“We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.” ~Albert Einstein
“Empathy is really important, and I think only when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our full potential.” ~Jane Goodall
What do the Dalai Lama, Mikhail Gorbechev, Malala Yousafzai, Martin Luther King Jr., Albert Einstein, Desmond Tutu, Lech Walesa & Jane Goodall have in common? I believe they each exemplify how wise and compassionate people can inspire others to come together to change the world in peaceful and positive ways.
Here below are 20 videos with short interviews and speeches from the people mentioned above, and others. While many world leaders focus on maintaining or expanding power, these compassionate thinkers have demonstrated how wisdom can be applied creatively and effectively, providing peaceful solutions to the complex problems that exist in our world.
The Dalai Lama – “The Whole World is One”
Lech Walesa – In this new era the world needs to work together
Nobel winner Desmond Tutu speaking about leadership
Malala Yousafzai’s Nobel Prize speech (Japanese subtitles)
Mikhail Gorbechev – We Need an Economic Model Respecting People & Nature
12 Year old Severn Suzuki Describes Our Earth Crisis, 1992
Jane Goodall – Animals are Living Beings Too
Tawakkul Karman (Nobel prize, 2011) The Peaceful Revolution of Youth
David Bohm speaks of Wholeness & Fragmentation
David Suzuki – Human Beings are a Force of Nature
Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee’s Powerful TED talk
Alan Watts – You are the Universe
Charlie Chaplin’s Speech in the Great Dictator
Ken Robinson – Educational systems need to be transformed, respecting learners
Nobel Prize winner Mohammed Yunus speaking on poverty
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize speech
May El-Khalil describes how a marathon brought peace to Lebanon
Zak Ebriham, son of a terrorist, shares why he chose peace
Daphne Sheldrick – Helps Return Elephants to the Wild
Richard Feynman describes how science sees the beauty of a flower
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“As man becomes conscious of the stupendous laws that govern the universe in perfect harmony, he begins to realize how small he is. He sees the pettiness of human existence, with its ambitions and intrigues, its ‘I am better than thou’ creed. This is the beginning of cosmic religion within him; fellowship and human service become his moral code. Without such moral foundations, we are hopelessly doomed. If we want to improve the world we cannot do it with scientific knowledge but with ideals. Confucius, Buddha, Jesus and Gandhi have done more for humanity than science has done. We must begin with the heart of man—with his conscience—and the values of conscience can only be manifested by selfless service to mankind.”
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Thanks Chris. I had just finished watching a DVD about Paul Moulds who manages a Salvos Youth Refuge in Sydney, when I saw your blog. He similarly said we need to take the time to understand the problems faced by homeless youth, care about them and act creatively together to support them. Thanks for compiling these vids so we can gain some perspective on solutions 🙂
Hi Anne, thank you. Yes! We seem to agree about the “formula”… try to understand the problem deeply, care about everyone involved and then collaborate creatively. It seems so simple, but actually goes against the more dominate problem-solving approach which involves people who really don’t care developing “top-down” solutions without a full understanding of the problems they are trying to solve, and making no attempt to collaborate creatively with those who are most involved…
Have you looked into the 1000 Voices Speak for Compassion blogging event? They’re looking just for posts like this one. And yes, empathy is the glue that holds society together and compassion is what makes a group of people a civilization. It is something all of the great people on this post know or knew.
Hi, no… I had not heard about it. Do you have a link to the event?
The sign up is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/306227992909657/?fref=nf
The initial idea was created on this post http://yvonnespence.com/all/1000-voices-for-compassion/ I don’t know if there’s an “official” page yet beyond the Facebook, but a lot of bloggers I know have been talking about it. I’ve mentioned it in a few posts and about a dozen of the bloggers I follow have brought it up.
Cool, thank you. I just asked to join the FB group. 🙂
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Hey, thank you John!!
Thanks for sharing in the #1000Speak group. What a wonderful collection of inspiration for our compassion posts! I’m going to pin this so I can watch all the videos in time.
Cool. Thank you Jen, I’m glad you also found these videos to be inspiring. That’s a great project. I wish there were a way to harness the energy of the #1000Speak group so it could be a force in the world for more than one day.
Good One Chris much love > Seems easy to follow that wisdom of careful study and compassion as a good earth person.
Here’s an off the top of my thoughts quote > You don’t have to be an anybody to be a somebody JUST BE A SOMEBOY FOR EVERYBODY! Poets thinking alike! replayed.org (Free our minds and sing)
Nice Glenn!!!
Thx Chris it means a lot to continue seeing life’s lessons on Creative by Nature with our mentors present while moving forwards principally in good faith. While as the world rebuilds a visual belief system I hope we all will be able to adopt and adapt to a one people’s in Peace, harmony and respect together while we practice playing the instrument available and make honest efforts keep it in tune with the Universe
Yes. absolutely… we can do this. 🙂
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