It's Just A Ride - Bill Hicks

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  • Опубліковано 28 жов 2024

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  • @TheFaithfulAtheist
    @TheFaithfulAtheist 8 місяців тому +13

    Today marks 30 years since Bill's passing. This man made such a impact on me as a person; his ideas and thoughts broadened the vistas for me in a way that is hard to describe. Listening to this monologue, to me, is akin to listening to John Lennon singing Imagine - pure idealism, distilled, in such a beautiful way.
    The world still loves and misses you, Bill.

    • @d1btd3265
      @d1btd3265 8 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for this. I've always been a huge fan of this closing. Just a coincidence that I end up here 30 years to the day after he died?

    • @evanharrison4054
      @evanharrison4054 12 днів тому

      You're seriously comparing that POS globalist anthem to Bill Hicks' best monologue?!
      You are missing the point of either, or both.

  • @sadsaccc
    @sadsaccc 6 років тому +445

    Children are smarter than any of us. Know how I know that? I don't know one child with a full time job and children. - Bill Hicks

    • @MrNinjaone1
      @MrNinjaone1 6 років тому +22

      Children are basically unique biological pure angels that become desecrated or molded in one way or another and then they become human adults, they become a part of the puzzle

    • @LuisMiranda-go7kx
      @LuisMiranda-go7kx 6 років тому +5

      Dumb and overly romantic argument

    • @markjens9046
      @markjens9046 5 років тому +2

      Does anyone get the satire?

    • @igogoplatayobitch7566
      @igogoplatayobitch7566 5 років тому +2

      Just shows how stupid this guy really is.

    • @daveycrocker4466
      @daveycrocker4466 5 років тому +3

      U never herd of a china sweat shop then?

  • @gamermcgameface5470
    @gamermcgameface5470 6 років тому +130

    Bill Hicks is a father figure to millions, in so far as his life advice and points of view transcend comedy and becomes fatherly wisdom.

    • @carriekmms
      @carriekmms 3 роки тому +1

      So true

    • @lejlatiric7037
      @lejlatiric7037 3 роки тому

      Well said!

    • @jakobneville2917
      @jakobneville2917 3 роки тому +6

      For starters, Bill wasn't a father, so you're getting parenting advice from someone who never had any children. Second, the individual was a blatant misogynist who held a deep dislike for women. Working-class women, mothers, small children, and the elderly were generally the brunt of his jokes. That's just creepy and very unsettling. I would never put my trust in someone like this for sound advice.

    • @kylestraub4429
      @kylestraub4429 2 роки тому +7

      @@jakobneville2917 he did not hold a deep dislike for women.

    • @DayTripperrr
      @DayTripperrr 2 роки тому +1

      @@jakobneville2917 He loved women to say just because he made jokes about women he is sexist you are an absolute idiot no wonder you don’t get his comedy.

  • @creator2839
    @creator2839 6 років тому +322

    "When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat."
    ~ George Carlin
    Enjoy the ride! Enjoy the show! :)

  • @pete8996
    @pete8996 6 років тому +30

    Choose love. Even if fear seems unbeatable, love is stronger. So don't hold your love back...

  • @realcygnus
    @realcygnus 6 років тому +105

    Literally EVERYTHING is about Consciousness evolution. & that really does equate to us making choices out of Love instead of Fear. As Love/cooperation/empathy etc. is the ONLY path to an "Optimal Configuration". This is true of ANY social system, especially for a planet full of individuals. BH was spot on.

    • @JonasAnandaKristiansson
      @JonasAnandaKristiansson 6 років тому +1

      You got it!!

    • @yangxiaolong1392
      @yangxiaolong1392 6 років тому

      It is true that selflessness/goodness is a part of any optimal society, but so is selfishness/evil since too much of anything promotes homogenous stasis. The same is true of order versus chaos.

    • @realcygnus
      @realcygnus 6 років тому

      @@yangxiaolong1392 yes, balance is always in the equation. & one reason I think the ideas hold is that evolution is open ended, so we will NEVER be "done". & with like a reincarnation in your model, you could always be busy helping the "newer souls", so to speak. & yes potential for entropy, randomness/order is at the core of mind/existence itself as well as the "physical".

    • @yangxiaolong1392
      @yangxiaolong1392 6 років тому

      'tis ironic that we as a culture focus solely on fear-based consciousness and then wonder why we have big pharma making a killing on anxiety reducers... Simplistically speaking, anxiety is just anticipated fear.

    • @yangxiaolong1392
      @yangxiaolong1392 6 років тому +1

      ...Then again, we are creatures of habit, so maybe we need a new role model to follow. One that believes in a simpler, slower pace to life.

  • @AfterSkool
    @AfterSkool  6 років тому +180

    Bill Hicks has been the most highly requested speaker for me to animate. Who should the next animation be from? I will explore all the names you send me. Thanks!

    • @RubenYebran
      @RubenYebran 6 років тому +7

      After Skool Your videos are trully amazing! Thank you so much for the effort you put into them.

    • @isaiah7389
      @isaiah7389 6 років тому +1

      the last lecture by randy pausch would be a good one to animate.

    • @Machielovic
      @Machielovic 6 років тому

      Adi Da Samraj, Mooji, Papaji, Tony Parsons, Jim Newman, Robert Adams, Ramana Maharshi 40 verses on Reality I would like the most but do not know of an English spoken version.

    • @thejoelrooganexplosion2400
      @thejoelrooganexplosion2400 6 років тому

      Leo from the Actualized . org UA-cam channel :)

    • @gezin82
      @gezin82 6 років тому

      I'm tired of Alex Jones/Bill Hicks.

  • @tg3137
    @tg3137 6 років тому +154

    Bill Hicks was truly a genius

    • @turbonbc
      @turbonbc 6 років тому +10

      Doesn't take much, you just have to be awake to the truth and be yourself and you all become geniuses. The question is how much ego are you willing to surrender to source ;)

    • @saverio_6990
      @saverio_6990 6 років тому +2

      So many philosophers and people in general have belived that 'its just a ride'.
      Nevertheless still good to know these people are out there

    • @riptornstrat
      @riptornstrat 5 років тому +2

      an earth angel surely?💚👼🙏

    • @HBC423
      @HBC423 4 роки тому +4

      @@turbonbc the eloquence, understanding, and speaking skills to get these ideas across, are genius, or whatever word you choose to describe it. Most enlightened minds dont have this ability, or there would be more people like Mr. Bill Hicks

    • @HBC423
      @HBC423 4 роки тому +2

      @@turbonbc you clearly have no idea what you're talking about. There can be many buddhas. Enlightenment is not genius. If you listen to Richard Feynman, Bertrand Russell, Freeman Dyson, Leonard Suskind.. you'll understand true genius exists and it cannot be possessed by enlightenment

  • @El.Duder-ino
    @El.Duder-ino 3 роки тому +3

    The single best message for humanity!!! All we need is to follow it and see us all as one.

  • @AndreideLosSantos
    @AndreideLosSantos 6 років тому +79

    This is simply the best speech I've ever heard.
    I'm glad this got an animation. Great choice, as always, After Skool! Greetings from Brazil!

    • @jakobneville2917
      @jakobneville2917 3 роки тому +10

      Not even close bud! Listen to Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Then tell me about the best speeches ever heard.

    • @karmad.twelve6613
      @karmad.twelve6613 2 роки тому +1

      @@jakobneville2917 KEKW let's compete regarding inspiration! LUL

    • @damienhughes1996
      @damienhughes1996 2 роки тому

      Nah Bill hicks is on another level he's talking about life being a journey and we reincarnated. Over and over. He talks about exploring space inner and outer. He's talking human spiritual evolution not just civil rights which everyone should have it shouldn't even be a thing were all equal. Man infound out I carry the gene for sickle cell I got black in me and I'm proud of all the ethnicities in me the Sicilian Irish Scottish and the wampanoag tribe they make me who I am be proud of your ancestors and don't knock anyone down.

  • @bad77dragtruck
    @bad77dragtruck 6 років тому +48

    Oh did I need this today.

  • @buckbraun2133
    @buckbraun2133 5 років тому +9

    I'm a huge Bill Hicks, fan thank you so much for doing this!

  • @riptornstrat
    @riptornstrat 5 років тому +1

    THE PROFOUND WISDOM COMING FROM THAT WONDERFUL FUNNY FUNNY GUY IS BOUNDLESS,HE WAS TRULY AN ANGEL WALKING THE EARTH......i really do not believe that most folk innerstood the genius of the guy ty been thinking of this very part of his act,i am on an accelerated jouirney from 25 yr heroin use,tormented from birth by these demons been hurt so very deeply but of all the suicides my friends,too the mental/emotional/spiritual attacks/verbal bullying/physical abuse,multiple traumas enough in one life time many would never experience in ten ..too ``GOD``` finally reaching out and pulling me up i am only 10 weeks in so i must be so powerful to be still here thru it all still fairly healthy i 53 but was arrested development so i am guessing i am about 14-15 yrs old in my mind wow what a beautiful thing too have awoken too ty again💚👼🙏

  • @HillbillyHippyOG
    @HillbillyHippyOG 3 роки тому +1

    I love how you illustrated one of my favorite bits of all time. It will spread his wisdom even more effectively. Thank you.

  • @Chuckmuch
    @Chuckmuch Рік тому +2

    I was fortunate to see Bill perform live in London, a couple of years before he left this Earth. His show coincided with the LA riots, which started whilst his flight was in the air. Somehow he made that whole scenario both thoughtful and hilarious. I like to think he planted the seed of my understanding of life just being a ride 🎉 Bill, I’m sure you’re having a riot brother ❤

  • @Nezumi99
    @Nezumi99 5 років тому +3

    Lead singer of my fav band actually personally recommended this and im so greatful

  • @GiffysChannel
    @GiffysChannel 6 років тому +5

    OMG Thank you. This is my favorite quote by Bill!!

  • @ChessMasteryOfficial
    @ChessMasteryOfficial 6 років тому +63

    *It isn't where you came from. It's where you're going that counts.*

    • @DannySullivanMusic
      @DannySullivanMusic 6 років тому +5

      That's hilarious as a rollercoaster literally picks you up and drops you off at the same location

    • @DannySullivanMusic
      @DannySullivanMusic 6 років тому +1

      Darn, the person I replied to deleted their comment so now I look like a nut. Eh, maybe I am a nut.

    • @69ingpandas76529
      @69ingpandas76529 4 роки тому

      Nothing counts It's just a ride

  • @SOMETHiNGxPRODUCTiVE
    @SOMETHiNGxPRODUCTiVE 6 років тому +4

    Favorite one yet! Wow! The power of bill with your animation skills truly resonate!

  • @AidanReid
    @AidanReid Рік тому +1

    Love this, beautifully illustrated and animated.

  • @TheDingsBoms
    @TheDingsBoms 6 років тому +3

    Beautiful, thank you.

  • @alexbudesa2117
    @alexbudesa2117 6 років тому +2

    Yes!! Thank you, thank you thank you!

  • @joey4track
    @joey4track 6 років тому +24

    Bill Hicks is my spirit animal. Fun Fact: his full name William Melvin Hicks is an anagram for Manic Whims Kill Evil. How perfect is that?

  • @zyrrhos
    @zyrrhos 4 роки тому +2

    This is Bill's legacy and it's a beautiful gift to us mortals.

  • @hemam21
    @hemam21 6 років тому +3

    The most amazing two minutes on UA-cam .. I love it :)

  • @backfru
    @backfru Рік тому +1

    This bit still haunts me. It's so profound and so startling.
    I think about it years after I first heard it.

  • @waloacme
    @waloacme 3 роки тому +2

    The message of the century...

  • @charlesevenstad
    @charlesevenstad 6 років тому +8

    I love that man. The greats are always taken too soon.

  • @shiragadwah7580
    @shiragadwah7580 6 років тому +16

    I needed this bruh

  • @adriands8207
    @adriands8207 6 років тому +13

    In order to take the money (power, resources) from those who are using it for benefit themselves people got to make an struggle, a revolution, it can be done, it should be done, but we got to be aware how to do it. In this struggle for power people have no other weapon but colective organisation. It's not just a matter of individual choice.

  • @SK-jn3of
    @SK-jn3of 6 років тому +1

    This was Beautiful
    Thank you 🙏🏽

  • @qnzmetallord90
    @qnzmetallord90 Місяць тому

    I won't be here for long, but I damn sure will love as much as I can... I hope you see this and smile, we will be waiting for y'all.

  • @multi_misa72
    @multi_misa72 6 років тому +4

    my favorite monologue of all time, r.i.p. bill

  • @SRB57
    @SRB57 5 років тому

    This is a beautiful depiction of that Bill Hicks piece.

  • @DeenWimbrow
    @DeenWimbrow 5 років тому

    You guys posted this on my birthday last year. I love Bill Hicks and a big fan of ya'll. Wild.

  • @rcstraka
    @rcstraka Рік тому +2

    Bill Hicks and George Carlin have so much material that I would love to see After Skool add his artistic genius to.

  • @LiesDamnLiesandPolitics
    @LiesDamnLiesandPolitics 6 місяців тому +1

    My son is named Bill Hicks, after this legend. He's only 5yrs old and a little asshole right now, but the name lives on, and that's what matters.

  • @mrvivek815
    @mrvivek815 5 років тому

    So much wisdom here.

  • @corymartin1967
    @corymartin1967 6 років тому

    Absolutely beautiful

  • @mariusz6657
    @mariusz6657 6 років тому +14

    Great job After Skool :)

    • @stardust4001
      @stardust4001 6 років тому

      I read great job after school

  • @littledude000056
    @littledude000056 5 років тому +3

    Its troubling how simple of an idea that is. Yet we as a species can't/won't execute it.. I believe one day the world can be at peace. So long as this kind of idealism can exist.

    • @devodavis6747
      @devodavis6747 3 роки тому

      Idealism and decency will always be at war with greed

  • @StevenMP1993
    @StevenMP1993 Рік тому

    Beautiful! ❤

  • @kevingraham236
    @kevingraham236 Рік тому

    You got my vote!

  • @alexgrabowski6709
    @alexgrabowski6709 6 років тому +1

    It always feels good to think that we have a simple answer to such big and complex problems. It’s just not that easy.
    Don’t get me wrong. We should always be focused on how to make things better. It’s more important to remember that we live in reality where we have flaws and faults. Nothing will ever be perfect.

  • @CANNIBoy
    @CANNIBoy 6 років тому +2

    “Both inner and outer”
    Right on brother x

  • @poweroffriendship2.0
    @poweroffriendship2.0 6 років тому +18

    *_After Skool has more rides than an actual rollercaoster_*

  • @ccash.90
    @ccash.90 6 років тому +11

    Bill Hicks.

  • @kliphy10
    @kliphy10 6 років тому

    NAILED IT ,, Thanks guys

    • @AfterSkool
      @AfterSkool  6 років тому

      Hey! I like your photo :)

  • @ifnotwhynot7890
    @ifnotwhynot7890 5 років тому

    Underrated video

  • @Beliefisthedeathofintellect
    @Beliefisthedeathofintellect 3 роки тому

    Loved this guy! Legend!!
    A true legend!!

  • @samstranger2180
    @samstranger2180 5 років тому +6

    "Inner and outer space are exactly the same, yea" -terrence mckenna

  • @Dooms98-p2k
    @Dooms98-p2k 4 роки тому

    More Bill Hicks!!

  • @TehNarwhalz
    @TehNarwhalz Рік тому +2

    Rest in Peace Bill Hicks

  • @ericdwkim
    @ericdwkim 6 років тому +2

    love love love.

  • @RamboRichardson
    @RamboRichardson 6 років тому +4

    This Is Exactly What I Have Been Saying With My Quote!
    "Life Is Like A Roller Coaster, It Has Ups & Downs To Keep The Momentum Going, So You Have To Have Faith That You Will Be Okay In The End In Order To Enjoy The Ride"

  • @docrussojr
    @docrussojr 6 років тому +3

    Religion and greed is why the world is so divided.

  • @abhiramisanil8454
    @abhiramisanil8454 6 років тому

    I love this video... it is absolutely fantastic and to the point with the speech

  • @bomban1937
    @bomban1937 6 років тому +2

    Comon guys lets suport this man is so close to 500 000 LETS SUPORT THIS MAN

  • @turbonbc
    @turbonbc 6 років тому +1

    That's why we are always reminded after a big spiritual or psychedelic experience to play and have fun. By doing so, you are doing life/the universe ect.. a big favor that by being yourself and playing you are creating minimal resistance to the natural flow of creation. Everything else, Ego, Separation and all that comes with ect.. are all illusory human concepts that are merely a projection of our personalized and collective consciousness that only complicates and stops life from blooming and thriving to its fullest potential thus the popular BORG Term shoes its head once again: Resistance is Futile. AKA By just Being, Life Becomes. - The Paradox of life.

  • @JustinHmusic
    @JustinHmusic 4 роки тому

    Such a great man❤️

  • @kyleslifestyle8541
    @kyleslifestyle8541 6 років тому +1

    Bill Hicks was a comical genious. Such a brilliant mind. R.I.P.

  • @Tigrimitry
    @Tigrimitry 5 років тому +4

    ♫ melodysheep - Bill Hicks + George Carlin: The Big Electron ♫

  • @kansasvmax94
    @kansasvmax94 5 років тому +2

    As much as I truly agree in the idea of such an utopian world, love doesn't eradicate evil or provide protection from it. In order to have love, evil must exist. A shadow can only exist in the presence of light. Evil exists and evil breeds envy and contempt for the Noble man.

  • @thornuhh
    @thornuhh 6 років тому +12

    Don't mind me, just cruising by delivering pizza 🍕to awesome channels
    and UA-camr's:::::::::::::::::::::::::>>>>>>🛸

  • @Felix.Fictus
    @Felix.Fictus 6 років тому +6

    the problem is that even if every country agreed to NOT put any money into defense spending and do this charity instead, at least one or 2 (Korea) would still buy bigger guns behind everyone's backs and then there would be a war while everyone else is weak and none of us would be going to space because we would be scrambling to build a defense against this world threat.

    • @kunatosftw
      @kunatosftw 5 років тому

      There still be national security. The diference was that it was world Wide. Ir alot of mindsets Change it Will create pressure and influence others to change

  • @sb-jt5zn
    @sb-jt5zn 3 роки тому +1

    Bill was a legend

  • @garretthammerling3257
    @garretthammerling3257 5 років тому

    Awesome!!

  • @Thegoodlol
    @Thegoodlol 6 років тому +1

    Thanks for this video :)

  • @NorthOfChickKorea
    @NorthOfChickKorea 4 роки тому

    Awesome! Great work...fantastic artwork...carries the ethos

  • @Katharsis540
    @Katharsis540 3 роки тому

    Art.

  • @tracezachdaniels4264
    @tracezachdaniels4264 5 років тому

    SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide}
    ...dear makers of this...thanx so much....IF anything could be powerful that needed told in new ways...it IS this......much love...!!!....enjoy the ride..!

  • @yangxiaolong1392
    @yangxiaolong1392 6 років тому

    One of the great truths of life is that we want things that are part-and-parcel of diametrically opposed forces. In so wanting, we must accept balance as part of our lives. Those who walk the lines between order and chaos, love and fear do so on a knife-edge. That said, they are all the stronger for it.

  • @TheLifeFormulaa
    @TheLifeFormulaa 6 років тому +5

    Great stuff. Have you thought about animating Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy, or more Simon Sinek content?

    • @AfterSkool
      @AfterSkool  6 років тому

      Awesome! I'll look into Jim and Brian. Simon has great content. Thanks!

  • @lc9403
    @lc9403 12 днів тому

    Legend ❤

  • @BunstanMcFunkstan
    @BunstanMcFunkstan 2 роки тому

    this is the joke that made me start to do comedy rock on up there Bill, you were a Great Teacher :)

  • @felixcuevas1342
    @felixcuevas1342 6 років тому

    The message I got from this is to simply choose love over fear... but anyone could’ve guessed that.. why would I want to choose love over fear though?
    If you were a king would you rather be loved or feared by your people? I wanna hear the disadvantages over the other

  • @twinsoultarot473
    @twinsoultarot473 7 місяців тому

    He's right the choice is between fear and love.

  • @mikidomeny1677
    @mikidomeny1677 3 роки тому

    not as simple, but will be in the next generation.

  • @davelynch3064
    @davelynch3064 4 роки тому

    ...When the Power of Love overcomes the Love of Power,
    The World will know Peace

  • @brookebrezzo
    @brookebrezzo 6 років тому +5

    Funny that's it's still so relevant even tho this speech is 30 years old... not much has changed

  • @MotiveVideoBook
    @MotiveVideoBook 6 років тому +2

    Cool art and great content love the word "spend all that money on weapons and instead spend it educating the poor "

  • @sppspharmdude
    @sppspharmdude 3 роки тому +1

    RIP guru

  • @itsyun8950
    @itsyun8950 6 років тому +1

    What is Fear if we have Nothing to love. But more important, what is love if we Nothing to fear...

  • @humansvsaliens4331
    @humansvsaliens4331 4 роки тому

    FFS this is beautiful

  • @xTheReapersSpawn
    @xTheReapersSpawn 4 місяці тому

    I'm Bill Hicks and I'm alive now. 🥰

  • @Kyromation
    @Kyromation 5 років тому +1

    For a musical version of this, try Mad Tribe - Just a ride

  • @umairjaiswal5020
    @umairjaiswal5020 6 років тому +1

    great content bro😘

  • @Atamastra
    @Atamastra 6 років тому

    Fuck yeah dude! Love me some Bill Hicks. Saw your Flower of Life there in the tree too :D You are definitely a kindred spirit. You totally get it.

    • @AfterSkool
      @AfterSkool  6 років тому

      haha aw thank you so much! I'm glad someone noticed!

  • @ElderberrySprout
    @ElderberrySprout 6 років тому +1

    Getting melodysheep flashbacks! Yay

  • @harryo82
    @harryo82 6 років тому

    Fucking genius! I needed this today.

  • @oOImpulseOo
    @oOImpulseOo Рік тому

    Bill Hicks was right about everything.

  • @annalisavajda252
    @annalisavajda252 Рік тому

    There are ideals and then there is reality.

  • @jamesflack8624
    @jamesflack8624 2 роки тому

    Ga'damn but you are missed Bill.
    Cheers 🍻

  • @lightbeingpontifex
    @lightbeingpontifex 3 роки тому

    Life is a roller coaster that you can't get off of,,, death is just a temporary pause before you go back on the ride,,,

    • @Polarcupcheck
      @Polarcupcheck Рік тому

      It might be. To the best of my knowledge, we really are just energy condensed (E = mc^2). What I find crazy is that energy itself is feeling, or has invented pain. Imagine inventing your own feelings that bother you? I always felt suicide was aspects of the universe itself not liking it's current state. Since, it is claimed energy cannot be created or destroyed, is this forever in some capacity. Maybe the universe is sick of existing.

  • @Inziagold
    @Inziagold 9 місяців тому

    In a state of fear it is lies that are loved, so thet hiss at the truth, they claim they want. Most do not want truth because it cuts the ego.

  • @stephenowens3687
    @stephenowens3687 Рік тому

    So sad that so many people in the US still don't know who Bill is, or his legacy.

  • @BAPSBhajanKirtan
    @BAPSBhajanKirtan 5 років тому

    love

  • @adamf6059
    @adamf6059 3 роки тому

    I have got to know. The intro music reminds me of a tune. What is it?

  • @patswayze7359
    @patswayze7359 5 років тому +1

    Hopefully mr.hicks is in another dimension doing what he does ,r.i.p
    Bill

  • @Epicuregarden
    @Epicuregarden 4 роки тому

    He's right.