Dutch Reagan, Class of 1932. President Gilbert, trustees, administration and faculty, students and the friends of Eureka College and particularly those whose day this is, the graduating class of 82. Dan, you said the 25th and now the 50th. Do you mind if I try for the 75th? But it goes without saying that this is a very special day for you who are graduating. Would you forgive me if I say it's a very special day for me also? Over the years since I sat where you of the graduating class of 1982 are now sitting, I've returned to the campus many times, always with great pleasure and warm nostalgia. Now it just isn't true that I only came back this time to clean out my gym locker. On one of those occasions, as you've been told, I addressed a graduating class here underneath the Elms and was awarded an honorary degree. At that time I informed those assembled that while I was grateful for the honor, it added to a feeling of guilt I'd been nursing for 25 years because I always figured the first degree they gave me was honorary. Now, if it's true that tradition is the glue holding civilization together, then Eureka has made its contribution to that effort.  It's no impersonal assembly line diploma mill. As the years pass, if you have let yourselves absorb the spirit and tradition of this place, you'll find the four years you've spent here living in your memory as a rich and important part of your life. Well, you'll have some regrets along with the happy memories. I let football and other extracurricular activities eat into my study time with the result that my grade average was closer to the sea level required for eligibility than it was to stray days. And even now I wonder what I might have accomplished if I'd studied harder. Now, I know there are differences between the Eureka College of 1932 and the Eureka of 1982, but I'm also sure that in many ways, important ways, Eureka remains the same. For one thing, it's impossible for you now to believe what I've said about things being the same. We who preceded you understand that very well, because when we were here we thought old grads who came back only after five years, not 50, couldn't understand what our life was like and what had taken place and changed. So take my word for it. As the years go by, you'll be amazed at how fresh the memory of these years will remain in your minds. How easily you can relive the very emotions that you experienced. The Class of 32 has no yearbook to record our final days on the campus. The Class of 33 didn't put out a prison because of the hardships of that great depression era. The faculty sometimes went for months on end without pay, and yet this school made it possible for young men and women, myself included, to get an education even though we were totally without funds, our families destitute victims of the depression. Yes, this place is deep in my heart. Everything that has been good in my life began here. Graduation Day is called commencement and properly so because it is both a recognition of completion and a beginning. And I would like seriously to talk to you about this new phase, the society in which you're now going to take your place as full-time participants. You're no longer observers. You'll be called upon to make decisions and express your views on global events because those events will affect your lives. I've spoken of similarities in the 1980s like the 1930s may be one of those, a crucial juncture in history that will determine the direction of the future. In about a month, I will meet in Europe with the leaders of nations who are our closest friends and allies. At Versailles, leaders of the industrial powers of the world will seek better ways to meet today's economic challenges. In Bonn, I will join my colleagues from the Atlantic Alliance Nations to renew those ties which have been the foundation of Western free world defense for 37 years. There will also be meetings in Rome and London. Now, these meetings are significant for a simple but very important reason. Our own nation's fate is directly linked to that of our sister democracies in Western Europe. The values for which America and all democratic nations stand represent the culmination of Western culture. Andrei Sakharov, the distinguished Nobel Laureate and courageous Soviet human rights advocate, has written in a message smuggled to freedom, I believe in Western man. I have faith in his mind which is practical and efficient and at the same time aspires to great goals. I have faith in his good intentions and in his decisiveness. This glorious tradition requires a partnership to preserve and protect it. Only as partners can we hope to achieve the goal of a peaceful community of nations. Only as partners can we defend the values of democracy and human dignity that we hold so dear. There is a single major issue in our partnership which will underlie the discussions that I will have with the European leaders. The future of Western relations with the Soviet Union. How should we deal with the Soviet Union in the years ahead? What framework should guide our conduct and our policies toward it? And what can we realistically expect from a world power of such deep fears, hostilities, and external ambitions? I believe the unity of the West is the foundation for any successful relationship with the East. Western unity will squander our energies in bickering while the Soviets continue as they please. With unity, we have the strength to moderate Soviet behavior. We've done so in the past and we can do so again. Our challenge is to establish a framework in which sound East-West relations will endure. I'm optimistic that we can build a more constructive relationship with the Soviet Union. To do so, however, we must understand the nature of the Soviet system and the lessons of the past. The Soviet Union is a huge empire ruled by an elite that holds all power and all privilege, and they hold it tightly. Because as we've seen in Poland, they fear what might happen if even the smallest amount of control slips from their grasp. They fear the infectiousness of even a little freedom, and because of this, in many ways, their system has failed. The Soviet Empire is faltering because it is rigid. Centralized control has destroyed incentives for innovation, efficiency, and individual achievement. Spiritually, there is a sense of malaise and resentment, but in the midst of social and economic problems, the Soviet dictatorship has forged the largest armed force in the world. It has done so by pre-empting the human needs of its people, and in the end, this course will undermine the foundations of the Soviet system. Harry Truman was right when he said to the Soviets that when you try to conquer other people or extend yourself over vast areas, you cannot win in the long run. Yet Soviet aggressiveness has grown as Soviet military powers increased. To compensate we must learn from the lessons of the past. When the West has stood unified and firm, the Soviet Union has taken heed. For 35 years, Western Europe has lived free despite the shadow of Soviet military might. Through unity, you will remember from your modern history courses the West secured the withdrawal of occupation forces from Austria and the recognition of its rights in Berlin. Other Western policies have not been successful. East-West trade was expanded in the hope of providing incentives for Soviet restraint, but the Soviets exploited the benefits of trade without moderating their behavior. Despite a decade of ambitious arms control efforts, the Soviet build-up continues, and despite its signature of the Helsinki agreements on human rights, the Soviet Union has not relaxed its hold on its own people or those of Western Europe. During the 1970s, some of us forgot the warning of President Kennedy, who said that the Soviets have offered to trade us an apple for an orchard. We don't do that in this country. But we came perilously close to doing just that. If East-West relations in the Detente era in Europe have yielded disappointment, that of Europe has yielded a severe disillusionment for those who expected a moderation of Soviet behavior. The Soviet Union continues to support Vietnam in its occupation of Kapuchia and its massive military presence in Laos. It is engaged in a war of aggression against Afghanistan. Soviet proxy forces have brought instability and conflict to Africa and Central America. We are now approaching an extremely important phase in East-West relations as the current Soviet leadership is succeeded by a new generation. Both the current and the new Soviet leadership should realize aggressive policies will meet a firm Western response. On the other hand, a Soviet leadership devoted to improving its people's lives rather than expanding its armed conquests will find a sympathetic partner in the West. They will respond with expanded trade and other forms of cooperation. But all of this depends on Soviet actions. Standing in the Athenian marketplace 2,000 years ago, Demosthenes said what sane man would let another man's words, rather than his deeds, proclaim who is at peace and who is at war with him. Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with conflict by peaceful means. I believe we can cope. I believe that the West can fashion a realistic, durable policy that will protect our interests and keep the peace, not just for this generation, but for your children and your grandchildren. I believe such a policy consists of five points, military balance, economic security, regional stability, arms reductions, and dialogue. These are the means by which we can seek peace with the Soviet Union in the years ahead. Today, I want to set this five-point program to guide the future of our East-West relations. Set it out for all to hear and see. First, a sound East-West military balance is absolutely essential. Last week, NATO published a comprehensive comparison of its forces with those of the Warsaw Pact. Its message is clear. During the past decade, the Soviet Union has built up its forces across the board. During that same period, the defense expenditures of the United States declined in real terms. The United States has already undertaken steps to recover from that decade of neglect, and I should add that the expenditures of our European allies have increased slowly but steadily something we often fail to recognize here at home. The second point on which we must reach consensus with our allies deals with economic security. Consultations are underway among Western nations on the transfer of militarily significant technology and the extension of financial credits to the East as well as on the question of energy. Dependence on the East, that energy dependence of Europe. We recognize that some of our allies' economic requirements are distinct from our own, but the Soviets must not have access to Western technology with military applications, and we must not subsidize the Soviet economy. The Soviet Union must make the difficult choices brought on by its military budgets and economic shortcomings. The third element is regional stability with peaceful change. Last year in a speech in Philadelphia and in the summit meetings at Cancun, I outlined the basic American plan to assist the developing world. These principles for economic development remain the foundation of our approach. They represent no threat to the Soviet Union. Yet in many areas of the developing world we find that Soviet arms and Soviet supported troops are attempting to destabilize societies and extend Moscow's influence. High on our agenda must be progress toward peace in Afghanistan. The United States is prepared to engage in a serious effort to negotiate an end to the conflict caused by the Soviet invasion of that country. We are ready to cooperate in an international effort to resolve this problem, to secure a full Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan and to ensure self-determination for the Afghan people. In Southern Africa, working closely with our Western allies and the African states, we've made real progress toward independence for Namibia. These negotiations, if successful, will result in peaceful and secure conditions throughout Southern Africa. The simultaneous withdrawal of Cuban forces from Angola is essential to achieving Namibian independence as well as creating long-range prospects for peace in the region. Central America also has become a dangerous point of tension in East-West relations. The Soviet Union cannot escape responsibility for the violence and suffering in the region caused by its support for Cuban activities in Central America and its accelerated transfer of advanced military equipment to Cuba. However, it was in Western Europe, or Eastern Europe, I should say, that the hopes of the 1970s were greatest, and it's there that they have been the most bitterly disappointed. There was hope that the people of Poland could develop a freer society, but the Soviet Union has refused to allow the people of Poland to decide their own fate. Just as it refused to allow the people of Hungary to decide theirs in 1956, or the people of Czechoslovakia in 1968, if martial law in Poland is lifted, if all the political prisoners are released, and if a dialogue is restored with the Solidarity Union, the United States is prepared to join in a program of economic support. Water cannons and clubs against the Polish people are hardly the kind of dialogue that gives us hope. It's up to the Soviets and their client regimes to show good faith by concrete actions. The fourth point is arms reduction. I know that this weighs heavily on many of your minds.  The shore of night stars, the wave lines of dawn up a wheat valley.  My duty as president is to ensure that the ultimate nightmare never occurs, that the prairies and the cities and the people who inhabit them remain free and untouched by nuclear conflict. I wish more than anything there were a simple policy that would eliminate that nuclear danger. But there are only difficult policy choices through which we can achieve a stable nuclear balance at the lowest possible level. I do not doubt that the Soviet people, and yes, the Soviet leaders, have an overriding interest in preventing the use of nuclear weapons. The Soviet Union, within the memory of its leaders, has known the devastation of total conventional war and knows that nuclear war would be even more calamitous. And yet so far, the Soviet Union has used arms control negotiations primarily as an instrument to restrict U.S. defense programs and, in conjunction with their own arms buildup, a means to enhance Soviet power and prestige. Unfortunately, for some time, suspicions have grown that the Soviet Union has not been living up to its obligations under existing arms control treaties. There is conclusive evidence the Soviet Union has provided toxins to the Laiotians and Vietnamese for use against defenseless villagers in Southeast Asia, and the Soviets themselves are employing chemical weapons on the freedom fighters in Afghanistan. We must establish firm criteria for arms control in the 1980s if we are to secure genuine and lasting restraint on Soviet military programs throughout arms control. We must seek agreements which are verifiable, equitable, and militarily significant. Agreements that provide only the appearance of arms control breed dangerous illusions. Last November, I committed the United States to seek significant reductions on nuclear and conventional forces. In Geneva, we have since proposed limits on U.S. and Soviet intermediate range missiles, including the complete elimination of the most threatening systems on both sides. In Vienna, we are negotiating together with our allies for reductions of conventional forces in Europe. In the 40-Nation Committee on Disarmament, the United Nations seeks a total ban on all chemical weapons. Since the first days of my administration, we have been working on our approach to the crucial issue of strategic arms and the control and negotiations to control those arms with the Soviet Union. The study and analysis required has been complex and difficult. It had to be undertaken deliberately, thoroughly, and correctly. We have laid a solid basis for these negotiations. We are consulting with congressional leaders and with our allies, and we are now ready to proceed. The main threat to peace posed by nuclear weapons today is the growing instability of the nuclear balance. This is due to the increasingly destructive potential of the massive Soviet buildup in its ballistic missile force. Therefore, our goal is to enhance deterrence and achieve stability through significant reductions in the most destabilizing nuclear systems, ballistic missiles, and especially the giant intercontinental ballistic missiles, while maintaining a nuclear capability sufficient to deter conflict. To underwrite our national security and to meet our commitment to allies and friends. For the immediate future, I am asking my start. And start really means we have given up on salt. Start means strategic arms reduction talks. And that negotiating team to propose to their Soviet counterparts a practical phased reduction plan, the focus of our efforts will be to reduce significantly the most destabilizing systems, the ballistic missiles, the number of warheads they carry, and their overall destructive potential. At the first phase, or the end of the first phase of start, I expect ballistic missile warheads, the most serious threat we face, to be reduced to equal levels, equal ceilings, at least a third below the current levels. To enhance stability, I would ask that no more than half of those warheads be land-based. I hope that these warhead reductions, as well as significant reductions in missiles themselves, could be achieved as rapidly as possible. In a second phase, we'll seek to achieve an equal ceiling on other elements of our strategic nuclear forces, including limits on the ballistic missile throw weight, at less than current American levels. In both phases, we shall insist on verification procedures to ensure compliance with the agreement. This, I might say, will be the 20th time that we have sought such negotiations with the Soviet Union since World War II. The monumental task of reducing and reshaping our strategic forces to enhance stability will take many years of concentrated effort. But I believe that it will be possible to reduce the risks of war by removing the instabilities that now exist, and by dismantling the nuclear menace, confident that together we can achieve an agreement of enduring value that reduces the number of nuclear weapons, halts the growth in strategic forces, and opens the way to even more far-reaching steps in the future. I hope the commencement today will also mark the commencement of a new era in both senses of the word, a new start toward a more peaceful and secure world. The fifth and final point I propose for East-West relations is dialogue. I've always believed that people's problems can be solved when people talk to each other instead of about each other. And I've already expressed my own desire to meet with President Brezhnev in New York next month. If this can't be done, I'd hope we could arrange a future meeting where positive results can be anticipated. And when we sit down, I'll tell President Brezhnev that the United States is ready to build a new understanding based upon the principles I've outlined today. I'll tell him that his government and his people have nothing to fear from the United States. The free nations living at peace in the world community can vouch for the fact that we seek only harmony. And I'll ask President Brezhnev why our two nations can't practice mutual restraint. Why can't our peoples enjoy the benefits that would flow from real cooperation? Why can't we reduce the number of horrendous weapons? Perhaps I should also speak to him of this school and these graduates who are leaving it today of your hopes for the future, of your deep desire for peace, and yet your strong commitment to defend your values if threatened. Perhaps if he someday could attend such a ceremony as this, he'd better understand America. In the only system he knows, you would be here by the decision of government, and on this day the government representatives would be here telling most, if not all of you, where you were going to report to work tomorrow. But as we go to Europe for the talks and as we proceed in the important challenges facing this country, I want you to know that I will be thinking of you and of Eureka and what you represent. In one of my year books I remember reading that the work of the prairie is to be the soil for the growth of a strong western culture. I believe Eureka is fulfilling that work. You, the members of the 1982 graduating class, are this year's harvest. I spoke of the difference between our two countries. I try to follow the humor of the Russian people. We don't hear much about the Russian people. We hear about the Russian leaders. But you can learn a lot because they do have a sense of humor, and you can learn from the jokes they're telling. And one of the most recent jokes I found kind of personally interesting, maybe you might tell you something about their country. The joke they tell is that an American and a Russian were arguing about the differences between our two countries. And the Americans said, look, in my country I can walk into the Novel Office, I can hit the desk with my fist and say, President Reagan, I don't like the way you're governing the United States. And the Russians said, I can do that. The Americans said, what? He says, I can walk into the Kremlin, into Brezhnev's office, I can pound Brezhnev's desk, and I can say, Mr. President, I don't like the way Ronald Reagan is governing the United States. Eureka, as an institution, and you as individuals, are sustaining the best of Western man's ideals. As a fellow graduate and in the office I hold, I'll do my best to uphold these same ideals. To the class of 82, congratulations, and God bless you.


And then the tiger financial news network Good morning everyone Basel Chapman on this December 23rd day Friday and let me wish everyone I'm Merry Christmas and a festive weekend long weekend. We just got a little spike in the there must be some news a little spike in the S&P will and the Dow, but they're still negative. We're looking at the dial just do this real quick I'll discuss it more in my show coming up the tiger technicians hour. See this little candle here I call that Chapman Red Roman candle I'll explain but it says that if for 60 to 90 minutes the Dow trades under 32 8 20 You got to be there's a real problem The low so far today is 32. Let's give you this real quickly. The low so far is 32 840 so watch that if it trades under that and you're gonna go back to the low if we can start your rally from here That's a good sign Just for the moment, but you really need to be testing the higher levels. We'll go through this quickly the S&P Right now is trading a down 11 at 38 11. That's also the same premise But I usually do this on the Dow Chart so it's the same situation the QQQ I was hoping there'd be a little bit more of a rally in the cues And you need the S the SMH as the same as in the queue to rally to be able to say sustain anything And they're not doing that. They're down to a 264 in the QQQ the IWM the rest of 2000 small caps Also weak down 62 gold. Well gold. It's very interesting gold is trying to rally here It's up 7 1801, but I think it's just stuck in the range at the moment I'm going to get a high level consolidation with 1790 the 200-period moving average been key support You're looking at the dollar and the dollar just can't get traction to the upside Just hits that nine-period moving average and then stalls. It's down two ticks at 104 41 Now crude oil is very interesting because crude oil is rallying. It's up 2.34 at 79.83 And if you're looking at the yields, well, the bonds are down sharply That means yields are up and the bonds are down TLT is down a dollar 12 a 102.55 We'll be back for the tiger technicians hour. Hope you can say once again Merry Christmas everyone. Wonderful long weekend Stay tuned Interesting show coming up tiger finishes out check out my opening for a dating newsletter. See you in a moment


I think that's what I do. I wait for something bad to happen, which like, what kind of life is that? I don't know if any of this is making any sense. Swoop, aka Spanky Valentine, just made her follow-up video discussing how she's still struggling with her mental illness, but she actually has some great tips for overcoming depression and anxiety. It's up everybody. This is Chris from the Rewired Soul, where we talk about the problem, but focus on the solution. If you're new to my channel, my channel is all about mental health and what I like to do is pull different topics from the YouTube community to try to teach you how to improve your mental and emotional well-being. So if you're into that kind of stuff, make sure you subscribe and ring that notification bell. So real quick, before I jump into the amazingness that is Swoop, I do want to do a not sponsored plug real quick. So BetterHelp is online therapy. They do help support the channel through an affiliate link, but they reached out and let me know that they're actually providing free therapy to anybody who has been affected by the California wildfires. So even if you're not somebody who's been affected and you know somebody who has been affected by the California wildfires, let them know. All right, I will provide the link down below where you can get all the information. It's very simple.  But the other thing is too, this is 100% free for three months, okay?  BetterHelp is doing this just to give back to everybody who's been affected by the California wildfires. And a lot of these things can cause things like trauma and anxiety, depression, all sorts of stuff. So if you know somebody in California who was affected by this, please share this link with them. All right, so Swoop, amazing gal, amazing, amazing woman. Did I ever tell you that I got the chance to meet her at Vid Summit a couple months ago when I was in LA? Look, that's us right there. She made a video that actually won an award at Buffer Fest, you know, talking about her anxiety and like it was really powerful and amazing and I did a reaction video to it. But anyway, she just did a follow-up to it talking about how she's still struggling. So what I want to do is kind of break that thing down and discuss like different things that I still deal with and how I overcome them, some great points that Swoop brought up and hopefully you can learn some things to help overcome your depression and anxiety little step-by-step-by-step. And the reality is my brain did its thing, got the better of me and literally the very next day after winning that award, I went into one of my dark moments and my brain was like, well yeah, you won something, you got acknowledged for something that's great, that's cool finally, but like you'll probably never live up to it again or you may never do anything that good again or maybe they made a mistake. Right here, she's talking about that imposter syndrome, right, like Swoop won this award, like she's at the top of the world and so many people are coming up to her and thanking her and when I watched it, there were so many people who were touched by her film, but there's something in our brain that tells us that we're not good enough and this is something that I deal with, that I struggle with and something that I haven't made a video on but I'll touch on it right now is I try to find a balance between humility and confidence, right, because there's this very, very fine line between like confidence and cockiness and I never want to get to this point where I'm like, oh, I'm this big awesome guy and all this other stuff like even some of the attention I get just because my channel is growing like makes me uncomfortable because my ego wants me to think that I am just, I don't know, the bee's knees, if you will, but at the same time like Swoop's talking about we can't just beat ourselves up so we got to find this kind of balance where we're confident in what we're doing we need to know that we do deserve these successes but without becoming a jerk about it. But would you just, if you're comfortable, leave a comment right now and tell me something that you have been struggling with. Well, Swoop, here's the answer to that question. I actually commented on the video about this, like something that I've been struggling with is just everything's been going really well and let's just talk about the YouTube channel specifically like my channel has pretty much doubled in size in the last month, month and a half and I'm just waiting for it. I'm just waiting for it to all stop and go away. Like something that Swoop talked about was, you know, after she won that award she was like, oh, this is the thing this is gonna keep me happy for so long and like I am just always waiting. I'm like, okay, when's this gonna stop? When's this gonna slow down? Like sometimes I actually just want it to stop just so I can be like, okay, good. It's over with. It's kind of like jump scares in a scary movie. I'm not a huge fan of scary movies but I just want them to just come out.  It's very easy, at least for me, to hold on to the dark stuff, the dark side of things because that's where I've lived for so much of my life and that's where I feel I'm only worthy of the bad things and so when the good things happen I don't allow myself. I just don't allow it for me.  What she's talking about right there I can relate and I don't know if you can too. It's something that I actually forgot about for a long time so my life was always just pure chaos. Pure chaos, you know, growing up, you know, just having an alcoholic mom and my dad was constantly working and I never knew like we were gonna have money to pay the bills and just so many things like my life was constantly chaotic and I've talked about this in some of my relationship videos like I used to date women who would make my life chaotic right and something that I found was six and a half years ago when I started working on my mental health I got really uncomfortable. I would actually start to get anxiety when everything was fine. Like when everything was good I would start to freak out. Like my brain would like it tries to find something to freak out about and it can't and it's this really weird feeling and if you want to help me not feel crazy let me know if you've ever experienced that as well but anyways the one way that I overcame this was just like reminding myself over and over and over like you see a lot of people say it's okay to not be okay it's also okay to be okay all right like remember that remind yourself that like it's okay because sometimes like you know I cover a lot of youtubers and talk about their crazy hectic lives or whatever it is and some people stay stay that way because they're comfortable in it they don't know how to live another way so something I had to do to start fixing my mental health was learning how to be comfortable with everything just being chill. I have learned at this point that I have a level of just work related PTSD from what happened with my last channel and all of the years that I put into that and the just terrible thing that happened there work related PTSD girl me too so I touched on this a little bit in the video I did about Shane and Ryland the other day but this is for a variety of different reasons like I remember you know 2008 when the economy went like terrible I was working in the car dealership industry car dealerships were getting shut down left and right people are getting laid off but even more so like I was a drug addict and alcoholic for near a decade I got fired so many times so many times so now today that I'm like clean sober a good employee a hard worker I still have that that part of my brain that thinks I'm always going to be in trouble so whenever I get like an email from my boss or a text or my boss is calling me my brain goes a million miles a minute like what did I do what did I do like the worst thing ever is like hey um can we talk you know and like the worst thing is like beyond that is like when they're like hey can we meet tomorrow and now I have like 24 hours to stress and freak out about this so something that I have to do is kind of like what I've talked about with relationships I think I mentioned in the Shane and Ryland video I can't bring that baggage from my past work situations into the new one I can't do that or it's going to drive me absolutely nuts and sometimes what I have to do is sit down and either write it down on paper or just go through in my head and separate the truth from the false like when my boss wants to see me like and my brain's like you're going to get fired Chris and how are you going to you know pay your bills how are you going to feed your son how are you going to do this right I have to remind myself like Chris you've been working really hard you've been you haven't screwed anything up so I have to remind myself the truth of the situation because my brain likes to think up all sorts of crazy stuff when I get anxious I've been learning so much more about mental health lately and just how mine has just not been in a good place for a very very long time and I was neglecting it for so long it's it's been rough it's been really rough I'm also learning just how much I wear myself down with self-hate and I wonder if you guys can relate to that as well yes like I can relate to this so Swoop has been you know on this kind of journey of like self-discovery and learning more about mental health and the importance of it for me I can relate to this when it comes to mindfulness and the way I often explain this is I found mindfulness meditation when I was about three years sober so on a scale of one to ten on a scale of one to ten I thought my life was at like an eight right things are going really good but when I found mindfulness meditation and actually started practicing it what I realized was my life wasn't at an eight my life was actually at like a six because it was still pretty hectic I had a lot of difficulty managing my emotions but then once I started practicing it went up to a nine okay so like this is something like some of us we think everything's fine we think everything's okay one of the reasons I have this channel is to explain that mental health is a lot more than just not having a mental disorder right like we need to learn like no we don't have to be angry all the time no we don't have to be nervous all the time no we don't have to have our emotions fly all over the place all the time like yeah some of this is normal but there's always room for improving our mental health and I didn't even realize that until just a few years ago and that's one of the reasons I started this channel to teach you that there's always room to grow when it comes to your mental health I'm learning now that when I have these like great moments and things that happen to just really allow myself to live in that great moment and not beat myself up so much or start anticipating when the bad's gonna happen again right there it helps me circle back to what I was explaining earlier when I answer that question like I'm waiting for all this stuff to just stop I'm waiting for my videos to quit getting views I'm waiting for subscribers to quit going up I'm waiting for people to quit liking my videos whatever it is right so what swoop is talking about is mindfulness mindfulness is a practice of being in the present moment okay I cannot constantly worry about what has not happened yet if things are good right now I need to embrace it and that's what you need to do too if things are going good right now maybe it's today or just in this moment if just in this moment things are going good for you like just bathing at basket it'd be like okay things are good right now like just enjoy it while it's there all right but we can't constantly keep future tripping and saying when's this gonna fail when's this gonna fail because this is something that you know if you're somebody like me who used to self-sabotage a lot what happens is is that we create this self-fulfilling prophecy right we expect something terrible to happen and on a subconscious level we're actually setting ourselves up to fail so what I want you to start working on is being okay with things being good right now and just enjoying it even if it's just for this one minute let me say this while while I know that so much of my life has been just living in that darkness has been lost in darkness I'm I'm just I'm ready for a change and I want to finally step into that light and to just take life for all that it has to offer that sounds pretty good and last but not least I love how she ended this video like you all of you it's time for a change it is time for a change right we talk about the problem but focus on the solution how long have you been sitting in the problem maybe as you're watching this right now you've been sitting in the problem for hours or maybe days now it's time to get into the solution okay so what I want you to do down in the comments below let me know how today you are gonna get into the solution all right but anyways I'm gonna link over to Swoop's video she is amazing and next time in LA hopefully her and I get to collab she is such an awesome woman go subscribe to her channel she's doing amazing things she suck is such an awesome film creator I am so jealous but anyways go check out her channel but that's all I got for you with this video if you like this video please give it a thumbs up if you're new make sure you subscribe and ring that notification bell because I make a ton of videos and a huge thank you to everybody supporting the channel over on Patreon you are all awesome if you would like to become a patron to get exclusive content click or tap right there and don't forget there's a link down below for free therapy for anybody affected by the California wildfires down in the description 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Hello friends. I'm Sanjay Gupta. I welcome you on Sanjay Gupta Tech School. In this video, I'm going to explain how you can create series of or and even numbers. So here you can see two series are available. One is printing odd numbers and the second one is printing even numbers. So I will be implementing a program that will be in C language. So two separate programs will be implemented to create DC. Before starting, I want to share one information. If you go to detail or description of this video, you will find links of various players related to programming so you can watch them too. So now first I'm going to implement a program to create this odd number series. Then we can change, we can apply a minor change and then the program will be converted into printing even numbers. So here you can see I'm using two variables. One is I and second is N. Then I'm writing printer statement. So this printer will print enter value of N on output screen and that input number will be received by scanner and that will be stored inside N variable. So this program can be implemented in two ways. So here you can see 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 are printed and up to N. So we can say like two ways up to N or N times. So let's say N is 20. Let's say N is 30. So first method will say print all the odd numbers starting from 1 to 20. So the numbers which are odd between 1 to 20 will be printed and second scenario says print first 20 odd numbers, those are available starting from 1. So in both cases, output will be different. So first I'm going to write a program which will print odd numbers from those are available from 1 to 20 and then we can convert that as well. So for I equals to 1, I level equals to 20 and here I equals to I plus 2 and then print F percent B then a comma because after each visit we have comma displayed. So after percent B you can put a comma then double quotes then again comma and print value of I and close this loop. So here you can see first initial value of I is 1 then I level equals to 20 so condition is 2 so it will print 1. So this will be printed then I equals to I plus 2. So I is 1, 1 plus 2, 3 so new value of I equals to 3. So 3 less than 20 again through so it will print 3 and comma. So this way 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19 will be printed right up to 20. So it is not printing 20 digits. It is printing odd numbers between 1 to 20. So I hope you understood this concept. So we are printing all the odd numbers up to n. Now I am going to convert this program, print odd numbers n times. So if n is 20 so we want 20 odd numbers to be printed on P. So in that case I can't use I like this. So I am repeating this loop 20 times by increasing I by 1. So I need one more variable, let's say S whose initial value is 1. So here I am printing S and this way I am incrementing value of S by 2. So this loop will be 20 times so first time I is 1 condition will be checked so S will print 1 because its initial value is 1 then it will become 3. So I will repeat second time so this time it will print 3 then I will repeat third time so S will print 5. So S will be printing 20 odd numbers. So this scenario is printing odd numbers n times right. So I explained you both of these. Now we need to print even numbers. So you need to do a minor change. So here you can see series is starting from 2. So in place of assigning 1 we can assign 2 here. In place of assigning 1 we can assign 2 here. So first time S will print 2 then 2 plus 2 4 so next time it will print 4 then 4 plus 2 it will print 6 and so on the digits will be printed. So this will print 20 even numbers. This logic will print 20 even numbers. If you want to print even numbers up to 20 then you can convert it into previous logic. So remove this S, place I here, start this loop with 2 and increase I by 2. So I am writing that loop again so you can do this right. You can do this starting from 2 incremented by 2 and here you can print the value of so this will print even numbers up to 20. So up to 20 and sorry up to n or n times both are different. So I explained you both the scenarios so I hope you understood whatever I explained in this video. If you want to watch more programming related videos you can open my channel. Go to playlist and there you can find various programming related videos to do more than and thank you for watching this video.


Hi everyone, Shawn with jaspyscasebrakes.com here doing 2019 Panini Prism Football 10 box blaster half case break random team number two second half of the case so we had an early bird spot giveaway where if you bought one of the first 18 spots in this break you were entered into another free spot potentially so here is the list of customers from one down to the early bird spot that we're going to be filling in right now highlighted in orange nicely a shade or hue of jaspys orange yeah nick cam there you can see that that's number one all the way down to number 18 with brian people's there so we're going to take this list for the randomizer for the early bird i'm getting a head start on ripping stuff open usually you see joe's face now you get to only see his hands they are great hands are great um so there's the list dice roll here to randomize see who gets that early bird spot good luck everyone name on top after four and a six ten times one three and tenth and final time from erin salinas there you go you won yourself the early bird spot thanks for getting in early and winning yourself an early bird spot now let's enter that into the other randomizer with the early bird spot here erin salinas early bird and new dice roll we're going to randomize this and the list of teams from the cardinals down to the washington football team let's go back to the empty spreadsheet now the new dice roll and five and a two seven times so first on the names one two three four five six and seven to final time from randy lou down to greg bruer now seven times five and a two again on the teams one two three four five six and seven for final time from the tennessee titans down to the dallas cowboys trade window is open let's make this a little bit easier for everybody to read at home so randy lou with the tennessee titans derek melanson with the jaguars brian people with the candidacy chiefs shon mattock with the browns daniel majid with the packers david radriguez with the 49ers joe ashi pete is ashi pente with the raiders erin salinas the ravens cori shellick with the lions marlon beckon with the texans derek melanson with the colts allen murdoch with the falcons david gas with the panthers erin salinas early bird spot with the patrots jennifer salinas with the vikings brian peoples with the jets jack the philly with the sealers kurt burns with the bear brian peoples with the saints matt mcgloughlin with my chargers randy lou with the rams shon mattock with the bills derek melanson with the bangles david gas with the broncos brian peoples with the giants andrew edel with the uh seahawks joe ashi pente with the dolphins brian peoples with the eagles derek melanson with the washington football team greg bruer with the buccaneers mattochere with the cardinals and greg bruer with the cowboys randy is trying to trade away did i oh i sorted it by that not this there you go uh randy is trying to trade out of the sea you don't chargers for seahawks randy you have the rams yeah i'm gonna say i was like hit trade the tb you don't have that's just rule number one number one the tb is the law to you can't trade uh do you want me to take one start rippin all these so i'm gonna grab leave it here for now because it doesn't want me on the main okay unless you close the trading so that was the only offer drew cities good with the seahawks and trade with no clothes so print rip only the fourth player ever uh under 20 years old for 20 years or younger to have uh 30 points in a ploppy really yeah that's not bad right i was like oh i guess i guess it's pretty good when you 20 years old um so nick ham stays there okay cool you just turn it off once you get back to the main screen uh no yeah main screen i would turn it off and then when you're breaking i'll just put that camera on so it faces in your uh table yeah to get a sky view as well cool i'm gonna reach over and grab a couple boxes to start so each stack is a box nice let's grab the first let's grab five for now good half and half right my favorite kind of latte i'm lying i don't know what a latte is i don't drink coffee i know half and half is something you put in coffee though some some cases i'm gonna i think it's creamer and milk i don't know i drink my coffee black so i don't drink coffee i am i'm a child terrell davis what is this uh laser laser parallel uh yeah old laser parallel three blaster exclusive laser parallels one memorabilia card per box on average the laser parallels are also per box on average alex barnes rookie laser parallel uh that one's for the titans and randy luke's from the 2019 edificio um veteran base do not ship so like this ian thomas uh who apparently is a wide receiver for the panthers at some point i don't know him but he wouldn't ship but like parallels like this marlin mac brilliance wood ship as well as rookies and everything else as well so silvers yeah any any actual parallel of the main cards yeah touchdown stars quincy annunua like that laser he goes like the silver hind's horde that go to the pittsburgh steelers and jack philippe and relic for the dember broncos no offense dember broncos david gas in football sense they're still alive yeah i was like jesus as human beings they're alive randy moss laser parallel as far as their status on the Vikings jennifer selenus joan winfrey wookiee rookie laser parallel wookiee laser parallel christian mccaffrey fireworks that'll ship carolina panthers david gas irv smith jr i like him minnesota vikings joe is done thank you guys uh jennifer selenus for the vikings irv smith jr i have seen it rex isn't that the one with the goat right i think i believe devin mccordy hunter henry for the chargers silver matt mclaughlin davian harris for the patriots erin selenus with the early bird spot alexander madison relic rookie gear for the minnesota vikings jennifer selenus even because this is about the players marquise brown relic and their premiere baltimore ravens erin selenus benny snell jr looked pretty good in replacement of james goner uh that one's for the pittsburgh steelers jack day philippe about sam darnold laser for the jets brine people's foster morrow and today with gold laser raiders joe osha pinty prime burns player carolina david gas let's find one of those big rookie quarterbacks erin rogers laser david majid or sorry dango majid clay matthew silver short lived with the rams randy lute yeah rex have you seen it do not know the goat am i ruining the movie for you box number four jalen smith laser for the cowboys and greg bruer joe on williams laser for the patriots going to erin selenus early bird spot uh durell henderson looks very good in replacement of the entire rams backfield being hurt for randy lute i thought something fell sorry to interrupt but um nfl mixer's in that bucket right over there with the giveaway okay opulence eight is right here and then uh select the euro soccer is back there as well perfect mitch travisky mitch v viscates silver chicago bears kurt berns mvp mitch i i feel like you mean uh uh josh alan who you guys all said was not better than uh karson wenz noah phant premier relic denver broncos david gas michael hardman rookie kid the city chiefs david uh brian peoples have you seen how good he looks though joe there you go ryan ryan let's just call the season then it's over folks we too the same it's over i mean in regard it's it's all it it's pretty easy comparison right now between him and joe and uh karson wenz even boss man agreed and he's an eagles fan he knows stuff dalvin cook laser for the vikings jennifer salinas michael hardman jr rookie laser uh for candy city chiefs that's going to brian peoples brian it looks like yeah you can see there's a little print line right at like just below the knee level right there see where like the pattern stops so just a heads up up nice parallel though gronk silver for the patriots errin salinas early bird spot thanks john of course this is friday yes will greer rookie premier silver relic carolina panthers david gas and then terry scary terry mclauren washington football team derrick lanson uh sure i'll include one and then uh typically there's yeah um so what they want they usually have these two these little stamps so i'll include one of those two they need that i'll put that in there for you brian uh no ryan and football i'm pretty sure if like if you were rookie that year you didn't unfortunately don't tajboyd rookies rex could you be more obscure on that anybody else in here in for tajboyd rookies rookie choice or nope we're all good on the tajboyd front uh here are the last five on the nick cam safely transfer uh mr mylo you are way behind if somebody wants to let him know in the chat i think trade when i'll close like over 10 minutes ago whenever you uh catch up live myla alshon jeffrey nakeel harry how's he been doing with uh with uh camp i've seen camp stats uh that was a laser parallel for the new england patriots erin selenus early bird spot that he won patrick mohomes fireworks candid city chiefs brian peoples clay is camville courtland Sutton silver deontay johnson for the pittsburgh stealers jack day philip and a guy who is really good josh jacob's relic for the raiders and joe ocher pinty eight catches 72 yards ryan i don't i don't disagree with that sentiment at all how about this from now on ryan if i see one i'm gonna i'm gonna sleeve it just so it gets top loaded if i see one from this point on i will make a point of that derrius sleigh jonathan abram rookie laser josh jacob's there you go for the raiders joe ocher pinty that's a good call so justice hill relic for the ravens and erin selenus we have one caron higdon damien harris for the patriots again erin selenus and staphon diggs laser uh i think so ryan i'm not gonna lie i haven't i haven't looked at the site there you go rookie silver deante johnson pittsburgh stealers jack day philip and relic for the patriots damien harris erin selenus let's fill everything ryan let's fill it all what's up adam how are you i mean there's 52 people in here right now what can't we do with the power of 52 people there you go very nice looking for that quarterback new york giants brian peoples gold laser daniel jones looking real good uh good john how are you that's too big let's put them properly in a good one yeah it's interesting i mean all the news around that sucks but i don't know how that happened you know it's funny adam i actually wanted us to sign teddy bridge water instead of um uh tyrod two years ago now during that off season because remember uh he was also a free agent so alexander madison minnesota vikings jennifer selenus tj hawkinson relic for the detroit lions cori shellick and i also wanted us to draft this guy at the end of the first round instead of uh um jerry tillery i thought he was going to be incredible apparently he has not done so well sometimes hi jc who who's good friends ryan tom telesco or tyrod taylor oh you told me this already tyrod i got excited again yeah out of jerry tillery they made a list the other day and it said these are the players that have more more pressures than jerry tillery this season and the list was like seven players and they all make a lot of money not him tom telesco's young ryan look him up tom telesco's super young he's kind of the hip the hip gm or at least he looks young i'd hang out with him i'm a fan of him greedy williams laser for the browns uh shon maddox he's 47 what's wrong with that ryan yeah a very hip 47 he's the gm of a football team you're gonna tell me you wouldn't want to hang out with that guy you wouldn't give him the benefit of the doubt pate manning silver for the colts uh derek melanson ryan finley is our last relic for the since nattie bangles derek melanson there you go guys that's the break maybe uh that was 2019 panini prism football 10 box plaster half case break random team number two i'm shon jaspyscasebreaks.com we'll see you next time


Seeing no further introduction, I guess it's there for an outtime for a member. Statements to the member from Bruce Gray, Owen South. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. On Sunday, September 17th, all of us, regardless of our ability or age, will have an opportunity to take part in the annual Terry Fox Run. For some people I know, this year's Marathon of Hope will be a special way to mark Canada's 150th birthday. When our beloved Terry Fox set out in his Marathon of Hope in 1980, running a marathon with one leg every day that lasted 143 days and 5,373 kilometers, it was, in all honesty, considered wild, crazy actually. But Terry was motivated to show all of us his strength, will and determination. And soon, Mr. Speaker, his motivation to want to reach out and help others inspire people around the world. His tenacity and courage also made him a hero to countless Canadians, including myself. For me, it's important to remember who Terry Fox was and what he stood for, which is to always inspire hope in people. He inspired me like he has so many other people, and this is why I showed my appreciation by organizing the Wired and Terry Fox Run for ten years. And I'm proud to say the run continues, thanks to many dedicated volunteers. This month, as we mark childhood cancer awareness, we're reminded of our opportunity to build on Terry's hope and to continue his journey, which to date has raised over $750 million worldwide, from Canada to Vietnam to the United Arab Emirates. I mentioned in Monday's Member Statement on Childhood Cancer the amazing work of Dr. Mark Greenberg, who founded the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario. I previously talked about Dave and Maureen Jenkins' MAGI project. Neil Roark's work with the Coalition Against Childhood Cancer and Advocacy for Canadian Childhood Oncology Research Network. There's no shortage of people who follow in Fox's footsteps. So I encourage all of you to join in this fight and help build a world free from cancer. It is my hope that we will soon, for the dream of my hero, Terry Fox, find a cure somewhere the hurting must stop. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. Thank you, Member Statement. Member from Welland. Thank you, Speaker. A Tim Horton smile cookie can go a long way in raising fire safety awareness. Until Sunday, $1 from every Tim Horton smile cookie bought in Welland will be donated back to the Hope Center for the 2007 Smile Cookie Campaign. The center hopes to raise $20,000 for Cobra fire and emergency smoke alarm programs, helping to make sure homeowners have working smoke alarms.  After meeting with the Port Cobra fire chief at a CKTB round table last spring, I asked the Office of the Fire Marshal how much a government-paid advertising goes towards fire safety and public awareness. It turns out that the Ministry of Community Safety and Corrections doesn't compile that information. Worse, they didn't have any data on smoke alarm compliance for Ontario homes either. Speaker, between 2011 and 2015, almost half of all fires in Ontario were residential, and between 2006 and 2015, fire fatalities increased from 72 to 83. Of those, 12 of the alarms didn't operate and 14 had no alarms. I stand to date a call on the government to put fire safety awareness first and make sure it isn't offloading the responsibility to our nonprofit community agencies who could use those dollars elsewhere. Lastly, to the Hope Centre, thank you for your invaluable and remarkable service as you continue to provide for our communities. Thank you, Mr. Member Steen. It's the member from Agington, Lawrence. Thank you, Speaker. During the summer, North York Community Council unanimously rejected an application submitted by the Toronto Catholic District School Board that calls for the demolition of the Columbus Centre and replacing it with a new facility. It was totally rejected by the council, and I support that rejection, because this application by the Catholic School Board destroys a centre which is the historical and heritage home of the Italian Canadian community in Toronto. And in fact, it also houses the world famous Carrier Art Gallery, the Alberto Di Giovanni Library, and the architectural significant Rotunda. And I implore the Minister of Education to support the community and support this cultural centre and support North York Community Council as they reject this application which calls for the demolition of the heart and soul of the Italian Canadian community. Keep our Columbus Centre, keep our Carrier Art Gallery and the library and ensure that the hard-working sacrifices of the Italian Canadians are not forgotten in Toronto. For they built the centre, they don't want to be demolished by the Catholic School Board. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you for the member from Dufferin, Caledon. Thank you, Speaker. Later today, I will be co-sponsoring a private member's bill with MPP Tabbins that will ensure confidence in organic labeling across Ontario. Many of you will be familiar with the federal organic standard, the Canadian organic regime, for organic products sold across Canada. The Canadian organic label ensures that products with the logo are credited as organic. However, this standard does not apply to products sold exclusively within Ontario. Five other provinces, Manitoba, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec, have addressed this inconsistency, this inconsistent use of the word organic by adopting their own provincial standard. Consumers and producers often pay a premium for organic products because producers have gone through an arduous accreditation process when consumers need confidence that they are truly buying organic when they pay for it. When consumers lose faith in the quality of organic products, organic farmers and businesses lose. This important legislation advocated by the Ontario Organic Council has found support from the three largest farm organizations, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, the Christian Farmers, Federation of Ontario and the National Farmers Union of Ontario, all agree that Ontario needs to look at an organic standard to ensure consumer confidence. The organic industry is growing in Ontario and it is time for Ontario to ensure that consumers and producer confidence in organic labeling can remain strong. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. The member from Kitchen and Waterloo. Thank you very much. In less than two weeks, hundreds of student leaders and advisors from across Canada will come to Waterloo for the 33rd annual Student Leadership Conference, the CSLC. Taryn will be a student spirit leader at the upcoming conference. She shared that and I quote, hosting the CSLC in Waterloo Region means that I get to share my home with people who don't yet know how beautiful this place truly is. The conference theme is startup leadership in a region that lives innovation and has creativity at its core. Having the CSLC in my hometown means giving delegates the same feeling that I received last year, a sense of home away from home, unquote. I'm very proud of the leadership role that the Waterloo Region District School Board and local educators have taken on to ensure the success of this startup leadership conference. It is truly an opportunity to showcase all that Waterloo Region has to offer from three exceptional post-secondary institutions to a vibrant cultural scene and welcoming community. I know that the students will be inclined to stay and return once they've experienced that what we lovingly refer to as KW Awesome. As the MPP for Kitchener Waterloo, it was a pleasure to encourage the government to invest in this national conference. I believe that investing in these student leaders will positively impact communities across our province and country. I look forward to welcoming the student leaders to Waterloo and I can't wait to engage with them during the two workshops that we will be leading on women in politics. Thank you to the organizers, the billet families and the volunteers. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you for the members. Say this to the member from Waterloo himself. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like you to take a moment to recognize that this past Monday, the Coptic Orthodox Christian community celebrated the Feast of Nehruz, signifying the beginning of the new year. The Feast of Nehruz commemorates the historical martyrs and confessors of the Coptic Orthodox Christian faith. September the 11th marks the beginning of the Coptic calendar year and coincides with the rising of the waters of the Nile River, bringing irrigation to the crops and spreading blessings to the land. It is time of celebration, prayer and reflection, a time to honor the sacrifice of those who gave so much for their religious beliefs. The origin of Coptic Orthodox Christianity is in Egypt, but today, worldwide, there are about 18 to 22 million followers, many of them live in our communities. In Ontario, we know that diversity is our strength. We want our province to be a place where every person of every faith and background feels welcome and secure. From all of us here at the legislature, we wish all those celebrating the Feast of Nehruz, happiness, good health and prosperity in the new year, no freak shy. Further remembers, David's the member from Nipissing. Thank you, Speaker. In the spirit of open and transparent government, two municipal councils in my writing have adopted resolutions with regards to the government's cap and trade legislation that went into effect at the beginning of this year. The townships of Bonfield and Chisholm have adopted a resolution that echoes the concerns first raised in New Tecumseh. It requests, quote, that the government of Ontario insists that all bills from companies supplying products derived from carbon-based fuels to Ontario residents show the carbon cost on a separate line of the bill. It goes on to demand, quote, that the province of Ontario be required to annually report the proceeds to the Ontario citizens. It's only fair that if Ontarians are being asked to accept a heavier burden that is explained to them in detail how their money is spent and why. You would think that the kind of transparency being asked for by Bonfield and Chisholm should be seriously considered. Yet this government box speaker, there is no good reason for it other than this government has something to hide again. Thank you for your member seems to member from the Thumbelina Pointy West. Well, thank you, Speaker. Speaker, it gives me pleasure to talk about this past summer. As I'm sure, like every other member from all three parties, and I guess an independent now, I have to remember, we all have busy summers when we're constituency. And I can tell you this past summer, just the last three or four months, I've visited many, many establishments, communities, and we talked about the government commitment to help them with their festivals and fairs. So, Speaker, allow me a few minutes to talk about the Ontario 150 Community Capital Grant that municipality of Trent Hills for building and repairing the Campbellfort Tennis Court, Speaker. 16,500 to support Scottish Irish Festival in Trenton, Speaker, which was just this past weekend. And I know, Speaker, if I keep on going, I'm going to be an ordinary Scott. So I'm working hard. I am working hard, Speaker. And of course, in a week, two weeks, Brighton Apple Fest, my hometown, one of the biggest festivals, Speaker, I was able to bring them the good news that through Canada 150, they were able to receive, sorry, Ontario 150, $8,175 to help them promote this fantastic, fantastic venue. Five seconds. And, Speaker, I have a whole list. That's just the beginning, but time has run out, but it was a busy summer. Submit it. You can't further remember. Statements to the member from Kitchener, kind of stall. Yes, well, thank you, Speaker. Speaker, more than 32 years after planning began in 1989 and more than a decade after the Liberal government announced its approval in 2007, the wind Liberals have once again delayed the completion of the vital expansion of a new Highway 7 to Guelph. The new completion date? Well, according to the ministry's new Southern Highways program release, it's an undetermined time beyond 2021. So given the track record, the continued delays come as frankly a little surprise. When I asked the minister in an order paper question, the names of all dedicated staff on the Highway 7 expansion, he could only give me one name, one single staff. Speaker, that's unacceptable. Years after it was first announced, the two lane road remains the only option for more than 22,000 drivers a day. And they are asked to wait beyond 2021 before resources are allocated towards the completion of this highway. Waterloo Region residents are concerned and outspoken on this matter and they have a right to be. They have been let down once again by the wind Liberals, just like they have failed to actually deliver to a all day go promise. This stretch of Highway 7 is stuck in gridlock and costs are only going up the more the delays continue. Having cars, trucks, people in goods, parking and traffic does nothing to help our local provincial economy. I echo the sentiment of Waterloo Region residents and the thousands of drivers that are plagued by the gridlock on Highway 7 and call on this government to stop gridlocking the construction of Highway 7. As I always indicate, I thank all members for their statements and I also thank members for not heckling during statements, including the person that just heckled, reports by committees. Member from Lampkin, Kent, Middlesex.


Good morning. Well, I'm excited to be here this morning. I don't know why we're all here if we're here just because we're here or here because we're interested in in church planting or what the reason is but it's exciting to me to have a group of people together to talk about this topic. I feel like it's the Lord's will and His burden as well. I have little experience and I feel like there's a number of you brothers that would be better off up here speaking instead of me but I trust that we don't come across, I don't come across as knowing something and you don't know it, also come across as negative. I do have a burden and sometimes when I share my burden it can come across as negative. I don't, this is the second time I've been to Pennsylvania. I know very few of you so maybe the experiences that I've had and the things that I've learned you all have learned long ago but either way we'll see and I'll share here today and we'll we'll just pray that the Lord blesses our time together. But talking about making disciples the title of the message is making disciples in the poorest of countries but I thought first we'll talk a little bit about making disciples. We know the life of Jesus after he came to the earth and his ministry began he was baptized then he was driven into the mountain where he fasted for 40 days and after that he went right into making disciples did he not? He walked about and he picked out two he wanted to follow him and it was it was the life of Jesus and we think of Jesus as having 12 disciples and maybe that was the case but we know in Luke 10 it talks about how he sent 70 out and I wonder who those 70 were and I like to think of them as disciples of Jesus as well and maybe there was another 70 that weren't mentioned and maybe there were hundreds of disciples but one man had a vision for making disciples. I also think that it's important to note that in Matthew 28 when Jesus gives the great commission he could have said a lot of things I thought about that someone's last words to a people are usually the most important words that he can come up with. We think of people on their death bed or someone that is going to be executed they're given their last words. Jesus' last words were go ye therefore and teach all nations. The word teach there in the Greek is math etu which means to disciple and so we can see by this that it was very important to Jesus. The account there in Mark 16 go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Then a few verses later in verse 20 it says that they went forth and preached. They heard Jesus' heart. They knew what was important to Jesus and that's what they went out and did. Now here 2,000 years later we're still talking about the same topic. We're still trying to get the burden of making disciples to to spark our churches. We also know that says in 1st John chapter 2 verse 6 that he that saith he abides in him also to walk even as he walked. So we're supposed to do what Jesus did and Jesus did many things and we can think of many things that he did and I'm not trying to highlight something over another. But in my opinion we lack on this area of making disciples. With all of that focus on what Jesus was trying to get across to make disciples. His last words in the Great Commission go and make disciples, teach and preach. Unfortunately there are many Christians today that have never made one disciple.  It's the world that we live in here in America. It seems to be put on the back burner and I have to think of the parable of the talents and take it a bit out of context maybe. Jesus shows us how to make disciples. He lives that out in his life here on this earth and then he commands us to go as he did and make disciples in all nations. And on judgment day we come before him and he asks us how many disciples have you made? And maybe that question will not be asked. But what if it was? And we say there before the Lord Jesus on that terrible day, well Lord I didn't make any disciples. We know what the end was to the man in the parable of the talents that came back with nothing. But what he was given. Maybe this isn't reality but it speaks to my heart. It motivates me. The reality is this. If we are not making disciples here where we are, we're not going to be going somewhere else and making disciples. It seems to be it's very popular in our culture to avoid doing it here but we're willing to do it somewhere else. We can't overlook our neighbors and then march off to the mission field of some poor country and expect things to go well. It won't work that way. I've seen this tried many times. A pastor friend of mine was talking to his congregation about their desire to go into the city and to do some preaching and handing out tracks and that. And the pastor said that he didn't think it was wise to do that. And that struck me as kind of odd. I always imagine this dear brother, someone that had a heart for for the lost. When he was asked why does he look at it that way? He said if we're avoiding helping our neighbors, we should not be thinking about going into the city. When I drive by a brother's house and I see his neighbors lawnmower broke down in this front yard and the weeds are growing up all around it and there's been no communication to help. There's been no communication to try to see if there's a need. But then that brother wants to march off somewhere else. He said I don't think God will bless that. Is there truth to that? I told the story of the analogy before of a man that's looking out over his lawn to his neighbor's house and he sees a U-Haul truck backed up and his neighbors seem to be moving. He asks his wife did you hear about the neighbor's moving? No, we didn't hear anything about that. So he walks over to his neighbor's house and he says it looks like you're moving. Can I ask where you're going? He said we're going overseas to be missionaries. He goes home and tells his wife I didn't even know they were Christians. If we're not making disciples here amongst our own people, amongst the people around us, we need to forget about making disciples in the poorest of countries and that may sound hard and I don't want it to sound hard. I want it to just be a reality to us. Because we need to burden within us to make disciples that needs to be something within us that we want to do no matter who it is standing before us. Because I'll be honest with you, it's easier to witness to someone that's poor than it is to witness to someone that's wealthy. And I'll tell you the reason why in my opinion. Because we have a misconception of what is the priority in our lives. And we think that God is a means to the American dream. It's in our culture. It's been bred into us. And so when we see a man that's wealthy, he has the nice car, we don't really feel like we have anything to offer him.  But the poor man that has nothing, we think that now we have something to offer the poor man. And so we preach the gospel to him. And this is why our mission efforts fail, I do believe. Because the poor people can tell what the motive is. The poor people can tell what we're trying to do. Now I realize many of you come here and you're serious about church planning. And I love that. And I don't want to squash that at all on anyone here. I want to build that up. There are many areas in my life that I want you to help me build up. I lack in many areas with this. But a question, a hard question that I've been asking myself in the last 10 months. Is America qualified to do this? Is America qualified to go into poor countries and make disciples? It's a hard question. But I believe a lot of Americans think that because we have money, we are now qualified. We don't really need a burden. We don't really need a calling. We don't need a passion for the Lord Jesus Christ. We need money. And that qualifies us to go to the mission field. And I'm just going to be honest with you. Money hurts us. It hurts our endeavors in these poor countries. It hurts our endeavors here in America. I trust that our hearts are right when we think that money is the answer. I trust our hearts are right and I hope that we can hear me. But in reality, I do believe it's the truth and it's a hard truth. People say, well, Barry, we need money. And to that I say boldly, we don't need money. We need Jesus. Can we say that? Jesus Christ says, don't worry about that. I'll take care of that. We need men with a burden for the lost. We need a group of people that desire to follow me. Do as I did. Say what I said. Go where I went. And that is where we lack. I think we would all agree here today that we don't lack in the money part. Maybe we should cancel some of our benefit suppers and have some more prayer meetings in Haiti. Haiti is a very small country. I'm sure we all know where Haiti is, but it's just a tiny little country on the map. But billions and billions and billions of dollars is flowing into that country each year. And the country is getting worse. There is humanitarian aid all over that country. And the country is getting worse. Should God's people be doing the same thing? That is my burden, my question today. Do we not have something better for these people than a handout? God help us. There was an earthquake last year. And I'll admit my mind works a little different than most people's minds. And I realize I have a lot of things that I don't see right. But when that earthquake hit, I thought about souls. I thought about people losing everything and then being opened to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Maybe that's because where I was at. It took that for me. So I grabbed my Bible and I go down there and I see just what I saw.  But I also seen humanitarian aid, U.S. aid organizations, governments, helicopters, flocking in containers. And that is good and fine. But I thought I have something that I want to give these people that these other people can't give them. Is that arrogant? I hope it's not. But I went up to the place where it was the hardest hit. And I seen all the houses were down flat. People were trying to bury, unbury loved ones. A very real situation. And all they think of was building a church. Just a structure of some sort and holding some meetings for these people. Bring them in and tell them about Jesus. And it sounded like a great idea. I got excited about it. I talked to some other people that were involved and everyone got excited about it. And so we did. Over the next two days I had this very simple structure built on a flat piece of ground. And I thought you know what? We can come here and we can do what we want. We can raise money. We can build houses. That's easy to do. It really is easy to do. But at the end of the day is that going to help these people? Is it going to prepare them for the next earthquake that maybe they're not so fortunate in? So we bring them in and we have Bible studies. We preach in the evenings. We get to know these people. We build relationships. And then guess what? If God says build them a house, that's easy. We can do that. I had it all planned out. And then someone finally told me, Brother Barry, you have a lot going on. How do you think you can do this? How can you come here and preach each evening? You need to be on the other side of the country. That's fine. I replied. For I am just one man. We need to get some people down here to come and preach the gospel. Yes, yes, that's true. We'll send out the word. It never happened. America didn't respond to that request. I do find it ironic that when money was asked for, they responded. When builders were asked for, America responded. But when we need people to preach the gospel, to make disciples, there was no response. We can go to poor countries to preach the gospel. Or at least that's what we say. But is it true? It seems like we get hung up on the poverty. And that consumes us. And the gospel is forgotten. Now, I want to say again, maybe I'm talking to the wrong group of people here.  But maybe there's one person here that I'm talking to. But I want to tell you, it's easy to go and help the poor. In fact, it's fun. And a lot of people are doing it. It feels good to help the poor. It feels good to hand somebody something they need. There is a lot of people that are doing that. And I'm not saying we should stop doing that. Please hear me. But there's a reason why we have a lot of people doing that and very few people preaching the true gospel of Jesus Christ. One is difficult and it brings persecution. And one is easy and it makes everyone love you. It's that simple, brothers and sisters. It really is. I'm in no way condemning helping the poor. We're commanded to do that also. Please don't take that from here. What I'm trying to say is, what matters most in their lives? Do we believe that? That it's Jesus Christ. There was a mission that slogan was preaching Christ. Well, that got me excited. So I went and spent three days visiting this mission. And they were doing a lot of things. There was obviously a lot of money involved. A lot of amazing things. And it was changing the lives of the people they were working with. But after three days I just asked him, I don't want to be rude. But where does Jesus fit in here? Where does Jesus fit in here? Where's the testimonies of souls giving up all to follow Jesus, including the American dream that brother didn't have anything to say? Do we focus on this life? See in America we have what we want. And if we don't have what we want, we can get what we want. And so we believe that everybody should be just like us. Everybody should have an opportunity to get what they want and live how they want.  And in most of the world it's not the case. People cannot have what they want. And they are forced to forsake the things that they want. And to be content with the things that they can't have. And they're forced to actually look to Jesus Christ when they need help. I don't know how many people I've talked to in the mountains where they're only option was Jesus. And that blesses my heart and I see God working there. But in America, forgive me, but we've put Jesus at the end. We'll do everything we can to take care of our own problems. We'll do everything in our power. It's common sense. It's neglect to pray and ask God to take care of our issues. It is foolishness to look to Jesus Christ in America. I'm sorry, but it's how I feel. The man that steps out of the ordinary and does something in faith is looked like a fool. But there's people in these poor countries that's their only option. And they've tried God and God has proven himself to them. They've cried out to God just like I did when I had nothing else to go to and God heard them. And then when they see Americans come with a whole different agenda and they're saying that they're preaching the same Jesus, they're confused. They're confused. America is a me-first culture. America is a me-first culture. But it's ironic because God has nothing to do with that. Am I right? If you have a me-first attitude, God has nothing with you. What I mean by that is we take care of all of our needs first. And then if there's something left, we'll give it. We'll take care of our own first. And then if there's anything left, we'll give it. And unfortunately, when we go into poor countries, we bring that same attitude with us and it's destruction. We go to the poor country and we make sure that everything we need is taken care of. I don't know if you know what that looks like, but it doesn't look very good when you're in a poor country trying to win disciples and you're clearly on a different level. There was a Haitian that told me, I said, let me just ask you something. If America could do one thing to help Haiti, just one thing, what would you say it should do? And all he said was, leave. I thought about that for a long time. I said, I went back to that man. I said, I've been here for a few years now. And I agree with you. But the reason why America is here is because you want America to be here. Because you think America has what you need and that is money. You believe that America can help you because they have money, whether you say that or not. And so if we want America to go home, then we need to stop seeking money. We need to stop seeking the American dream and a better life. Because I guarantee you, I told him, I guarantee you, if Haiti would start seeking God, America would go home because America would not be able to bring you what you want. And you'd start finding poor people from China coming across the waters and giving you what you need. We've already dug a hole for ourselves, Americans. We've dug a hole for ourselves, but can we come out of it for the sake of a nation, for the sake of people all across the world? Or is it too late? Should we just mingle in with what everybody else wants? Jesus must be the reason why we are going. And I know that most people say that is the reason why they go. But Jesus has to be the answer to their problems, and that is period. We have to have that in our mind that Jesus Christ is the answer to all of their problems. Whether that's poverty or whether that's wickedness, sin, witchcraft.  We look at the flyers, and we look at the pictures of the poor people, and our heart goes out to them. We want to help them, but we forget about the rampant sin that is going through these countries. The problem is a sin problem. And if we don't address the problems in these poor countries, the sin problems will do nothing there but create a bigger problem. And we'll stay for a few years and go home defeated. We must believe that Jesus is the answer because they can see that in us. They can tell whether we believe in Jesus or not. I've used this analogy before. I remember one time in my youth I was hooked up to a lie detector test, and this man told me, and maybe you've heard this story before, but this officer told me, he said, we can tell when you're lying. We think you're lying and we can tell when you're lying. This machine will tell us. And I didn't believe it. And he said, I'll prove it to you. I'm gonna ask you what month you were born in, and you say yes to every month I say, and I'll tell you which month you were born in. There was a dial on that thing, and it shook when you lied. He said, were you born in January? I said yes, and the thing shook February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November. I said, I'm ready to tell the truth. But what if we would hook each one of us up to that machine? We know that God knows our hearts. We know that, right? We believe that. It's truth. But what if we were hooked up to a machine? And this machine was going to tell you whether you're lying or not on one question. Do you believe in Jesus? Do you believe in Jesus? Because these people can tell whether we believe in Jesus. It's easy to believe in Jesus here in America. We have everything we want. We're blessed. We're blessed. We're blessed. But would God agree with that? There are other people that go to the mission field for church work, but they get hung up on this thing of people are looking at me. I need to be successful. If I go to plan a church in this poor country, and I'm here for five years and I don't have any converts, what's going to happen? The mission board is going to pull me home and send someone else. So we need to do something to bring people in. And guess what happens? We fall into the same trap of the churches all over the world. We want to build a church on a false dream, a false foundation to build us up as missionaries, to build us up as church planters. We've planted a church here, there, and there, and everything looks really good, but I suggest you don't go visit or maybe you'll think something different. When you want people to come into your church, you tend to lower the standard. You lower the standard. I had a missionary actually tell me that without knowing what he was saying. You have to lower the standard. You have to preach a gospel to them that they will accept. Is that the answer, brothers and sisters? Is that going to lead to what we want? Is this all about numbers and looking good? I hope not, because when it's about numbers and looking good, what will happen is we'll build a false church. We often start handing things out, because if you start lowering the standard, plus you start handing out care packages, you're going to have a big church. And guess what? These people can actually begin to really sound like Christians because they want this to continue, this connection to America.  But when you have converts, they're there for the right reason. And if Jesus can come and start with 12 and it can multiply, and He goes and the 12 multiply, and now 2,000 years later we have churches all over. If that can happen, can it not happen with just one real Christian in a poor country? I hear comments like this. I've had a lot of heat for saying this. Barry, you're not making Mennonites out of them, are you? I understand the danger there. But I want to tell you something, if you're living a life because of a culture, it's not going to fulfill your God given ability. And you're not going to want anyone else to live that culture. Because the culture you live in is bondage to you. When you're saying, I'm a Mennonite, that's why I do this. But since you're not a Mennonite, God forbid you ever become one. I don't want you to become one. I want you to be different than me. And we begin to preach a different gospel and they look at us and they think, why are you doing what you're doing? Is there no biblical principles that you base your life on? Now I know things can look different. But when we throw out principles of God or we uphold principles of a culture that we talk down, it does not look good when you're trying to plant a church. We must be real if we want to go plant churches in poor countries. We must be real. It's that simple. It's that simple. Is the priority, the souls of those people? When you put that first, they see that. They can see what's most important to you. There's a man, his house is in shambles. His little shack is in shambles. He has no food. He has nothing. This is how he's lived for decades. And we go up to that man and we try to proclaim to him that he needs this and this for his house and we can help him with that. And if he would come back to the mission, we'd give him this and we'd give him that. He's on board and he'll say whatever you want him to say. They're sitting there going yes to our Jesus while they're looking at our shoes or looking at our wallets. But when we approach that man and we don't even really, I know this is hard for some people, but we don't even really see the house. We don't even really see his condition, but we see inside of his soul and we see a man that is going to die and go to hell.  It is. We build this thing up as nice as we can get it. And we forget about eternity. And we want everyone else to be just like us. Live this life like Joelstein says, be the best life that you can be. We fall into that prosperity gospel without saying it. But when we see a soul and all we can see about is eternity, they feel that this American just came up to me and all he cares about is my soul. Yeah, yeah, we see your house. We see your needs. But what about your soul? Is that real in our lives? People often say so barrier against humanitarian aid and I'm not. But when you're there for the souls of men, God can then use you. When you're there to build the church, you're I don't talk about the houses we built. It's not a priority. The people that we fed, it's not a priority to me. So people think well, you've never done any of that. We'll do what God brings before us and God has done mighty things and bringing money and needs and putting them together and God has glorified. But the priority is Jesus Christ. And that is the only way it's going to work. In poor countries, it's easy to become their God.  We come there and we have what they need, we have what they want. And I find it amazing how quickly this poor person can be completely dependent upon you, completely dependent upon you. They will do anything. You can tell them to do whatever you want them to do and they will do it. They become your servant. They talk nice. They treat you nice. They're there for every need. Because they believe you can give them what they want. It's ironic that that's what Jesus Christ wants for them. He wants to be their God. He wants to be their father. He says it in Matthew 633. Seek first the kingdom of God and its righteousness. And all these things will be added to you. I'll take care of you. Seek not about tomorrow. If we can get these people to not look at us and not focus on us but focus on the Lord Jesus Christ. Wouldn't that be so much better? We can go home then and they still have their father. They still have their God. And that God still loves them and takes care of them no matter what happens to us. And then when God is working in their lives, something happens that can't happen when it's just us working in their lives. They begin to testify of what God can do. They begin to testify of the things that God is doing in their life as poor people. And yes, I tell them it's not going to be, it may not be a big house or a couple cars or whatever it may be. But the peace of God that passeth all understanding, once you get ahold of that, you forget about those things. And I've witnessed that in these poor people's lives. When they experience the true saving power of Jesus Christ, when they experience grace in their life, they forget about this. And they forget about that. It's amazing. We go and we try to solve all these problems in these poor countries without God. I remember asking God one time before we had any converts, you know, these people are dirty.  They're half naked. Will that all change when they get converted? Will something happen inside that changes them? And it did. I marveled at it. We didn't need a program for them anymore. Their focus was in the right direction and then God took care of it. Maybe that's over spiritualizing mission work. But we're trying to do so much on our own. We're trying to plant too many churches without God. We're trying to do too many mission works without God. And when God is there, it's amazing how much easier it is. It's amazing how much faster things spread. So in conclusion, I'll just be honest with you when I went to America, when I went to Haiti, first time to live, I had a problem. I thought that I was better than them. I want to be honest. And I don't know if you've ever had that feeling before or you ever come to that conclusion in your own life before, but it's something you can't just get over. You got to deal with that thing. Because I tell you, you can never reach someone when you think you're better than them. It won't happen. You're there only for so long, but your life is more important. And it's very easy to think that we're better than them. Because the whole world thinks we're better than them. They think that we're better than them. And it won't work. It won't work here in America.  This person came from the outside. He came from the drug addicts. He came from the prison cells. He'll never be anything with us, but we're glad he's here and we'll wave and smile at him. Believe it or not, we can feel that. The poor people can feel that. And they may come along. They may join your church because now they have a connection. They have somebody because their mind is the same as the Israelites was. We want a king. We don't want to lowly Jesus on a donkey. We want someone that can help us, give us food and money. And so when the rich American comes, he can be better than them. That's accepted there. But when they see someone bring themselves down to their level, it works something that few other things can. So we need to come down and I think we need to do it here before we go anywhere else. We need to practice doing it here. We're not going to be very successful making disciples in poor countries when we think we're better than them. Let's catch a burden. Let's catch a burden for the Church of Jesus Christ. America hasn't figured out. It's difficult. But I think the poor countries are open to the gospel, the real gospel. If we're willing to go there with the real gospel, we're not going to take anything out of the Word of God. We're going to preach the Word. We're going to preach what we believe. We're going to preach on non-resistance and they're going to connect with that. We're going to preach the truths that America has rejected and they're going to connect with those truths because they don't have anything else to see. They only see the Bible and we can build the Church of Jesus Christ in these poor countries. But it starts with you and me and it starts with a burden for their souls and we have to remember that Jesus Christ and him alone is the answer to building his church. God bless you.