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Overcoming Struggles Through Belief

Finn Finn 2005 called they said they want their shoes back and also let me know if you want me to spot you some needle and thread for that uh hole Finn would you like to solve the problem I think he would like a new pair of jeans miles how about you solve the problem of course teach it's 60 that's correct don't feel bad Finn it's just a known fact that poor people aren't as bright as rich people nice work very good job hey Finn bet you can't get like [Music] this then you're going to need to work harder and get your grades up you're going to get held back a [Music] year whoa Finn what a coincidence your grade is the same amount of money that's in your family's bank account zero [Music] I'm sorry Finn there's no money on your [Music] account a Finn why don't you hit the gym showers if your Shack doesn't have Plumbing man you're really making me lose my appetite why don't you just take this stupid toy off I mean I get this is the closest someone like you would ever get to being a doctor but pretending you just look ridiculous now Beat It [Music] [Music] are you okay Miss Ruth I'm sorry I could go shouldn't you be at lunch wait right here [Music] okay here go on take them thank you so much [Music] oh no no no no it's okay and if you want to come back tomorrow during lunch too it's okay with me you know what's good about the number three that's how long this baby takes to reach 60 MPH and that's also how many sensor shirt cost ciao [Music] [Music] [Music] oh hi finny hi Grandma how you feeling today oh I'm fine does that mean you don't have to go through surgery this week no I still have to have that done now Finn don't you worry I'm going to be fine it's going to take more than a silly surgery to get me down tell me about school how are your grades I'd rather talk about surgery everyone at school makes fun of me they call me dumb they're right I'm stupid hush don't you ever look at me don't you ever do you hear me don't you ever say that about anyone most of all yourself you are not stupid do you hear me then say it back to me I am not stupid I am not stupid stupid that's right what do I always tell you anything you believe you can achieve do you hear me then say it back to me anything I believe I can achieve good I love you sweetie I love you too Grandma who was the first doctor who performed the first human to human heart transplant Christian Barnard Christopher brener oh so close the correct answer is Christian Barnard look at the big brain on you now I know as we're coming near the end of the semester some of you are struggling a little bit but we are going to have some opportunities for extra credit we're going to have a spelling be a quiz competition and a math tournament the winners will get extra credit that they can apply to their report card grades too bad there is an extra credit for losers Finn really needs [Music] that well hey Finn did you pack your lunch I packed you a grilled cheese sandwich and I bought you a book Jane air have you ever heard of this book Chan air mhm I've read it a couple of times you read Jane air well my grandma used to read it to me before bed your grandma read you Jane air when you were a baby no I mean at first it was Dr Seuss and go Dog go then she started to read me Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings and after that she just read any book she wanted to me and I didn't mind when I learned to read I picked up some of the books she read to me and jire was one of them your grandma sounds like an interesting woman what's wrong well my grandma's sick I used to read to her but now I just tell her stories I remember can you read me a passage [Music] about this one I just this Ben can you see the words try these [Music] okay what about these wow this is amazing I could read everything can I keep these of course as long as no one comes to claim them they're yours thank you so much Miss Ruth I'm going to read to my grandma later [Music] yeah I will see you guys later bye what's with the new look and what are you doing with my glasses I didn't see you where I'm yesterday and I know you're too poor to for these so you must have stolen them hey you don't have to be such a jerk miles I wasn't being a jerk if I was I would do this hey those are my only pair a too bad [Music] [Music] Finn uh where's my [Music] grandma I'm very sorry [Music] Finn what's going on Finn's going to be taken into our care Social Services his grandmother passed away oh my God then so sorry I feel so bad for the poor guy it's tough I mean after everything he's been [Music] through are you ready you're going to get through this we'll help you I [Music] [Music] promise how's your homework coming along Finn welcome she is ready for you enjoy your new family Finn there's someone here to see you hey Finn Miss Ruth what are you doing here well I was thinking you could come and live with [Music] me this is it it's not big but it's home thank you so much for this Miss Ruth I don't even know what to say it's been a long time since I've been in a home then where did you sleep things haven't been easy you see my mom and dad were the most amazing people we talked played games I loved being with [Music] them one night after we went to the movies we were going home then out of nowhere a drunk driver [Music] he he I woke up didn't know where I was I thought I might be dead but it turns out that I made [Music] it but when I asked about my parents the surgeon told me they weren't so lucky I lost him that day I moved in with my grandma after that I missed my parents so much but Grandma somehow found a way to make me feel like well like everything was going to be okay and for a while things were but then you know what happened sorry it's just I don't even know what the point of believing anything anymore is oh Finn you can't say that you can never stop believing let me ask you this what do you want to do when you get older like what's your dream I wanted to be a surgeon to save lives to help people avoid what happened to my family but that's never going to happen I'm too dumb and it'll never work you're [Music] right if that's what you believe in because as the the saying goes what you believe you achieve so if you believe you're never going to make it you won't but if you believe I mean really believe and never stop trying is that a smile that I see my grandma used to say that to me used to say what whatever you believe you can achieve now that didn't sound very convincing say it again whatever you believe you can achieve I'm still not convinced yeah I'm so hard of hearing I can't I can't try it one more time whatever you believe you can achieve there you go my grandma used to make me repeat that stuff all the time too okay so we both thought the same and we both believed in you so you need to believe in youth fin you are not dumb yeah I am I kept bad grades you don't know getting bad grades and being dumb is not the same thing I want you to choose a book to read but I it's okay you can those until we get you your own [Music] pair you wrote a book ah it's not published but yes well when are you going to publish it one dream at a time [Music] you [Music] first okay who can solve the problem miles obviously it's 12:15 almost almost now remember it's 5 * parentheses 3x + 5 and parentheses equals 17 I know I know this is a tough one anyone else want to give it a shot Finn you want to give it a try x = -81 15 [Music] that's absolutely correct well done impressive wait no hold up how did you do the problem why don't you show us all how to do it on the board I can't I forgot forgot what how to do the problem what are you cheating no I'm I'm not then prove it okay that's a good idea what Finn why don't you show everyone how to do the [Music] problem come on come on Finn you go oh [Music] see I told you he's cheating are you cheating Finn if you are I've got it's not that I just can't see the board the only reason why I could answer the problem was because you read it out loud 5 * parentheses 3x + 5 and parentheses = 17 then after multiplying the 5 it's basically just 15 x + 25 which equal 17 you then subtract 17 from 25 which is8 divide that by 15 and x = 8 15 Bravo Finn Bravo that's what's been holding you back this entire time [Music] oh inition call it what you but I got a feeling I've been pacing trying patience start to take a chance on whatever believeing I think we should take a walk on the moon and we could chase down a shooting sty or maybe two what you waiting for we get nothing to lose if you believe come me are you ready I'm bur my Rocky Shield the SA [Music] and I'm sit now hold us down we can turn it all around you ready are you [Music] ready there's only one state until we're fin free are you ready free are you we have to move fast he's in critical condition well we can't risk operating on him he might not have insurance who's going to pay for it he might die then well that's a risk we have to take otherwise who's going to pay for I'll do it I can live with paying for someone without insurance what I can't live with is losing someone we could have saved besides he's someone's [Music] family good news he's going to make it well thanks him he's not going to be running any marathons anytime soon but he's okay thank you thank he's going to make this nice doctor here is the one to save him Finn it's me miles from [Music] school you're the surgeon who operated on my Dad wow what a small world so that's your dad everything went fine we're just glad that we got him when we did thank you I'm than thank you so much U um I'm not sure if you know but my dad he doesn't have insurance and I'm not sure we're in a position it's okay I wouldn't worry about it I operated on him knowing he wouldn't be able to pay you did but why [Music] because I know what it's like to lose a loved one that's why I do anything I can to help those to make sure they don't go through what I did it's one of the reasons why I became a surgeon in the first place even if it means losing [Music] money I have another surgery I'm sorry take care of your father wait thank you thank you so [Music] much I am so sorry for how I for for how it's okay it's all behind us right [Music] my grandma was full of spirit she really believed in me and she lived by a motto if you can believe it you can achieve it and she imparted that to me and so you see that's why I've named this scholarship after her so that underprivileged kids just just like I used to be a long time ago might actually have a chance to make their dreams come true just like I did by living that motto and that said this year's winner is gerro [Applause] Hines thank you sir I really appreciate it I just hope I don't let you down hey why would you say that I well I want to be a surgent but I don't know if I have what it takes I don't know if I can make it happen do you remember my grandma's motto I know but nuh-uh no butts say it back to me if you can believe it you can achieve it that didn't sound very convincing come on try [Music] again if you can believe it you can achieve it that's right now go get it congratulations thank [Music] [Applause] you so proud of you I wouldn't be here without you which is why I have a little surprise for you oh is this my book oh who published it you helped me achieve my dreams and so it's only right that I help you achieve yours and it's already selling online and getting great reviews this game for you you've inspired me to be a better man thank you your friend miles [Music] [Music] don't forget to download Dragon City for your chance to win one of three iPads Link in instructions below below thanks for watching we'll see you in the next video [Music]