公众人物毕业演讲 第246期:乔斯韦登2013卫斯理大学(6)

 　　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

 

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