"Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being happy, that is for those who write their names in the lives of others, and hold the hearts of others as the treasure most dear" -Orson Scott Card
Ya know what? I only recently got into watching these vids, and this one was extremely inspiring. I am going to put this out there for everyone who needs to hear it: I care about you. You have done so much to rose around you and will continue to do so much more. To all the people who need it the most, just remember: some random dude you have never met cares about you, and I wish everybody out there the best possible life they can get.
And this right here completely explains why living in a large family where narcissism is the norm is a life of pure hell. If you have a large family, and you try hard to succeed, and often do, but your family simply downplays your successes, and constantly reminds you of your faults, and you gave up years ago even trying to meet their expectations, it's simply a living nightmare. Because why do the things you love if the people who should love you will only criticize you for your efforts?
What do you do if you can't stop isolating yourself and you are always lazy cause you have a lack of motivation? And you don't like talking to people cause you want to be alone all the time. Sometimes I feel that no one will every understand me and that I will always be alone in shadows. Well at least this gives me some nice lyrics for songs.
i would say that you should take yourself out of your comfort zone. That's what i did, but i don't know if it can help your depression, 'cause i'm still working on it.
I'm exactly the same way. And I hate it. Yet I can't bring myself to attempt change. I know said "love" may possibly be out there. But I've romanticized it so much since I've been waiting and dreaming about it for so long. I know it will never live up to my expectations. And knowing this leads me further into my isolation because I'm afraid of being so disappointed. The idea is stronger than reality.
The dragon queen! getting out of the comfort zone is very important ... i never wanted to go out and try something new, cause i thought i know myself to 100%, that i know what i like and what i dont like and that i have everything i need where i am. it made me be in my own bubble not really expanding my horizon .. i still kept using the internet.. but you know, you just search for things you like in the internet and avoid almost every other interaction, which might be annoying but sometimes ( just maybe every 100th person will be able to give you a little smile) you will meet people at the right time, at the right place and you would get suprised by how similar we humans really are and it doenst has to be just people ... try everything in this world (but no heroin .. haha) if it doenst work than just remember one thing: consciousness is experienced over maybe 70 years 80 years of lifespan but we are all comin from nothing and we are going into nothing for ethernity, so might aswell enjoy the couple of years here
This video made me break down and cry. I have never felt a real part of this community because I don't engage with it often, but in this moment, Hank Green said exactly what I needed to hear and the experience was one of community for me. Thanks, everyone, and thank you to that poster on the last video. I feel under accomplished too, but it's good to be reminded to love and love well every once in a while. DFTBA.
I've just read through this entire conversation, and feel better about life in general. I'm not depressed, I've never been depressed, but knowing that two random people can be there for each other across the unfeeling void of TH-cam really uplifts my soul. This, my friends, is an example for all of us. I love you both.
The thing about your pointless rock thrower idea is what if that person loves to throw rocks. So what if nobody appreciates that. What if I threw myself wholeheartedly into something I felt was worth doing that nobody else agreed with? Does that remove it's value? I don't think weighing value on a scale of how many people appreciate the activity is a fool proof method for defining life goals and achievements. Just a thought.
Take as a real world example, the story of Emil Freireich. In 1965, the National Institute's childhood Leukemia was a bit of a mess. Leukemia caused low white blood cells which allowed heavy bleeding. With the treatment protocols at the time, the disease was 100% fatal within a few months. Emil, a young oncologist at the time had been through a lot as a child and was dyslexic. He was not ready to give up. Against direct orders, he gave these kids large amounts of several different highly toxic chemotherapy agents. At the time this treatment was the equivalent of witchcraft. It was also protocol to cease treatment as soon as the child's blood appeared healthy, but not Freireich. He observed the high remission rate and gave some extremely radical advise. We should keep giving a seemingly healthy child a toxic drug. This is now called maintenance chemotherapy and rids the body of the cells that produce the faulty white blood cells. He pioneered the chemotherapy cocktails and cycles that have reduced a diagnosis from what used to be terminal to what now has a 90% survival rate. Yet doctors all over the place told him to stop. They thought he was being terrible to these children. He had to do all the injections himself because the nurses and fellow doctors would not help. Nobody appreciated what he was doing, but he did it anyways. And now tens of thousands of children are saved by his treatment protocols every single year.
Stu Mair Then again, when it comes to medicine, if you don't know what your treatment is going to do to the patient, and especially if it possibly introduces unnecessary pain, it raises a lot of very awkward moral questions. And I think that this rule breaking and acting differently was considered immoral and/or irresponsible, which is why they told doctor Freireich to stop.
Zorbelth I'm sure that it was seen as immoral and irresponsible, but the thing is, it actually worked. Had Freireich not refused to stop, who knows what the survival rate would be for childhood today?
Stu Mair I was just pointing out that the other doctors weren't "evil" or stupid. They had their reasons, but then so did doctor Freireich. So I think that in this situation there is no party to blame. Doctor Freireich's work has had a major impact, but the other doctors were not telling him to stop because they would have been somehow bad.
Of course. I didn't mean to call them such. They were doing as they were taught. I was simply that saying that an unpopular action can sometimes be critical to human survival.
I did the thing, and read Hank's esthertine... "You're my favorite person. You're pretty and smart and interesting and I love seeing the world through you. Thanks for being with me and for all your help, support, and understanding. Hank." I like it. It's so simple and lovely and you can tell that Hank both loves and likes Katherine. It's awesome. That's all.
This is basically exactly why I love you two, and all of the nerdfighters. It's like you guys care so much about real things and are just great people and I love that about you ALL more than anything.
I love how the whole of nerdfighteria, both the vlogbrothers and the nerdfighters, have completely changed the way I feel about life. I could be looking at pointless things on the internet, but instead I watch you guys and listen to your community. You all inspire me. I love you all.
Love is great and we should really all strive to be more loving and accepting of love in our lives, but it's important to realize that relationships and how much or how many other people love us isn't the only thing that determines self-worth and meaning. Feeling lonely or disconnected doesn't mean you are worth less. You, the individual, get to decide how you value yourself and how you give your life meaning. No matter what you decide learning to love yourself as you are is an important step. Just don't be a serial killer or anything. Also, I love you.
+Smaug Also, even when we're talking about relationships with other people, I would argue that the desire to be loved is not even always the most important. Personally, I have a strong desire to be understood and thought of with nuance, perhaps even more than I care about people liking/loving me.
I feel like that, since there is always about 100 dislikes on a vlogbrothers vides, the same people just go through and automatically dislike all these videos. If you are one of these people, why?
Watching your intellectual banter makes me feel included and loved even though I've never met either of you. The world sucks less because of the love you and your brother share with the world. Both of you have done so many awesome things.
Hank, I've discovered your and your brother's vlog after your brother's book The Fault In Our Stars was repeatedly recommended to me. I want to make it clear how great it was for me to discover your videos. They are always entertaining, thoughtful, insightful, and optimistic in a way which is genuine and never simplistic. I get the impression it makes you and your brother happy to do these videos. If that is the case, I hope you continue doing this because you're certainly making us happy!
Watching all of these vlogbrothers videos and just being a Nerdfighter in general has really made me see myself and my life in a different way. I really enjoy these thought-provoking videos because it takes me out of my little box of things that don't matter and it puts my brain to use like it should always be doing. Thank you John and Hank green for making me suck less.
I finally got around to watching this channel and I must say that the more I watch, the more I like you guys. You''re around my age, you and your brother, and yet as I was watching your shows I did start thinking about what I have done with my life. (the bad places it has gone, the way I have squandered my intelligence) You two have accomplished so much, and I so little. However, I am just 30, and I have been inspired to try to do something about all the things I am passionate about. Thank you
Hank, I am only a minute and a half into this video, but I need to say this. You are truly an inspiration to me! You, your brother, and a few of the other great minds on youtube completely raise my quality of life. I am always asking questions, always, and you always have the answer to questions I didn't even know I wanted to ask. I tell everybody about the things you tell me. Your mind is one of my favorite things about this universe, you're doing everything with your life. Thankyou.
Almost Esther Day again. I've gotta say that I love Nerdfighteria from the bottom of my heart. Thank you guys for giving me a community in which I can feel connected to something bigger than myself. Friends come and go, and loved ones pass, but I can always count on this community to make me smile. Happy Esther Day! I love you guys and girls
This was such a moving video, Hank, thank-you for making it! It addresses some worries I have at the moment that sadden me and it puts everything in perspective in such a comforting way. Loving and being loved are the most important things.
This is JUST what I needed right now. I've been spending the better part of the last few weeks sitting on my backside and questioning my life and what I'm doing it; constantly bombarding myself with ideas of dreams/goals/values that I could achieve, but penultimately lacking in the motivation to go ahead and to try and achieve said dreams. And although this video hasn't completely wiped the thought from my mind, it has given me a fresh perspective from which to think. So thank you Hank. DFTBA.
A valuable lesson. As a TH-cam a cappella singer who spends hours on his craft, I totally related to your video. Thanks for reminding me that I love what I do. I don't know why I do it, but I know I love it! :)
This video completely encompasses everything that VlogBrothers stands for- a genuine love for everyone in the world, from Ester to the people who are reading this. And this is why I call myself a Nerdfighter- I strive to do the same thing. DFTBA. I love you all.
I put this video in my favourites playlist and every time I re-watch them all, this one always makes me just a little bit happier about myself and the way my life is headed. Thank you so much for making this video. Never FTBA x
Hank, you and John are two of the best people in the world. You know why? Because you have to things that don't usually exist in the same person; caring, and fame. Keep doing what you're doing, you're making the world a better place, and not just in the third world through donations and nerdfighteria, but in the lives of everyone who watches your videos. You bring supreme clarity on subjects which are often hard to come to conclusions in. You have earned my favourite TH-cam channel award :P
OMG, since I've discovered you Vlogbrothers a couple of days ago I've watched more than 7 hours of your videos and I'm still not sick of it! Now spreading the word of awesomeness in Holland through my blog and rants to people. :) Yay!
I would just like to say, even after the vlogbrothers channel is gone (which I hope will NO where in the near future) we, at least I know I will, will continue to celebrate Esther Day, because of the wonderful and powerful message it carries. Thank you so much , John , Hank, and Esther. DFTBA.
Hank, such a good point. I'm gaining new appreciation for this truth this summer. I'm working at a preschool and it's amazing and heartbreaking to watch the kids. Amazing because who would guess that hugs work better than chocolate and heartbreaking because you have to wonder when and why it became such a big deal for "grown ups" to say three simple words to each other. All I can say is that those moments are the best part of my job.
I love you Hank, and I love you because at three in the morning you have inspired me to have a completely different outlook on life. And I love you too, Interweb, for making this all possible.
This is why I love Nerdfighteria. So much love for people you've never met. Happy belated Esther Day to everyone, and always remember someone loves you.
Esther day is truly about being human... Not giving in or collapsing but becoming stronger through the triumph of others. We may not be Olympians but their victory brings us joy Esther day is love among us as people... Have a happy Esther day Ralph
I love you Hank and John.You mean alot to me,and have influenced my life in ways you can't imagine.You've helped me to make my life 'meaningful'.I'm proud of myself for once! I also love all of you nerdfighterians! Seeing all the uplifting,funny and loving comments always makes me happy,because then I know there are people like me out there!Happy people who just wanna spread the joy!Lastly, I love you Esther.You brought us a magical thing.Telling these people how I feel was amazing.Thanks, RIP
Sometimes simply thinking about the beauty of life and love and existence is enough to bring me to tears. That is what Esther Day means to me. It celebrates the most beautiful and freeing entities we have: love and compassion.
This will definitely be a video I turn to when I start to feel like I'm not doing anything with my life. Because this has helped me realize that even though I can't seem to find a job or find the courage to go to college, I have been working hard on self-improvement and recovery and that has value for me. So thank you, Hank.
I did the same thing about 10 yrs ago. The thing that kept me from doing it, is that I didn't want to inflict the pain of losing a loved one to my friends and family. I felt like they didn't deserved to go through that just because I didn't feel like overcoming my problems. And ultimately, that's what kept me pushing forward and now I'm one of the most positive people I know. Learn to let some things go and don't care as much, things will get better! :)
This video brought to me to tears. I'm not sure John and Hank know how much they've contributed to our lives as Nerdfighters; they've most definitely helped form who I am today with their motivation, inspiration and awesomeness. Although I'm sure this may sound creepy coming from a stranger, but John and Hank: I love you!
You are my favorite person, right now. This is exactly what I needed to hear (read?) today, and of course it came from a youtube comment on a vlogbrothers video :'). I love you, too! Thank you for making my day more awesome!
I've just had the scary realisation that I wasn't a nerdfighter when this video was posted, which means I have had less than two weeks to appreciate your awesomeness. It's really wierd because I already think of myself as a pretty long-term nerdfighter, and I've already seen about half your videos. Anyway, this was a really sweet video :)
I think the most important thing is life is gratitude. Be grateful for what you have. It makes the world seem so much better and makes you such a happier person.
This is awesome. We had a book club yesterday (about The Fault in Our Stars) and one of the ladies told me to subscribe to this channel because the Vlogs are amazzz. She wasn't kidding.
I'm staying with extended family right now and even if we are sitting around doing nothing it feels like something because I love them and know they love me. Home is a place that is supposed to have that atmosphere of comfort and support. Each day I try to tell them how beautiful they are and if a day occurs where I feel like they truly receive that message then that day has all the value in the world.
the first step is to learn to love yourself, and from what you have said you are still freaking AMAZING and talented! No one else in this world can be you and that is what makes you special. Life can be difficult sometimes but the point is to find even small amounts of interaction and really devote your heart to them. bonds will bind your heart to others even if it not "LOVE SCREAMING FROM THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN" but it will be meaningful to always know you are always someone that is attached
I would like to thank Hank and this video for making me spend a day with my kid brother, which was really great, since we normally say about two sentences a day to each other. It really is important to appreciate your family and the people who love you and we often forget to do that. So thanks for reminding me :)
Esther has become a symbol to all nerdfighters, a symbol of love and hope. And knowing that you have the ability to become something like that to thousands of people, because once we die, we are never truly gone. Are legacy lives on, that that's what matters most.
The internet is the best and worst of humanity. I love when I'm privileged enough to see the best in action, like so. I firmly believe that without depression and all other negative states we lose our ability to truly appreciate life. But without each other, those states of mind can be crippling. Thank you, internet people, for being you. Love you all, and DFTBA.
Thank you Hank. This really made me feel better about what I do with my life. Which at the moment is rising my three kids as a stay at home mom. Thanks for making me feel like I am really doing something and not how others make me feel because to them I am doing nothing.....
Thank you so much for this video and your contributions to the world. I've been in and out of hospitals for the past year for depression, PTSD, anxiety, etc, and the main problem I keep running into is the fact that I feel totally and utterly useless and untalented, like I'll never accomplish anything of worth in my lifetime. But I guess it doesn't really matter if 100 people know my story or a million do, the point is that the only thing the world needs me to be is a friend. DFTBA.
I asked this a long time ago, "I don't understand life" and recently someone answered, "What's there to understand? Just live it to get it. If you understand every meaning of it, where's the joy in that?" Truth.
Even though I tell my family nearly everyday that I love them, this is the first year I've fully participated in Esther Day, since, in spite of my discomfort with both phone conversations and sentimentality, I called each of my close friends and managed to stammer out a quick "I love you" jumbled into my explanation of the concept of Esther Day. I'm not sure what reactions I expected, but hearing their voices light up and even getting an "I love you too!" here and there was very much worth it.
Hank, when you were talking about love, that just struck a chord with me that hasn't been struck before. Several months ago my sister (age 28) was diagnosed with a brain tumor softball size. The difficult part with this is the fact that she is mentally handicapped, and has been ever since she was about three. She cannot give us feedback of how she feels and such. Doctors didn't expect her to survive her first surgery, let alone four others. She can't know much, but she knows "I love you"
Different people express their love differently. If you can understand how the people you love express their love, then you can appreciate it more and better. If you can understand how the people you love expect to experience love, you can provide them the experience they are looking for more often and better.
I think it comes down to courage: having the guts to join those guys who are having fun and offer them your love by sharing their fun (and if they reject you, it's also about having the bravery to learn from it and try again with someone else). The Beatles said, "The love you take is equal to the love you make." Show and give love to people, and you will be loved. It might take time to find the right people, and it will always require courage. I believe you have that courage. :)
Success is defined by the productivity of our life, meaning is defined by the amount of love in it. Take a friend and do something special. Talk to a random person about something deep and meaningful. Find a way to put more love in the world and the meaning of your life will define itself.
Hank, the amount of love you possess and the ease with which you spray it on people is unbelievable. And I hate you for it. I feel like voldemort now...
It was my birthday on the 3rd :) I'm 21 and I haven't done anything! So I am trying to cram lots and lots of learning into my life. Love is very important! All my friends and family made my birthday the best day ever! I just want to say a big thank you to you Hank! Your TH-cam videos are awesome inspiring educational and very entertaining :) I am a new but very big fan! THANK YOU !!!
This video really hit home with me because I sometimes feel that I don't say I love you enough and sometimes I just feel under appericated and this Ester Day is awesome!
My family always makes it a point to say "I love you" every time we say goodbye to one another, whether it's going on an airplane or just going to the store, because no one ever knows what could happen, and we want to make sure that we know that we all love each other no matter what.
This video really hit me for some reason. I've been on holiday for the past week, and now that I'm home my dad is out, and the house feels so empty. This video made me realize I should let him know more often how much I care.
Regrettably, that's not always a choice for all people. Certainly, it is a choice to change from a victim of depression to being an enemy of it, but it is not always a choice that the person themself can make. The tragic irony of depression is that the more one needs help, the less likely one is to give it to themselves. It takes an act of will that some people simply don't have enough strength left to make. And that is where people like you simply loving them can make all the difference. Thanks
Psh I'm not crying, I just have a small tree in my eye. This video is beautiful. Thank you Hank for all that you do for Nerdfighteria, for making us laugh, for educating us more, for singing for us, for making all your videos, and for making us feel better about ourselves. We love you Hank and Happy Belated Esther Day! DFTBA
"In these bodies we will live, in these bodies we will die The way you invest your love, you invest your life." - Mumford & Sons This video just reminded me of these lyrics.
As a single college student who has yet to pick a major, I know in my head that there are a bajillion people just like me out there. I know I'll eventually find the right career path, and a husband who won't mind my acne, and a dog who'll sit on my lap without licking my face. In my heart, though, it's so hard to remember that these temporary struggles aren't the biggest thing in my life. This video was the exact reminder I needed and I might have even teared up a little but I'm not telling.
You're wearing a peterdraws tshirt! I think! That's awesome! And thank you thank you for this, college prep is hard even as a junior and you have cheered me up immensely.
Oh god, thank you so much man... I wish you could be my friend. This is so touching for me. And a thousand of thanks for all of you guys with all your kind comments you shed a new warm light in my gloomy life. I'm already feeling less lonely =') I'll be brave i promise , i'lltry to take advantage of my holidays to meet more people like us, i'll get back on surface whatever it takes. I LOVE YOU GUYS
"Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being happy, that is for those who write their names in the lives of others, and hold the hearts of others as the treasure most dear" -Orson Scott Card
+Vanilla Bean It's been some time since I last heard a quote as inspiring as this. I may not know you, but Thank You so much. :)
Yeah but what if I'm not changing the world _or_ happy?
@@rateeightx do somethin about it
@@LanceWillMakeIt "Do somethin about it" ~ Real, 2023.
But I want my name in books!
I love you too, stranger on the internet!
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I like that the other comment was "hey where's Perry?"
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I just yelled "I love you" to my mom downstairs. She was slightly confused
What about dad 😢
The existentialism is strong with this one.
This is vlogbrothers, isn't it always strong?
I still tear up whenever they talk about Ester. Her star will never go out!
Ya know what? I only recently got into watching these vids, and this one was extremely inspiring. I am going to put this out there for everyone who needs to hear it: I care about you. You have done so much to rose around you and will continue to do so much more. To all the people who need it the most, just remember: some random dude you have never met cares about you, and I wish everybody out there the best possible life they can get.
And this right here completely explains why living in a large family where narcissism is the norm is a life of pure hell.
If you have a large family, and you try hard to succeed, and often do, but your family simply downplays your successes, and constantly reminds you of your faults, and you gave up years ago even trying to meet their expectations, it's simply a living nightmare.
Because why do the things you love if the people who should love you will only criticize you for your efforts?
I'm sorry you live with that too. I hope you find someone worth celebrating Esther day with.
Do the things you love for yourself. It sounds like you need to get away from your family and start your own family!
I'm watching this in 2016 and well, this video always makes me feel better, thank you Hank
This. I really really really needed to hear this. This feeling has been giving me such a tough time for literally all my adult life.
What do you do if you can't stop isolating yourself and you are always lazy cause you have a lack of motivation? And you don't like talking to people cause you want to be alone all the time. Sometimes I feel that no one will every understand me and that I will always be alone in shadows. Well at least this gives me some nice lyrics for songs.
You reach out for a kindred spirit any way you can, and one day, you get a response from just such a person.
i would say that you should take yourself out of your comfort zone. That's what i did, but i don't know if it can help your depression, 'cause i'm still working on it.
Thanks! :)
I'm exactly the same way. And I hate it. Yet I can't bring myself to attempt change. I know said "love" may possibly be out there. But I've romanticized it so much since I've been waiting and dreaming about it for so long. I know it will never live up to my expectations. And knowing this leads me further into my isolation because I'm afraid of being so disappointed. The idea is stronger than reality.
The dragon queen! getting out of the comfort zone is very important ... i never wanted to go out and try something new, cause i thought i know myself to 100%, that i know what i like and what i dont like and that i have everything i need where i am. it made me be in my own bubble not really expanding my horizon .. i still kept using the internet.. but you know, you just search for things you like in the internet and avoid almost every other interaction, which might be annoying but sometimes ( just maybe every 100th person will be able to give you a little smile) you will meet people at the right time, at the right place and you would get suprised by how similar we humans really are
and it doenst has to be just people ... try everything in this world (but no heroin .. haha)
if it doenst work than just remember one thing: consciousness is experienced over maybe 70 years 80 years of lifespan but we are all comin from nothing and we are going into nothing for ethernity, so might aswell enjoy the couple of years here
Just brilliant!! Totally love the vlogbrothers!! Thank you and I truly love you both ! Dftba! You make this world such a better place.
I tell my brothers and parents I love them on a regular basis.
This video made me break down and cry. I have never felt a real part of this community because I don't engage with it often, but in this moment, Hank Green said exactly what I needed to hear and the experience was one of community for me. Thanks, everyone, and thank you to that poster on the last video. I feel under accomplished too, but it's good to be reminded to love and love well every once in a while. DFTBA.
I've just read through this entire conversation, and feel better about life in general. I'm not depressed, I've never been depressed, but knowing that two random people can be there for each other across the unfeeling void of TH-cam really uplifts my soul. This, my friends, is an example for all of us. I love you both.
The thing about your pointless rock thrower idea is what if that person loves to throw rocks. So what if nobody appreciates that. What if I threw myself wholeheartedly into something I felt was worth doing that nobody else agreed with? Does that remove it's value? I don't think weighing value on a scale of how many people appreciate the activity is a fool proof method for defining life goals and achievements. Just a thought.
Take as a real world example, the story of Emil Freireich. In 1965, the National Institute's childhood Leukemia was a bit of a mess. Leukemia caused low white blood cells which allowed heavy bleeding. With the treatment protocols at the time, the disease was 100% fatal within a few months. Emil, a young oncologist at the time had been through a lot as a child and was dyslexic. He was not ready to give up. Against direct orders, he gave these kids large amounts of several different highly toxic chemotherapy agents. At the time this treatment was the equivalent of witchcraft. It was also protocol to cease treatment as soon as the child's blood appeared healthy, but not Freireich. He observed the high remission rate and gave some extremely radical advise. We should keep giving a seemingly healthy child a toxic drug. This is now called maintenance chemotherapy and rids the body of the cells that produce the faulty white blood cells. He pioneered the chemotherapy cocktails and cycles that have reduced a diagnosis from what used to be terminal to what now has a 90% survival rate. Yet doctors all over the place told him to stop. They thought he was being terrible to these children. He had to do all the injections himself because the nurses and fellow doctors would not help. Nobody appreciated what he was doing, but he did it anyways. And now tens of thousands of children are saved by his treatment protocols every single year.
Stu Mair
Then again, when it comes to medicine, if you don't know what your treatment is going to do to the patient, and especially if it possibly introduces unnecessary pain, it raises a lot of very awkward moral questions. And I think that this rule breaking and acting differently was considered immoral and/or irresponsible, which is why they told doctor Freireich to stop.
Zorbelth
I'm sure that it was seen as immoral and irresponsible, but the thing is, it actually worked. Had Freireich not refused to stop, who knows what the survival rate would be for childhood today?
Stu Mair
I was just pointing out that the other doctors weren't "evil" or stupid. They had their reasons, but then so did doctor Freireich. So I think that in this situation there is no party to blame. Doctor Freireich's work has had a major impact, but the other doctors were not telling him to stop because they would have been somehow bad.
Of course. I didn't mean to call them such. They were doing as they were taught. I was simply that saying that an unpopular action can sometimes be critical to human survival.
fuck this just made me cry idk why its just so hopeful and nice and stuff. makes me feel better about this whole being alive stuff
I did the thing, and read Hank's esthertine... "You're my favorite person. You're pretty and smart and interesting and I love seeing the world through you. Thanks for being with me and for all your help, support, and understanding. Hank." I like it. It's so simple and lovely and you can tell that Hank both loves and likes Katherine. It's awesome. That's all.
This is basically exactly why I love you two, and all of the nerdfighters. It's like you guys care so much about real things and are just great people and I love that about you ALL more than anything.
I love how the whole of nerdfighteria, both the vlogbrothers and the nerdfighters, have completely changed the way I feel about life. I could be looking at pointless things on the internet, but instead I watch you guys and listen to your community. You all inspire me. I love you all.
Love is great and we should really all strive to be more loving and accepting of love in our lives, but it's important to realize that relationships and how much or how many other people love us isn't the only thing that determines self-worth and meaning. Feeling lonely or disconnected doesn't mean you are worth less. You, the individual, get to decide how you value yourself and how you give your life meaning. No matter what you decide learning to love yourself as you are is an important step. Just don't be a serial killer or anything. Also, I love you.
+Smaug Also, even when we're talking about relationships with other people, I would argue that the desire to be loved is not even always the most important. Personally, I have a strong desire to be understood and thought of with nuance, perhaps even more than I care about people liking/loving me.
What you are saying is true and nice but "just don't be a serial killer" cracked me up.
I feel like that, since there is always about 100 dislikes on a vlogbrothers vides, the same people just go through and automatically dislike all these videos. If you are one of these people, why?
Bots...
Watch kliksphilip video about phantom dislike, it explains everything.
guys i am going to do stuff k.
Watching your intellectual banter makes me feel included and loved even though I've never met either of you. The world sucks less because of the love you and your brother share with the world. Both of you have done so many awesome things.
Hank, I've discovered your and your brother's vlog after your brother's book The Fault In Our Stars was repeatedly recommended to me. I want to make it clear how great it was for me to discover your videos. They are always entertaining, thoughtful, insightful, and optimistic in a way which is genuine and never simplistic. I get the impression it makes you and your brother happy to do these videos. If that is the case, I hope you continue doing this because you're certainly making us happy!
"Remember that the value that you bring to the world largely comes with what you love and who loves you." You made my day, Hank!
I love you both and all whom you love.
this video is one of the reasons that I love the vlogbrothers and nerdfighteria. I really really love you guys
Watching the vlogbrothers' videos always cheers me up... Even though I've seen them a hundred times already.
Watching all of these vlogbrothers videos and just being a Nerdfighter in general has really made me see myself and my life in a different way. I really enjoy these thought-provoking videos because it takes me out of my little box of things that don't matter and it puts my brain to use like it should always be doing. Thank you John and Hank green for making me suck less.
I finally got around to watching this channel and I must say that the more I watch, the more I like you guys. You''re around my age, you and your brother, and yet as I was watching your shows I did start thinking about what I have done with my life. (the bad places it has gone, the way I have squandered my intelligence) You two have accomplished so much, and I so little. However, I am just 30, and I have been inspired to try to do something about all the things I am passionate about. Thank you
Hank, I am only a minute and a half into this video, but I need to say this. You are truly an inspiration to me! You, your brother, and a few of the other great minds on youtube completely raise my quality of life.
I am always asking questions, always, and you always have the answer to questions I didn't even know I wanted to ask. I tell everybody about the things you tell me.
Your mind is one of my favorite things about this universe, you're doing everything with your life. Thankyou.
Almost Esther Day again. I've gotta say that I love Nerdfighteria from the bottom of my heart. Thank you guys for giving me a community in which I can feel connected to something bigger than myself. Friends come and go, and loved ones pass, but I can always count on this community to make me smile. Happy Esther Day! I love you guys and girls
This was such a moving video, Hank, thank-you for making it! It addresses some worries I have at the moment that sadden me and it puts everything in perspective in such a comforting way. Loving and being loved are the most important things.
This is JUST what I needed right now.
I've been spending the better part of the last few weeks sitting on my backside and questioning my life and what I'm doing it; constantly bombarding myself with ideas of dreams/goals/values that I could achieve, but penultimately lacking in the motivation to go ahead and to try and achieve said dreams.
And although this video hasn't completely wiped the thought from my mind, it has given me a fresh perspective from which to think. So thank you Hank.
DFTBA.
This made me cry... I love everything about this community. You are all so amazing and I feel so lucky to be able to make up a tiny part of it :)
A valuable lesson. As a TH-cam a cappella singer who spends hours on his craft, I totally related to your video. Thanks for reminding me that I love what I do. I don't know why I do it, but I know I love it! :)
This video completely encompasses everything that VlogBrothers stands for- a genuine love for everyone in the world, from Ester to the people who are reading this. And this is why I call myself a Nerdfighter- I strive to do the same thing. DFTBA. I love you all.
My heart just warmed. Seriously, it's on fire with the wonderfully awesome awesomeness that is this video.
I put this video in my favourites playlist and every time I re-watch them all, this one always makes me just a little bit happier about myself and the way my life is headed. Thank you so much for making this video. Never FTBA x
Hank, you and John are two of the best people in the world. You know why? Because you have to things that don't usually exist in the same person; caring, and fame. Keep doing what you're doing, you're making the world a better place, and not just in the third world through donations and nerdfighteria, but in the lives of everyone who watches your videos. You bring supreme clarity on subjects which are often hard to come to conclusions in. You have earned my favourite TH-cam channel award :P
OMG, since I've discovered you Vlogbrothers a couple of days ago I've watched more than 7 hours of your videos and I'm still not sick of it! Now spreading the word of awesomeness in Holland through my blog and rants to people. :) Yay!
I would just like to say, even after the vlogbrothers channel is gone (which I hope will NO where in the near future) we, at least I know I will, will continue to celebrate Esther Day, because of the wonderful and powerful message it carries. Thank you so much , John , Hank, and Esther. DFTBA.
Hank, such a good point. I'm gaining new appreciation for this truth this summer. I'm working at a preschool and it's amazing and heartbreaking to watch the kids. Amazing because who would guess that hugs work better than chocolate and heartbreaking because you have to wonder when and why it became such a big deal for "grown ups" to say three simple words to each other. All I can say is that those moments are the best part of my job.
I don't know why but something about your video just made me cry. I needed to hear what you said. I love you Hank. DFTBA.
I love you Hank, and I love you because at three in the morning you have inspired me to have a completely different outlook on life. And I love you too, Interweb, for making this all possible.
This is why I love Nerdfighteria. So much love for people you've never met. Happy belated Esther Day to everyone, and always remember someone loves you.
This is my favorite video of yours as of late, Hank. Thanks so much.
Esther day is truly about being human... Not giving in or collapsing but becoming stronger through the triumph of others. We may not be Olympians but their victory brings us joy Esther day is love among us as people... Have a happy Esther day
Ralph
I love you Hank and John.You mean alot to me,and have influenced my life in ways you can't imagine.You've helped me to make my life 'meaningful'.I'm proud of myself for once! I also love all of you nerdfighterians! Seeing all the uplifting,funny and loving comments always makes me happy,because then I know there are people like me out there!Happy people who just wanna spread the joy!Lastly, I love you Esther.You brought us a magical thing.Telling these people how I feel was amazing.Thanks, RIP
One of my favorite videos from you've ever done, Hank.
hank and u guys are so sweet. thank you, u all made my day. I love you all
Sometimes simply thinking about the beauty of life and love and existence is enough to bring me to tears. That is what Esther Day means to me. It celebrates the most beautiful and freeing entities we have: love and compassion.
This will definitely be a video I turn to when I start to feel like I'm not doing anything with my life. Because this has helped me realize that even though I can't seem to find a job or find the courage to go to college, I have been working hard on self-improvement and recovery and that has value for me. So thank you, Hank.
I did the same thing about 10 yrs ago. The thing that kept me from doing it, is that I didn't want to inflict the pain of losing a loved one to my friends and family. I felt like they didn't deserved to go through that just because I didn't feel like overcoming my problems. And ultimately, that's what kept me pushing forward and now I'm one of the most positive people I know. Learn to let some things go and don't care as much, things will get better! :)
This video brought to me to tears. I'm not sure John and Hank know how much they've contributed to our lives as Nerdfighters; they've most definitely helped form who I am today with their motivation, inspiration and awesomeness. Although I'm sure this may sound creepy coming from a stranger, but John and Hank: I love you!
You are my favorite person, right now. This is exactly what I needed to hear (read?) today, and of course it came from a youtube comment on a vlogbrothers video :').
I love you, too! Thank you for making my day more awesome!
I've just had the scary realisation that I wasn't a nerdfighter when this video was posted, which means I have had less than two weeks to appreciate your awesomeness. It's really wierd because I already think of myself as a pretty long-term nerdfighter, and I've already seen about half your videos. Anyway, this was a really sweet video :)
I think the most important thing is life is gratitude. Be grateful for what you have. It makes the world seem so much better and makes you such a happier person.
I'm crying now. Thanks. That was needed Hank, that was very needed.
This is awesome. We had a book club yesterday (about The Fault in Our Stars) and one of the ladies told me to subscribe to this channel because the Vlogs are amazzz. She wasn't kidding.
This video helped a lot tonight. Putting things into perspective. Thanks Hank.
I'm staying with extended family right now and even if we are sitting around doing nothing it feels like something because I love them and know they love me. Home is a place that is supposed to have that atmosphere of comfort and support. Each day I try to tell them how beautiful they are and if a day occurs where I feel like they truly receive that message then that day has all the value in the world.
Okay, that was kinda beautiful, and you almost made me cry...
I love you guys
Hank, I think it's one of the best videos you ever made. There's a fine line between cheesy and moving, and you certainly had me at 'I love you'.
the first step is to learn to love yourself, and from what you have said you are still freaking AMAZING and talented! No one else in this world can be you and that is what makes you special. Life can be difficult sometimes but the point is to find even small amounts of interaction and really devote your heart to them. bonds will bind your heart to others even if it not "LOVE SCREAMING FROM THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN" but it will be meaningful to always know you are always someone that is attached
hank ,you actually made me feel so much better.
thank you.
I would like to thank Hank and this video for making me spend a day with my kid brother, which was really great, since we normally say about two sentences a day to each other. It really is important to appreciate your family and the people who love you and we often forget to do that. So thanks for reminding me :)
aw Hank. you made me effin' cry!
i was sick too, so i really can feel the reason for such a celebration.
i'm gonna celebrate this day from now on :)
Not only is this video's theme amazing, but there's a Source Fed poster in the back too! So much amazing!
Just glad to be in this community with you guys.
Esther has become a symbol to all nerdfighters, a symbol of love and hope. And knowing that you have the ability to become something like that to thousands of people, because once we die, we are never truly gone. Are legacy lives on, that that's what matters most.
Going back watching all the Esther day videos before this years one, I am just hit by how powerful and simple her message was to all of us.
The internet is the best and worst of humanity. I love when I'm privileged enough to see the best in action, like so. I firmly believe that without depression and all other negative states we lose our ability to truly appreciate life. But without each other, those states of mind can be crippling. Thank you, internet people, for being you. Love you all, and DFTBA.
Every now and then there's a Vlogbrothers video that comes at just the right time.
I love you guys. It's nice to know that you exist. Sometimes I get too caught up in all the suck.
Thank you Hank. This really made me feel better about what I do with my life. Which at the moment is rising my three kids as a stay at home mom. Thanks for making me feel like I am really doing something and not how others make me feel because to them I am doing nothing.....
Thank you so much for this video and your contributions to the world. I've been in and out of hospitals for the past year for depression, PTSD, anxiety, etc, and the main problem I keep running into is the fact that I feel totally and utterly useless and untalented, like I'll never accomplish anything of worth in my lifetime. But I guess it doesn't really matter if 100 people know my story or a million do, the point is that the only thing the world needs me to be is a friend. DFTBA.
I asked this a long time ago, "I don't understand life" and recently someone answered, "What's there to understand? Just live it to get it. If you understand every meaning of it, where's the joy in that?" Truth.
Even though I tell my family nearly everyday that I love them, this is the first year I've fully participated in Esther Day, since, in spite of my discomfort with both phone conversations and sentimentality, I called each of my close friends and managed to stammer out a quick "I love you" jumbled into my explanation of the concept of Esther Day. I'm not sure what reactions I expected, but hearing their voices light up and even getting an "I love you too!" here and there was very much worth it.
Thank you, Hank. This was a very enlightening and lovely three minutes.
Hank, when you were talking about love, that just struck a chord with me that hasn't been struck before. Several months ago my sister (age 28) was diagnosed with a brain tumor softball size. The difficult part with this is the fact that she is mentally handicapped, and has been ever since she was about three. She cannot give us feedback of how she feels and such. Doctors didn't expect her to survive her first surgery, let alone four others. She can't know much, but she knows "I love you"
Different people express their love differently.
If you can understand how the people you love express their love, then you can appreciate it more and better.
If you can understand how the people you love expect to experience love, you can provide them the experience they are looking for more often and better.
Really cool concept. I also enjoyed your thoughts about letting someone know you cared. Kudos.
I think it comes down to courage: having the guts to join those guys who are having fun and offer them your love by sharing their fun (and if they reject you, it's also about having the bravery to learn from it and try again with someone else). The Beatles said, "The love you take is equal to the love you make." Show and give love to people, and you will be loved. It might take time to find the right people, and it will always require courage. I believe you have that courage. :)
Success is defined by the productivity of our life, meaning is defined by the amount of love in it. Take a friend and do something special. Talk to a random person about something deep and meaningful. Find a way to put more love in the world and the meaning of your life will define itself.
Hank, the amount of love you possess and the ease with which you spray it on people is unbelievable. And I hate you for it. I feel like voldemort now...
It was my birthday on the 3rd :) I'm 21 and I haven't done anything! So I am trying to cram lots and lots of learning into my life. Love is very important! All my friends and family made my birthday the best day ever!
I just want to say a big thank you to you Hank! Your TH-cam videos are awesome inspiring educational and very entertaining :) I am a new but very big fan!
THANK YOU !!!
This video really hit home with me because I sometimes feel that I don't say I love you enough and sometimes I just feel under appericated and this Ester Day is awesome!
My family always makes it a point to say "I love you" every time we say goodbye to one another, whether it's going on an airplane or just going to the store, because no one ever knows what could happen, and we want to make sure that we know that we all love each other no matter what.
Thank you, Hank, for this wonderful video. The world needs a message like this :)
This video really hit me for some reason. I've been on holiday for the past week, and now that I'm home my dad is out, and the house feels so empty. This video made me realize I should let him know more often how much I care.
Regrettably, that's not always a choice for all people. Certainly, it is a choice to change from a victim of depression to being an enemy of it, but it is not always a choice that the person themself can make. The tragic irony of depression is that the more one needs help, the less likely one is to give it to themselves. It takes an act of will that some people simply don't have enough strength left to make. And that is where people like you simply loving them can make all the difference. Thanks
Psh I'm not crying, I just have a small tree in my eye.
This video is beautiful. Thank you Hank for all that you do for Nerdfighteria, for making us laugh, for educating us more, for singing for us, for making all your videos, and for making us feel better about ourselves. We love you Hank and Happy Belated Esther Day! DFTBA
"In these bodies we will live, in these bodies we will die
The way you invest your love, you invest your life." - Mumford & Sons
This video just reminded me of these lyrics.
As a single college student who has yet to pick a major, I know in my head that there are a bajillion people just like me out there. I know I'll eventually find the right career path, and a husband who won't mind my acne, and a dog who'll sit on my lap without licking my face. In my heart, though, it's so hard to remember that these temporary struggles aren't the biggest thing in my life. This video was the exact reminder I needed and I might have even teared up a little but I'm not telling.
You're wearing a peterdraws tshirt! I think! That's awesome!
And thank you thank you for this, college prep is hard even as a junior and you have cheered me up immensely.
Why would anyone dislike this? This is the most beautiful thing I have seen in a very long time.
This video was so beautiful, it brought tears to my eyes. DFTBA everyone.
Oh god, thank you so much man... I wish you could be my friend. This is so touching for me. And a thousand of thanks for all of you guys with all your kind comments you shed a new warm light in my gloomy life. I'm already feeling less lonely =')
I'll be brave i promise , i'lltry to take advantage of my holidays to meet more people like us, i'll get back on surface whatever it takes.
I LOVE YOU GUYS