Early years of school, a lot of kids would come up to me and tease me. Nick, you're not good enough. Nick, just give up. Nick, you're never going to get a job.
You won't get married. You can't even hold your wife's hand. What kind of a father are you going to be if you can't even pick up your kids when they're crying?
You're alone. Sure, your parents hug you, but their hugs can't heal you. Just give up. Just give up. Just give up.
Just give up. Just give up. The title of the message that I've been given is transforming the walls into doors. The line that I like to use is changing obstacles into opportunities.
I know that there are a billion people going hungry today. I know that this year a million people will commit suicide. I know today there are 120 million slaves. And I've met sex slaves. And I've seen the top of the pyramid as far as business.
I've met the billionaires. I've met bankers. And I've also met orphans. We're all looking for something.
We're all looking for hope, just because you were born with hope. No, we're born with pain. We're born and live through difficulties.
And in our life, my parents always taught me that even though we don't know why I was born this way, that we have a choice. Either to be angry for what we don't have, or be thankful for what we do have. And the world is a hurting place, and the world needs hope, and the world needs love.
Without hope, I feel like, why are we here? At age 8, I thought that I should commit suicide. At age 10, I tried to drown myself in 6 inches or 15 centimeters of water. In my home, I told my dad I just wanted to relax.
But really, I wanted to end my life. I had enough. Why?
I didn't have hope. I thought I didn't have hope. Today you can see that I had one. I have been speaking at five congresses, I've met seven presidents all around the world. My largest crowd was 110,000.
I have 30,000 invitations for you to speak. I've spoken to 4.5 million people face to face. In the last 48 hours here in Serbia we've reached 5 million through media. I have two organizations.
I have a non-profit organization and I have a for-profit. I've got a gorgeous wife and I don't need hands to hold her hand. I only want to hold her heart.
And you know, how am I going to hug my kids? So many kids, they come up to me. It's amazing.
They put their hands behind their back and hug me with their neck. And I've realized in life, even the worst parts of my life can be turned into good. And even more special. The greatest two days in anyone's life.
The day you were born and the day you knew why. There's a greater purpose for my life. I am here for a reason.
Sure, I didn't get a miracle, but I realized something. If God doesn't change my circumstance, He's going to use my life to be a miracle for someone else. When you don't get a miracle, you can still be a miracle for someone else.
And if you haven't found that peace of knowing who you are and why you're here, I want you to know that's how I've overcome. I don't have any wars. My book's called Life Without Limits.
And what will be, will be. I've acted in a short film, 30 awards. I got Best Actor in a Short Film.
I've done my own music video. I've written two books, first book, 30 languages, 800,000 copies. I'm 29 and we know a billion people know who I am. Not to bring up my pride or my name or my status, trust me, I'm just like you. But I hope you are inspired to know that if I can dream big, then so can you.