I didn't know I didn't know that
Channel: Matt Baines
Date: 19/03/2021

Have you ever had a moment where you said, "I didn't know that I didn't know that?" Matt tells a story of a time he was surprised by an everyday item that he had no idea existed.

This Spring in TLC Youth, we are going to explore how the world we live in is a "More than ___ World":  This world is so much more: More than we have experienced, more than we ever imagined, more than we expected, or have seen or have ever dreamed of! We'll be exploring far-off countries, seeing life from a cat's-eye view, and looking for those details we overlooked in our everyday lives.  But... we need your help to get started!  

HOW TO GET INVOLVED:

Do you have any possessions that you think might surprise our young people and open their eyes to a side of life they haven't considered before?

* It could be a tool, an artefact from the past or another country.
* If so, could you make a short video* with your unusual artefact? 
* In the video, hold the item up to the camera without telling us what it is. 
* Then ask the question:  "What do you think this item is?" (Or, "What do you think this item is for?")  
* Pause for a moment, and then give the answer, perhaps with a little demonstration of how to use it, or the story of how it came to be in your possession.  
* Were you surprised by its existence or its utility? 
* Is it something you use regularly or an item you simply keep as a memento?
* Then pause again and finish your recording by looking at the camera and saying the words: "This world is more" with emphasis.
* When you are happy with your recording, email it to Matt at youth@augustine.org.uk by Wednesday 7th April using the title, "I didn't know I didn't know that!"
* I will then use your videos for a quiz introducing our theme of 'More than ____ World' at TLC Youth on Sunday 11th April.
* If you are not confident in your ability to record a short video, please don't be put off: we still want to hear from you and your surprising object!  Just drop Matt a line and we can discuss other options.  

Also, if you have contacts or experience of other countries and cultures, we want to hear from you too!  Again, drop Matt a line, and let's start a conversation!

"You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew, you never knew."
~ Colours of the Window, from Disney's Pocahontas

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” 
~ Hamlet