LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I have a project for you. The other night,
I created a motivational speech which I recorded and posted on YouTube. Tonight, I ask of you to spread the word of this message in your own way.
1) Create an audio or video recording of yourself reciting the speech below. Sync it to the most epic music you can think of, something that's eye opening and awe-inspiring.
2) Upload your audio or video to the internet. You can use any site of your choosing. Post the URL of your video in this Dollars thread.
3) Spread the word of the project, and get as many people to do the same!
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"As each new generation is born, they grow with a new perspective on how the world works. The ideals and approaches perpetuated by our forefathers are discarded, replaced with those we deem to be better and truer. And though we feel our actions are just, we are marred by a fundamental flaw in how we turn our backs on the past.
Though the abandonment of historical failures is an important social responsibility, we in our haste become ignorant of historical successes. Foolishly we turn a blind eye to ideas and processes which can be updated to reflect modern ideals, and natural phenomena which we fail to recognize as having a modern parallel. This is erroneous and short-sighted; it limits our potential as humans! Our hearts and our minds are firmly held by the preconceived notions that forward is the sole directional path. Before we can step out and change this world, we must change this destructive narrow-mindedness!
The time has come to relinquish the mental chains which bind us to a narrow worldview! From here on out, we question with boldness the fundamental nature of our status quo, and the way which we live our lives! All of us can evolve, to become something larger and greater than our mere selves! In this way, we become more than human! Go forward, into the future, confident in our potential to spark a new Renaissance and forge the pillars which uphold a new era of reason! This is our time to prosper!
In all of us lay a great student and a great teacher. In all of us lay the capacity to understand the theory of everything, and the ability to invoke that understanding in others. Our value is not the result of some benchmark, reputation, authority or other superficial classification. It is in our ability to recognize the complexities hidden within the most basic of elements.
The natural earth, its plants, animals, insects, and formations all serve as canvasses for emulation. The relics of the past, no matter how dated adn inefficient, are all candidates for resurrection and reinvention. Let us not delay in a thorough examination of the old, so that we may assimilate it into the new! Let no object be spared of this thorough inspection! This is our mission and our shared responsibility as representatives of the twenty-first century!"