ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Cleo Wade - Artist, poet, author
Cleo Wade creates uplifting messages, blending simplicity with positivity and arresting honesty.

Why you should listen

Cleo Wade is an artist, poet and author of the forthcoming book Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom For a Better Life. Her writing, accessible yet empowering, speaks to a greater future for all women, people of color, and the LGBTQ community, preaching love, acceptance, justice, peace, equity and equality.

Wade's artwork is founded on the idea that art should be in the name of all people and should serve all people. This idea has inspired some of her larger scale public art installations, including a 25-foot love poem in the skyline of the New Orleans French Quarter titled "Respect," as well as her follow up piece, "She," which was created in collaboration with graffiti artist Brandon Odums and is permanently installed on the face of a 50-foot warehouse building in the New Orleans Bywater neighborhood. In the summer of 2017, Wade created the "ARE YOU OK" project, a public booth for free, peaceful and loving conversation at the Hester Street Fair in New York City. Her latest public art installation of 10-word mantras on 46-foot screens entitled "Show Love Spread Love" is currently on view in Los Angeles on the facade of the Beverly Center. Other mediums of Wade's art include drawing, painting, sculpture, and neon text. Wade contributes regularly to W magazine and Teen Vogue.

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Cleo Wade: Want to change the world? Start by being brave enough to care

克莱‧奥韦德: 改变世界,从勇于关心开始

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艺术家兼诗人克莱奥·韦德(Cleo Wade)朗诵了一首感人的诗歌,讲述了在爱情和接纳似乎都很匮乏的时候,自己如何成为爱情和接纳的倡导者。她在人生的开始和结束之间编织了一些故事, 分享了一些关于成长(和发声)的真理,并反思了一个美好生活的智慧,让我们留下一个简单而持久的理念:善待自己,善待他人,善待地球。韦德说:“世界会对你说'做一个更好的人'。不要害怕说'是的'。”
- Artist, poet, author
Cleo Wade creates uplifting messages, blending simplicity with positivity and arresting honesty. Full bio

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00:12
My best最好 friend朋友 recently最近 had a baby宝宝.
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我的最好朋友最近生了一个孩子。
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And when I met会见 him,
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当我遇到他时,
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I was in awe威严 of witnessing见证 this tiny,
beautiful美丽 being存在 enter输入 into our lives生活.
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我对目睹这个美丽的小人儿
进入我们的生活感到敬畏。
00:25
I also had this realization实现
that he wasn't just entering进入 our lives生活,
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我也意识到,
他不只是进入我们的生活,
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he was entering进入 the world世界 --
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他正在进入这个世界——
00:33
this crazy world世界 that, especially特别 now,
feels感觉 so incredibly令人难以置信 challenging具有挑战性的.
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这个疯狂的世界,特别是现在,
让人感到难以置信的充满挑战。
00:39
I spend a lot time in my work
talking to people about who we are,
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我在工作上花费了很多时间
和人交流我们是谁,
我们必须是谁,
00:44
who we must必须 be
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00:45
and what our healing复原 looks容貌 like.
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和我们情感的愈合是什么样子。
00:48
So the first time I held保持 him,
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我第一次抱着他,
00:50
I had my pepPEP talk ready准备.
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我已经准备好了该说什么。
00:52
You know, I wanted him to know
that the way we find our strength强度
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我想让他知道我们是通过挑战
00:56
is through通过 our challenges挑战.
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才获得了力量。
00:58
I wanted him to know
that we can all do something big
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我想让他知道,
我们都可以做一些大事,
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when we start开始 small.
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积少成多。
01:02
I wanted him to know
that each of us is more resilient弹性
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我想让他知道,
每个人都可以比自己想象的
01:05
than we could ever imagine想像.
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更坚强,更有韧性。
01:08
So here I am holding保持 little Thelonious特洛尼厄斯.
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图片是我抱着小小的特洛纽斯。
01:11
I look down at him,
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我低头看着他,
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and it hits点击 me:
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心都要融化了:
01:15
he's a baby宝宝.
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他是一个婴儿。
01:17
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
01:18
He's not going to understand理解
a single word I say to him.
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他不会理解我对他说的任何一个字。
01:22
So instead代替, I thought
it would probably大概 be a better idea理念
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所以,如果我回家写下来
可能更好。
01:24
if I went home and wrote.
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这是给成年人的,
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So, this is for grownups大人,
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但也是给特洛纽斯的,
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but it's also for Thelonious特洛尼厄斯,
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01:32
when he's old enough足够 to read it:
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当他年纪大到可以阅读时:
01:36
The world世界 will say to you,
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世界会对你说,
01:39
"Be a better person."
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“做一个更好的人。”
01:42
Do not be afraid害怕 to say, "Yes."
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不要害怕说“是的”。
从做一个更好的倾听者开始。
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Start开始 by being存在 a better listener倾听者.
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01:49
Start开始 by being存在 better
at walking步行 down the street.
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从在街上走一走开始。
01:52
See people.
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看看周围的人,
01:53
Say, "Hello你好."
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跟他们问好。
01:55
Ask how they are doing
and listen to what they say.
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问问他们在做什么,
听听他们说什么。
01:59
Start开始 by being存在 a better friend朋友,
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开始做一个更好的朋友,
02:01
a better parent,
a better child儿童 to your parents父母;
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一个更好的家长,一个更好的孩子;
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a better sibling兄弟, a better lover情人,
a better partner伙伴.
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一个更好的兄弟姐妹,
一个更好的情人,一个更好的伴侣。
02:07
Start开始 by being存在 a better neighbor邻居.
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开始成为一个更好的邻居。
02:10
Meet遇见 someone有人 you do not know,
and get to know them.
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认识一个你不认识的人,并了解他们。
02:15
The world世界 will say to you,
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世界会对你说,
02:17
"What are you going to do?"
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“你要做什么事?”
02:19
Do not be afraid害怕 to say,
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不要害怕说,
02:21
"I know I can't do everything,
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“我知道我不能做所有事情,
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but I can do something."
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但我可以做一点点。 ”
02:27
Walk步行 into more rooms客房 saying,
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走进更多的房间说,
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"I'm here to help."
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“我是来帮忙的。”
02:31
Become成为 intimate亲密 with generosity慷慨.
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变得亲切慷慨。
02:34
Give what you can give,
and do what you can do.
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给你可以给的东西,
做你能做的事情。
02:37
Give dollars美元, give cents, give your time,
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给美元,给美分,给你的时间,
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give your love,
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给你的爱,
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give your heart, give your spirit精神.
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奉献你的心,奉献你的精神。
02:45
The world世界 will say to you,
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世界会对你说,
02:48
"We need peace和平."
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“我们需要和平。”
02:51
Find your peace和平 within,
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在内心找到你的和平,
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hold保持 it sacred神圣,
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保持它神圣,
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bring带来 it with you everywhere到处 you go.
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无论你走到哪里都要带着它。
02:59
Peace和平 cannot不能 be shared共享
or created创建 with others其他
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和平只能从人的内心产生,
03:03
if we cannot不能 first generate生成 it within.
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不能与他人分享或创造。
03:06
The world世界 will say to you,
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世界会对你说,
03:07
"They are the enemy敌人."
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“他们是敌人。”
03:10
Love enough足够 to know
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爱会让你知道,
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that just because someone有人
disagrees不同意 with you,
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持有不同意见的人,
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it does not make them your enemy敌人.
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并不一定是你的敌人。
03:17
You may可能 not win赢得 an argument论据,
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你可能不会赢得争论,
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you may可能 not change更改 a mind心神,
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你未必能改变别人的意向,
03:20
but if you choose选择 to,
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但如果你选择这么做,
03:22
you can always achieve实现
the triumph胜利 of radical激进 empathy同情 --
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你总是可以获得
同理心的彻底胜利 ——
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an understanding理解 of the heart.
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对心的理解。
03:31
The world世界 will say to you,
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世界会对你说,
03:33
"We need justice正义."
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“我们需要公正。”
03:36
Investigate探讨.
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调查一下。
03:38
Find truth真相 beyond
the stories故事 you are told.
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发现你所讲的故事之外的真相,
03:42
Find truth真相 beyond the way things seem似乎.
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发现事情似乎超出事实的真相。
03:45
Ask, "Why?"
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问,“为什么?”
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Ask, "Is this fair公平?"
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问:“这公平吗?”
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Ask, "How did we get here?"
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问:“我们怎么到这里来的?”
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Do this with compassion同情.
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用同情心来做这件事,
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Do this with forgiveness饶恕.
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用宽恕心来做这件事。
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Learn学习 to forgive原谅 others其他.
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学会原谅别人,
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Start开始 by truly learning学习
how to forgive原谅 yourself你自己.
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先开始正确地学习如何原谅自己。
04:03
We are all more than our mistakes错误.
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我们不仅是我们的错误,
04:06
We are all more
than who we were yesterday昨天.
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也不仅是昨天的我们。
04:09
We are all deserving值得 of our dignity尊严.
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我们都应该得到尊严。
04:13
See yourself你自己 in others其他.
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通过别人看见你自己。
04:15
Recognize认识 that your justice正义 is my justice正义,
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认识到你的公正就是我的公正,
04:18
and mine is yours你的.
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而我的也是你的。
04:19
There can be no liberation解放 for one of us
if the other is not free自由.
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如果其他人得不到自由,
我们任何一个人都不能得到解放。
04:25
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
04:28
The world世界 will say to you,
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世界会对你说,
“我很暴力。”
04:30
"I am violent暴力."
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Respond响应 by saying,
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可以这样回应,
04:34
"I am not.
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“我不是。
04:36
Not with my words
and not with my actions行动."
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我的话和我的行为都不暴力。 ”
04:41
The world世界 will say to you,
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世界会对你说,
04:42
"We need to heal愈合 the planet行星."
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“我们需要治愈这个星球。”
04:44
Start开始 by saying, "No, thank you.
I don't need a plastic塑料 bag."
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回答说:“不,谢谢。
我不需要塑料袋。 ”
04:48
Recycle回收, reuse重用.
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回收,再利用。
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Start开始 by picking选择 up
one piece of trash垃圾 on your block.
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从你的街区拣起一块垃圾开始。
04:55
The world世界 will say to you,
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世界会对你说,
04:57
"There are too many许多 problems问题."
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“问题太多了。”
05:00
Do not be afraid害怕
to be a part部分 of the solutions解决方案.
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不要害怕成为解决方案的一部分。
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Start开始 by discussing讨论 the issues问题.
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从讨论问题开始。
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We cannot不能 overcome克服 what we ignore忽视.
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我们无法战胜我们忽视的东西。
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The more we talk about things,
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我们越谈论事情,
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the more we see
that the issues问题 are connected连接的
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我们看到的问题就越多,
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because we are connected连接的.
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因为我们相互联系着。
05:18
The world世界 will say to you,
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世界会对你说,
05:20
"We need to end结束 racism种族主义."
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“我们需要结束种族歧视。”
05:22
Start开始 by healing复原 it in your own拥有 family家庭.
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先从自己的家庭治愈开始。
05:26
The world世界 will say to you,
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世界会对你说,
05:27
"How do we speak说话 to bias偏压 and bigotry偏执?"
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“我们怎么解决偏见和偏执?
05:30
Start开始 by having the first conversation会话
at your own拥有 kitchen厨房 table.
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首先在自己的餐桌上
进行第一次谈话。
05:36
The world世界 will say to you,
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世界会对你说,
05:39
"There is so much hate讨厌."
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“有太多的仇恨。”
05:41
Devote投入 yourself你自己 to love.
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献身于爱。
05:44
Love yourself你自己 so much
that you can love others其他
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爱自己,才可以
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without barriers障碍 and without judgment判断.
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没有偏见,没有歧视的爱别人。
05:51
When the world世界 asks us big questions问题
that require要求 big answers答案,
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当世界向我们提出需要
重大答案的重大问题时,
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we have two options选项.
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我们有两个选择。
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One: to feel so overwhelmed不堪重负
or unqualified不合格, we do nothing.
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一:感到不知所措或者不能胜任,
我们什么都不做。
06:02
Two: to start开始 with one small act法案
and qualify修饰 ourselves我们自己.
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二:从一个小小的行为
开始,并肯定自己。
06:08
I am the director导向器 of national国民 security安全,
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我是国家安全局局长,
06:11
and so are you.
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你也是。
06:14
Maybe no one appointed任命 us
and there were no senate参议院 confirmations确认,
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也许没有人任命我们,
没有参议院的确认,
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but we can secure安全 a nation国家.
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但我们可以保护一个国家。
06:20
When you help just one person
to be more secure安全,
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当你帮助让一个人更安全时,
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a nation国家 is more secure安全.
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一个国家才会更安全。
06:26
With just one outstretched伸开 hand
that says, "Are you OK?
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只用伸出一只手说:“你还好吗?
06:30
I am here for you,"
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我在这里,
06:31
we can transform转变 insecurity不安全 into security安全.
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我们可以将不安全转化成为安全。”
06:36
We find ourselves我们自己 saying to the world世界,
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我们发现自己对世界说,
06:39
"What should I do?"
"What should we do?"
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“我该怎么办?”
“我们应该做什么?”
06:41
The better question might威力 be:
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更好的问题可能是:
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"How am I showing展示 up?"
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“我怎么现身?”
06:45
I ask the world世界 for peace和平,
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我要求世界和平,
06:48
but do I show显示 up with peace和平
when I see my family家庭 and friends朋友?
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但是当我看到家人和朋友
的时候是否平和?
06:51
I ask the world世界 to end结束 hatred,
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我要求世界结束仇恨,
06:54
but do I show显示 up with love
not only for those I know,
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但是我是否会携爱出现,
不仅仅是为我认识的人,
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but those I don't know?
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还有那些我不认识的人?
07:00
Do I show显示 up with love for those
whose谁的 ideas思路 conflict冲突 with my own拥有?
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我是否能包容与我自己
的观点相冲突的人?
07:06
I ask the world世界 to end结束 suffering痛苦,
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我要求世界结束痛苦,
07:08
but do I show显示 up for those
who are suffering痛苦 on my street corner?
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但我是否能帮助那些
在我的街角上受苦的人呢?
07:12
We say to the world世界,
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我们对世界说,
07:13
"Please change更改; we need change更改."
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“请改变,我们需要改变。”
07:16
But how do we show显示 up
to change更改 our own拥有 lives生活?
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但是,我们怎样才能
改变自己的生活呢?
我们如何改善
我们社区人民的生活呢?
07:19
How do we show显示 up to change更改 the lives生活
of the people in our communities社区?
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James詹姆士 Baldwin鲍德温 said, "Everything now,
we must必须 assume承担 is in our own拥有 hands;
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詹姆斯·鲍德温说:“现在的一切,
我们必须假设在我们自己的手中;
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we have no right to assume承担 otherwise除此以外."
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我们无权有另外的决择。 ”
07:33
This has always been true真正.
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这一直是真实的。
07:35
No one nominated提名
Harriet哈里特 Tubman塔布曼 to her purpose目的,
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没有人告诉哈莉特·塔布曼
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to her mission任务, to her courage勇气.
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她的勇气、目的和使命。
07:41
She did not say, "I'm not a congressman众议员
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她没有说:“我不是国会议员
07:43
or the president主席 of the United联合的 States状态,
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或者美国总统,
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so how could I possibly或者 participate参加
in the fight斗争 to abolish废除
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那么我怎可能参与到
一个像奴隶制一样大的制度
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a system系统 as big as slavery奴隶制度?"
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的废除斗争中呢?”
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She instead代替 spent花费 10 years年份
making制造 19 trips旅行,
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她花了十年的时间,出行十九次,
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freeing自由化 300 people,
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解放了300人,
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one group of people at a time.
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一次只解放一小群人。
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Think about the children孩子
of those 300 people,
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想想这300个人的
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the grandchildren孙子,
the great-grandchildren曾孙 and beyond.
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孙子孙女,曾孙子孙女等等。
08:07
Our righteous正义 acts行为 create创建
immeasurable不可计量的 ripples涟漪
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我们的正义行为
在无尽的正义之河中,
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in the endless无穷 river of justice正义.
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激荡着层层波澜。
08:15
Whether是否 it's Hurricane飓风 Katrina卡特里娜, Harvey哈维,
Irma伊尔马 or Maria玛丽亚, people did not say,
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无论是卡特丽娜飓风,哈维,
厄玛还是玛丽亚,人们都没有说,
08:21
"There is so much damage损伤.
What should I do?"
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“有太多的伤害。我该怎么办? ”
08:24
They got to work on what they could do.
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他们必须努力工作。
那些有船的人进了他们的船,
08:27
Those with boats got in their boats
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08:28
and started开始 loading装载 in every一切 woman女人,
man and child儿童 they came来了 across横过.
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并开始装载他们遇到
的每一个孩子,女人和男人。
08:32
Near and far, people gave their dollars美元,
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无论远近,人们都给了他们美元,
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they gave their cents,
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给了他们美分,
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they gave their hearts心中,
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给了他们的心,
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they gave their spirit精神.
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给了他们的精神。
08:41
We spend so much time
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我们花了这么多时间,
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thinking思维 we don't have
the power功率 to change更改 the world世界.
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认为我们没有改变世界的力量。
但我们忘记了改变别人生活
的力量总是在我们手中。
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We forget忘记 that the power功率 to change更改
someone's谁家 life is always in our hands.
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08:51
Change-making变革 does not belong属于
to one group of people;
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变革并不属于一个群体,
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it belongs属于 to all of us.
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它属于我们所有人。
08:59
You don't have to wait
on anyone任何人 to tell you
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你不必等待任何人告诉你,
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that you are in this.
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加入进来。
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Begin开始.
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开始吧。
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Start开始 by doing what you can
with what you've got,
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从做你所能做的事情开始,
09:11
where you are
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不论你在哪里,
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and in your own拥有 way.
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用你自己的方式去做。
09:15
We don't have to be heroes英雄,
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我们不必成为英雄,
09:18
wear穿 a uniform制服,
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穿制服,
09:19
call ourselves我们自己 activists活动家
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称自己是积极分子
09:21
or get elected当选 to participate参加.
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或者当选参加。
09:23
We just have to be brave勇敢 enough足够 to care关心.
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我们必须有足够的勇气去关心别人。
09:28
Now, around the time Thelonious特洛尼厄斯 was born天生,
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在特洛纽斯出生的时候,
09:33
I went to the birthday生日 party派对
of a man named命名 Gene基因 Moretti莫雷蒂.
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我去参加过一个叫
基因‧莫雷蒂的人的生日派对。
这是他的100岁生日,
09:38
It was his 100th birthday生日,
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09:41
which哪一个 means手段 he lived生活 in the United联合的 States状态
through通过 the Depression萧条, World世界 War战争 IIII,
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这意味着他经历过大萧条,
第二次世界大战,
09:45
the struggle斗争 for workers'工人' rights权利,
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争取工人权利的斗争,
09:47
the achievement成就
of a woman's女人的 right to vote投票,
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实现妇女的选举权,
民权运动,
09:49
the Civil国内 Rights Movement运动,
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首次登月,越南战争,
09:50
a man on the moon月亮, the Vietnam越南 War战争
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以及第一位黑人总统当选
的所有重大历史事件。
09:52
and the election选举
of the first black黑色 president主席.
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I satSAT with him, and I said,
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我和他坐在一起,我说:
09:56
"Gene基因, you have lived生活
in America美国 for 100 years年份.
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“基因,你已经在美国生活了100年。
10:02
Do you have any advice忠告
during these current当前 times?"
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你对现状有什么建议吗? ”
10:06
He smiled笑笑 and said to me simply只是, "Yes.
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他笑了,简单地对我说:“是的。
10:09
Be good to as many许多 people as possible可能."
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尽可能对更多的人做更好的事。 ”
10:14
And as he danced跳舞 with my mother母亲,
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他和我母亲跳舞,
10:16
who is, by the way, half his age年龄,
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顺便说一下,她的年龄是他的一半,
在一个充满了几代人
的家庭和数百人的房间里,
10:18
in a room房间 full充分 of generations
of his family家庭 and hundreds数以百计 of people,
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他们中的许多人
从千里之外去为他庆祝。
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many许多 of whom traveled旅行 thousands数千 of miles英里
to be there to celebrate庆祝 him,
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10:28
I realized实现 that he had not
just given特定 me advice忠告,
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我意识到,他不只是给了我建议,
10:32
he had given特定 me the first step
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他给了我第一步,
10:34
that every一切 single one of us
is capable of making制造
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如果我们想要对我们周围的世界
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if we want to create创建
a real真实, wholehearted真心 impact碰撞
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产生真正的、全心全意的影响,
现在,我们每个人
10:41
on the world世界 around us, right now.
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都有能力迈出第一步。
10:45
"Be good to as many许多 people as possible可能."
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“尽可能对更多的人做更好事。”
10:50
Thank you.
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谢谢。
10:51
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Thomas Tam
Reviewed by Howel Wang

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Cleo Wade - Artist, poet, author
Cleo Wade creates uplifting messages, blending simplicity with positivity and arresting honesty.

Why you should listen

Cleo Wade is an artist, poet and author of the forthcoming book Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom For a Better Life. Her writing, accessible yet empowering, speaks to a greater future for all women, people of color, and the LGBTQ community, preaching love, acceptance, justice, peace, equity and equality.

Wade's artwork is founded on the idea that art should be in the name of all people and should serve all people. This idea has inspired some of her larger scale public art installations, including a 25-foot love poem in the skyline of the New Orleans French Quarter titled "Respect," as well as her follow up piece, "She," which was created in collaboration with graffiti artist Brandon Odums and is permanently installed on the face of a 50-foot warehouse building in the New Orleans Bywater neighborhood. In the summer of 2017, Wade created the "ARE YOU OK" project, a public booth for free, peaceful and loving conversation at the Hester Street Fair in New York City. Her latest public art installation of 10-word mantras on 46-foot screens entitled "Show Love Spread Love" is currently on view in Los Angeles on the facade of the Beverly Center. Other mediums of Wade's art include drawing, painting, sculpture, and neon text. Wade contributes regularly to W magazine and Teen Vogue.

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