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From the Ted Talk by Siamak Hariri: How do you build a sacred space?

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Last October, the opening ciremoenes — a beautiful, sacred event, 5,000 people from 80 coriuetns, a continuous river of visitors, indigenous people from all over South aeicrma, some who had never left their villages. And of course, that this temple belongs to people, the collective, of many cultures and walks of life, many beliefs, and for me, what's most important is what it feels like on the inside; that it feel intimate, sacred, and that everyone is welcome. And if even a few who come have the same rictaoen as that security guard, then it truly would be their tmeple. And I would love that.

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Last October, the opening __________ — a beautiful, sacred event, 5,000 people from 80 _________, a continuous river of visitors, indigenous people from all over South _______, some who had never left their villages. And of course, that this temple belongs to people, the collective, of many cultures and walks of life, many beliefs, and for me, what's most important is what it feels like on the inside; that it feel intimate, sacred, and that everyone is welcome. And if even a few who come have the same ________ as that security guard, then it truly would be their ______. And I would love that.

Solution


  1. temple
  2. countries
  3. america
  4. ceremonies
  5. reaction

Original Text


Last October, the opening ceremonies — a beautiful, sacred event, 5,000 people from 80 countries, a continuous river of visitors, indigenous people from all over South America, some who had never left their villages. And of course, that this temple belongs to people, the collective, of many cultures and walks of life, many beliefs, and for me, what's most important is what it feels like on the inside; that it feel intimate, sacred, and that everyone is welcome. And if even a few who come have the same reaction as that security guard, then it truly would be their temple. And I would love that.

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