Author David Larbi recites a poem about the journey toward joy, reminding us of all the ways it can be found: having a conversation with a stranger, tasting the perfect bite of food or enjoying a good stretch. Joy is all around us — you just need to know where to look. (Recorded at TEDNext 2025 on November 10, 2025)
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@kennethj.knight6892
April 30, 2026 at 11:02 am
Great video
@TardigradeTough
April 30, 2026 at 12:19 pm
😂
@HeatherPeterson-p4g
April 30, 2026 at 11:05 am
Wise wise words!!
@welcome.421
April 30, 2026 at 11:07 am
TED | Help me for better again 🙏🏻
@TardigradeTough
April 30, 2026 at 12:21 pm
You need help with grammar there’s free online courses for children and adults at your level, completely free!!
@JosieStev
April 30, 2026 at 11:17 am
When the nasal flare, how they dare
@ИльдарГимазов-с8ъ
April 30, 2026 at 11:29 am
Why so difficult accent?
@usagirei5405
April 30, 2026 at 11:57 am
he spoke clearly. youre the issue.
@ArcticAnalysis
April 30, 2026 at 12:10 pm
why so difficult ears?
@NataleiFoster
April 30, 2026 at 12:50 pm
I understand English language isn’t your first, so turn on subtitles 🙂
@Paul.3026
April 30, 2026 at 7:08 pm
😂
@eric----
April 30, 2026 at 11:36 am
absolutely amazing. Definitely needs an applause!! 👏👏👏
@TardigradeTough
April 30, 2026 at 12:19 pm
I miss the intelligent thought provoking evidence based TED of old not this woke feelings based garbage for woke hippies, from high do they fall 🙄
@NataleiFoster
April 30, 2026 at 12:52 pm
I forgot being happy is woke.
But also these ARE based in science. Take a little bit of time to look into it!! It’s been socially studied, it’s really interesting!
@TardigradeTough
April 30, 2026 at 1:03 pm
@NataleiFoster lol you do know to us physicists and to the rest of real science “social science” is a joke? Open to all kinds of biases and agendas it’s a travesty the word “science” has been stolen and misused to make it sound more intellectual than it actually is 😡
@woobthepinkbunny8661
April 30, 2026 at 1:37 pm
@TardigradeTough Have you heard there’s a BIG side of science for “social studies” and psychology?
Woke as a term is discriminatory to many people and minorities.
This place is made for Kindness, we shouldn’t leave people out of their possibilities for that.
@TardigradeTough
April 30, 2026 at 1:48 pm
@woobthepinkbunny8661 maybe do better research and read all the comments in this section before just repeating what some other person who thinks social studies is a science wrote? And Im not interested in who gets offended to able to think you have to risk being offensive if you dont like something I wrote move on and go and read something you do like snowflake
@rhodadonovan975
April 30, 2026 at 12:53 pm
Hi there, David Larbi,
Thanks for sharing this!
Listening today, I wondered if you might be familiar with Letters From Love on Substack. I think you might enjoy it! Peace and Wonder!
Rhoda
@SquirrellyWriter
April 30, 2026 at 12:55 pm
Thank you, needed this today.
@drumbum3.142
April 30, 2026 at 1:24 pm
Art, Music, and Dance are (my) Joy 🎭
@AcselMitchell
April 30, 2026 at 3:06 pm
Brazil David! thanks
@andyjulia
April 30, 2026 at 3:53 pm
That jacket brings joy 😊
@Christine-e7b
April 30, 2026 at 4:03 pm
❤❤❤❤😊
@niccolom
April 30, 2026 at 5:28 pm
I’m waiting to see Depressed people complain about another “choose to be happy” advice.
This guy is privileged to be good at writing. He can make a good life out of it. Plenty of people do not have that kind of luxury.
@Paul.3026
April 30, 2026 at 7:05 pm
That’s a great 👍 talking, I’ve found joy interacting with ppl as my job request, it’s a simple significant thing that makes your day the best day ever. Also that guy should be a singer, nice voice!