Learn English with Rihanna INCREDIBLE Speech at Harvard University - English Subtitles
Summary
TLDRIn a heartfelt speech at Harvard, the honoree expresses gratitude and humility for the recognition received. From childhood dreams of helping children in Africa to establishing a charity at 18, their journey is marked by personal loss and inspiration. The Claret Line Foundation, born from their grandmother's battle with cancer, aims to impact lives, emphasizing that humanitarianism is accessible to all, regardless of wealth or fame. The speaker challenges the audience to commit to helping at least one person or cause, highlighting the power of shared compassion.
Takeaways
- π The speaker expresses gratitude for being honored at Harvard University and acknowledges the support of Dr. Counter and the Harvard Foundation.
- π The speaker's early inspiration to help came from seeing commercials of children suffering in other parts of the world, sparking a desire to save children's lives.
- π‘ A childhood dream to become rich and help sick children globally eventually led to the establishment of a charity organization at the age of 18.
- π€ The speaker collaborated with other organizations and was deeply affected by the loss of a young girl named Nina Amina to leukemia, which inspired further philanthropic efforts.
- π The loss of the speaker's grandmother to cancer was a driving force behind the establishment of the Claret Line Foundation.
- π The Claret Line Foundation's mission is to impact as many lives as possible, emphasizing that change can start with helping just one person.
- π€ The speaker challenges the audience to redefine what it means to be a humanitarian, stating that it doesn't require wealth, fame, or a college education.
- π« The speaker encourages starting with helping one's neighbor or someone in the community, emphasizing the importance of small acts of kindness.
- π± The speaker issues a challenge to the audience to commit to helping one person, one organization, or one situation that resonates with them.
- π The speaker is presented with flowers as a token of appreciation for their compassion and philanthropy from the children of Cambridge.
- π The program concludes with a thank you to the audience and an encouragement to have a nice evening.
Q & A
What significant achievement is the speaker acknowledging at the beginning of the transcript?
-The speaker is acknowledging the honor of being recognized by Harvard University, expressing gratitude to Dr. Counter, the Harvard Foundation, and the university itself.
What was the speaker's childhood aspiration when watching TV commercials about children in need?
-The speaker's childhood aspiration was to save all the children in Africa by saving up 25 cents, with the hope of helping sick children all over the world once they grew up and became rich.
At what age did the speaker start their career in America?
-The speaker started their career in America at the age of seventeen.
What was the name of the charity organization the speaker started at the age of 18?
-The specific name of the charity organization is not mentioned in the transcript.
What significant event in the speaker's life led to the establishment of the 'claret line l foundation'?
-The speaker's grandmother, Clara Brat, lost her battle with cancer, which became the driving force behind the establishment of the 'claret line l foundation'.
What is the mission of the 'claret line l foundation'?
-The mission of the 'claret line l foundation' is to impact as many lives as possible, starting with just one.
What does the speaker believe is the key to being a humanitarian?
-The speaker believes that being a humanitarian does not require being rich, famous, or college-educated; it starts with helping one's neighbor or someone in need without expecting anything in return.
What challenge does the speaker issue to the audience?
-The speaker challenges the audience to make a commitment to help one person, one organization, or one situation that touches their heart.
What was the speaker's grandmother's advice on sharing resources?
-The speaker's grandmother advised that if you have a dollar, there is plenty to share.
What token of appreciation was presented to the speaker on behalf of the children of Cambridge?
-The speaker was presented with flowers as a token of appreciation for their compassion, philanthropy, and music.
What is the overall message the speaker conveys about helping others?
-The overall message is that everyone has the opportunity and the ability to help someone else, and that humanitarianism starts with small acts of kindness towards those around us.
Outlines
π Recognition and Philanthropic Journey
The speaker expresses gratitude for being honored at Harvard University, acknowledging the support from Dr. Counter and the Harvard Foundation. They recount their early desire to help children in Africa, inspired by TV commercials, and their subsequent establishment of a charity organization at the age of 18. The speaker also mentions the influence of personal losses, including a friend to leukemia and their grandmother to cancer, which motivated the creation of the Claret Line Foundation. The mission of the foundation is to impact lives, emphasizing that one person can make a difference without needing wealth or fame. The speaker encourages the audience to help at least one person, expecting nothing in return, and shares the belief that humanitarianism is accessible to everyone.
π Acknowledging Compassion and Philanthropy
The script concludes with a presentation of flowers to Rihanna from the children of Cambridge, as a token of appreciation for her compassion and philanthropy. The audience applauds her contributions, and the program ends with music and a wish for everyone to have a pleasant evening.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Harvard
π‘Humbled
π‘Charity Organization
π‘Philanthropy
π‘Humanitarian
π‘Leukemia
π‘Claret Line L Foundation
π‘Education
π‘Volunteers
π‘Compassion
π‘Token of Appreciation
Highlights
Achieving the honor of attending Harvard University and expressing gratitude to Dr. Counter, the Harvard Foundation, and the University itself.
Being humbled by the recognition received for something they never sought credit for.
A childhood memory of wanting to save children's lives in Africa by saving up 25 cents.
Starting a career in America at the age of 17 and a charity organization at 18.
Collaborating with other organizations and the impact of meeting and losing Nina Amina to leukemia in 2010.
The establishment of the Clara Lionel Foundation after the loss of the speaker's grandmother to cancer.
The mission of the Clara Lionel Foundation to impact lives, starting with helping just one person.
The importance of education, future, and the opportunity to help others presented to the audience.
The challenge issued to the audience to commit to helping one person, organization, or situation that touches their heart.
Dispelling the myth that one must be rich, famous, or college-educated to be a humanitarian.
The idea that humanitarianism starts with helping one's neighbor or someone close by.
The speaker's acknowledgment of their lack of a college education and the importance of helping others regardless.
The presentation of flowers to the speaker as a token of appreciation for their philanthropy and music.
The speaker's grandmother's wisdom about sharing even with just a dollar.
The conclusion of the program with a thank you to the audience and a reminder to have a nice evening.
Transcripts
so I made it to Harvard never thought
I'd be able to say that in my life but
it feels good
thank you dr. counter thank you to the
Harvard foundation and thank you Harvard
University for this great honor thank
you I'm incredibly humbled by this to be
acknowledged at this magnitude for
something that in truth I've never
wanted credit for when I was five or six
years old I remember watching TV and I
would see these commercials and I was
watching other children suffer in other
parts of the world and you know the
commercials were there you know you
could get 25 cent and save a child's
life you know and I would think to
myself like I wonder how many 25 cents I
could save up to save all the kids in
Africa and I would say to myself you
know like when I grow up and I can get
rich and I'm a sick kids all over the
world I just didn't know I would be in
the position to do that by the time I
was a teenager
as seventeen I started my career here in
America and by the age of 18 I started
my first charity organization I went on
to team up with other organizations in
the following years and met helped and
even lost some of the most beautiful
Souls from six early as Nina
Amina who passed away in 2010 from
leukemia her story inspired thousands to
volunteers donors through GMS fast
forward to 2012 when my grandmother the
lake clara brat through it she lost her
battle with cancer which is the very
reason and the driving force behind the
claret line l foundation we're all human
and we all just want a chance
[Applause]
a chance at life a chance at an
education a chance at a future really
and a CLF our mission is to impact as
many lives as possible but it starts
with just one just one as I stare out
into this beautiful room as the optimism
I see hope I see the future I know that
each and every one of you has the
opportunity to help someone else all you
need to do is help one person expecting
nothing in return to me that is a
humanitarian
people make it seem way too hard man the
truth is and what the little girl
watching those commercials didn't know
is that you don't have to be rich to be
a humanitarian you don't have to be rich
to help somebody you don't got to be
famous you don't even have to be
college-educated
I mean I wish I was I'll I'll say you
know especially today it's true I might
come back well alright
[Applause]
but it starts with your neighbor the
person right next to you the person
sitting next to you in class the kid
down the block in your neighborhood you
just do whatever you can to help in any
way that you can and today I want to
challenge each of you to make a
commitment to help one person one
organization one situation that touches
your heart my grandmother always used to
say if you got a dollar there's plenty
to share thank you ladies and gentlemen
[Applause]
[Applause]
Rhianna we thank you for your compassion
your philanthropy to help others in need
and your wonderful music
on behalf of the children of Cambridge I
present you these flowers as a token of
our appreciation
[Applause]
[Applause]
thank you very much ladies and gentlemen
that now ends our program have a nice
evening
[Applause]
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
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