Take "the Other" to lunch | Elizabeth Lesser

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Yifat Adler ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:15
This room may appear to be holding 600 people,
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ืื ื• ืžืขืจื™ื›ื™ื ื›ื™ ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฉื ื
ื›-600 ืื™ืฉ, ืื‘ืœ ืžืกืคืจื
00:19
but there's actually so many more,
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ื‘ืคื•ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ,
00:21
because within each one of us, there is a multitude of personalities.
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ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžืื™ืชื ื•
ื™ืฉื ืŸ ืื™ืฉื™ื•ื™ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช.
00:26
I have two primary personalities
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ืœื™ ื™ืฉ ืฉืชื™ ืื™ืฉื™ื•ื™ื•ืช ืขื™ืงืจื™ื•ืช
00:29
that have been in conflict and conversation within me
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ืฉื ืžืฆืื•ืช ื‘ืžืื‘ืง ื•ื‘ื“ื•-ืฉื™ื— ืคื ื™ืžื™
ืžืื– ื”ื™ื•ืชื™ ื™ืœื“ื” ืงื˜ื ื”.
00:32
since I was a little girl.
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00:33
I call them "the mystic" and "the warrior."
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ืื ื™ ืžื›ื ื” ืื•ืชืŸ "ื”ืžื™ืกื˜ื™ืงื ื™ืช"
ื•"ื”ืœื•ื—ืžืช."
00:37
I was born into a family of politically active intellectual atheists.
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ื ื•ืœื“ืชื™ ืœืžืฉืคื—ื”
ืคืขื™ืœื” ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช,
ืื™ื ื˜ืœืงื˜ื•ืืœื™ืช ื•ืืชืื™ืกื˜ื™ืช.
00:43
There was this equation in my family that went something like this:
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ื ื”ื’ื• ืœื•ืžืจ ืืฆืœื ื•
00:46
if you are intelligent,
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ืฉืื ืืชื” ืื™ื ื˜ืœื™ื’ื ื˜ื™
00:48
you therefore are not spiritual.
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ืืชื” ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืจื•ื—ื ื™.
00:51
I was the freak of the family.
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ืื ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ืคืจื™ืงื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื”.
00:53
I was this weird little kid
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ื”ื™ืœื“ื” ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ื•ื”ืžื•ื–ืจื”
00:55
who wanted to have deep talks about the worlds that might exist
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ืฉืจืฆืชื” ืœื ื”ืœ ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืขืžื•ืงื•ืช
ืขืœ ืขื•ืœืžื•ืช ืฉืื•ืœื™ ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื
01:00
beyond the ones we perceive with our senses.
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ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืืœื• ื”ื ืชืคืกื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ืฉื™ื ื•.
01:03
I wanted to know
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ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื“ืขืช
01:05
if what we human beings see and hear and think
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ืื ืžื” ืฉืื ื•, ื”ืื ืฉื™ื,
ืจื•ืื™ื ื•ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื ื•ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื
01:10
is a full and accurate picture of reality.
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ื”ื•ื ืชืžื•ื ื” ืžืœืื” ื•ืžื“ื•ื™ื™ืงืช
ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช.
01:14
So, looking for answers,
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ื‘ื—ืคื•ืฉื™ื™ ืื—ืจ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช,
01:16
I went to Catholic mass; I tagged along with my neighbors.
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ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœืžื™ืกื” ืงืชื•ืœื™ืช,
ื ื“ื‘ืงืชื™ ืœืฉื›ื ื™ื,
01:20
I read Sartre and Socrates.
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ืงืจืืชื™ ืืช ืกืืจื˜ืจ ื•ืืช ืกื•ืงืจื˜ืก.
ื•ืื–, ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ,
01:23
And then a wonderful thing happened when I was in high school:
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ืื™ืจืข ื“ื‘ืจ ื ืคืœื.
01:26
gurus from the East started washing up on the shores of America.
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ื–ืจื ืฉืœ ื’ื•ืจื•ืื™ื ืžื”ืžื–ืจื—
ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืืœ ื—ื•ืคื™ ืืžืจื™ืงื”.
01:31
(Laughter)
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ืืžืจืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™,
01:32
And I said to myself, "I wanna get me one of them."
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"ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืœื™ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื."
01:34
(Laughter)
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ื•ืžืื–,
01:36
And ever since, I've been walking the mystic path,
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ืื ื™ ืฆื•ืขื“ืช ืขืœ ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืžื™ืกื˜ื™ืงื”,
01:40
trying to peer beyond what Albert Einstein called
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ืžื ืกื” ืœื”ืฆื™ืฅ ืืœ ืžืขื‘ืจ
ืœืžื” ืฉืืœื‘ืจื˜ ืื™ื™ื ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ื›ื™ื ื”,
01:44
the "optical delusion" of everyday consciousness.
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"ื”ืืฉืœื™ื” ื”ืื•ืคื˜ื™ืช
ืฉืœ ื”ืชื•ื“ืขื” ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ืช."
01:49
So what did he mean by this?
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ืžื” ื”ื™ืชื” ื›ื•ื•ื ืชื•? ืื“ื’ื™ื ื–ืืช ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื.
01:51
I'll show you.
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01:52
Take a breath right now of this clear air in this room.
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ืงื—ื• ื›ืขืช ื ืฉื™ืคื”
ืฉืœ ื”ืื•ื•ื™ืจ ื”ืฆืœื•ืœ ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ื–ื”.
01:58
Now, see this strange,
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ืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ืฆื•ืจ
02:01
underwater-coral-reef-looking thing?
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ื”ืชืช-ืžื™ืžื™ ื•ื”ืžื•ื–ืจ
ืฉื ืจืื” ื›ืžื• ืฉื•ื ื™ืช ืืœืžื•ื’ื™ื?
02:06
It's actually a person's trachea.
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ืืœื• ืจื™ืื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื“ื.
02:09
And those colored globs are microbes
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ื•ื”ื’ื•ืฉื™ื ื”ืฆื‘ืขื•ื ื™ื™ื ื”ืืœื”
ื”ื ื—ื™ื™ื“ืงื™ื
02:13
that are actually swimming around in this room right now,
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ืฉืฉื•ื—ื™ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
ื›ืืŸ ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ื ื•.
02:16
all around us.
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02:18
If we're blind to this simple biology,
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ืื ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื™ื•ื•ืจื™ื ืœื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื”ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ื”ื–ืืช,
02:21
imagine what we're missing at the smallest subatomic level right now
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ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืœืขืฆืžื›ื ืžื” ืื ื• ืžื—ืžื™ืฆื™ื
ื‘ืจืžื” ื”ืชืช-ืื˜ื•ืžื™ืช ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
ื•ื‘ืจืžื•ืช ื”ืงื•ืกืžื™ื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ.
02:28
and at the grandest cosmic levels.
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02:30
My years as a mystic have made me question almost all my assumptions.
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ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื›ืžื™ืกื˜ื™ืงื ื™ืช
ื’ืจืžื• ืœื™ ืœื”ืขืžื™ื“ ื‘ืกื™ืžืŸ ืฉืืœื”
ื›ืžืขื˜ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื”ื ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
02:37
They've made me a proud "I-don't-know-it-all."
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ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœื–ืืช-ืฉืื™ื ื”-ื™ื•ื“ืขืช-ื›ืœ ื’ืื”.
02:41
Now, when the mystic part of me jabbers on and on like this,
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ื›ืฉื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืžื™ืกื˜ื™ ืฉืœื™
ืžืœื”ื’ ื›ืš ืœืœื ื”ืจืฃ,
02:45
the warrior rolls her eyes.
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ื”ืœื•ื—ืžืช ืžื’ืœื’ืœืช ืืช ืขื™ื ื™ื”.
02:48
She's concerned about what's happening in this world right now.
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ื”ื™ื ืžื•ื“ืื’ืช
ืžืžื” ืฉืžืชืจื—ืฉ ื›ืขืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
02:55
She's worried.
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ื”ื™ื ืžื•ื“ืื’ืช.
02:57
She says, "Excuse me, I'm pissed off,
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ื”ื™ื ืื•ืžืจืช, "ืชืกืœื—ื• ืœื™, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืจื•ืชื—ืช.
03:00
and I know a few things,
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ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื” ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื
03:02
and we better get busy about them right now."
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ืฉื“ื•ืจืฉื™ื ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ืžื™ื™ื“ื™."
03:04
I've spent my life as a warrior,
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ื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืฉื ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ื›ืœื•ื—ืžืช,
03:06
working for women's issues,
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ื›ืคืขื™ืœื” ืœืžืขืŸ ื ืฉื™ื,
ื›ืคืขื™ืœื” ื‘ืžืกืขื•ืช ืชืขืžื•ืœื” ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ื,
03:09
working on political campaigns,
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03:11
being an activist for the environment.
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ื›ืคืขื™ืœื” ืœืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื”.
ื•ืืคืฉืจ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื”ืฉืชื’ืข
03:15
And it can be sort of crazymaking,
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03:17
housing both the mystic and the warrior in one body.
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ื›ืฉื”ืžื™ืกื˜ื™ืงื ื™ืช ื•ื”ืœื•ื—ืžืช
ืฉื•ื›ื ื•ืช ื‘ื’ื•ืฃ ืื—ื“.
03:21
I've always been attracted to those rare people
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ืชืžื™ื“ ื ืžืฉื›ืชื™
ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื ื“ื™ืจื™ื
03:26
who pull that off,
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ืฉืžืฆืœื™ื—ื™ื ืœืฉืœื‘ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ืŸ,
03:27
who devote their lives to humanity
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ืฉืžืงื“ื™ืฉื™ื ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื”ื ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื•ืช
03:30
with the grit of the warrior and the grace of the mystic --
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ืขื ืขื•ื– ื”ืจื•ื— ืฉืœ ื”ืœื•ื—ืžื™ื
ื•ื—ืกื“ ื”ืžื™ืกื˜ื™ืงื ื™ื --
ืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื• ืžืจื˜ื™ืŸ ืœื•ืชืจ ืงื™ื ื’ ื’'ื•ื ื™ื•ืจ
03:36
people like Martin Luther King, Jr.,
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ืฉื›ืชื‘, "ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช
03:39
who wrote, "I can never be what I ought to be
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ืžื™ ืฉืขืœื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช,
ื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ ืืชื” ืื™ื ืš
03:43
until you are what you ought to be."
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ืžื™ ืฉืขืœื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช."
03:46
"This," he wrote, "is the interrelated structure of reality."
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"ื–ื”ื•," ื”ื•ื ื›ืชื‘, "ืžื‘ื ื”
ื”ืงืฉืจ ื”ื”ื“ื“ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช."
03:51
Then Mother Teresa, another mystic warrior, who said,
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ืื• ืืžื ืชืจื–ื”, ืขื•ื“ ืœื•ื—ืžืช ืžื™ืกื˜ื™ืงื ื™ืช,
ืฉืืžืจื”: "ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ื™ื
03:56
"The problem with the world is that we draw the circle of our family
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ืฉืžืขื’ืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืื ื• ืžืฉืจื˜ื˜ื™ื
04:00
too small."
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ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ื ื• ื”ื™ื ื• ืฆืจ ืžื“ื™."
04:02
And Nelson Mandela, who lives by the African concept of "ubuntu,"
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ื•ื ืœืกื•ืŸ ืžื ื“ืœื”,
ืฉื—ื™ ืœืคื™ ื”ืชืคื™ืกื” ื”ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ืช
ืฉืœ ืื•ื‘ื•ื ื˜ื•,
04:08
which means "I need you in order to be me,
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ืฉืคื™ืจื•ืฉื•, ืื ื™ ื–ืงื•ืง ืœืš
ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื ื™,
04:12
and you need me in order to be you."
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ื•ืืชื” ื–ืงื•ืง ืœื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืชื”.
04:15
Now, we all love to trot out these three mystic warriors
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ
ืฉืœื•ืฉืช ื”ืœื•ื—ืžื™ื ื”ืžื™ืกื˜ื™ืงื ื™ื ื”ืืœื”
ื›ืื™ืœื• ื ื•ืœื“ื•
04:20
as if they were born with a "saint" gene.
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ืขื ื’ืŸ ืฉืœ ืงื“ื•ืฉื”.
04:23
But we all actually have the same capacity that they do.
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ื•ืœื ื•
ื‘ืขืœื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ื“ื•ืžื•ืช,
04:28
And we need to do their work now.
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ื•ืžื•ื˜ืœ ืขืœื™ื ื•
ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืืช ืคืขืœื.
04:32
I'm deeply disturbed
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ืื ื™ ืžืื•ื“ ืžื•ื˜ืจื“ืช
04:34
by the ways in which all of our cultures are demonizing "the other,"
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ืžื”ืื•ืคืŸ ื‘ื• ื›ืœ ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•
ืžื™ื™ื—ืกื•ืช ืœ"ืื—ืจื™ื" ืชื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉื˜ื ื™ื•ืช
04:40
by the voice we're giving to the most divisive among us.
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ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ืงื•ืœ ืฉืื ื• ืžืขื ื™ืงื™ื
ืœืžื—ืจื—ืจื™ ื”ืจื™ื‘ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื•.
04:45
Listen to these titles of some of the best-selling books
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ืืœื• ื›ื•ืชืจื™ื
ืฉืœ ื›ืžื” ืจื‘ื™ ืžื›ืจ
04:49
from both sides of the political divide
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ืžืฉื ื™ ืฆื™ื“ื™ ื”ืงืฉืช ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช
04:51
here in the US:
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ื›ืืŸ ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘:
04:53
"Liberalism is a Mental Disorder,"
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"ื”ืœื™ื‘ืจืœื™ื–ื ื”ื•ื ื”ืคืจืขื” ื ืคืฉื™ืช,"
04:56
"Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot,"
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"ืจืืฉ ืœื™ืžื‘ื• ื”ื•ื ืื™ื“ื™ื•ื˜ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื•ืฉืžืŸ,"
04:59
"Pinheads and Patriots,"
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"ืคื˜ืจื™ื•ื˜ื™ื ื—ืกืจื™ ืžื•ื—,"
05:02
"Arguing with Idiots."
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"ืœื”ืชื•ื•ื›ื— ืขื ืื™ื“ื™ื•ื˜ื™ื."
05:04
They're supposedly tongue-in-cheek,
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ื”ื ื›ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืื™ืจื•ื ื™ื™ื,
05:06
but they're actually dangerous.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืขืฉื” ืžืกื•ื›ื ื™ื.
05:09
Now here's a title that may sound familiar,
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ื›ื•ืชืจ ื–ื” ืื•ืœื™ ืžื•ื›ืจ ืœื›ื,
05:11
but whose author may surprise you:
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื”ื•ืช ื”ืžื—ื‘ืจ ืขืฉื•ื™ื” ืœื”ืคืชื™ืข ืืชื›ื:
05:14
"Four and a Half Years of Struggle Against Lies,
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"ืืจื‘ืข ืฉื ื™ื ื•ื—ืฆื™ ืฉืœ ืžืœื—ืžื”
ื›ื ื’ื“ ืฉืงืจื™ื, ื˜ื™ืคืฉื•ืช
05:17
Stupidity and Cowardice."
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ื•ืคื—ื“ื ื•ืช."
05:20
Who wrote that?
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ื•ืžื™ื”ื• ื”ืžื—ื‘ืจ?
05:21
That was Adolf Hitler's first title for "Mein Kampf" -- "My Struggle" --
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉื ืชืŸ ืื“ื•ืœืฃ ื”ื™ื˜ืœืจ
ืœืกืคืจื• "ืžื™ื™ืŸ ืงืžืคืฃ" - "ืžืื‘ืงื™" --
05:27
the book that launched the Nazi Party.
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ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉืœื™ื•ื•ื” ืืช ื”ืงืžืช ื”ืžืคืœื’ื” ื”ื ืืฆื™ืช.
05:30
The worst eras in human history,
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ื”ืขื™ื“ื ื™ื ื”ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช,
05:32
whether in Cambodia or Germany or Rwanda --
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ื‘ืงืžื‘ื•ื“ื™ื”, ื’ืจืžื ื™ื”
ืื• ืจื•ืื ื“ื”,
05:36
they start like this, with negative otherizing.
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ื”ื—ืœื• ื›ืš - ื‘ื™ื—ื•ืก ืชื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ืœื™ื•ืช ืœ"ืื—ืจ".
ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื–ื” ืžืชืคืชื—
05:40
And then they morph into violent extremism.
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ืœืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ื•ืช ืืœื™ืžื”.
05:44
This is why I'm launching a new initiative.
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ื•ื–ืืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœื™ื•ื–ืžื” ื”ื—ื“ืฉื” ืฉืœื™,
05:47
And it's to help all of us, myself included,
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ืฉืžื˜ืจืชื” ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื›ื•ืœื ื•,
ื›ื•ืœืœ ืœื™ ืขืฆืžื™,
05:52
to counteract the tendency to otherize.
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ืœื”ืœื—ื ื‘ื ื˜ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœื ื•
ืœื”ืกืชื›ืœื•ืช ืฉืœ "ืื ื—ื ื•" ื•ื”"ืื—ืจื™ื".
05:56
And I realize we're all busy people,
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืขืกื•ืงื™ื, ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช.
05:59
so don't worry, you can do this on a lunch break.
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ืื– ืืœ ื—ืฉืฉ - ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืคืกืงืช ื”ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื.
06:02
I'm calling my initiative "Take the Other to Lunch."
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ืื ื™ ืžื›ื ื” ืืช ื”ื™ื•ื–ืžื” ืฉืœื™,
"ื”ื–ืžื™ื ื• ืืช ื”"ืื—ืจ" ืœืืจื•ื—ืช ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื."
06:07
If you are a Republican,
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ืื ืืชื
ืจืคื•ื‘ืœื™ืงื ื™ื,
ื”ื–ืžื™ื ื• ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ ืœืืจื•ื—ืช ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื,
06:12
you can take a Democrat to lunch.
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06:14
Or if you're a Democrat,
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ื•ืื ืืชื ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื,
06:17
think of it as taking a Republican to lunch.
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ืžืฉื™ืžืชื›ื ื”ื™ื
ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืจืคื•ื‘ืœื™ืงืŸ ืœืืจื•ื—ืช ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื.
06:21
Now, if the idea of taking any of these people to lunch
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ืื ื”ื–ืžื ืช ืื ืฉื™ื ืืœื” ืœืืจื•ื—ื”
06:24
makes you lose your appetite,
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ื’ื•ืจืžืช ืœื›ื ืœืื‘ื“ ืืช ื”ืชื™ืื‘ื•ืŸ,
06:26
(Laughter)
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06:27
I suggest you start more local,
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ื—ืคืฉื• ืงืจื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
06:30
because there is no shortage of the other right in your own neighborhood:
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ื™ืฉ ืžืกืคื™ืง "ืื—ืจื™ื"
ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื›ื ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื”.
06:36
maybe that person who worships at the mosque
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ืื•ืœื™ ื”ืื“ื ื”ื”ื•ื
ืฉืžืชืคืœืœ ื‘ืžืกื’ื“,
06:40
or the church or the synagogue down the street;
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ืื• ื‘ื›ื ืกื™ื™ื” ืื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื›ื ืกืช ื‘ืงืฆื” ื”ืจื—ื•ื‘;
06:43
or someone from the other side of the abortion conflict;
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ืื• ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžืฆื™ื“ื• ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืชืจืก
ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื”ื”ืคืœื•ืช;
06:48
or maybe your brother-in-law who doesn't believe in global warming --
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ืื• ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื’ื™ืก ืฉืœื›ื
ืฉืœื ืžืืžื™ืŸ ื‘ื”ืชื—ืžืžื•ืช ื”ื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™ืช --
06:52
(Laughter)
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06:53
anyone whose lifestyle may frighten you
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ื›ืœ ืื“ื ืฉืกื’ื ื•ืŸ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื• ืžืคื—ื™ื“ ืืชื›ื,
06:58
or whose point of view makes smoke come out of your ears.
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ืื• ืฉื“ืขื•ืชื™ื• ื’ื•ืจืžื•ืช
ืœืขืฉืŸ ืœืฆืืช ืžืื•ื–ื ื™ื›ื.
07:04
A couple of weeks ago,
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ืœืคื ื™ ืžืกืคืจ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช,
07:06
I took a conservative Tea Party woman to lunch.
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ื”ื–ืžื ืชื™ ืืฉืช ืžืกื™ื‘ืช ื”ืชื” ืงื•ื ืกืจื‘ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช ืœืืจื•ื—ืช ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื.
07:11
Now, on paper, she passed my "smoking ears" test:
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ืขืœ ื”ื ื™ื™ืจ, ื”ื™ื ืขื‘ืจื” ืืช ืžื‘ื—ืŸ ื”"ืขืฉืŸ ืžื”ืื•ื–ื ื™ื™ื".
07:14
(Laughter)
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07:15
she's an activist from the Right,
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ื”ื™ื ืคืขื™ืœืช ื™ืžื™ืŸ,
07:17
and I'm an activist from the Left.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืคืขื™ืœืช ืฉืžืืœ.
07:21
We used some guidelines to keep our conversation elevated.
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ื”ื™ื• ืœื ื• ื›ืžื” ืงื•ื•ื™ื ืžื ื—ื™ื
ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ืฉื™ื—ื” ืžืชื•ืจื‘ืชืช.
ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ื”ื ื’ื ืืชื -
07:26
And you can use them, too,
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07:27
because I know you're all going to take an other to lunch.
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ืื ื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ืฉืชื–ืžื™ื ื•
"ืื—ืจ" ืœืืจื•ื—ืช ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื.
07:31
So first of all, decide on a goal:
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ืงื•ื“ื ื›ืœ - ืงื‘ืขื• ืžื˜ืจื”:
07:34
to get to know one person from a group you may have negatively stereotyped.
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ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ืื“ื ืื—ื“ ื”ืžืฉืชื™ื™ืš
ืœืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืงื‘ืขืชื ืกื˜ืจืื•ื˜ื™ืค ืฉืœื™ืœื™ ืœื’ื‘ื™ื”.
07:41
And then, before you get together,
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ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืคื’ื™ืฉื”,
07:43
agree on some ground rules.
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ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื• ืขืœ ื›ืžื” ืขืงืจื•ื ื•ืช ืžืคืชื—.
07:45
My Tea Party lunch mate and I came up with these:
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ืฉื•ืชืคืชื™ ืœืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื, ื—ื‘ืจืช ืžืกื™ื‘ืช ื”ืชื”, ื•ืื ื™
ืงื‘ืขื ื• ืืช ื”ื›ืœืœื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื:
ืืœ ืชืฉื›ื ืขื™, ืชืชื’ื•ื ื ื™
07:51
"Don't persuade, defend or interrupt;
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ืื• ืชืชืคืจืฆื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ ื—ื‘ืจืชืš.
07:54
be curious, be conversational, be real;
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ื”ื™ื™ ืกืงืจื ื™ืช,
ื ื”ืœื™ ืฉื™ื—ื” ืจื’ื•ืขื”, ื”ื™ื™ ืืžื™ืชื™ืช.
07:58
and listen."
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ื•ื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ื™.
ืžืฉื ืงืคืฆื ื• ืœืžื™ื.
08:01
From there, we dove in, and we used these questions:
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ืืœื” ื”ืฉืืœื•ืช ืฉืฉืืœื ื•:
08:04
"Share some of your life experiences with me --
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ืกืคืจื™ ืœื™ ืžืฉื”ื• ืขืœ ืขืฆืžืš.
08:07
what issues deeply concern you?
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ืืœื• ื ื•ืฉืื™ื
ื‘ื•ืขืจื™ื ื‘ืขืฆืžื•ืชื™ื™ืš?
08:11
And what have you always wanted to ask someone from the other side?"
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ืžื” ืชืžื™ื“ ืจืฆื™ืช ืœืฉืื•ืœ
ืืช ื”ืฆื“ ื”"ืื—ืจ"?
08:16
My lunch partner and I came away with some really important insights,
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ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ืœืืจื•ื—ื” ื•ืื ื™
ื–ื›ื™ื ื• ืœืชื•ื‘ื ื•ืช ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ.
ืืฉืชืฃ ืืชื›ื ื‘ืื—ืช ืžื”ืŸ,
08:21
and I'm going to share just one with you.
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08:23
I think it has relevance to any problem between people anywhere.
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ืฉืจืœื•ื•ื ื˜ื™ืช, ืœื“ืขืชื™,
ืœื›ืœ ื‘ืขื™ื”
ื‘ื™ืŸ-ืื™ืฉื™ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื.
08:29
I asked her why her side makes such outrageous allegations and lies
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ืฉืืœืชื™ ืื•ืชื” ืœืžื” ื”ืฆื“ ืฉืœื”
ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื˜ื™ืขื•ื ื™ื ืžืคื•ืงืคืงื™ื
ื•ื‘ืฉืงืจื™ื ืื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ืฆื“ ืฉืœื™.
08:36
about my side.
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08:37
"What?" she wanted to know.
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"ืžื” ืœืžืฉืœ?" ื”ื™ื ืจืฆืชื” ืœื“ืขืช.
08:39
"Like, we're a bunch of elitist, morally corrupt terrorist-lovers."
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"ืœืžืฉืœ, ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื‘ื•ืจืช
ืืœื™ื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™ื, ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ ื˜ืจื•ืจื™ืกื˜ื™ื
ืžื•ืฉื—ืชื™ื ืžื•ืกืจื™ืช."
08:45
Well, she was shocked.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืฉื•ืง.
08:47
She thought my side beat up on her side way more often --
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ื”ื™ื ื—ืฉื‘ื” ืฉื”ืฆื“ ืฉืœื™
ื“ื•ื•ืงื ื™ื•ืจื“ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ื”ืฆื“ ืฉืœื”,
ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื›ื ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื’ื–ืขื ื™ื
08:53
that we called them brainless, gun-toting racists.
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ื—ืžื•ืฉื™ื ื—ืกืจื™ ืžื•ื—.
08:57
And we both marveled at the labels
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžื•ืคืชืขื•ืช
ืžื”ืชื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื
09:00
that fit none of the people we actually know.
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ื”ืชืื™ืžื• ืœืื ืฉื™ื
ืฉื”ื›ืจื ื•.
09:05
And since we had established some trust,
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ื•ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ืฉืจืจ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื• ืืžื•ืŸ,
09:07
we believed in each other's sincerity.
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ื™ื“ืขื ื• ืฉืงื™ื™ืžืช ื›ื ื•ืช ื”ื“ื“ื™ืช.
09:11
We agreed we'd speak up in our own communities
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ื”ืกื›ืžื ื• ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืžืกืจ ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•
09:14
when we witnessed the kind of "otherizing" talk
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ื›ืฉื ื”ื™ื” ืขื“ื•ืช
ืœื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”"ืื—ืจื™ื"
09:18
that can wound and fester into paranoia
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ืฉืขืœื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชื’ืœื’ืœ
ื•ืœื”ื–ื“ื”ื ืœืคืจื ื•ื™ื”
ื•ืขืœื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื•ืœื™ื™ื
09:23
and then be used by those on the fringes
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09:25
to incite.
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ืœืžื˜ืจื•ืช ื”ืกืชื”.
ื‘ืกื™ื•ื ื”ืืจื•ื—ื”,
09:28
By the end of our lunch, we acknowledged each other's openness.
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ื”ื•ื“ื ื• ื–ื• ืœื–ื• ืขืœ ื”ืคืชื™ื—ื•ืช.
09:31
Neither of us had tried to change the other,
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ืœื ื ื™ืกื™ื ื• ืœืฉื ื•ืช ื–ื• ืืช ื–ื•.
09:34
but we also hadn't pretended
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ื•ื’ื ืœื ื ื™ืกื™ื ื• ืœื”ืขืžื™ื“ ืคื ื™ื
09:37
that our differences were just going to melt away
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ืฉื—ื™ืœื•ืงื™ ื”ื“ืขื•ืช ื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื• ื™ืขืœืžื• ืœื”ื
09:40
after a lunch.
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ืขื ืกื™ื•ื ื”ืืจื•ื—ื”.
09:45
Instead, we had taken first steps together,
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ืฆืขื“ื ื• ื›ืžื” ืฆืขื“ื™ื
ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ื™ื—ื“ื™ื•,
ืืœ ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืจืคืœืงืกื™ื‘ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
09:50
past our knee-jerk reactions
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ืœืžืงื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ืื•ื‘ื•ื ื˜ื• -
09:52
to the ubuntu place,
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09:53
which is the only place
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ื”ืžืงื•ื ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“
ื‘ื• ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืžืฆื•ื
09:56
where solutions to our most intractable-seeming problems
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ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ืœืจื•ื‘ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช
ื”ื ืจืื•ืช ื‘ืœืชื™ ืคืชื™ืจื•ืช.
10:02
will be found.
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ืืช ืžื™ ืชื–ืžื™ื ื• ืœืืจื•ื—ื”?
10:04
So who should you invite to lunch?
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10:06
Next time you catch yourself in the act of otherizing,
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ื‘ืคืขื ื”ื‘ืื” ื‘ื” ืชืชืคืกื• ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื
ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”"ืื—ืจื™ื"
10:10
that'll be your clue.
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ืชืจืžื•ื– ืœื›ื ืขืœ ื›ืš.
10:12
And what might happen at your lunch?
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ื•ืœืžื” ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืฆืคื•ืช ืžื”ืืจื•ื—ื”?
10:15
Will the heavens open
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ื”ืื ื”ืฉืžื™ื™ื ื™ืคืชื—ื•
10:16
and "We are the World" play over the restaurant sound system?
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ื•"ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ืขื•ืœื" ื™ืชื ื’ืŸ ื‘ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืกืขื“ื”?
10:20
Probably not.
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ื›ื ืจืื” ืฉืœื.
10:22
Because ubuntu work is slow, and it's difficult.
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ื”ืื•ื‘ื•ื ื˜ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืœืื˜.
ื–ื”ื• ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืœื ืงืœ.
10:26
It's two people dropping the pretense of being know-it-alls.
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ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื
ืฉืžื•ื•ืชืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื™ื•ืžืจื”
ืœื“ืขืช ื”ื›ืœ.
10:32
It's two people, two warriors, dropping their weapons
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ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื,
ืฉื ื™ ืœื•ื—ืžื™ื,
ืฉืžื ื™ื—ื™ื ืืช ื ืฉืงื
10:38
and reaching toward each other.
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ื•ืžื•ืฉื™ื˜ื™ื ื–ื” ืืœ ื–ื” ื™ื“.
10:41
Here's how the great Persian poet Rumi put it:
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ื•ื›ืš ื ื™ืกื— ื–ืืช ื”ืžืฉื•ืจืจ ื”ืคืจืกื™ ื”ื“ื’ื•ืœ ืจื•ืžื™:
"ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•
10:46
"Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing,
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ืขืœ ืจืข ื•ื˜ื•ื‘,
10:51
there is a field.
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ืžืฉืชืจืข ืฉื“ื”.
10:53
I'll meet you there."
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ืฉื ืืคื’ื•ืฉ ืืชื›ื."
[ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
10:56
(Applause)
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ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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