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BAND PLAYS: God Save The Queen | 0:00:13 | 0:00:15 | |
There was a time when British Olympic medal winners | 0:01:01 | 0:01:04 | |
became household names | 0:01:04 | 0:01:06 | |
because there were so few of them. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:09 | |
But the 67 medals at this year's Games in Rio | 0:01:09 | 0:01:13 | |
and 147 at the Paralympics | 0:01:13 | 0:01:17 | |
meant that the GB medallists' reception at Buckingham Palace | 0:01:17 | 0:01:22 | |
was a crowded and happy event. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:24 | |
Throughout the Commonwealth, there were equally joyful celebrations. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:28 | |
Grenada, the Bahamas, Jamaica and New Zealand | 0:01:28 | 0:01:32 | |
won more medals per head of population | 0:01:32 | 0:01:35 | |
than any other countries. | 0:01:35 | 0:01:37 | |
Many of this year's winners spoke of being inspired by | 0:01:39 | 0:01:43 | |
athletes of previous generations. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:45 | |
Inspiration fed their aspiration, | 0:01:47 | 0:01:50 | |
and having discovered abilities they scarcely knew they had, | 0:01:50 | 0:01:54 | |
these athletes are now inspiring others. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:57 | |
A few months ago, I saw inspiration of a different kind | 0:01:59 | 0:02:03 | |
when I opened the new Cambridge base | 0:02:03 | 0:02:06 | |
of the East Anglian Air Ambulance, | 0:02:06 | 0:02:09 | |
where Prince William works as a helicopter pilot. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:12 | |
It was not hard to be moved by the dedication | 0:02:13 | 0:02:17 | |
of the highly skilled doctors, paramedics and crew, | 0:02:17 | 0:02:20 | |
who are called out on average five times a day. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:24 | |
But to be inspirational, you don't have to save lives or win medals. | 0:02:26 | 0:02:31 | |
I often draw strength from meeting ordinary people | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
doing extraordinary things - | 0:02:35 | 0:02:38 | |
volunteers, carers, | 0:02:38 | 0:02:40 | |
community organisers | 0:02:40 | 0:02:43 | |
and good neighbours - | 0:02:43 | 0:02:44 | |
unsung heroes whose quiet dedication makes them special. | 0:02:44 | 0:02:49 | |
They are an inspiration to those who know them, | 0:02:50 | 0:02:53 | |
and their lives frequently embody a truth expressed by Mother Teresa, | 0:02:53 | 0:02:59 | |
from this year Saint Teresa of Calcutta. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
She once said, "Not all of us can do great things. | 0:03:03 | 0:03:07 | |
"But we can do small things with great love." | 0:03:07 | 0:03:11 | |
This has been the experience of two remarkable organisations, | 0:03:12 | 0:03:17 | |
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award | 0:03:17 | 0:03:19 | |
and the Prince's Trust, | 0:03:19 | 0:03:21 | |
which are 60 and 40 years old this year. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:25 | |
These started as small initiatives | 0:03:25 | 0:03:28 | |
but have grown beyond any expectations, | 0:03:28 | 0:03:32 | |
and continue to transform young people's lives. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:35 | |
To mark my 90th birthday, | 0:03:37 | 0:03:40 | |
volunteers and supporters of the 600 charities | 0:03:40 | 0:03:44 | |
of which I have been patron came to a lunch in The Mall. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:48 | |
Many of these organisations are modest in size | 0:03:49 | 0:03:53 | |
but inspire me with the work they do. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:56 | |
From giving friendship and support to our veterans, | 0:03:56 | 0:04:00 | |
the elderly or the bereaved, | 0:04:00 | 0:04:03 | |
to championing music and dance, | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
providing animal welfare, | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
or protecting our fields and forests, | 0:04:08 | 0:04:11 | |
their selfless devotion and generosity of spirit | 0:04:11 | 0:04:15 | |
is an example to us all. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:17 | |
When people face a challenge | 0:04:19 | 0:04:21 | |
they sometimes talk about taking a deep breath | 0:04:21 | 0:04:25 | |
to find courage or strength. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:27 | |
In fact, the word "inspire" literally means "to breathe in". | 0:04:27 | 0:04:32 | |
But even with the inspiration of others, | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
it's understandable that we sometimes think | 0:04:37 | 0:04:39 | |
the world's problems are so big that we can do little to help. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:44 | |
On our own, we cannot end wars or wipe out injustice... | 0:04:45 | 0:04:50 | |
..but the cumulative impact of thousands of small acts of goodness | 0:04:52 | 0:04:56 | |
can be bigger than we imagine. | 0:04:56 | 0:04:58 | |
At Christmas, our attention is drawn to the birth of a baby | 0:05:00 | 0:05:04 | |
some 2,000 years ago. | 0:05:04 | 0:05:06 | |
It was the humblest of beginnings, and his parents, Joseph and Mary, | 0:05:07 | 0:05:12 | |
did not think they were important. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:14 | |
Jesus Christ lived obscurely for most of his life | 0:05:16 | 0:05:19 | |
and never travelled far. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:22 | |
He was maligned and rejected by many, though he had done no wrong. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:27 | |
And yet, billions of people now follow his teaching | 0:05:28 | 0:05:32 | |
and find in him the guiding light for their lives. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:35 | |
I am one of them because Christ's example helps me | 0:05:37 | 0:05:41 | |
see the value of doing small things with great love, | 0:05:41 | 0:05:45 | |
whoever does them and whatever they themselves believe. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:49 | |
The message of Christmas reminds us | 0:05:51 | 0:05:54 | |
that inspiration is a gift to be given as well as received, | 0:05:54 | 0:05:59 | |
and that love begins small but always grows. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:02 | |
I wish you all a very happy Christmas. | 0:06:04 | 0:06:07 | |
BAND PLAYS: A Christmas Intrada by Alfred Reed | 0:06:09 | 0:06:13 |