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And we're not that. We're more interesting than that

但我们不是这样 我们比这更复杂有趣

And the way that we go into the world

而我们进入这样一个世界

understanding is to have these contradictions in ourselves

需要理解我们自身内部的矛盾

and see them in other people and not judge them for it

看到其他人也是如此 而且不以此评判他们

To know that

要知道这一点

in a world where debate has kind of fallen away

在这个辩论日益减少

and given way to shouting and bullying

并让步于大喊大叫和恃强凌弱的世界

that the best thing is not just the idea of honest debate

最好的事不是诚实辩论

the best thing is losing a debate

而是输掉辩论

because it means that you learnt something and you changed your position

因为这意味着你学到了什么东西 并且你改变了想法

The only way really to understand your position and its worth

真正理解你的想法及其价值的唯一方式

is to understand the opposite

是去理解它的相反面

That doesn't mean the crazy guy on the radio who is spewing hate

我指的不是在广播中发泄憎恨的疯子

it means the decent human truths of all the people

而是所有觉得有必要倾听那个人的话的

who feel the need to listen to that guy

人们的人类真实感受

You are connected to those people

你同那些人联系在一起

They're connected to him

他们同他联系在一起

You can't get away from it

你无法脱离它

This connection is part of contradiction

这个联系就是矛盾的一部分

It is the tension I was talking about

这就是我所说的张力

This tension isn't about two opposite points

张力指的不是两个相对立的点

it's about the line in between them

而是连接它们之间的直线

and it's being stretched by them

它由它们所拉伸

We need to acknowledge and honor that tension

我们需要认识并尊重这种张力

and the connection that that tension is a part of

以及该张力作为一部分所形成的联系

Our connection not just to the people we love

我们的联系不仅仅是同我们所爱之人的联系

but to everybody including people we can't stand and wish weren't around

还应当包括同我们无法忍受 不愿接触之人的联系

The connection we have is part of what defines us on such a basic level

这种联系是基础层面上定义我们的一部分

Freedom is not freedom from connection

自由不是脱离联系的自由

Serial killing is freedom from connection

连环杀人是脱离联系的自由

人物简介和演讲视频

人物简介

本视频是美国著名作家、影剧导演及影剧监制乔斯·韦登在卫斯理大学2013届毕业典礼上的演讲。十三分钟的演讲看似沉重，不断提起死亡等话题，实际上是勉励毕业生不要一味地去否认死亡等生命中不可或缺的另一面。他认为人生是生和死，积极和消极之间连起的一条直线，人只有明白了这种联系，尊重生活中的一切，理解它，看透它，感激它，才能过得开心。