"But I wanna talk about two other words that for me intersect with the same majesty and transcendence of awe and wonder, sacred and beauty. These two words, sacred and beauty. They're not just platitudes, they're not just nice ideas that feel good as the world unravels. And we are more divided than ever, and we want to undertake a spiritual revolution."
"The most sacred place that I can conceive of is a drab hallway lit by flickering fluorescent lights lined by folding chairs in the back of a crappy hospital in Van Nuys, California. Why? Because that is where my wife and son almost died during childbirth after the 2:00 AM hemorrhaging and the ambulance and even more bleeding and no available rooms,"
Awe and wonder are described as transformative forces that, along with sacredness and beauty, can act as superpowers to unite people and inspire a spiritual revolution. A candid admission notes that the speech was written and recalls a past mayonnaise commercial filmed in the same space. Sacredness is illustrated by a traumatic childbirth in a drab hospital hallway in Van Nuys, California, involving hemorrhaging, an ambulance, unavailable rooms, and the near loss of mother and child. Everyday, vulnerable moments are framed as sources of majesty, transcendence, and communal bonding.
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