Find a cause worth dying for | Pete Bethune | TEDxAuckland
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- čas přidán 13. 08. 2018
- 10 days before delivering his talk at TEDxAuckland 2017, conservationist Captain Pete Bethune was knifed in the chest while chasing wildlife smugglers in the Amazon. In one of most emotional speeches you will hear, Pete argues that we can all lead extraordinary and meaningful lives, but the key is to find and stand for a cause you truly believe in. From serving months in a maximum security prison for fighting Japanese whalers, to saving endangered red monkeys from poachers in the Amazon, Pete Bethune’s story will thrill, move, and inspire you.
Pete Bethune takes conservation to the extreme. As the founder of Earthrace Conservation, Pete is a world record holder, circling the globe four times on his powerboat Earthrace. His missions have seen him shot at, run over by a Japanese security vessel, incarcerated in Libya and Japan, and held under armed guard in a Guatemalan Military camp.
As the producer of his show ‘The Operatives’, Pete runs a team of former special forces operatives to combat wildlife poaching, smuggling and illegal fishing in Africa, Asia and Central America. He also works closely with government enforcement units training them in coastal surveillance and hostile vessel takedown. At the heart of it all, Pete is a ship captain with an environmental edge. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Thank you Peter for doing God’s work. Brave and loving soul.
This 17 minutes will change my life. Thanks Pete
This bloke is a power combination of heart, brains and conda.
One of the best Ted talks ever.
hero!!! we need more humans like you in this planet.
When will they ever learn. Humans don't deserve this planet. Thank you Pete for opening our eyes. I wish those whose eyes should be opened would take notice of what they are doing to their grandchildren's and great grandchildren's world.
Wow, I have in heart that I can leave everything and save the animals, he is a real hero and inspirations!!!!
Thank you. You have my respect and gratitude. I wish you safe journeys and returns. Please help and protect this man, our environment, our beautiful wildlife, and natural habitats. To protecting and making this that better place......
I could listen to his accent forever.
If a cause isn’t worth dying for is it really worth living for. Some things you’d sacrifice even yourself for a bigger purpose.
Thank you for what you do to make the world a better place! ♥️♥️♥️
I have so much respect for You,Pete. Iv given 3 decades to Harm Reduction and MAT. I Know how our Passion can make changes and Life Better. I am proud to tell Folks You are a Friend. My Heart is always with You... Thanks Pete... Rokki From Santa Cruz
That was amazing, Pete. Thanks for being who you are and doing what you do. See you over at Clark's soon!
You are an inspiration Pete
Bless your heart. You try are an angel that walks this earth. You've inspired so many. You have made this world a better place. I thank you and so does our precious animals. God bless you!🐳
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So inspirational, Pete, and you truly live your purpose 24/7 with courage and strength. Those of us fortunate enough to be in your orbit for years know this firsthand. Where some only talk about conversation, Earthrace is in the rare group that actually gets things done.
Love ya Bro and what you do
Truly an amazing speech and an amazing human
Thank you and for me you are one of the best men’s in this planet
I'm still looking for a cause. Every cause up until now is complete and with very little satisfaction. All I can do right now is CZcams charity Livestreems. But that's not enough for me. As soon as I finish highschool, I'm looking for a cause I belive in and am fighting to the death for it.
Yup. I have no cause or purpose or passion either. Sucks.
Thank you, you are a true hero.
This touched me deep, Glad I found my cause, gonna have my wildlife biology degree in a couple of years, my upmost respect to Pete
Wow x100....
Very inspiring!
Wow real hero!!!
Watching Pete Bethune risking his life by whistleblowing against these poachers in the jungles to save these animals is amazing. It reminds of how how Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning had to risk their lives of exposing war crimes on WikiLeaks for the public to see. I hope that Julian Assange will one day be set free.
woah
Complete the mission
Good for you. How does that help me exactly? I know finding a cause enriches my life. What if i can't find or don't know how to find?
love ya pete! you're an inspiration!
“Getting knifed wasn’t so great” Pete has big brass ones
NZer of the year
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I once saved a duck from a angry seagull.
Don't want to discredit you or anything, but you need to be careful here. For all you know the seagull was probably protecting something like its nest. Or perhaps they were both fighting for food. Maybe because of you, the seagull didn't get to eat that day. Best let nature do its own thing, and instead save nature from humans that prevent it from doing its own thing.
I really thought it was jhonny sins on ted
Can someone summarize this?
Could you do more by being the next Jack Cousteau less Aggressive less confronting More heart imagine filming Wales showing the family bonds of them The Wailers
Looks like you’re playing with fire
Damnit Pete. If you gave me the credibility I deserve, together we could have got so much greater victories.....
i'm not sure what you are wanting or wan ting there I'm afraid David,.,..
Don’t eat fish
Didn’t he kill a fisherman in Guatemala?
Jesus christ. That was sooo painful to listen to. Just Spare us Pete. Talk about embellishing a whole bunch of stories. First off..You dont mention you were in fact trying to sell your boat (that was in terrible condition) and had been trying to sell it for 18 months prior to Ady gil purchasing it. Hardly someone thinking about going into marine conservation.. And one of the guys said you had to google Sea Shepherd and whaling. And you dont mention the Ady Gil vessel needing a full refit to become sea worthy because it had been left and was in a terrible state. You had no interest in using it for "marine conservation" if you're actively trying to sell it.
Secondly Australia already had plans in place to take Japan to court well before that campaign and it had nothing to do with you being detained. You're trying to ride those coat tails.
Thirdly.. Many other people had boarded japanese whaling vessels in the past. It was not "history making". And there was a 99% chance the japanese would just throw you back overboard. So history making? Pfft. You also didnt "expose" the seal clubbing in namibia. There was footage all over youtube and still is from other orgs well before you took similar footage. Its not exposing something when its already been exposed and put out on youtube many times. Your stories are kinda like the bible. Half baked stories that are made up for impact. And the sobbing is a little put on. But Maybe it works for you all this sobbing and nonsense story telling. But jesus man come on. Talk about stretching the truth. I will give you one thing... you are great at pulling the wool over peoples eyes and making up stories.
Scathing, the guy has PTSD from solitary confinement for 5 months. And gave up everything most people wouldn't even consider. Granted that the guy more than just registers on the selfishness spectrum as a result of his extreme drive but cut the fella a wee bit of slack. He's spreading an epically touching message whether it is downright honest or not. Side note: No other carbon fibre boat has done more than two circumnavigations of the globe and not required some TLC. Far out
NZ Rota well said mate.