us to alternative view,
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ืฉืžืขื•ื•ืจ ืื•ืชื ื• ืœื ืงื•ื“ืช ืžื‘ื˜ ื—ืœื•ืคื™ืช,
01:14
that numbs our empathy,
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ืฉืžืจื“ื™ื ืืช ืืžืคืชื™ื” ืฉืœื ื•,
01:16
that makes us view those who see issues differently
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ืฉื’ื•ืจื ืœื ื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ืืœื• ืฉืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉื•ื ื”
01:19
as ignorant, self-hating, brainwashed, sellout or plain stupid.
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ื›ื‘ื•ืจื™ื, ื›ืฉื•ื ืื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื, ืฉื˜ื•ืคื™ ืžื•ื—, ืžืžื•ืกื—ืจื™ื ืื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื˜ื™ืคืฉื™ื.
01:26
I believe no one is ignorant.
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ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื” ืฉืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืื™ื ื• ื‘ื•ืจ.
01:29
We are all experts, only in different fields.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžื•ืžื—ื™ื, ืจืง ื‘ืชื—ื•ืžื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื.
01:34
And this is why, for me, the saying "stay in your truth" is misleading.
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ื•ื–ื” ืœืžื”, ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™, ื”ืืžื™ืจื” "ื“ื‘ื•ืง ื‘ืืžืช ืฉืœืš" ืžื˜ืขื”.
01:40
Because if you're staying in your truth,
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืื ืืชื” ื“ื‘ืง ื‘ืืžืช ืฉืœืš,
01:42
isn't it logical that the person you believe is wrong
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ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ ืฉื”ื‘ืŸ ืื“ื ืฉืืชื” ืžืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื˜ื•ืขื”
01:45
is also staying in their truth?
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ื’ื ื“ื‘ืง ื‘ืืžืช ืฉืœื•?
01:48
So, what you have is two extremes
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ืื–, ืžื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืš ื–ื” ืฉื ื™ ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ื™ื
01:51
that shut out all possible avenues of conversations.
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ืฉืžืกืจื‘ื™ื ืœื›ืœ ื“ืจืš ืืคืฉืจื™ืช ืœืฉื™ื—.
01:56
I create provocative theater and film to touch, humanize
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ืฆืจืช ืชื™ืื˜ืจื•ืŸ ื•ืงื•ืœื ื•ืข ืคืจื•ื˜ืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืœื’ืขืช, ืœื”ืื ื™ืฉ
02:01
and move disagreeing parties to the conversation table
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ื•ืœืจื’ืฉ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืžื ื•ื’ื“ื•ืช ืืœ ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื”ืฉื™ื—ื”
02:06
to bridge misunderstandings.
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ืœื’ืฉืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ ื”ื‘ื ื•ืช.
02:09
I know that listening to one another will not magically solve all problems.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ืื—ื“ ืœืฉื ื™ ืœื ืชืžื™ื“ ื™ืคืชื•ืจ ื‘ืื•ืจื— ืงืกื ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช.
02:15
But it will give a chance to create avenues
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื™ื™ืชืŸ ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื“ืจื›ื™ื
02:17
to start to work together to solve many of humanity's problems.
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ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœืคืชื•ืจ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื”ืื ื•ืฉื•ืช.
02:22
With my first play, "Silent Voices,"
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ืขื ื”ืžื—ื–ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™, "ืงื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืงื˜ื™ื",
02:25
based on interviews with victims of the Northern Uganda war
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ืžื‘ื•ืกืก ืขืœ ืจืื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืขื ืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ื‘ืฆืคื•ืŸ ืื•ื’ื ื“ื”
02:28
between the government and Joseph Kony's LRA rebel group,
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ื•ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ื”ืžื•ืจื“ื™ื ืฉืœ ื’'ื•ื–ืฃ ืงื•ื ื™,
02:32
I brought together victims, political leaders, religious leaders,
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ื”ื‘ืืชื™ ื™ื—ื“ื™ื• ืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช, ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื, ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื ื“ืชื™ื™ื,
02:37
cultural leaders, the Amnesty Commission and transitional justice leadership
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ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื™ื, ื•ืขื“ืช ืืžื ืกื˜ื™,
ื•ืืช ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื•ืช ื”ืฆื“ืง ื”ืžืขื‘ืจื™
02:42
for critical conversations on issues of justice for war crime victims --
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ืœืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืงืจื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื ื•ืฉืื™ ื”ืฆื“ืง ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ืคืฉืขื™ ื”ืžืœื—ืžื”--
02:48
the first of its kind in the history of Uganda.
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ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืžืกื•ื’ื• ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื™ืช ืื•ื’ื ื“ื”.
02:51
And so many powerful things happened,
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ื•ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขื•ืฆืžืชื™ื™ื ืงืจื•,
02:54
that I can't even cover them all right now.
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ืฉืื ื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขืœ ื›ื•ืœื ื›ืจื’ืข.
02:57
Victims were given the opportunity to sit at the table
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ืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ืืช ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœืฉื‘ืช ื‘ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ
03:01
with Amnesty Commission leadership,
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ืขื ื”ื ื”ื’ืช ืืžื ืกื˜ื™,
03:03
and they expressed the big injustice they suffered
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ื•ื”ื ื‘ื™ื˜ืื• ืืช ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ืฆื“ืง ื”ืขืฆื•ื ืžืžื ื• ืกื‘ืœื•
03:07
when the Commission ignored them
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ื›ืฉื”ื•ื•ืขื“ื” ื”ืชืขืœืžื” ืžื”ื
03:09
and instead facilitated the resettlement of the war perpetrators.
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ื•ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื–ืืช ื”ืงืœื” ืขืœ ื”ื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœ ืคื•ืฉืขื™ ื”ืžืœื—ืžื”.
03:15
And the Amnesty Commission acknowledged the victims' pain
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ื•ื•ืขื“ืช ืืžื ืกื˜ื™ ื”ื›ื™ืจื” ื‘ื›ืื‘ ืฉืœ ื”ืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช
03:19
and explained the thinking behind their flawed approaches.
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ื•ื”ืกื‘ื™ืจื” ืืช ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื’ื™ืฉื•ืชื™ื”ื ื”ืคื’ื•ืžื•ืช.
03:24
But one of the things that has stayed with me
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ืื‘ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื ืฉืืจื• ืื™ืชื™
03:26
is when, during my Northern Uganda tour of the play,
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ื–ื” ื›ืืฉืจ, ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืกื™ื•ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืื•ื’ื ื“ื” ื”ืฆืคื•ื ื™ืช ื‘ืžื—ื–ื”,
03:30
a man approached me and introduced himself
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ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื ื™ื’ืฉ ืืœื™ื™ ื•ื”ืฆื™ื’ ืืช ืขืฆืžื•
03:33
as a former rebel soldier of Joseph Kony.
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ื›ื—ื™ื™ืœ ืžื•ืจื“ ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ ืฉืœ ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืงื•ื ื™.
03:37
He told me that he didn't want me to leave feeling disappointed,
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ ืœื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ื”ืจื’ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืื›ื–ื‘ื”,
03:41
due to some of what I considered inappropriate laughter.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ื›ืฆื—ื•ืง ืœื ื”ื•ืœื.
03:45
He explained that his was a laughter of embarrassment
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืฉื”ืฆื—ื•ืง ื”ื™ื” ืžืชื•ืš ืžื‘ื•ื›ื”
03:50
and a recognition of his own embarrassment.
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ื•ื”ื›ืจื” ื‘ืžื‘ื•ื›ืชื•.
03:53
He saw himself in the actors onstage
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ื”ื•ื ืจืื” ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ื‘ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ืฉืขืœ ื”ื‘ืžื”
03:57
and saw the meaninglessness of his past actions.
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ื•ืจืื” ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืกืจ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื‘ืžืขืฉื™ื• ื‘ืขื‘ืจ.
04:02
So I say: share your truths.
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ืื– ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจืช: ืฉืชืฃ ืืช ื”ืืžืช ืฉืœืš.
04:05
Listen to one another's truths.
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ื”ืงืฉื‘ ืœืืžืช ืฉืœ ื”ืื—ืจ.
04:08
You will discover a more powerfully uniting truth
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ืืชื” ืชื’ืœื” ืืžืช ืขื•ืฆืžืชื™ืช ื•ืžืื•ื—ื“ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ
04:11
in the middle ground.
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ื‘ืขืžืง ื”ืฉื•ื•ื”.
04:14
When I lived in the USA,
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ื›ืฉื’ืจืชื™ ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช,
04:16
many of my American friends would be shocked at my ignorance
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ื™ ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ื”ื™ื• ื”ืžื•ืžื™ื ืžื”ื‘ื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื™
04:19
at fancy Western dishes like lasagna, for instance.
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ื›ืœืคื™ื™ ืžื ื•ืช ืžืขืจื‘ื™ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืœื–ื ื™ื”, ืœืžืฉืœ.
04:23
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:24
And my question to them would be,
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ื•ื”ืฉืืœื” ืฉืœื™ ืืœื™ื”ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื”,
04:27
"Well, do you know malakwang?"
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"ื˜ื•ื‘, ืืชื” ื™ื•ื“ืข ืžื” ื–ื” ืžืืœืืงื•ื•ืื ื’?"
04:29
And then I would tell them about malakwang,
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ื•ืื– ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืกืคืจืช ืœื”ื ืขืœ ื”ืžืืœืืงื•ื•ืื ื’,
04:32
a fancy vegetable dish from my culture.
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ืžื ืช ื™ืจืงื•ืช ืžืคื•ืืจืช ืžื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
04:36
And they would tell me about lasagna.
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ื•ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืœื™ ืขืœ ื”ืœื–ื ื™ื”.
04:38
And we would leave richer and fuller individuals.
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืขื•ื–ื‘ื™ื ื›ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืœืื™ื ื•ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื.
04:43
Therefore, share your recipe truth.
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ืœื›ืŸ, ืฉืชืคื• ืืช ืžืชื›ื•ืŸ ื”ืืžืช ืฉืœื›ื.
04:47
It makes for a better meal.
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ื–ื” ืขื•ืฉื” ืืจื•ื—ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
04:49
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
04:50
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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