WEBVTT 00:00.200 --> 00:07.522 We had the opportunity to travel to Moscow, and as part of this project—actually, caught up in that spirit, feeling 00:07.522 --> 00:14.803 that we were the link—we thought we should really give it a try: as Germans, standing on Red Square in Moscow. 00:14.803 --> 00:20.315 Because, as you know yourselves, there's a lot of negative coverage about Russia in the media, too. 00:20.315 --> 00:26.970 Putin as the aggressor, the annexation of Crimea—and just the tone of that whole thing is really divisive. 00:26.970 --> 00:35.636 The fact is that it has come to light that U.S. think tanks and nongovernmental organizations—however you want to put it—have 00:35.636 --> 00:44.730 themselves testified, in their own words, that they have been trying to drive a wedge between Germany and Russia for 100 years. 00:44.730 --> 00:50.173 And that's when it just clicked—somehow it all made sense why they're currently trying—or are already in 00:50.173 --> 00:55.143 the process of—building up a massive NATO presence throughout the Baltic states and so on. 00:55.143 --> 01:01.160 Suddenly you realize, “Ah, so there is a connection after all—someone behind the scenes 01:01.160 --> 01:04.383 is really trying to break us up, actually.” 01:04.383 --> 01:11.482 And so we decided to give this experiment a try; we wrote on a little piece of paper, “I’m from Germany, 01:11.482 --> 01:15.789 our countries are being separated—come give me a hug.” 01:15.789 --> 01:22.284 And no sooner had our signs touched the ground than people started pouring in by the thousands to hug us 01:22.284 --> 01:25.910 and make it clear that they don't want this division. 01:25.910 --> 01:33.860 And we were in Moscow for three hours, and a total of about 670 people hugged us, all in all. 01:39.551 --> 01:48.560 It was really emotional; some elderly women came up and hugged us, tears were shed, and people were crying. 01:48.560 --> 01:54.429 It was kind of unbelievable—there you are, a complete stranger, just some random person, and the city is 01:54.429 --> 01:57.723 full of tourists—a metropolis of 20 million people. 01:57.723 --> 02:04.070 So you stand there with the sign, and people come up and start crying, “I lost my husband in the war.” 02:04.070 --> 02:08.840 But it's so nice that you do that—hug and kiss us. 02:08.840 --> 02:10.736 We are friends; we don't want war. 02:10.736 --> 02:19.520 When you start to create that atmosphere, that sense of connection, it just draws people in. 02:19.520 --> 02:24.024 Well, we were... We were just standing there—what else could we do? Yeah, there you are, just 02:24.024 --> 02:26.640 standing there. But somehow, deep down in my heart... 02:26.640 --> 02:31.780 This belief—now this division is emerging from within our peoples. 02:31.780 --> 02:38.100 And then people kept coming and coming, and you realized, “This is it. With this, we can change the world.” 02:38.100 --> 02:44.896 What happens when this audience, in spirit, takes to the streets and begins to create that atmosphere? 02:44.896 --> 02:50.160 Then, that'll snowball, and things are really going to take off. 03:47.039 --> 03:50.806 When the Heart Beats 03:55.020 --> 03:57.296 When the Heart Beats 03:57.296 --> 04:00.872 (When the Heart Beats) 04:02.988 --> 04:06.649 You look different; you walk differently. 04:06.649 --> 04:10.926 To you, a lot of things look different than what I'm used to. 04:10.926 --> 04:20.103 No prejudice against you, no rumor about me—nothing can separate us as long as our hearts are beating! 04:20.103 --> 04:28.070 When my heart beats and my mind fades away, strength wells up within me and flows toward you. 04:28.070 --> 04:36.195 When the heart makes the decision—even if logic suffers—we fall into each other's arms and love one another. 04:36.195 --> 04:44.206 When my heart beats and my mind fades away, strength arises within me and flows to you. 04:44.206 --> 04:52.988 When the heart makes the decision—even if logic suffers—we fall into each other's arms and love one another. 04:52.988 --> 04:57.220 You have a different religion, a mission in your heart. 04:57.220 --> 05:01.660 May this world see peace, and may love and compassion triumph once again. 05:01.660 --> 05:05.834 I'll take your hand—let's walk together. 05:05.834 --> 05:10.197 Through wind and storm, let's stand together. 05:10.197 --> 05:18.242 When my heart beats and my mind drifts away, strength wells up within me and flows to you. 05:18.242 --> 05:26.056 When the heart makes the decision, even if logic suffers, we fall into each other's arms and love one another. 05:26.056 --> 05:34.168 When my heart beats and my mind drifts away, strength arises within me and flows to you. 05:34.168 --> 05:43.160 When the heart makes the decision—even if logic suffers—we fall into each other's arms and love one another. 06:02.145 --> 06:07.024 When the heart beats. 06:07.024 --> 06:10.937 When the heart speaks, I understand you. 06:10.937 --> 06:15.434 Even if you say otherwise or ask in a strange way. 06:15.434 --> 06:19.689 I am beginning to learn the language of the heart. 06:19.689 --> 06:24.191 Fighting for unity with all your heart. That's what makes it meaningful. 06:24.191 --> 06:32.046 When my heart beats and my mind drifts away, strength wells up within me and flows to you. 06:32.046 --> 06:40.096 When the heart makes the decision—even if logic suffers—we fall into each other's arms and love one another. 06:40.096 --> 06:48.034 When my heart beats and my mind fades away, strength wells up within me and flows to you. 06:48.034 --> 06:57.820 When the heart makes the decision—even if logic suffers—we fall into each other's arms and love one another. 07:00.025 --> 07:06.079 Let's call each other by our first names, and let's love each other. 07:09.900 --> 07:13.820 Let's call each other by our first names, and let's love each other. 07:13.820 --> 07:16.035 Oh, oh, oh. 07:16.035 --> 07:21.162 When the heart beats. 07:21.162 --> 07:23.403 When the heart beats. 07:23.403 --> 07:25.249 (When the heart beats.) 07:25.249 --> 07:27.413 When the heart beats. 07:27.413 --> 07:29.219 (When the heart beats.) 07:29.219 --> 07:32.131 When the heart beats. 07:32.131 --> 07:38.164 Let's hold each other close and love one another. 07:38.164 --> 07:45.247 We raise our heads in the name of freedom and justice. 07:45.247 --> 07:48.319 Love—that is our weapon. 07:48.319 --> 07:51.917 We only hate what is unjust. 07:51.917 --> 07:58.537 Our driving force is unity, for in it lies all power. 07:58.537 --> 08:05.434 Every crisis is an opportunity for us to create synergy that helps us. 08:05.434 --> 08:12.199 We express what unites us, even though the opposite is happening right now. 08:12.199 --> 08:19.087 All hearts are drawn to the one who loves justice and truth. 08:19.087 --> 08:22.528 The truth prevails; it wins out in the end. 08:22.528 --> 08:26.015 The land belongs to the sincere. 08:26.015 --> 08:37.232 They speak wisely and thoughtfully; they are reliable and consistent. 08:37.232 --> 08:38.304 670 08:38.304 --> 08:39.549 670 hugs 08:39.549 --> 08:40.795 670 hugs in just 08:40.795 --> 08:45.580 670 hugs in just 3 hours!