this dude goes from peak comedy, to existential dread, to emotional nukes between videos. honestly one of the best channels of all time. never change, frank.
Several years ago, my daughter was diagnosed with cancer. My wife was pregnant and was taking care of our first born. It was my duty and honor to stay with her at the hospital. My world became that room, and her floor. It was enough. There were stretches of 5 or 6 weeks when I never left the hospital floor. It was as if time stopped. Nothing mattered except me and her. I would sometimes walk her to the giant window that looked out over the city, just to remind myself that time was passing. She recovered and is now doing well. Years have passed. We have had wonderful memories since then, but some of my fondest memories are of that time and that place.
My youngest son sent this to me yesterday. I lost my Mom 2 days ago. She was 93, ready to go...I hadn't wept for her yet -- until I saw this gentle video. Thank you. Not only for my healing tears now falling, but for the sweet, kind way of understanding...Every one feels this way at some point...Small...💜
My girlfriend loved your videos, and we would often watch them together. She passed away suddenly on the 3rd. The timing of this video is... oddly fitting, and much needed... Thank you for everything that you do, ZeFrank.
What an oddly emotional, comforting thing to hear before my final exam of this college semester. Thank you, zefrank1. You've made this stranger's day just that little bit less daunting.
Stuff like this got me through my organic and molecular chemistry courses in undergrad. You’re going to do fine though, worst case scenario, you take that class one more time. Even if you’re going to grad school, that’s not going to look bad on your transcript. You got this, even if you don’t.
This year was hard. Went through a divorce. Lost my mom. Lost my grandma. Lost a couple close friends. This video resonated with me. I love your work Ze Frank. Thank you. 💗
I'm sorry for your losses. I can only imagine how hard your struggles have been. I can understand a little bit of it as this year started with my divorce and it's ending with my mom fighting for her life against breast cancer. I hope you are getting the support you need to make it through every day.
@@joelvelez78 divorce is an animal in itself. I am sorry you had to experience that also. I really hope your mom beats cancer. 💓 I lost mine to it very rapidly. I am doing what I can for support. If is definitely a day to day process. Hang in there! Happy Holidays and New Years!
So this will probably get lost among the million voices, but uh, a long time ago you wrote a song that I would sing to myself when I felt very small and very scared. I sang it many times when I was trapped in an abusive relationship. I sang it to myself when I was struggling to survive. I sang it to myself when I was giving birth, and to myself and my baby in those very dark days of post natal depression. I still struggle with my mind. I don't like myself very much. A lot of the time, the world feels far too big, and I want to be small, but not alone. I have this feeling of tar in my chest, and I can't breathe. But then you say Hey You're okay You'll be fine Just breathe
Kat, I could really use a song like that. Really a lot. If you're willing to share, can you tell me what the song is? Also, I send you strength and love. You are not alone. ❤
Your message didn’t get lost. Thank you for sharing your story, you are stronger than you think. 😊 I had someone too who just told me to breathe. Sounds silly. It was the perfect thing to say at the time and helped so much. ❤
@@TheSpiderChick (in case you haven’t found your song yet) You will find one that just touches you. You make the meaning in the song that just resets and resonates with you. Good luck 😊
Lost my mom to a heart attack in 2020. I was appointed administrator of her estate and suddenly my life was signing documents and running between law offices and banks and title companies throughout the week, which is still happening to this day. I had to leave my dream job and move across the country, and it’s felt like the death of my mom has crippled my own life and it’s made me angry and resentful. I loved my mom more than anything in the world, but I still haven’t had time to heal. My life is small right now, but hopefully someday it can get back to the one she helped me dream up
Going to show this to my uncle, who has been diagnosed with cancer and has been fired from his job because he wasn't well enough to work. He lost his house as well and is staying with my mom until he can get back on his feet. Hang in there, Uncle Claude. We're there for you, no matter what.
@@ashtonpatton4207 It's ridiculous. But in that situation as a whole, I'd still rather be their Uncle Claude. Imagine being such a horrible human being that you find a legal way around firing someone who was recently diagnosed with the life-threatening reason for his change in performance. Being that person (using that word loosely), I couldn't find a way to sleep at night, let alone ever feel good about the person I truly was. Edit: Goddamned autocorrect.
This is beautiful As someone who became disabled from a sudden illness and whose world just collapsed in on itself... This reminds me and gives me hope and validation that I don't *need* my big, ambitious old life to actually mean something to the world
I mean, even most of us able-bodied people end up dying without ever having made much of an impact on the world beyond our immediate friends and family and that’s okay. I dislike this idea in our culture that you have to have these huge world-changing ambitions and that you have to leave a permanent mark on the world, I feel like this puts a lot of unnecessary pressure on people and just makes those who don’t achieve such ridiculous goals feel like failures (which is extreme vast majority of people). There’s nothing shameful about downsizing your ambitions to just making a difference not in the whole world but just in *your* world of friends, family, and whoever you end up interacting with. You may not end up in the history books, but you will still be a fond memory for most people who knew you, even if all they just knew you as that one person they talked to that one time. It still sounds awful to have ended up disabled suddenly when you were previously able-bodied, I wish you well on adjusting to life and I hope it the rest of it goes much more smoothly for you.
This hit so hard I just burst into tears. Hearing the words "You are enough" was something I needed so badly even though it came from a complete stranger who will most likely never know me at all. From the bottom of my heart, thank you ❤️
Recently it’s just felt like world destroying asteroids left and right. Lost my very close grandmother, my dog is dying, and who I thought was the love of my life left me and replaced me in the span of 12 days after years of us. All in the span of not even 2 months. I don’t think I can explain how much this video means to me. Each day is a battle to get up and then go back to bed to start it all over again. Thank you for making at least this morning easier. ❤
My husband said that right after his ex left him, his dog got hit by a car and he had to have him put down. He felt kind of abandoned, too, by friends who had chosen sides in the divorce (even though it wasn't really acrimonious) and suddenly started to shun him. He ended up going to a therapist a few times. Then one day the therapist stopped and asked him, "Tim, why are you here? What is it that you're wanting to get out of these sessions?" My husband was surprised. He replied that he felt depressed and thought you're supposed to see someone when you're depressed. The therapist replied, "You're not depressed, you're sad and grieving. Grief is normal after what all has happened to you. I would be worried if you DIDN'T feel sad right now. If you want to keep coming here to talk, that's fine, but there's nothing I can do to help you other than listen because the grief just has to run its course. If you start to feel worse, start to think about harming yourself, or you don't feel better after about 6 months, then that can be a sign of something more serious, and then we would need to talk." My husband thanked him for being honest about everything and left. After about 6 months, he felt some better, so he never went back. A year or less after that, he met me and we were together for nearly 16 very happy years before he passed away. So I know, too, what it's like to struggle to put one foot in front of the other and grind out another day. But the grief does get better after a while. It's not a straight line--some days are better than others--but the overall pattern should be towards gradual improvement. And hopefully, one day, when you're very happy with someone else, you can run into your ex, as my husband did, and look at him/her and realize you feel nothing at all--no hurt, no regret, no jealousy. S/he is just someone you used to know, like a friend you grew apart from, because your life is so great with your new person that you are glad you're not with your ex. I wish you that kind of happiness, that will erase the pain of now.
dang... I'm sorry to hear you're going though so much. Remember that this dark period is not eternal, as fast as it came about it can pass, and you'll heal and be ready to move on and discover new things. ¡Ánimo!
I worry for my husband. I have stage 4 breast cancer. I feel fine right now, but this isn't going away. It's not a "get well soon" type of thing. The day I had to tell him was the hardest day of my life, I think. I worry he will be lonely. Isolated. I worry he won't reach out to others to find any comfort. He's stubborn like that. I never wanted to be the cause of anyone's grief; I never wanted to hurt anybody. The idea of causing him that kind of pain to anyone I love fills me with such sadness I can't even describe. I want him to continue, to laugh, to love, to BE! I absolutely HATE the idea of causing any kind of change in him. He's so beautifully perfect. I can't bear the thought. *Please don't let this grief conquer you!!!* That's NOT what they'd have wanted to leave with you. They'd want you to remember happiness, and to laugh again! They'd want you to maybe adopt a new puppy and to giggle out loud at how cute it is when it can't find it's breaks fast enough and goes slipping across the floor. They'd want you to BREAK THIS GRIEF for them. They'd want you to LIVE because they can't live anymore, so you can still do that for them. Breathe, eat, have fun, sleep well, and dream big!!! Please keep dreaming of more! And let yourself ENJOY that. I know it's what they'd want for you because it's the same thing I want for my loved ones. *KEEP LIVING!*
Sir… I lost my best friend three days ago. The last thing I was expecting was for you to make me cry and feel like my soul was being wrapped in bubble wrap at the same time. Thanks. I really needed this today.
@@eloerch7 So many of us are realizing that we're part of a group...and this wonderful man is showing us things will get better....good luck to all of us
This hit me hard. It has been 8 years since my fiance died. Last year I finally began a life changing process for myself. Shortly after my lifelong friend was diagnosed with cancer and I am the only one she has to take care of her.
I am so, so, so sorry for your loss. I lost my best friend of 20+ years this past summer, too. He decided to end his journey on this earth, and I sure do miss him.
I lost my wife in 2017...my world was literally destroyed...but I had to keep it intact because our daughter was only 1...now we have a world of our own...life can move on ❤️☮️
Somehow ZeFrank just understands how to speak to the inner child in all of us. The reassurance and empathy in his voice is like a warm snuggly blanket, or like a close friend standing by at your loneliest point. It's remarkably touching. Certainly, this feels more relatable than someone saying "take it easy on yourself", that's for sure, haha. But yeah, I think I really needed to hear this depth of emotional understanding. Feels good on the soul Top notch narration and film production!
After working my butt off in high school, community college, university, medical school for four years, residency for three years, my application to my dream job (cardiology) was rejected last month. I have felt so down-in-the-dumps for a month now, scrambling to redefine my purpose, begging for a chance to feel good about myself, but strangely haven't cried once (I'm a crybaby)... until I watched this. The tears are now flowing, and I am so grateful for the time put in to this video. I hope everyone in the comments section finds peace and positivity when the time for those is right. ❤
You can reapply. However, there are many medical doctorate positions. I am a psychiatrist but I couldn't ever have been a surgeon of any kind. I did my chief residency in consultation-liaison, now known as psychosomatic illness psychiatry. This is close to functional medicine. Only Functional Medicine is a specialty that is the whole body integrated and today can tell the FDA they cannot dictate their SCOPE OF PRACTICE. Obamacare gave the FDA the right to limit other physicians. Functional Medicine by definition is Integrated Human body. That trumps the FDA regulation ninnies. I HATE THE GOVERNMENT REGULATORY LIARS. I hate government in medicine since 1847 (creation of AMA). Government is cause of . the Exceedingly extraordinary expensive now inefficient UNITED States Medical Care. I watched as government took over from 1960's to Obamacare. It sucks.
Reading all of the comments, I wish I could give everyone a big hug. My partner was recently diagnosed with kidney failure, is on dialysis, and has a super rare genetic disease called aHUS. Seeing what everyone is going through is a reminder to me to be more compassionate. A kind word or even a text message to someone you haven't spoken to in a while can mean the world. Let's all go into the New Year with more understanding and love for each other, the world could really use that right now. Thanks Ze Frank for bringing thousands of anonymous strangers together and moving us in our own unique ways.
So sorry to hear that you and your partner are going through that. Big hugs to you both and prayers for it to be as gentle and peaceful as possible. Beautifully spoken and so very true. Your partner is surely lucky to have such a kind soul by their side. I hope you have people to comfort and support you at this difficult time too.
Lost my dogs earlier this year. In 2020 I lost everything that made me who I was. The people I was around. The world became small. But I found what meant something to me. Redefined myself. Now I'm back out in the world around people again. But after my dogs died the world was small again. Because I didn't want it to be big. I didn't want the world to be anything other than listlessness and loss. But I kept going forward. I wasn't ready- god, I wasn't ready. But we got new dogs, and I'm trying to do my best for them, and for those I lost. Because that's all you can do, when the world is small. You keep living for what you have, what you had, And what you loved. Thank you.
This was such a deep and heartfelt video that i Didn't even know i needed. i clicked on this video expecting a laugh and now im having a much needed cry, Thank you Zefrankfor being the amazing person that you are.
I just lost my Dad to lung cancer last week, and my world right now feels so much smaller without him in it. I sat, petting his forehead while he passed, trying so hard to be brave for him... Small is going to be what I feel for a while
I was weak. My mom died of esophageal cancer and I wasn't there when it happened. I tried ....I didn't try. I was scared! I'm sorry mom I'm so fucking sorry
@@TheoFizylkl don't be hard on yourself, it's truly understandable. Don't be neither ashamed or feel regret, I'm sure she doesn't want you to. Try to think about the love and great times you had together. I wish you the best, my friend.
I am so sorry for your loss. I hope you have friends and family you can reach out to so that your world can heal and start to grow again. My mom's currently fighting breast cancer and my biggest fear is how small my world will become if she loses the fight.
Same, but to kidney cancer a couple months ago. Still think about all he went through every other night. It's been pretty hard, and my mother is acting tough but I can't fathom the hell she must be going through inside. Best wishes to you and hope you can make it through the hardships.
I'm sitting in my safe space--my bedroom--at 2:30pm, suffering from agoraphobia, and as I watch this, suddenly I don't feel so bad about it. There are things to do in here to help me feel better and give me hope, and when I'm ready, there is a door to the rest of the house, and another door to the rest of the world. Thanks, zefrank, for making my day a little better.
...this is one of the most beautiful clips I have come across in ages. Short. Poinant. Both a gut shot, and a warm embrace. And that voice. So full of understanding and comfort. There is a loss approaching my family in the next few years. I think... I think that I will need to remember these words. That it is okay for my world to shrink to almost nothing for a bit, so that I can relearn how to fill that small space, and then grow again. Changed, but still me. Thank you
Thank you SO MUCH for this. My mom died in June, and it's been a really difficult 6 months without her. I'm 37, and both me and her are disabled, so I lived with her for my entire life, and this is the first time in my entire 37 years of life that I've been without her, and it's been very difficult to navigate. I needed this video. I need this so much. Thank you. Just, thank you. ♥
I lost my best friend of 20 years to suicide this year. My world has never felt smaller, but your tear inducing video and gentle voice is correct. Sometimes small is just enough to find yourself.
I lost mine to suicide, too. He wasn't just my best friend, he was my son's godfather and the best bass player on every project I ever did. I am so sorry for what you're experiencing, and want you to know that you are enough and are loved by a person who's never even met you.
My brother just lost a close friend recently, and I could hear in his voice on the phone that his world had suddenly gotten very small. Thank goodness for his wife and girls, he has support, I went through the same thing almost 5 years ago , and I wouldn't wish it on anyone., especially if they're alone
Ze, I know you may not read all 2,500 comments on this video (so far), but I want to thank you, too. My life flipped over 12 1/2 years ago, and these years have been hard. I knew as soon as a started watching that this was going to be a different kind of video from you, and it certainly is. It means a lot to me and so many others. Thank you. Really, thank you.
Thank you for this. I didn't know I needed it. My life has been collapsing in on me over and over again for the past few years, no matter how hard I try to pull myself back up and recollect the pieces. I came from an incredibly abusive family, on both sides, so despite having really good grades I went to a mediocre local college to be able to escape them, and financial dependence on them. Im incredibly close to my mom, though. We survived hell together. My mom got breast cancer recurrence in 2019, my freshman year. 2020 happened. My aunt died September 2021. A close family friend died suddenly in December 2021. My grandfather died from cancer on my 21st birthday back in June. My house caught on fire twice that summer, which alone weren't that bad, but they then revealed 20 years of leaks all over the house. The front entrance needed to be almost entirely rebuilt. In August my mom had a severe stroke. For awhile we thought she was brain dead, I had even made the decision to dnr. My already broken world shattered in an instant. Miraculously, she woke up, but she is damaged. It's like she's a different person now. She's like a deceitful, belligerent toddler now that I need to care for constantly. She refuses to do the exercises that will make her better, and she is needy. I once walked a mile before school one day, just back and forth and back and forth between the bathroom, kitchen, and living room to attend to her constant questions and tasks. I know it's not her fault, but it's absolutely exhausting. Because of the aforementioned family problem, I'm mostly on my own. Again, despite straight A's I nearly had to drop out to care for her. Thankfully because of some of her old friends I was able to stay in school, but I don't know how long I can keep doing this. I'm 21, I'm just trying to starting life. I can't spend the next 20 years of my life being the single mom of a 140lb perpetual toddler. I never did anything to deserve this, or to invite any sort of this misfortune into my life. I initially had a therapist to help me through all this, but my psycho father went after her to the point of scaring her out of businesses . The world has been small for a long time. But that's okay. I will find my shape, and my capacity again. Something new will come.
Your comment broke my heart. I am wishing you everything good and hope life becomes easier soon for you. You are loved and seen and so incredibly brave. I hope this doesn’t sound cheesy coming from a stranger on the internet but know that I’m rooting for you!
I just lost my pet hamster on Saturday. Most people think you cannot bond that well with a small animal, but when the world is small something small like him can fill it with joy. 2 years and 4 months, he brought me nothing but joy and laughter. He was there through the big problems and the small inconveniences. And now he is at peace, I'll see you on the other side little friend. Until then, I will remember our fun. RIP Simba, Aug 2020 - Dec 2022
Sorry for your loss. I'm still grieving the loss of my best bunny Bun Helsing a year and a half ago. Sometimes the smallest pawprints on our hearts are the deepest.
I have gotten more upset by the loss of furry roommate than I have by people dying. Perhaps it has been the sense that the little fur balls can't understand what is happening.
Do not feel the need to downplay your hamster. He was a friend and a family member to you for almost his entire life. That is more that can be said for most of the people we meet. I'm sure he had a wonderful life with someone that cared about him so deeply. Thank you.
Bro, thats sux. I lost my 4 rats over 1 year. Had them for 3yrs but bro I loved them so much. Once they passed I had each cremated separately of course and pressed into 50cal BMG and set in display boxes with pics a footprint and a vile with fur and a whisker. This is one instance where size doesn't matter, ones love for their pets. Sorry for your loss my man...
For the first time in my 29 years, I've decided I want to live alone after my life is sorted out. I want to be with ME. I miss ME. I think it's not sad to miss being alone. By yourself, you're in great company. I needed this.
My entire office was shut down and we were all laid off on Monday. I am terrified and crushed that this happened right at Christmas. This came out a perfect time. Thank you
I lost my mom back in 2020 to breast cancer. A day before her birthday and around 2 weeks before mine It still feels like yesterday. I still feel so lost. She was my whole world and I'm still picking up the pieces. So to hear that it's ok to feel small was something I didn't know I needed. I'm standing here crying while making Coco wheats like she used to make me when I was a kid. Thank you ZeFrank for all the content you've made over the years and thank you for this message. I think I'm going to go visit my old neighborhood soon. Walk around my old complex, the old stores we used to shop together in. Thank you.
I am so sorry to hear about your mother. I lost mine last year, but she was 93 so it was just her time...I miss her and the rest of the family I've lost. I have a wonderful man in my life that I can talk to, but lately I've felt so much pain that I'm afraid to say anything...we watched Zefrank's video together and I opened up to him...he let me know I'm not alone, and I felt the spirits of everyone I've lost...know your mother is watching over you, and there may be a time where you feel something you can't describe, and realize it's her...I hope you find peace.
I lost my mother in 2018. Diabetes complications. Now I have it. My life is in more shambles than I had realized. I never knew how much I had not mattered to anyone until my mom passed away. But in the end, Zefrank was right: I do matter. If I didn't, I would've had less friends than I had realized. Even if my world is small and insignificant. I miss my mother. More or less terribly than you do, but even saying so is a moot point. We both love and miss our mothers. That's what matters. Just like you matter. I won't ask that we walk the same roads as we are strangers. But, I do implore you stay strong. I can't say I'm strong, because I feel I don't do it enough. Not until I meet the end, living the best I can. But you can be strong. Stronger than me. You got this. And I'm sure you have people who got your back. As the song, "My Silver Lining" by First Aid Kit, suggests, don't take the easy road.
Hi stranger, I'm very sorry to read this.... Your mum lives in every little space that you inhabit, between your cells and your thoughts... and within them. I know this maybe feels stupid but I'm sending you love and strenght from far away
Grief is the process we have to go through to break the bonding of human to human. The better and deeper the bond, the greater the pain in breaking the bond. Death is non negotiable in having to go through grief. I know a version of your pain for I have lost my parents and a sibling. Kubler-Ross wrote "On Death and Dying " . She covered loss. There are 5 stages; one does not go through these in any order and may repeat any stage any number of times. Anger Apathy Bargaining Depression Acceptance I found talking to others helped. I talked to many a nurse in the hospitals in which I practiced (I am a retired psychiatrist, MD, now but was active at the time of my mother's death). No one nurse heard a story over and over but I was able to talk about these things over and over. This helped me process. In breaking this bond, it is like building a box with putting the important things into it that were gained during the relationship. One day, I could smile at the memories and not cry. I appreciated what I had more than I could not be with her. Ther will always be a hole, "something missing" but the deep pain passes. Yes my small world is ok. As a psychiatrist, I learned if on puts off this process, then clinical depression can build. So I do hope you have supportive people. If you do need to see a psychologist to start the process please seek help. Remember when there is no bonding, there is no grief. Grief is a sign of losing an important (to you) relationship. Federal law requires me when I leave medical information to tell the reader this information does not make a doctor/patient relationship. Consider this a public service announcement.
Ze, this is the type of video that I miss. This is the type of video that made me fall In love with your style. I used to listen to your thoughts and they would help when I needed it most. From your whitty little bits like "Perfectionism may look good in his shiny shoes, but he's a bit of an ass hole and nobody invites him to their pool parties" to the existential gems like"culturally irrelevant, yeah those are crushing words". You put my feelings onto a mirror for me to look back at. You spoke how only my feelings felt and my words could not speak. You were someone who provided a service, who provided self actualization when I didn't know where to find it, and it helped me come to terms with myself and embrace my thoughts and feelings as ME. I know this sounds a bit much but I've suffered mental health issues my whole life and you truly helped when I needed it and didn't know how to look for help. Please continue to make videos like this and the ones from your past, they were good therapy.
Man, this takes me back. I love the animal videos, but I miss the days where Ze would just sit down in front of his cool bookshelf and have a philosophical talk about life with us. He’s always teaching me so much. 😄
I so needed this today. My world has shrunk so much since I became disabled. I try to fill it with things that bring me joy but sometimes that is a mighty struggle when you have anxiety and depression on top of constant pain. This video gave me hope when I was feeling utterly hopeless. Thank you, Zefrank. Thank you.
You are enough. You matter. You are not alone. You are so much stronger than you know and you will find new ways to make your world bigger when you are ready.
I’ve been subtly disabled most of my life although I was only diagnosed late, but I had been managing. Then recently because I was afraid of becoming MORE disabled over a medical disagreement with my foolish boss, I was fired and have been unable to find work because so many employers also have that disagreement at least until recently. Things are changing, however, so maybe I can get out of the rut I’ve been in, maybe we both can.
There is a whole mess of people who are in a deep deep hole. Just know that you aren't alone. I've been in that hole, myself...fortunaly I had a spouse that would hate me no matter how much I tried to get her to hate me. Belive me...I tried my hardest. But if you try to look at the "destionation" you will get overwhelmed, just take it a day at a time. Hell if you need take it one hour at a time. Stay strong AND alive!!
Watched this one three times in a row while getting ready for work. I needed this, truly needed it. I even asked my SO the night before if it was "alright that I didn't do more than survive the night", my space was that small. I used to call moments like that "tiny" and this really hit the nail on the head on how sometimes the personal world is just small.
That hydra was having a good ol' time spinny spin spinnin' around. We should all aspire to be like that. Your humor helps so much with my chronic depression. Thanks for being an uplifting part of my day :)
Wow. This is the first piece of media to ever make a tear fall down my cheek. This hits very close to home as someone suffering with an incurable chronic illness. Thank you Zefrank, this is beautiful.
Came here to laugh, ended up crying. Gosh darn you zefrank, you really surprised me today. Thank you for helping me feel my feelings. Rest in Peace Diane Lorene
My husband and I watch your videos together as our "together time". We absolutely love them because they are not only incredibly informative, they're hilarious 🤣 I have been really sick lately and this video really just hit directly what I need to do for the time being. Thank you for doing what you do. You're amazing. 🥰
Thank you ZeFrank. My fiancée and I very recently lost our child to a miscarriage which also almost cost me the love of my life. This beautiful little video hit us both very hard, leaving us both crying. It genuinely felt like you were speaking directly to us regarding things getting smaller before preparing us for something new and it's definitely something we both needed to hear. Thank you for a year's worth of laughs and joy and this short, beautiful and emotional video.
We lost a child, too. There are no words to describe that kind of loss, but every now and a then, a bright spark like this arrives, and gives you a new perspective. Thoughts of you from someone who know how hard this is, and how much the little things truly matter in life.
This is one of the best things I've ever seen made. Beauty, optimism and forgiveness. You've made the world a little better today, and a little brighter. Well played.
Did not come here expecting something this profound. I'm lucky enough to have none of the hard times others in the comments are facing, but this still made me cry a little bit...
Thank you. I lost so much this year. My uncle, a few best friends exited my life, my favorite person in the world walked away, my car is messed up, my father's health has declined, and I just feel so lonely and broken sometimes- almost every single day. Thank you so much for this little piece of encouragement and comfort. Here's to good times... hopefully.
Zefrank has the ability to make me sob like a baby with a few words. I had a really bad injury last spring and it left me bed ridden for a month and chronic pain I'm still dealing with. I remember that the event was so traumatic to me but the world kept going on without me. I felt so...isolated because of that. Like, how dare everything not stop because of what happened. Which is silly and narcissistic but in that moment and now dealing with the pain, it just separates you from everyone. You can be surrounded by people and, yet, when in pain every day, feel so alone. Thank you, Zefrank. This was beautiful.
I'm in a very similar situation and you've explained the feelings I have better than I can. The whole world is moving on with their lives, yet we're stuck in a moment in time.
I totally understand, I was wheelchair bound for months after a traumatic accident , isolated, and alone... and felt the same way, even when I had visitors. Even now, some days it feels like being on Mars and earth is just a speck in the distance... even though it, and everyone else, is just outside the door, going on as usual. It was far worse though after I lost my son years ago... I will always have a huge hole where my heart used to be. Pain is so isolating.
This is automatically one of my favorites. I had almost forgotten how eloquent you are at this sort of thing. Thank you for being you, Ze, for making us laugh til we cry, but also legit cry by touching those tender spots of our humanity.
I always come back to this video every once in awhile to tell myself it’s going to be ok. And things did turn out ok. Thank you, zefrank, for continuing to comfort me, whether it be through your absolute pinnacle of comedy or bombshell emotional artworks like this. It helps more than you could ever know
Last night at work I heard an awful, terrible, shrill scream, and came to find my coworkers hugging and one of them sobbing. She had just received a call that her best friend was killed in a car accident. It was a hard, horrible night... December is truly terrible for myself and so many around me every year, and from a channel that usually just makes me laugh, you have me sitting here sobbing. Thank you so much for this.
I’m weeping and I don’t know how this happened. I’m getting a loved one on hospice right now. I’m in the bathroom in the hospital…thinking of this. Thank you for this precious moment.
I wish I could say it gets easier. The truth is it just becomes more real. Sometimes I get blindsided by the small things. I hope you find comfort and support throughout this ordeal.
I don't know of the intention of this video was to be an emotional piece, it definitely touched me. It was so calming and gentle. I am unexpectedly in tears now.
Throughout half of my life I had the same goal of being a Paleontologist when I was older. But that all changed once I got I to middle school. Life became miserable, I felt depressed, I became anxious and doubtful of what I wanted to be with no clear vision as to what was ahead. Finally, near the end of high-school the world felt like this massive, intimidating place to be in and I felt lost. I felt small. Now, I'm on my second year of college and the world still feels intimidating, but I found new purpose in writing. Additionally, I plan on taking a gap year so I can make the world small again and "find my shape."
So first off, it’s a little shocking to hear you so thoughtful and serious. I kept waiting for the punchline . Secondly, thank you so much. I just lost my closest friend . We had spent every day together for the last ten years or so. When he developed diabetes a few years ago I gave him his shots twice a day and made sure his diet was right and that he got lots of exercise . Even though he was small and had four legs he was the biggest thing to me. This video really helped. ❤
Your closest friend knew how much you cared for him...he's at the bridge with mine, and we will all be together again...I'm giving you a virtual hug so you know you're not alone. 🤗
I'm the sole caretaker for my mom, who has Alzheimer's. Lately, her dementia has gotten much worse, and it shows no signs of plateauing, requiring near-constant vigilance and constant care. My world has, indeed, become very small. Thank you for this.
I hope your mother gets better, and I hope you can remain strong enough to take care of your mother, what you are doing sir is what every caring son should do to their parents, be strong because when it's all done you will have no regrets and you can think back and be proud of yourself, some people would give all their positions so just that a loved one would come back for just a second. prophet Mohamed said: Your Heaven lies under the feet of your mother. I hope you the best my friend
This is honestly one of the most beautiful videos i've seen, and your narration, while normally comical, was perfectly tuned to it. 2 weeks ago i lost my grandfather that helped raise me, then last friday i lost my other grandfather. This was a great video, a beautiful message, and the timing for me was perfect. God bless.
This year has been really hard for me, and I really needed this. I found my journal that I haven't written in in months and wrote down this entire piece. Thanks for making this, take care everyone ❤️
This is a testament of Zefrank's intelligence and writing capabilities. Well done sir. Beautiful and poetic. True art that moves and touches something inside us.
These past couple years have brought people to the breaking point... I think the words you speak, and how you speak them... They are *exactly* what so many people need at this moment. Excelsior Frank.
come for the inspiration and peaceful calming "it's okay" moment. stay for the credits to seem less like an art project and something through which the creators are actually interacting with us. so real. thank you. and his work is amazing! thank you seriously for the nice credit roll
I'm an environmental microbiology undergrad and have recently gotten over an 8 year long battle with severe depression. This is exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you for making this.
Was diagnosed with MS. Had a spinal tap two days ago and these last couple of months have been physically and mentally taxing. But I will admit my world suddenly shrank. My concerns were so spread out and now narrowed to this and making the most out of what little I can still do for now until I get proper treatment. I’m honestly enjoying my time stuck at home and my significant other’s company much more than ever before. My world has been shrunk to my home and yet I feel like there’s so much more I can do. I’m happy.
I was diagnosed with MS 10 years ago. I went through a spinal tap as well. Not certain which kind of MS you have but treatment has really excelled in the last 2 decades. I hope you get the treatment that works for you and allows you to live a full and wonderful life! Don’t lose hope!
I was diagnosed with MS 4 years ago and my world too, got smaller. I understand the frustration of waiting for treatment. Hang in there! In the meantime give yourself permission to rest and ask for support. Get to know and be good to the new you.
No matter where you are, or what you do, or what you been through, we all know sometimes we all need to hear this (or we need to share it with a loved one who also needs to hear it) Thank you so much for this little ray of hope! I wish you all the very best in 2023!
I am only 43 and I am having heart surgery next month to fix an array of problems and it's been weighing heavily on my mind. I don't know if it is the universe reaching out to me, or coincidence, but seeing a new video by you and it being this all of the videos you could have uploaded today; it put me at peace. Thank you, thank you, thank you so much. ❤❤❤
If your arteries are clogged you might consider going whole food plant based , i lost my colleague who was 28 because of heart decease i don't want people to harm animals and die , this world is our off is mind...
@@Fruit_bee Luckily, they are not. I have congenital deformities we just found out about last year, but thank for the comment. I do try to eat very clean, which probably is one of the reasons I didn't have issues until I started aging. I no doubt would have had symptoms earlier.
In the last 18 months or so, I was diagnosed with an auto immune disorder, which resulted in being declared leagaly blind and a more likely than not shortened life span. To say it's been difficult is an understatement. This video is one of the most Inspiring things I have listened to. Thank youfor reminding me thatw who I am now is enough .
I have been watching this channel for the longest time, for both the information that is given and the absolutely hilarious commentary. And yes, sometimes an out of place video pops up (Morgan Freeman). This video came at just the right time for me. My world is currently being upended as I am going through an emotionally difficult separation / divorce. Before, I had put the work in on my mental health and I had finally arrived at the realization that I am an amazing person and I want to get out there and start living my life. Then I watch this and it feels like somebody's just speaking to my soul and I found tears streaming down my face. I'm not sad, just grateful that this was a confirmation of my struggle to move forward in life and know that I've got this. I am enough... I am more than enough. (Thanks LB)
I am a veterinarian, and with the current veterinary crisis, I have little opportunity to laugh. I almost hurt myself laughing at some of this gentleman's videos, but this one surprised me with its beauty and relevance. Thank you, Frank. It takes a guy with curiosity to do these videos, and that is one of the greatest compliments I tend to offer. Curious people are the best kind.
I cannot understand how a person would want to deny themselves or their loved ones the wonder that science allows us. Stunning recording work by Benedikt Pleyer, and thank you so much for identifying the life forms in the microbial aquarium.
I honestly really needed to hear that. It’s been a rough several months, just trying to get to tomorrow after tomorrow, but a spot of hope makes it possible to keep on. No matter how small. Thank you for being here, and happy holidays. Hope they’re great
My dad who went through a stroke adored the videos ye all made, wonderful comedy, amazingly well thought out and easy to understand explanations made my father smile, it reminded him of Steve Irwin, Uncle Roger, and Bob ross. Now each video ye upload comforts me in a way only my dad could, ye have a similar voice to him the warmth and timber of how ya speaks. Makes me feel right at home with him beside me watching paintings of Bob, Gary Jenkins, and Teddy's Operation. I thank ye for the warmth mate.
The timing of this is perfect for not just this season and how bad my depression gets, but with how deep I am in a bad situation with awful people. It makes me glad for the day I can leave it. Just surviving in my little droplet for now.
2022 can go away now. I lost my Mom, my Uncle and my best friend of 40 years. I've had enough. Thank you Frank for all you do. You bring smiles and laughter to us when we are hurting and down. God Bless.
Ze, today is my birthday, and that almost felt like a personal gift to me. Thanks for that, and for everything you do. You genuinely make this world a lovelier, more tolerable place.
Sometimes the world becomes small Maybe you know Maybe someone left before you were ready or a future that was so clear just disappeared in a moment Sometimes life is like that Sometimes we fall ill Sometimes it doesn't feel safe to go outside and the world becomes small Sometimes small is what's needed Something simple Some time to run your fingers over familiar scenes to remember your shape to find your capacity again Give it time and it finds the smallest spaces and fills them with whole universes if you let it When the world becomes small there is enough You are enough to fill it with all you need Until you're ready for something new.
I lost a friend just a few days before Christmas. Our relationship turned sour, and I found this video before things turned for the worst. I'm glad I could come back to this, as I saw this when it was first released. I needed this. And perhaps so does she. I'm glad that this could comfort me, and everyone else struggling with something right now.
I love how every now and again you drop a video brimming with humility and compassion. This, without exception, has successfully tugged on my heart strings.
Zefrank, I usually watch your videos for the reasons I’m sure everyone does. The humor, the knowledge, the cute (or disturbing) footage of animals. Today, I needed this video. This year, I needed this video. I’ve been struggling, today more than usual, and my world has been so small for so long. And it’s hard for me to remember that even throughout all of this, I am enough. Thank you.
Love to see a "return to form" that highlights how an artist has developed. Been watching you for as long as Ive been on youtube and while youre definitely a comedic genius, I have been back to watch your more melancholy videos many times.
God I needed this right now. My fiance just broke up with me and I feel like my entire life has been upended. I'm so lost and drowning, and I feel so so small. But small is okay for now. Today is the first day since it happened I feel like things will be ok eventually. Thank you
I find this so relatable, it really does feel like my world compressed itself into a tiny space during the last three years and I've been feeling guilty over not trying to expand it again, but maybe it's ok to give it its time, to take my time to properly heal.
I’ve watched this video an absurd amount already and I’m still dumbfounded at how much this resonates with me in my life right now. These are the words I needed to hear today. Thank you!
Going through a deep depression over a loss of my youth, son, etc- this helped more than you know. Holidays are hard as I'm aging alone, kids grown & gone.
I recently lost my grandmother and this was oddly comforting. I love all your videos. You’ve kept me laughing for years and now you’ve comforted me :) thank you for being what the world needs ❤
As someone recovering from a traumatic injury which has uprooted my life in junior year of high school, this was very comforting to hear. Thank you, Ze ❤
The fact that the True Facts guy managed to make something legitimately beautiful and heartwarming is amazing. Next time I'm extremely stressed or sad, I'll make sure to watch this.
This year went terrible for me and my family. So many psychological crisis happened to us and it's been mentally challenging. My father still tries his best to make things better but i feared each day that we would inevitably fall apart Watching your videos time to time, however, gave a strength to ease off the fear, become brave and keep on living. Such small things, i genuinely appreciate. Thank you.
I’m suffering from severe depression and anxiety and have lost myself over these past few months. This honestly made me happy. Thank you. I loved every second of this video and will probably listen to it a hundred times tonight. And your voice is amazing and calming
this dude goes from peak comedy, to existential dread, to emotional nukes between videos. honestly one of the best channels of all time. never change, frank.
I believe you mean keep changing, because it's that constant growth and evolution that makes him able to hit all those notes so perfectly.
Could not agree with you more. 👍
You should really really watch old Ze Frank stuff if you haven't already. If UA-cam catches fire, those videos would be one of the stuff i save
@@thealexfiles303 I guess he meant never change in always changing
I agree. Also for anyone who hasn't yet seen "Critique of Monkey Farter"... you're welcome
Several years ago, my daughter was diagnosed with cancer. My wife was pregnant and was taking care of our first born. It was my duty and honor to stay with her at the hospital. My world became that room, and her floor. It was enough. There were stretches of 5 or 6 weeks when I never left the hospital floor. It was as if time stopped. Nothing mattered except me and her. I would sometimes walk her to the giant window that looked out over the city, just to remind myself that time was passing. She recovered and is now doing well. Years have passed. We have had wonderful memories since then, but some of my fondest memories are of that time and that place.
Sometimes the darkest moments in our life is when we shone the brightest. Glad things have turned out well.
Im so glad this had a happy ending or i would be crying all day 😭😭❤
@@marcotrejo3900 Yes, a happy ending. She just turned 16. A true miracle.
Thank you for sharing.
This is such a beautiful picture painted from within a time of darkness.
Like our host’s clip..
Simply perfect.
Blessings 🪷
Perfect.
My youngest son sent this to me yesterday. I lost my Mom 2 days ago. She was 93, ready to go...I hadn't wept for her yet -- until I saw this gentle video.
Thank you. Not only for my healing tears now falling, but for the sweet, kind way of understanding...Every one feels this way at some point...Small...💜
I’m so sorry for your loss. I’m so glad Zefrank helped your heart...
I'm so sorry for your loss, no one can replace your Mum. Take care tho x
I'm also sorry for your loss ❤️
May your mom rest in peace
Lost my Mom around the same time you did. Life really life-d all over some of us in 2022. Love and sympathy to you.💔
My girlfriend loved your videos, and we would often watch them together. She passed away suddenly on the 3rd. The timing of this video is... oddly fitting, and much needed... Thank you for everything that you do, ZeFrank.
I'm sorry for your loss, I wish you the very best
Wishing you peace
RIP
Sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you. Stay strong friend 💪
Sending love to you🙏🏻
What an oddly emotional, comforting thing to hear before my final exam of this college semester. Thank you, zefrank1. You've made this stranger's day just that little bit less daunting.
Stuff like this got me through my organic and molecular chemistry courses in undergrad.
You’re going to do fine though, worst case scenario, you take that class one more time. Even if you’re going to grad school, that’s not going to look bad on your transcript. You got this, even if you don’t.
right there with you!
Just about to take my circuits final, take courage we got this!
Weirdly philosophical coming from the guy who mostly makes jokes about animal sex.
Good luck with your exam friend!
This year was hard.
Went through a divorce.
Lost my mom.
Lost my grandma.
Lost a couple close friends.
This video resonated with me.
I love your work Ze Frank.
Thank you.
💗
I'm sorry for your losses... Stay strong, i wish you the best
@@alexmoscatelli149 thank you. Lord knows I'm trying.
@@aoconnor2933 absolutely, and keep doing it. I'm sure things WILL get better❤️
I'm sorry for your losses. I can only imagine how hard your struggles have been. I can understand a little bit of it as this year started with my divorce and it's ending with my mom fighting for her life against breast cancer. I hope you are getting the support you need to make it through every day.
@@joelvelez78 divorce is an animal in itself. I am sorry you had to experience that also. I really hope your mom beats cancer. 💓 I lost mine to it very rapidly. I am doing what I can for support. If is definitely a day to day process. Hang in there! Happy Holidays and New Years!
So this will probably get lost among the million voices, but uh, a long time ago you wrote a song that I would sing to myself when I felt very small and very scared. I sang it many times when I was trapped in an abusive relationship. I sang it to myself when I was struggling to survive. I sang it to myself when I was giving birth, and to myself and my baby in those very dark days of post natal depression.
I still struggle with my mind. I don't like myself very much. A lot of the time, the world feels far too big, and I want to be small, but not alone. I have this feeling of tar in my chest, and I can't breathe.
But then you say
Hey
You're okay
You'll be fine
Just breathe
I hope you do better with each passing day, and your baby as well.
Kat, I could really use a song like that. Really a lot. If you're willing to share, can you tell me what the song is? Also, I send you strength and love. You are not alone. ❤
Glad you're still here
Your message didn’t get lost. Thank you for sharing your story, you are stronger than you think. 😊
I had someone too who just told me to breathe. Sounds silly. It was the perfect thing to say at the time and helped so much.
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@@TheSpiderChick
(in case you haven’t found your song yet)
You will find one that just touches you.
You make the meaning in the song that just resets and resonates with you. Good luck 😊
Lost my mom to a heart attack in 2020. I was appointed administrator of her estate and suddenly my life was signing documents and running between law offices and banks and title companies throughout the week, which is still happening to this day. I had to leave my dream job and move across the country, and it’s felt like the death of my mom has crippled my own life and it’s made me angry and resentful. I loved my mom more than anything in the world, but I still haven’t had time to heal. My life is small right now, but hopefully someday it can get back to the one she helped me dream up
@@oya5638 thank you
Going to show this to my uncle, who has been diagnosed with cancer and has been fired from his job because he wasn't well enough to work. He lost his house as well and is staying with my mom until he can get back on his feet.
Hang in there, Uncle Claude. We're there for you, no matter what.
Christ fuck that company. I hope he survives or his happy as can be if not
Hugs to your Uncle Claude and you and your family. I hope brighter days come soon for you all.
Imagine being fired for getting cancer
I hope your uncle gets better. That is some callous boss he has that fired him for having cancer.
@@ashtonpatton4207 It's ridiculous. But in that situation as a whole, I'd still rather be their Uncle Claude. Imagine being such a horrible human being that you find a legal way around firing someone who was recently diagnosed with the life-threatening reason for his change in performance. Being that person (using that word loosely), I couldn't find a way to sleep at night, let alone ever feel good about the person I truly was.
Edit: Goddamned autocorrect.
This is beautiful
As someone who became disabled from a sudden illness and whose world just collapsed in on itself... This reminds me and gives me hope and validation that I don't *need* my big, ambitious old life to actually mean something to the world
Stupid bots ruining this wholesome message. Keep strong friend! Hope you achieve all the things you want and let that be just a bump in the road
You be strong my friend
I know how you feel. Hang in there.🌹🍃
I mean, even most of us able-bodied people end up dying without ever having made much of an impact on the world beyond our immediate friends and family and that’s okay. I dislike this idea in our culture that you have to have these huge world-changing ambitions and that you have to leave a permanent mark on the world, I feel like this puts a lot of unnecessary pressure on people and just makes those who don’t achieve such ridiculous goals feel like failures (which is extreme vast majority of people). There’s nothing shameful about downsizing your ambitions to just making a difference not in the whole world but just in *your* world of friends, family, and whoever you end up interacting with. You may not end up in the history books, but you will still be a fond memory for most people who knew you, even if all they just knew you as that one person they talked to that one time. It still sounds awful to have ended up disabled suddenly when you were previously able-bodied, I wish you well on adjusting to life and I hope it the rest of it goes much more smoothly for you.
This hit so hard I just burst into tears. Hearing the words "You are enough" was something I needed so badly even though it came from a complete stranger who will most likely never know me at all.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you ❤️
I've never cried more over something so... small
Recently it’s just felt like world destroying asteroids left and right. Lost my very close grandmother, my dog is dying, and who I thought was the love of my life left me and replaced me in the span of 12 days after years of us. All in the span of not even 2 months. I don’t think I can explain how much this video means to me. Each day is a battle to get up and then go back to bed to start it all over again. Thank you for making at least this morning easier. ❤
My husband said that right after his ex left him, his dog got hit by a car and he had to have him put down. He felt kind of abandoned, too, by friends who had chosen sides in the divorce (even though it wasn't really acrimonious) and suddenly started to shun him. He ended up going to a therapist a few times. Then one day the therapist stopped and asked him, "Tim, why are you here? What is it that you're wanting to get out of these sessions?" My husband was surprised. He replied that he felt depressed and thought you're supposed to see someone when you're depressed. The therapist replied, "You're not depressed, you're sad and grieving. Grief is normal after what all has happened to you. I would be worried if you DIDN'T feel sad right now. If you want to keep coming here to talk, that's fine, but there's nothing I can do to help you other than listen because the grief just has to run its course. If you start to feel worse, start to think about harming yourself, or you don't feel better after about 6 months, then that can be a sign of something more serious, and then we would need to talk."
My husband thanked him for being honest about everything and left. After about 6 months, he felt some better, so he never went back. A year or less after that, he met me and we were together for nearly 16 very happy years before he passed away.
So I know, too, what it's like to struggle to put one foot in front of the other and grind out another day. But the grief does get better after a while. It's not a straight line--some days are better than others--but the overall pattern should be towards gradual improvement. And hopefully, one day, when you're very happy with someone else, you can run into your ex, as my husband did, and look at him/her and realize you feel nothing at all--no hurt, no regret, no jealousy. S/he is just someone you used to know, like a friend you grew apart from, because your life is so great with your new person that you are glad you're not with your ex. I wish you that kind of happiness, that will erase the pain of now.
sometimes the end of something is the beginning of something better. It hurts now, but there can be hope. :)
dang... I'm sorry to hear you're going though so much. Remember that this dark period is not eternal, as fast as it came about it can pass, and you'll heal and be ready to move on and discover new things. ¡Ánimo!
I worry for my husband. I have stage 4 breast cancer. I feel fine right now, but this isn't going away. It's not a "get well soon" type of thing. The day I had to tell him was the hardest day of my life, I think. I worry he will be lonely. Isolated. I worry he won't reach out to others to find any comfort. He's stubborn like that. I never wanted to be the cause of anyone's grief; I never wanted to hurt anybody. The idea of causing him that kind of pain to anyone I love fills me with such sadness I can't even describe. I want him to continue, to laugh, to love, to BE! I absolutely HATE the idea of causing any kind of change in him. He's so beautifully perfect. I can't bear the thought. *Please don't let this grief conquer you!!!* That's NOT what they'd have wanted to leave with you. They'd want you to remember happiness, and to laugh again! They'd want you to maybe adopt a new puppy and to giggle out loud at how cute it is when it can't find it's breaks fast enough and goes slipping across the floor. They'd want you to BREAK THIS GRIEF for them. They'd want you to LIVE because they can't live anymore, so you can still do that for them. Breathe, eat, have fun, sleep well, and dream big!!! Please keep dreaming of more! And let yourself ENJOY that. I know it's what they'd want for you because it's the same thing I want for my loved ones. *KEEP LIVING!*
Hang in there, you are not alone, hugs and strength I send to you.
Sir… I lost my best friend three days ago. The last thing I was expecting was for you to make me cry and feel like my soul was being wrapped in bubble wrap at the same time. Thanks. I really needed this today.
Im so sorry for your loss. We are all sobbing together after this video. Makes me feel not alone.
@@eloerch7 So many of us are realizing that we're part of a group...and this wonderful man is showing us things will get better....good luck to all of us
That is deeply, deeply sad. My condolences, good luck and you can allow yourself to be sad...
This hit me hard. It has been 8 years since my fiance died. Last year I finally began a life changing process for myself. Shortly after my lifelong friend was diagnosed with cancer and I am the only one she has to take care of her.
I am so, so, so sorry for your loss. I lost my best friend of 20+ years this past summer, too. He decided to end his journey on this earth, and I sure do miss him.
I lost my wife in 2017...my world was literally destroyed...but I had to keep it intact because our daughter was only 1...now we have a world of our own...life can move on ❤️☮️
Somehow ZeFrank just understands how to speak to the inner child in all of us. The reassurance and empathy in his voice is like a warm snuggly blanket, or like a close friend standing by at your loneliest point. It's remarkably touching.
Certainly, this feels more relatable than someone saying "take it easy on yourself", that's for sure, haha.
But yeah, I think I really needed to hear this depth of emotional understanding. Feels good on the soul
Top notch narration and film production!
After working my butt off in high school, community college, university, medical school for four years, residency for three years, my application to my dream job (cardiology) was rejected last month. I have felt so down-in-the-dumps for a month now, scrambling to redefine my purpose, begging for a chance to feel good about myself, but strangely haven't cried once (I'm a crybaby)... until I watched this. The tears are now flowing, and I am so grateful for the time put in to this video. I hope everyone in the comments section finds peace and positivity when the time for those is right. ❤
Thanks.. :')
I'm curious, why are all the comments heartfelt genuine comments about loss and recovery? What prompted that? Just the profound video?
Can't you reapply again? :(
You can reapply. However, there are many medical doctorate positions. I am a psychiatrist but I couldn't ever have been a surgeon of any kind. I did my chief residency in consultation-liaison, now known as psychosomatic illness psychiatry. This is close to functional medicine. Only Functional Medicine is a specialty that is the whole body integrated and today can tell the FDA they cannot dictate their SCOPE OF PRACTICE. Obamacare gave the FDA the right to limit other physicians. Functional Medicine by definition is Integrated Human body. That trumps the FDA regulation ninnies. I HATE THE GOVERNMENT REGULATORY LIARS. I hate government in medicine since 1847 (creation of AMA).
Government is cause of . the Exceedingly extraordinary expensive now inefficient UNITED States Medical Care. I watched as government took over from 1960's to Obamacare. It sucks.
You hadn't cried yet because crying only happens when you are ready to process the pain.
Reading all of the comments, I wish I could give everyone a big hug.
My partner was recently diagnosed with kidney failure, is on dialysis, and has a super rare genetic disease called aHUS.
Seeing what everyone is going through is a reminder to me to be more compassionate. A kind word or even a text message to someone you haven't spoken to in a while can mean the world.
Let's all go into the New Year with more understanding and love for each other, the world could really use that right now.
Thanks Ze Frank for bringing thousands of anonymous strangers together and moving us in our own unique ways.
*virtual hugs*
So sorry to hear that you and your partner are going through that. Big hugs to you both and prayers for it to be as gentle and peaceful as possible.
Beautifully spoken and so very true. Your partner is surely lucky to have such a kind soul by their side. I hope you have people to comfort and support you at this difficult time too.
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I wish you, all the best, be strong. A big hug and blessings to you and your partner.
You write so beautifully
Lost my dogs earlier this year.
In 2020 I lost everything that made me who I was. The people I was around.
The world became small.
But I found what meant something to me. Redefined myself.
Now I'm back out in the world around people again.
But after my dogs died the world was small again. Because I didn't want it to be big. I didn't want the world to be anything other than listlessness and loss.
But I kept going forward. I wasn't ready- god, I wasn't ready. But we got new dogs, and I'm trying to do my best for them, and for those I lost.
Because that's all you can do, when the world is small. You keep living for what you have, what you had,
And what you loved.
Thank you.
This was such a deep and heartfelt video that i Didn't even know i needed. i clicked on this video expecting a laugh and now im having a much needed cry, Thank you Zefrankfor being the amazing person that you are.
I just lost my Dad to lung cancer last week, and my world right now feels so much smaller without him in it.
I sat, petting his forehead while he passed, trying so hard to be brave for him...
Small is going to be what I feel for a while
I was weak. My mom died of esophageal cancer and I wasn't there when it happened. I tried ....I didn't try. I was scared! I'm sorry mom I'm so fucking sorry
@@TheoFizylkl don't be hard on yourself, it's truly understandable.
Don't be neither ashamed or feel regret, I'm sure she doesn't want you to.
Try to think about the love and great times you had together.
I wish you the best, my friend.
I am so sorry for your loss. I hope you have friends and family you can reach out to so that your world can heal and start to grow again. My mom's currently fighting breast cancer and my biggest fear is how small my world will become if she loses the fight.
My condolences. You are very brave indeed.
I assure you that he was thankful to have you by his side while passing.
Same, but to kidney cancer a couple months ago. Still think about all he went through every other night. It's been pretty hard, and my mother is acting tough but I can't fathom the hell she must be going through inside. Best wishes to you and hope you can make it through the hardships.
I'm sitting in my safe space--my bedroom--at 2:30pm, suffering from agoraphobia, and as I watch this, suddenly I don't feel so bad about it. There are things to do in here to help me feel better and give me hope, and when I'm ready, there is a door to the rest of the house, and another door to the rest of the world.
Thanks, zefrank, for making my day a little better.
Until you're ready to open the doors, you can find the world in your own droplet of water. ❤
I feel this. Your doors will be there when you're ready to open them. I wish you all the best
Sometimes you need to crawl into a small safe place, like the fish that crawls into the sea cucumber's......well, maybe that's not a good analogy....
@@garysmith3037 Maybe not, but it made me laugh!
@@garysmith3037 Spoken like a true Zefrank fan. 🤗
I don't think anyone understands how much I needed to hear this "small" message that contains such a big step ❤️
...this is one of the most beautiful clips I have come across in ages. Short. Poinant. Both a gut shot, and a warm embrace. And that voice. So full of understanding and comfort.
There is a loss approaching my family in the next few years. I think...
I think that I will need to remember these words. That it is okay for my world to shrink to almost nothing for a bit, so that I can relearn how to fill that small space, and then grow again. Changed, but still me.
Thank you
Thank you SO MUCH for this. My mom died in June, and it's been a really difficult 6 months without her. I'm 37, and both me and her are disabled, so I lived with her for my entire life, and this is the first time in my entire 37 years of life that I've been without her, and it's been very difficult to navigate. I needed this video. I need this so much. Thank you. Just, thank you. ♥
Sending my heart to you.
💜💜💙💙💚💚
I lost my best friend of 20 years to suicide this year. My world has never felt smaller, but your tear inducing video and gentle voice is correct. Sometimes small is just enough to find yourself.
I lost mine to suicide, too. He wasn't just my best friend, he was my son's godfather and the best bass player on every project I ever did. I am so sorry for what you're experiencing, and want you to know that you are enough and are loved by a person who's never even met you.
I lost mine too. I'm so sorry you guys are feeling that emptiness like I am. We will get through it. If you need to talk just send me a DM.
@@Super_Time_XxX Likewise, and please take good care of yourself. I hope you have good people to talk to.
My brother just lost a close friend recently, and I could hear in his voice on the phone that his world had suddenly gotten very small. Thank goodness for his wife and girls, he has support, I went through the same thing almost 5 years ago , and I wouldn't wish it on anyone., especially if they're alone
@@sharonoddlyenough Yeah, people underestimate how important it is to have support until they need it, sometimes.
Ze, I know you may not read all 2,500 comments on this video (so far), but I want to thank you, too. My life flipped over 12 1/2 years ago, and these years have been hard. I knew as soon as a started watching that this was going to be a different kind of video from you, and it certainly is. It means a lot to me and so many others. Thank you. Really, thank you.
Thank you for this. I didn't know I needed it. My life has been collapsing in on me over and over again for the past few years, no matter how hard I try to pull myself back up and recollect the pieces. I came from an incredibly abusive family, on both sides, so despite having really good grades I went to a mediocre local college to be able to escape them, and financial dependence on them. Im incredibly close to my mom, though. We survived hell together. My mom got breast cancer recurrence in 2019, my freshman year. 2020 happened. My aunt died September 2021. A close family friend died suddenly in December 2021. My grandfather died from cancer on my 21st birthday back in June. My house caught on fire twice that summer, which alone weren't that bad, but they then revealed 20 years of leaks all over the house. The front entrance needed to be almost entirely rebuilt. In August my mom had a severe stroke. For awhile we thought she was brain dead, I had even made the decision to dnr. My already broken world shattered in an instant. Miraculously, she woke up, but she is damaged. It's like she's a different person now. She's like a deceitful, belligerent toddler now that I need to care for constantly. She refuses to do the exercises that will make her better, and she is needy. I once walked a mile before school one day, just back and forth and back and forth between the bathroom, kitchen, and living room to attend to her constant questions and tasks. I know it's not her fault, but it's absolutely exhausting. Because of the aforementioned family problem, I'm mostly on my own. Again, despite straight A's I nearly had to drop out to care for her. Thankfully because of some of her old friends I was able to stay in school, but I don't know how long I can keep doing this. I'm 21, I'm just trying to starting life. I can't spend the next 20 years of my life being the single mom of a 140lb perpetual toddler. I never did anything to deserve this, or to invite any sort of this misfortune into my life. I initially had a therapist to help me through all this, but my psycho father went after her to the point of scaring her out of businesses . The world has been small for a long time. But that's okay. I will find my shape, and my capacity again. Something new will come.
Your comment broke my heart. I am wishing you everything good and hope life becomes easier soon for you. You are loved and seen and so incredibly brave. I hope this doesn’t sound cheesy coming from a stranger on the internet but know that I’m rooting for you!
Zefrank got me in the feels already. This video hits deep.
and that is how a zefrank doo
@@zobr0s77 ooooooo
I just lost my pet hamster on Saturday. Most people think you cannot bond that well with a small animal, but when the world is small something small like him can fill it with joy. 2 years and 4 months, he brought me nothing but joy and laughter. He was there through the big problems and the small inconveniences. And now he is at peace, I'll see you on the other side little friend. Until then, I will remember our fun. RIP Simba, Aug 2020 - Dec 2022
Sorry for your loss. I'm still grieving the loss of my best bunny Bun Helsing a year and a half ago. Sometimes the smallest pawprints on our hearts are the deepest.
I have gotten more upset by the loss of furry roommate than I have by people dying. Perhaps it has been the sense that the little fur balls can't understand what is happening.
Do not feel the need to downplay your hamster. He was a friend and a family member to you for almost his entire life.
That is more that can be said for most of the people we meet.
I'm sure he had a wonderful life with someone that cared about him so deeply.
Thank you.
Bro, thats sux. I lost my 4 rats over 1 year. Had them for 3yrs but bro I loved them so much. Once they passed I had each cremated separately of course and pressed into 50cal BMG and set in display boxes with pics a footprint and a vile with fur and a whisker. This is one instance where size doesn't matter, ones love for their pets. Sorry for your loss my man...
RIP Simba
As I battle illness I keep coming back to this video. It's so comforting. Thank you.
For the first time in my 29 years, I've decided I want to live alone after my life is sorted out. I want to be with ME. I miss ME. I think it's not sad to miss being alone. By yourself, you're in great company. I needed this.
My entire office was shut down and we were all laid off on Monday. I am terrified and crushed that this happened right at Christmas. This came out a perfect time. Thank you
I lost my mom back in 2020 to breast cancer. A day before her birthday and around 2 weeks before mine It still feels like yesterday. I still feel so lost. She was my whole world and I'm still picking up the pieces. So to hear that it's ok to feel small was something I didn't know I needed. I'm standing here crying while making Coco wheats like she used to make me when I was a kid. Thank you ZeFrank for all the content you've made over the years and thank you for this message. I think I'm going to go visit my old neighborhood soon. Walk around my old complex, the old stores we used to shop together in. Thank you.
I am so sorry to hear about your mother. I lost mine last year, but she was 93 so it was just her time...I miss her and the rest of the family I've lost. I have a wonderful man in my life that I can talk to, but lately I've felt so much pain that I'm afraid to say anything...we watched Zefrank's video together and I opened up to him...he let me know I'm not alone, and I felt the spirits of everyone I've lost...know your mother is watching over you, and there may be a time where you feel something you can't describe, and realize it's her...I hope you find peace.
I lost my mother in 2018. Diabetes complications. Now I have it. My life is in more shambles than I had realized. I never knew how much I had not mattered to anyone until my mom passed away. But in the end, Zefrank was right: I do matter. If I didn't, I would've had less friends than I had realized. Even if my world is small and insignificant. I miss my mother. More or less terribly than you do, but even saying so is a moot point. We both love and miss our mothers. That's what matters. Just like you matter. I won't ask that we walk the same roads as we are strangers. But, I do implore you stay strong. I can't say I'm strong, because I feel I don't do it enough. Not until I meet the end, living the best I can. But you can be strong. Stronger than me. You got this. And I'm sure you have people who got your back. As the song, "My Silver Lining" by First Aid Kit, suggests, don't take the easy road.
*hug*
Hi stranger, I'm very sorry to read this.... Your mum lives in every little space that you inhabit, between your cells and your thoughts... and within them. I know this maybe feels stupid but I'm sending you love and strenght from far away
Grief is the process we have to go through to break the bonding of human to human. The better and deeper the bond, the greater the pain in breaking the bond. Death is non negotiable in having to go through grief. I know a version of your pain for I have lost my parents and a sibling. Kubler-Ross wrote "On Death and Dying " . She covered loss. There are 5 stages; one does not go through these in any order and may repeat any stage any number of times.
Anger
Apathy
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
I found talking to others helped. I talked to many a nurse in the hospitals in which I practiced (I am a retired psychiatrist, MD, now but was active at the time of my mother's death). No one nurse heard a story over and over but I was able to talk about these things over and over. This helped me process. In breaking this bond, it is like building a box with putting the important things into it that were gained during the relationship. One day, I could smile at the memories and not cry. I appreciated what I had more than I could not be with her. Ther will always be a hole, "something missing" but the deep pain passes. Yes my small world is ok.
As a psychiatrist, I learned if on puts off this process, then clinical depression can build. So I do hope you have supportive people. If you do need to see a psychologist to start the process please seek help.
Remember when there is no bonding, there is no grief. Grief is a sign of losing an important (to you) relationship.
Federal law requires me when I leave medical information to tell the reader this information does not make a doctor/patient relationship. Consider this a public service announcement.
Ze, this is the type of video that I miss. This is the type of video that made me fall In love with your style. I used to listen to your thoughts and they would help when I needed it most. From your whitty little bits like "Perfectionism may look good in his shiny shoes, but he's a bit of an ass hole and nobody invites him to their pool parties" to the existential gems like"culturally irrelevant, yeah those are crushing words". You put my feelings onto a mirror for me to look back at. You spoke how only my feelings felt and my words could not speak. You were someone who provided a service, who provided self actualization when I didn't know where to find it, and it helped me come to terms with myself and embrace my thoughts and feelings as ME. I know this sounds a bit much but I've suffered mental health issues my whole life and you truly helped when I needed it and didn't know how to look for help. Please continue to make videos like this and the ones from your past, they were good therapy.
I've had a rough few years, and this reached down and touched my soul. Thank you, Ze Frank.
Man, this takes me back. I love the animal videos, but I miss the days where Ze would just sit down in front of his cool bookshelf and have a philosophical talk about life with us. He’s always teaching me so much. 😄
Totally brings me back to A Show with Ze Frank ❤I still sings ‘the song that I sing when I’m scared of something’ 😊
Wait, WHAT! I need to see this.
@@caffinatedredpanda9964 me too i watched them yesterday they were amazing too.
I so needed this today. My world has shrunk so much since I became disabled. I try to fill it with things that bring me joy but sometimes that is a mighty struggle when you have anxiety and depression on top of constant pain. This video gave me hope when I was feeling utterly hopeless. Thank you, Zefrank. Thank you.
You are enough. You matter. You are not alone. You are so much stronger than you know and you will find new ways to make your world bigger when you are ready.
Keep ya head up😊☺️
I’ve been subtly disabled most of my life although I was only diagnosed late, but I had been managing. Then recently because I was afraid of becoming MORE disabled over a medical disagreement with my foolish boss, I was fired and have been unable to find work because so many employers also have that disagreement at least until recently. Things are changing, however, so maybe I can get out of the rut I’ve been in, maybe we both can.
Seems there are a lot of us in the comments. It's good to know we're not alone.
There is a whole mess of people who are in a deep deep hole. Just know that you aren't alone. I've been in that hole, myself...fortunaly I had a spouse that would hate me no matter how much I tried to get her to hate me. Belive me...I tried my hardest. But if you try to look at the "destionation" you will get overwhelmed, just take it a day at a time. Hell if you need take it one hour at a time. Stay strong AND alive!!
Watched this one three times in a row while getting ready for work. I needed this, truly needed it. I even asked my SO the night before if it was "alright that I didn't do more than survive the night", my space was that small. I used to call moments like that "tiny" and this really hit the nail on the head on how sometimes the personal world is just small.
That hydra was having a good ol' time spinny spin spinnin' around.
We should all aspire to be like that.
Your humor helps so much with my chronic depression. Thanks for being an uplifting part of my day :)
This was unexpected. Why did it hit so hard? Thank you. I hope you remember your own words, and remember that you are enough too.
What a lovely thing to say. I myself was wondering if he knows how important he is as well.
Wow. This is the first piece of media to ever make a tear fall down my cheek. This hits very close to home as someone suffering with an incurable chronic illness. Thank you Zefrank, this is beautiful.
Ditto
Mush luv
Came here to laugh, ended up crying. Gosh darn you zefrank, you really surprised me today. Thank you for helping me feel my feelings.
Rest in Peace Diane Lorene
Wait he died??
@@Mimix-o no
My husband and I watch your videos together as our "together time". We absolutely love them because they are not only incredibly informative, they're hilarious 🤣 I have been really sick lately and this video really just hit directly what I need to do for the time being. Thank you for doing what you do. You're amazing. 🥰
Thank you ZeFrank. My fiancée and I very recently lost our child to a miscarriage which also almost cost me the love of my life. This beautiful little video hit us both very hard, leaving us both crying. It genuinely felt like you were speaking directly to us regarding things getting smaller before preparing us for something new and it's definitely something we both needed to hear.
Thank you for a year's worth of laughs and joy and this short, beautiful and emotional video.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Hugs to you both.
@@kareningram6093 Thank you.
Miscarriage was what came to mind to me for very personal reasons as well.
Sorry for your loss.
We lost a child, too. There are no words to describe that kind of loss, but every now and a then, a bright spark like this arrives, and gives you a new perspective. Thoughts of you from someone who know how hard this is, and how much the little things truly matter in life.
Reading that made me tear up big time...I hope you can find peace and keep it, I couldn't imagine the emotional tole something like that takes
This is one of the best things I've ever seen made. Beauty, optimism and forgiveness. You've made the world a little better today, and a little brighter. Well played.
Did not come here expecting something this profound. I'm lucky enough to have none of the hard times others in the comments are facing, but this still made me cry a little bit...
Thank you.
I lost so much this year. My uncle, a few best friends exited my life, my favorite person in the world walked away, my car is messed up, my father's health has declined, and I just feel so lonely and broken sometimes- almost every single day.
Thank you so much for this little piece of encouragement and comfort.
Here's to good times... hopefully.
Zefrank has the ability to make me sob like a baby with a few words.
I had a really bad injury last spring and it left me bed ridden for a month and chronic pain I'm still dealing with. I remember that the event was so traumatic to me but the world kept going on without me. I felt so...isolated because of that. Like, how dare everything not stop because of what happened. Which is silly and narcissistic but in that moment and now dealing with the pain, it just separates you from everyone. You can be surrounded by people and, yet, when in pain every day, feel so alone.
Thank you, Zefrank. This was beautiful.
We sob together. I wish u love.
I'm in a very similar situation and you've explained the feelings I have better than I can. The whole world is moving on with their lives, yet we're stuck in a moment in time.
I totally feel this.
I totally understand, I was wheelchair bound for months after a traumatic accident , isolated, and alone... and felt the same way, even when I had visitors. Even now, some days it feels like being on Mars and earth is just a speck in the distance... even though it, and everyone else, is just outside the door, going on as usual. It was far worse though after I lost my son years ago... I will always have a huge hole where my heart used to be. Pain is so isolating.
This is automatically one of my favorites. I had almost forgotten how eloquent you are at this sort of thing. Thank you for being you, Ze, for making us laugh til we cry, but also legit cry by touching those tender spots of our humanity.
So beautifully said, and I agree. Thank you.
I always come back to this video every once in awhile to tell myself it’s going to be ok. And things did turn out ok. Thank you, zefrank, for continuing to comfort me, whether it be through your absolute pinnacle of comedy or bombshell emotional artworks like this. It helps more than you could ever know
what a perfect moment of peace for such a stressful time of year. thank you.
Last night at work I heard an awful, terrible, shrill scream, and came to find my coworkers hugging and one of them sobbing. She had just received a call that her best friend was killed in a car accident. It was a hard, horrible night... December is truly terrible for myself and so many around me every year, and from a channel that usually just makes me laugh, you have me sitting here sobbing. Thank you so much for this.
I’m weeping and I don’t know how this happened.
I’m getting a loved one on hospice right now.
I’m in the bathroom in the hospital…thinking of this.
Thank you for this precious moment.
A stranger sends you a comforting and loving hug.... we are all part of the same world and love is what is holding it together.
Sorry to hear Kate, shit's tough but you're always loved by someone, never forget that
Hugs internet stranger.
I wish I could say it gets easier. The truth is it just becomes more real. Sometimes I get blindsided by the small things.
I hope you find comfort and support throughout this ordeal.
Praying for you and yours.
I don't know of the intention of this video was to be an emotional piece, it definitely touched me. It was so calming and gentle. I am unexpectedly in tears now.
Throughout half of my life I had the same goal of being a Paleontologist when I was older. But that all changed once I got I to middle school. Life became miserable, I felt depressed, I became anxious and doubtful of what I wanted to be with no clear vision as to what was ahead. Finally, near the end of high-school the world felt like this massive, intimidating place to be in and I felt lost. I felt small. Now, I'm on my second year of college and the world still feels intimidating, but I found new purpose in writing. Additionally, I plan on taking a gap year so I can make the world small again and "find my shape."
So first off, it’s a little shocking to hear you so thoughtful and serious. I kept waiting for the punchline . Secondly, thank you so much. I just lost my closest friend . We had spent every day together for the last ten years or so. When he developed diabetes a few years ago I gave him his shots twice a day and made sure his diet was right and that he got lots of exercise . Even though he was small and had four legs he was the biggest thing to me. This video really helped. ❤
I am sorry for your loss.
@@CL-go2ji thank you.
Sorry for your loss. And the punchline, as I see it, was the pooping hydra.
Your closest friend knew how much you cared for him...he's at the bridge with mine, and we will all be together again...I'm giving you a virtual hug so you know you're not alone. 🤗
@@mrs.pantocow4747 ❤️
I'm the sole caretaker for my mom, who has Alzheimer's. Lately, her dementia has gotten much worse, and it shows no signs of plateauing, requiring near-constant vigilance and constant care. My world has, indeed, become very small. Thank you for this.
Take care of yourself as much as you can. It’s not selfish, it’s necessary. Be well...
I hope your mother gets better, and I hope you can remain strong enough to take care of your mother, what you are doing sir is what every caring son should do to their parents, be strong because when it's all done you will have no regrets and you can think back and be proud of yourself, some people would give all their positions so just that a loved one would come back for just a second. prophet Mohamed said: Your Heaven lies under the feet of your mother. I hope you the best my friend
This is honestly one of the most beautiful videos i've seen, and your narration, while normally comical, was perfectly tuned to it. 2 weeks ago i lost my grandfather that helped raise me, then last friday i lost my other grandfather. This was a great video, a beautiful message, and the timing for me was perfect. God bless.
This year has been really hard for me, and I really needed this. I found my journal that I haven't written in in months and wrote down this entire piece. Thanks for making this, take care everyone ❤️
This is a testament of Zefrank's intelligence and writing capabilities. Well done sir. Beautiful and poetic. True art that moves and touches something inside us.
These past couple years have brought people to the breaking point... I think the words you speak, and how you speak them... They are *exactly* what so many people need at this moment. Excelsior Frank.
Pooping hydra
come for the inspiration and peaceful calming "it's okay" moment. stay for the credits to seem less like an art project and something through which the creators are actually interacting with us.
so real. thank you. and his work is amazing! thank you seriously for the nice credit roll
I'm an environmental microbiology undergrad and have recently gotten over an 8 year long battle with severe depression. This is exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you for making this.
Was diagnosed with MS. Had a spinal tap two days ago and these last couple of months have been physically and mentally taxing. But I will admit my world suddenly shrank. My concerns were so spread out and now narrowed to this and making the most out of what little I can still do for now until I get proper treatment. I’m honestly enjoying my time stuck at home and my significant other’s company much more than ever before. My world has been shrunk to my home and yet I feel like there’s so much more I can do. I’m happy.
I was diagnosed with MS 10 years ago. I went through a spinal tap as well. Not certain which kind of MS you have but treatment has really excelled in the last 2 decades. I hope you get the treatment that works for you and allows you to live a full and wonderful life! Don’t lose hope!
I was diagnosed with MS 4 years ago and my world too, got smaller. I understand the frustration of waiting for treatment. Hang in there! In the meantime give yourself permission to rest and ask for support. Get to know and be good to the new you.
"Maybe someone left before you were ready". Aww
No matter where you are, or what you do, or what you been through, we all know sometimes we all need to hear this (or we need to share it with a loved one who also needs to hear it) Thank you so much for this little ray of hope! I wish you all the very best in 2023!
I am only 43 and I am having heart surgery next month to fix an array of problems and it's been weighing heavily on my mind. I don't know if it is the universe reaching out to me, or coincidence, but seeing a new video by you and it being this all of the videos you could have uploaded today; it put me at peace. Thank you, thank you, thank you so much. ❤❤❤
If your arteries are clogged you might consider going whole food plant based , i lost my colleague who was 28 because of heart decease i don't want people to harm animals and die , this world is our off is mind...
@@Fruit_bee Luckily, they are not. I have congenital deformities we just found out about last year, but thank for the comment. I do try to eat very clean, which probably is one of the reasons I didn't have issues until I started aging. I no doubt would have had symptoms earlier.
In the last 18 months or so, I was diagnosed with an auto immune disorder, which resulted in being declared leagaly blind and a more likely than not shortened life span. To say it's been difficult is an understatement. This video is one of the most Inspiring things I have listened to. Thank youfor reminding me thatw who I am now is enough .
I don't know you, but I want you to know that I will be thinking of you every day. I hope that you have more good days than bad.
A good friend of mine had something that sounds a lot like that.
Enjoy everything that you can , while you can.
I have been watching this channel for the longest time, for both the information that is given and the absolutely hilarious commentary. And yes, sometimes an out of place video pops up (Morgan Freeman). This video came at just the right time for me. My world is currently being upended as I am going through an emotionally difficult separation / divorce. Before, I had put the work in on my mental health and I had finally arrived at the realization that I am an amazing person and I want to get out there and start living my life. Then I watch this and it feels like somebody's just speaking to my soul and I found tears streaming down my face. I'm not sad, just grateful that this was a confirmation of my struggle to move forward in life and know that I've got this. I am enough... I am more than enough. (Thanks LB)
I am a veterinarian, and with the current veterinary crisis, I have little opportunity to laugh. I almost hurt myself laughing at some of this gentleman's videos, but this one surprised me with its beauty and relevance. Thank you, Frank. It takes a guy with curiosity to do these videos, and that is one of the greatest compliments I tend to offer. Curious people are the best kind.
My world has been small for many years now, this hit me when I needed it. "You are enough." Thank you Zefrank, for always brightening my small world.
I cannot understand how a person would want to deny themselves or their loved ones the wonder that science allows us. Stunning recording work by Benedikt Pleyer, and thank you so much for identifying the life forms in the microbial aquarium.
I honestly really needed to hear that. It’s been a rough several months, just trying to get to tomorrow after tomorrow, but a spot of hope makes it possible to keep on. No matter how small.
Thank you for being here, and happy holidays. Hope they’re great
My dad who went through a stroke adored the videos ye all made, wonderful comedy, amazingly well thought out and easy to understand explanations made my father smile, it reminded him of Steve Irwin, Uncle Roger, and Bob ross.
Now each video ye upload comforts me in a way only my dad could, ye have a similar voice to him the warmth and timber of how ya speaks. Makes me feel right at home with him beside me watching paintings of Bob, Gary Jenkins, and Teddy's Operation.
I thank ye for the warmth mate.
5 months ago, I lost my mom. This hit me pretty hard. Thank you
The timing of this is perfect for not just this season and how bad my depression gets, but with how deep I am in a bad situation with awful people. It makes me glad for the day I can leave it. Just surviving in my little droplet for now.
I needed that. Perfect timing. I'm in a small place. But now it's okay after hearing it from that perspective. ❤
2022 can go away now. I lost my Mom, my Uncle and my best friend of 40 years. I've had enough. Thank you Frank for all you do. You bring smiles and laughter to us when we are hurting and down. God Bless.
Ze, today is my birthday, and that almost felt like a personal gift to me. Thanks for that, and for everything you do. You genuinely make this world a lovelier, more tolerable place.
Happy belated birthday
@@gerbenp394 Thank you!
Sometimes the world becomes small
Maybe you know
Maybe someone left before you were ready
or a future that was so clear just disappeared in a moment
Sometimes life is like that
Sometimes we fall ill
Sometimes it doesn't feel safe to go outside
and the world becomes small
Sometimes small is what's needed
Something simple
Some time to run your fingers over familiar scenes
to remember your shape
to find your capacity again
Give it time and it finds the smallest spaces
and fills them with whole universes
if you let it
When the world becomes small
there is enough
You are enough
to fill it with all you need
Until you're ready for something new.
:')
Thanks for the transcription.
Thank you Zefrank, for this generosity. I hope you receive the kindness that you’ve given here.
I lost a friend just a few days before Christmas. Our relationship turned sour, and I found this video before things turned for the worst. I'm glad I could come back to this, as I saw this when it was first released. I needed this. And perhaps so does she. I'm glad that this could comfort me, and everyone else struggling with something right now.
I love how every now and again you drop a video brimming with humility and compassion. This, without exception, has successfully tugged on my heart strings.
Totally agree, incredible and thought provoking ♥
Zefrank,
I usually watch your videos for the reasons I’m sure everyone does. The humor, the knowledge, the cute (or disturbing) footage of animals.
Today, I needed this video. This year, I needed this video. I’ve been struggling, today more than usual, and my world has been so small for so long. And it’s hard for me to remember that even throughout all of this, I am enough.
Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this side of you with us as well. Beautiful ❤️
Love to see a "return to form" that highlights how an artist has developed. Been watching you for as long as Ive been on youtube and while youre definitely a comedic genius, I have been back to watch your more melancholy videos many times.
God I needed this right now. My fiance just broke up with me and I feel like my entire life has been upended. I'm so lost and drowning, and I feel so so small. But small is okay for now. Today is the first day since it happened I feel like things will be ok eventually. Thank you
I find this so relatable, it really does feel like my world compressed itself into a tiny space during the last three years and I've been feeling guilty over not trying to expand it again, but maybe it's ok to give it its time, to take my time to properly heal.
Yes.
I think really needed this right now, tears are flowing. Thank you❤️🐟
I’ve watched this video an absurd amount already and I’m still dumbfounded at how much this resonates with me in my life right now. These are the words I needed to hear today. Thank you!
Going through a deep depression over a loss of my youth, son, etc- this helped more than you know. Holidays are hard as I'm aging alone, kids grown & gone.
This is wonderful. Thank you.
I’m sorry that so many of us can relate to this but it is comforting to know we’re not alone.
Thank you, Ze. I want to watch this on a loop, including dialogue.❤
I recently lost my grandmother and this was oddly comforting. I love all your videos. You’ve kept me laughing for years and now you’ve comforted me :) thank you for being what the world needs ❤
As someone recovering from a traumatic injury which has uprooted my life in junior year of high school, this was very comforting to hear. Thank you, Ze ❤
Hugs. I hope you get better soon.
The fact that the True Facts guy managed to make something legitimately beautiful and heartwarming is amazing.
Next time I'm extremely stressed or sad, I'll make sure to watch this.
This year went terrible for me and my family. So many psychological crisis happened to us and it's been mentally challenging. My father still tries his best to make things better but i feared each day that we would inevitably fall apart
Watching your videos time to time, however, gave a strength to ease off the fear, become brave and keep on living. Such small things, i genuinely appreciate. Thank you.
Quite touching Zefrank, a moment of pause and contemplation in a mad world. Thank you, keep well and a merry festive season to you and yours.
I’m suffering from severe depression and anxiety and have lost myself over these past few months. This honestly made me happy. Thank you. I loved every second of this video and will probably listen to it a hundred times tonight. And your voice is amazing and calming
huge hugs.. Keep holding on.
@@KuvaPefo thank you it means a lot