TED英文演講過(guò)錯(cuò)并不能定義你的人生

第頁(yè)碼頁(yè)碼頁(yè)/總共NUMPAGES總頁(yè)數(shù)總頁(yè)數(shù)頁(yè)TED英文演講：過(guò)錯(cuò)并不能定義你的人生在1991年時(shí)槍殺了一名男子,他說(shuō)自己曾是"帶著半自動(dòng)手槍的急性子毒販"。他被判兩級(jí)謀殺罪而入獄服刑，故事通常在此畫(huà)下句號(hào)。但相反的，故事仍未結(jié)束，這是多年贖罪旅程的開(kāi)端，也是一個(gè)帶給我們謙恭與樸實(shí)課題的故事。下面是我為大家收集關(guān)于TED英文演講：過(guò)錯(cuò)并不能定義你的人生，歡迎借鑒參考。演講者：ShakaSenghor|中英文演講稿|Twenty-threeyearsago,attheageof19,Ishotandkilledaman.Iwasayoungdrugdealerwithaquicktemperandasemi-automaticpistol.Butthatwasn'ttheendofmystory.Infact,itwasbeginning,andthe23yearssinceisastoryofacknowledgment,apologyandatonement.Butitdidn'thappeninthewaythatyoumightimagineorthink.Thesethingsoccurredinmylifeinawaythatwassurprising,especiallytome.See,likemanyofyou,growingup,Iwasanhonorrollstudent,ascholarshipstudent,withdreamsofbecomingadoctor.Butthingswentdramaticallywrongwhenmyparentsseparatedandeventuallydivorced.Theactualeventsareprettystraightforward.Attheageof17,IgotshotthreetimesstandingonthecornerofmyblockinDetroit.Myfriendrushedmetothehospital.Doctorspulledthebulletsout,patchedmeup,andsentmebacktothesameneighborhoodwhereIgotshot.Throughoutthisordeal,noonehuggedme,noonecounseledme,noonetoldmeIwouldbeokay.NoonetoldmethatIwouldliveinfear,thatIwouldbecomeparanoid,orthatIwouldreacthyper-violentlytobeingshot.Noonetoldmethatoneday,Iwouldbecomethepersonbehindthetrigger.Fourteenmonthslater,at2a.m.,Ifiredtheshotsthatcausedaman'sdeath.WhenIenteredprison,Iwasbitter,Iwasangry,Iwashurt.Ididn'twanttotakeresponsibility.Iblamedeverybodyfrommyparentstothesystem.IrationalizedmydecisiontoshootbecauseinthehoodwhereIcomefrom,it'sbettertobetheshooterthanthepersongettingshot.AsIsatinmycoldcell,Ifelthelpless,unlovedandabandoned.Ifeltlikenobodycared,andIreactedwithhostilitytomyconfinement.AndIfoundmyselfgettingdeeperanddeeperintotrouble.Iranblackmarketstores,Iloansharked,andIsolddrugsthatwereillegallysmuggledintotheprison.IhadinfactbecomewhatthewardenoftheMichiganReformatorycalled"theworstoftheworst."Andbecauseofmyactivity,Ilandedinsolitaryconfinementforsevenandahalfyearsoutofmyincarceration.NowasIseeit,solitaryconfinementisoneofthemostinhumaneandbarbaricplacesyoucanfindyourself,butfindmyselfIdid.Oneday,Iwaspacingmycell,whenanofficercameanddeliveredmail.IlookedatacoupleoflettersbeforeIlookedattheletterthathadmyson'ssquigglyhandwritingonit.AndanytimeIwouldgetaletterfrommyson,itwaslikearayoflightinthedarkestplaceyoucanimagine.Andonthisparticularday,Iopenedthisletter,andincapitalletters,hewrote,"Mymamatoldmewhyyouwasinprison:murder."Hesaid,"Dad,don'tkill.Jesuswatcheswhatyoudo.PraytoHim."Now,Iwasn'treligiousatthattime,noramIreligiousnow,butitwassomethingsoprofoundaboutmyson'swords.TheymademeexaminethingsaboutmylifethatIhadn'tconsidered.ItwasthefirsttimeinmylifethatIhadactuallythoughtaboutthefactthatmysonwouldseemeasamurderer.IsatbackonmybunkandIreflectedonsomethingIhadreadin[Plato],whereSocratesstatedin"Apology"thattheunexaminedlifeisn'tworthliving.Atthatpointiswhenthetransformationbegan.Butitdidn'tcomeeasy.OneofthethingsIrealized,whichwaspartofthetransformation,wasthattherewerefourkeythings.Thefirstthingwas,Ihadgreatmentors.Now,Iknowsomeofyouallareprobablythinking,howdidyoufindagreatmentorinprison?Butinmycase,someofmymentorswhoareservinglifesentencesweresomeofthebestpeopletoevercomeintomylife,becausetheyforcedmetolookatmylifehonestly,andtheyforcedmetochallengemyselfaboutmydecisionmaking.Thesecondthingwasliterature.Priortogoingtoprison,Ididn'tknowthatthereweresomanybrilliantblackpoets,authorsandphilosophers,andthenIhadthegreatfortuneofencounteringMalcolmX'sautobiography,anditshatteredeverystereotypeIhadaboutmyself.Thethirdthingwasfamily.For19years,myfatherstoodbymysidewithanunshakablefaith,becausehebelievedthatIhadwhatittooktoturnmylifearound.Ialsometanamazingwomanwhoisnowthemotherofmytwo-year-oldsonSekou,andshetaughtmehowtolovemyselfinahealthyway.Thefinalthingwaswriting.WhenIgotthatletterfrommyson,IbegantowriteajournalaboutthingsIhadexperiencedinmychildhoodandinprison,andwhatitdidisitopenedupmymindtotheideaofatonement.Earlierinmyincarceration,Ihadreceivedaletterfromoneoftherelativesofmyvictim,andinthatletter,shetoldmesheforgaveme,becausesherealizedIwasayoungchildwhohadbeenabusedandhadbeenthroughsomehardshipsandjustmadeaseriesofpoordecisions.ItwasthefirsttimeinmylifethatIeverfeltopentoforgivingmyself.OneofthethingsthathappenedafterthatexperienceisthatIthoughtabouttheothermenwhowereincarceratedalongsideofme,andhowmuchIwantedtosharethiswiththem.AndsoIstartedtalkingtothemaboutsomeoftheirexperiences,andIwasdevastatedtorealizethatmostofthemcamefromthesameabusiveenvironments,Andmostofthemwantedhelpandtheywantedtoturnitaround,butunfortunatelythesystemthatcurrentlyholds2.5millionpeopleinprisonisdesignedtowarehouseasopposedtorehabilitateortransform.SoImadeitupinmymindthatifIwaseverreleasedfromprisonthatIwoulddoeverythinginmypowertohelpchangethat.In20xx,Iwalkedoutofprisonforthefirsttimeaftertwodecades.Nowimagine,ifyouwill,FredFlintstonewalkingintoanepisodeof"TheJetsons."Thatwasprettymuchwhatmylifewaslike.Forthefirsttime,IwasexposedtotheInternet,socialmedia,carsthattalklikeKITTfrom"KnightRider."Butthethingthatfascinatedmethemostwasphonetechnology.See,whenIwenttoprison,ourcarphoneswerethisbigandrequiredtwopeopletocarrythem.SoimaginewhatitwaslikewhenIfirstgrabbedmylittleBlackberryandIstartedlearninghowtotext.Butthethingis,thepeoplearoundme,theydidn'trealizethatIhadnoideawhatalltheseabbreviatedtextsmeant,likeLOL,OMG,LMAO,untilonedayIwashavingaconversationwithoneofmyfriendsviatext,andIaskedhimtodosomething,andherespondedback,"K."AndIwaslike,"WhatisK?"Andhewaslike,"Kisokay."Soinmyhead,Iwaslike,"WellwhatthehelliswrongwithK?"AndsoItexthimaquestionmark.Andhesaid,"K=okay."AndsoItapback,"FU."(Laughter)Andthenhetextsback,andheasksmewhywasIcussinghimout.AndIsaid,"LOLFU,"asin,Ifinallyunderstand.Andsofastforwardthreeyears,I'mdoingrelativelygood.IhaveafellowshipatMITMediaLab,IworkforanamazingcompanycalledBMe,IteachattheUniversityofMichigan,butit'sbeenastrugglebecauseIrealizethattherearemoremenandwomencominghomewhoarenotgoingtobeaffordedthoseopportunities.I'vebeenblessedtoworkwithsomeamazingmenandwomen,helpingothersreentersociety,andoneofthemismyfriendnamedCalvinEvans.Heserved24yearsforacrimehedidn'tcommit.He's45yearsold.He'scurrentlyenrolledincollege.AndoneofthethingsthatwetalkedaboutisthethreethingsthatIfoundimportantinmypersonaltransformation,thefirstbeingacknowledgment.IhadtoacknowledgethatIhadhurtothers.IalsohadtoacknowledgethatIhadbeenhurt.Thesecondthingwasapologizing.IhadtoapologizetothepeopleIhadhurt.EventhoughIhadnoexpectationsofthemacceptingit,itwasimportanttodobecauseitwastherightthing.ButIalsohadtoapologizetomyself.Thethirdthingwasatoning.Forme,atoningmeantgoingbackintomycommunityandworkingwithat-riskyouthwhowereonthesamepath,butalsobecomingatonewithmyself.Throughmyexperienceofbeinglockedup,oneofthethingsIdiscoveredisthis:themajorityofmenandwomenwhoareincarceratedareredeemable,andthefactis,90percentofthemenandwomenwhoareincarceratedwillatsomepointreturntothecommunity,andwehavearoleindeterminingwhatkindofmenandwomenreturntoourcommunity.Mywishtodayisthatwewillembraceamoreempatheticapproachtowardhowwedealwithmassincarceration,thatwewilldoawaywiththelock-them-up-and-throw-away-the-keymentality,becauseit'sprovenitdoesn'twork.Myjourneyisauniquejourney,butitdoesn'thavetobethatway.Anybodycanhaveatransformationifwecreatethespaceforthattohappen.SowhatI'maskingtodayisthatyouenvisionaworldwheremenandwomenaren'theldhostagetotheirpasts,wheremisdeedsandmistakesdon'tdefineyoufortherestofyourlife.Ithinkcollectively,wecancreatethatreality,andIhopeyoudotoo.Thankyou.二十三年以前，在我十九歲的時(shí)候，我擊中并殺害了一個(gè)人。我那時(shí)是年輕的販毒者，脾氣暴躁，有一只半自動(dòng)的手槍。但我的故事并未在此結(jié)束。相反，它剛剛開(kāi)始。這接下來(lái)的20xx年是一個(gè)關(guān)于承認(rèn)，道歉，和補(bǔ)償?shù)墓适?。是一個(gè)關(guān)于承認(rèn)，道歉，和補(bǔ)償?shù)墓适?。但這故事并沒(méi)有以你可能正在想象或認(rèn)為的的方式發(fā)生。尤其是對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，這些事情在我生命中以一種令人驚訝的方式發(fā)生?？?，我像你們中的很多人一樣長(zhǎng)大，我是一個(gè)優(yōu)秀生，一個(gè)有獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的學(xué)生，有著成為一個(gè)醫(yī)生的夢(mèng)想。但是戲劇性的，當(dāng)我父母分家并最終離婚時(shí)一切都變了。具體的事件其實(shí)很簡(jiǎn)單。在我17歲的時(shí)候，我被槍擊中了三次就在底特律我所居住的那個(gè)街區(qū)。我朋友趕忙把我送到醫(yī)院。醫(yī)生們把子彈拔出來(lái)，把傷口縫好，又把我送回到了我被槍擊的街區(qū)。在這次磨難中，沒(méi)有人抱過(guò)我，沒(méi)有人安慰我，沒(méi)有人跟我說(shuō)，一切都會(huì)好起來(lái)的。沒(méi)有人告訴過(guò)我，我會(huì)一直活在恐懼中，我會(huì)變成偏執(zhí)狂，或者我對(duì)"被槍擊"的反應(yīng)將會(huì)極端暴力。或者我對(duì)"被槍擊"的反應(yīng)將會(huì)極端暴力。沒(méi)人告訴我，有一天，我會(huì)變成扣動(dòng)扳機(jī)的那個(gè)人。十四個(gè)月之后，在凌晨?jī)牲c(diǎn)，我開(kāi)了一槍，并造成了一個(gè)人的死亡。當(dāng)我進(jìn)監(jiān)獄時(shí)，我很痛苦，我很憤怒，我很受傷。我不想承擔(dān)這個(gè)責(zé)任。我把自己的過(guò)失歸罪于所有人，從我的父母，到社會(huì)制度。我使自己開(kāi)槍的動(dòng)機(jī)合理化，因?yàn)樵谖业某砷L(zhǎng)陰影里，做一個(gè)射擊者總好過(guò)被別人開(kāi)槍擊中。當(dāng)我坐在我冰冷的牢房里，我感覺(jué)十分無(wú)助，無(wú)人關(guān)愛(ài)，并被世界遺棄。我覺(jué)得沒(méi)有人在乎我，于是我?guī)е鴶骋夥纯箤?duì)我的監(jiān)禁。然后我就發(fā)現(xiàn)，自己越來(lái)越深得陷入了麻煩。我在監(jiān)獄里經(jīng)營(yíng)黑市，放高利貸，出售非法偷運(yùn)進(jìn)監(jiān)獄的毒品。出售非法偷運(yùn)進(jìn)監(jiān)獄的毒品。事實(shí)上，我的確成為了密歇根少年教養(yǎng)院院長(zhǎng)口中的"惡中之惡"。因?yàn)槲业倪@些惡行，在我的刑期中有七年半，我都被單獨(dú)禁閉起來(lái)。我都被單獨(dú)禁閉起來(lái)。如今當(dāng)我回顧時(shí)，單人監(jiān)禁是你所能找到的是最無(wú)人道和最殘酷的地方之一而我正置身其中。一天，我正在牢房里踱步，一個(gè)獄警進(jìn)來(lái)派發(fā)郵件。我先讀了一些信件，然后我看到了那封來(lái)自兒子的信，他手寫(xiě)的字母還歪歪扭扭。每當(dāng)我收到我兒子寫(xiě)的信，那信就像一束光，射進(jìn)了你能想象到的最黑暗的地方。在那天，我打開(kāi)這封信，兒子用大寫(xiě)字母寫(xiě)道："媽媽告訴我，你是因?yàn)橹\殺而入獄的。"他說(shuō)："爸爸，別殺人。上帝能看到你的一舉一動(dòng)。向他祈禱吧。"我當(dāng)時(shí)并不信教，我現(xiàn)在也不信教，但在我兒子的話中，我看到了一些很深?yuàn)W的東西。這些東西使我審視我的生命，思考那些我以前從未細(xì)思過(guò)的事情。我第一次想到，我兒子將會(huì)視我為一個(gè)殺人犯。我兒子將會(huì)視我為一個(gè)殺人犯。我坐回我的鋪位上，《柏拉圖》中的片段在我腦中閃現(xiàn)?！栋乩瓐D》中的片段在我腦中閃現(xiàn)。在《申辯篇》中蘇格拉底說(shuō)道，"渾渾噩噩的生活不值得過(guò)。"這一刻，是我生命轉(zhuǎn)變的開(kāi)始。但想轉(zhuǎn)變并非輕而易舉。在轉(zhuǎn)變中，我意識(shí)到關(guān)鍵點(diǎn)有四個(gè)。第一，我有很好的導(dǎo)師。我知道你們有些人可能在想，你是怎么在監(jiān)獄里找到很好的導(dǎo)師呢?但是在我的經(jīng)歷中，我的一些導(dǎo)師盡管處于終身監(jiān)禁卻是我走進(jìn)我生命中的最好的人。因?yàn)樗麄兤仁刮胰フ\(chéng)實(shí)地看待自己的經(jīng)歷，也迫使我去挑戰(zhàn)我曾做過(guò)的決定。也迫使我去挑戰(zhàn)我曾做過(guò)的決定。第二件重要之物是文學(xué)。在進(jìn)監(jiān)獄之前，我并不知道世界上有這么多優(yōu)秀的黑人詩(shī)人、作者和哲學(xué)家。但之后我讀了MalcolmX的自傳，這對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)是寶貴的財(cái)富，它動(dòng)搖了我對(duì)自己所有的成見(jiàn)。它動(dòng)搖了我對(duì)自己所有的成見(jiàn)。第三件重要之物是家庭。20xx年來(lái)，我父親一直支持著我因?yàn)樗嘈盼矣心芰Π炎约旱纳钷D(zhuǎn)入正軌。把自己的生活轉(zhuǎn)入正軌。我也遇到了一位令人贊嘆的女性，她就是我兩歲兒子Sekou的母親。她教會(huì)了我如何用一種健康的方式愛(ài)自己。最后一件重要之物是寫(xiě)作。當(dāng)我收到我兒子的來(lái)信時(shí)，我開(kāi)始寫(xiě)一本日記記載我童年和在監(jiān)獄里的經(jīng)歷，記載我童年和在監(jiān)獄里的經(jīng)歷，以及這些經(jīng)歷是怎樣讓我明白"補(bǔ)償"的概念。在我被囚禁的早期，我曾接到過(guò)一封來(lái)自受害人家屬的信。信里，她說(shuō)她已經(jīng)原諒我了，因?yàn)樗庾R(shí)到我只是個(gè)幼時(shí)被虐待過(guò)的孩子，還經(jīng)歷過(guò)許多苦難，才會(huì)做出一系列錯(cuò)誤的決定。這是我此生第一次覺(jué)得或許我也能夠原諒自己。收到這封信之后，收到這封信之后，我想到在我身邊其他被囚禁的人們，我想把這種感悟分享給他們。于是我就開(kāi)始和他們聊天，了解他們所經(jīng)歷過(guò)的事.令我極為震驚的是，他們中的大部分都曾和我一樣在幼時(shí)飽受虐待，他們渴望得到幫助，渴望改正自己，可不幸的是，現(xiàn)在的體系像個(gè)倉(cāng)庫(kù)，關(guān)押了250萬(wàn)的囚犯，像個(gè)倉(cāng)庫(kù)，關(guān)押了250萬(wàn)的囚犯，卻沒(méi)有幫助他們改過(guò)自新、轉(zhuǎn)變觀念。所以我暗下決心，如果有一天我能被從監(jiān)獄里釋放我會(huì)竭盡全力去改變這樣的現(xiàn)狀。我會(huì)竭盡全力去改變這樣的現(xiàn)狀。20xx年，我在被關(guān)押了20多年后第一次走出監(jiān)獄?，F(xiàn)在，如果你愿意，請(qǐng)想象一下，一個(gè)遠(yuǎn)古時(shí)代的人突然踏進(jìn)了未來(lái)時(shí)空。(原句："卡通角色‘摩登原始人’走入了以未來(lái)世界為主題的動(dòng)畫(huà)片'杰森一家'")我當(dāng)時(shí)的感受大概如此。