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When I graduated UCLA,[br]I moved to Northern California,

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and I lived in a little town called Elk,[br]on the Mendocino coast.

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And I didn't have a phone or TV,[br]but I had US mail.

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And life was good back then --[br]if you could remember it.

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I'd go to the general store[br]for a cup of coffee and a brownie,

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I'd ship my film to San Francisco,

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and lo and behold, two days later,

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it would end up on my front door,

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which was way better than having[br]to fight the traffic of Hollywood.

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I didn't have much money,

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(Music)

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but I had time and a sense of wonder.

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So I started shooting[br]time-lapse photography.

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It would take me a month to shoot[br]a four-minute roll of film,

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because that's all I could afford.

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I've been shooting time-lapse[br]flowers continuously, nonstop,

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24 hours a day, seven days a week,

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for over 30 years.

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And to see them move[br]is a dance I'll never get tired of.

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Their beauty immerses us[br]with color, taste, touch.

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It also provides a third[br]of the food we eat.

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(Music)

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Beauty and seduction[br]are nature's tools for survival,

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because we protect[br]what we fall in love with.

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It opens our hearts

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and makes us realize[br]we are a part of nature,

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and we're not separate from it.

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When we see ourselves in nature,

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it also connects us to every one of us,

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because it's clear[br]that it's all connected in one.

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When people see my images,[br]a lot of times they'll say,

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"Oh my God."

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Have you ever wondered what that meant?

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The "oh" means it caught your attention;

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it makes you present, makes you mindful.

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The "my" means it connects[br]with something deep inside your soul.

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It creates a gateway for your inner voice[br]to rise up and be heard.

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And "God"?

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God is that personal journey[br]we all want to be on,

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to be inspired,

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to feel like we're connected[br]to a universe that celebrates life.

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Did you know that 80 percent[br]of the information we receive

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comes through our eyes,

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and if you compare light energy[br]to musical scales,

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it would only be one octave[br]that the naked eye could see,

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which is right in the middle?

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And aren't we grateful for our brains,

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that can take this electrical impulse[br]that comes from light energy

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to create images in order[br]for us to explore our world?

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And aren't we grateful that we have hearts[br]that can feel these vibrations

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in order for us to allow ourselves

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to feel the pleasure[br]and the beauty of nature?

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Nature's beauty is a gift

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that cultivates[br]appreciation and gratitude.

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So, I have a gift I want[br]to share with you today,

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a project I'm working on[br]called "Happiness Revealed."

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And it'll give us a glimpse[br]into that perspective --

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from the point of view[br]of a child and an elderly man --

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of that world.

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Little girl: When I watch TV,

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it's just some shows[br]that you just -- that are pretend.

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And when you explore,

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you get more imagination[br]than you already had,

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and when you get more imagination,

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it makes you want to go deeper in

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so you can get more[br]and see beautifuller things,

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like the path,

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if it's a path, it could lead you[br]to a beach or something,

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and it could be beautiful.

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(Music)

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(Narrator) Brother David Steindl-Rast:[br]Do you think this is just another day

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in your life?

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It's not just another day.

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It's the one day that is given to you:

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today.

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(Music)

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It's given to you.

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It's a gift.

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It's the only gift[br]that you have right now.

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And the only appropriate response

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is gratefulness.

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(Music)

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If you do nothing else[br]but to cultivate that response

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to the great gift that this unique day is,

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if you learn to respond[br]as if it were the first day in your life

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and the very last day,

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then you will have spent[br]this day very well.

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(Music)

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Begin by opening your eyes

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and be surprised[br]that you have eyes you can open,

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that incredible array of colors[br]that is constantly offered to us

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for our pure enjoyment.

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Look at the sky.

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We so rarely look at the sky.

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We so rarely note how different it is[br]from moment to moment,

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with clouds coming and going.

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We just think of the weather,

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and even with the weather,

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we don't think of all[br]the many nuances of weather.

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We just think of "good weather"[br]and "bad weather."

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This day, right now, has unique weather,

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maybe a kind that will never exactly,[br]in that form, come again.

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The formation of clouds[br]in the sky will never be the same

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as it is right now.

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Open your eyes. Look at that.

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(Music)

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Look at the faces of people whom you meet.

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Each one has an incredible story

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behind their face,

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a story that you could never fully fathom,

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not only their own story,[br]but the story of their ancestors.

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We all go back so far,

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and in this present moment, on this day,

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all the people you meet,[br]all that life from generations

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and from so many places all over the world

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flows together and meets you here,

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like a life-giving water,

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if you only open your heart and drink.

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(Music)

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Open your heart to the incredible gifts

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that civilization gives to us.

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You flip a switch,[br]and there is electric light.

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You turn a faucet, and there[br]is warm water and cold water,

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and drinkable water.

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It's a gift that millions[br]and millions in the world

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will never experience.

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So these are just a few[br]of an enormous number of gifts

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to which we can open your heart.

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And so I wish you[br]that you will open your heart

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to all these blessings,

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and let them flow through you,

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that everyone whom you[br]will meet on this day

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will be blessed by you,

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just by your eyes,

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by your smile,

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by your touch,

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just by your presence.

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Let the gratefulness overflow

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into blessing all around you.

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(Music)

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And then, it will really be

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a good day.

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(Applause)

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Louie Schwartzberg: Thank you.

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(Applause)

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Thank you very much.

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(Applause)