#Respect #criminal #code #Andrew #Gason #TEDxMelbourne
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Andrew was the hardest criminal around yet integrating back into society was his hardest journey of all.
Imagine a world where all youth and community groups were self-sustainable – independent of government funding, grants, and resources. That’s the founding vision upon which Andrew Gason has built not-for-profit organisation New Civilization Builders Inc.
Andrew’s divergent youth gave him the tools to fruitfully engage with young people on all levels. As a Samoan raised in South Auckland New Zealand, he spent half his life living in the criminal underworld being involved in every crime from burglary to weapon smuggling. The conclusion was prison. In 1998 Andrew was released from jail and started to search for a new direction in life. On October 10, his story will permanently change perspectives on perceived obstacles.
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What a great story about saving one more man's life! Seems like it started to change to a right direction after doing a "Personal Value" course. Doing the Scientology course assignment gave him the right tools to change his criinal life to one of the most contibuting to society fellow beacause of really wanted to change his life. Thanks Andrew for sharig the inspiration srory of yours with us. Thanks TED Talk for making such a great story available to millions so they too can have chance to be inspired and start taking charge of their own life!
Beautiful story!
Yes you can change..but you have been given a chance few people get…a clean slate
I watch this when I start a journey of change with bad BPD habits in relationships. If he can do this, I can dial back on the impulsive texting etc
Wow. This touched my heart. You are inspiring people . There is still hope to set things right. We all need to help one another be better. It's amazing that you were able to turn your life around. Well done 👏
What a humble man! This proves 'you cannot be what you are not'. We do go astray as people, but keeping with what you are not is a tough ask, and not sustainable. Strength to you and yours Andrew!!!
You are truly an inspiration, may your good deeds continue to exeed.
For his first time speaking like that he knocked it out of the park.
lmao those police
mvp material😎
I don't believe his real name is andrew
Can I have my golf clubs and stereo back?
"We don't talk to police,we don't make a peace bond.We don't trust in the judicial system, we shoot guns"
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This is really amazing, I love that course and how he changed his life
Sorry but your Dad sounds like an insensitive uninvolved parent probably husband as well not your fault
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The criminal code let him go? It must not have been worth it to take him as a hostage….unless they are watching to catch all those he comes in contact with now in his "changed" life. No one ever escapes! Not in this tracked organized crime world! But petty thieves do get dropped and picked up by the police when they want to frame someone with a crime. But this does have a pathetic "Ohhhhh isn't this wonderful" feel to it. (A couple of Pacific islanders ….execution style slaughtered my friends and they got out of prison under four years with that "OOOOhhhhhhhh they changed" mentality of fools. Did they stop and pray for the people that suffered? Doubt it!
I am a muslim . Today I will like to introduce few aspects of religion Islam to you .
Few of our beliefs are as follows
1. We believe God is one . He has no partners. He neither begets , nor is begotten.
2. We believe in all the prophets of God sent on earth for guidance of people . It includes many prophets, few of them are Hazrat Ibrahim ( peace be upon him ) , Hazrat Ismail ( peace be upon him, ) , Hazrat Eesa (Jesus)( peace be upon him) and finally Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him)
3. We believe in all the angels , they are also creation of God.
4. We believe there is a day of Judgment
5. We believe , all mankind will be made alive again by God after death, on the day of judgment.
6. We believe that all mankind is answerable for the deeds which they do in this life in the afterlife.
7. We believe there is a Paradise made by God.
8. We believe Paradise is very beautiful and it has everything which gives comfort to a person.
9. We believe God has no son and no father. He is the only God. He forgives all sins whichever He wills but do not forgive shirk. Shirk means worshiping anyone other than God , may it be sun or fire or any personality. Also associating partners with God is shirk. Idolatry is also shirk. Shirk can be forgiven if someone ask forgiveness from God and decides to never do shirk in his life.
10. We believe God will enter believers with good deeds into Paradise in the afterlife.
11. We believe in all books sent by God . It includes Taurat given to Hazrat Musa( Moses) ( peace be upon him) , Zaboor given to Hazrat Daud ( peace be upon him), Injeel( Gospel ) given to Hazrat Eesa( Jesus ) peace be upon him) and Quran given to Muhammad ( peace be upon him).
We have five obligations as a muslim to fulfill.
1. 1st is kalima , it is belief that there is only one God and Muhammad ( peace be upon him) is His messenger. After believing in this a person becomes a muslim.
2 . 2nd is Salah . We perform Salah five times a day. It is performed in arabic in a specific
way . It is performed in mosque by men and at home by women , mostly .
3. 3rd is Fasting , it is done for 1 month in a complete year . In this we leave eating or drinking anything from early morning till evening. Then eat and drink till next early morning
4. 4th is zakat , it is giving 2. 5 percent of free wealth to poor people, once in a year . It is obligatory for those who have a certain amount of free wealth.
5 . 5th is Hajj . It is performed in a specific way in Mecca . It is obligatory once in a lifetime for those who can afford to go and come back from Mecca .
We also believe in huqooq al ebad. Means rights of people . Means being nice to neighbors, do not harm an innocent, being obedient to parents except if they tell something against Islam . But in every case we will behave very nicely with them . And many more .
I invite everyone of you to accept Islam .
Thanks for reading.
I’m truly moved.
The criminal code is pretty much exactly what he says it is, except he forgot to mention the rule that says "don't snitch". Any criminal that leaves their crew in the lurch, snitches, harms women or kids, or steals from poor people does not survive in prison. They last a day at the most and the guards do not protect them as the guards are only there to stop inmates from getting out of prisons. They don't care what inmates do to each other in prison facilities.
Cool. Really great story. Nobody would ever imagine you had a criminal history. You just like such a nice guy. 😎
‘From bad comes good’
— Me, Now
Well if that isn't the most heartwarming story … He is actually a masterful storyteller, using so much body language he is practically acting out the story, with a faint shadow of sign language even.
But I am so curious to know how he found out his birth story, and hear about his reunion with his birth mom.
Jus Love this Man's Honesty,…!
This is absolutely AMAZING. You story clearly demonstrate that you can turn your life around and make it even better. All the best. Blessings
Loved listening to Andrew's story. Warmed my heart ❤
Random scientology plug lol. I'm surprised they didn't blackmail him with the list. Or if he's still a part of their "church"
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And he has such a sweet, innocent-looking face. Just goes to show you can't really judge a book by it's cover.😀
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wow.. what a fekking amazing dude..
If only we had a justice system like that in the United States
Today on TEDx Talk our speaker is an OG.
He still in Scientology?
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Thank you for sharing your inspirational story.
All the best in your future
our boy had morals as a criminal tho. no women and children.
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