"If there's anything that you take away today, I want you to understand that human trauma and planet trauma are one and the same." As Sheila Watt-Cloutier, or Siila as she likes to be called, exited the stage, she was sent off by the uproarious applause of over 3,000 people. And then after a brief moment, each and every one of us began to stand in ovation and yell out in encouragement. The Inuit activist's speech certainly left a large lump in my throat. As a matter of fact, I don't think I would be wrong in assuming that her message left us all feeling a bit overwhelmed by emotion. That emotional impact of such powerful speeches persisted throughout those two days that my coworkers and I were away from the office. It was the Nobel Conference, after all.
