When Afghanistan fell again, here’s how Malala Yousafzai rediscovered hope #TEDTalks

How do you keep pushing for positive How do you keep pushing for positive change in the world when you've lost change in the world when you've lost change in the world when you've lost hope? You probably know Malala Yusfai, hope? You probably know Malala Yusfai, hope? You probably know Malala Yusfai, the youngest Nobel laureate in history. the youngest Nobel laureate in history. the youngest Nobel laureate in history. When she was 15, she survived an When she was 15, she survived an When she was 15, she survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban assassination attempt by the Taliban assassination attempt by the Taliban that set her off on a quest to advocate that set her off on a quest to advocate that set her off on a quest to advocate for girls education worldwide. But in for girls education worldwide. But in for girls education worldwide. But in August of 2021, something changed. August of 2021, something changed. August of 2021, something changed. Afghanistan, which had made major Afghanistan, which had made major Afghanistan, which had made major progress in educating girls, fell to the progress in educating girls, fell to the progress in educating girls, fell to the Taliban once again. I was stunned, Taliban once again. I was stunned, Taliban once again. I was stunned, shattered, shattered, shattered, terrified, terrified, terrified, angry. How could I continue to have angry. How could I continue to have angry. How could I continue to have faith that things would improve? How faith that things would improve? How faith that things would improve? How could anyone believe that leaders were could anyone believe that leaders were could anyone believe that leaders were committed to girls education when they committed to girls education when they committed to girls education when they handed over an entire country to the men handed over an entire country to the men handed over an entire country to the men who pointed a gun at my head and pulled who pointed a gun at my head and pulled who pointed a gun at my head and pulled the trigger? the trigger? the trigger? >> Malala found herself experiencing >> Malala found herself experiencing >> Malala found herself experiencing something new, hopelessness. But she something new, hopelessness. But she something new, hopelessness. But she resolved to make change anyway, however resolved to make change anyway, however resolved to make change anyway, however small. And she wants you to know that small. And she wants you to know that small. And she wants you to know that you should not give up, even if whatever you should not give up, even if whatever you should not give up, even if whatever you're passionate about feels like an you're passionate about feels like an you're passionate about feels like an uphill battle.

uphill battle. uphill battle. >> Here is the truth. >> Here is the truth. >> Here is the truth. I don't have all the answers on how to I don't have all the answers on how to I don't have all the answers on how to change the world. And I don't believe change the world. And I don't believe change the world. And I don't believe anyone else does either. anyone else does either. anyone else does either. If I have learned anything, it is that If I have learned anything, it is that If I have learned anything, it is that progress is never guaranteed. There progress is never guaranteed. There progress is never guaranteed. There isn't one speech or one story, one isn't one speech or one story, one isn't one speech or one story, one moment or one person that can bend the moment or one person that can bend the moment or one person that can bend the arc of history on their own. But if we arc of history on their own. But if we arc of history on their own. But if we start with something, start with something, start with something, work together and stay ambitious, hope work together and stay ambitious, hope work together and stay ambitious, hope stops being the thing we wait to feel stops being the thing we wait to feel stops being the thing we wait to feel and becomes something we create. and becomes something we create. and becomes something we create. >> I can't wait for you to hear her full >> I can't wait for you to hear her full >> I can't wait for you to hear her full talk. Check it out on TED Talks Daily, talk. Check it out on TED Talks Daily, talk. Check it out on TED Talks Daily, wherever you get your podcasts.