The violin, and my dark night of the soul | Ji-Hae Park

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Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast
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Thank you.
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Hi, everybody.
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Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.
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I'd like to share with you a little bit of me
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playing my life.
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I might look successful and happy
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being in front of you today,
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but I once suffered from severe depression
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and was in total despair.
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The violin, which meant everything to me,
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became a grave burden on me.
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Although many people tried to comfort and encourage me,
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their words sounded like meaningless noise.
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When I was just about to give everything up
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after years of suffering,
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I started to rediscover the true power of music.
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In the midst of hardship,
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it was the music that gave me -- that restored my soul.
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The comfort the music gave me
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was just indescribable,
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and it was a real eye-opening experience for me too,
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and it totally changed my perspective on life
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and set me free from the pressure
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of becoming a successful violinist.
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Do you feel like you are all alone?
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I hope that this piece will touch and heal your heart,
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as it did for me.
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Thank you.
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Now, I use my music to reach people's hearts
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and have found there are no boundaries.
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My audience is anyone who is here to listen,
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even those who are not familiar with classical music.
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I not only play at the prestigious classical concert halls
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like Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center,
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but also hospitals, churches, prisons,
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and restricted facilities for leprosy patients,
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just to mention a few.
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Now, with my last piece, I'd like to show you
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that classical music can be so much fun, exciting,
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and that it can rock you.
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Let me introduce you to my brand new project,
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"Baroque in Rock,"
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which became a golden disc most recently.
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It's such an honor for me.
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I think, while I'm enjoying my life as a happy musician,
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I'm earning a lot more recognition than I've ever imagined.
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But it's now your turn.
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Changing your perspectives
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will not only transform you but also the whole world.
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Just play your life with all you have,
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and share it with the world.
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I really look forward to witnessing
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a transforming world by you, TEDsters.
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Play your life, and stay tuned.
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