2006 … Getting acquainted with the Tube
And it was also during this particular summer when I watched my very first YouTube video, a video which happened to be about Juan Mann (the original “Free Hugs” guy), and I was deeply inspired by the same …
“Keep it pure, keep it simple. It’s all about that moment with a stranger and that’s all … I’m motivated to keep going by the knowledge that no matter how insignificant a gesture it may seem to be, it could well mean something profound to somebody … Is it mad to believe in other people? Is it mad to show love and kindness? Is it mad to have compassion? Is it mad to speak intimately to strangers? Is it mad to be friendly? If showing a little tenderness in a weary world is mad, then I frankly don’t want to be seen as sane.” ~ via Juan Mann
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