The day I learned why empathy isn’t optional | Miel Park | TEDxYouth@VISAnseong

[Music] Good afternoon everyone. My name is Mielle Park. I'm 17 years old and a two-time author. And today I want to share a story about my old neighbor.Lean Straa lived on Danbury Road. Hers was a house with a pond in the back garden. We walked to school together and she would pick the yellow flowers that grew on the side of the road.Our earliest memories were of our moms buying us ice cream on hot summer days and rushing us home in taxis when it was raining. Lean's birthday is in December. And every year, ...