Happy Esther Day!

2014-08-03 · letter vlog · Hank · 1:33 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life) · mode: Personal essay · tags: calendar ritual, civic or action cta, fundraising ask, community lore

On Esther Day, Hank tells John he loves him, recalls that Esther Earl chose a day celebrating love in families and friendships rather than romance, and asks viewers to say 'I love you' to people they don't usually say it to.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Hank tells John he loves him; John's LeakyCon story about Hank's showering at 10

• ★★ Hank tells John he loves him: John is a good brother and person, Hank is lucky to have him, and John makes him better and has good values. — 00:00:03 · John Green
• ★ Hank says John apparently told people at LeakyCon that Hank had a problem with showering at age 10 — true, but John could have kept it to himself. (playful) — 00:00:20 · John Green

00:00:29 — Esther Day: its 2010 origin with Esther Earl, love beyond romance, and the ask to say 'I love you'

• ★★★ Hank explains Esther Day: in 2010 John asked Esther Earl, a nerdfighter who helped inspire The Fault in Our Stars, what the community should do on her birthday; she chose love in families and friendships, not romance. — 00:00:35 · Esther Day, Esther Earl, John Green, The Fault in Our Stars, Nerdfighteria

• ★★ Hank recalls that John last year (2013) called Esther Day a Valentine's Day for the rest of love. — 00:00:51 · John Green, Esther Day, Esther Earl

  “It's a Valentine's Day for the rest of love”

• ★★★ Hank says we are obsessed with romantic love, which he understands, but love is much more: between parents and children, siblings and friends — the boring everyday love that ties the world together. — 00:00:56

• ★★★ Hank asks viewers to take time today to say 'I love you' to people they don't normally say it to: it's a good thing to do, and it's what Esther wants. — 00:01:09 · Esther Earl

00:01:23 — Sign-off and a flubbed retake (2013 for 2014)

In the description and comments

• ★★ The description asks viewers to support This Star Won't Go Out, the charity Esther's family created in her memory, at tswgo.org or by buying TSWGO items (all proceeds to the foundation). — video description · This Star Won't Go Out (charity), Esther Earl · first in: 2013-08-03, Esther Day 2013

Threads in this video

• milestone · Esther Day: the brothers' annual videos on Esther Earl's birthday about what she chooses (2010) — Hank marks Esther Day 2014, recalling its 2010 origin (Esther chose love in families and friendships) and John's phrase from last year (2013), 'a Valentine's Day for the rest of love'. (00:00:29) → refers to Esther Day 2013
• reminder · John asks Nerdfighters to tell someone they love that they love them on Esther Day (2010) — Hank asks viewers to take time on Esther Day to say 'I love you' to people they don't normally say it to. (00:01:15)
• reminder · Hank invites viewers to donate to This Star Won't Go Out on Esther Day (2012) — The description invites viewers to support This Star Won't Go Out at tswgo.org or by buying TSWGO items, all proceeds to the foundation. (video description)

Where the stories that moved here went next

• Esther Day: the brothers' annual videos on Esther Earl's birthday about what she chooses (2010) — running; last: milestone, 2026-08-03

Mentioned

Central: Esther Day · Esther Earl · love

Also: LeakyCon · romantic love · The Fault in Our Stars · Valentine's Day

Only in the description or credits: This Star Won't Go Out (charity)

Also centred on love: I Love My Brother · Lives Made of Love - Esther Day 2016 · Two Love Stories · Uncertain and Afraid · you're bundled up now? wait till you get older. · I L*** Hank

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