TED英语演讲稿不幸也许是个机会演讲稿范文大Word下载.docx
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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,Iimmediatelywenttolookupthe2019onlineedition,expectingtofindarevisionworthnoting.Here'
stheupdatedversionofthisentry.Unfortunately,it'
snotmuchbetter.Ifindthelasttwowordsunder"
NearAntonyms,"
particularlyunsettling:
"
whole"
and"
wholesome."
So,it'
snotjustaboutthewords.It'
swhatwebelieveaboutpeoplewhenwenamethemwiththesewords.It'
saboutthevaluesbehindthewords,andhowweconstructthosevalues.Ourlanguageaffectsourthinkingandhowweviewtheworldandhowweviewotherpeople.Infact,manyancientsocieties,includingtheGreeksandtheRomans,believedthattoutteracurseverballywassopowerful,becausetosaythethingoutloudbroughtitintoexistence.So,whatrealitydowewanttocallintoexistence:
apersonwhoislimited,orapersonwho'
sempowered?
Bycasuallydoingsomethingassimpleasnamingaperson,achild,wemightbeputtinglidsandcastingshadowsontheirpower.Wouldn'
twewanttoopendoorsfortheminstead?
OnesuchpersonwhoopeneddoorsformewasmychildhooddoctorattheA.I.duPontInstituteinWilmington,Delaware.HisnamewasDr.Pizzutillo,anItalianAmerican,whosename,apparently,wastoodifficultformostAmericanstopronounce,sohewentbyDr.P.AndDr.Palwaysworereallycolorfulbowtiesandhadtheveryperfectdispositiontoworkwithchildren.
Ilovedalmosteverythingaboutmytimespentatthishospital,withtheexceptionofmyphysicaltherapysessions.Ihadtodowhatseemedlikeinnumerablerepetitionsofexerciseswiththesethick,elasticbands--differentcolors,youknow--tohelpbuildupmylegmuscles,andIhatedthesebandsmorethananything--Ihatedthem,hadnamesforthem.Ihatedthem.And,youknow,Iwasalreadybargaining,asafiveyear-oldchild,withDr.Ptotrytogetoutofdoingtheseexercises,unsuccessfully,ofcourse.And,oneday,hecameintomysession--exhaustiveandunforgiving,thesesessions--andhesaidtome,"
Wow.Aimee,youaresuchastrongandpowerfullittlegirl,Ithinkyou'
regoingtobreakoneofthosebands.Whenyoudobreakit,I'
mgoingtogiveyouahundredbucks."
Now,ofcourse,thiswasasimpleployonDr.P'
sparttogetmetodotheexercisesIdidn'
twanttodobeforetheprospectofbeingtherichestfive-year-oldinthesecondfloorward,butwhatheeffectivelydidformewasreshapeanawfuldailyoccurrenceintoanewandpromisingexperienceforme.AndIhavetowondertodaytowhatextenthisvisionandhisdeclarationofmeasastrongandpowerfullittlegirlshapedmyownviewofmyselfasaninherentlystrong,powerfulandathleticpersonwellintothefuture.
Thisisanexampleofhowadultsinpositionsofpowercanignitethepowerofachild.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,isaboutemergingontheothersideofachallengingexperienceunscathedorunmarkedbytheexperience,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,aprognosisontheexpectedqualityoftheirlife,wehavetomakesurethatwedon'
tputthefirstbrickinawallthatwillactuallydisablesomeone.Perhapstheexistingmodelofonlylookingatwhatisbrokeninyouandhowdowefixit,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
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