This Is What You Shall Do - Walt Whitman (Powerful Life Poetry)

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  • Walt Whitman’s advice for a kind and authentic life.
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    Read by Dave Luukoonen

Komentáře • 347

  • @ambersgrace1
    @ambersgrace1 Před 3 lety +249

    “Dismiss whatever insults your own soul”
    Beautiful.

  • @os1628
    @os1628 Před 3 lety +163

    The lonely people in this world are probably some of the best philospphers on the planet. They know and understand the deepest depths of human emotion

    • @PrakashSharma-ez1ce
      @PrakashSharma-ez1ce Před 3 lety +10

      I like to live alone even when I have people around me..
      I don't know why I enjoy more of my own company

    • @goffdroid
      @goffdroid Před 3 lety +3

      I'm never alone. I have me and my thoughts. And that's all we really are anyway. Rockstar. 👼😈

    • @os1628
      @os1628 Před 3 lety +8

      @@goffdroid I'm not saying being alone is wrong. I'm just saying being alone is probably how and where the great philospphers come from

    • @peachbellini2615
      @peachbellini2615 Před 2 lety +3

      They know how everything is temporary and conditional ..problems.. affections.. alliances.. preferences.. it takes strength to be alone.. it's too bad more people don't practice at it.. there'd be a lot less violence if they did.

    • @user-ex4si2md6r
      @user-ex4si2md6r Před 9 měsíci +1

      Yes 💯 that is good advice 👍, I am trying my best to keep my heart ❤️ after I was rejected time after time and I realized that if they don't care that I care about them... I am not going to care about them 😭 anymore but only forget about it and then I will be happy again to be content with myself....🤔👍💯❤️

  • @WordsOnMusic
    @WordsOnMusic Před 3 lety +262

    "and dismiss whatever insults your soul" there are a profound wisdom here 🙏

    • @Diana-gt1rv
      @Diana-gt1rv Před 3 lety +9

      I also like exactly this sentence the most. “Dismiss whatever insults your own soul and your very flesh shall be a great poem.” This is fantastic!

    • @WordsOnMusic
      @WordsOnMusic Před 3 lety +4

      @@Diana-gt1rv very beautiful! Whitman had a sharpen wise mind to see simple truths hidden for most people.

    • @Manuel-gu9ls
      @Manuel-gu9ls Před 3 lety +4

      You should not drown yourself in the depth of woes and hate nothing miraculous will emerge from there...
      Truly the part of the poem is warm and rejoicing

    • @billmase2458
      @billmase2458 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ESOInTeNsE it means don't get offended right?

    • @billmase2458
      @billmase2458 Před 3 lety +1

      ya it means don't get offended

  • @28noble
    @28noble Před 3 lety +174

    This brought me to tears. We are the creators of our own destiny. I wish everyone the best on their journey. And should the paths cross, we all share our experiences. For we all could be helping one another.

    • @wdhehpperobyn9602
      @wdhehpperobyn9602 Před 3 lety +12

      Walt Whitman is one of my favorite ancestors of my family line. And his poems are so heart-felt and so much wisdom for those who indepthly listen... i myself wish the best for you as well! For we all are brothers and sisters from the one all father and mother. We are here to help guide and support each other through unconditional love. God bless you.

    • @28noble
      @28noble Před 3 lety

      @@wdhehpperobyn9602 God bless you.

    • @janedawson335
      @janedawson335 Před 3 lety +2

      Namasté

    • @28noble
      @28noble Před 3 lety

      @@janedawson335 Namaste 💫

    • @bigcoryjones2126
      @bigcoryjones2126 Před 3 lety +1

      Wisdom your family line is stupid wisdom ha you are imbeciles obviously going all the way back in your family right down to person wrote this stupid poem.

  • @QuietlyMagnetic
    @QuietlyMagnetic Před 3 lety +103

    There are no safe choices, only other choices. So choose what is meaningful.

    • @coreycox2345
      @coreycox2345 Před 2 lety +1

      When we are smart, Quietly Magnetic.

    • @devanbeevas4075
      @devanbeevas4075 Před rokem

      ​@Matt Smith Jesus Christ is GOD ALMIGHTY in the flesh so you can know Him. The muslims, unbelievers, atheists, satanists, buddists, etc believe that their good deeds delete their sins and rewards them entrance into Heaven forever with ability to be with God Almighty FOREVER. However that is akin to a man killing someone, who then feeling very guilty for his crimes he then chooses to do good and help everyone he comes into contact with, gives to charity, he becomes slow to anger and a faithful husband and friend to society as a whole. After 50 years he is then caught for his crimes and is brought before the judge. The man then explains how much good he has done and how well he behaved and that he changed his ways. The man even helped the persons family he killed. Imagine the judge not putting that man in jail for life? That would be insane. Why? Because good deeds do not erase your bad deeds. You nor any human being before or after you has or will ever have that power. That power belongs to GOD. If the forgiveness of sins was the issue then GOD could just forgive EVERYONE and EVERYTHING and all evil spirits, people like hitler and ted bundy etc all could enter into Heaven. You see, humans on earth don't get held down by angels, bound hand and foot in chains and cast into hell because they need forgiveness from GOD ALMIGHTY. YAHWEH is not bound by time, HE forgave us all before HE created us all, even before we was in the womb He already knew our entire life story. The issue is not forgiveness, the issue is SALVATION. How can a man LEGALLY enter Heaven. God is Perfect, which means He is just, If God allows certain people into Heaven because of what they chose to do or follow then that is not God anymore. That is a great deceiver. A devil, or a demon. A LIAR.
      Jesus Christ is the WORD OF GOD. The expression of God. He submits to the WILL of GOD the same way your word submits to your voice. Your words cannot usurp you yet they are you and NO ONE can KNOW YOU unless they come to you through YOUR word. We are made in the image of GOD so we are like HIM. What you say is VERY IMPORTANT and without your words nobody can have a relationship with you. To know your heart, to know your mind, to therefore know you, I have to know your voice and hear your words. Then we can be friends. So I say to you I Love you. So NOW you should know that I am a loving person who is friendly, and kind, however you can only know that by reading my words or hearing my voice which is also, My Word.
      What did Yahweh use to create the universe and all things inside and outside of it and all the new things being created in it. He used and uses His WORD. And nothing that was made was made without HIM. The only way to have a relationship with GOD is through GOD (HIS WORD). And GODS WORD is one with HIMSELF and when HE speaks the agreement within GOD has already been made, the same way you decide, make judgements on your daily life, c
      driving techniques, what you will wear and so forth, the same way Yahweh speaks within Himself and decides I will do this... and then HE SPEAKS IT...
      The trees are green for a reason... THAT'S THE COLOUR HE CHOOSE THEM TO BE... and then HE spoke it
      HUMAN BEINGS ARE MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD
      Who made human beings.. God did through His WORD. When God revealed Himself what did we see??... A HUMAN BEING 🏞✝️🏞
      HUMAN BEINGS ARE MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD.
      IF GOD IS ALONE HE IS NOT GOD ANYMORE. GOD IS PERFECT AND HAS ABSOLUTELY NO DEFECTS.
      FATHER, SON, HOLY SPIRIT, THESE THREE ARE ONE, GOD HAS ALWAYS DWELT IN COMMUNITY WITH HIMSELF, HE HAS ALWAYS DWELT IN LOVE, THEREFORE HE IS LOVE.
      THE SPIRT IS HIM, (LIVING IN HIS CHILDREN ON EARTH NOW), THE ALMIGHTY IS BEYOND ALL BEHOLDING, THE WORD (LORD JESUS) IS THE BRIDGE TO HIM. HENCEFORTH THE BIBLE SAYS " NO MAN COMES TO THE FATHER... BUT BY ME...."
      LORD JESUS CONQUERED DEATH SO WE CAN LIVE. DEATH HAD TO BE SATISFIED. WHAT DID THE DEVIL USE TO DESTROY AND CONQUER HUMAN BEINGS?? DEATH. SO LORD JESUS CAME DOWN TO THE EARTH AND CONQUERED.... DEATH.
      LOVE ETERNAL.

  • @18Bees
    @18Bees Před 3 lety +79

    I love looking back and listening to the wisdom of those who've gone before me.

  • @harperwelch5147
    @harperwelch5147 Před 3 lety +14

    He speaks to us all one at a time. Such a rare thing. Wisdom. It’s a good idea to aspire to a better life, every day.

  • @raptalkpoetry
    @raptalkpoetry Před 3 lety +13

    So many layers in this Poem....Heavy

  • @kkmaratt4291
    @kkmaratt4291 Před 3 lety +5

    To re examine every thing you have been told .....to search our souls...wow....
    That is truly what we must do.🙏

  • @isareyes4438
    @isareyes4438 Před 3 lety +18

    One of my absolute favorites!!

  • @cosmicmuse2900
    @cosmicmuse2900 Před 3 lety +60

    For me the life changing poem shall forever be *If* by Rudyard Kipling

    • @risl1313
      @risl1313 Před 3 lety +3

      thank you for the suggestion 👍🇺🇸🇨🇦

    • @josephpustae5208
      @josephpustae5208 Před 3 lety +2

      I agree, it doesn’t get any better than If

    • @josephpustae5208
      @josephpustae5208 Před 3 lety

      Prime Quotes isn’t that a play?

    • @cosmicmuse2900
      @cosmicmuse2900 Před 3 lety +2

      @@josephpustae5208 exactly my thoughts ahaha, why is a play recommend when people are talking about poems.

    • @ericyoung5184
      @ericyoung5184 Před 3 lety +5

      @@cosmicmuse2900 Why talk about Kipling on a Whitman poem?
      Plus to each their own. Comparing art can be a bit apples to oranges at the best of times. It is a good poem I'm fond of. Having said that. I am of the opinion that Kipling's IF is a decent standard to live by but this poem presents a higher standard to live by. Not to imply that any part of it comes off as selfish, but IF is only concerned with the individual. This poem has room for the individual but it's also about what you'll do for others and your empathy towards them.

  • @wisdom-for-all
    @wisdom-for-all Před 3 lety +38

    Do all these things and you shall have the Power to shape your Destiny 🖖

    • @e.b.1317
      @e.b.1317 Před 3 lety +1

      It's beautiful but if you ever get really able to do, in practice, this all you are the greatest yogi of all times, a god on Earth. I honestly think it is very unlikely.

  • @provethioaltum3276
    @provethioaltum3276 Před 3 lety +16

    He who judges shall be Judged🙏🙏

  • @ashwinrah9902
    @ashwinrah9902 Před 3 lety +28

    Dismiss whatever insults your own soul ♥️

  • @graciouslokoma7431
    @graciouslokoma7431 Před 3 lety +1

    works of WHITMAN will always have a positive impact in hearts and lives of many who have passed a lot in this life but still have the capacity to rebuild oneself from scratch!

  • @motivationplus1904
    @motivationplus1904 Před 3 lety +11

    The voice only is enough for me👏

  • @estellajakovcevic1005
    @estellajakovcevic1005 Před 3 lety +3

    Beautifull , blessed are those who can act this way.

  • @dubathinthecountriespoemsa6986

    perfect voice for perfect words in a perfect place. C'est formidable.

  • @nimrodmurimi8788
    @nimrodmurimi8788 Před 3 lety +4

    Never stop, keep on making more videos. I respect and salute the uplifting work you're doing.

  • @eternalconsciousness9918
    @eternalconsciousness9918 Před 3 lety +7

    Stunning life poetry, absolute lesson for Sovereignty and Humble Servitude to the One Infinite Creator .🔮💠🐳🐝🐬⭐️💜🌼🌞🙏🇺🇸🌟🌵🌞

  • @waltercostellotruth9198
    @waltercostellotruth9198 Před 3 lety +3

    Videos like this why I think CZcams should add a ❤ button.
    GOD BLESS

  • @adityasurve8106
    @adityasurve8106 Před 2 lety

    That is what you shall do, what powerful life poetry by Walt Whitman.
    The very powerful and dedicated phrases. Just hats off.👍👍👍
    Brilliantly recited.👍👍👍

  • @cosmicman621
    @cosmicman621 Před rokem +1

    This is a transmission to the YOUNG/OLD....now in 2023.That your... LIFE...is a poem of ,love,freedom and joy.That it was meant to BE and IS.

  • @bhawnadasauni4441
    @bhawnadasauni4441 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you for this! 💙

  • @angiemmorris1978
    @angiemmorris1978 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank You - i never heard this before, it is so amazingly beautiful, i cried, bay city, oregon

  • @The-F.R.E.E.-J.
    @The-F.R.E.E.-J. Před 3 lety +3

    "Re-examine All You Have Been Told in school, or church or in any book."
    I did that w/ this "poem" & found the rest to be a recipe for well, what America has been becoming since the cancer of relativism rooted itself in our culture.

  • @brooke5395
    @brooke5395 Před 3 lety +3

    Awww... I will never look at that bridge the same again. 💙

  • @sorachanpaints583
    @sorachanpaints583 Před 3 lety +2

    Dismiss whatever insults you own soul❤️(Listening to this while the sun is rising❤️❤️❤️🥰)

  • @ThePitchounette75
    @ThePitchounette75 Před 3 lety +3

    Exquisite poem read beautifully by an exquisite voice! Thank you.

  • @anahitpetrosyan1749
    @anahitpetrosyan1749 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for what you do, and the voice is wonderful- teaching and expressing what soul needs.

  • @ktg7427
    @ktg7427 Před 3 lety +2

    Wow... THESE LINES HIT ME HARD. I'm at a particular stage in my life where I am re-evaluating everything I saw and whatever I have been told and learnt.. this poem definitely is an answer or the code of conduct for me now and till the end of my time.

  • @valdirbergamobergamo5396
    @valdirbergamobergamo5396 Před 3 lety +2

    IT was really superb, few words meaning all Our potentiality.
    Congratulations on the choice of Whitman's sentences, full of wisdom and energy 🙏🤗💯

  • @kennbeans
    @kennbeans Před 3 lety +2

    this has long been my favorite poem :’)

  • @fob1xxl
    @fob1xxl Před 3 lety +3

    Experience speaks !

  • @madahad9
    @madahad9 Před 2 lety +1

    I haven't developed a very wide-ranging appreciation for poetry but Walt Whitman oftentimes reads more like philosophy under the cloak of poetry. That which I have (and so much more to discover) feels truly grounded in the human experience rather than lost in the clouds and detached from the soil. I've tried to read other poets like Byron, Coleridge, Blake, Baudelaire, and even Poe, but I cannot find a connection with them. There is a simple beauty that can send your spirit soaring when read at just the right moment and offers hope. If I had the ability to time through time there are several people I would like to meet, Thoreau and Whitman are very high on that list.

  • @johnburt1172
    @johnburt1172 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you, Sir.

  • @HamzaAli-qt6gq
    @HamzaAli-qt6gq Před 3 lety +17

    RE-EXAMINE ALL YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD IN SCHOOL OR CHURCH OR IN ANY BOOK.

    • @auraandrei146
      @auraandrei146 Před 3 lety

      Re-examine it or let it go...life is also about cutting things out of your life as well as other people cutting you out of their life. It is what it is.

    • @vijaysahani3464
      @vijaysahani3464 Před 2 lety

      To know your true self, re-examine all , you have been taught in school or told in place of worship or any book.

  • @kevincampos3228
    @kevincampos3228 Před 3 lety +4

    America’s poet!!

  • @ashlynfox4579
    @ashlynfox4579 Před 2 lety +1

    I am in tears... good tears Walt is amazing

    • @derrickbolt3048
      @derrickbolt3048 Před 2 lety

      Hello my friend.. It’s nice to know here over here. I’m Derrick Bolt.. I hope to get a message from you soon🌹🌹🌹

  • @suryas564
    @suryas564 Před 3 lety +1

    Right wisdom at right time

  • @ankushdevaliya2449
    @ankushdevaliya2449 Před 3 lety +2

    Beautiful

  • @blissbeingthiest4054
    @blissbeingthiest4054 Před 2 lety +1

    Actual religious person,give us hope to live.. They Don't blame accused but make efforts to change their life by such gems..

  • @mhamedmoussabenlahrech6320

    A very austanding quote.

  • @Adnankhan-qk7fs
    @Adnankhan-qk7fs Před 3 lety +21

    The voice ❤️

    • @InspirationFromThePast
      @InspirationFromThePast Před 3 lety +2

      Agreed his voice is certainly very powerful and ideal for poetry or just about anything.

  • @newmedtner
    @newmedtner Před rokem +1

    I will memorize this poem

  • @DjingoRemix
    @DjingoRemix Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you so much for this video :)

  • @chrisnam1603
    @chrisnam1603 Před 3 lety

    Dave Luukoonen is amaZing..., Walt Whitman a true savant♥

  • @TOMTOM-nh3nl
    @TOMTOM-nh3nl Před 3 lety

    Thank You

  • @CalebHembree
    @CalebHembree Před rokem

    I Love your videos. I've always loved these kinds of videos.

  • @kaysharogers32
    @kaysharogers32 Před rokem

    I love this. This is my favorite poem.

  • @motivation7647
    @motivation7647 Před 2 lety +2

    "To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness." - Confucius

  • @cmbsoundeffectssfx6748
    @cmbsoundeffectssfx6748 Před 3 lety +2

    Amazing voice

  • @NyMarcell
    @NyMarcell Před rokem

    Thanks for this 👌🎧👌

  • @xvsj-s2x
    @xvsj-s2x Před 3 lety +2

    Excellent ❤️

  • @gauravtyagi6373
    @gauravtyagi6373 Před 2 lety

    Very good awareness .

  • @SoftSpokenSecrets
    @SoftSpokenSecrets Před 3 lety

    Wise and timeless words... tfs!

  • @dtcdtc8328
    @dtcdtc8328 Před 3 lety +4

    God Bless America 🇺🇸!
    God Bless the World

  • @kimberlympala3771
    @kimberlympala3771 Před 3 lety +1

    Brilliant

  • @bygonewisdom2670
    @bygonewisdom2670 Před 3 lety +2

    Live everyday as though it was your last... cuz someday it will be

  • @Tooshbaba
    @Tooshbaba Před 3 lety +1

    Bravo!!!!! Bravo!!!

  • @1990calum
    @1990calum Před 3 lety

    Wow! This is a great one.

  • @outdoorsbeyondnature1980
    @outdoorsbeyondnature1980 Před 3 lety +4

    "And the rabbit shall be as clever as the turtle, but with more insight of life's matters."
    "For the garden is only as bright as the gardener which tills the soil."
    "Dismiss those who seek after riches with out charity."

  • @stoicmindnobleheart1878

    Thank you for your videos. You have inspired me to make similar videos to help people as well!

  • @piyush4801
    @piyush4801 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks dad

  • @anshikaraj8358
    @anshikaraj8358 Před 3 lety

    Great poem

  • @creedbratton4950
    @creedbratton4950 Před 3 lety +1

    Great

  • @nualamurphy8850
    @nualamurphy8850 Před 3 lety

    Always help each other

  • @RobertJones-ku4fg
    @RobertJones-ku4fg Před 3 lety

    What a way to live life

  • @divyamacsuedon3899
    @divyamacsuedon3899 Před 3 lety

    Then Whitman, rendered with such eloquence!

  • @DinaAhmed
    @DinaAhmed Před 3 lety

    Profound

  • @richardpro8927
    @richardpro8927 Před 3 lety

    What a voice 😎

  • @sundeutsch
    @sundeutsch Před 3 lety

    Great message

    • @smileforyourself4303
      @smileforyourself4303 Před 3 lety

      Sunil, watch if u like this poetic vlog too findable as Is the Freedom for me - A English Poetry - Travel & Poetry Awaj

  • @thebamboozlerette1824
    @thebamboozlerette1824 Před 2 lety

    I like Walt Whitman, and there a few truths in this poem. But everyone must remember, just because it sounds pretty, doesn’t mean it’s true. There many things in this poem that ring hollow to my ears.

  • @georgerobertson9703
    @georgerobertson9703 Před 3 lety

    Question everything except your deserving of the freedom that truth brings ❤

  • @prkzoomin6994
    @prkzoomin6994 Před 3 lety

    Good one

  • @jmalko9152
    @jmalko9152 Před 2 lety

    Cool!

  • @MrVblecic
    @MrVblecic Před 3 lety

    Great! So advance ...

  • @keziahndondela1764
    @keziahndondela1764 Před 3 lety +1

    Dismiss whatever insults your own soul

  • @jedichild6815
    @jedichild6815 Před 3 lety

    Has anyone discovered Sez Kristiansen, yet? I found her on Insight Timer, she’s on podcasts, and there are introductions to her on CZcams
    She is the most profound poet healer of today, that I’ve found. Her words heal my soul, and that’s an understatement. And I only have time to choose the finest 🙏

  • @user-ne9oj1tz8l
    @user-ne9oj1tz8l Před 3 lety +9

    200 Euro left on my Bank Account.
    I lost my Job, my Car and everything else. In 10 Days I have to pay my rent and don't know how..
    But I have no fear, I will stay patient. As long as I know there is a God and the Power of the Universe, I fear nothing.
    God bless You all my Friends, all the good Souls and People with good Hearts out there.

    • @rajaali2226
      @rajaali2226 Před 3 lety

      May God guide you to the right path and make it easy for you.

    • @karmsingh7156
      @karmsingh7156 Před 3 lety

      Sir i hope everything become normal and prosperous in your life again. Love from India.

    • @kyleray9265
      @kyleray9265 Před 3 lety

      My God answers prayers and my good thoughts are with you

  • @arunachalamp4921
    @arunachalamp4921 Před 3 lety +4

    GOD DWELLS IN MY SOUL

  • @marcoponts8942
    @marcoponts8942 Před 3 lety +1

    What is the music/melody playing in the background?

  • @azankhanqadri7706
    @azankhanqadri7706 Před 3 lety

    My stomach is empty but my heart is full of love

    • @smileforyourself4303
      @smileforyourself4303 Před 3 lety

      Azan Khan Qadri, watch if u like this poetic vlog too findable as Is the Freedom for me - A English Poetry - Travel & Poetry Awaj

  • @ehku9886
    @ehku9886 Před 3 lety

    AMEN!

  • @mojdemarvast2366
    @mojdemarvast2366 Před 3 lety +1

    ❤️
    “Re-examine all you have been told...”
    Maybe we should edit book of life and have our exclusive version...

  • @gregknipe8772
    @gregknipe8772 Před 3 lety

    this Whitman poem says we, our thoughts and actions = the medium. that's the message.

  • @magemaatikko
    @magemaatikko Před 3 lety

    Wau, Beutiful poem, What an art ?😍😍😍

    • @smileforyourself4303
      @smileforyourself4303 Před 3 lety

      magemaatikko, watch if u like this poetic vlog too findable as Is the Freedom for me - A English Poetry - Travel & Poetry Awaj

  • @Faiz_Alii
    @Faiz_Alii Před 3 lety +1

    Nice And Lovely Video 👍
    #PowerReading

  • @amincamus6337
    @amincamus6337 Před 2 měsíci

    🔥

  • @pprehn5268
    @pprehn5268 Před 2 lety

    He lived his words

  • @freestyle4435
    @freestyle4435 Před 3 lety

    🕯

  • @Rajaa0374
    @Rajaa0374 Před rokem

    ♥️♥️♥️

  • @muhammadnahid2346
    @muhammadnahid2346 Před 3 lety

    Forget all of your worst experiences tou uave ever faced.🖤🖤

  • @sultanmatteen47
    @sultanmatteen47 Před 7 měsíci

    Cool

  • @adikeys
    @adikeys Před 2 lety

    🖤🖤🖤

  • @theresazissarider-rahmani8083

    This is my fathers way in life.

  • @blueredcityy6882
    @blueredcityy6882 Před rokem +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @richardprice9730
    @richardprice9730 Před 3 lety

    broke my right arm cycling accident again , great thanks

  • @ZzzzZz-pk2yq
    @ZzzzZz-pk2yq Před 2 lety +1

    For a long time, this poem has been the closest thing I have to scripture.

  • @junejackson7958
    @junejackson7958 Před 3 lety +1

    Great. I also like Pegasus