Who We Really Are... When Everything Goes Wrong
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Are we made to take care of each other? Or is it everyone for themselves?
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I experienced an earthquake back in elementary school. Everyone was pretty panicky including the teachers, so there was no "evacuate in an orderly fashion" and kids just ran. As I was running along down the school's dark hallway to the stairs a random girl beside me reached out her hand and I took it. We didn't say a word to eachother but went on holding hands as we ran. We made it out safely, went our separate ways and I never saw her again after that. But that small moment just stayed with me through all these years, an example of how strangers can instantly gravitate towards one another in times of distress. Oh the warmth of holding on to another person's hand when the future is unknown.
This made me warm inside peace and love ☮️
That's a beautiful story. Thanks for sharing it with us.
That is so beautiful, thanks for sharing.
Beautiful
Hell yeah, humans are awesome.
There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fightin for.
Exactly
Said the man (hobbit) sacrificing his own life for a friend.
@@allenwalker1379 Said the man (the Hobbit) who fought off a daughter of Ungoliant, the giant spider Shelob, one of the most dangerous dark creatures in Middle-Earth, in order to save his close friend.
Also yes, I’m a Tolkien nerd and I’m damn proud of it. 😂😂✊🏻✊🏻
He stole that line from the Gaffer
Beautiful and true words from Sam, one of my favourite quote from Lord of the Rings.
I've once heard someone argue that we humans are natural problemsolvers and survivors of crisis. And under modern societal circumstances this sense of purpose is "missing" which is why we can allegedly get more depressed when everything is fine.
Makes sense
What makes you think everything is fine? There are people in your streets dying of poverty right now.
People are unhappy because the society we have is a poor and cruel one. One that goes against our nature.
@@marcuswalters8093 great job missing the entire point. There will always be suffering. But in the grand scheme of things, things are fine right now.
that...*puts down finger*....well huh....
@@enriqueggllzz here here I agree...
I remember when I was 20 years old, I was cliff diving with some friends in Croatia. After a while my friends went back to our towels on the beach but I still went for one last dive. As I got up the usual rock we jumped from I suddenly saw a little girl in the sea. The rocks we were jumping from we pretty far away from shore so it was really weird seeing a little girl there, she couldn't have been older than 5 or 6. As I spotted her I saw her struggling and going under. I jumped in, got her on my back, swam back to shore and there her panicked mother came running up and grabbed her by her hand. Never saw that girl again after that.
Some time later I reflected back on that moment and what I discovered was that there wasn't a single thought process in that moment. As I saw her my body was taken over by the sole purpose of saving her. Call it instinct or pure purpose, I can't really take any credit for saving her since it came so naturally and automatically. That insight made me consider that humans have a good heart, not simply me, I truly believe every human would go into that saving nature. And I like that thought.
I hope so, but I am so concerned that the narcissism of the social media age might be interfering with that instinct. It seems like you see lots of videos on social media where people are in life threatening situations only to have bystanders whip out their phones just to capture the moment.
@@kd7jzI like to believe that of more and more of us was to go head first on to saving someone and those bystanders see that more and more often that one day they will stop and put the phone away and help the next person
@@ryanadams0922 I sure hope so. I’m a scout master and it’s great teaching kids how to help.
One of the most profound lessons I learnt from Viktor Frankl was ― “Man does not simply exist but always decides what his existence will be, what he will become the next moment."
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Meaning is a jumper that you knit yourself
@@mephisto_ow exurb1a right?
@@chaseharrison2064 yep
Remindes me of a quote from Gandalf in the lord of the rings: "All we have to do is decide what to do with the time that is given to us"
_When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping."_
_- Fred Rogers_
Mr. Rogers was a light in the darkness.
Thank you for everything Mr. Rogers.
Lord we desperately need another Fred Rogers to dominate our social media.
This is spot on! The need for connection, togetherness, family and a sense of community is human nature; something that's hard wired within us. The biggest issue we're facing is a decline in empathy and a desensitizing toward human suffering. There seems to be a noticeable division happening between those who are driven by their conscience and those who are driven by ego.
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I've noticed that more and more as time passes. It is very strange
Yes it's called social engineering aka brainwashing.
This world is so cruel.. the people in this world! No trust. No togetherness.so much racism and hate.. WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER WITHOUT JEALOUSY?
I can't remember the verse but God brings disaster to bring people together!
Isaiah 14:24
The LORD Almighty has sworn, “Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will happen. 🙌🏽
This was incredible. I remember when I was 17 my friend was driving and we came across a horrible car crash. Mini van flipped over with a family still inside. We ran out with no idea what we were going to do, and then so did 10 other people. We got the family out, emergency services there and fortunately while they were hurt the worst damage was the car. Everyone just wanted to make sure they were ok. Humanity is beautiful.
And what would humans be without love?"
RARE, said Death.
Terry Pratchett
there is no love human destroy the earth just because of greed and selfishness you can pray all day and it get worst day by day plus religions man made the propaganda tool of early half of century to confused people make you feel guilty so you give some crook fake preacher that always say he or she got a direct line to god and you need to give money to buy salvation and please this god that said nothing you cant see it, and never speak for itself..ruclips.net/video/WfGMYdalClU/видео.html
Not here, because out of love the father created you
or Well done
@@travissmith5837 It's more complicated than that and you know it. The ones most responsible for all that "greed" are the elite, but it is also ignorance and blaming others. This channel actually made another video about that very same thing: ruclips.net/video/tooiNm9WmkM/видео.html
@@iexposethefallen485 father created me i cant talk to or even see
My whole town of 88,000 people in Northern Alberta, Canada, were evacuated from a wildfire in 2016 (The Fort McMurray Wildfire). There is only one road in and out of the town, and the nearest large city is a 5 hour drive away. This proved to me that people really do come together in hard times to help people in bad situations. People without cars jumped in with strangers to get to safety, people volunteered to cook for masses, volunteered to help organize sleeping arrangements and such. Miraculously, not a single person died in the fire, even though it decimated neighbourhoods. I am always stunned by the memories of the regular folks that joined together that day to get everyone out safely.
Canadians are great like that :)
@MegaSkilla I think because Rona is an invisible enemy, it doesn’t seem urgent like a wildfire burning buildings down does. It takes more patience as it sustains over time. It’s really sad knowing that people have the ability to help each other out right now, by following guidelines and making personal sacrifices, but aren’t because its not an immediate danger they can physically sense.
We have been evacuated several times over the years here in California, due to fires as well and the lessons I learned were the same. Why do we wait for disasters to come to work together as we should? That is the question I put forth.
Often many will not realize the potential in humanity until they are directly effected or involved in a disaster.
That's awesome!
But it does not always happen like that sadly.
Hurricane katrina is a great example.
People were floating on signs escaping through the designated evacuation routes and people were waiting for them and shooting at them.
That's one small example from that situation.
The police litterely went door to door taking people's guns, still to this day no one has gotten there guns back.
At a severe time of distress, gangs took to the streets and attacked women and children, people shooting people for supplies.
And to top it all off, the gov decided to come in and bully there way to taking everyone's means to protect themselves.
@@TroydaBoy6160 LA riots of 1992, and those going on since 2020 are not natural disasters;
those are 100% human created ones;
as far as covid: it's around and out there, it's real; tho it's not ebola or bubonic plague; and our respo;nse to it, both in america and rest of the planet, has killed notably more people than this glorified ccp flu
poverty and need kill too, and that's why our response to ccp flu has been so deadly: "no money? no resources? no family/friends? suck it up!" yet that "sucik it up" crowd wears masks while driving alone in their cars in summer weather.
all this said, i prefer canada's response to fort mcmurray fire -and japan's response to 2011 earthquake
I've never concerned myself with humanity prevailing in times of catastrophe. Most everyone I've observed in those circumstances rally to the reduction of suffering. It's when times are pleasantly peaceful for the majority, there is often a lack of consciousness for the individual in crisis. Too many times I've watched others, including myself, slip through the cracks with nowhere to turn for relief. It is easier to get the ambulance to the aid of the person who has fallen from the precipice, than to be at the precipice with enduring friendship that gives them no cause to step off.
I attempt to translate this into simple English.
.Most people during catastrophes overlook their own suffering and are more willng to help during times of catastrophes.
.During times of peace and prosperity, people ignore others who are suffering alone.
.it's easier to show compassion after tragic events than to be the force (friendship) that prevents people from committing or experiencing these events.
::'z
I've always felt pessimistic about society and human nature.
It's nice to have my opinions changed like that.
Keep on, stay solid.
To be fair, the situations he outlined are not ones where everything goes wrong. In those situations, the social structures and values still remain, and there's simply a physical catastrophe, so of course many people will fall in line with social expectations of morality. I think what most people think about when they want to know our true nature (if that exists) is what happens when social structures and values are threatened or break down. This may happen during revolutions or wars (especially ones like the Americans in Vietnam) for example, and in those, the outcome is often not anywhere near what happens in situations like this video shows. So I think this video was a little narrow in its analysis
@@JonahNelson7 Do you really think Hurricane Katrina was NOT "Everything gone Wrong"? What is wrong with you?
@@lisasrexstar7796 it's not everything gone wrong in the sense that people mean when we want to understand our 'true nature', the state of nature as Hobbes called it. In this situation, there aren't social structures. When hurricanes hit, the governments and laws still retain full authority, and the moral framework is unchanged, among other things. This isn't everything gone wrong, it's everything gone physically wrong. So it tells us nothing about our nature where there aren't social structures
@@JonahNelson7 good to see someone thinking for himself
@@lisasrexstar7796 may i ask how old you are? it looks like you dont really know what "everything gone wrong" means. there is a book called "shake hands with the devil" written by Roméo Dallaire, an ex high ranking military person, about his time when he served and was staitioned in africa. at one point he found a child that was playing with the decomposed remainings of his parents because they were killed in a shootout. he describes how the child was in such a state that looked like he lived for days besides his decomposing parents. and that wasnt even the worst story. there were cases of women that were cut open to take out the fetus weeks before birth. that was really "everything gone wrong"
When we're not constantly reminded of the goodness of humanity, we're only left with our inflated negative view of humanity.
Thank you for taking time to write out that comment! It left me with some questions. I hope that’s okay here.
1) Why do we call humans good? 2) How do you tend to feel when someone calls you good?
3) Whose definition of good are we using?
4) What is that definition?
If anyone else wants to answer these, it would be helpful.
Thank you!
@@alid.2869 1) Anything we derive some sort of benefit from, we call good! Other humans are no exception!
2) I tend to not let compliments or insults get to me.
3) Whoever's definition fits best!
4) That depends on the person, and what they find beneficial!
Maybe we want to perceive humanity as evil, to justify our own evil or to feel superior to society. Or perhaps, so we can justify why the world is bad and evil.
It's the media's fault and elites want it. It keeps them in power
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"Most people, deep down, are pretty decent" man hit way to hard
its true I promise
True. and some people are s*bh*man psychopaths. Problem is, you can't be sure who is who.
@@rongants6082 Give it time. After enough bad relationships, bad work relationships etc. it's pretty quick and easy to tell who has a soul and who doesn't. The sociopaths are quite quick to indicate themselves when you know what you're looking for. Biggest grey area really are the sheep, the people with good hearts but are so fearful of their overseers/parents/whathaveyou that they will turn you in without warning. Those people who refuse to strike no matter how poorly they're being treated. Those people that will throw you away to appease their abusive controlling partner. You know the type.
@@rongants6082 so you treat them like people..... and watch out for the snake in the bag.
@@outlawscar3328 Yup, I've seen that a lot too. People will go along with terrible behavior because they're afraid to stand up for themselves ... and afraid that if they do, they'll be next. It's usually easier just to let the other person suffer than to make a better world.
That lack of faith in humanity can cause more damage than the consequences of the disaster itself is an excellent point that I have never heard anyone else discuss seriously before.
I read that book, "A paradise built in hell." I had forgotten about this video when I picked it up, but I was still immediately fascinated with human behavior in the face of the worst. This video is great. Please make more of these kind of videos!
3 years ago my city (Mexico City) got wrecked by an earthquake, within hours you had thousands of people dropping everything, rushing to disaster zones to pull folks out of the ruble, and tons upon tons of aid being given freely to anyone who needed. I myself contributed by distributing medicine in a disaster zone with a group of volunteers, and I felt a connection to my fellow humans deeper than I had ever or since felt
I was also there, and whenever I feel hopeless and start to lose hope in humanity, I remind myself of those days, that, in the middle of such great tragedy, I witnessed the best part of us, that I truly felt a part of a community all united in our effort to help each other.
i was at Puebla, i remember how people went on such high numbers to help that there wasn´t enought tasks for all, so we organized shifts and re-directed further volunteers towards CDMX or the other municipalities of the state to help
Hasta ahora recuerdo como me impactó el video de:
"Ay ay ayay. Canta y no llores". Mientras se ayudaban los unos a los otros.
My mom was fresh out of UNAM in 1985. Lived in D.F. She saw the people suffer together and comforted each other. Only to realize that the government lied about the death toll... You probably have heard what it really was... The broken evil people are few, humans arent good or bad ... But there is good and bad. We grow into a good or bad young adult and try to stay on the path we know is good. While on earthquakes, i at 4 years old jumped out of bed and ran to my parents room at night when Northridge hit... One of the most vivid early memories in my life. Any Californian that missed that quake, and has been here all their life, ... Has never felt an earthquake.
It's different circumstances once everyone has nothing & can't trust no one including you.
I work as a firefighter in Texas on the gulf. My community was hit hard during hurricane Harvey and unfortunately there were so many people we just couldn't help them all. As a fire dept we aren't really equipped for floods like that but who else do people really call when their houses are slowly filling with water? I remember feeling helpless trapped at my station just listening to it rain. Knowing my house, my family's houses, and my entire community is just slowly being submerged. Knowing these people need help and there just wouldnt be enough of us. The next morning we had people show up to the station from literally all over the country who come to help. People who had no family or friends here. They took vacation time from their jobs. Hauled their own boats and came to help us until it was over. These ppl weren't paid and barely even thanked but I think about them all the time and how they changed my view of ppl in times of disaster.
The part about not getting paid ,but just coming together and working harmoniously without a guide map to get a job done that helps others brings tears of joy and hope to my eyes. To me it proves that the world can demolish borders and get along without war, greed, fear and hostility. We just must always be on watch,ready and prepared to dismantle evil plans of wolves in Shepherd's clothing that knowingly will and currently are controlling the show on this planet. I think ways of identifying opportunist imposters is by watching their actions and verifying factual past actions regarding the well being of others besides themselves and take notice to how they speak of other people,do they take responsibility for their mistakes?See what they see, hear what they hear, but choose to choose whether or not you will do or follow what they do because we can all choose to go with the motions, but will going with the motions cause us to unknowingly get ourselves lost thus ending up creating our own future drama or take a moment of time and put ourselves in another man's shoes to understand that man's why before we collectively do anything. Most people just want love, safety, security, acceptance ,truth and most of all to be able to trust others. It appears when people have peace of mind that their surrounding are peaceful as well.
Thank you for sharing your story with us. And thank you to all those that came to help your community. This is life.
I was one of those volunteers. It was my first deployment with Team Rubicon. I had only submitted my application a week before the storm and didn’t figure they’d ever call me, since most of the volunteers are veterans. Just after the storm hit I received an email at 8a.m. with a plane ticket out of Atlanta (3 hrs drive) for 1:00pm. I grabbed gear , hauled ass to Atlanta , not knowing ANYTHING, or anyone, or even what to expect. I spent 10 days mucking out houses with the most humble , hard working folks I’ve ever meet. Hardest most rewarding work I’ve ever done. Changed my life forever. I’ve worked most disasters in US since ….. it’s what I live for ❤️
@@WendyRandall thank you so much for helping out.
Same here SETX was hammered and we had National Guard helicopters flying over our house for hours straight evacuating people to Arkansas or Louisiana
I was just arguing about our nature with my friend and girlfriend last weekend.
I argued that human nature is to look out for each other and that it was our society that made us so uncaring for each other. Neither was convinced.
I experience the same thing everyday with my girlfriend and friend and it’s incredibly disheartening. It’s tough but I’m working towards getting new friends and I suggest the same for you. Don’t let broken cynics suck the light out of you, it’s all you have. If they change it will be on their time
Humanity got to where it is today because we support and help each other, all this technology and society wouldn't exist if we only looked out for ourselves.
990 I p00
we believe the myths we often hear, and I guess we hear that we are selfish by nature daily. keep on, let's turn it the other way around!
This is late so I doubt anyone will see it, but I think society reinforces the nature to look out for one another. They are not in opposition. Society is a result of human nature anyways, do it wouldn't make sense for them to be opposed.
This is simply. Everything. As someone who has been struggling with pessimism and the loss of faith in humanity, this video changed everything to me. I love this video so much.
I was leaving San Antonio by plane back in 97. There was a tornado coming in and we could see it as we sat on the runway. A woman beside me, a complete stranger asked me with tears in her eyes could she hold my hand. She was so afraid and she just wanted to know she wasn't alone.
I hope you did hold her hand.
lol.
Maybe that's our true nature, but society commands otherwise.
She would happily turn on you when it's all over.
I'd charge her 20 bucks lol.
Deep.😥
"Only in darkness are we revealed. Goodness is not goodness that seeks advantage. Good is good in the final hour. In the deepest pit-without hope, without witness. Without reward. Virtue is only virtue, in extremis." - Doctor Who
Which one said that
@@Betito1171 The Twelfth Doctor: ruclips.net/video/NH6Cw3qkaWw/видео.html
Its just like kant said.
I'll have to disagree with part of that statement from the dear Doctor. Virtue and goodness are not true in the darkest hour. Virtue is virtue in good days and in bad days. A good deed done on a warm sunny day is as good as a good deed done in the midst of a storm so long as the good deed is done for the sake of goodness itself. A virtuous act is not virtuous because it comes at some cost to you. To tell the truth over offering a white lie is as virtuous as speaking the truth when it may cost you your life. The weight of each action is different, but the virtue is still the same.
People often think that the only time it matters to be good and virtuous is in times of crisis. That, they can forgo their virtue in the monotony of daily routine. But if one cannot tell the truth over a stolen penny, how can they expect to tell the truth when their life is on the line? It is this strange falsehood that being good only matters when the stakes are high that allow some people to think minor infractions are okay. Most people do practice virtuous behavior in their daily lives. But we all know a Karen or two who have no regard for anyone but themselves. They convince themselves that their behavior is alright because the stakes are not high enough to "matter". It's lines like this that lend to that mentality. It suggests that the only actions that matter are the "big ones".
Don't get me wrong, those big moments are important. They are the ultimate test of one's virtue and strength of character. They your very soul in the heart of the fire and pound it into its true shape. It reveals for all to see what you truly look like on the inside. But it is not the only place virtue and goodness shine through.
@@knightjamesii7757 The way I intrepret that quote is not goodness is only good in times of crisis but under those circumstances is the true test.
Man, I can not point it out, but something in your videos touches me so deeply. I'm almost crying on some moments... Although, I normally don't cry at all in my day to day life.
It's actually exciting, how you can find words for things that a lot of us understand deep inside us, but never attempted or maybe couldn't articulate.
Well said ... I also have that same response!
I keep coming back to this video. First time was when the whole covid thing happened. Lot of us were expecting the worst. This video made me believe "That most people,deep down, are pretty decent". Thank you for that
It’s incredible how empty I am. Listening to this made me realize why I had shifted my way around from this world, but I can’t escape from it. I need to be filled with love again. Thank you for these words.
I understand how you feel. I've gone from a bright, joyous person to feeling empty and hopeless. I also went through a year of lies and manipulation from someone I loved. I'm trying and praying to regain my joy and loving heart. I hope you get there, too ☀️❤
@@sharon_rose724 I went through 10 years of lies and manipulation. It made me feel like I wasted a huge part of my life, and I was so angry about that
But it does get better with time and as you move on and get involved with other things and people (like going back to school, or joining an art group or photography group, etc)
Hang in there, it does get better.
Felt brother. Don’t lose hope.
The love of Jesus is always there for you, friend. When you understand how much He loves you, it makes you want to love and see the best in others just as much
@@newdivide9882 You do not need religion to feel full inside.
It could be a number of reasons people feel empty inside.
I got diagnosed Bipolar type 2 (not type 1 which is the manic type. I'm the depressed/empty inside type). The proper medicine helped me tremendously from feeling empty, and began to feel normal and not empty.
Then I also found things I enjoyed, which was 2 major things.
1) Helping at donation clinics that give out food and clothes to low income people.
2) Found groups doing things I enjoyed. I found a photography group that meets once a week on Saturday mornings and doing photography walks taking pictures and learning more about doing photography.
Also joined a book club that met once a month, and I began reading again which I hadn't done in years.
Religion isn't needed to cure your ills.
I am an Emergency Manager in the US. This video broke me. It put words to why I do what I do, why I believe in people and why I break myself against things I cannot control. Because I believe in the best of us. Because I have hope.
Thank you. 💜
I see no hope in humanity at all. After all we’re animals. I wanna be different from the rest
@@KevinKurzsartdisplay same...
The best of us see ourselves in everyone.
Hope is hollow, the opposite of despair. Opposites are attached and therefore in essence the same. You do not have hope , you have something more profound: trust.
A very thorough analysis. The media has been no less than negligent for decades--telling their spin on every story, carefully choosing their words, carefully airing only stories that pigeonhole viewers and stir up controversy. Has anyone else noticed? They literally don't speak in complete sentences when reporting anything remotely debatable. Rumors get broadcast unchecked, but their responsibility is absolved by the words they choose. What a crock! The very field itself demands due diligence. For public news media, that is GROSS negligence.
I agree !!
If everyone valued home and companionship, this world would be a merrier place.
Dude, you can see "elite panic" in full effect during covid. Regular people are mostly pretty chill, or at least were. It was media and governments that blew everything out of proportion
'elites' cannot but try to take advantage of any kind of situation for their own benefits. Something as an automatism they feel obliged to submit to. The most one possess the least human one is. And since we have to go deep down to critical despair to trigger heartful feelings, those so called 'elites' have a much longer path down to take in order to lighten their minds. In other words, they are f*cked.
You most not work with the public. No they weren't chill at all. They acted selfishly very quickly.
Yeah no....tell that to the $2B in property damage in America from their own society.
@@Vash98980 That was created by the conditions the government elites created, years of oppression poverty and violence. Those riots didn't come out of nowhere, they had a cause, and the cause was state oppression.
@@ApexRevolution Wrong.
In a time of war, the most humane and hospitable people I have ever met lived in tents in the deserts of Kuwait and Iraq.
They were your brothers. Your sisters. Your fathers, mothers, sons and daughters. But above all, they were human beings.
Were you deployed there? Care to share more?
@@thefisherking78 I was with 1/34 armor, 1st infantry division in Kuwait during 9/11; in 2003 I was reassigned to 1/35 armor, 1st armored division and deployed to Baghdad, and the triangle of death. I lost quite a few friends from my previous unit there; they went to Ramadi, a couple hours east of where I was. In 2005 I went back to Iraq, this time to Ramadi. I earned my combat action badge there, and then some. In 2003, I was living in a palace that my battalion occupied at the end of the initial ground war. Almost everyone fled, but these old ladies that were house maids prior to the war did not. I never was able to learn their names, but developed an emotional bond with one of them on a level similar to grandmother/grandson relationship and felt the heartache when the tears rolled down her face as we left. I also had a dog. This three legged female used to come around my guard shack late at night, so i gave it snacks and it stuck around. Eventually a buddy of mine and I trained it as a guard dog. Baghdad is a huge city and has high rise buildings. I would have loved the opportunity to visit it in times of peace. So much beauty there.
@@2midgetsinatrenchcoat599 These are the stories I like to hear. From the people on the ground, and not some embedded reporter.
Thanks for sharing.
I've visited a homeless camp a couple times in the last few weeks just to hang out. Overwhelmingly some of the kindest people I've ever met. I posed as newly homeless. Everyone was very eager to help me find food etc, though I declined saying I'd already ate.
Just started dialysis and my (ex) boss let me go 12 days before I started. I could lay claim to victimhood, hold a grudge and become emotional, but what's keeping me positive is keeping my focus on my renal team and making things easier for them (hence why I stay fit despite kidney failure). It also helps to realize that you're a representation of the people you associate with, and if you want to represent them in the best possible light then you have to do the same for yourself; clean yourself up, keep yourself fit, stand up straight and speak articulately. From this, you will free yourself as you'll no longer see yourself as the centre of the universe with the resulting anxiety that comes from wondering why the world isn't revolving around you.
Dean Churchman: You wrote that for me. Thank you. I've been struggling with health issues and pushing myself to get up, stand up, GET FIT. I needed to read exactly what you wrote. You have held the light for me. I'm good at doing that for others but not for myself. Thanks again.
This video always makes me smile because I'm a firm believer in the inherent good qualities of humanity and how not many things can shake that and this video is a comfort video of mine personally
Sadly, this video is more wishful thinking than anything else. When s*it really hits the fan, we all know that it's everyone for themselves.
@Empress_Theresa and you are part of the cause, so, maybe, be better
@@tino8015 you do have a really good point as people are pretty good deep down just like the video said but having such a misanthropic and cynical worldview is the biggest problem with certain people and society as a whole
@@pizzastolfo856 yeah exactly, chaos starts from people's beliefs and prejudices of others
Generally speaking, when watching youtube you do not expect that an essay would be able to move you to tears, rarer still, to instill a sense of hope and purpose in you that you thought was lost. I am honestly and genuinely in awe of your work, and feel that it can be compared to nothing else on this platform, completely in a league of its own.
I could not have stated a comment any better. :)
There is mostly garbage out there in a satanic ruled world ,this video was all right in my books.
Have faith in humanity.
I believe this is why we exist on this world.
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people with everything to lose are at their worst (the rich leadership), people that have already lost everything (people in disasters) are at their best.
Amein.
nonsense.
Tell that to murders
I agree, more or less, there are always exceptions. From working as a delivery driver to gathering signatures to try to change things to trying to gather donations for disaster relief, the poorer neighborhoods were always more generous. Sigh, so it goes...
Ya that's so true...at least it's true for me. I've got nothing to lose and being in this state I've been able to really focus on myself. I've become aware of how I operate and found better ways to utilize my actions to benefit my quality of life. Not at the expense of anyone. I'm sitting an example should anyone want to emulate it however Im no longer misinformed that I have a responsibility to society. And I'm more civilized. I realized much of my nice face was kinda like begging to be liked. Now I'm kind. But I can flip that up to a font push ur luck with me in less than a blink of n eye. I feel more fulfilled since learning more satisfying views and realizations.
Didn't experience it myself, but my mum and sister once came back from a visit to the movies one evening and they had an accident just when they rode out of the parking lot. Thankfully they didn't injure themselves though the car was totaled. Folks who just left the cinema at the same time came rushing to help. From youngsters to adults, all making sure they both were okay and help was called. It warmed my heart!
Everyone suffers from their own demons. However, when you know your demons and learn how to address them, you will find that helping others and sharing love is what truly sets you free.
This is not a movie essay channel; it is, rather, a philosophy channel, AND I LOVE IT.
Well its a vatiety channel and sometimes I have to be fine with that.
@@gremlinfifty2308 we all love it.
The problem we have today is, all of this beautiful kindness in times of despair, all that miraculous human decency and desire to help and care for others, all of this is ABSENT in the majority of today's leadership across the globe. Corrupt elites, mega corporations, media and business empires, and self serving politicians with no empathy currently control our societies. This only makes everything worse.
Agreed. I think us everyday folks, for the most part, are kind and when the shit hits the fan are eager to help others. I live in an area that has regular hurricanes. Went through Katrina and many many more and it was the people that got out and helped each other. Not greedy sociopathic politicians. Our government would be just fine with letting us drown. Maybe we need a nationwide disaster (covid isn't doing it) to start some change in this duopoly that is the USA.
It's not a problem of today, however. IT always has been. The core model of leadership and governance that has been set throughout history organically rejected the most human, peaceful and generous people in a struggle for power that had little to do with the people under it. But it doesn't mean we can't make that change.
@growlingbehemoth thanks for the suggestion. Checking it out now.
@growlingbehemoth approx 10 what? Percent? Reversed how? 90%?
@@robertkylepierce what are you checking out now? his comment was removed which has really gotten me curious.
Once I went on an army cadet activity (as a cadet) and we were going out to set up a temporary field base as part of the activity, and as night fell a huge rainstorm came through. all I remember was running through the heavy rain, helping people to Unimogs that had come to evacuate cadets, and retrieving abandoned packs. I was one of the last to leave.
Not as intense as other examples but I thought I should put this here.
Nothing like a war that can literally make a complete stranger a brother in arms. When the pressure is on we tend to try and find each other in the chaos so that we can work together to create a safety blanket. We are social creatures and we have always lived in groups. Helping others gives a feeling of being needed. Right now a lot of us need a purpose.
When was the last time a common person started a war? Ever since there's been civilization it's always been governments or monarchs that have started Wars for their own selfish agendas. All of the average person just wants is to live in peace and be left alone. The farmer doesn't build things like nuclear missiles or tanks.
What’s murder if not a small size war
@@visinh I don't think of a murderer as an average person.
@@stevenbaumann5911 still, the point is that murder can be commited by basically anyone.
@@MacDodle yes anyone can commit murder. But if one man Mutders another man it is not the end of the world. With today's technology, governments can literally end the world. And what's worse is with their bunkers they can be safe from the consequences of their own actions. Most decent men would settle their differences like men. At the very least how it used to be men would settle their differences like men. Worst case scenario they beat the hell out of each other and later share a drink. But you look at governments today and they have all but gotten rid of the concept of Honor.
People commit aggressive war like acts everyday when they treat others as means and not ends. Robbery, vandalism, etc....
- "The greatest thing mankind ever had is freewill, and the most dangerous thing mandkind ever had is freewill"
Free will doesn't really exist.
There is no free will
Will is willing good and bad. Will tends to waver.
@@aliebrahimzadeh2885 So, are you responsible for what you do?
@@MrBrainTucker1079 How do you work that out? 'because of 'fate'? because if that is the case whats the point going through all of this?
I once saw a story about a young boy in a flood who heard a woman calling for help and he thought to himself I have an airmattress and I can help that woman. He saved many people that day, I think about him often now.
I guess I can appreciate that you pulled information from actual psychoanalysis, and not just from movie plots.
I'm not crying, just got some "Like Stories of Old" in my eye.
Me too
@@eddiethehitchhikingmaltipo6754 Me too...
Humans are selfish scum don't worry about it : )
It's just liquid pride.
@Gwyddion Flint He's been spamming the whole comment section- report and ignore.
Facing the unknown is always less scary when you face it with someone else by your side as true equals facing down the same thing. 2 people with the truly same goal, are unstoppable. Like some kind of harmonic resonnace of conciesness and intent.
Wow truly beautiful words sir.
In Victor Frankl's book Man's Search For Meaning he recounts how he and other prisoners in the Nazi concentration camps, where he spent the entirety of WWII, were struck down by TB. Normally, they would simply be left in a room to die, but the commandant of the camp actually bought medicine on his own for the prisoners. If Hell is the madness of apparent disconnection, Paradise is the knowledge that disconnection is illusory.
Just last week during a blizzard my wife and I got stuck driving out of are apartment driveway,we had about a foot of snow,neighbors came running over to help,without asking for help,it gave me hope in 2022,I think the movies show it to give us the idea to do it.its easier to work as a tribe.we are missing that
Your soft, gentle narration is so refreshing compared to the harsh snarling of the various commentators in the never-ending culture wars, most of whom only spread resentment, bitterness, anger and fear. Thank you so much for this video.
Amein Peter, amein.
What are you doing to make a change ?
@@fourhumors9414 best thing l did was to avoid social media as much as possible and interact with my local community as much as possible. I work as a district nurse and visit elderly and disabled people who live in isolated rural areas, many of whom have no family or relatives who live nearby. I try and be as positive as possible each day and be as friendly as l can to my patients.
@@fourhumors9414 What are you doing to make a change?
@@markdemell3717 Advocating for universal healthcare. Only consuming what I need and not being a mindless consumer. I like to volunteer at my local homeless shelter. Too many people just want to discard people that are down on their luck and need help.
I remember going to a protest when I was in France for the first time. The crowd had just been teargassed and kettled, all kinds of people running, and I didn't know any French! It was intense. Then this teenager grabbed onto me cause he couldn't see because he had pepper spray in his eyes and he kept asking me questions in French. I just kept saying, "Bonjour. Bonjour. Desole. Desole. Je suis Americain."
We walked a few blocks together while I held him up and he couldn't see. Then his friend found him and took him away. Something about that reminds me of this video.
@Man with hair With all due respect if you re-read the comment it is pointed out that the commenter had to tell the teenager he was American.
@Man with hair yawnnnnn youre boring
I am one who has grown to be very pessimistic and bitter about life and humanity in general. When I clicked on this video, I was expecting to hear something that validates my dark outlook in life. However, the message of this video caught me by surprise and halfway through it, I started getting quiet emotional.
This message is very important in these difficult days we are living in and should be shared to the whole of humanity.
I recently did an obstacle run. I ran it alone and it gave me a sense of hope in humanity. During such runs everybody helps each other, you meet strangers for a brief moment to then never see them again. It is great to do
The planet doesn't need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more healers, restorers, storytellers, peacemakers and lovers of all kinds - Dalai Lama
@Ryan Alex success is nowadays synonymous with capital success
This planet needs more people who mind their own business, and fewer freeloaders.
Dalai Lama bathed with 12 year old girls..
False prophet like the rest of them.
We are all walking each others home - Ram Dass
Fun facts about the Dalai Lama:
-He's never worked a day in his life.
-He's never had to worry about making ends meet or support a family.
-He has been treated like a god since he was a child.
Explain to me why we should hang on this man's every word, please?
"Ignorance is in our bones but kindness is in our DNA"
good one
Nah cruelty is. Kindness is a weakness born from success.
@@kylelapointe2289
Cruelty is simply immaturity
@@pseudonymousbeing987 And yet through our cellective cruelty, our brutality, we have triumphed over our foes, be it man, beast or weather.
@@kylelapointe2289
It is human collaboration that produced triumph. Human connection yes could manifest in humans together enacting violence. But it is through togetherness that humanity became human.
This is no ordinary video essay, this is a masterpiece.
Ive seen and been threw a lot in my age im only 27 but ive seen the best and worst humanity has to offer..i remember when the forests caught fire and the smoke was so bad you couldnt drive down a road in the day without lights.. i am isolated since my 4 spine surgeries and cant work but i try and help those with my story and perspective.. people fail to realize that we need one another to survive.. i nearly died and there was a station that came like 20 guys who showed up and i never forgot that.. i never forgot those nurses and doctors that helped me smile and helped me recover i keep going even tho my life is hell because of others and the hope I have for the future. We all make mistakes but i beileve we all can come together and strive even in the worst situations
If 2020 has shown me anything, it's that empathy is key.
The people who voted with their wallets in 2020 disagree. THEY believe firearms and ammunition are the key. Just sayin'.
@@rongants6082 if we are going by wallets toilet paper was the key.
Whether it's due to broken minds or absent souls, _true_ empathy is in sharp decline!
Also, power should never be granted to those who seek it. Humility must be recognised as genuine strength, and hubris condemned.
@DeadNinjutsu why are you even on this channel? You seem the type to call people "snowflakes" but yet, here you are, crying.
Nevermind your lack of empathy led you to think the way you do and even make this comment. Thanks for proving my point.
@@rongants6082 ""You can get much further with a kind word and a gun, then you can with a kind word alone." - Al Capone
"If one can, always help."
In one way or another and no matter what one has believed in, they always had that phrase incorporated into their beliefs or based them upon it.
This genuinely made me cry. Beautifully done Sir.
When I was at my lowest low I cared and empathized more with people. As my life grew more stable I grew more selfish.
Thank you for this. It’s so easy to become bitter when so many people are so self-serving. I’ve seen so much ugliness come out of scared people during COVID. Maybe it just showed me that I’m around the wrong kind of people.
Your no different when push comes to shove, it's biological. Don't proclaim such foolery.
"Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Love this. It says so much that I have always wanted to communicate about the movies I love. I went to law school and I love your social contract analysis. Amazing essay.
Dear author! I have been a fan of yours for several years now, and before the fan-subtitles version was disabled managed to translate one of your videos. I would be very-very glad to make a translation of this one as our country (Russia) is in one pf the darkest periods of it's time now and your words on empathy would be worth hearing
That quote from MIB has always been once of my favorites
I'm drunk.. fuck you Stories... I'm crying like hell and I have a faint idea of why... I love you
Try liberty caps.
Are you better now, brother?
Jesus loves u
Do you do this a lot? If so then that is more than likely the root of your problems. At least presently..
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The world I experience is one where a very small minority use everything in their power to pull us apart, make us fearful, etc. Because we are connected and powerful through that connection. I sincerely hope any reading that might be suffering will come to know that you are beloved and incredibly important.
Times of change are coming , the wheel is turning and it brings new ideals and values. It has been like that since the dawn of humanity. I sincerely hope that this turn is for the better
That small minority is extremely powerful right now and they have this magic key called Covid-19....opens many, many doors.
Honestly, if the pandemic had never happened; if we hadn’t been isolated and left to our own thoughts, and been finally disgusted with e- entertainment and “ virtual “ this and that, we would have NEVER come to these realizations.
Thank you
@@podlodialgilap3490 indeed I pray for us all 🙏
Beautiful! I watched most of this with tears running down my face. Just beautifully done. Thank you!
A truly beautiful and meaningful message, as always. Thank you!
A few months back, I read one of the books mentioned in this video, and it confirmed so much of what I've always felt, intuetively. Really giving so much thanks for rendering this message of hope and realism with such poetic beauty and depth of thought.
As always your uploads seem perfectly timed with when I need to hear them most
Lol I cried so hard in this. Hopefully the touching sentiment of us helping each other when we need it most has shown itself in your own life too. Everything we do is a choice, and over the last few days so many different messages of just helping have been emerging.
We're not here to save the world, we're here to serve it. :)
Exactly, how I feel about it.
@@DaveKatague same, I cried too. Its so true, I think part of the problem of modernity is the loss of greater purpose that was so woven into the fabric of preindustrial life. The world is inevitably changing. Global warming means that our current way of life is unsustainable. No matter how much we want our lives to stay the same, the world will change, for better or worse, and we’ll have to change with it. Maybe there will be opportunities for meaning and purpose again.
@@lilithgrrrl I feel that by finding skillsets which align to who we are, what we value and believe in, we can still be able to help those around us.
I am a filmmaker and over the course of lockdown and covid in Australia, I studied to become a Strategic Psychotherapist to be able to help those who's inner critical voice, negative thoughts and emotions have been taking hold during this time.
Finding the intersection of film and psychotherapy is my new mission to help film geeks use story a tool to take back control over the decisions we make in our lives :)
Here here💚
I’ve lived thru several hurricanes, including the devastating Hurricane Andrew. This is completely true. Everyone came together to help whoever they could.
I was riding my dirt bike in the middle of the Mohave dessert and I as wearing my low cut riding boots (never buy them they don’t protect u what so ever) and I either hit a an old tree stump or a pipe on my leg on the side of the trail and it tore my whole outer calf off. Was in shock and didn’t realize till my boot was filled with blood. I stopped my bike and stood up and got so dizzy and fell down and couldn’t get back up and then I blacked out from blood loss. I have no idea how long I was out there for could of been hours and some dude on the trail found me on the side of the trail. The dude put me over his bike and rode for who knows how long to get phone service and called a chopper to come evac me out of there. I don’t remember anything after getting off my bike. I wish I could of thanked the man that saved my life that day. If he wasn’t out there I would of def bled out and died, there was nobody out there just me and maybe a handful of people on trails that go for miles and miles.
Having read many of these comments, I find a refreshed spirit after reading political bickering on so many news videos. It seems just talking of these experiences calms the mind. I think, in some way, we could divert the divisive rhetoric by simply relating these stories of hope and inspiration instead of being swept away by the tides of confrontation.
I think it's worth pointing out that even those apocalyptic stories that revolve around society being torn apart and everyone being at each other's throats, usually feature a reclusive protagonist, who eventually meets other people, and while being distant and uncaring at first, gradually warms up to them and even starts going out of their way to protect them. Sure, self-preservation is every human's primal instinct, but so is the pursuit of meaningful social bonds.
It is rare that I feel compelled to comment on videos but in this case I simply have to express my gratitude. You have shown me that analysis is an art form whilst simultaneously providing me with a shared understanding of an intense sense of meaning that resonates with my soul and entire existence. Your research and assembling of quotes from many great thinkers, authors and artists combined with the astounding eloquence of your own words and horrendously emotionally intelligent worldview has been nothing short of a destined revelation. I've often thought that the greatest skill of any great writer or artist of any kind is to formulate a thought and feeling you have always had but never yet put to words. There are few men and women living and dead that have been able to do so as consistently and profoundly as you have done for me. I hope one day I can meet you to personally to thank you but till then, I send all the love, thanks and appreciation one can possibly send through a youtube comment, for emboldening my life and the lives of others and for the ever honourable endeavour of spreading kindness and hope through beautiful stories. x
The most comforting and encouraging commentary I have found. Thank you very much.
I live on the Mississippi gulf coast, I was 15 when Katrina hit, and the moment someone had THEIR basic needs met, they immediately helped others meet theirs. I’ve heard people singing together to keep the little kids from crying, while we all stood in line for water.
Who would have thought in times of crisis we care for each other, and the reason we tear each other is because a man in a mansion told the media we are our on worst enemy.
Melancholy Man Tears and emotional breakdowns aside, helping others genuinely works only until you need something that actually matters. For example if you are in need of directions, a random stranger will probably help you, but if you need a girlfriend, all women except for the most ugly ones will tell you "you are not good enough" even though you are.
This is the hypocrisy of mankind. We are all ultimately selfish dicks who pretend to be nice to feed our egos.
@@nihilism6226 partially true my friend but women can be like that at times but its all about valuing ones self and learning to valuing each other when it comes unto relationships.
there are things that require different actions at different levels of urgency and importance
@@nihilism6226 Wow, to be honest man, I don't know if you are being serious, mainly because of your username. But if you really want a girlfriend and you open yourself to people about that wish and how you feel about that, then I guarantee you, that you will find people that will help you. Not by becoming your girlfriend out of pity, but by giving you sound advice, maybe trying to find someone for you.
Man in a mansion? I think we tear each other apart cuz some people are only out for themselves and tried people who don't give them what they want with great disdain.
And therein lies the Crux... You're speaking about President Trump. I refer to President Obama when he called me ignorant and racist... When he told the world that I'm ignorant because I claimed my religion and I believe in my second amendment rights.... You're placing blame where it doesn't deserve to be. You should be looking at yourself because you just created more division... And I don't think he'd love to hand to help me in times of suffering because I voted for orange man is bad because the media told me he is. That being said I work with people I disagree with everyday and I still work my ass off to help them because unprofessional and I'm a decent human being.
I think the greatest compliment I can give a video is "it makes me think" and your content most certainly does
Thank you! I was needing some of this...
Amazing video, keep up the good work! Legit made me cry
This made me cry more than any piece of media ever has, from the bottom of my heart thank you for your videos and your immense talent
Don't binge the channel then. LSOO is full of beautiful essays, and they quite often touch me like this one.
@@morganseppy5180 oh don’t worry I’m familiar with that other content on this channel haha amazing stuff
@Mike Marrone feeling a pain that is healing you, brother. Be well.
Viktor Frankl's Man's Search For Meaning is like the first book everyone should have read this year, and it is the book we should all read right now getting into 2021!
I have the book on audible. It's hard to listen to though... I'll have to go back and give it another try.
5 stars for you, dear literate reader.
Yup, read it!
hey !! just disproved my theory that usually nobody I see on here actually reads ??
God, I love this channel. Thoughtful interpretation, and spoken so perfectly. Brought tears to my eyes as we need this reminder now more than ever.
Excellent message and full of hope. Well done.
This is probably one of the few videos on RUclips that actually made me cry. What a brilliant video
Pass the tissue please.
I found that book when I was a teen struggling with how people kept from commiting suicide and chose enduring pain instead.
It's not often that a video essay makes me tear up, but when I do it's probably from Like Stories of Old.
Extraordinary production value.
Good stuff.
This is why I watch the Precure anime for little girls. Makes me cry at least twice a season as empathy, love, and well-wishes defeat cynicism and resource scarcity.
This video is really a masterpiece. Man, this is so comforting currently over here in Germany after this catastropical flooding which hit our fellow people. And yes, this is exactly what is happening now there. Thousands and thousands of strangers come to help those who often lost everything - everything they ever worked, lived and even loved for :( Yes, mankind is decent.
I've always tried to ask people, why do we wait for a disaster to live the way we should. Human kindness & the greater good.
Best of luck to you all. ✨💛✨
"Is it not the greatest madness to live life as it is... instead of how it should be?" - Don Quixote
@@InitialPC Carlos Castaneda, Don Juan
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Still one of, if not my favorite, video on RUclips!! So wholesome and inspiring
I rarely comment on YT videos, but wow, I think I really needed to hear this message and didn't realize it. You make an excellent case.
“Every generation must know its own suffering”
The world DESPERATELY needs this video right now. Brought tears to my eyes many times throughout.
Glad to see the movie 33 here. Not the best movie ever, but really emotional.
Then show it to everyone
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Man, as a Chilean that movie was so Hollywood-y that I felt cringe looking at it but ...
It reminded us our own tragedies, and how we go on together, because sometimes life gets difficult but if everyone helps, it's amazing, it's beautiful, it's hope, it's love.
I come back and watch this often. It's a high quality lesson in ethics, perception, and where they meet.
Wow, layers of meaning especially in the times that we live , this really picked me up. Thank you for all your hard work. 🙌🇳🇱💛
I know people & the reason why they're happy in their disasters is because they're together, not alone, or bored as their lives of quiet desperation suddenly change
Legit started crying on this one..I give thanks to you for reminding me to have a little faith in humanity .
Moved me to tears, thank you great video
*This made me cry, I am glad this turned up in my feed today I needed this.*