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Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.37,0:00:06.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm tired.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.62,0:00:09.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm so tired.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.48,0:00:11.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not from a lack of sleep,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.94,0:00:13.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but from a sheer amount of disbelief.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.18,0:00:16.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From seeing this water color world we live in
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.62,0:00:18.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,slowly turning a light shade of tan.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.75,0:00:21.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Smiles fading to frowns, ups turning to downs,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.86,0:00:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of us have lost our spark.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.80,0:00:25.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lost our drive, lost our heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.86,0:00:27.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And frankly, I am tired of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.84,0:00:31.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm exhausted by the sight of lives lacking a certain light,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.99,0:00:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when each and every one of us deserve that right.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.40,0:00:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now do me a favor and lend me your ears.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.76,0:00:39.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Keep your eyes peeled, place them here.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.63,0:00:41.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Poetry and fancy word play on hold,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.95,0:00:44.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here's a meaningful story I've never told.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.66,0:00:47.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, a couple of weeks ago, a day like any other,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.12,0:00:49.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was heading to meet up with some friends for lunch.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.46,0:00:51.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for some reason, I truly couldn't be bothered
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.48,0:00:54.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but tackling the mess that is Los Angeles parking.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.23,0:00:56.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I called myself a taxi.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.20,0:00:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, I'm the type of person who likes to
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.78,0:01:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make conversation with pretty much anyone and everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.48,0:01:03.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether it's an old lady at a bus stop, or a barista at a coffee shop.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.72,0:01:06.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People are people, and they all have something to say.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.67,0:01:08.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After a few introduction sentences,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.31,0:01:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,me and this thirty-something year old gentlemen realized
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.54,0:01:13.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're both creative types originally from the mid-west,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.27,0:01:16.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out here in Los Angeles pursuing our many artsy endeavors.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.80,0:01:19.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We continued conversing but quickly things got a little bit deeper.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.77,0:01:20.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He asked me,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.43,0:01:22.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Was your family ok with you moving on to a bigger city,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.80,0:01:25.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and chasing such an alternative career type?"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.27,0:01:26.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Definitely," I said.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.24,0:01:29.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"They're just happy I'm happy and doing something I love everyday."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.16,0:01:30.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He continued by saying,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.32,0:01:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Good, that's really good you're doing something you're passionate about.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.32,0:01:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of people nowadays can't seem to say that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.76,0:01:38.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He hesitated slightly but then continued.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.79,0:01:41.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You know, my dad and brother worked night and day
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.56,0:01:43.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for practically their entire lives,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.42,0:01:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,receiving little pay for doing something they didn't enjoy at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.82,0:01:48.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They both always talked about how,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.09,0:01:49.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'It'll be worth it one day,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.42,0:01:51.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can spend our hard-earned money later on.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.55,0:01:53.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will live a good life eventually.'
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.74,0:01:54.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you know what?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.61,0:01:55.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Neither of them got that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.86,0:01:58.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My dad died unexpectedly 4 years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.26,0:01:59.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my brother just last year.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.90,0:02:01.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They'll never get to live the life they always wanted to.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.81,0:02:05.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's honestly very nice to see people following their heart,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.10,0:02:08.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and living their life now, rather than later."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.02,0:02:10.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at that point, he dropped me off.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.23,0:02:11.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After only a ten minute car ride,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.78,0:02:13.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I left with a new perspective in my mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.59,0:02:15.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Life waits for no one.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.51,0:02:17.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If yours isnt' going the way you want it to,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.68,0:02:20.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you aren't pursuing what you want to pursue,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.32,0:02:22.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you wake up with immediate dread,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.01,0:02:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,constantly saddened by the hours ahead,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.12,0:02:27.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,moving through the days feeling lost, heart in a haze,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.01,0:02:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,holding back what you wanna say,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.80,0:02:31.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,waiting to be yourself another day,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.62,0:02:34.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all your dreams and desires put on hold to be fulfilled
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.34,0:02:35.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe when you're old,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.62,0:02:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you aren't doing it right.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.34,0:02:38.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You aren't living your life.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.91,0:02:40.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eventually is not ok.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.49,0:02:43.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why tomorrow, when there is today?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.12,0:02:45.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I finally feel like I'm finding my way.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.29,0:02:47.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And not just living day by day.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.06,0:02:49.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm doing what I love, I'm going where I wanna go,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.72,0:02:53.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm being who I want to be, I'm happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.40,0:02:54.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know what,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.59,0:02:57.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think everyone deserves to feel the same way.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.32,0:02:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks so much for listening,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.64,0:03:00.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'll see you guys next monday.