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@@oshozen5730 That's right! Thank you very much for watching!

@@TruthSeekersChannel Hey man! It's been so long! Nice to see a comment for you! The beer festival was great, thanks!

@@GamingMyWholeLife Oh yes, I did, and I will some more. I must say I had quite a few beers yesterday, I enjoyed it, but I need to drink less now.

@_SarahElizabeth_ Haha! I wish, I was with a bunch of friends actually. Yes, I improvised that moment.

Hi!

Oh yes, thank you very much! That's right, and I want to do that more and more actually! You probably have travelled more than I did, which countries did you visit? I agree with you on that, I think we need to be humble and understand there is still so much more to learn, but we can also be proud of the good things we have achieved. I think that everyone has something unique to bring to the world and the humble part in us should encourage them, but the confident part should also embrace our own qualities.

@@ThePatchUniverse I can say that I am a very lucky person and I had the opportunity to visit: Canada, the United States of America, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Portugal, France, England, Scotland, Holland and Belgium. In Brazil, I know 18 of the 26 states of this immense country. I agree 100% with your thoughts. Humble people know that, every new day, we learn a little more! And we are even wiser if we know how to learn from other people, exchange experiences and thoughts, without saying who is right or wrong, just learning and absorbing that new knowledge.

@@carol.fsilva27 Oh that's great, you visited quite a few places! I visited actually as many or almost as many countries as you, 10, including Belgium, and as you know I lived in different countries, so I stayed a long time in England and the Netherlands. I also stayed a long time in Mexico and Colombia, but not as long. I tend more to travel to few places but stay there a long time. Oh so you visited a lot of your own country too? It's important to see your own country. Belgium is small but I also took the time to visit my own country, and for a small country, it's very diverse, the Netherlands is great, a little bit bigger, but not as diverse in terms of landscapes and cultures as Belgium. That's completely right! I really try to follow that philosophy as much as possible, but I feel that I need to improve that a lot though.

Oh thank you! Oh so you used to think that? So, reading that book changed your mind on that? I should read it at some point. Oh, what is your job actually? What made you think that in your line of work? It's good that you decided to change your way of looking at it by reading this book. Oh yes, it's important to do that, the media only bring bad news. That's right, that's what I think. It's funny that you whatched this video, I was going to make another video on "Poetryinstyle" on that subject, but I'm working a lot at the moment and don't know when I will be able to do it, probably Friday. You're welcome, thanks to you Caroline.

@@ThePatchUniverse I have worked for over 15 years in the corporate market. Today I work in a multinational company, in the pharmaceutical industry, but I have worked in other sectors such as a large bank as well… In my experiences, the corporate world is extremely aggressive, a lot of pressure, people wanting to “outwit” you at all costs, money and power override any human virtue. For me, as I am a sensitive person with feelings, it hurts me a lot to see and live in this scenario. That's why, when I read Rutger Bregman's book, I was able to see the world in a different way. In the book, the author brings countless and important research, a revolutionary and convincing argument and real examples that “we are programmed for kindness”, and everything bad that we see in newspapers and social networks, does not represent the large part of the population worldwide. I won't give any spoilers about the book, but I highly recommend reading it Another point I would like to say: if you have negative thoughts and actions, you will only attract more and more bad things and people into your life. When we have an open heart, focusing on the positive things in life, only then can we appreciate the small and good wonders of life! We are the ones who choose the plot of our lives! How do you want to write your story? With a negative or positive look? Do you see a glass half empty or a glass half full? Think about it!

@@carol.fsilva27 I understand, thank you for sharing that with me. What kind of pharmaceutical industry do you work for? If I may ask. The pharmaceutical industries and banks must be very aggressive indeed. Oh great, I think I'm gonna try reading the book at some point, it sounds really interesting. I completely agree, the newspapers don't represent the world and the population worldwide, it's better to stay away from newspapers as much as possible. If I may ask, you are a very intelligent and capable person, if you see that the corporate world is very aggressive, why don't you try finding other sorts of jobs? That's right, I completely agree with what you are saying, it's important to look at life from a positive perspective, if you don't you will attract bad things. It is difficult sometimes because we meet a lot of people with a negative mindset as well, and if we spend too long with them it may change the way we are looking at life, but it's important to keep on having positive thoughts, that's exactly how I see the world.

Yes, I understand, we were actually joking around with my friends there. To be honest I think it's really great to be proud of your origins and try to explore them, the only thing that annoys Europeans is when people say things such as "I am Irish", instead of saying "I have Irish ancestors" or "roots". Last year, as I was working in the chocolate shop, two American women told me their ancestors came from Belgium and I thought it was really great. I strongly encourage people to explore the country of their roots, I think it's great. Haha yes, I was also a Star Wars fan in the past, so I like that.

@@ThePatchUniverse I was trying to have a bit of fun but I think it can be hard to read sarcasm online. Americans, we're sort of the rejects of all our homelands but also somehow the best.

@@ThePatchUniverse Also, you "were" a Star Wars fan? Did the new movies ruin it for you?

@_SarahElizabeth_ Oh yes, haha, I'm sorry. No, I picked it up but I was afraid of having offended you because we talked about that subject recently so it sounded like I was contradicting myself. Yes, I used to be a big fan, I even travelled to Orlando in 2012 for a Star Wars convention, but yes, the new movies ruined it for me. The Force Awakens destroyed everything that had been done before in my opinion and it only got worse from there. I remember playing Star Wars : Knights of the old Republic in 2004, I have played that game at least 15 times. Are you a Star Wars fan?

@@ThePatchUniverse It is pretty hard to offend me, so don't worry. I feel sooo sad for you Star Wars fans about how the whole thing has fallen apart and been ruined. I wish Disney had never purchased it. I think if it had just been left alone with people who understood the universe that it would have remained entertaining. I was too young to appreciate the original movies and then I felt a little too old to watch 1,2,3 so it never really worked out. I have seen some of the films though, including the Force Awakens and I agree with you! I *hated* it! How could they kill off Han Solo??? And then Princess Leia lives sort of even though Carrie Fisher was dead in real life? And Rey is more powerful than Luke Skywalker? Yea right! I'd rather have bleach in my eyes than have to watch that again.

Yes, I love Nintendo too! Do you play a lot of Nintendo games?

@@ThePatchUniverse When I was a kid my dad and my brother said that Nintendo was for boys and they rarely let me play, so I never got a good attachment for it. But I do enjoy it, especially any Mario games. I used to spend a lot of my babysitting money at arcades and really love pinball machines, racing games, really any game as long as I can learn it and people have patience with me. What is your favorite games and do you play a lot?

@@SadieThornewood Oh yes, I understand that. That's a pity, we have those prejudices. I love Super Mario as well, but particularly liked his brother Luigi. I loved the game Luigi's Mansion, the third one is great. As I mentioned in another comment, I really loved the game Star Wars : Knight of the Old Republic, but that wasn't a Nintendo game, it's now available on the Switch though. There is that game, Baldur's Gate 3, that I play on my Xbox Series S, it was made by a group of developpers who started in Belgium, which made me proud as well.

@@ThePatchUniverse Luigi is the best! I also like Waluigi for mischievous reasons with his little rose. What a weird dude. I have a Switch so I will look at that Star Wars game. I quickly looked up Baldur's Gate 3, well done Belgium! I have always wanted to get into Dungeons and Dragons more. I played a campaign with some online friends once where we had an island and we had to survive purely off of what we know about real life survival techniques. That was a lot of fun.

@_SarahElizabeth_ Oh yes, I love Luigi! There is now a new Mario&Luigi game, so that's great. Yes, Waluigi is cool too, with his rose, I wish they could use him more. I like Wario too, but it's been a long time since we had a proper game with him. Oh yes, please do, this Star Wars game is awesome. Oh yes, Baldur's Gate 3 us such an incredible game, but it can be difficult. If you have a PS5 or an Xbox Series console, you should really buy it, that would be my recommendation. Oh cool! Yes, that sounds like a lot of fun. Did you survive well on that island? Did you win?

Me too, I was really annoyed because of that. You're welcome, it was important for me to do so!

@@ThePatchUniverse You're a hero!

Thank you very much for your comment, I fully agree with you, and I spent 5 years at university. I thought you made really great points and I hope the teachers and educators will start doing more and more of such things. By the way, I have been very busy and I'm currently answering your e-mail but I had long days at work. I will probably send you the full answer by today or tomorrow.

@@ThePatchUniverse Thank you! Education is very important to me and I would like to try to fix the problems that are out there. It is a passionate issue for me.

@@ThePatchUniverse Also, please do not feel that you have to rush to reply. I wrote soo much and understand that it will take some time to get through. Hopefully you're playing some video games and relaxing after a long days at work.

@_SarahElizabeth_ You're welcome, thanks to you. It is also a passionate subject of mine. I spent 5 years at university and never finished it. I didn't go into debts because university is very cheap here in Belgium. I considered that time a hole of 5 years in my life. I tried to change my mind and learn from it, I managed to do that but it took some time. I don't think this video I made was a good one and my points were really shallow, but your suggestions are really good. It's a passionate subject of mine because I can see what a good education system could do and I imagine such cities or universities centered around real knowledge. Our education system nowadays is mainly brain washing and that infuriates me.

@_SarahElizabeth_ Thank you, but I also enjoyed our conversations. I've been working a lot lately and I have to take the train to go to work. I haven't played much video game but I'd like to find the time to do so. Still, I greatly enjoyed our communication.

It was, I think it's really interesting. Yes, I actually know the poem "I too am America"? Yes, I completely agree with what you say. Oh no, I have never heard of it but I will check him out, thank you for the recommandation.

Oh wow, that's really great that you are saying that! I'm really happy to read that. Yes, thank you, poetry really did save my life!

@@ThePatchUniverse You are so welcome, Christophe!

It is! Brussels is surrounded with forests like that, it's one of the great things about this city in my opinion. Oh thank you! Yes, I think it's a good way of looking at it, and yes, communication is important, unfortunately it seems like it's being more and more neglected in our society. Me too! Art is the greatest way of communicating but also every day communication can be done in an artistic way.

Books are really great, aren't they? I agree, I also think it's a very intimate process because it's like a direct communication between the reader and the writer through the words chosen by the writer, deeply connected to his/her thoughts. I love movies too actually, I think we need them as well, they also offer things that books can't offer, but we need both. It's interesting because I really wanted to make that video but didn't know how to express myself and consider it one of the worst videos of the channel, but it still lead to amazing discussions, so it ended up proving me right in my decision to make that video. It also reminds me of the great timebI had reading that book "Ayesha", what an amazing book.

​@ThePatchUniverse Indeed, i also like movies and we do need both! Your video could have been worse but I think I understand what you mean. I enjoyed it ❤

@mariannewaser2419 That's right! I agree, it could have been worse and I'm glad you enjoyed my video. It was good that I made it because it lead to great conversations like this one.

It was my pleasure, thank you for watching my video. That's funny because I was just thinking about that actually, I was reflecting on the idea that most people on this planet are good people. Oh yes, I can imagine that. Thanks a lot, that means a lot to me, I also consider you one of the great people I've met!

Hey! Oh yes, thank you very much! I thought it was important to explain it since even though it has a meaning, it's probably really hard to understand. Thanks for watching.

@ThePatchUniverse You are welcome! And yes, having the correct meaning or explanation is always a plus! Since not having any meaning leads to making one up; just to fill the lack of understanding with something we think it could mean! Basically we invent what it might mean. Honesty I was thinking that patch universe means a universe made up with patch-work...which actually kinda fits your channel 😃

@mariannewaser2419 Oh yes. I think that's interesting because we do that with everything, if we don't know the context of an art piece for example, we invent a meaning, and the meaning might be close to what the artist wanted to communicate, or very far away, but it is always true because your personal interpretation is important too. I like your interpretation of the name of my channel, I do agree that it fits what I'm doing with this channel.

Oh thank you very much, it already exists now, it's Poetryinstyle.

Thank you very much, I really appreciate that! Thanks a lot, I haven't made such a video in a long time!

​@ThePatchUniverse You are very welcome! Yes, Time is passing. However time is not important. Art does not really have time in a sense it does not really run old. You know what I mean?

@@mariannewaser2419 That's right, I completely agree with you!

Haha yes, indeed, thanks for watching!

Hey my friend! I've just seen that comment because I never got a notification for it! Thanks a lot, I really wanted to start the year with a positive message.

@ThePatchUniverse Hey my amazing friend! Great, you are welcome! ⭐️

@@mariannewaser2419 Thank you very much for that!

Hey Louann! Merci beaucoup, je vais continuer! Haha oui La lumière, j'attendais ton commentaire.

You're very welcome my friend! Same here, I really enjoy our conversations, that's why I thought it was important to talk about your channel. Internet is a means of communication, but often used in the wrong way, if all users were like you, internet would be a better place. That's right, I agree. Sugar is a good example, especially that I'm pretty addicted to it and if I take too much of it, it gives me a headache. Pride is the same, it goes to your guts and your head, and not in a good way if you take too much of it. I think one of the problems with too much pride, or let's call it arrogance, is the inability to perceive other's people point of view and importance in the world. Thank you for that. That's right, I've noticed a lot of arrogance among elderly people when they should be wiser, they have that attitude "I have lived more than you." while forgetting that one day they were our age. Oh yes, I think I remember you talking about that on your other RUclips channel, I think you also talked about the importance of humility, and I fully understand how that can lead you to a dark place. The future is important and so it's important to chase it, but it's equally important to remember to chase the future so it can one day be the present moment, so it makes sense to me that it made you unhappy, the future and even the past, have their role to play, but happiness only lies in the now. Yes, that makes a lot of sense actually, but you are also always learning and now I assume you enjoy the present moment more than before? Thanks a lot! That's right, I noticed this video got a few more views than the others. I actually make videos to have conversations to a few friends like yourself and record my thoughts, evolve them through conversations, the views are a bonus, but if they lead to more such conversations, then it's really great. Thanks a lot, I hope this job will work, but you are right, if not, there will be others. Thanks a lot, happy 2024 to you too my friend!

Hey man. Good to see you too! No, I'm back in Belgium, last year I traveled to New York for two weeks and spent 6 weeks in Colombia. I imagine you are still in Mexico? You live in Guadalajara, right?

Thank you very much! I agree, and I thought it was worth pointing that out since a lot of people tend to become arrogant, which is not the answer. Writing or creating art in general, which are journeys in themselves can be very humbling but then can create this ideal state of calm which is the perfect blend between pride and humility. Travelling does that too. That's only my opinion but I'm glad you see things that way as well.

That's right, but I think it's really cool that we communicate on both or even more channels. Happy New Year Again! Yes, it's a great expression! That's right, I think it's important because a lot of people lost confidence in themselves or feel unnoticed or transparent. For example a person put on a really nice jacket, showing the person you noticed that can make a big difference. Saying hello or a smile means "I noticed you and I know you exist." And that can also make a big difference. I'm happy we agree on that, it's a great way to start the year 2024.

Haha, that's right, I should have called this video "fortune cookie". I agree. Actually, I think that New Year can be an opportunity to look at how we want the year to be and then start it in a certain way. I also believe that spreading positivity around is important.

Hello. Yes, I'm from Belgium. Oh really? That's good, I used to live in England and I lived in Amsterdam for 2,5 years. I'm actually happy I don't have much of a French accent, I used to be extremely self-aware of my accent and didn't want it to be too strong.

Yeah! Really. I also lived in uk, luton and other then for 2 years. Its cool too but different vibe.Long and happy life in Belgium then :) @@ThePatchUniverse

@@stephaniehaubert8022 Oh cool! Thank you! Ah, that's nice. Yes, I must say England has its charm but it's not my different country. Thank you, I will keep travelling though. I hope you have a great time here as well and in Canada. Thanks for watching my video and commenting, I really appreciate that.

Oh wow, that's super cool. I actually didn't grow up there, I grew up in the south of Belgium near the border with Luxembourg. Rixensart must have changed quite a bit since then, but I really love this village, it really has a soul and I feel good here. It's really nice that you have all these good memories of the place. So you grew up in Canada if I understand well?

yes that's it I grew up In Canada, In Quebec (French part) It must have changed yes, I guess it did! I remember well, there is a "je ne sais quoi" feeling to rixensart. @@ThePatchUniverse

@@stephaniehaubert8022 Oh great! Yes, I know Quebec, je n'y suis jamais allé mais c'est un rêve pour moi. Yes, it did change quite a bit I think. I know that because I spoke with an older person who grew up in that village and he told about how the village had changed. I still think think it's great though. It does, I really love this place.

Hey Viktor! Thank you very much! How are you? Bogota is great! I've spent 6 weeks in Colombia in total, mainly Medellín.

It is really amazing, with really cool people! Thank you my friend, it was really great here!

Oh yes indeed! They looked particularly stunning with the clouds. It was raining all day long, and the mountains were covered by clouds, but it was really amazing. I think we spoke about that but my mind has been quite distracted lately sorry, can you remind me where you went on holidays?

@@ThePatchUniverse Nothing to apologise for! I went to Greece, Italy, and England 😁

@GamingMyWholeLife Ah great, those are cool countries! I used to live in England, and traveled to Italy a long time ago, I hope to visit Greece one day. Next time you travel to Europe, come to Belgium, I know this country is not very popular but it's pretty cool, I'll buy you a coffee and show you around. My cousin is in Australia right now, I hope to visit it too one day.

Hey! Yes, I'm really having a great time here! Thank you my friend, I appreciate that, Colombia deserves it!

Thank you my friend, it is really great here! You are right, the magic of coffee lives!

Thanks a lot my friend, it's so great here!

Hello, Thank you very much for that, I really appreciate! Did you check my other new RUclips channel, Poetryinstyle?

@@ThePatchUniverse yes I looked at it but there was nothing on it

@ayseg253 Oh really? I posted 8 videos on it. Try that link : youtube.com/@PoetryInStyle?si=ahAn52hCl3cN580i Otherwise you can just type poetryinstyle in one word and you will probably find it.

@@ThePatchUniverse ok thanks I love poetry will look

Hello! Thank you very much, I appreciate that!

Hey man! Yes, he is very nice. Thanks a lot man, I really appreciate your support. I wanted to upload today but couldn't yet so I'll try tomorrow.

Thanks my friend! I can't wait to upload my first video on that new channel.

Oh yes, it was really great! Thanks a lot my friend!

It was really amazing my friend! I really enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to meeting you in Belgium!

Hey my friend! Yes, it was really great! I'm not making that many videos on RUclips anymore but I felt like I had to keep that memory there.

@@ThePatchUniverse Will be a good memory to look back on : ) Also remember you can upload videos as private, if you want a digital back up but not a regular upload

@@GamingMyWholeLife Yes, it will. I'm back in Belgium right now. Yes, I know, I did that in the past, but I wanted to share those moments with friends like you because I hadn't been so active on RUclips.

Thanks a lot my friend! I'm.glad it inspired you! Keep working on your dreams!

You're welcome my friend, and thank you! I completely agree with you. You just have to take the time to communicate with other people to notice that. Yes, thank you, it was great.

Thank you very much my friend, I'm really happy you watched that video! You are a great person too.

Thanks man. I mean, it's a gradient thing but we do our best right?

Thank you very much my friend! Yes, it was a very spontaneous video, I wanted to sit down and take the time to make it but I felt like I had to do it now. I'm really glad you watched it and commented. I'm glad you see the energy in my eyes, I felt physically tired, but spiritually great and this year has been difficult so it means something. I fully agree with what you are saying about people being horrible online being polite in real life, that's why I mentioned empathy. I'd like to elaborate on that a bit more but I do believe that if we tried to understand people around us, even people who hurt us, then the world would be a better place. I failed at that many times and keep on failing, but I have to try. I've hurt people too, and I'm trying to become a better person. You're welcome, and thank you for your message, it means a lot to me.

@@ThePatchUniverse My pleasure Mate and simply trying to improve is more than many do - so don't be too hard on yourself! Every year you are wiser

@@GamingMyWholeLife Thank you very much man, I fully agree. I was often very hard on myself this year but I'm learning to be less and just do my best and as you said, every year we are wiser.

I'm really happy that you are asking this question. That's the main reason why I make videos, to open up discussions and learn more about others and myself. I also see vague pictures lf the environment, and I also need to connect to the character to care about the story, otherwise it's really hard for me to turn the pages. It's not so about cliche or not, but whether they feel real to you or not, if you can communicate with them in other words. After that the world is seen through their eyes and that's how we can enjoy or appreciate it. Ayesha, the book I showed there is a very good example of that, I found myself really caring about what happened to the characters and therefore I feel transported by the story. The characters felt really alive, their evolution felt natural and I recognized myself in it, which made me care. There was another book I read years ago, where crazy injustices happen from the beginning of the book, but everything seemed to make sense within the framework of the universe, and while there were characters being absolutely awful, others had a protective attitude and were full of good intentions..the contrast I saw there, which can be observed in the real world, made me connect so deeply to the whole universe. I remember reading a hundred pages every night. I will give a last example, because I could give quite a few actually, the robot trilogy from Isaac Asimov, with Elijah Bailey and R.Daneel Olivaw, the building of this incredible yet improbable friendship, which made them both evolve as characters and which really serve the story, made it incredible to me. Do you have examples like that? Or maybe examples of books you couldn't connect with?

That's interesting that, for you, you need to feel that you can communicate with for them to be real.

Yeah, once you feel the characters are real then you can care about what happens to them, that's pretty key.

It's great to find a true page turner, a story that draws us back to it to find out more. It really does revolve around caring about the characters but for me the world also is a character and the connection between the characters and the world has to be there. The world needs to feel like it continues living after the character has passed through, not just something to see the character or the immediate story. If it is uninteresting or generic then i lose interest as well.

Oh yes, the Robot series are great.

Yes, thank you very much for that, I appreciate what you are saying. I figured it was better to communicate rather than not communicate. That's right, with reading you can go really deep into the inner thoughts of a character, the universe,... and you build your own images in your head. I think what makes it really intimate as well is how you can see a lot of the writer's personality in the way they describe the universe, the characters, the write dialogues,... there are reasons why the universe and the rest was written in a certain way.

@@ThePatchUniverse totally agreed. It’s also what I meant 😊