"To This Day" ... for the bullied and beautiful | Shane Koyczan

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

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Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast
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ืžืชืจื’ื: Shlomo Adam ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
ืืชื ืจื‘ื™ื ื›ืœ-ื›ืš.
00:21
There's so many of you.
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00:23
(Laughter)
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00:27
When I was a kid,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ืœื“,
00:30
I hid my heart under the bed, because my mother said,
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ื”ืกืชืจืชื™ ืืช ืœื‘ื™ ืžืชื—ืช ืœืžื™ื˜ื”, ื›ื™ ืื™ืžื™ ืืžืจื”,
"ืื ืœื ืชื™ื–ื”ืจ, ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื™ืฉื‘ื•ืจ ืœืš ืื•ืชื•."
00:33
"If you're not careful, someday someone's going to break it."
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00:36
Take it from me: Under the bed is not a good hiding spot.
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ืชืืžื™ื ื• ืœื™. ืžืชื—ืช ืœืžื™ื˜ื” ื–ื” ืœื ืžืงื•ื ืžืกืชื•ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘.
ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข, ื›ื™ ื™ืจื• ื•ื”ืคื™ืœื• ืื•ืชื™ ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื,
00:40
I know because I've been shot down so many times,
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00:42
I get altitude sickness just from standing up for myself.
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ืฉืื ื™ ื—ื•ื˜ืฃ ืžื—ืœืช ื’ื‘ื”ื™ื ืจืง ืžืœืขืžื•ื“ ืขืœ ืฉืœื™.
00:46
But that's what we were told.
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ื›ื” ืืžืจื• ืœื ื•.
00:48
"Stand up for yourself."
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"ืชืขืžื•ื“ ืขืœ ืฉืœืš."
00:50
And that's hard to do if you don't know who you are.
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ื•ื–ื” ืงืฉื”, ืื ืืชื” ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืžื™ ืืชื”.
00:53
We were expected to define ourselves at such an early age,
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ืฆื™ืคื• ืฉื ื’ื“ื™ืจ ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื• ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ื›ื” ืฆืขื™ืจ,
00:57
and if we didn't do it, others did it for us.
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ื•ืื ืœื ืขืฉื™ื ื• ืืช ื–ื”, ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืขืฉื” ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื ื•.
01:00
Geek. Fatty.
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"ื—ื ื•ืŸ". "ืฉืžื ืฆ'ื™ืง". "ื–ื•ื ื”". "ื”ื•ืžื•".
01:02
Slut. Fag.
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01:05
And at the same time we were being told what we were,
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ื•ื‘ื• ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืืžืจื• ืœื ื• ืžื” ืื ื—ื ื•,
01:08
we were being asked,
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ื”ื™ื• ืฉื•ืืœื™ื ืื•ืชื ื•,
01:10
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
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"ืžื” ืืชื” ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืฉืชื”ื™ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœ?"
01:13
I always thought that was an unfair question.
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ืชืžื™ื“ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื–ื• ืฉืืœื” ืœื ื”ื•ื’ื ืช.
ื–ื” ื™ื•ืฆื ืžื ืงื•ื“ืช ื”ื ื—ื” ืฉืืกื•ืจ ืœื ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื›ื‘ืจ.
01:15
It presupposes that we can't be what we already are.
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01:18
We were kids.
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ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
01:20
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a man.
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ืœื“, ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื’ื‘ืจ.
01:23
I wanted a registered retirement savings plan
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ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืชื›ื ื™ืช ืคื ืกื™ื” ืžืกื•ื“ืจืช
01:25
that would keep me in candy long enough to make old age sweet.
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ืฉืชื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืœื™ ื—ื™ื™ ื ื•ืขื ื“ื™ ื–ืžืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืžืชื™ืง ืืช ื–ื™ืงื ืชื™.
01:28
(Laughter)
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ืœื“, ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืชื’ืœื—.
01:30
When I was a kid, I wanted to shave.
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01:32
Now, not so much.
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ื”ื™ื•ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื ื›ืœ ื›ืš.
01:34
(Laughter)
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01:36
When I was eight, I wanted to be a marine biologist.
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ ืฉืžื•ื ื”, ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ ื™ืžื™.
01:39
When I was nine, I saw the movie "Jaws,"
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ ืชืฉืข, ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ "ืžืœืชืขื•ืช",
01:41
and thought to myself, "No, thank you."
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ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™, "ืœื, ืชื•ื“ื”."
01:43
(Laughter)
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ 10, ืืžืจื• ืœื™ ืฉื”ื•ืจื™ ืขื–ื‘ื• ื›ื™ ืœื ืจืฆื• ืื•ืชื™.
01:45
And when I was 10,
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01:46
I was told that my parents left because they didn't want me.
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ 11, ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืฉื™ืขื–ื‘ื• ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ืฉืงื˜.
01:49
When I was 11, I wanted to be left alone.
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ 12, ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืžื•ืช. ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ 13, ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืจื•ื’ ืื™ื–ื” ื™ืœื“.
01:51
When I was 12, I wanted to die. When I was 13, I wanted to kill a kid.
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01:54
When I was 14, I was asked to seriously consider a career path.
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ 14, ื‘ื™ืงืฉื• ืžืžื ื™ ืœืฉืงื•ืœ ื‘ืจืฆื™ื ื•ืช ืœืคืชื— ืงืจื™ื™ืจื”.
01:58
I said, "I'd like to be a writer."
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ืืžืจืชื™, "ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืกื•ืคืจ."
ื•ื”ื ืืžืจื•, "ืชื‘ื—ืจ ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืฆื™ืื•ืชื™."
02:01
And they said, "Choose something realistic."
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02:03
So I said, "Professional wrestler."
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ืื– ืืžืจืชื™, "ืžืชืื‘ืง ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™."
02:07
And they said, "Don't be stupid."
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ืื– ื”ื ืืžืจื•, "ืืœ ืชื”ื™ื” ื˜ื™ืคืฉ."
02:09
See, they asked me what I wanted to be,
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ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื? ื”ื ืฉืืœื• ืื•ืชื™ ืžื” ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช,
02:12
then told me what not to be.
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ื•ืื– ืืžืจื• ืœื™ ืžื” ืœื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช.
02:14
And I wasn't the only one.
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ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“.
ืืžืจื• ืœื ื• ืฉื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื›ืœืฉื”ื• ืื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช
02:17
We were being told that we somehow must become
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02:19
what we are not, sacrificing what we are
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ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืื™ื ื ื•, ืœื”ืงืจื™ื‘ ืืช ืžื” ืฉืื ื•
02:21
to inherit the masquerade of what we will be.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืจืฉืช ืืช ื”ืชื—ืคื•ืฉืช ืฉืœ ืžื” ืฉื ื”ื™ื”.
ืืžืจื• ืœื™ ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ื–ื”ื•ืช
02:24
I was being told to accept the identity that others will give me.
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ืฉืื—ืจื™ื ื™ืชื ื• ืœื™.
02:28
And I wondered, what made my dreams so easy to dismiss?
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ื•ืื ื™ ืชื”ื™ืชื™, ืžื” ื”ื•ืคืš ืืช ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืชื™ ืœืงืœื™ื ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ืœื•ื™ืชื•ืจ?
02:32
Granted, my dreams are shy,
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ืื™ืŸ ืกืคืง. ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืชื™ ื”ื ื‘ื™ื™ืฉื ื™ื™ื,
02:36
because they're Canadian.
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ื›ื™ ื”ื ืงื ื“ื™ื™ื. [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
02:38
(Laughter)
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ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืชื™ ืžื•ื“ืขื™ื ืœืขืฆืžื ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ืžืฆื˜ื“ืงื™ื.
02:41
My dreams are self-conscious and overly apologetic.
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02:44
They're standing alone at the high school dance,
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ื”ื ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœื‘ื“ื ื‘ืจื™ืงื•ื“ื™ื ื‘ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ,
02:46
and they've never been kissed.
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ื•ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื–ื›ื• ืœืงื‘ืœ ื ืฉื™ืงื”.
02:49
See, my dreams got called names too.
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ืชื‘ื™ื ื•, ื’ื ืœื—ืœื•ืžื•ืชื™ ืžื“ื‘ื™ืงื™ื ื›ื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื.
02:52
Silly. Foolish.
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"ืžื˜ื•ืคืฉื™ื". "ืฉื˜ื•ืชื™ื™ื". "ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™ื™ื".
02:54
Impossible.
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02:56
But I kept dreaming.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ืœื—ืœื•ื.
02:57
I was going to be a wrestler. I had it all figured out.
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ืื ื™ ืื”ื™ื” ืžืชืื‘ืง. ืชื›ื ื ืชื™ ื›ื‘ืจ ืืช ื”ื›ืœ.
ืื ื™ ืื”ื™ื” "ืื™ืฉ ื”ื–ื‘ืœ".
03:00
I was going to be The Garbage Man.
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03:02
(Laughter)
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ืžื›ืช ื”ืžื—ืฅ ืฉืœื™ ืชื”ื™ื” "ื“ื•ื—ืก ื”ืืฉืคื”".
03:03
My finishing move was going to be The Trash Compactor.
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03:06
My saying was going to be, "I'm taking out the trash!"
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ื”ืกื™ืกืžื” ืฉืœื™ ืชื”ื™ื”, "ืื ื™ ืžื•ืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ื–ื‘ืœ!"
03:09
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง] [ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
03:12
(Applause)
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ื•ืื– ื‘ื ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื”ื–ื”, ื“ื™ื•ืง "ืžื™ื›ืœ ืืฉืคื”" ื“ืจื•ื–ื”,
03:16
And then this guy, Duke "The Dumpster" Droese,
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ื•ื’ื ื‘ ืœื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืงื˜ืข.
03:21
stole my entire shtick.
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03:22
(Laughter)
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03:24
I was crushed,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ืจื•ืก ื›ืื™ืœื• ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ื‘ื“ื•ื—ืก ืืฉืคื”.
03:26
as if by a trash compactor.
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03:28
(Laughter)
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03:30
I thought to myself, "What now? Where do I turn?"
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™, "ืžื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื•? ืื ื” ืืคื ื”?"
03:34
Poetry.
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ืฉื™ืจื”.
03:35
(Laughter)
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03:37
Like a boomerang, the thing I loved came back to me.
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ื›ืžื• ื‘ื•ืžืจื ื’, ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ื—ื–ืจ ืืœื™.
03:40
One of the first lines of poetry I can remember writing
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ืื—ืช ืฉื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืฉื™ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจ ืฉื›ืชื‘ืชื™
03:43
was in response to a world that demanded I hate myself.
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ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืœืขื•ืœื ืฉื“ืจืฉ ืžืžื ื™ ืœืฉื ื•ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื™.
ืžื’ื™ืœ 15 ื•ืขื“ 18 ืฉื ืืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™
03:46
From age 15 to 18, I hated myself
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for becoming the thing that I loathed:
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ืขืœ ืฉื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืชื™ืขื‘ืชื™: ื‘ืจื™ื•ืŸ.
03:51
a bully.
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03:52
When I was 19, I wrote,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ 19, ื›ืชื‘ืชื™:
03:55
"I will love myself despite the ease with which
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"ื‘ื“ืขืชื™ ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื—ืจืฃ ื”ืงืœื•ืช ืฉื‘ื”
03:58
I lean toward the opposite."
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ืื ื™ ื ื•ื˜ื” ืœืขื‘ืจ ื”ื”ื™ืคืš ืžื›ืš."
04:01
Standing up for yourself doesn't have to mean
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"ืœืขืžื•ื“ ืขืœ ืฉืœืš" ืื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื• ื‘ื”ื›ืจื—
04:04
embracing violence.
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ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘ืืœื™ืžื•ืช.
04:07
When I was a kid,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ืœื“,
04:08
I traded in homework assignments for friendship,
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ื”ื—ืœืคืชื™ ื”ื›ื ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ื‘ื™ืช ื‘ืชืžื•ืจื” ืœื™ื“ื™ื“ื•ืช,
04:11
then gave each friend a late slip for never showing up on time,
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ื•ืื—ืจ ื ืชืชื™ ืœื›ืœ ื™ื“ื™ื“ ืคืชืง ืื™ื—ื•ืจ, ืขืœ ืฉืœื ื‘ืื• ื‘ื–ืžืŸ,
04:14
and in most cases, not at all.
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ื•ื‘ืžืจื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืงืจื™ื - ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืœื.
04:16
I gave myself a hall pass to get through each broken promise.
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ื”ืขื ืงืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™ ืชืขื•ื“ืช ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ืžื›ืœ ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืจื™ืงื”.
04:19
And I remember this plan, born out of frustration
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ื•ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจ ืืช ื”ืชื›ื ื™ืช ื”ื–ื•, ืฉื ื•ืœื“ื” ืžืชื•ืš ืชืกื›ื•ืœ
04:21
from a kid who kept calling me "Yogi,"
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื™ืœื“ ืื—ื“ ืฉื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื›ื™ื ื” ืื•ืชื™ "ื™ื•ื’ื™",
04:24
then pointed at my tummy and said, "Too many picnic baskets."
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ื•ื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื˜ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื•ืืžืจ, "ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ืกืœื™ ืคื™ืงื ื™ืง."
04:27
Turns out it's not that hard to trick someone,
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ืžืกืชื‘ืจ ืฉืœื ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ืงืฉื” ืœืฉื˜ื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ืฉื”ื•,
04:30
and one day before class, I said,
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ื•ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“, ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื, ืืžืจืชื™,
04:31
"Yeah, you can copy my homework,"
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"ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ืžื•ืชืจ ืœืš ืœื”ืขืชื™ืง ืืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื™,"
04:33
and I gave him all the wrong answers that I'd written down the night before.
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ื•ื ืชืชื™ ืœื• ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืฉื’ื•ื™ื•ืช
ื›ืฉื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืขืจื‘ ื”ืงื•ื“ื.
04:37
He got his paper back expecting a near-perfect score,
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ื”ื•ื ืงื™ื‘ืœ ื‘ื—ื–ืจื” ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืฆื™ืคื™ื” ืœืฆื™ื•ืŸ ื›ืžืขื˜ ืžื•ืฉืœื,
04:40
and couldn't believe it when he looked across the room at me and held up a zero.
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ื•ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ ืืœื™ ื‘ืื™-ืืžื•ืŸ, ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื—ื–ื™ืง ืฆื™ื•ืŸ "ืืคืก".
ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉืื™ื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืœื• ืืช ื”ืฆื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™, 28 ืžืชื•ืš 30,
04:44
I knew I didn't have to hold up my paper of 28 out of 30,
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04:47
but my satisfaction was complete when he looked at me, puzzled,
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ืืš ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืง ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ืชื” ืฉืœืžื” ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ ืืœื™, ืžื‘ื•ืœื‘ืœ,
04:50
and I thought to myself, "Smarter than the average bear, motherfucker."
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™, "ื—ื›ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ื“ื•ื‘ ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืข, ื‘ืŸ ื–ื•ื ื”."
04:53
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง] [ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
04:55
(Applause)
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05:01
This is who I am.
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ื–ื” ืžื™ ืฉืื ื™.
05:04
This is how I stand up for myself.
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ื•ื›ื›ื” ืื ื™ ืขื•ืžื“ ืขืœ ืฉืœื™.
05:08
When I was a kid,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ืœื“,
05:10
I used to think that pork chops and karate chops were the same thing.
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉืฆืœืขื•ืช ื—ื–ื™ืจ (ื ืฉืžืข ื›ืžื• ืžื›ื•ืช ื—ื–ื™ืจ) ื•ืžื›ื•ืช ืงืจื˜ื” ื”ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ื“ื‘ืจ.
05:15
I thought they were both pork chops.
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉืฉืชื™ื”ืŸ ืžื›ื•ืช ื—ื–ื™ืจ.
05:17
My grandmother thought it was cute,
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ื•ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืกื‘ืชื™ ื—ืฉื‘ื” ืฉื–ื” ื—ืžื•ื“,
05:19
and because they were my favorite, she let me keep doing it.
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ื•ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ืื”ื‘ื” ืื•ืชืŸ, ื”ื™ื ืœื ืชื™ืงื ื” ืื•ืชื™.
05:22
Not really a big deal.
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ืœื ืžืฉื”ื• ืจืฆื™ื ื™.
05:23
One day, before I realized fat kids are not designed to climb trees,
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ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“, ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืงืœื˜ืชื™ ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืžื ื™ื ืื™ื ื ื‘ื ื•ื™ื™ื ืœื˜ืคืก ืขืœ ืขืฆื™ื,
05:27
I fell out of a tree and bruised the right side of my body.
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ื ืคืœืชื™ ืžืขืฅ, ื•ื ื—ื‘ืœืชื™ ื‘ืฆื“ ื™ืžื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื’ื•ืคื™.
ืœื ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืกืคืจ ืœืกื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ื›ืš
05:31
I didn't want to tell my grandmother
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ื›ื™ ืคื—ื“ืชื™ ืฉื™ืขื ื™ืฉื• ืื•ืชื™ ืขืœ ืฉืฉื™ื—ืงืชื™ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืืกื•ืจ.
05:33
because I was scared I'd get in trouble
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05:34
for playing somewhere I shouldn't have been.
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ื›ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ื, ื”ืžื•ืจื” ืœื”ืชืขืžืœื•ืช ืจืื” ืืช ื”ื—ื‘ื•ืจื”,
05:37
The gym teacher noticed the bruise, and I got sent to the principal's office.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื ืฉืœื—ืชื™ ืœืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืžื ื”ืœ.
05:40
From there, I was sent to another small room with a really nice lady
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ืžืฉื ื ืฉืœื—ืชื™ ืœื—ื“ืจ ืงื˜ืŸ ื ื•ืกืฃ
ืขื ื’ื‘ืจืช ื ื—ืžื“ื” ืžืื“ ืฉืฉืืœื” ืื•ืชื™ ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ืฉืืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช.
05:43
who asked me all kinds of questions about my life at home.
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ืœื ืจืื™ืชื™ ืฉื•ื ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœืฉืงืจ.
05:48
I saw no reason to lie.
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05:49
As far as I was concerned, life was pretty good.
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ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื™ื“ืขืชื™, ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืœื ืจืขื™ื.
ืืžืจืชื™ ืœื” ืฉื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืื ื™ ืขืฆื•ื‘, ืกื‘ืชื ืฉืœื™ ื ื•ืชื ืช ืœื™ ืžื›ื•ืช ืงืจื˜ื”.
05:52
I told her, whenever I'm sad, my grandmother gives me karate chops.
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05:56
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
ื–ื” ื’ืจืจ ื—ืงื™ืจื” ืžืงื™ืคื”,
06:04
This led to a full-scale investigation,
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06:07
and I was removed from the house for three days,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื ืœืงื—ืชื™ ืžื”ื‘ื™ืช ืœืžืฉืš 3 ื™ืžื™ื,
06:10
until they finally decided to ask how I got the bruises.
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ืขื“ ืฉื”ื ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื• ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืื™ืš ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ื—ื‘ื•ืจื•ืช.
06:14
News of this silly little story quickly spread through the school,
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ื”ื™ื“ื™ืขื•ืช ืื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืงื˜ืŸ ื•ื”ื˜ืคืฉื™ ื”ื–ื” ื”ืชืคืฉื˜ื• ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื‘ื™ื”"ืก,
06:17
and I earned my first nickname:
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ื•ืื ื™ ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื›ื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™:
"ืฆืœืขื•ืช ื—ื–ื™ืจ"
06:20
Porkchop.
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ืขื“ ืขืฆื ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื–ื” ืื ื™ ืฉื•ื ื ืฆืœืขื•ืช ื—ื–ื™ืจ.
06:22
To this day,
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06:24
I hate pork chops.
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06:28
I'm not the only kid who grew up this way,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื”ื™ืœื“ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉื’ื“ืœ ื›ื›ื”,
06:31
surrounded by people who used to say that rhyme
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ืžื•ืงืฃ ื‘ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื ื”ื’ื• ืœื•ืžืจ ืืช ื”ืคืชื’ื
ืขืœ ื”ืžืงืœื•ืช ื•ื”ืื‘ื ื™ื,
06:34
about sticks and stones,
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06:36
as if broken bones hurt more than the names we got called,
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ื›ืื™ืœื• ืฉืขืฆืžื•ืช ืฉื‘ื•ืจื•ืช ื›ื•ืื‘ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ื›ื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ื”ื ืžื›ื ื™ื ืื•ืชืš,
06:39
and we got called them all.
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ื•ื›ื™ื ื• ืื•ืชื ื• ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื›ื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื.
06:41
So we grew up believing no one would ever fall in love with us,
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ืื– ื’ื“ืœื ื• ื›ืฉืื ื• ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื™ื ืฉืื™ืฉ ืœื ื™ืชืื”ื‘ ื‘ื ื•,
06:44
that we'd be lonely forever,
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ืฉื ื”ื™ื” ืœื ืฆื— ื‘ื•ื“ื“ื™ื,
06:47
that we'd never meet someone to make us feel like the sun
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ืฉืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื ืคื’ื•ืฉ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื™ื’ืจื•ื ืœื ื• ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉื”ืฉืžืฉ
06:49
was something they built for us in their toolshed.
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ื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ื ื” ืœืžืขื ื ื• ื‘ืกื›ื›ืช ื›ืœื™ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื•.
ื•ื›ืš, ืžื™ืชืจื™ ืœื‘ ืงืจื•ืขื™ื ื“ื™ืžืžื• ื‘ืœื•ื–, ื•ืื ื• ื”ืฉืชื“ืœื ื• ืœืจื•ืงืŸ ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื ืœื—ื•ืฉ ื“ื‘ืจ.
06:52
So broken heartstrings bled the blues,
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06:54
and we tried to empty ourselves so we'd feel nothing.
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ืืœ ืชื’ื™ื“ื• ืœื™ ืฉื–ื” ื›ื•ืื‘ ืคื—ื•ืช ืžืขืฆื ืฉื‘ื•ืจื”,
06:56
Don't tell me that hurts less than a broken bone,
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ืฉื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืฆืžื—ื• ื›ืœืคื™ ืคื ื™ื ื”ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืžื ืชื—ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืกื™ืจ,
06:59
that an ingrown life is something surgeons can cut away,
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ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืฆืžื™ื— ื’ืจื•ืจื•ืช; ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ.
07:01
that there's no way for it to metastasize; it does.
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07:04
She was eight years old,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืช ืฉืžื•ื ื”,
ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื’', ื•ื›ื™ื ื• ืื•ืชื” "ืžื›ื•ืขืจืช".
07:06
our first day of grade three when she got called ugly.
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07:09
We both got moved to the back of class
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ืฉื ื™ื ื• ื”ื•ืขื‘ืจื ื• ืœื™ืจื›ืชื™ ื”ื›ื™ืชื”
07:11
so we would stop getting bombarded by spitballs.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืคืกื™ืงื• ืœื”ืคืฆื™ืฅ ืื•ืชื ื• ื‘ืคืฆืฆื•ืช ืจื•ืง.
07:14
But the school halls were a battleground.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื•ืœืžื•ืช ื‘ื™ื”"ืก ื”ื™ื• ืฉื“ื” ืงืจื‘.
07:16
We found ourselves outnumbered day after wretched day.
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ืžืฆืื ื• ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื• ื‘ืขืžื“ืช ื ื—ื™ืชื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื”ืื•ืžืœืœื™ื ื”ื”ื.
07:18
We used to stay inside for recess, because outside was worse.
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ื ื”ื’ื ื• ืœื”ื™ืฉืืจ ื‘ืคื ื™ื ื‘ื”ืคืกืงื•ืช, ื›ื™ ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ ื”ื™ื” ื’ืจื•ืข ื™ื•ืชืจ.
07:22
Outside, we'd have to rehearse running away,
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ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ ื”ื™ื” ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ืชืืžืŸ ืขืœ ื‘ืจื™ื—ื”,
07:24
or learn to stay still like statues, giving no clues that we were there.
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ืื• ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื“ื•ืžื ื›ืžื• ืคืกืœื™ื, ื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ืกื’ื™ืจ ืฉืื ื• ืฉื.
07:27
In grade five, they taped a sign to the front of her desk
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ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื”' ื”ื“ื‘ื™ืงื• ืฉืœื˜ ืœื—ื–ื™ืช ืฉื•ืœื—ื ื”:
07:30
that read, "Beware of dog."
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"ื–ื”ื™ืจื•ืช! ื›ืœื‘ื”!"
07:33
To this day,
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ืขื“ ื”ื™ื•ื, ื’ื ืขื ื‘ืขืœ ืื•ื”ื‘, ื”ื™ื ืœื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื”ื™ื ื™ืคื”
07:34
despite a loving husband, she doesn't think she's beautiful,
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07:38
because of a birthmark that takes up a little less than half her face.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื›ืชื ืœื™ื“ื” ืฉืžื›ืกื” ืงืฆืช ืคื—ื•ืช ืžืžื—ืฆื™ืช ืคื ื™ื”.
07:41
Kids used to say, "She looks like a wrong answer
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ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื ื”ื’ื• ืœื•ืžืจ, "ื”ื™ื ื ืจืื™ืช ื›ืžื• ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืฉื’ื•ื™ื”
07:44
that someone tried to erase, but couldn't quite get the job done."
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ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื ื™ืกื” ืœืžื—ื•ืง, ื•ืœื ื”ืฆืœื™ื— ื›ืœ-ื›ืš."
07:47
And they'll never understand that she's raising two kids
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ื•ืื™ืŸ ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืฉื”ื ื™ื‘ื™ื ื• ืฉื”ื™ื ืžื’ื“ืœืช ืฉื ื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื
07:50
whose definition of beauty begins with the word "Mom,"
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ืฉื”ื’ื“ืจืช ื”ื™ื•ืคื™ ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื”ื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื” ื‘ืžื™ืœื” "ืืžื",
07:54
because they see her heart before they see her skin,
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ื›ื™ ื”ื ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ืœื™ื‘ื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ืขื•ืจื”,
07:56
because she's only ever always been amazing.
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ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ืชื” ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื”.
ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืขื ืฃ ืฉื‘ื•ืจ ืฉื”ื•ืจื›ื‘ ืขืœ ืขืฅ ืฉืœ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืื—ืจืช,
07:59
He was a broken branch grafted onto a different family tree,
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08:03
adopted,
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ืžืื•ืžืฅ,
08:05
not because his parents opted for a different destiny.
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ืœื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื•ืจื™ื• ื”ืขื“ื™ืคื• ื™ื™ืขื•ื“ ืื—ืจ.
08:09
He was three when he became a mixed drink
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืŸ 3 ื›ืฉื”ืคืš ืœืงื•ืงื˜ื™ื™ืœ
08:11
of one part left alone and two parts tragedy,
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ืฉืœ ื—ืœืง ืื—ื“ "ื ืขื–ื‘ ืœื‘ื“ื•" ื•ืฉื ื™ ื—ืœืงื™ื "ื˜ืจื’ื“ื™ื”",
ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื—',
08:15
started therapy in eighth grade,
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื• ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืžื•ืจื›ื‘ืช ืžื‘ื“ื™ืงื•ืช ื•ื’ืœื•ืœื•ืช,
08:17
had a personality made up of tests and pills,
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08:20
lived like the uphills were mountains and the downhills were cliffs,
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ื—ื™ ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ืขืœื™ื•ืช ื”ื ื”ืจื™ื ื•ื”ืžื•ืจื“ื•ืช ื”ื ืฆื•ืงื™ื ืชืœื•ืœื™ื,
08:23
four-fifths suicidal, a tidal wave of antidepressants,
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ืืจื‘ืข ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ื•ืช ืื•ื‘ื“ื ื™, ื’ืœ-ื’ืื•ืช ืฉืœ ื ื•ื’ื“ื™ ื“ื›ืื•ืŸ,
08:27
and an adolescent being called "Popper,"
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ื•ื”ืชื‘ื’ืจื•ืช ืขื ื”ื›ื™ื ื•ื™ "ืžืงืคื™ืฅ",
08:30
one part because of the pills,
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ื—ืœืง ืื—ื“ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื’ืœื•ืœื•ืช,
08:32
99 parts because of the cruelty.
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99 ื—ืœืงื™ื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืจืฉืขื•ืช.
08:34
He tried to kill himself in grade 10
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ื”ื•ื ื ื™ืกื” ืœื”ืจื•ื’ ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื™',
08:37
when a kid who could still go home to Mom and Dad
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ื›ืฉืœื™ืœื“ ืื—ื“, ืฉืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœืœื›ืช ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืœืืžื ื•ืœืื‘ื,
ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ื—ื•ืฆืคื” ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื•, "ืชืชื’ื‘ืจ."
08:40
had the audacity to tell him, "Get over it."
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08:43
As if depression is something that could be remedied
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ื›ืื™ืœื• ืฉื“ื›ืื•ืŸ ื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืจืคื
ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืชื›ื•ืœืชื” ืฉืœ ืขืจื›ืช ืขื–ืจื” ืจืืฉื•ื ื”.
08:46
by any of the contents found in a first-aid kit.
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08:48
To this day, he is a stick of TNT lit from both ends,
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ืขื“ ืขืฆื ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ืžืงืœ ื˜ื™-ืืŸ-ื˜ื™ ืฉืžื•ื“ืœืง ื‘ืฉื ื™ ืงืฆื•ืชื™ื•,
08:52
could describe to you in detail the way the sky bends
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืชืืจ ืœื›ื ื‘ืคืจื•ื˜ืจื•ื˜ ืื™ืš ื”ืฉืžื™ื ืžืชืขืงืžื™ื
08:54
in the moment before it's about to fall,
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ื‘ืฉื ื™ื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื ื ื•ืคืœื™ื,
08:56
and despite an army of friends who all call him an inspiration,
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ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฆื‘ื ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื›ื•ืœื ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื• "ืžืงื•ืจ ื”ืฉืจืื”",
08:59
he remains a conversation piece between people who can't understand
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ื”ื•ื ืžืžืฉื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืคืฅ-ื ื•ื™ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ
ืœืคืขืžื™ื, ืœื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืœ ืกืžื™ื ื–ื” ืคื—ื•ืช ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืชืžื›ืจื•ืช
09:03
sometimes being drug-free has less to do with addiction
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09:06
and more to do with sanity.
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ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืฉืคื™ื•ืช.
09:09
We weren't the only kids who grew up this way.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื™ื ืฉื’ื“ืœื• ื›ื›ื”.
09:12
To this day, kids are still being called names.
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ืขื“ ืขืฆื ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื–ื”, ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื–ื•ื›ื™ื ืœื›ื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื.
ื”ืงืœืกื™ื™ื ื”ื™ื•, "ื”ื™ื™, ื˜ื™ืคืฉ," "ื”ื™ื™, ืžืคื’ืจ."
09:16
The classics were "Hey, stupid," "Hey, spaz."
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ื ืจืื” ื›ืื™ืœื• ืœื›ืœ ื‘ื™"ืก ื™ืฉ ืืจืกื ืœ ืฉืœ ื›ื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื
09:21
Seems like every school has an arsenal of names
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09:23
getting updated every year.
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ืฉืžืชืขื“ื›ื ื™ื ืžื™ื“ื™ ืฉื ื”.
09:26
And if a kid breaks in a school and no one around chooses to hear,
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ื•ืื ืื™ื–ื” ื™ืœื“ ื ืฉื‘ืจ ื‘ื‘ื™ื”"ืก ื•ืื™ืŸ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื• ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื‘ื•ื—ืจ ืœืฉืžื•ืข,
ื”ืื ื”ื•ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืืช ืžืฉืžื™ืข ืฆืœื™ืœ?
09:29
do they make a sound?
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09:30
Are they just background noise from a soundtrack stuck on repeat,
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ื”ืื ื”ื•ื ืจืง ืจืขืฉ-ืจืงืข ืžืื™ื–ื” ืคืกืงื•ืœ ืชืงื•ืข
09:33
when people say things like, "Kids can be cruel."
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ืขืœ "ื—ื–ืจื”", ื›ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืžื•, "ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื›ื–ืจื™ื™ื."
09:37
Every school was a big top circus tent,
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ื›ืœ ื‘ื™"ืก ื”ื™ื” ืื•ื”ืœ ืงืจืงืก ื’ื“ื•ืœ,
ื•ืกื“ืจ ื”ื”ืฆืงื•ืช ืขื‘ืจ ืžื”ืืงืจื•ื‘ื˜ื™ื ื•ืžืืœืคื™ ื”ืืจื™ื•ืช,
09:41
and the pecking order went from acrobats to lion tamers,
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09:43
from clowns to carnies, all of these miles ahead of who we were.
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ื•ืขื“ ื”ืœื™ืฆื ื™ื ื•ื”ื‘ื“ืจื ื™ื, ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืงื™ืœื•ืžื˜ืจื™ื ืœืคื ื™ื ื•.
ืื ื• ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื”ื™ืฆื•ืจื™ื-- ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืขื ื–ืจื•ืขื•ืช ืกืจื˜ืŸ ื•ื’ื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ืขื ื–ืงืŸ,
09:47
We were freaks --
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09:48
lobster-claw boys and bearded ladies,
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09:51
oddities juggling depression and loneliness,
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ื”ื—ืจื™ื’ื™ื ืฉืžืœื”ื˜ื˜ื™ื ืขื ื“ื›ืื•ืŸ ื•ื‘ื“ื™ื“ื•ืช,
09:53
playing solitaire, spin the bottle,
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ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื ืกื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ืจ, ืžืกื•ื‘ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืง,
09:55
trying to kiss the wounded parts of ourselves and heal,
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ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื ืฉืง ืœืขืฆืžื ื• ืขืœ ืื‘ืจื™ื ื• ื”ืคืฆื•ืขื™ื ื•ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื,
09:57
but at night, while the others slept,
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ืืš ื‘ืœื™ืœื”, ื›ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืื—ืจื™ื ื™ืฉื ื•,
10:00
we kept walking the tightrope.
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ื”ืžืฉื›ื ื• ืœืœื›ืช ืขืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืœ.
ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืื™ืžื•ืŸ. ื•ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ื›ืžื” ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื ืคืœื•.
10:03
It was practice, and yes, some of us fell.
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10:06
But I want to tell them that all of this
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ืืš ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื”ื ืฉื›ืœ ื–ื”
10:09
is just debris
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ื”ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืขื™ื™ ื—ื•ืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉื ื•ืชืจื• ื›ืฉืกื•ืฃ-ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื—ืœื˜ื ื• ืœื”ืจื•ืก
10:11
left over when we finally decide to smash all the things we thought we used to be,
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ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื—ืฉื‘ื ื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื•,
10:16
and if you can't see anything beautiful about yourself,
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ื•ืื ืืชื ืœื ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ื‘ืขืฆืžื›ื ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื™ืคื”,
10:20
get a better mirror, look a little closer, stare a little longer,
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ืชืฉื™ื’ื• ืžืจืื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืชืชืงืจื‘ื• ืืœื™ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืชื‘ื™ื˜ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื–ืžืŸ,
ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ื‘ืชื•ื›ื›ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื’ืจื ืœื›ื ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ื•ืœื ืกื•ืช
10:25
because there's something inside you that made you keep trying
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืืžืจ ืœื›ื ืœื•ื•ืชืจ.
10:28
despite everyone who told you to quit.
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ื‘ื ื™ืชื ืฉืจื™ื•ืŸ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœื™ื‘ื›ื ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืจ ื•ื—ืชืžืชื ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ืขืฆืžื›ื,
10:30
You built a cast around your broken heart
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10:32
and signed it yourself, "They were wrong."
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ื—ืชืžืชื: "ื”ื ื˜ืขื•."
10:34
Because maybe you didn't belong to a group or a clique.
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ื›ื™ ืื•ืœื™ ืœื ื”ืฉืชื™ื™ื›ืชื ืœืฉื•ื ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืื• ืงืœื™ืงื”.
10:36
Maybe they decided to pick you last for basketball or everything.
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ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื• ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘ื›ื ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ืœื›ื“ื•ืจืกืœ ืื• ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ืจ.
10:40
Maybe you used to bring bruises and broken teeth to show-and-tell, but never told,
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ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื‘ืืชื ืคืฆืขื™ื ื•ืฉื™ื ื™ื™ื ืฉื‘ื•ืจื•ืช ืœืžืคื’ืŸ ื”ืคืฆื™ืขื•ืช, ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื,
10:43
because how can you hold your ground
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ื›ื™ ืื™ืš ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ื’ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื˜ื— ืฉืœื›ื,
10:45
if everyone around you wants to bury you beneath it?
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ื›ืฉื›ื•ืœื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืงื‘ื•ืจ ืืชื›ื ืžืชื—ืชื™ื•?
ืืชื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื ื˜ืขื•.
10:48
You have to believe that they were wrong.
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10:51
They have to be wrong.
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ืื™ืŸ ืกืคืง ืฉื”ื ื˜ืขื•.
10:54
Why else would we still be here?
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ืื—ืจืช, ืžื“ื•ืข ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื›ืืŸ?
ื’ื“ืœื ื• ื›ืฉืื ื• ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœื”ืจื™ืข ืœืžืคืกื™ื“
10:58
We grew up learning to cheer on the underdog
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11:00
because we see ourselves in them.
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ื›ื™ ืจืื™ื ื• ื‘ื• ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื•.
ืฆืžื—ื ื• ืžืฉื•ืจืฉ ื ื˜ื•ืข ื‘ืืžื•ื ื”
11:03
We stem from a root planted in the belief
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11:05
that we are not what we were called.
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ืฉืื ื• ืื™ื ื ื• ื”ืฉืžื•ืช ื‘ื”ื ืžื›ื ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื•.
11:07
We are not abandoned cars stalled out and sitting empty on some highway,
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ืื ื• ืื™ื ื ื• ืžื›ื•ื ื™ื•ืช ื ื˜ื•ืฉื•ืช ืฉื ืชืงืขื• ืื™-ืฉื,
ื™ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืจื™ืงื•ืช ืขืœ ืื™ื–ื” ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ,
11:12
and if in some way we are, don't worry.
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ื•ืื ืžืฉื•ื-ืžื” ืื ื• ื›ืŸ ื›ืืœื”, ืืœ ื“ืื’ื”.
ืจืง ื”ืœื›ื ื• ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืงืฆืช ื“ืœืง.
11:14
We only got out to walk and get gas.
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ืื ื• ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ "ื”ืฆืœื—ื ื•",
11:16
We are graduating members from the class of We Made It,
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11:19
not the faded echoes of voices crying out,
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ื•ืœื ื”ื“ื™ื ื ืžื•ื’ื™ื ืฉืœ ืงื•ืœื•ืช ืฉื–ื•ืขืงื™ื,
11:21
"Names will never hurt me."
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"ื›ื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื ืœื ื™ืคื’ืขื• ื‘ื™."
11:26
Of course they did.
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ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉื”ื ืคื’ืขื•.
11:30
But our lives will only ever always continue to be a balancing act
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ืืš ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ื™ืžืฉื™ื›ื• ืชืžื™ื“ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช
ืžื•ืคืข ืฉื™ื•ื•ื™-ืžืฉืงืœ
11:35
that has less to do with pain
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ืฉื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื• ื”ื•ื ืคื—ื•ืช ื”ื›ืื‘,
11:38
and more to do with beauty.
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ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื™ื•ืคื™.
11:42
(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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