You'll Never Shine if You Don't Glow

[@ZebrinhahDesrosiers]

Damn, John's therapist must be so proud of him.

[@ZebrinhahDesrosiers]

@Connor Medberry right??? Specially when he talks about his youth and how cynical he was, coming from that and becoming a person who celebrates unironic enthusiasm 👏🏻 that 👏🏻 is 👏🏻 growth 👏🏻

[@RobRoschewsk]

I’m thinking it must be exhausting being John’s therapist

[@godshounds]

@@RobRoschewsk i think therapists have the most exhausting job in the world, and i pray they all have therapists of their own. shout-out to good therapists, man. they've saved my life several times over.

[@abeta201]

@@godshounds But who therapizes the therapists' therapists? Is it therapists all the way down?

[@wolfferoni]

Therapists should definitely have therapists of their own because yeah, it's a lot to deal with. I mean, a therapist can see many clients, and those clients can be therapists themselves so it could be therapists all the way down or some sort of therapist web connecting therapists to other therapists.

[@quintingell]

"Here's to celebrating light where we find it and making light where we don't" is such a good quote and another solid reason to always watch every vlogbrothers video to the very end

[@StaceyCaryl]

Yes. So poetic and beautiful

[@elinewllms]

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[@benvoliothefirst]

You nailed that landing like a 12 year old gymnast who doesn't know her best years are behind her now, John.

[@cogspace]

I cried. I didn't just tear up, or choke up, as to be honest these videos often make me do. I actually cried, uncontrollably, at this feeling I've been feeling for so long finally given words. Right now this world feels so dark, and it desperately needs us to make light where there is none.

[@RainaRamsay]

It's a good motto for any time, but I especially need to keep it in mind now. Embroider it on a throw pillow or something.

[@beethomas248]

I can't describe the exact feeling that these All Star titles are giving me, but boy is it a good one

[@vlogbrothers]

No idea what you're referring to, but I'm glad you're feeling good! -John

[@ThousandTimesBefore]

I knew John would reply that xD

[@jennifermartinez8619]

HOW DID I LET IT GO OVER MY HEAD THAT THE RECENT VIDEO TITLES ARE LYRICS FROM ALL STAR

[@cjtaylor686]

@@vlogbrothers (All) Star titles

[@eagleontheweb]

I think part of it is how it feels like a conversation.

[@sophiahawley5750]

Don’t forget to preorder John’s next book, “More Light Than Heat”!

[@rosesarelike]

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[@StrangerWithAHat]

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[@vlogbrothers]

One day!!!! -John

[@vinicius99157]

When John was describing his younger self it really felt like a novel, and that would finally be a fitting title

[@acgeewhiz]

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[@jmz1736]

Only fireflies break the mold

[@sanityismadness]

You would not believe your eyes, if ten million shooting stars

[@TamarZiri]

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[@IrisGlowingBlue]

We could use a wish right now!

[@sarahgrin]

John, you forgot to say *”I give fireflies four and a half stars.”*

[@tharinduweerasinghe9007]

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[@Antinomiste]

I mean exactly, I was surprised he didn't

[@geoffreymartin6363]

How does John so successfully speak in both whisper and bold font

[@biancar5763]

My friend, who hasn't been living outside a two million people city in forever just said: "Wait, so fireflies are real?"

[@MarkThePage]

Even living by a forest I never saw them until a couple of years ago. They're not easy to spot unless you're really staring into the darkness with a purpose, or if there's a swarm like in this video.

[@JukeboxTheGhoul]

Also for sad Europeans, the uk has no fireflies :/

[@elliestrasser3106]

In the US, they only (to my knowledge) exist east of the Rockies. I grew up in California and genuinely did not know they existed outside of movies until I was an adult.

[@eeveedoll]

Growing up in rural-ish Illinois, they were always out in the evenings when I was playing outside my house as a kid, at least in the summer. I think light pollution has led to less of them here in town but I do still see them sometimes. And I also called them lightning bugs!

[@AdaSoto]

@@elliestrasser3106 Also a Californian. I thought fireflies were made up or possibly extinct because I only saw them in old children's books. Then we had a family trip to the east coast. It was mind blowing.

[@brookewilson5520]

Am I crying over a firefly metaphor? Yes. It’s fine. I’m fine.

[@freelancers_corner]

SAME

[@russ9445]

SAME BRO!

[@taitai300]

SAME

[@NWPaul72]

I say cry. Fighting it just makes the discomfort last longer. Let it go and after a couple of sobs, some tears and a gasp you're ready to get on with things.

[@ellamcdonald-lee2186]

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[@elmiraadili]

“Fireflies make light where otherwise there wouldn’t be any” I want to be a metaphorical firefly and make my own light

[@RainaRamsay]

I support this ambition so much

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

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[@nemoforvermore8085]

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[@aditi_05]

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[@cogspace]

I think this might be an even better metaphor for hope than the thing with feathers... that even in the ancient, unfathomable darkness of interstellar space, far beyond the reach of any star, that even there there might be light, if there is life to make it.

[@s.b.1814]

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[@jadedalton2662]

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[@l.paigebowser7769]

Beautifully said.

[@jonahbrame7874]

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[@catherineonodera3174]

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[@zacharybahar5790]

You got to love it when you get a little extra episode of the Anthropocene Reviewed on Vlogbrothers!!

[@sophiahawley5750]

“But I’m not here to review Ohio’s one and a half star selection of state symbols”

[@gussnarp]

Scrolled down here just to see if someone had beaten me to this comment, and you did. The edges are blurring. Hank's videos are merging with Journey into the Microcosmos and John's with Anthropocene Reviewed and I am here for it!

[@marloesv9506]

Yes! So perfect :)

[@Makreads]

I need to catch up listening to the podcast, haven't done it for a few months.

[@ladyalfhildrforestofvioletmist]

I give lightning bugs 5 stars :)

[@seeChattrisse]

I've only ever seen one firefly at a time -- I literally don't know what I'd do with myself if I could stand in that field of grass and clover and watch dozens of them winking on and off together. Thanks, John

[@Zeintz]

There are some firefly sanctuaries! I've been to a seasonal one and it was really wonderful!!!

[@mineola_]

For the longest time I was convinced that fireflies were a Hollywood fiction, like how undercover cops have to tell you they're a cop. But sometimes truth is weirder than fiction.

[@LeoStaley]

I've met a bunch of people who thought narwhals were fictional creatures.

[@alexad1498]

I thought the same until I moved across the country! Also that yellow school busses picked up kids for school everyday, I thought it was just a tv plot aid

[@annabelcrescibene4257]

Same though, west coast life. ✌️

[@Narnendil]

I've met people who think reindeers are fictional... they're not, it's just, they can't fly obviously.

[@elliestrasser3106]

As a California kid, I feel this.

[@AnAbundanceofCoffee]

As a scandinavian, I thought fireflies where made up. Like only existing in cartoons made up. This is news to me.

[@vlogbrothers]

I think the northern lights are made up, so . . . :) -John

[@ellamcdonald-lee2186]

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[@breebell468]

They do seem magical enough to be fiction

[@MulberryDays]

That is a capital name, Coffee! A+

[@evelina4909]

+A

[@Izzy-Maurer]

I've seen as many fireflies in my life as I have unicorns, but this video definitely just made seeing them in real life someday an item on my bucket list. Thanks, John.

[@shreyavarshney5103]

these guys are showing me things I've never seen before. First shooting stars and now fireflies. Thankyou

[@RefanieFajrina]

Seeing them like this makes me think that shooting stars are basically giant fireflies in the space!

[@lifegeek5742]

Space fireflies!

[@sammunn5177]

Aw man they should make a TV show about that! XD

[@Naiadryade]

Ever wonder what those sparkly dots are up there? I don't wonder; I know. They're fireflies. Fireflies that, uh... got stuck up in that big bluish-black thing.

[@emilieb4644]

This is beautiful

[@Eric14492]

@@sammunn5177 That would be great!!! Except that they would probably bury it on Friday nights, play the episodes out of order, and then cancel it after the first season.

[@tarabeck999]

I've lived all over the USA and have always been struck by the difference in fireflies across the country. For me lightning bugs will always be the yellow/green blinks from my childhood, but I still love the "strange and beautiful" orange/yellow glow I've found out in the Midwest. These last two videos have had a quiet awe in them. Much needed. Thank you.

[@Kissowa]

I moved to the US in 2012 and when I saw fireflies for the very first time in spring of 2013, I cried. I was overwhelmed with how beautiful and foreign it felt to see them so close and it was a pretty defining moment for me in my journey to feel "at home" in a new country. For that reason they will always have a special place in my heart. Now I have fireflies under my balcony every night and it really brings me comfort in these times.

[@sketchlee1856]

I'm from Ontario, and we don't get a lot of fireflies here. But last June I went to Indiana to visit my best friend in person for the first time, who I had been talking to online for years. I remember that first night, being driven to their house from the train station, and just looking in awe at the dark corn fields that almost looked like a reflection of the night sky with all their twinkling lights. I had only seen a few fireflies in my life so it was hard to comprehend just how many there were. That night I caught fireflies in my hands while running barefoot in the grass with my best friend, and I felt the happiest I ever have. I was going to go back and visit this year, but for obvious reasons that isn't possible. It's been almost exactly a year since my visit, and I'm thankful for this video. I can't see any fireflies this year, but me and Addie are still making our own light, keeping each other sane over video chat in these crazy times. I hope to see the fireflies again soon.

[@alexbaggett9752]

I miss going out and catching fireflies, I miss the childhood innocence I once had. The innocence that wasn’t clouded by peer pressure or self hatred, the innocence that felt more like a dream then reality. I just miss myself

[@vlogbrothers]

I hope (and also think) that you will get yourself back in time. If you're patient with yourself and work back toward feelings of joy and broad curiosity, I do think it can happen. Not all at once, certainly--I think it takes decades--but eventually. -John

[@Thetabc24]

I am what some call adult, I will wander into my yard to interrupt a Firefly ( I also grew up calling them lightening bugs) flight path to watch it walk on my hand and take flight again all lit up. Do it, enjoy the tickle of the tiny feet, and smile. Small things are worth it for the huge feelings.

[@ayushagarwal1342]

By decades, are you referring to 'second childishness and mere oblivion'?

[@blazekat]

I am 51 years old, and this is the first time I've ever seen fireflies. I'd have to imagine this is what it feels like seeing the ocean or snow for the first time.. thank you for this video.

[@Ikyhayashi]

As an illustrator, I still find joy in simple, maybe stupid things such as the fact that a gray spot, something that looks like a taint on your screen, will actually turn into light when you change the background to a darker hue. I often catch myself thinking that the brightest light is the one that shines in the darkest places, how the best of us could be the worst and vice versa, were situations different. Making our own light is a great idea and so is keeping in mind that you don't need to be full #fff to glow in the darkest places.

[@manaseekulkarni3433]

This struck a chord deep within me. Thank you

[@zyzxzsgedr]

+++ :)

[@s.b.1814]

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[@char_the_shark]

Hey John. A few weeks ago you made a video about how "you miss the luxury of caring about things that don't matter." It really spoke to me at the time, and after some reflecting, it dawned on me that I was in fact drowning under a sea of nothingness. All that existed was the world at large--which, being aware of the grand scheme of things isn't inherently a bad thing, but that it was dehumanizing me to a point of blank-slatedness, was. That video pulled me out of a several month slump that I didn't even know I was in. You get so used to the sinking feeling when everything you know changes, that you don't even feel yourself slipping away with it. I wanted to say thank you, because I found something to care about because of your story. I made the effort to stay grounded. And while yes, I have been out protesting and using my platform (safely), and continuing to protect myself and others during this pandemic, I've also dived head-first into loving things again. I needed to take care of myself. And sometimes one needs a little help getting there. Thank you. I hope you and your family are well.

[@_the_]

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[@123ellemnop]

“Here’s to celebrating light where we find it, and making light where we don’t” Beautiful! ✨

[@kelsimanning6015]

ok, so MY thoughts on the All Star titles is that since John wouldn’t let Hank do a frame by frame analysis of the All Star music video on Dear Hank and John, this is the compromise. John, blink twice if I’m right

[@JulieHerrick]

Agreed

[@coolkumquats]

We'll never find out that way! John doesn't blink in his videos!

[@taniapandia4264]

"What was wrong with me was that I was afraid to experience an ironized emotion, afraid that if I gave in to the phenomenal beauty of fireflies I would seem childish and naive, or worst of all, that I would be seen as innocent and vulnerable." wow, you actually turn my thoughts into words lol

[@musthavebeenthewill]

I really enjoy when the Vlogbrothers video references something talked about on Dear Hank and John, because it gives me a chance to hear the same exchange in two different ways and think about how meaning is in everything.

[@Nbxx186]

This title alone has given me more motivation to improve myself than anything else I’ve heard this week

[@akshatachonkar3257]

John Green: International Bestselling Author and part of the duo responsible for making light in the dark expanse of the Internet.

[@shoyuramenoff]

I want to hear more polite smack about Ohio in another video. Edit: Apparently I can't grammar today.

[@acgeewhiz]

Ohio claims more astronauts than any other state. Apparently they wanted to get as far away from Ohio as possible, lol.

[@Luchabul]

As an Ohioan, I agree

[@alisonlesht2784]

Come for the profound statements about hope and beauty, stay to hear how naturalists throw shade at Ohio.

[@inogeni]

@@acgeewhiz THAT IS MY FAVORITE OHIO JOKE!@!!!!! My mom, being from ohio, does not think its funny :P

[@CassidyNP]

+++ from an Ohioan 😂

[@hive_indicator318]

"Here's to celebrating light where we find it, and making it where we don't." Wow, man. If we weren't already Nerdfighters, I would definitely embrace being called a Firefly. Not that I can't be both.

[@jennasalisbury4628]

I’ve been out of the loop for a while and came back to Vlogbrothers to find everyone quoting Smash Mouth, y’all never disappoint 💯

[@Nortarachanges]

Welcome back! It’s been a journey ^_^

[@JulieHerrick]

Welcome back. For the past couple of months, all the titles have been from All Star. You can follow along here docs.google.com/document/d/1_ieE5_tGv7lstXFTA_CplMDRWoFMgcXnEWjI6AJfh08/edit?ts=5ef23d4c

[@AngieSzavui]

Hank drew our gaze to the sky, then John brought it back to earth. This is how you take people on the best journeys.

[@angiale1647]

As much as I love your books, I’ve never been impatient about when we’ll get a next one because in some way or another it feels like you never stop writing, especially in videos like this one. That’s very encouraging to me.

[@sycastells1212]

Sometimes these conversations sound like John asked Hank to tell him a bedtime story, so Hank told him one about space.

[@averyjeanne]

Hey John, I just wanted to say thank you for being an amazing human being. Take Care.

[@dovonantrzybinski2163]

Ok I know this video is old but somehow the idea of making our own light means something powerfully and helpful to me so thank you for making this

[@kassandracox7047]

I SAW A FIREFLY FOR THE FIRST TIME JUST LAST WEEK!!! I THOUGHT THEY WERE JUST SOMETHING MADE UP, BUT THEY'RE REAL!!!!

[@rrsypeo]

This is literally my first time seeing actual fireflies and they are beautiful.

[@TheGirlWhoExists]

I really enjoy when snippets of Dear Hank and John make their way onto the YT channel. Rogue planets and fireflies was a lovely thing to have right now :)

[@tracy2919]

This channels has stayed consistently awesome from when I first found it back in KZbin infancy to now in it's adolescence. That's a long time to stay that consistently good and awesome. Good work nerds.

[@_mels_]

Firefly lights are the visible reminder of the shooting star light - Elliot, TSA

[@margaretbigler9790]

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[@arklowrockz]

Congratulations on Liverpool taking the league title John. Enjoy the next few days celebrating and enjoy a few beers too!!

[@claudiaigsa6900]

John's way with words is so absolutely and incredibly beautiful that whenever he makes one of these videos, he never fails to make me feel every single emotion and I think that's so powerful and beautiful. Thank you.

[@moiradarling97]

I’ve never seen a firefly in person. I more than anything want to sit and watch the sunset, then watch the fireflies come out and dance around. I have to add, John, it always amuses me that you were such a teenage boy and then you grew up to be the author and person that you are now. I just recently posted somewhere that I love books, specifically your own, because they paint the world as romantically and truthfully as I see it. Thanks for growing up and being a cool human that I can relate to and look up to at the same time. (I apologize, my comments always end up being sappy on this channel haha)

[@arouba1773]

Vlogbrothers is what keeps me going.

[@ameliafrandsen668]

I visited my childhood home of Georgia a few weeks ago and seeing the fireflies at night almost brought tears to my eyes. I did not realize how much that symbol of my childhood meant so much to me until I moved away.

[@sudipabhattacharya13]

"So, here's to celebrating light where we find it, and making light where we don't." 🙂🙂

[@DarkXMobius]

Listening to John speak sometimes feels like a hug. I need a hug right now. Thank you!

[@JosephClayson]

"You would not believe your eyes, if ten million fireflies..."

[@j.a.snyder7416]

“...lit up the world as I fell asleep.”

[@meghan879]

“Cause they fill the open air”

[@sexyscientist]

"and leave teardrops everywhere"

[@ladybug2267]

"You'd think me rude but I would just stand and stare"

[@j.r.miller1873]

You two make my days just a little bit brighter. Thank you.

[@yuvalne]

I almost expected to hear "I give fireflies 4.5 stars" at the end.

[@ryankirby383]

These small moments of comfort provide a welcome distraction from the monotony of every day, thank you John and Hank

[@moosethegreatiii8017]

So there aren't any fireflies where I live, the first time I went to suburban USA I was convinced they were fairy dust. Good times

[@NWPaul72]

So maybe it's the heightened emotional tension of the times, but you choked me up here, John. Allowing yourself to unambiguously and unironically feel your feelings is something I didn't do until you and your brother reminded me to be awesome for a couple of years. Thanks for making some light.

[@wisemanshrimp2569]

"Celebrating light where we find it, and making light where we don't." - John Green, 2020 🤍🤍

[@RainaRamsay]

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[@LessThanQ]

Thank you. Today was hard, as so many days recently are, and I was able to come home and watch a quiet video about fireflies and feelings. I didn't realize how much of who I am was based on internet communities and creators like you guys until someone I have watched for 10 years on here quit & it left me feeling like I might cry. You brothers are genuine warm glows in a world which has far too much darkness these days. I dont want to take things like that or people like you for granted... So... thanks. DFTBA

[@gowrikolal7170]

The path behind my house lights up with fireflies every June so you get to walk through a blanket of tiny insects blinking in unison, its the best! but this year, it rained throughout the month so I've only seen about 2-3 fireflies. I was pretty bummed about this cuz the whole pandemic situation left me really looking forward to seeing the fireflies again. Who would have thought a firefly metaphor in John's video about fireflies would make me feel better lol

[@PoppyOxymoron]

Honestly, John, you’re words always find a way to connect to my soul. I love your perception of the world, it is enlightening and infectious

[@bboo8436]

"When you're lost in the darkness, look for the light. Believe in the fireflies."

[@DavMat007]

Thank you John. I cannot express how much i needed this kind of quiet optimism today

[@banjoc222]

“You’re lookin at it wrong, at the sky” “How’s that?” “Once there was only dark. If you ask me, the light’s winning” -True Detective

[@firefly-fez]

“Here’s to celebrating light where we find it, and making light where we don’t.” Man, the metaphorical resonances of that line are just *astoundingly* beautiful. That’s going in the bullet journal, for sure. I love these anthropocene-reviewed like vlogbrothers videos so much. John, thank you for being such a consistently and powerfully hopeful voice. You’ve done your fair share of creating light in this world, and it helps me. DFTBA

[@sarahjanecottrell3498]

It's like a sneaky edition of the Anthropocene Reviewed

[@shaimaadoma]

I love the way you philosophize and see the beauty in the little things. Thanks for creating some light for us and helping us see this beauty, too.

[@Zakemaster]

“When you’re lost in darkness, look for the light. Believe in the fireflies.”

[@gracierose8589]

This is beautiful. Thank you John

[@JonPeacock]

Smashmouth is shedding a single tear of happiness

[@RachelAnn]

Interesting how your teenage self was afraid to un-ironically enthusiastic about fireflies and now half your brand is, "Let people un-ironically love the things they love!"

[@annawright5357]

“some fireflies are predators” is not a sentence i was ready to hear

[@Biathine]

These videos have absolutely no right to be so consistently good and thoughtful and inspiring. Its been a decade now, cmon guys, make me feel a little better and do a bad one, I dare you.

[@julietgore5940]

I got the Hamilton trailer before this video, the only add I will not skip

[@savannahstoehr9198]

This is so beautiful, and so weirdly timely. My sister just rescued me from the wastelands of CoVID-era Brooklyn and we spent a few glorious days among the trees and stars in New Hampshire, whereupon we saw actual fireflies for the first time in both of our lives. You will not be surprised to learn that I spent several hours writing as a result. Totally worth the sunburn ❤️

[@maddie9602]

All together now: "You would not believe your eyes/If ten million fireflies/Lit up the world as I fell asleep"

[@ericcoyne8583]

I haven't listened in for a good few years. Thank you, John, for being exactly what I needed when I needed it. I should have known you'd help put me back on my path.

[@StaceyCaryl]

“Fireflies make light where otherwise, there wouldn’t be any.” ✨

[@hannahk650]

Last year in one of my psychology classes I learned that one of the best emotions to experience in order to promote good health is awe. After being in quarantine for 4 months I haven’t experienced awe a whole lot but these last two videos gave me a sort of secondhand awe that I desperately needed. So thank you Hank and John

[@shalvigarimanegi]

"Their state beverage is literally tomato juice." 😂 I think I saw Saturn around an hour ago. Quick internet search at least confirms my bias so far. Also, fireflies are called Jugnoo (जुगनू) in Hindi, and although I haven't seen them in large numbers, always get excited if one accidentally enters my room or see a couple by my window. Also, bioluminescent algae light up beaches often it seems. I only saw it once in Mumbai. Would love to visit some place where waves have more of these algae, more prominent, brighter. More light amid darkness.

[@zolacnomiko]

One of the most magical experiences of my life was going out to sea on a motorboat in pre-dawn darkness, and for whatever reason there was a lot of bioluminescent algae in the bay that night. The water thrown up by the hull of the boat was a light show for like half an hour, I couldn't stop staring at it.

[@shalvigarimanegi]

@@zolacnomiko Which country/continent? 😅

[@shalvigarimanegi]

@@zolacnomiko It sounds great. I would've been afraid to be on a motorboat, especially in the dark 😅

[@zolacnomiko]

@@shalvigarimanegi My home in Hawai‘i :)

[@zolacnomiko]

@@shalvigarimanegi I find it slightly alarming as well, haha. But the chance of running into something is pretty dang low, and I trust my boyfriend/captain, he's used to it.

[@guydelombard8759]

The visuals of the lightning bugs ( I still call them that in my 50's) was so calming I had to rewind to listen to your words. Thanks, John for shedding light!

[@seanc6128]

I'm glowing with rage if that counts.

[@Tonyupnorth]

I've been having a tough today with anxiety and worry, and to hear today's message is exactly what I needed. Thanks John

[@emma-zs8sl]

We should all be like fireflies and make our own light in the dark.

[@sarthakagrawal2052]

Listening to Dear Hank and John is so great because you directly see how the ideas in the pod influence vlogbrothers videos. In the latest episode, John was talking about cloaking innocence and vulnerability with cloaks of irony when talking about how beautiful sunsets are, and removing those cloaks too often can lead to banal platitudes and the like. Hank also mentioned ghost/lonely planets in that episode I think.

[@Jireninyourrecommendations]

Hey now, you're an All Star

[@allieborland]

I know I'm a bit late to this video, but tonight I feel like I'd like to let Vlogbrothers and Nerdfighteria in on a secret. You see, I save most new Vlogbrothers videos for later on when I feel I need a little light in my life. Tonight was one of those times. I don't know how a video about fireflies made me cry, but it did. Anyways, I just wanted to say thank you John and Hank. Your videos never cease to amaze me, and there is something so extraordinary about the eloquence and beautiful nature of your videos. I love the feeling that watching content about fireflies or wierd fish or literalky any mundane occurence can bring so much more wisdom to this platform. A lot of the time, through watching your videos I feel much older than 16. Thanks for the wisdom, the wonder, and the incredible content. Boys, I'll see you next upload.

[@mariewikiwaka3851]

Idk who came out of high school as a person they liked, but I was certainly not one of them.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

That's because none of us came out of high school as a complete adult individual... That's usually closer to 25 or so. ;o)

[@OrigamiMarie]

I'm not sure I dislike my just-post-highschool self, but I know I'm a lot happier now than I was back then.

[@mariewikiwaka3851]

gnarth d'arkanen Definitely. I’m 22 and I’m still on the journey.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

@@mariewikiwaka3851 It gets better, but never really ends all together. ;o)

[@tobyfinke8374]

Gotta say I'm really loving the way topics from the podcast are coming up in the videos, especially since they are approached in very different ways. It adds a cool continuity

[@xaixmaster]

You would not believe your eyes.....

[@jocelyngolberg8051]

If ten million fireflies...

[@sabrinak.1308]

Lit up the world as I fell asleep...

[@someone3821]

Cause they fill the open air...

[@victoriafolch-pi5824]

"So here's to celebrating light where we find it and making light where we don't." Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!! That is so beautiful and encouraging! It's the idea that we can create light even in places where there aren't any so that everywhere has light. It's so beautiful!!!

[@SheWasOnlyEvie]

Woohoo!

[@danieljensen2626]

I love that part of your relationship with Hank is him telling you cool science facts.

[@andrewsoligo9337]

3:36 what’s that blue thing at the top of the screen?

[@vlogbrothers]

That's the sky! It's quite a dense canopy of trees, so that was the only bit of sky visible. -John

[@RainaRamsay]

"What's that blue thing?" "That's the sky. Despite the incredibly dense canopy, it is sometimes still visible" _also_ feels like a metaphor for the current meantime

[@ameliorated]

@@RainaRamsay yes

[@vrehahaha]

@@RainaRamsay so true

[@sigfigs4219]

You know, I often don't think I need a video so simple and beautiful. But as these past couple videos showed me, I am often wrong. Thank you for taking the time to talk about beauty, when so many don't.

[@devynjkerr]

As an Ohioan, there’s a weird thing about the color red.

[@tass466]

As an Ohioan, a lot of things just suddenly made sense to me when you pointed this out.

[@keneatharenae5579]

I'm new to watching this channel and am obsessed. I'm never quite sure where you're going at times but When you get there... Boy is the pay off sooo worth it.

[@MarkThePage]

No, John, the problem with fireflies is that they're bugs.

[@katecmaloney]

Thanks, John. While sheltering in place in a big city, I am especially grateful for this peek at nature through your video.

[@Jason-ke4jf]

You know that you're gonna run out of lyrics soon, right?

[@quintingell]

Someone has a doc with all the lyrics and the used lyrics are linked to the corresponding video and they still have quite a ways to go

[@Emma-yq7pk]

docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1_ieE5_tGv7lstXFTA_CplMDRWoFMgcXnEWjI6AJfh08/mobilebasic An amazing nerd fighter I don’t know made this. I think they’re good for a little longer...

[@mschrisfrank2420]

Jason Starlight Then they can switch to another language.

[@Jason-ke4jf]

@@Emma-yq7pk That's awesome.

[@SavvyDork]

Some vlogbrothers videos make me feel. I am unable to name this feeling but I know it's a good one. I was just 5 years old in 2007 and was unaware of the existence of vlogbrothers and I still feel surreal thinking about how much these videos matter to me, now. I am so grateful to be a part of this beautiful nerdfighteria community.💙