TED英文演講過錯并不能定義你的人生

第頁碼頁碼頁/總共NUMPAGES總頁數總頁數頁TED英文演講：過錯并不能定義你的人生在1991年時槍殺了一名男子,他說自己曾是"帶著半自動手槍的急性子毒販"。他被判兩級謀殺罪而入獄服刑，故事通常在此畫下句號。但相反的，故事仍未結束，這是多年贖罪旅程的開端，也是一個帶給我們謙恭與樸實課題的故事。下面是我為大家收集關于TED英文演講：過錯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，在我十九歲的時候，我擊中并殺害了一個人。我那時是年輕的販毒者，脾氣暴躁，有一只半自動的手槍。但我的故事并未在此結束。相反，它剛剛開始。這接下來的20xx年是一個關于承認，道歉，和補償的故事。是一個關于承認，道歉，和補償的故事。但這故事并沒有以你可能正在想象或認為的的方式發(fā)生。尤其是對我來說，這些事情在我生命中以一種令人驚訝的方式發(fā)生?？矗蚁衲銈冎械暮芏嗳艘粯娱L大，我是一個優(yōu)秀生，一個有獎學金的學生，有著成為一個醫(yī)生的夢想。但是戲劇性的，當我父母分家并最終離婚時一切都變了。具體的事件其實很簡單。在我17歲的時候，我被槍擊中了三次就在底特律我所居住的那個街區(qū)。我朋友趕忙把我送到醫(yī)院。醫(yī)生們把子彈拔出來，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，沒有人抱過我，沒有人安慰我，沒有人跟我說，一切都會好起來的。沒有人告訴過我，我會一直活在恐懼中，我會變成偏執(zhí)狂，或者我對"被槍擊"的反應將會極端暴力?；蛘呶覍?被槍擊"的反應將會極端暴力。沒人告訴我，有一天，我會變成扣動扳機的那個人。十四個月之后，在凌晨兩點，我開了一槍，并造成了一個人的死亡。當我進監(jiān)獄時，我很痛苦，我很憤怒，我很受傷。我不想承擔這個責任。我把自己的過失歸罪于所有人，從我的父母，到社會制度。我使自己開槍的動機合理化，因為在我的成長陰影里，做一個射擊者總好過被別人開槍擊中。當我坐在我冰冷的牢房里，我感覺十分無助，無人關愛，并被世界遺棄。我覺得沒有人在乎我，于是我?guī)е鴶骋夥纯箤ξ业谋O(jiān)禁。然后我就發(fā)現，自己越來越深得陷入了麻煩。我在監(jiān)獄里經營黑市，放高利貸，出售非法偷運進監(jiān)獄的毒品。出售非法偷運進監(jiān)獄的毒品。事實上，我的確成為了密歇根少年教養(yǎng)院院長口中的"惡中之惡"。因為我的這些惡行，在我的刑期中有七年半，我都被單獨禁閉起來。我都被單獨禁閉起來。如今當我回顧時，單人監(jiān)禁是你所能找到的是最無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，一個獄警進來派發(fā)郵件。我先讀了一些信件，然后我看到了那封來自兒子的信，他手寫的字母還歪歪扭扭。每當我收到我兒子寫的信，那信就像一束光，射進了你能想象到的最黑暗的地方。在那天，我打開這封信，兒子用大寫字母寫道："媽媽告訴我，你是因為謀殺而入獄的。"他說："爸爸，別殺人。上帝能看到你的一舉一動。向他祈禱吧。"我當時并不信教，我現在也不信教，但在我兒子的話中，我看到了一些很深奧的東西。這些東西使我審視我的生命，思考那些我以前從未細思過的事情。我第一次想到，我兒子將會視我為一個殺人犯。我兒子將會視我為一個殺人犯。我坐回我的鋪位上，《柏拉圖》中的片段在我腦中閃現?！栋乩瓐D》中的片段在我腦中閃現。在《申辯篇》中蘇格拉底說道，"渾渾噩噩的生活不值得過。"這一刻，是我生命轉變的開始。但想轉變并非輕而易舉。在轉變中，我意識到關鍵點有四個。第一，我有很好的導師。我知道你們有些人可能在想，你是怎么在監(jiān)獄里找到很好的導師呢?但是在我的經歷中，我的一些導師盡管處于終身監(jiān)禁卻是我走進我生命中的最好的人。因為他們迫使我去誠實地看待自己的經歷，也迫使我去挑戰(zhàn)我曾做過的決定。也迫使我去挑戰(zhàn)我曾做過的決定。第二件重要之物是文學。在進監(jiān)獄之前，我并不知道世界上有這么多優(yōu)秀的黑人詩人、作者和哲學家。但之后我讀了MalcolmX的自傳，這對我來說是寶貴的財富，它動搖了我對自己所有的成見。它動搖了我對自己所有的成見。第三件重要之物是家庭。20xx年來，我父親一直支持著我因為他相信我有能力把自己的生活轉入正軌。把自己的生活轉入正軌。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。她教會了我如何用一種健康的方式愛自己。最后一件重要之物是寫作。當我收到我兒子的來信時，我開始寫一本日記記載我童年和在監(jiān)獄里的經歷，記載我童年和在監(jiān)獄里的經歷，以及這些經歷是怎樣讓我明白"補償"的概念。在我被囚禁的早期，我曾接到過一封來自受害人家屬的信。信里，她說她已經原諒我了，因為她意識到我只是個幼時被虐待過的孩子，還經歷過許多苦難，才會做出一系列錯誤的決定。這是我此生第一次覺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。于是我就開始和他們聊天，了解他們所經歷過的事.令我極為震驚的是，他們中的大部分都曾和我一樣在幼時飽受虐待，他們渴望得到幫助，渴望改正自己，可不幸的是，現在的體系像個倉庫，關押了250萬的囚犯，像個倉庫，關押了250萬的囚犯，卻沒有幫助他們改過自新、轉變觀念。所以我暗下決心，如果有一天我能被從監(jiān)獄里釋放我會竭盡全力去改變這樣的現狀。我會竭盡全力去改變這樣的現狀。20xx年，我在被關押了20多年后第一次走出監(jiān)獄?，F在，如果你愿意，請想象一下，一個遠古時代的人突然踏進了未來時空。(原句："卡通角色‘摩登原始人’走入了以未來世界為主題的動畫片'杰森一家'")我當時的感受大概如此。