You have seen rolling desert dunes, beautiful mountains castles, stunning canyons with clear rivers and spent time at some of the World’s most amazing architecture but it is the local people that stay with you the most; in your memory and in your heart. It is the images you have captured of deep meaningful faces, the ...
1750-01-13 São Miguel das Missões, Brazil / Gabriel’s Oboe / In My Fantasy / Em minha Fantasia / Nella Fantasia
The Mission is based on events surrounding the Spanish - Portuguese treaty of 1750 or 'Treaty of Madrid'. The document was signed in the Spanish capital by Ferdinand VI of Spain and John V of Portugal on 13th January 1750. Spain ceded part of Jesuit Paraguay to Portugal, to end to the armed conflict between the Spanish and Portuguese empires in South America. The 'Treaty of Madrid' was significant because ...
Cosmic Principles / Kosmische Prinzipien / Princípios Cósmicos / Principios Cósmicos
Life has always been tough for you. You needed to fight harder than others. You never got what you want. And the harder you try, the worse it gets. You wonder if it has to be this way. You have tried journaling, meditation, affirmations, morning rituals, goal setting techniques, and inspirational quotes. No matter how hard you ...
2013-01-11 New York, USA / You can make a Difference / Du kannst einen Unterschied Machen / Você pode fazer a Diferença / Tu puedes hacer la Diferencia
I feel very strongly, that it is not enough to just live in the World as it is and just take what you are given, to follow the things that adults told you to do … and that Society tells you to do. I think you should always be questioning. I take this very scientific attitude ...
This is not a Lecture / Dies ist keine Vorlesung / Isto não é uma Conferência / Esto no es una Conferencia
This is not a lecture. Nor is it a form of entertainment. We are going to talk over together in conversation about the whole of our existence from the moment we are born till we die. In that period of time, whether it be 50 years or 90 years or 100 years, we go through all ...
Turn promises into Reality / Verwandle Versprechen in Realität / Transformar promessas em Realidade / Convierte promesas en Realidad
More than 90% of all children are enrolled in school, even in developing countries. Thanks to digitalization we are more interconnected with each other than ever before. Knowledge and ideas flow throughout the World and transcend all previous boundaries. At the same time, the World is younger than ever. Almost half of the World’s population is younger ...
Who was I / Wer war Ich / Quem era Eu / Quien era Yo
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music. - Friedrich Nietzsche Knowing your strengths and weaknesses is critical. You need to know your faults to remove them. This requires honest self-reflection, including asking difficult questions. Who was I? Who do my parents say I am? Who do my ...
We are unknowing Poets / Wir sind unwissende Dichter / Nós somos poetas Ignorantes / Somos poetas Ignorantes
I am referring to a kind of experience, a kind of state of Consciousness which seems to be as prevalent among Human beings as measles. It is something that simply happens, and we do not know why it happens. And although there are all sorts of techniques which claim to be able to promote it, and ...
2014-01-06 Alter do Chao, Brazil / Sun goes Down / Die Sonne geht Unter / Sol se Põe / El sol se Pone
If you are looking for trouble, you will be sure to find it when the sun goes down. If you are looking for Love, you will be sure to find it when the sun goes down. If you are looking for a star, you will be sure to find it when the sun goes down. If you are looking for the ...
I do not like the human Race / Ich mag die Menschheit Nicht / Eu não gosto da raça Humana / No me gusta la raza Humana
Short-sighted with our planet Earth, dominated by natural instincts that are no longer productive, neophobic, vulnerable to irrationalism and cognitive errors in thinking and statistics, led by an instinctive Love of salty and fatty foods: We are also massively overpopulated. Far too many individuals, in a species that could do with a little more self-reflection, and a ...
Anyone who remembered you is Gone / Alle die sich an Dich erinnert haben sind Fort / Quem se lembrou de você é Ido / Quien se acordó de ti se ha Ido
Do not be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You do not have to live forever; you just have to live. Your children will die around 30 years after you, and your grandchildren another 30 years after that. 60 years. After that you will be forgotten. All the things you did in your life ...
1960-01-04 Villeblevin, France / Response to the Absurd / Antwort auf das Absurde / Resposta ao Absurdo / Respuesta al Absurdo
Camus died on 4 January 1960 at the age of 46, in a car accident near Sens, in Le Grand Fossard in the small town of Villeblevin. In his coat pocket was an unused train ticket. He had planned to travel by train with his wife and children, but at the last minute he accepted his publisher's proposal ...
2008-01-03 Tibau do Sul / Let’s go to the Beach / Lass uns zum Strand Gehen / Vamos à Praia / Vamos a la Playa
400 km of natural beaches, clear, warm waters and constant sunshine, fresh ocean breeze, salt air and palm trees. That is my office. I am working where I am happy. Do not get me wrong, I work hard but it is all at the beach. I am getting paid to drive along the beaches, watch the ocean ...
2015-01-02 Los Roques, Venezuela / Never give up Sailing / Gib niemals das Segeln Auf / Nunca desista de Velejar / Nunca renunciar a la Vela
Whatever you want to do, someone will tell you, you can not. You must never, never give up. You must always look forward to something. You are at sea alone. Ultimately you are potentially risking your life each time you sail. But you can not think like that – if you did you would not do ...
We can make a change in the World / Wir können die Welt Verändern / Podemos fazer uma mudança no Mundo / Podemos hacer un cambio en el Mundo
We all get frustrated and upset, but the energy that you put out into the universe has a domino effect. The person you yelled at will take their frustrations out on another, who will then go home and yell at his kids. And the kids will fight with one another because they do not know how to ...
I’m not really Fine / Mir geht es nicht wirklich Gut / Não sou muito Bem / No estoy realmente Bien
I do not need anyone to make me happy; I can do it just fine being me. I love myself and that is why I am happy. I have my playlist I play too loud in my car, I treat myself well and I am proud of myself. I care so much and my heart hurts, ...
I am Somebody / Ich bin Jemand / Eu sou Alguém / Soy Alguien
Who am I and who are you in the grand scheme of the universe. Do you even matter? I have not invented anything that will change the course of the World. Have you? Just because you have a voice and a venue to use it online does not mean you are somebody. Just because you have an ...
The future is Now / Die Zukunft ist Jetzt / O futuro é Agora / El futuro es Ahora
We are in the midst of a digital revolution that is rapidly changing our Society and economy in vast ways. The impacts will be broader than those of the Industrial Revolution. Automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), is having profound impacts on the lives we live. The World we live in has incredible technology. The dreams ...
2013-12-29 Caldas Novas, Brazil / One second can change your Life / Eine Sekunde kann dein Leben verändern / Um segundo pode mudar sua Vida / Un segundo puede cambiar tu Vida.
I occasionally think to myself how fortunate I have been in my life. I have been blessed with many talents, great friends and family, and nothing really bad or tragic has ever occured to me. But, nothing is for certain. Success and happiness in this life are never guaranteed. One second can change your life. And it ...
I want to be Alone / Ich will allein Sein / Eu quero ficar Sozinho / Quiero estar Solo
Human societies, at all times and places, have organised themselves around the will to live with others, not alone. But not any more. During the past half century, our species has embarked on a remarkable social experiment. For the first time in Human history, great numbers of people – at all ages, in all places – have begun ...
True Compassion / Wahres Mitgefühl / Verdadeira Compaixão / Verdadera Compasion
Common definitions of compassion talk of a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken with misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. This definition creates the idea that compassion requires you to join another in their misery. You may need a definition of compassion that is more powerful. For true ...
2013-12-27 Brasilia, Brazil / I love you Honey / Ich liebe dich Schatz / Te amo Morzinho / Te quiero Cariño
This is a love song for my baby. – I have fallen in love with you … for your caprice and your flaws, – your truth and your lies, – your touch and your draws, – your smile and your cries, – your good and your bad, – your early and your late, – your happy and your sad, – your love and your hate. ...
Play from your Heart / Spiel von Herzen / Jogue do seu Coraçao / Juega desde tu Corazon
How can we define playing from the heart? When most people describe playing from the heart it sounds like they are describing the perceived level of sincerity of the artist and his message, musically, lyrically, both or otherwise. The word sincere is defined as lack of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest or pure; unmixed; unadulterated or ...
2006-12-25 Atlanta, USA / It’s a man’s World / Es ist eine Männerwelt / É um mundo de Homens / Es un mundo de Hombres
'I'm going away tonight,' James Brown said, then took three long, quiet breaths and fell asleep before dying. On Christmas Day, 2006, Brown died at approximately 1:45 am at age 73. Brown was married four times. His first marriage was to Velma Warren in 1953, they had three sons togethe. Over a decade later, the couple had separated ...
2016-12-24 Natal, Brazil / They’ve taken the One I Love / Sie haben genommen die ich Liebe / Eles tomaram o que eu Amo / Han tomado la que Amo
I had lots of dreams in my life, beautiful ones but dreaming that my baby Matilda would be taken away was an ugly and unconfortable nightmare. Children are the biggest gift in life. But this dream and my inner fear of losing something important to me became reality today. They have taken the One I love. At ...