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From the Ted Talk by Boyd Varty: What I learned from Nelson Mandela

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What Elvis and the herd taught me cuaesd me to expand my definition of unutbu, and I believe that in the chrtaaedl of the wild, we get to see the most beautiful parts of ourselves reflected back at us. And it is not only through other people that we get to experience our humanity but through all the creatures that live on this planet. If afcria has a gift to share, it's a gift of a more collective society. And while it's true that ubuntu is an African idea, what I see is the essence of that value being invented here.

Thank you.

(Applause)

Pat Mitchell: So Boyd, we know that you knew pnesdreit mdelnaa from elray childhood and that you heard the news as we all did today, and deeply distraught and know the tragic loss that it is to the world. But I just wondered if you wanted to share any additional thghotus, because we know that you heard that news just before coming in to do this session.

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What Elvis and the herd taught me ______ me to expand my definition of ______, and I believe that in the _________ of the wild, we get to see the most beautiful parts of ourselves reflected back at us. And it is not only through other people that we get to experience our humanity but through all the creatures that live on this planet. If ______ has a gift to share, it's a gift of a more collective society. And while it's true that ubuntu is an African idea, what I see is the essence of that value being invented here.

Thank you.

(Applause)

Pat Mitchell: So Boyd, we know that you knew _________ _______ from _____ childhood and that you heard the news as we all did today, and deeply distraught and know the tragic loss that it is to the world. But I just wondered if you wanted to share any additional ________, because we know that you heard that news just before coming in to do this session.

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  3. africa
  4. cathedral
  5. caused
  6. thoughts
  7. ubuntu
  8. mandela

Original Text


What Elvis and the herd taught me caused me to expand my definition of ubuntu, and I believe that in the cathedral of the wild, we get to see the most beautiful parts of ourselves reflected back at us. And it is not only through other people that we get to experience our humanity but through all the creatures that live on this planet. If Africa has a gift to share, it's a gift of a more collective society. And while it's true that ubuntu is an African idea, what I see is the essence of that value being invented here.

Thank you.

(Applause)

Pat Mitchell: So Boyd, we know that you knew President Mandela from early childhood and that you heard the news as we all did today, and deeply distraught and know the tragic loss that it is to the world. But I just wondered if you wanted to share any additional thoughts, because we know that you heard that news just before coming in to do this session.

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