TED英語演講：給你的情書

TEDHannah 演講者：HannahBrencher IwasoneoftheonlykidsincollegewhohadareasontogototheP.O.boxattheendoftheday,andthatwasmainlybecausemymotherhasneverbelievedinemail,inFacebook,intextingorcellphonesingeneral.AndsowhileotherkidswereBBMingtheirparents,Iwasliterallywaitingbythemailboxtogetaletterfromhometoseehowtheweekendhadgone,whichwasalittlefrustratingwhenGrandmawasinthehospital,butIwasjustlookingforsomesortofscribble,someunkemptcursivefrommymother. 時，我是唯一一個需要在一天結(jié)束的時候去開郵箱的人，主要是因為我媽媽從不信賴電子郵件、社交網(wǎng)站、短信，甚至電話。于是，別人在和父母轉(zhuǎn)短信的時候我卻等在郵箱旁邊等待家書，了解家人怎么度過周末的，這在祖母住院的期間真讓我有些抓狂，我只能通過母親手寫的有 AndsowhenImovedtoNewYorkCityaftercollegeandgotcompletelysuckerpunchedinthefacebydepression,IdidtheonlythingIcouldthinkofatthetime.Iwrotethosesamekindsoflettersthatmymotherhadwrittenmeforstrangers,andtuckedthemallthroughoutthecity,dozensanddozensofthem.Ileftthemeverywhere,incafesandinlibraries,attheU.N.,everywhere.Ibloggedaboutthoselettersandthedayswhentheywerenecessary,andIposedakindofcrazypromisetotheInternet:thatifyouaskedmeforahandwrittenletter,Iwouldwriteyouone,noquestionsaskedOvernight,myinboxmorphedintothisharborofheartbreakasinglemotherinSacramento,agirlbeingbulliedinruralKansas,allaskingme,a22-yearoldgirlwhobarelyevenknewherowncoffeeorder,towritethemaloveletterandgivethemareasontowaitbythemailbox. ，當(dāng)時正經(jīng)歷人生的低谷，無法自拔，我做了唯一能想到的一件事。封地寫，我把它們留在城市的各個角落，咖啡館、圖書館，甚至聯(lián)合國，不問任何問題。一夜之間，我的郵箱成了寄托心碎故事的港灣住在薩克拉門托(美國加州首府)的單身媽媽、來自堪薩斯鄉(xiāng)下的被欺負(fù)的女孩，都來問我這么一個22歲的她們素未謀面，連點咖啡時都猶豫不決的女生，給她們寫一封情書，好讓她們也有個理由守候在郵箱旁。Well,todayIfuelaglobalorganizationthatisfueledbythosetripstothemailbox,fueledbythewaysinwhichwecanharnesssocialmedialikeneverbeforetowriteandmailstrangersletterswhentheyneedthemmost,butmostofall,fueledbycratesofmaillikethisone,mytrustymailcrate,filledwiththescriptingsofordinarypeople,strangerswritingletterstootherstrangersnotbecausethey'reevergoingtomeetandlaughoveracupofcoffee,butbecausetheyhavefoundoneanotherbywayofletter-writing. 今天我推行著一個國際組織，通過這些發(fā)往郵箱的信件，通過這樣的方式我們放慢新興社交媒體的腳步，在陌生人最需要的時候，給他們寫信寄信，但最重要的是通過這些郵箱，像我的這個可靠郵箱，里面裝滿普通人的字跡，給素未謀面的陌生人寫信不是因為他們會見面，一起喝咖啡聊聊天，而是因為通過寫信而找到彼But,youknow,thethingthatalwaysgetsmeabouttheselettersisthatmostofthemhavebeenwrittenbypeoplethathaveneverknownthemselveslovedonapieceofpaper.Theycouldnottellyouabouttheinkoftheirownloveletters.They'retheonesfrommygeneration,theonesofusthathavegrownupintoaworldwhereeverythingispaperless,andwheresomeofourbestconversationshavehappeneduponascreen.WehavelearnedtodiaryourpainontoFacebook,andwespeakswiftlyin140charactersorless. 我觸動的地方是大多數(shù)的信件都是由這些從來不知道情書為何物的人寫來的。他們壓根不知道什么是手寫情書。他們是我這一代的人，在我們這一代成長的世界，一切都是無紙化的，而我們一些最好的對話都發(fā)生在屏幕里。我們學(xué)會把傷心事記錄在社交網(wǎng)站Facebook上，我們的話精簡在140個字符或以內(nèi)。 Butwhatifit'snotaboutefficiencythistime?Iwasonthesubwayyesterdaywiththismailcrate,whichisaconversationstarter,letmetellyou.Ifyoueverneedone,justcarryoneofthese.(Laughter)Andamanjuststaredatme,andhewaslike,"Well,whydon'tyouusetheInternet?"AndIthought,"Well,sir,Iamnotastrategist,noramIspecialist.Iammerelyastoryteller."AndsoIcouldtellyouaboutawomanwhosehusbandhasjustcomehomefromAfghanistan,andsheishavingahardtimeunearthingthisthingcalledconversation,andsoshetuckslovelettersthroughoutthehouseasawaytosay,"Comebacktome.Findmewhenyoucan."OragirlwhodecidesthatsheisgoingtoleavelovelettersaroundhercampusinDubuque,Iowa,onlytofindhereffortsrippleeffectedthenextdaywhenshewalksoutontothequadandfindslovelettershangingfromthetrees,tuckedinthebushesandthebenches.Orthemanwhodecidesthatheisgoingtotakehislife,usesFacebookasawaytosaygoodbyetofriendsandfamily.Well,tonighthesleepssafelywithastackoflettersjustlikethisonetuckedbeneathhispillow,scriptedbystrangerswhowerethereforhimwhen. 信無關(guān)效率呢?我昨天提著這個郵箱坐地鐵，我跟你們說，它真是個搭人看著我，像是說，“你怎么不用網(wǎng)絡(luò)呢?”我想，“先生，我不是軍人的故事，她的丈夫剛從阿富汗歸來，她不知道該如何開展對話，所以她就把這些情書藏到屋子的各個角落，作為一種方式，說“回到我身邊。隨時來找我談?wù)劙?。”或是一個女孩的故事，她決定把情信放在她所在位于愛荷華州迪比克的校園各處，第二天發(fā)現(xiàn)她的心思引起了漣Facebook，這些信是陌生人寫的，他們在他最需要的時候支持他。 Thesearethekindsofstoriesthatconvincedmethatletterwritingwillneveragainneedtoflipbackherhairandtalkaboutefficiency,becausesheisanartformnow,allthepartsofher,thesigning,thescripting,themailing,thedoodlesinthemargins.Themerefactthatsomebodywouldevenjustsitdown,pulloutapieceofpaperandthinkaboutsomeonethewholewaythrough,withanintentionthatissomuchhardertounearthwhenthebrowserisupandtheiPhoneispingingandwe'vegotsixconversationsrollinginatonce,thatisanartformthatdoesnotfalldowntotheGoliathof"getfaster,"nomatterhowmanysocialnetworkswemightjoin.Westillclutchclosetheseletterstoourchest,tothewordsthatspeaklouderthanloud,whenweturnpagesintopalettestosaythethingsthatwehaveneededtosay,thewordsthatwehaveneededtowrite,tosistersandbrothersandeventostrangers,forfartoolong.Thankyou.這些故事讓我相信這些手寫信件永遠(yuǎn)都不需要撓首弄姿講究時效，因為她現(xiàn)在就是一種藝術(shù)形式，她所有的一切，署名，手寫體，郵寄，頁邊的涂畫都是藝術(shù)。事實上僅僅是有人會真的坐下來，攤開一張紙，花一