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I don't make videos like this.
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As an Australian, I'm I'm heartbroken
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I'm sad and I'm angry.
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What happened in Bondi is horrifying.
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Families have been shattered and I
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really want to send my love and
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condolences to those impacted by this.
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Here's what I refuse to let happen next.
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I refuse to let the violent acts of two
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people rewrite who we are.
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We are kind. We are loving. We are
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We are one, but we are many. We are
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We are strong. And strong doesn't mean
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I myself can feel the temptation to
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I feel how easy it is to slip into
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simple thinking, to point, to lash out
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And resisting that is brutal. Resisting
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that is is almost impossible, especially
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when you hear and think about the
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innocent lives that are impacted.
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Strong does not mean we feel nothing.
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Strong means we must resist the urge to
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My dad often says, "When you eat the
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remember those who help you plant the
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My family are only here. I only exist
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because of love, kindness, and
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We've been eating from this garden for a
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long time. The safety, the community,
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the opportunity, and the mateship in
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And here's the danger in moments like
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this. If we now start to plant seeds of
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hate, if we now start to plant fear, if
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we now start to plant division, if we
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start to plant blame on innocent people,
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we will be the ones who destroy our very
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own garden we're trying to protect.
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So, how do we move forward?
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We do what Australians have always done.
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We look out for each other.
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We can plant seeds of kindness in real
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ways. We can check on our mates. We'll
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be gentle in public. We'll stand up when
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we see someone being targeted. We can
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plant compassion. We'll support the
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families who have been impacted by this.
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We'll support the first responders.
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will hold space for grief without
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turning it into hatred.
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We will plant strength.
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We will stay clear-minded.
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We won't spread rumors. And we will
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refuse to blame whole communities
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for one person's violence.
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That's how we protect the beautiful
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garden we all live in.
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Don't let hate be what grows next.
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Let what grows next be love,
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kindness, and compassion,
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and the strength to keep choosing those
