Recently, news organizations sent a feeling of hopelessness throughout the America society. From issues regarding race, clowns terrorizing towns and an election year filled with muckraking and slanderous remarks, I think it's time for a pep talk. I’m not the person to do so, but here are 7 speeches you should here this year:
Elie Wiesel's Nobel Peace Prize speech
http://www.nobelprize.org/mediaplayer/index.php?id=2028
Elie Wiesel was a young man when WWII broke out. When he was 15 years old, he was sent to a ghetto before being sent to Auschwitz concentration camp. Years after the war, he wrote the award winning book “Night” about his experiences and the experience of all those who perished in the Holocaust. In 1986, he was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize and gave a speech that reminds us of many things, especially how we should have compassion.
"Human suffering anywhere, concerns men and women everywhere."
-Elie Wiesel
Jim Carrey's 2014 commencement address at Maharishi University of Management
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V80-gPkpH6M&t=16s
(Start at 9:25 if you don’t have time for the whole thing)
Jim Carrey gave the commencement address to Maharishi University of Management's class of 2014 and for a comedian known for goofy movies like "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," he said some surprisingly powerful things.
"So many of us choose our path based on our fear disguised as practicality."
"You can fail at what you don't want so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love."
"The affect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is."
-Jim Carrey
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I47Y6VHc3Ms
Surely this one is a no-brainer and everyone knows the gist of the speech, but it's important that you take a second listen. With everything going on in the world today, remembering the wise words of Martin Luther Kind Jr. may give a little perspective to finding a way to navigate various issues.
Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/gettysburg.html
Abraham Lincoln’s famous speech that took place after the Battle at Gettysburg during the Civil War is one of remembrance and unity--remembrance for what the country was meant to be and unity in finding a way for it to be a country for all.
Steve Jobs commencement speech at Stanford
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA
Ever heard of Apple? If you haven’t, we have a problem. For those of you who have heard of Apple (which I assume is everyone), listen to Apple founder Steve Jobs commencement speech at Stanford. In his speech, he explains success, life experience and a path to someone's calling.
"You can't connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backwards. You have to trust the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something."
-Steve Jobs
Bill Murray's acceptance speech of the Mark Twin Award, 2016
Even the shortest speech with no pomp or elegance can be important, and this year Bill Murray did that while accepting the Mark Twain award for humor told with a simple and meaningful message of love.
Malala Yousafzai's Nobel Prize speech
https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laur...Malala is a young teen who was shot in the head for speaking out about her and all other children's right to education, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015 for her work. Her speech is significantly important to today's world, and having the speech come from a young girl makes it all the more powerful.
