TEDx Talks | Live your story so its lived and lived to tell | George Stekelis | TEDxYouth@HuiliShanghai @TEDx | Uploaded 6 days ago | Updated 1 day ago
Ever felt stuck living someone elses story? What does a life well-lived look like to you? Explore how questioning the stories we're sold as children and being present can lead to a meaningful life for yourself and others. #cat person #questioning the way things are done #exploring what it means to live a meaningful and purposeful life #passionate drummer
Mr Stekelis is a serious man who does serious things. For example, he is serious about cats! Having graduated with a degree in Theology from Heythrop College, George has been teaching for 11 years -- 6 at Huili. Before China, George had only lived in England. His life was comfortable. He was doing all the right things, but he felt stuck. He took inspiration from Tracks by Robyn Davidson, a story about a woman who left her unfulfilling life to walk 1,700 miles of hostile Australian desert to the sea alongside four camels and a dog. In the book, Davidson quotes Renata Adler: I think when you are truly stuck, when you have stood still in the same spot for too long, you throw a grenade in exactly the spot you were standing in, and jump, and pray. This inspired George and his wife to move to China. 6 years on, it was the best decisions he ever made. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Ever felt stuck living someone elses story? What does a life well-lived look like to you? Explore how questioning the stories we're sold as children and being present can lead to a meaningful life for yourself and others. #cat person #questioning the way things are done #exploring what it means to live a meaningful and purposeful life #passionate drummer
Mr Stekelis is a serious man who does serious things. For example, he is serious about cats! Having graduated with a degree in Theology from Heythrop College, George has been teaching for 11 years -- 6 at Huili. Before China, George had only lived in England. His life was comfortable. He was doing all the right things, but he felt stuck. He took inspiration from Tracks by Robyn Davidson, a story about a woman who left her unfulfilling life to walk 1,700 miles of hostile Australian desert to the sea alongside four camels and a dog. In the book, Davidson quotes Renata Adler: I think when you are truly stuck, when you have stood still in the same spot for too long, you throw a grenade in exactly the spot you were standing in, and jump, and pray. This inspired George and his wife to move to China. 6 years on, it was the best decisions he ever made. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
