"I Will Be A Hummingbird" | Wangari Maathai

[JamaicaSmile09]

<3

makes me SO proud to be Kenyan :)

[africandiasporamedia]

Great video - an inspiration for all of us. RIP lady.

[bittusahgal]

Does anyone know of a way in which we can download a high resolution file to share this with children in India?

[roshanmis]

@bittusahgal there are many ways you can do that ..you can either use freeyoutubedownloader .. in which you would be able to maximize the quality of video .. and there are many web sites too .. you can google them ...

[Executnr]

RIP

[keliyen]

Chinese translation of the story:

我會是一隻蜂鳥

我們不停地被你所面對的問題所轟炸，有時會整個癱瘓。

蜂鳥的故事說的是一座巨大的森林被大火吞噬。所有森林裡的動物都­跑出來，然後眼睜睜看著大火燃燒，牠們完全被打敗了，感覺無能為­力，除了一隻小蜂鳥。牠說，「我要盡點力救火。」於是飛到近旁的­溪流，啣一滴水，放到火裡，起飛下降【or起飛降下?】，起飛下­降，盡牠最快的速度。在此同時所有其他動物，體型大很多的動物，­像有長長鼻子能提很多水的大象，只是無助地站在那兒，牠們對蜂鳥­說，「你以為你能做什麼？你太渺小，火太大，你的翅膀太小，喙太­短，你一次只能啣一滴水！」當他們站在那裡洩他的氣時，蜂鳥轉向­牠們，不浪費一點時間，跟牠們說，「我正盡全力做我能做的。」

對我來說，這正是我們所有人都該做的。我們自始至終都該像蜂鳥。­或許我會覺得自己不重要，但當地球走向耗竭，我不會像那些動物袖­手旁觀。我會像一隻蜂鳥，盡全力做我能做的。

[Jazmindipop]

That was certainly one of the best 2 minutes of my life. my eyes are wet. Much love to you, you great soul.

[knyongo]

Great! Loving the animation...

[LovesHeartFire3]

Wangari Maathai, thank you for doing your best ! May your words, wisdom and love live on through the ages and encourage us to do the absolute best we can everyday with every breath. God Bless.

[slothanja]

Thank-you Wangari Maathai, for sharing the 'Hummingbird Story' that came from the indigenous Quichua people of Ecuador via Luz Marina Vega to the people of Japan through the good people of the Sloth Club...your voice and your message is still being heard - Thank-you.

[flexibos]

what a terrible loss!...i like 1.42, I may certainly b insignificant but i will certainly not watch the planet go down the drain. Lets learn from the fallen Prof. n prevent our environment in our own small way!

[Pstkingiri]

Mum you fought a good fight it is your time to rest.you inspired us,we will forever rem you.

[flimpkin4]

No way she looks 71 -- or even 51. Amazing.

[divaahh]

Amazing

[ChariTREE1]

I will be a hummingbird. I will do the best I can. ♥

Thank you Wangari Maathai.

Best,

Andrea

The Charitree Foundation and Love Trees.

[flexibos]

wow, what a lady, tough, passionate n intelligent.Lets all honour her by being humming birds whenever our environment is thre4atened!

[mwambapyana]

RIP 

[nigum0]

Very inspiring and motivational story with a strong, world altering moral to it. We should all be like the hummingbird and then we would see the fruits of our labor and effort; a world that sustains peace, love and unity.

[coralcadfish]

Such a precious woman. I will continue to be a hummingbird, too.

[JiaIreland]

Rest In Peace

[mabonzo1]

AMAZING. RIP

[LoveChild0791]

Thank you for posting!!

[RaychWan]

Indeed one can only be the best they can be at any particular moment. RIP Prof. Wangari Mathai

[SuperSdgn]

R.I.P Waangari Maathai!!!

[KenyanInnovator]

May she inspire us all to aspire to be Humming Birds in our lives. RIP Wangari Maathai

[jackwolf131]

RIP

[Phaceful]

UNBOWED !!!!!!!!

[Glowurmgirl]

So many times you hear of Africans and the way they embarrass the continent and their ancestors. How they are examples of what not to do, but here is a woman worth looking up to. RIP Wangari Maathai...

[bittusahgal]

Its a sad day. Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize winner and creator of the the African Greenbelt Movement just died. For those of us here in India who battle on regardless of the odds, she left us this poignant message. I met her just once in New Delhi, but I take great strength from her as I deeply mourn her loss.

[eg33kable]

RIP Lady, very inspirational lady you were!

[fastgurrrl]

RIP

RESPECT, GRATITUDE

[ElmoTarouTheLegend]

RIP

[SuperMartolo]

R.I.P

[PKdamu]

RIP...