MAGING mabuti at mabait sa magulang! Ito ang nais ni Justin Timberlake na gawin ng kabataan.
Noong Linggo ng gabi, pinarangalan si JT ng Decade Award sa 2016 Teen Choice Awards. Ang basketball legend na si Kobe Bryant na kakaretiro lang sa paglalaro ang nagprisinta ng award sa pop icon. Ginamit ng 35-year-old father of one ang kanyang oras sa entablado para magbigay ng makabagbag-damdaming mensahe sa lahat ng kabataan.
“As a former teen, a while ago, who’s made a few choices along the way, I’m here to tell you that you and your choices matter,” simula niya. “I grew up in Millington, Tenn., just outside of Memphis, where I was blessed to be raised by parents and a family who taught me some big lessons. They taught me to respect them. They taught me to respect myself and to respect all people on the basis of their character — not where they live, not what they did for a living, or the color of their skin.”
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Ibinaling niya ang paksa mula sa aral na matututuhan sa kanyang buhay patungo sa mga leksiyon na matututuhan sa ibang tao, o partikular na kay Muhammad Ali.
“Muhammad Ali fought in the ring, but he fought for peace, too. And he became the heavyweight champion of the world because, as we all know, he could float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. Our world lost that champ this year, so tonight, I want to share three pieces of his undying wisdom that has helped me and may help you along your journey,” paliwanag ni Timberlake.
“Number one — Champ said this: ‘Don’t count the days, make the days count.’ Pretty good. Now you are young, as I once was, but do not think for a moment that what you do doesn’t count. It does. Not just to you, but also to the world and your generation, who will someday inherit this world from old-timers like me and Kobe,” natatawang sabi ni Timberlake na mister ni Jessica Biel
“Number two, the Champ said this: ‘Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.’ So be generous, be kind, be fair. It’s not just the right thing to do. It’s the good thing to do,” aniya. “I think we all can agree that with all the tension in the world today that can divide us, we should be part of the solution and not part of the problem. You don’t have to make a difference on a global stage. You can volunteer in your neighborhood or in another neighborhood nearby where people might look a little different from you, and they might teach you a thing or two.” (Yahoo Celebrity)
