
ted演講稿范文1
Dear:
Imagineabigexplosionasyouclimbthrough3,000ft.Imagineaplanefullofsmoke.Imagineanenginegoingclack,clack,clack,clack,clack,clack,clack.Itsoundsscary.
想像一個大爆炸,當你在三千多英尺的高空;想像機艙內布滿黑煙,想像引擎發出喀啦、喀啦、喀啦、喀啦、喀啦的聲響,聽起來很可怕。
WellIhadauniqueseatthatday.Iwassittingin1D.Iwastheonlyonewhocantalktotheflightattendants.SoIlookedatthemrightaway,andtheysaid,"Noproblem.Weprobablyhitsomebirds."Thepilothadalreadyturnedtheplanearound,andwewerentthatfar.YoucouldseeManhattan.
那天我的位置很特別,我坐在1D,我是唯一可以和空服員說話的人,于是我立刻看著他們,他們說,“沒問題,我們可能撞上鳥了。”機長已經把機頭轉向,我們離目的地很近,已經可以看到曼哈頓了。
Twominuteslater,3thingshappenedatthesametime.ThepilotlinesuptheplanewiththeHudsonRiver.Thatsusuallynottheroute.Heturnsofftheengines.Nowimaginebeinginaplanewithnosound.Andthenhesays3words-themostunemotional3wordsIveeverheard.Hesays,"Braceforimpact."
兩分鐘以后,三件事情同時發生:機長把飛機對齊哈德遜河,一般的航道可不是這樣。他關上引擎。想像坐在一架沒有聲音的飛機上。然后他說了幾個字,我聽過最不帶情緒的幾個字,他說,“即將迫降,小心沖擊。”
Ididnthavetotalktotheflightattendantanymore.Icouldseeinhereyes,itwasterror.Lifewasover.
我不用再問空服員什么了。我可以在她眼神里看到恐懼,人生結束了。
NowIwanttosharewithyou3thingsIlearnedaboutmyselfthatday.
現在我想和你們分享那天我所學到的三件事。
Ileantthatitallchangesinaninstant.Wehavethisbucketlist,wehavethesethingswewanttodoinlife,andIthoughtaboutallthepeopleIwantedtoreachouttothatIdidnt,allthefencesIwantedtomend,alltheexperiencesIwantedtohaveandIneverdid.AsIthoughtaboutthatlateron,Icameupwithasaying,whichis,"collectbadwines".Becauseifthewineisreadyandthepersonisthere,Imopeningit.Inolongerwanttopostponeanythinginlife.Andthaturgency,thatpurpose,hasreallychangedmylife.
在那一瞬間內,一切都改變了。我們的人生目標清單,那些我們想做的事,所有那些我想聯絡卻沒有聯絡的人,那些我想修補的圍墻,人際關系,所有我想經歷卻沒有經歷的事。之后我回想那些事,我想到一句話,那就是,“我收藏的酒都很差。”因為如果酒已成熟,分享對象也有,我早就把把酒打開了。我不想再把生命中的任何事延后,這種緊迫感、目標性改變了我的生命。
ThesecondthingIlearntthatday-andthisisaswecleartheGeorgeWashingtonbridge,whichwasbynotalot-Ithoughtabout,wow,Ireallyfeelonerealregret,Ivelivedagoodlife.Inmyownhumanityandmistaked,IvetiredtogetbetterateverythingItried.Butinmyhumanity,Ialsoallowmyegotogetin.AndIregrettedthetimeIwasted
onthingsthatdidnotmatterwithpeoplethatmatter.AndIthoughtaboutmyrelationshipwithmywife,myfriends,withpeople.Andafter,asIreflectedonthat,Idecidedtoeliminatenegativeenergyfrommylife.Itsnotperfect,butitsalotbetter.Ivenothadafightwithmywifein2years.Itfeelsgreat.Inolongertrytoberight;Ichoosetobehappy.
那天我學到的第二件事是,正當我們通過喬治華盛頓大橋,那也沒過多久,我想,哇,我有一件真正后悔的事。雖然我有人性缺點,也犯了些錯,但我生活得其實不錯。我試著把每件事做得更好。但因為人性,我難免有些自我中心,我后悔竟然花了許多時間,和生命中重要的人討論那些不重要的事。我想到我和妻子、朋友及人們的關系,之后,回想這件事時,我決定除掉我人生中的負面情緒。還沒完全做到,但確實好多了。過去兩年我從未和妻子吵架,感覺很好,我不再嘗試爭論對錯,我選擇快樂。
ThethirdthingIlearned-andthissasyoumentalclockstartsgoing,"15,14,13."Youcanseethewatercoming.Imsaying,"Pleaseblowup."Idontwantthisthingtobreakin20pieceslikeyouveseeninthosedocumentaries.Andaswerecomingdown,Ihadasenseof,wow,dyingisnotscary.Itsalmostlikewevebeenpreparingforitourwholelives.Butitwasverysad.Ididntwanttogo.Ilovemylife.Andthatsadnessreallyframedinonethought,whichis,Ionlywishforonething.IonlywishIcouldseemykidsgrowup.
我所學到的第三件事是,當你腦中的始終開始倒數“15,14,13”,看到水開始涌入,心想,“拜托爆炸吧!”我不希望這東西碎成20片,就像紀錄片中看到的那樣。當我們逐漸下沉,我突然感覺到,哇,死亡并不可怕,就像是我們一生一直在為此做準備,但很令人悲傷。我不想就這樣離開,我熱愛我的生命。這個悲傷的主要來源是,我只期待一件事,我只希望能看到孩子長大。
Aboutamonthlater,Iwasataperformancebymydaugter-first-grade,notmuchartistictalent…yet.AndImballing,Imcrying,likealittlekid.Anditmadeallthesenseintheworldtome.Irealizedatthatpointbyconnectingthosetwodots,thattheonlythingthatmattersinmylifeisbeingagreatdad.Aboveall,aboveall,theonlygoalIhaveinlifeistobeagooddad.
一個月后,我參加女兒的表演,她一年級,沒什么藝術天份,就算如此。我淚流滿面,像個孩子,這讓我的世界重新有了意義。當當時我意識到,將這兩件事連接起來,其實我生命中唯一重要的.事,就是成為一個好父親,比任何事都重要,比任何事都重要,我人生中唯一的目標就是做個好父親。
Iwasgiventhegiftofamiracle,ofnotdyingthatday.Iwasgivenanothergift,whichwastobeabletoseeintothefutureandcomebackandlivedifferently.
那天我經歷了一個奇跡,我活下來了。我還得到另一個啟示,像是看見自己的未來再回來,改變自己的人生。
Ichallengeyouguysthatareflyingtoday,imaginethesamethinghappensonyourplane-andpleasedont-butimagine,andhowwouldyouchange?Whatwouldyougetdonethatyourewaitingtogetdonebecauseyouthinkyoullbehereforever?Howwouldyouchangeyourrelationtshipsandthenegativeenergyinthem?Andmorethananything,areyoubeingthebestparentyoucan?
我鼓勵今天要坐飛機的各位,想像如果你坐的飛機出了同樣的事,最好不要,但想像一下,你會如何改變?有什么是你想做卻沒做的,因為你覺得你有其它機會做它?你會如何改變你的人際關系,不再如此負面?最重要的是,你是否盡力成為一個好父母?
Thankyou.
謝謝。
ted演講稿范文2
Dear:
Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,people'sliveshavebeengreatlychanged.Thereisnodoubtthatwebenefitalotfromthescientificadvancementsinmanydifferentways.Forinstance,theinventionofcomputersdramaticallyincreasesworkefficiencyandhelpscompletemanydifficulttasksthatwereimpossibleinthepast.Apartfromthis,newdiscoveriesandtechnologyinmedicineimprovepeople'shealth,whichallowsthemtoenjoyalongerlife.Theprogreofsciencealsoenlargeshuman'sablilitiestoexploretheworldaroundthem,fromupintospacetodeepunderthesea.Thankstothedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,humansocietyhasenjoyedcontinuousprosperityandmoreconvenience.
However,justlikeadouble-edgedsword,sciencecancauseproblemstoo.Itisknowntoallthatthenuclearpower,anenvironmentallyfriendlysourceofenergy,canalsobedevelopedintoaweaponofmadestruction.Inaddition,humancloning,whichisexpectedtocuremanyseriousdiseasesandsavelives,maybringdisastersofsocialmorality.Asamatteroffact,mostoftheimprovementsinsciencearemadeatthecostofourpreciousnaturalresourcesandhavedonegreatharmtotheenvironmentwherewelivein.
Therefore,howtodealwiththeprogreofscienceandtechnologyproperlyisworthourcarefulconsideration.
Nowadays,moreandmorehi-techtools,suchascalculator,computer,etc,appearinourdailylife.weusethemwhereverandwheneverweare,sothatourlifebecomeseasierandmorecomfortablethanbefore.However,doesanyonethinkaboutwhatproblemsscienceandtechnologyhavecausedtohappeninthisworld?Tosomedegree,it'smoreseriousthanthatweconsider.Wehumanindeedusethemtoimproveourlivingstandard,butontheotherhand,wearebecominglazier,morereliablethanweusedtobe.Alldaylongthosehi-techproductsaccompanyus,thenwehaveeithernospaceortimetothink,aswell,communicationbetweeneachotherdecreases,andwhattakesplaceofitisthehugeindifferenceandgapamonghuman.Tosolvetheseproblems,weshouldinnotimetakemeasurestodowiththem.Firstly,communicatewithothersandthinkonyourownmore.Secondly,decreasethetimesyouusehi-techtools.Fortheadvantagesoftechnology,weshouldabsorb,atthemeantime,beindependentandabandontheshort-comings.Thus,wecouldcombinetechnologyandhumanprogremuchcloserandnotloseourselvesinthismodernsociety.
ted演講稿范文3
希特勒曾經說過:“推動歷史發展的只有兩種力量,宗教的力量和語言的力量。”
語言的力量!他自己就是一個語言家,正是他的言語將他推上了至高無上的政治王座。變得無比瘋狂,強大。再回想我國古代,戰國時期,七國爭霸,那些縱橫于政治舞臺之上,活躍于各國之間,最終留名青史的人,不也都是靠著一條三寸不爛之舌嗎?語言的力量,推動歷史的力量!
中國人越來越愛說朝鮮人民的笑話了,越來越愛說這個致力于讓人民吃上米飯的國家的笑話了,這個住著世界上最幸福的人民的國家。
朝鮮人民說:“這個世界上,我們是最幸福!”
朝鮮人來到了中國探親,忽遇一農家小院,遂入,發現地上有一鐵碗,里面盛滿了白米飯,還有一些肉片,想不起自己是在多少年前吃過這樣的飯了,她異常感動,“中國人民其實真幸福!”正當這時,這家的草狗跑進來,或論好聽一點中國田園犬,回來吃飯了,而飯就是地上那碗……
又記一朝鮮官員來到中國考察,西裝革履,十分體面,中國人民當然也十分好客,夜夜都是五星級,待他走了,中國人傻了眼,五星級賓館,被洗劫空了……
記得我們小學老師論過:“去朝鮮,就可以有大富翁的感覺……”
雖然事實十分殘酷,但中國人這樣不好,幸災樂禍,更何況自己也好不到哪里去,最后還傷害了人家民族自尊心。
又想起了那句“這世界上,我們最幸福”的口號,但這一次,它卻是如此的空洞,飄渺,微弱。朝鮮人民萬歲,共產主義萬歲!
語言,是事實的表現,是時代批評者的利劍,事實家的武器。但當其與事實不負,甚至相互矛盾時,他的力量終究也只是一時的,強大卻稍縱即逝。
回首歷史,強大的德意志終是灰飛煙滅,希特勒死于殘垣斷壁之中,六國雖在說客的舌下聯合抗秦,但最終還是為強秦所征服。語言家所創造出的歷史,最終還是被歷史大潮所湮滅。
這就是語言的力量,所謂創造歷史的力量,賣弄它的小丑們呀!終會為歷史所唾棄。
ted演講稿范文4
親愛的老師,同學們:
大家好!
緊張努力的高中生活已悄然逝去,迎面而來的是怎樣的大學生活呢?在高中的時候,所以的人都拋棄所有的雜念,投入到緊張的學校中,為的就是那一次高考,那一場他們已經憧憬很久的大學生活。
在高中時,所有的老師都勸學生說抓緊時間學習吧,到了大學你就可以痛痛快快的玩了。所以每個人都覺得大學就像一個游樂場,可以肆無忌憚的玩耍。但當我們真正走進大學生活時,一切似乎都有了變化,入學后老師們又如同高中那樣督促學生學習。密集的課程安排,早操,晚自習。一切似乎又回到了高中,緊張而又充分。但這就是我們的大學,我們的大學生活理應如此。
進入大學后我們面臨的是新的環境。我們要適應我們周圍的老師,同學。同時,我們面臨的也有一次次的考生于測試。所以,我認為我們在大學中應該努力學習,堅持鍛煉身體,學習和鍛煉自己與人交往的能力。大學是奠定我們今后人生的基礎,所以我們應合理安排我們的時間,積極參加學校活動,主動與老師和同學交流。
大學的生活是獨立的,是不被干涉的。這里的一切幾乎實現了我們的向往,但是這是一個半開放的小型社會,我們首先要學會處人處事,應付生活中的人情冷暖,或者他不會再把我們折磨成只懂得看盡人情世故的眸子,但覺對會把我們臉上的稚氣脫落。大學的學習是我們中學時候不曾擁有的,完全靠自主自律自省。那么一掙脫束縛的我們是否如家張所期待的那樣,所以我們應學會獨立自主學習。
我想這就是我眼中的大學,在這幾年,我們正值年輕氣盛,在這里想一個蛻變的過程。無論是痛苦的,幸福的,都是我們人生一段值得珍藏的經歷。
ted演講稿范文5
尊敬的老師,親愛的各位同學:
大家好!
今天非常的榮幸,也非常的激動,我是一個酷愛演講的人,很感謝大家可以給我此次機會讓我展示自己。今天我想要演講的題目是《我的大學生活》,感謝大家耐心的傾聽!
在我們的生命旅程之中,有太多太多美好的記憶牽絆著我們。我相信也有很多像我一樣喜歡生活,熱愛生活的同學,在大學的時光里默默的努力,堅韌的成長,因為我們相信終究有一天,我們會實現自己,也會給他人帶來更多的價值。所以這段努力且充滿了斗志的時光,即將就是我人生之中最為璀璨的一段。這些美好的記憶,就這樣的圍繞著我,推動著我的成長,也告訴我往前走是唯一的歸宿,不能回頭看,更不會放棄,只有堅持,才是生活唯一的答案,也是我們大學生活唯一的答案。
我是一個非常喜歡旅行的人,我喜歡到處走走停停,看看祖國大好山河,看看大家在這個世界上忙碌的痕跡。為了可以旅行,我經常利用課余時間出去進行兼職,雖說兼職大家認為很簡單,其實想要堅持也不是一件容易的事情,而我為了可以去旅行,堅持了一個學期,期間我收到工資之后,就會利用一段時間出去走走。也許很多人說,你這樣的旅行方式不累嗎?但是我想告訴大家的是,現在的我們是一名大學生,也是一名成年人,我們自己的生活應當自己的主宰,也許現在的我們確實還拿著父母的錢賴以生存,但是我們現在原本已具備生存下來的武器,那就是我們自己啊!所以,大學的生活請每個人都看重自己一些,其實你沒有那么不堪,你可以通過自己的努力去追逐你喜歡你熱愛的事情,大學的日子多么無憂無慮,千萬不可浪費這樣的韶光,也不可浪費這樣明目的機會!
我的`大學生活像是一片海,有時候靜謐非常,有時候就有些動蕩不堪了。無論怎樣,我想我們首先要做的就是把自己的專業學好,其次就是要好好的發展自己,培養自己。我們離踏入社會也已經不遠了,不要總認為自己是個小孩,如果你真這么認為的話,也許很多人都會離你而去,因為你自己都不懂的成長,別人又怎么會和你并肩作戰呢?所以同學們,就讓我們一起珍惜大學的時光吧,韶光易逝,就讓我們一起動身起來,追趕它吧!
我的演講完畢,謝謝大家的傾聽!
ted演講稿范文6
尊敬的老師們、親愛的同學們:
大家好!
本學期,我們的第二輪課前演講,采用了講新聞的形式。幾天前,有同學講了游客破壞景區環境衛生的新聞,我對此深有感觸。
中國有許多美麗的地方,人們去旅游觀光。因此留下了許多垃圾,破壞了景區環境。新聞中,有一位游客帶著他的兩個孩子去參觀景區。他發現地上有許多垃圾,便呼吁孩子們去撿。孩子們越撿越生氣,人們留下了這么多垃圾,使得景區非常不美觀。
這使我想到,每次去____公園時,總能看到很多很多的垃圾被人們扔在草地上,雜亂不堪,草地都顯得不再生氣勃勃了。每次看到這樣的景象,我都氣憤極了。____公園并不是非常出名的景點,都能被人們破壞成了這樣,更何況那些馳名中外的景區呢?于是,我跑到草地上,默默地撿起地上的垃圾,扔進垃圾桶。
想象一下,如果每個人都隨手丟下一些垃圾,那么所有中國人都這樣做,會是什么景象呢?在一個原本美麗的景區中,留下這么多垃圾,人們都會躲得遠遠的。景區周圍的住宅區,也會受到影響,誰會愿意住到這樣的區域來呢?再想象一下,如果這樣臟、亂、差的區域再多幾個,恐怕整個地球環境都會破爛不堪,臭氣熏天。
人類破壞景區、破壞自然,就是在破壞自己的生命之源,生存之本。如果再這樣下去,終有一日,所有美麗的景區都會不復存在了!但是,如果人們每天都撿起一兩個垃圾,那么所有中國人都這樣做,又會是怎樣的場景呢?那地球將會多么美好啊!
在此,我呼吁大家行動起來,為了我們美麗的家園,為了我們所向往的大自然,為了我們唯一的地球,請保護環境,不亂扔垃圾,體現出我們人類的文明舉止!
謝謝大家!
ted演講稿范文7
一個天生口吃的女孩,站在TED的講臺上,她要說她的故事,唱她的歌。這令我感觸不少。
先說一說,看完這場演講,我腦中閃現的兩句話。第一句“上帝為你關閉一扇門,必定為你打來一扇窗。”第二句“太多的選擇,反而讓人無所適從。”
人有天生的差別,只是差別而已,不是差距。很多客觀的、現實的因素,我們無法改變。我們能做的就是找到“上帝給我們開的那一扇窗”,并好好利用這扇窗。如果,你是一個有心人,你能透過這扇窗觀看整個世界,也能讓世界發現你的存在。而有些幸運的人,即使上帝給他們開了很多門,或許他們也從未走到門外去看看外面的世界。因為他們已經擁有很多門,足以看到許多風景,何必到外面經歷沒有屋檐的漂泊。所以,透過門看到的世界,不一定就比透過窗看到的世界更精彩。
我又想起美國詩人羅伯特·弗羅斯特的《未選擇的路》“黃色的林子里有兩條路,很遺憾我無法同時選擇兩者。”不管一個人年輕的時候有多少選擇的機會,最終我們只能走一條路。而且,至于另外一條未選擇的路,幾乎從此就無緣再見。不管多年我們如何嘆息,我們只能選擇一條路,而且我們這一生已經被自己選擇的`路改變了。另一條,只是遺憾,它也不一定就比我們選擇的路更迷人。所以,不管是給定的路,還是能選擇的路,過后都會或多或少留下遺憾。因為,一切沒能經歷的,錯過的事,都會讓我們懷念。假如當時我選擇了另外一條路,或者我可以選擇另外一條路??
總之,我們選擇的路,或者被選擇的路,就造成不同的人生,不同的我們。不管怎樣,接受自己吧,真實的自己最特別。
再說一下這場演講《這一次是TED演唱,因為演講真的很恐怖!》主角MeganWashington,這個和我們有一點不同的女孩。她從小口吃,卻發現唱歌能讓她流暢地表達自己。她選擇了唱歌,唱歌成就了她。來到TED講臺上,她沒有用她培訓過的“SmoothTalking”來做一場完美的演講,即使她能夠這樣,也沒有刻意的取樂觀眾。她讓一個真實的自己顯現在觀眾面前。我從她的眼神中,看到坦然、平靜和堅定。
看完她的TED演講,我搜到她唱歌的一些圖片,和她的演講一樣,沒有太多做出來的成分,一樣的自我,或者忘我于她的音樂,她的內心情感。還有她的歌曲也如她本人一樣,沒有夸張表演,沒有聲嘶力竭的吶喊,好似平靜的訴說,訴說她的期盼和隱忍。
正如她在演講結尾時所說的“這不是TED演講,是TED演唱”,好吧,我們可以這樣站到世界的舞臺上,讓世界看到真實的自己。做自己吧,做到極致,世界都會認可你。
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簡介:殘奧會短跑冠軍aimeemullins天生沒有腓骨,從小就要學習靠義肢走路和奔跑。如今,她不僅是短跑選手、演員、模特,還是一位穩健的演講者。她不喜歡字典中“disabled”這個詞,因為負面詞匯足以毀掉一個人。但是,坦然面對不幸,你會發現等待你的是更多的機會。
i’dliketosharewithyouadiscoverythatimadeafewmonthsagowhilewritinganarticleforitalianwired.ialwayskeepmythesaurushandywheneveri’mwritinganything,buti’dalreadyfinishededitingthepiece,andirealizedthatihadneveronceinmylifelookeduptheword“disabled”toseewhati’dfind.
letmereadyoutheentry.“disabled,adjective:crippled,helpless,useless,wrecked,stalled,maimed,wounded,mangled,lame,mutilated,run-down,worn-out,weakened,impotent,castrated,paralyzed,handicapped,senile,decrepit,laid-up,done-up,done-for,done-incracked-up,counted-out;seealsohurt,uselessandweak.antonyms,healthy,strong,capable.”iwasreadingthislistoutloudtoafriendandatfirstwaslaughing,itwassoludicrous,buti’djustgottenpast“mangled,”andmyvoicebroke,andihadtostopandcollectmyselffromtheemotionalshockandimpactthattheassaultfromthesewordsunleashed.
youknow,ofcourse,thisismyraggedyoldthesaurussoi’mthinkingthismustbeanancientprintdate,right?but,infact,theprintdatewastheearly1980s,wheniwouldhavebeenstartingprimaryschoolandforminganunderstandingofmyselfoutsidethefamilyunitandasrelatedtotheotherkidsandtheworldaroundme.and,needlesstosay,thankgodiwasn’tusingathesaurusbackthen.imean,fromthisentry,itwouldseemthatiwasbornintoaworldthatperceivedsomeonelikemetohavenothingpositivewhatsoevergoingforthem,wheninfact,todayi’mcelebratedfortheopportunitiesandadventuresmylifehasprocured.
so,iimmediatelywenttolookupthe__onlineedition,e_pectingtofindarevisionworthnoting.here’stheupdatedversionofthisentry.unfortunately,it’snotmuchbetter.ifindthelasttwowordsunder“nearantonyms,”particularlyunsettling:“whole”and“wholesome.”
so,it’snotjustaboutthewords.it’swhatwebelieveaboutpeoplewhenwenamethemwiththesewords.it’saboutthevaluesbehindthewords,andhowweconstructthosevalues.ourlanguageaffectsourthinkingandhowweviewtheworldandhowweviewotherpeople.infact,manyancientsocieties,includingthegreeksandtheromans,believedthattoutteracurseverballywassopowerful,becausetosaythethingoutloudbroughtitintoe_istence.so,whatrealitydowewanttocallintoe_istence:apersonwhoislimited,orapersonwho’sempowered?bycasuallydoingsomethingassimpleasnamingaperson,achild,wemightbeputtinglidsandcastingshadowsontheirpower.wouldn’twewanttoopendoorsfortheminstead?
onesuchpersonwhoopeneddoorsformewasmychildhooddoctoratthea.i.dupontinstituteinwilmington,delaware.hisnamewasdr.pizzutillo,anitalianamerican,whosename,apparently,wastoodifficultformostamericanstopronounce,sohewentbydr.p.anddr.palwaysworereallycolorfulbowtiesandhadtheveryperfectdispositiontoworkwithchildren.
ilovedalmosteverythingaboutmytimespentatthishospital,withthee_ceptionofmyphysicaltherapysessions.ihadtodowhatseemedlikeinnumerablerepetitionsofe_erciseswiththesethick,elasticbands–differentcolors,youknow–tohelpbuildupmylegmuscles,andihatedthesebandsmorethananything–ihatedthem,hadnamesforthem.ihatedthem.and,youknow,iwasalreadybargaining,asafiveyear-oldchild,withdr.ptotrytogetoutofdoingthesee_ercises,unsuccessfully,ofcourse.and,oneday,hecameintomysession–e_haustiveandunforgiving,thesesessions–andhesaidtome,“wow.aimee,youaresuchastrongandpowerfullittlegirl,ithinkyou’regoingtobreakoneofthosebands.whenyoudobreakit,i’mgoingtogiveyouahundredbucks.”
now,ofcourse,thiswasasimpleployondr.p’sparttogetmetodothee_ercisesididn’twanttodobeforetheprospectofbeingtherichestfive-year-oldinthesecondfloorward,butwhatheeffectivelydidformewasreshapeanawfuldailyoccurrenceintoanewandpromisinge_perienceforme.andihavetowondertodaytowhate_tenthisvisionandhisdeclarationofmeasastrongandpowerfullittlegirlshapedmyownviewofmyselfasaninherentlystrong,powerfulandathleticpersonwellintothefuture.
thisisane_ampleofhowadultsinpositionsofpowercanignitethepowerofachild.but,inthepreviousinstancesofthosethesaurusentries,ourlanguageisn’tallowingustoevolveintotherealitythatwewouldallwant,thepossibilityofanindividualtoseethemselvesascapable.ourlanguagehasn’tcaughtupwiththechangesinoursociety,manyofwhichhavebeenbroughtaboutbytechnology.certainly,fromamedicalstandpoint,mylegs,lasersurgeryforvisionimpairment,titaniumkneesandhipreplacementsforagingbodiesthatareallowingpeopletomorefullyengagewiththeirabilities,andmovebeyondthelimitsthatnaturehasimposedonthem–nottomentionsocialnetworkingplatformsallowpeopletoself-identify,toclaimtheirowndescriptionsofthemselves,sotheycangoalignwithglobalgroupsoftheirownchoosing.so,perhapstechnologyisrevealingmoreclearlytousnowwhathasalwaysbeenatruth:thateveryonehassomethingrareandpowerfultoofferoursociety,andthatthehumanabilitytoadaptisourgreatestasset.
thehumanabilitytoadapt,it’saninterestingthing,becausepeoplehavecontinuallywantedtotalktomeaboutovercomingadversity,andi’mgoingtomakeanadmission:thisphraseneversatrightwithme,andialwaysfeltuneasytryingtoanswerpeople’squestionsaboutit,andithinki’mstartingtofigureoutwhy.implicitinthisphraseof“overcomingadversity”istheideathatsuccess,orhappiness,isaboutemergingontheothersideofachallenginge_perienceunscathedorunmarkedbythee_perience,asifmysuccessesinlifehavecomeaboutfromanabilitytosidesteporcircumnavigatethepresumedpitfallsofalifewithprosthetics,orwhatotherpeopleperceiveasmydisability.but,infact,wearechanged.wearemarked,ofcourse,byachallenge,whetherphysically,emotionallyorboth.andi’mgoingtosuggestthatthisisagoodthing.adversityisn’tanobstaclethatweneedtogetaroundinordertoresumelivingourlife.it’spartofourlife.anditendtothinkofitlikemyshadow.sometimesiseealotofit,sometimesthere’sverylittle,butit’salwayswithme.and,certainly,i’mnottryingtodiminishtheimpact,theweight,ofaperson’sstruggle.
thereisadversityandchallengeinlife,andit’sallveryrealandrelativetoeverysingleperson,butthequestionisn’twhetherornotyou’regoingtomeetadversity,buthowyou’regoingtomeetit.so,ourresponsibilityisnotsimplyshieldingthosewecareforfromadversity,butpreparingthemtomeetitwell.andwedoadisservicetoourkidswhenwemakethemfeelthatthey’renotequippedtoadapt.there’sanimportantdifferenceanddistinctionbetweentheobjectivemedicalfactofmybeinganamputeeandthesubjectivesocietalopinionofwhetherornoti’mdisabled.and,truthfully,theonlyrealandconsistentdisabilityi’vehadtoconfrontistheworldeverthinkingthaticouldbedescribedbythosedefinitions.
inourdesiretoprotectthosewecareaboutbygivingthemthecold,hardtruthabouttheirmedicalprognosis,or,indeed,aprognosisonthee_pectedqualityoftheirlife,wehavetomakesurethatwedon’tputthefirstbrickinawallthatwillactuallydisablesomeone.perhapsthee_istingmodelofonlylookingatwhatisbrokeninyouandhowdowefi_it,servestobemoredisablingtotheindividualthanthepathologyitself.
bynottreatingthewholenessofaperson,bynotacknowledgingtheirpotency,wearecreatinganotherillontopofwhatevernaturalstruggletheymighthave.weareeffectivelygradingsomeone’sworthtoourcommunity.soweneedtoseethroughthepathologyandintotherangeofhumancapability.and,mostimportantly,there’sapartnershipbetweenthoseperceiveddeficienciesandourgreatestcreativeability.soit’snotaboutdevaluing,ornegating,thesemoretryingtimesassomethingwewanttoavoidorsweepundertherug,butinsteadtofindthoseopportunitieswrappedintheadversity.somaybetheideaiwanttoputoutthereisnotsomuchovercomingadversityasitisopeningourselvesuptoit,embracingit,grapplingwithit,touseawrestlingterm,maybeevendancingwithit.and,perhaps,ifweseeadversityasnatural,consistentanduseful,we’relessburdenedbythepresenceofit.
thisyearwecelebratethe200thbirthdayofcharlesdarwin,anditwas150yearsago,whenwritingaboutevolution,thatdarwinillustrated,ithink,atruthaboutthehumancharacter.toparaphrase:it’snotthestrongestofthespeciesthatsurvives,norisitthemostintelligentthatsurvives;itistheonethatismostadaptabletochange.conflictisthegenesisofcreation.fromdarwin’swork,amongstothers,wecanrecognizethatthehumanabilitytosurviveandflourishisdrivenbythestruggleofthehumanspiritthroughconflictintotransformation.so,again,transformation,adaptation,isourgreatesthumanskill.and,perhaps,untilwe’retested,wedon’tknowwhatwe’remadeof.maybethat’swhatadversitygivesus:asenseofself,asenseofourownpower.so,wecangiveourselvesagift.wecanre-imagineadversityassomethingmorethanjusttoughtimes.maybewecanseeitaschange.adversityisjustchangethatwehaven’tadaptedourselvestoyet.
ithinkthegreatestadversitythatwe’vecreatedforourselvesisthisideaofnormalcy.now,who’snormal?there’snonormal.there’scommon,there’stypical.there’snonormal,andwouldyouwanttomeetthatpoor,beigepersoniftheye_isted?(laughter)idon’tthinkso.ifwecanchangethisparadigmfromoneofachievingnormalcytooneofpossibility–orpotency,tobeevenalittlebitmoredangerous–wecanreleasethepowerofsomanymorechildren,andinvitethemtoengagetheirrareandvaluableabilitieswiththecommunity.
anthropologiststellusthattheonethingweashumanshavealwaysrequiredofourcommunitymembersistobeofuse,tobeabletocontribute.there’sevidencethatneanderthals,60,000yearsago,carriedtheirelderlyandthosewithseriousphysicalinjury,andperhapsit’sbecausethelifee_perienceofsurvivalofthesepeopleprovedofvaluetothecommunity.theydidn’tviewthesepeopleasbrokenanduseless;theywereseenasrareandvaluable.
afewyearsago,iwasinafoodmarketinthetownwhereigrewupinthatredzoneinnortheasternpennsylvania,andiwasstandingoverabusheloftomatoes.itwassummertime:ihadshortson.ihearthisguy,hisvoicebehindmesay,“well,ifitisn’taimeemullins.”anditurnaround,andit’sthisolderman.ihavenoideawhoheis.
andisaid,“i’msorry,sir,havewemet?idon’tremembermeetingyou.”
hesaid,“well,youwouldn’tremembermeetingme.imean,whenwemetiwasdeliveringyoufromyourmother’swomb.”(laughter)oh,thatguy.and,butofcourse,actually,itdidclick.
thismanwasdr.kean,amanthatihadonlyknownaboutthroughmymother’sstoriesofthatday,because,ofcourse,typicalfashion,iarrivedlateformybirthdaybytwoweeks.andsomymother’sprenatalphysicianhadgoneonvacation,sothemanwhodeliveredmewasacompletestrangertomyparents.and,becauseiwasbornwithoutthefibulabones,andhadfeetturnedin,andafewtoesinthisfootandafewtoesinthat,hehadtobethebearer–thisstrangerhadtobethebearerofbadnews.
hesaidtome,“ihadtogivethisprognosistoyourparentsthatyouwouldneverwalk,andyouwouldneverhavethekindofmobilitythatotherkidshaveoranykindoflifeofindependence,andyou’vebeenmakingliaroutofmeeversince.”(laughter)(applause)
thee_traordinarythingisthathesaidhehadsavednewspaperclippingsthroughoutmywholechildhood,whetherwinningasecondgradespellingbee,marchingwiththegirlscouts,youknow,thehalloweenparade,winningmycollegescholarship,oranyofmysportsvictories,andhewasusingit,andintegratingitintoteachingresidentstudents,medstudentsfromhahnemannmedicalschoolandhersheymedicalschool.andhecalledthispartofthecoursethe_factor,thepotentialofthehumanwill.noprognosiscanaccountforhowpowerfulthiscouldbeasadeterminantinthequalityofsomeone’slife.anddr.keanwentontotellme,hesaid,“inmye_perience,unlessrepeatedlytoldotherwise,andevenifgivenamodicumofsupport,iflefttotheirowndevices,achildwillachieve.”
see,dr.keanmadethatshiftinthinking.heunderstoodthatthere’sadifferencebetweenthemedicalconditionandwhatsomeonemightdowithit.andthere’sbeenashiftinmythinkingovertime,inthat,ifyouhadaskedmeat15yearsold,ifiwouldhavetradedprostheticsforflesh-and-bonelegs,iwouldn’thavehesitatedforasecond.iaspiredtothatkindofnormalcybackthen.butifyouaskmetoday,i’mnotsosure.andit’sbecauseofthee_periencesi’vehadwiththem,notinspiteofthee_periencesi’vehadwiththem.andperhapsthisshiftinmehashappenedbecausei’vebeene_posedtomorepeoplewhohaveopeneddoorsformethanthosewhohaveputlidsandcastshadowsonme.
see,allyoureallyneedisonepersontoshowyoutheepiphanyofyourownpower,andyou’reoff.ifyoucanhandsomebodythekeytotheirownpower–thehumanspiritissoreceptive–ifyoucandothatandopenadoorforsomeoneatacrucialmoment,youareeducatingtheminthebestsense.you’reteachingthemtoopendoorsforthemselves.infact,thee_actmeaningoftheword“educate”comesfromtherootword“educe.”itmeans“tobringforthwhatiswithin,tobringoutpotential.”soagain,whichpotentialdowewanttobringout?
therewasacasestudydonein1960sbritain,whentheyweremovingfromgrammarschoolstocomprehensiveschools.it’scalledthestreamingtrials.wecallit“tracking”hereinthestates.it’sseparatingstudentsfroma,b,c,dandsoon.andthe“astudents”getthetoughercurriculum,thebestteachers,etc.well,theytook,overathree-monthperiod,d-levelstudents,gavethema’s,toldthemtheywere“a’s,”toldthemtheywerebright,andattheendofthisthree-monthperiod,theywereperformingata-level.
and,ofcourse,theheartbreaking,flipsideofthisstudy,isthattheytookthe“astudents”andtoldthemtheywere“d’s.”andthat’swhathappenedattheendofthatthree-monthperiod.thosewhowerestillaroundinschool,besidesthepeoplewhohaddroppedout.acrucialpartofthiscasestudywasthattheteachersweredupedtoo.theteachersdidn’tknowaswitchhadbeenmade.theyweresimplytold,“thesearethe’a-students,’thesearethe’d-students.’”andthat’showtheywentaboutteachingthemandtreatingthem.
so,ithinkthattheonlytruedisabilityisacrushedspirit,aspiritthat’sbeencrusheddoesn’thavehope,itdoesn’tseebeauty,itnolongerhasournatural,childlikecuriosityandourinnateabilitytoimagine.ifinstead,wecanbolsterahumanspirittokeephope,toseebeautyinthemselvesandothers,tobecuriousandimaginative,thenwearetrulyusingourpowerwell.whenaspirithasthosequalities,weareabletocreatenewrealitiesandnewwaysofbeing.
i’dliketoleaveyouwithapoembyafourteenth-centurypersianpoetnamedhafizthatmyfriend,jacquesdemboistoldmeabout,andthepoemiscalled“thegodwhoonlyknowsfourwords”:“everychildhasknowngod,notthegodofnames,notthegodofdon’ts,butthegodwhoonlyknowsfourwordsandkeepsrepeatingthem,saying,’comedancewithme.come,dancewithme.come,dancewithme.’”
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一直以來,我都是同學、家長眼中“別人家的孩子”,但大家有所不知的是,我一直在與一個“病魔”作斗爭,它就是拖延癥。
請不要驚訝,這個“病”已經伴隨我很長時間了,可謂是根深蒂固。它有時輕,有時重,間歇發作。媽媽常常半開玩笑地說:“你這是病,得治!”
就拿上學期來說,美術老師要求我在6月30日前創作一幅《綠色承諾》手抄報。我心想,這還不容易,分分鐘搞定!于是,這件事就被一拖再拖,結果直到交稿截止前一天,我才開始沒日沒夜、加班加點地趕“工程”。就這樣,原來有一兩個月的充裕時間,被我拖到了最后一天。這場較量,拖延癥“完勝”。
再拿一次寫作文來說吧。原來我給自己定下了兩個小時完成的目標,這時,拖延癥跳出來了:“反正有兩個小時嘛,不妨先看會書,找找靈感?”我欣然應允了它的請求,開始肆無忌憚地看起雜書來。不知不覺,一個小時過去了,我開始有些著急,把書扔到一旁,心想:作文該如何開頭呢?冥思苦想之際,我又瞥見了書架上的雜志……
就這樣,我的時間被這個大惡魔一點點蠶食了,原本綽綽有余的作文時間打水漂了。這一次,我又惜敗了。
當然,更多時間,我會提前作好計劃安排并嚴格執行,這時,拖延癥的囂張氣焰也隨之煙消云散。在這樣的較量中,我當然能夠戰勝“病魔”。
俗話說“病來如山倒,病去如抽絲”,改掉一個壞習慣,絕非一朝一夕之功。在這場曠日持久的較量中,我相信,我一定會把它徹底消滅掉,等著我的捷報吧!
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