My TED talk is about a man named Shaka Senghor and this particular video really intrigued me he has a very interesting story behind it. In 1991 at the age of 19 Senghor shot and killed a man. He described himself as " a young drug dealer with a short temper and a semi-automatic pistol". He had dreams of becoming a doctor and then it soon went the wrong direction and was in the streets selling drugs. His life as a teenager was pretty rough, his parents separated and eventually divorced and that caused him to do the wrong things in life. At the age of 17 Senghor was shot three times and was rushed to the hospital were they removed the stitches, patched him up, and eventually got sent home. Fourteen months later, at approximately 2:00 a.m Senghor shot and killed a man with a semi-automatic pistol. The next day he was sent to a prison and as he was entering he was angry, hurt, and had a bitter feeling. He blamed everyone for his actions and didn't want to take any responsibility for what he had done. He had dealt with abuse and wasn't the happiest person outside of jail or even inside. So many emotions and feelings were going through his head. One day as he was pacing back and forth around his cell he seen a police officer handing out mail, and when he was handed a letter he could see his sons signature and at that moment he had weird gut feeling. And in that letter his son had found out what Senghor did and with these words Senghor decided to make a change and in that letter his son wrote " Dad don't kill. God is watching you. Pray to him" As Senghor was thinking about all his past decisions and decided to make the right choices. He talked to mentors, began writing in a journal,and turning his life around. He decided to move forward and forgive himself for his past mistakes, he was a young troubled teen who didn't know any better and who didn't have the proper mindset.Many people had forgave him even one of the victims family member. In 2010 after serving 20 years Senghor was released and began to better himself. What I learned from this video was no matter what you did whether it's good or bad, nothing defines you and you can always move on from it. With hope things will progress and you can start bettering your future because your worst deed will not and can not define YOU. If you would like to watch a video about how you can move past your worst situations or experiences this video would give you a couple of ideas and can probably help you out so I would definitely recommend this video.