Why You Can Change The World
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- Though it looks like the world is set in its ways, it is in fact eminently open to change by those who dare to swim into the stream of history.
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"We don't see change in this world because we stand too close to it" damn that's deep
Things that will once be seen as bizarre mischiefs of our time: full time work, eating animals, one person transported in a car weighing two tons, interrupting sleep each morning by an alarm clock, allowing "games" that consist of commiting mass murder, allowing pornography that consists of degrading women, TV stations systematically dulling people because the sole purpose is to sell products via commercials, etc.
This one's a classic, reminds me of the movie " They Live" but only it depicts reality and people watched it for the sole purpose of fiction
Actually, psychological research shows that shooter and other violent kinds of games actually alleviate aggressive impulses in people who are mature enough to play them (8+, 13+, 18+ etc.). And porn doesn´t degrade women, it does a lot of things, but showing women (as well as men) naked really doesn´t degrade all women, at least not in my eyes.
Riwillion Games can be benefitial, but not the dumbed down boring shooter crap. Once we had decent strategy games, simulation games, MMOs which required social skill because of a truly persistent world instead of instanced rubbish. - Porn is just people being naked, sure. There is good porn that doesn't degrade women, but it gets harder and harder to find. And the US law not even requiring an effective age verification system to watch that systematical degradation of women is just pathetic.
NuntiusLegis Well, I think there are effective ways of age verification in very few, if any countries over the world. Simply because it is remarkably complicated, it is far easier to allow parental censorship on certain computers. And sorry, but that shooter games are rubbish and other games are not is just your personal opinion, and a wrong one at that. Research has shown various kinds of mental improvement caused by playing shooter games, like faster reflexes, better eye-hand coordination, better reasoning under pressure, and also venting aggressive and/or sadistic tendencies in a non-harmful ways in people who have them. Do your research before jumping to conclusions :)
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world:
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
- George Bernard Shaw
We love that quote!
Yeah, George Bernard Shaw wrote some great quotes
“When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most
insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required
to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and
exhausting condition continuously until death do them part.”
-George Bernard Shaw
Perfect quote. :)
Can someone explain this quote?
The quote is actually wrong. I mean Shaw was wrong the way he said it. Most famous quotes are like that. Reason comes to us from the word razor. Therefore the truly reasonable person is he who can dissect and thereby understand any problem - not those who mindlessly conform to situations. Once a solution to said problem is discovered, the reason-wielding maniac may then impose his will upon the world at large - reforming everyone in His own image. Reason is beyond logic - it's logic with a purpose - and it's understanding is apparently lost on even great minds like GB Shaw, but known to whomever created the Joker! (Yes - the Joker is actually reasonable because he's gone mad with rage at the predatory condition that controls society! Everybody else makes believe they can't see it for themselves so he tries to show them.)
These sorts of videos always make me wonder who I am and what am I really trying to accomplish?
TheGirlThatUses TH-cam I don't know what to do with my life
+Damien Smith In list in the army.
Damien Smith I guess you could do that or just find something that you want to add to the world and work on it (ex. wealth, positivity, freedom). Also, educate yourself. And remember that is only up to you to spend your time
Родерик Рандом I'm sorry. The last time I checked, being illiterate meant being unable to read and write coherently. Can you not understand? If you need clarification, just ask. Additionally, remember that the comments section under TH-cam videos is not the best place to look for perfect grammar, but correct people if you must, I'm all for it. You might teach me something I don't know
Родерик Рандом like I said, if you can't understand what they are saying, you can just ask for clarification. I don't consider anyone in these comments illiterate, but there are different levels of competency for reading and writing. If you do understand, you could just correct the person. But have you considered that it might have just been an error?
I'm a History major. This video, in part fully captures why I'm interested in History, and why it is so important for people to study it. Everything is always changing, and the study of History is the only way to understand which direction we may be going in, and how things change.
Thank you - and good luck with your studies.
As a major, would you recommend studying History? Is it worth my time? If so, why?
Would love a respons since im soon going to make my choice whether or not im going to go for History or a broader subject? Social studies for example.
Sorry for my bad english...
no history is not worth the hassle after college. Do a real major like accounting or engineering. Learn history later or on your own time
The School of Life Thank you so much!
Felix Go for history depending on what you want to do. If you want to be an elementary through high school teacher and major in history, you'll need to do a teaching licensure as well. You can't do much with just a four year degree. If you want to teach community college or at a four year school you need to get a Masters Degree or Ph.D. This is how it works in the United States at least.
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
- Jalaludin Rumi
Thank you very much School of Life for the video! Well made!
Good quote lots of truth in there.
Yong-Hao Tan Since everything is a reflection of our minds, everything can be changed by our minds.
There's a time to conform, and there's a time to insist on change.
Sangerino Exactly. We have to strive hard and internalize it
Yong-Hao Tan Precisely, A persons desire of power blinds to see that it is not deserved, We cannot govern others if we do not govern are selves.(tried to sum it up in my own words the best I could) but I imagine a day were their are no governments that are run by people's agendas but something that is a collection of all knowledge that is objective and unable to be swayed or bribed. A sentient Artificial intelligence may sound science fiction but it wouldnt rule becuase it wanted too but becuase we agreed to let it. We agreed pieces of paper were worth something and use it to run are lives, why cant we do the same with a program that immediately would transcend the knowledge that any one person that governs would have?
The world needs an educational revolution. Focused on bringing information to as many as possible. The American election shows that this is coming. The Internet is unstoppable, although it seems like many are spoonfed what thoughts to think by the mass media, the human spirit trends towards truth. That's the change I would work towards, the spread of information.
We agree; and are doing our small bit...
You just had to didn't you?
That was meant for Lethargo but it applies just as well to you lol
Qewdie had to what?
to insert your dogmas in youtube comments sections
Thank you. When people tell me "don't bother, everything's been done before" I feel sad about their self-limiting beliefs. This confirms that feeling.
Never give in to those stupid words
Knowing all dimensions and all, everything has been done and there is always someone better or worse than you.
But, it gives you something to aim and not to aim at.
That is why I always groan when somebody says "Been there, done that." It is like when nobody wants to make any quality film and TV anymore because either it will not be successful with current audiences, or even if you try to be original and give it your best writing, it will be easily rejected as another modern film that sucks.
I have been wanting to change the education system for a while now... I just couldn't stop talking about it to everyone I met... but most people (mostly adults) said a version of "life sucks deal with it".... it made me question what I wanted to do... ... they have no faith in me.. and... that's why I started questioning myself... "am I right? What if I'm wrong? Will... my dreams never come true...? I don't want to side with the system!" They started making me question if I could really do anything about it... and now I feel like the only way to get past this wall is to climb over it... I saw a video recently.. it was a little girl talking about what adults can learn from kids.. she said at one point that the kids had great ideas and dreamed big... they didn't think about how hard something was or what stood in their way... they just did it no matter what... for me as well.. i don't like thinking about the barriers... for if there's a will there's a way.. and that's what if been going on my whole life.. I've never met a person that would say (for something like this) to me to go out there sand do it... they wouldn't try to bring my hopes down... reminding me of the barriers.. so many people try to push down ur hopes before u even get the opportunity for them to be let down
Heinrich Hirsch indeed.. in my mind I have built an ideal system..: there will be basic classes everyone takes called life classes.. it's like the core classes except math teaches you how to pay taxes etc.. and there will be other life classes like how to be kind.. and it will start in kindergarten.. because oh man little kids can be mean.. and all the teachers that will be hired are really nice teachers.. the teachers that are more in tune with the new generation.. so kids can feel comfortable.. not only will there be life classes.. there will also be other classes you can choose.. if u want to be a writer take the class.. if u want to be an animator.. take the class.. etc.. and if ur not sure.. u can try out some classes.. and all the homework (if there even would be) would be from the other classes that u chose.. so u would want to do the homework because it's something love! Hell.. maybe they should even say: go home and have some fun! And no one should be treated equal like the common core forces everyone to be.. and I know that sounds a little weird but not everyone needs the same type of teaching.. and not everyone wants to have the same career.. we do need to take action now... we have to stop thinking about all the reasons we can't change this and start actually doing something.
Squib Cheese 'v' the main problem with having "life" classes is the obvious "what if the child decides to change his career" during our young ages we are so prone to influences that one would change his/hers career choice frequently. Which is why "life" classes is reserved for colleges specified in the field of study one wants to take.
In my opinion it is not the role of the education board to implement any sort of moral teachings, as morality is an subjective thing to teach and an individual should be able to form his/her own take on how they should treat the world. And even if your systems were to be put in place I'm not even going to mention the strain on the education budget that would take, teachers are already under paid as it is
Squib Cheese 'v' AYE IT'S YOU!
RYANimations I'm pretty sure there are no life classes at any point in time while your in school... I could be wrong.. and as I said if they don't know what they want to be yet they can try out all the classes.. and if they want to change what they want to do later they can always take that class... and yes that is true... about the teachers pay.. but currently this is just a thought.. and everyone has the power to make something happen if they really want it to..
Jiajun Li hELLo
you had a conversation with someone today, It changed the world. maybe not in an obvious way but it could have a ripple effect that turns into a shock wave.
m8 miss me wid dat butterfly fx shiiiiiiiiiiit
Really amazing and positive sentence by you.
It's called "The Butterfly Effect".
Imprescionante
" You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own. "
Thank you 🙏
We are in the age that will have long discussions of changing the world, yet still be unwilling to move. We will discuss what we can do, where we can go, and how we can reach the specific goal we have set, yet we remain stagnant. Instead of going out into the world and making ourselves vulnerable, we will sit at home, discuss the topic of changing the world, and make ourselves feel like we have actually done something important so that we need not enter the hardships of real world changing actions. Knowledge is worthless if one is not willing to apply it to their life.
I agree absolutely. People talk about change everyday, but no one attempts to accomplish these tasks to change.
TacoMasters Association It is always interesting to watch the hypocrisy of individuals unfold before ones eyes. A man will sit in front of the TV, observe the horrors and problems of the world, state what must be done and why what is currently happening is wrong and yet, he will refuse to change it himself.
TacoMasters Association Everyone acts as the person who makes others aware of the tragedies of life and what ought to be done to reverse said tragedies, yet the man who makes others aware is himself unaware that he must make movement towards changing the world. A true man of change is a witness, not a teacher, he himself lives the change he wishes to see. Spurring knowledge into the minds of others is meaningless when the knowledge giver himself is not make the movement of change himself.
Adeodatus de Lancella you want to be movement buddies?
Excuse me, but doesn't it seem a little hypocritical that you're critiquing people who talk, and by talking about people who talk, you're also another person who is talking about changing the world? At least there are people who are talking about it. In order to make a change, there might be a lot of discussion needed! I think you're one step behind the people who are talking. You're complaining about people talking, and still, no change!
Discussion is the first step to action. If you're not even aware of the problem, you can't take action to change it.
My friend, what have you done to change the world? And does it seem fair to critique people who would like to make change, but are unsure of how, so therefore they discuss the topic?
I prefer the Camus approach. Even if we can't, we must try.
Charles Dickens Camus' philosophy is often misunderstood. He's basically saying that you are fated to die and so all your accomplishment won't matter. To be truly happy, you should live to your passion EVERYDAY and not trying to reach an unreachable goal at the end of your life.
1. Two weeks ago I visited a very beloved friend in Istanbul. She is a Kurdish lawyer and human rights activist. She said that at the moment there are 140 ( hundred and forty! ) lawsuits against her and she could be taken to prison anytime. Despite all this, she goes to her office every day, just to be able to do one more day of work! People who believe that they can make a change, are not "obsessed" with the outcome. They don't expect a reward. The only reward is in knowing that they are doing the right thing. They know that they may never see the fruits of their entire life's work. But they have a sense of dignity, a clarity of mind, an urge to lead a "meaningful" life and serve a noble cause. That's where their strength comes from.
2. Another person I deeply admire is Bryan Stevenson. An Afro-American Lawyer based on Alabama who, just to mention one of his accomplishments, saved 125 people from death penalthy! He has a speech on youtube called
" Boldly Going". It is precisely about how to change the world!! His entire life is a wonderful example of everything he tells us to do on that speech. That's why we shouldn't miss it.
3. In order not to lose motivation in these very depressing times, I have put the following three books in my reading list now, that I wanted to share:
Hope in Dark Times, by Rebecca Solnit
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, by Malcolm Gladwell
How to Change The World by John Paul Flintoff
4. Malcolm Gladwell has a podcast called " Revisionist History". I have heard all the episodes. They are excellent! They definitely give us a sense of perspective and remind us that change happens really " slowly", but it happens.
If you want to try the podcast, start with the episode called:
" The Lady Vanishes".
5. If you are an idealist, you must have the painting Hope by George Frederic Watts always in mind. It is not sure, but they say that Nelson Mandela kept a print of it in his cell in Robben Island...
6. Friends from Brazil, in these difficult days, it helps to keep Chico always in mind:
Amanhã vai ser outro dia!
( From the wonderful song "Apesar De Você" )
7. And the song I love the most by Victor Jara is " El Arado".
Don't miss it even if you don't understand the lyrics.
But I love the part when he says:
" Afirmo bien la esperanza
cuando pienso en la otra estrella
nunca es tarde me dice ella
la paloma volará..."
Thank you so much - courage and happy new year.
Oh thank you so much for EVERYTHING as always! Happy new year to all of you too!
Lua Veli I love your comments. They are very rich :3 Beijos, do Brasil! :)
Boa tarde! Muito obrigada de novo. Beijos para você também:-)
3 years have passed, and your comment still means a whole lot to me - who just found it. Thank You So Much
To all here that are mocking the change of the world into something worse, you should know that's the easy part, we do that every single day. The most valuable and hard way is the change for the better.
This channel is just golden. Thank you.
Thanks!
What a message. I've always had that feeling that things are not as fixed as they appear, that everything should be questioned, whether it's new or performed or used since the dawn of history. That's a great way to put it :
History is now, let's not forget it. Thanks you!
It's not that I don't believe change is possible. Its that I doubt that I have the intellectual prowess to enact the change I want.
"Two heads are better than one!"
Joshua Saxon Im a strong chemistry and biology student and have a 3.9 gpa. I plan on going to medical school after college but that's not the problem. I would say I am fairly intelligent it's the vision and motivation to change something that I lack is what im trying to say I guess.
Joshua Saxon The thing that people like elon musk or bill gates or someone like that have.
Myke You don't need to make billions of dollars and be globally recognized like Musk or Gates to make a difference in the world. Many of the most influential shapers of the modern world never saw the light of fame, and that's okay. Changing the world is easy with just a little bit of initiative and one stubborn attitude to get it done.
Big John Fair enough, appreciate it.
There are people who think that nothing will change?
They have to open their eyes and see how universe function, same applies to us.
2SSSR2 miss me with that Disney channel crap
none of your business sick burn
I am a final year technical product designer. My project is a societal change - I want to get people talking to each other again. This video was encouraging for me because my project is a big social change that looks like not many want but I feel people need. So thanks for this video and happy new year!
Stephen M Please keep me abreast about any developments in your project
Stephen M I'm pretty sure people still talk to each other
ostensibly perhaps ..
oman531999 Of course people still talk! :) It would be long summarise my research report but ultimately, it's the societal disconnection I wish to tackle. By that I mean a disconnection not just between the people you know but people you walk past and sit next to in public spaces. I gave a really rough overview in my comment... I wish to promote any form on social interaction, not just talking
***** Yeah the problem area is pretty split because of the nature of the issue - it's not so obvious to detect
Thank you. I have been feeling lately that creativity means less and less in a saturated world, but this reminder - that change is constant - is so reassuring and inspiring at the same time.
Thanks Kate, and good wishes.
I cannot get a glass of water by myself
nd u are telling me why I can change the world
Sadaf Imran yes
research, come up w/ an idea and present it to people; friends and family, the world through kickstarter/indiegogo etc, potential advisors and angel-investors, theyll help u hire ppl to build your shit.
Why can't you get a glass of water?
We can change the world for the better in so many ways I myself want to help my countrey Iran better I lived there for the first 11 years of my life and I can still remember how closed minded people were about america and free speech they thought all of it was a joke none of the Iranian people seemed to think logically when we lost a sports game we thought our race was inferior when we won a sports game we thought our race was superior we never come to realize that it's all work based so I will try to inform the people of Iran the ways of thinking logically and not blindly believing what they are told
Mashaallah Moradi good for you doing that. Here in America some people are open minded but some stick to an idea and go with it, till the end never changing there ways. What about religion?
First you need to convince your people to abandon Islam or it will never happened
Mashaallah Moradi I am from your neighbouring country, saudi Arabia and I support your message 🙂
BadBoy_____17 infidels!
jay fawn that is not true I can tell you for sure that I've met some open minded muslims its not the religion thats the problem its thr people who run it that are bad
Excellent quality as usual. Gave me a jumpstart out of the sort of fatalist lull I had sunk into because of this year. Thanks!
Thanks, and good luck for 2017.
"Every moment in time is a pinprick in eternity" - Marcus Aurelius
Definitely one of the most thought provoking and insightful quotes regarding our humble lives :)
As a millennial I feel like everything is changing everytime
so true ! glad I'm not the only one who's always understood this mentality
We can do what ever we want. It's just that people are trying to hold you back.
"Follow your dream, and don't listen to the haters" -
Jesus Christ
Naa, that's an Abe Lincoln quote son
Ricky D "Stop disrespecting Jesus like that"
-Mehki Shamere McRae
It was all good 'till you used God's name. Religious or not, respect is respect.
Christian Collamar Jesus isn't god, he is the son of god.
Get your facts straight.
Ricky D You are correct, yet He is God according to the catholic faith. It might be complicated af at first, but if you want, read and understand the following articles...
www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/jesus-is-god
carm.org/how-can-jesus-be-both-god-and-son-of-god
[You can google for yourself if you think they are not credible sources]
Thanks SoL. Great video to end the year.
Thanks; happy new year!
You published this video at my birthday. I feel so honored, thank you
And then you realize the universe is far larger and more complicated than anything we could possibly do to change it, and all of life's meaning is reduced to a spec of a spec of a spec of what exists.
A suspect black cat But that sense of urgency created by the awareness of our eventual demise ignites a fire within us. A fire to change our ever fleeting destiny just because we can. Because we should.
In my opinion I believe our potential as a species is almost unlimited because we can think of anything and try to get it to work with in our means. We are the universe trying to solve itself!
dude chill; one spec at a time; well get to those others in time
The fact that the stars, which gave all things in the universe form, will continue long after my planet dies gives me great peace. Maybe life will happen again in the universe. Maybe it already has. Maybe it won't. That's beyond my understanding. The point is that our atoms, our essence of the stars, will never die. They will simply be changed. We all have eternal life. That's better than any religion I've ever encountered.
I do not let this truth make me lazy though. I have not even a blink of an eye to exist in my current state in the universe, so I won't waste it. I won't give up and submit to living in a world where people and life forms suffer every day. I won't give up on my passions and aspirations in life because I make my destiny.
That may be true. Or, all of reality may just be a simulation, and you are the only sentient mind. This would literally make you the most important being in the universe, as literally everything revolves around you.
But we don't know. We can't know if it's one, the other, or anything in between. Once you know that you can never know, that is the path to true wisdom. Once you start giving existentialism the benefit of the doubt, then you can truly be happy. Embrace the hypothetical, for it makes up everything.
I usually never comment on videos, but I simply wanted to share my appreciation for the great work that's being done on this channel. Every video strikes home, and enlightens our way to see the world. In an ever changing world, such videos are important to find and understand our place in the world. This is truly great work! Thanks a lot from Switzerland
This was exactly how I felt. I felt like I couldn't change anything, myself, or the world. I felt like I had no impact. I only just realized this a year ago and I've never felt more happier.
I’m feeling like this today and you’re giving me hope that this is a temporary emotion that will improve ♥️
These days, wanting to change anything usually means a mail box full of death threats.
Saintly Pants much less than the 60's
In the medieval age age, it would have meant lynching.
Not really
u gotta intertwine w/ erry1 so extinguishing youll have no effect
Well, people only make a lasting change when faced with an ultimatum.
People are too busy reframing everything and perfecting their fake image of self to present to the fake images of the people that they wish to trick into liking them so they can get what they want... (rather than just getting what they want.) and then realising that they don't know what they want because they don't know who they are because they are all fake and so is the feedback they get from everyone they think they know... so it's no wonder they feel separated from genuine change and its processes!
"Be the change that you wish to see in the people."
I see many people here that think like me. People are constantly trying to bring you down, that you can't change anything, and I decided I will never say something is a bad idea. My friends said crazy ideas on what they wanted to do, and since I'm concerned that I will always support them I said that it is great and they should keep focusing on it if it's their dream. So I say to everyone who sees this comment, never bring anyone down. No matter how crazy their idea seems to be, support them, becuase it is what makes them happy!
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Lovely ! I am watching it from India, on a shiny morning of a Sunday- first Jan of the new year !! And I am blessed with a divine piece of philosophy to start this year !!! Thank you do much, dear @TheSchoolOfLife... You prove your name... Due to content creator like you, TH-cam is a Happy School for freelance Students like mine. Keep creating these blessings. Love you... And yes... A very happy new year to all !
Thank you, and happy new year.
how can I change the world when I cant even change simple silly things about myself ??
you can change simply things about yourself
pramitbanerjee I am trying... but failing horribly ☹
You will be able to change, just keep trying with persistence!
That's a very important question.
amna omar try to make your life worse instead of better, your depression will contradict itself trihgering a life changing moment that will literally wake you up from your depression! stay strong 💪
I hate when people ask me why i love learning about history atleast now i can give them this answer.Thanks!
Well you my friend are changing the world through this channel. Thank you very much. lots of love
Thanks for getting me through the year!
Thanks Kevin - see you next year.
Beautiful, guys :) thank you so much for an amazing 2016 with SOL.
thanks, come back and see us in 2017
Re read my comment a few times, itll settle in buddy. In the meantime, you could definitely use some more SoL. ;)
No matter how gifted you are, you alone cannot change the world.
the first introduction on the differences of confident people by comparing it to their view of history, to me is just brillant. I had to stop there and think about it
I wish School of Life was the voice in my head :(
I'm Adding this to my new top 10 🔥
Discussions lead to arguments, argmuents leads to politics, and from politics come change. Change is happening all the time. As a matter of fact, change isn't always the right answer to all questions.
I read this as "Why no one can change the world" Just shows how much faith I have.
Watching this video at 3.30pm on a cold, misty winter afternoon a few miles from Shamley Green. What could be more appropriate?! :)
Wonderful! What a coincidence...
doonray be the first one to change the world ^^
I'll try my best!
I love how this video uploaded at the right time because coincidentally, I was pondering about this topic last night in the shower. xD.
It's a good time - at the end of the year - to think of such topics.
The School of Life Please do a video on David Foster Wallace
Those who embrace change are the optimists. The greatest writers have yet to be published.
I'm so glad both of my parents are engineers and pretty cultured people so they always talked about how things are changing and how they can be made better and then doing the ones within their reach themselves.
That's made my life way easier.
"Look around, Look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now."
"History is happening in Manhattan..."
Finally a positive video haha
History is now and you. You cannot ignore the history you are participating in creating or the past that gave us the foundation to build on. Record your thoughts in a diary, paint your life, frame pictures, leave crafts behind and/or give them as gifts, it is how we are remembered. I try to do all of these things, many of which I personally challenged myself to do at levels I never dreamed possible; both with art and literature. At forty I am a writer and an artist. Life changed course very early for me and I thought those dreams would be a remote possibility; until one day I said that change was exactly why I should pursue them anyway.
If it weren't for the people who worked/fought hard to make the world better, our world would have been much worse today. There are things you need to accept and adopt, but also there are so many things that need to be changed. So, keep working towards a better world!!
I am accidentally watching this at 4PM in the little break while designing the new centre of my hometown.
Make it beautiful! Good luck.
Thank you :) Your videos are the main reason I visit TH-cam. And it's not the first time the timing was totally synchronous to my situation.
I'm Batman.
No IM BATMAN
you be batman and I'll be Robb-ing the bank
You're Robin dude
Superman's lookin' for ya
Greatest thing about yourself = you're rich.
THE END
Very inspirational. My ultimate goal in life is to end racism first in America, then in the world. Honestly speaking I don't think it is possible but I will be the one who tries.
When you achieve your dreams, you inspire others to dream too
I really needed this. I'm going through a tough time trying to gain motivation for something that seems hopeless and this made me realize history is being made around us and I have a good opportunity to change it
If you were wondering, my obstacle is that I want to play division one soccer and at times it seems impossible, but I'm gonna keep working! If you want to help out or watch the process check out my TH-cam channel!
Thanks and good luck!
did you just use a philosophical video to plug your own channel?
Me to.
I'm still convinced we're in a simulation
everyone can still rewrite the code in the simulation tho
Donkeyface 01 I've been restricted for abusing the system. Good luck in 2017, mate.
Oek Foh i wasn't talking about abusing it just changing it
Statistically probable ;)
if you are in a simulation, then it is worth trying to understand who created the simulation and for what purpose. It is worth trying to understand the nature of reality for this simulation, and to think of a way to go beyond it.
I really like the way this clip taught me to fully understand about 'why' first, before we can talk about 'how' in an endless manner. I mean, people are competing to find out how to change the world with what they have, regardless understanding for what objectives essentially do they have to do that. In my humblest opinion, I think, this is why recent so-called-innovations tend to just piling up this world without really giving noticeable impact. I think people have to understand this carefully at the first place, so that we can unite to be a part of a great history of human civilization.
Beautiful. I was very anxious and this made me cry. Thank you.
Until people change themselves, nothing will change.
That is the truest thing I've heard all day. The entire world needs a bit of self-reflecting, so change can happen.
This is your best video I've seen.
This is why we should really focus on the history lessons! It has a huge part in our identity and development. Not only national history but also global.
The School of Life allready changed the world, by spreading inspiration, for exaiming life
What's the point of living life if someone else will live it for you? Do not abide by the status quo; write your own.
so defy the status quo but make ur own so other people have to follow urs?
Pleb on the Web Being a follower isnt bad. Its the lack of wisdom and growth that kills us. sometimes the good old traditional path is the right way to live. when better information is doscovered, then we can change things. changing the status quo just for the sake of change is just a bad as being blindly led.
I love everything about this video. It makes me feel very confident and very sure that my work as a vegan activist is worthy. Thank you, The School of Life =]
Thank you!
vegan activist lol ex D
You people running this channel are certainly MAKING history! you are bringing in an education revolution and changing the world for better, compiling the wisdom of thousands of books in small memorable videos
This video made me feel so much better after a long and stressful semester.
This is a great video to watch right before 2017
Nat Same! Happy new year! Hope I can change the world this year. I really do
Try changing the life of one single person first. Even if that person is you
Beautiful video, thank you
i think what keeps us from moving forward is the our thinking that everything is already fine no change needed and the history is long in the past
This is how I thought for the longest time. I used to feel this way as a junior researcher. This clicked for me when I started noticing the work I do now simply didn't exist before. No one had done it. My professor told me "it must be your job and your turn to push that boundary of knowledge for us."
You are always marvelous,
wish you a happy new year
Thanks Sameer - see you in 2017.
"All this has happened before, and all of it will happen again." The Book of Pythia
"If you can't change the world; change yourself."
~The The
I know i am still young, there are many things left to learn and to do. But no matter how crazy it sounds... i will bring world peace!
I hope i live to see the day cancer is treated like the common cold
Definitely, we hope it will come soon.
Sorry God lol your pic
johnmburt1960 no we don't
johnmburt1960 Well said John, well said.
I'll tell you when i do it
Good luck Mikhail.
This is so IMPORTANT. I have been thinking the same thing lately and it's encouraging
"Join the stream of history" lovely!
Very, very well said
I love you guys so much!!! ahhhh
Thank you - come back and see us in 2017.
Thank you for all your videos this year and see you guys in 2017.
I love this narrator. Makes me feel like everything will be okay.
Thank you School of life, I sincerely hope you all feel the gravity and impact you are having on history as well. The world is moving and I am glad to see the philosophy of this channel is not stagnant and instead developing with the world, in the present, the quality and engagement of your videos lately has been superb.
England is the same. We are tought what to think, NOT HOW TO THINK.
Hi SOL, I was wondering if your animators are free to interpret the script as they choose or if it planned out and decided on. They always feel like they were downloaded from someone's mind at the moment our host speaks.
We give our animators huge freedom... Usually with good results!
This video just changed my life
Congrats on the progress you're making, SOL, I remember watching your philosophy and literature videos about a year ago and getting depressed at how a channel that produced such good quality content could only have like 50k subs. It's fantastic to see other people on this site starting to take an interest in your work; I'd like to think the existential intelligence of YT's userbase has risen a bit because of you.
I think you forgot a T in the word can.
We know that feeling all too well, but in stronger moments, we know that can't be true - if only because the world so evidently has been altered by the actions of others.
Hahaha, I'm just a dumb kid that stays up all night watching videos. I cannot change the world much just barely.
if ur watching good videos then ur on the right way man, think about all the inefficiencies everywhere, im sure you would tackle a few
The visual style in this video is adorable 😊
Where there's hope, where there's belief, there's possibility. The ability to change the world lies in all of us, whether it has been given to us by God, nature, or something else. Deep inside me I know we, as a human race and as individuals, are capable of achieving great things. I think I realized that watching this video.
I always asked myself the question : "Is humanity doomed? Is the world going to end with me not being able to do anything about it?" And deep down I clinged on to the hope that it wasn't gonna be the case. Now I know I was right all along.
I don't know how, but I know that from now on I will dedicate my life to this. Changing the world. Be it on a small scale or not who cares, I know I have a say not only in my life but in the world that I live in. I'm not powerless and I never was, I just thought so for the longest time.
All these words to say that this video really inspired me. Thank you. To anyone reading this I hope you find what you want to change in your life and in your world, and that you do so. I'm going to start believing in myself again but I'll start with believing in you first. Whoever you are, you can do it.
I never do anything
Anyone can change the world, but changing the world isn't always positive.
Changing the world could mean making causing World War III, or creating a fascist rule over the world.
Summery: You can't control the world, but you can influence it, for better or for worse. So keep trying, you might just do something incredible.
These videos make my life more beautiful