"I will be a hummingbird" - Wangari Maathai

[BewitchedMama13]

I love this video! What a great lesson! My fave quote of the day:

"He who gives when he is asked has waited too long."

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

[aronG099a]

Moving documentary. It's eye opening and the voices, like Wangari Maathai, in this film deserve to be heard. I did a short writeup about it at doctrip.tumblr.com

[Jaciara478]

beautiful!

[Tubemanjac]

She's an angel from heaven to which she has returned now.

[HarryLeeTV]

PLEASE CHECK OUT MY SONG TITLED ''THE HUMMINGBIRD'',ITS A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE WANGARI MAATHAI AND IT SAMPLES HER VOICE TELLIN THIS STORY.THE SONG IS IN MY VIDEOS.THANKS.

[HarryLeeTV]

@RayelaArt check out a song I did as a tribute I did for her on my videos :)

[RayelaArt]

Wonderful! I read one of her books and was deeply inspired...

[herculescfspain]

We are constanltly being bombarded by problems that we face and sometimes we can get completely overwhelmed.

this story of the humming bird is about this huge forest being consumed by a fire.

all the animals in the forest come out

[karen15collins]

What a beutifull allegory..........so uplifting

[FlorenceTLyon]

"I will do the best I can."

Amen to that.

T

[zanna11623]

I had the wonderful oportunity to hear her tell this story in person. Thank you getdirty2009, I couldnt have said it better!

[sarahlunaslim]

That was so inspiring, made my day :)

[SuperKetal]

Danke, grazie... per la tua grandiosità...chiunque di noi puó scegliere...voglio essereo un elefante o un colibrí?!!

Ti ringrazio per averci dato un contributo cosi grande... anche nella nostra paranoia ( da eurpeo) individualista!

[misanthrope8]

She was the person I admired most in the world. Courageous, dynamic, generous, wise and.....gone too soon. I wish I could thank her, now, for all she did; but we have trees and trees and trees, generations forward.

[christiwambui]

wil practice that on my day/day activities.the story carries alot of weight interms of advice.wel miss u w.maathai en ur words of encouragement.

[nangris345]

Wangari Maathai ..inspiring and down to earth, loved this story as it helps to turn the attitude on a precarious day. A very gifted and giving woman she was.

[Barakagems]

Thank you mama Wangari for your wisdom. You have inspired many of us to keep going. If we just work together, we can fight the fires and change the world! barakagems(dot)com

[LadyEliza7]

Rest In Paradise........Hummingbird . What a great woman .

[icynife]

Too soon you have gone our mama,but too late too because u needed this rest u have done more than enough ....R.I.P

[candyspender]

beautiful! what a legacy Wangari leaves behind..my goodness..such an inspiration

[gashafashi08]

Fly to heaven, HUMMINGBIRD spirit!!! You planted a seed in my heart too. Your legacy will go on!…RIP Mama Africa!

[TheRulezzzzzz]

smart video! 

[EcoWALKthetalk]

Will miss you Wangari Maathai. Your message will always stay in our hearts.

[engineer14]

"God created the planet from Monday to Friday. On Saturday he created human beings. "The truth of the matter is... if man was created on Tuesday, I usually say, he would have been dead on Wednesday, because there would not have been the essential elements that he needs to survive" Prof Wangari Maathai

[mercy9292]

Wangari maathai...you touched many lives...RIP



[lustypiratebellamy]

What kind of heartless human being could dislike this video?!?!

[BluePatriotWoman]

I am so blessed to have been able to hear this amazing woman speak a couple of years ago. Rest in peace, dear Wangari Maathai.

[MwaraniaKungu]

I will be a hummingbird....RIP our dear....i have always admired..but i woke up yesterday to realize that time had run out on me to say and spread your fame...i will still do it even now since your legacy live on.....

[MwaraniaKungu]

I will be a hummingbird....RIP our dear....i admire you but i woke up yesterday to realize time has run out on me to say and spread your fame...but i will do it even now since your legacy live on.....

[rizorman]

Tears for the loss of Wangari Maathai ≈ Thank you for loving this world with so much grace and inspiration ≈ I WILL BE A HUMMINGBIRD!

[Jabepoma]

we miss you....am devastated...

[iirainbowdolphin]

Thank you Wangari for your dedication and courage. The world is a better place for you having been here. Bless you.

[LeylaGerMert]

RIP Wangari Maathai!!!

She was a amazing woman which fights for good ideals and for the whole african continent. The world lost a important person in the fight against hunger and poverty of this continent. Hope a lot of people will continue the work she has started. In our hearts we stand beside you and support you. Best wishes to all african people from your friends in Germany

[pestanah]

im gonna miss her :(

[GODFEKA2009]

RIP

[getdirty2009]

Wangari Maathai lives on in our hearts.

[organicerode]

Very inspirtional. She lived as she had narrated as a little humming bird. The world will ever keep this Humming Bird always. LEt us salute this Humming Bird.

[anikinippon]

Umm... The whole forest burns anyways and the hummingbird is still a failure

[Weebiecat]

@anikinippon : the only real failure in life that matters is the failure to try.

[anikinippon]

@Weebiecat Tell that to a Presidential Bodyguard or a Navy Seal, the story is weak and has no merit

[njukey]

Rest in peace, your life is an inspiration to many.

[yogangel7]

R.I.P. <3

[utadoo]

RIP.



[virginiawthuo]

Rest in peace mama forest,you have fought a good fight finished the race n kept the faith.

[mwangigm]

I will plant a tree on your honor Prof Wangari, R.I.P our dear mum Kenya is a lovely country because of your efforts to preserve our forest.

[kiurias]

R.I.P. Mama Mazingira



[mymalobo]

Amusing isn't it? and yet trying to do her best! I remember the saying 'Do your best and God will do the rest"

[jguteta]

I Now realize how lucky i am 2 have met a beautiful soul... Miss u..

[kiambibundi]

RIP professor



[arny3000]

RIP Prof. Maathai

[TheDaey]

R.I.P heroine!!!u've gone bt ua spirit stl lives in us

[jamaatuu]

R.I.P Wangari. you surely did the best you could. 

[jeilosonic]

Thank you sensitising us about the environment we need more people like you.

[MadameGoldie]

RIP Wangari Maathai. A true hero you were!!!

[mueniification]

R.I.P. dear heroine!! I admired your guts.

[samwangi7]

R.I.P.

[fastgurrrl]

RIP

RESPECT

[robinnjiru]

Simple,but inspirational!

[Nyambura2011]

Rest In Peace Prof. Maathai. I'm thankful you lived, and truly lived!

[gakitosoeime]

You will be greatly missed

[ssilk09]

R.I.P Mama Maathai :(

[patrickjaden]

LOVE HER!

[patrickjaden]

LOVE HER!

[trueword247]

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

- Mother Teresa 

[abledanger01]

i hear you sister!

[GreekGata]

Lovely in the simplicity! Be like a humming bird! 

[SkibopDaSequel]

I have to do an art project on this :)

[jonnham]

I love her..

[TheCaptainQuinn]

We must keep on traveling in the direction of brilliance because when we arrive, it will be a brilliant place to be.

[mrseanpride]

there is a song with this story or even a sample of this in it. its a psychedlic dubstep song.. if anyone knows the artist or where i can hear or find the song i am talking about it would be much appriciated thank you

[NaussALL]

Wonderful Woman!

This is 'Culture'!!

[AHummingbirdsGuide]

Wow. This made me cry. I am part of the 'Hummingbirds' Foundation for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis' and we really do face the most insurmountable odds in getting anywhere....it is so easy to be overwhelmed...but we keep trying, doing our tiny tiny bit...so this felt just made for us!

A big thank you to all involved in putting this up here and to Dr. Maathai especially!

[lightlover303]

@AHummingbirdsGuide this is the best tool I have found to lead people to peace and love...it touches me so everytime i see it, and I watch it often...love the style and voice and special effects, thumbs so up to touch the heavens..

[Chickenfish42]

Dr. Maathai is so amazing! And she does not look like she's in her 70's!

[getdirty2009]

Be A Hummingbird segment from Dirt! The Movie wins Best of Fest in the MY HERO Project!

Thank You!

[theBiblepwns]

This is so beautiful and awesome to remember. It's so easy to say "Oh I can't do anything big so I won't even try." but it's possible that that little hummingbird can put out that big fire after a while. And even if it never does...it did the best it could. I want to be a hummingbird. :)

[sngrmnsthsm]

~Wangari Maathai is an Amazing Woman!! Against incredible odds she started the green movement in her country by simply planting trees one at a time within her community. One person can make a difference!

[jamojiz]

Professor Wangari Maathai also a nobel peace laureates and also strong Environmental defender unmatched by most men, suffered police brutality during environmental defense peaceful protests.

[issyco1]

As long as we all are aware of what is going on, spread the word to try and make our world better, and live sustainably, we will prosper right alongside the hummingbird!

[MichBenjamin]

There's a beautiful illustrated book based on this story with a foreword by Dr. Maathai --- Flight of the Hummingbird. You can find the animated video that accompanies the book on YouTube.

[XANDERXXZ]

HE FAILED AND THE FORREST BURNED DOWN, THE END!!

[LIPKANI94]

I agree with the previous viewer

[vinnielicious]

@LIPKANI94 at least he tried.

[khuffy]

I think we sometimes over-complicate things with all our sophisticated tools, technologies, ideas, etc. Just do the best you can in whatever you heart decides to pursue to help local and global efforts.

[Sambagrammy]

The sweetest little story I have seen in a long time and one that was a perfect lead in for my workshop at a sacred arts and music camp where we are making art out of cast off items and recycling stuff. The little ones are so eager to be hummingbirds.

[Francis1657]

plugin7, you can count me in!

[MeikamiB]

I absolutely ADORE this little story. I want to be a hummingbird too!

[WhiteTiger333]

Yes, indeed! Our best influence on the global balance is to live an excellent life from the inside out. Beautiful video clip. I'm inspired anew. :)

[Freewillprod]

It is not so much about whether or not a few good-willed people can reverse the current trend of systematic "consumption" of our planet. For every person who makes efforts to live more respectfully of the world, it is about building strength, ethic and character; the consequences of decades, actually centuries of shortsighted carelessness are coming. What we need is to create local resilience so that the wise survives when the fool goes. We can only change ourselves and try to inspire others.

[doenertyp]

It made me smile and gives us hope for the future. Lets stay together and act ...

[2manylost]

If we were all 'humming birds' the world would be a better place. :)

[Aquabatics]

just beautiful - thank you

[freshencounter]

Excellent! This is it! It's this simple. Thank you very much!

[metallicanstallion]

I love folklore and stories like this one from cultures around the world. Great message! :)

[EllaEnchanted101]

Fabulous! Thank you for the timely reminder, and the inspiration to keep doing what I can!

[baadrobot]

Thank you Wangari!

[AnnRI29]

This is absolutely wonderful - so simple, so beautiful, so wise. Thank you, Wangari. I want to be a hummingbird...

[speciesamused]

Beautiful all around. Plant a tree.......