Cleo Wade: Want to change the world? Start by being brave enough to care
كليو وايد: هل ترغب في تغيير العالم؟ ابدأ بتحليك بالشجاعة الكافية لتهتم
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beautiful being enter into our lives.
الصغير الجميل الذي يدخل إلى حياتنا.
that he wasn't just entering our lives,
إلى حياتنا فقط،
feels so incredibly challenging.
أكثر تحديًا بشكل لا يصدق.
talking to people about who we are,
في التحدث مع الناس عمَّن نكون،
that the way we find our strength
أن طريق الوصول إلى قوتنا
that we can all do something big
أن نقوم بأعمال عظيمة
that each of us is more resilient
له من المرونة ما يفوق تصورنا
a single word I say to him.
it would probably be a better idea
أن أعود لمنزلي وأكتب ذلك
at walking down the street.
and listen to what they say.
a better child to your parents;
a better partner.
and get to know them.
واشرع في التعرف عليه.
and do what you can do.
or created with others
أو إنشاؤه مع الآخرين
disagrees with you,
the triumph of radical empathy --
the stories you are told.
في باطن الأمور وليس ظاهرها.
how to forgive yourself.
than who we were yesterday.
مما كنا عليه البارحةَ.
if the other is not free.
إن لم تكن موجودة للآخرين.
and not with my actions."
I don't need a plastic bag."
لستُ بحاجة إلى كيس بلاستيكي."
one piece of trash on your block.
في مربعك السكني.
to be a part of the solutions.
that the issues are connected
والتعصب الأعمى؟"
at your own kitchen table.
على طاولة مطبخك.
that you can love others
that require big answers,
تتطلب إجابات كبيرة،
or unqualified, we do nothing.
أو عدم أهليتنا، فلا نحرك ساكنًا.
and qualify ourselves.
ونؤهل أنفسنا.
and there were no senate confirmations,
موافقة من مجلس الشيوخ،
to be more secure,
ليصبح أكثر أمنًا،
that says, "Are you OK?
"هل أنت بخير؟
"What should we do?"
"ماذا يجب أن نفعل؟"
when I see my family and friends?
not only for those I know,
ليس لمن أعرفهم فقط
whose ideas conflict with my own?
الذين تتعارض أفكارهم مع أفكاري؟
who are suffering on my street corner?
على زاوية الشارع الذي أقطنه؟
to change our own lives?
حتى نغير حياتنا نحن؟
of the people in our communities?
حتى نغير حياة الناس في مجتمعاتنا؟
we must assume is in our own hands;
"يجب أن نفترض أن كل شيء لدينا
Harriet Tubman to her purpose,
هدفها في الحياة.
in the fight to abolish
making 19 trips,
of those 300 people,
the great-grandchildren and beyond.
وما يليهم من نسلهم.
immeasurable ripples
لا تقدر ولا تحصى.
Irma or Maria, people did not say,
أو ماريا فالناس لم تقل
What should I do?"
ماذا علينا أن نفعل؟"
man and child they came across.
ورجل وطفل صادفوه.
تبرعوا بأموالهم
the power to change the world.
لتغيير العالم.
someone's life is always in our hands.
ما موجودة دائمًا بين أيدينا.
to one group of people;
على مجموعة واحدة من الناس:
on anyone to tell you
with what you've got,
أن نتحلى بالشجاعة الكافية لنهتم.
التي وُلِد بها ثَالُوْنِيُوْسْ،
of a man named Gene Moretti.
لرجل يدعى جين موريتي.
through the Depression, World War II,
خلال فترات الكساد والحرب العالمية الثانية
of a woman's right to vote,
في التصويت
of the first black president.
in America for 100 years.
during these current times?"
بناءً على خبرتك بهذه الأوقات؟"
of his family and hundreds of people,
ومئات من الناس،
to be there to celebrate him,
ليكون هناك ليحتفل معه،
just given me advice,
is capable of making
a real, wholehearted impact
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Cleo Wade - Artist, poet, authorCleo Wade creates uplifting messages, blending simplicity with positivity and arresting honesty.
Why you should listen
Cleo Wade is an artist, poet and author of the forthcoming book Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom For a Better Life. Her writing, accessible yet empowering, speaks to a greater future for all women, people of color, and the LGBTQ community, preaching love, acceptance, justice, peace, equity and equality.
Wade's artwork is founded on the idea that art should be in the name of all people and should serve all people. This idea has inspired some of her larger scale public art installations, including a 25-foot love poem in the skyline of the New Orleans French Quarter titled "Respect," as well as her follow up piece, "She," which was created in collaboration with graffiti artist Brandon Odums and is permanently installed on the face of a 50-foot warehouse building in the New Orleans Bywater neighborhood. In the summer of 2017, Wade created the "ARE YOU OK" project, a public booth for free, peaceful and loving conversation at the Hester Street Fair in New York City. Her latest public art installation of 10-word mantras on 46-foot screens entitled "Show Love Spread Love" is currently on view in Los Angeles on the facade of the Beverly Center. Other mediums of Wade's art include drawing, painting, sculpture, and neon text. Wade contributes regularly to W magazine and Teen Vogue.
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