"Everything happens for a reason" -- and other lies I've loved | Kate Bowler | TED

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

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Yael Ring ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:12
There is some medical news that nobody, absolutely nobody,
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ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื” ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืจืคื•ืื™ื•ืช ืฉืืฃ ืื—ื“, ืžืžืฉ ืืฃ ืื—ื“,
00:16
is prepared to hear.
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ืœื ืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืื•ืชืŸ.
00:18
I certainly wasn't.
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ืื ื™ ื‘ื•ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ื›ื ื”.
00:20
It was three years ago that I got a call in my office
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืฉื ื™ื ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ ืฉืœื™
00:24
with the test results of a recent scan.
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ืขื ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ื‘ื“ื™ืงื•ืช ืฉืœ ืกืงื™ืจื” ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™.
00:27
I was 35 and finally living the life I wanted.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช 35 ื•ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ื—ื™ื” ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™.
00:31
I married my high school sweetheart
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ื”ืชื—ืชื ืชื™ ืขื ื”ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื™ ืžื”ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ
00:33
and had finally gotten pregnant after years of infertility.
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ื•ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ื ื›ื ืกืชื™ ืœื”ืจื™ื•ืŸ ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืขืงืจื•ืช.
00:38
And then suddenly we had a Zach,
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ื•ืื– ืคืชืื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ืืช ื–ืืง,
00:41
a perfect one-year-old boy/dinosaur,
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ืชื™ื ื•ืง/ ื“ื™ื ื•ื–ืื•ืจ ื‘ืŸ ืฉื ื” ืžื•ืฉืœื,
00:44
depending on his mood.
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ืชืœื•ื™ ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื”ืจื•ื— ืฉืœื•.
00:46
And having a Zach suited me perfectly.
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ื•ื”ืœื™ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื–ืืง ื”ืชืื™ืžื” ืœื™ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื•ืฉืœื.
00:51
I had gotten the first job I applied for in academia,
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ื”ืฉื’ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉื”ืชืจืื™ื™ื ืชื™ ืœื” ื‘ืืงื“ืžื™ื”,
00:55
land of a thousand crushed dreams.
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ืืจืฅ ืืœืคื™ ื”ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืžืจื•ืกืงื™ื.
00:58
And there I was,
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ื•ืฉื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™,
00:59
working at my dream job
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ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื™,
01:01
with my little baby
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ืขื ื”ืชื™ื ื•ืง ื”ืงื˜ืŸ ืฉืœื™,
01:03
and the man I had imported from Canada.
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ื•ื”ื’ื‘ืจ ืฉื™ื™ื‘ืืชื™ ืžืงื ื“ื”.
01:06
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:07
But a few months before, I'd started feeling pain in my stomach
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืžื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ, ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืื‘ ื‘ื‘ื˜ืŸ
01:10
and had gone to every expert to find out why.
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ื•ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœื›ืœ ืžื•ืžื—ื” ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื”.
01:13
No one could tell me.
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ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื”ืฆืœื™ื— ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืื•ืชื”.
01:15
And then, out of the blue,
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ื•ืื–, ืžืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื,
01:17
some physician's assistant called me at work
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ืกื™ื™ืขืช ืจื•ืคื ื›ืœืฉื”ื™ ื”ืชืงืฉืจื” ืœืžืฉืจื“ ืฉืœื™
01:21
to tell me that I had stage IV cancer,
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ืœืกืคืจ ืœื™ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืกืจื˜ืŸ ืฉืœื‘ 4,
01:24
and that I was going to need to come to the hospital right away.
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ื•ืฉืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืœื›ืช ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื ืžื™ื™ื“.
01:28
And all I could think of to say was,
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ื•ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ื”ื•ื
01:31
"But I have a son.
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"ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื‘ืŸ.
01:33
I can't end.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืกืชื™ื™ื.
01:35
This world can't end.
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ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื” ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืกืชื™ื™ื.
01:38
It has just begun."
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ื”ื•ื ืจืง ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ".
01:41
And then I called my husband, and he rushed to find me
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ื•ืื– ื”ืชืงืฉืจืชื™ ืœื‘ืขืœื™ ื•ื”ื•ื ืจืฅ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืื•ืชื™
01:44
and I said all the true things that I have known.
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื ืฉื™ื“ืขืชื™.
01:46
I said, "I have loved you forever,
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ืืžืจืชื™, "ืชืžื™ื“ ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืื•ืชืš,
01:50
I have loved you forever.
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ืชืžื™ื“ ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืื•ืชืš,
01:51
I am so sorry.
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ืื ื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžืฆื˜ืขืจืช.
01:53
Please take care of our son."
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ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื” ืชื˜ืคืœ ื‘ื‘ืŸ ืฉืœื ื•".
01:56
And then as I began the walk to the hospital,
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ื•ืื– ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืœื›ืช ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื,
01:59
it crossed my mind for the first time,
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ืคืชืื•ื ืขืœื” ื‘ืžื•ื—ื™ ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”,
02:02
"Oh. How ironic."
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"ื›ืžื” ืื™ืจื•ื ื™".
02:05
I had just written a book called "Blessed."
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ ืฉื ืงืจื "blessed" (ืžื‘ื•ืจืš).
02:09
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:12
I am a historian
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ืื ื™ ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื•ื ื™ืช
02:13
and an expert in the idea that good things happen to good people.
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ื•ืžื•ืžื—ื™ืช ื‘ืชืคื™ืกื” ืœืคื™ื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืงื•ืจื™ื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื.
02:17
I research a form of Christianity nicknamed "the prosperity gospel,"
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืงืจืช ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื ืฆืจื•ืช ืฉื ืงืจื "ื‘ืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื”",
02:21
for its very bold promise that God wants you to prosper.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ื”ืžืื•ื“ ื‘ืจื•ืจื” ืฉืœื” ืฉื”ืืœ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืชืฆืœื™ื—.
02:25
I never considered myself a follower of the prosperity gospel.
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื›ืžืืžื™ื ื” ืฉืœ ื‘ืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื”.
02:29
I was simply an observer.
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืฆืคื™ืชื™ ืžื”ืฆื“.
02:32
The prosperity gospel believes that God wants to reward you
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ื‘ืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืžืืžื™ื ื” ืฉื”ืืœ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื‘ืจืš ืืชื›ื
02:35
if you have the right kind of faith.
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ืื ืืชื ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ื‘ืกื•ื’ ื”ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืืžื•ื ื”.
02:37
If you're good and faithful,
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ืื ืืชื ืื ืฉื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื•ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื,
02:40
God will give you health and wealth
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ื”ืืœ ื™ื™ืชืŸ ืœื›ื ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื•ืขื•ืฉืจ
02:42
and boundless happiness.
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ื•ืื•ืฉืจ ืœืœื ืงืฅ.
02:44
Life is like a boomerang:
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ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ื ื›ืžื• ื‘ื•ืžืจื ื’:
02:46
if you're good,
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ืื ืืชื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื,
02:47
good things will always come back to you.
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ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืชืžื™ื“ ื™ื—ื–ืจื• ืืœื™ื›ื.
02:50
Think positively. Speak positively.
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ืชื—ืฉื‘ื• ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™, ื“ื‘ืจื• ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™.
02:53
Nothing is impossible if you believe.
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ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ื ื• ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™ ืื ืชืืžื™ื ื•.
02:58
I got interested in this very American theology
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ื”ืชืขื ื™ื™ื ืชื™ ื‘ืชืื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื”ืžืื•ื“ ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช ื”ื–ื•
03:01
when I was 18 or so,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืขืจืš ื‘ืช 18,
03:03
and by 25 I was traveling the country interviewing its celebrities.
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ื•ืขื“ ื’ื™ืœ 25 ื ืกืขืชื™ ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื•ืจืื™ื™ื ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืกืœื‘ืจื™ื˜ื™ ืฉืœื”.
03:08
I spent a decade talking to televangelists
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ื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืขืฉื•ืจ ื‘ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืขื ืžื˜ื™ืคื™ื ื‘ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช
03:11
with spiritual guarantees for divine money.
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ืฉื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื• ืขืจื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืชืžื•ืจื” ืœื›ืกืฃ ื ืขืœื”.
03:15
I interviewed countless megachurch pastors with spectacular hair
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ืจืื™ื™ื ืชื™ ืื™ืŸ ืกืคื•ืจ ื›ืžืจื™ื ื‘ืžื’ื”-ื›ื ืกื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขืœื™ ืฉื™ืขืจ ืžืจื”ื™ื‘
03:19
about how they live their best lives now.
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ืขืœ ืื™ืš ื”ื ื—ื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœื”ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
03:23
I visited with people in hospital waiting rooms
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ื‘ื™ืงืจืชื™ ืืฆืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื—ื“ืจื™ ื”ืžืชื ื” ืฉืœ ื‘ืชื™ ื—ื•ืœื™ื
03:26
and plush offices.
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ื•ืžืฉืจื“ื™ื ืžืคื•ืืจื™ื.
03:28
I held hands with people in wheelchairs,
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ื”ื—ื–ืงืชื™ ืืช ื™ื“ื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ื™ืกืื•ืช ื’ืœื’ืœื™ื,
03:30
praying to be cured.
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ืฉื”ืชืคืœืœื• ืœืจืคื•ืื”.
03:33
I earned my reputation as destroyer of family vacations
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ื”ืฉื’ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื•ื ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื›ื”ื•ืจืกืช ื—ื•ืคืฉื•ืช ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ื•ืช
03:37
for always insisting on being dropped off at the fanciest megachurch in town.
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ื›ื™ ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ืชืขืงืฉืชื™ ืฉื™ื•ืจื™ื“ื• ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ืžื’ื”-ื›ื ืกื™ื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ืžืคื•ืืจื•ืช ื‘ืขื™ืจ.
03:42
If there was a river running through the sanctuary,
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ืื ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื ื ื”ืจ ืฉื–ืจื ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ื›ื ืกื™ื”,
03:45
an eagle flying freely in the auditorium,
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ืื• ืขื™ื˜ ืฉืขืฃ ื‘ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื•ื“ื™ื˜ื•ืจื™ื•ื,
03:48
or an enormous spinning golden globe,
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ืื• ื’ืœื•ื‘ื•ืก ืžื•ื–ื”ื‘ ืขืฆื•ื ืžืกืชื•ื‘ื‘,
03:51
I was there.
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ืื ื™ ื”ืชื™ื™ืฆื‘ืชื™ ืฉื.
03:54
When I first started studying this, the whole idea of being "blessed"
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ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื—ืงื•ืจ ืืช ื–ื”, ื›ืœ ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช "ืžื‘ื•ืจืš"
03:57
wasn't what it is today.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื•ื.
04:00
It was not, like it is now,
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ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ืขืช,
04:02
an entire line of "#blessed" home goods.
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ืงื• ืฉืœื ืฉืœ ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ืœื‘ื™ืช ืขื ื”ื›ื™ืชื•ื‘ "blessed#".
04:05
It was not yet a flood of "#blessed" vanity license plates and T-shirts
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ืขื•ื“ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžื‘ื•ืœ ืฉืœ ืœื•ื—ื™ื•ืช ืจื™ืฉื•ื™ ื•ื—ื•ืœืฆื•ืช ืขื ื”ื›ื™ืชื•ื‘ "blessed#"
04:10
and neon wall art.
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ื•ื™ืฆื™ืจื•ืช ืื•ืžื ื•ืช ืœืงื™ืจ ืžื ื™ืื•ืŸ.
04:13
I had no idea that "blessed" would become one of the most common cultural cliches,
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ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืฉื•ื ืžื•ืฉื’ ืฉ"ืžื‘ื•ืจืš" ื™ื”ืคื•ืš ืœืื—ืช ื”ืงืœื™ืฉืื•ืช ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ืจื•ื•ื—ื•ืช,
04:18
one of the most used hashtags on Instagram,
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ืื—ื“ ื”ื”ืืฉื˜ื’ื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™ื™ื ื‘ืื™ื ืกื˜ื’ืจื,
04:21
to celebrate barely there bikini shots,
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ืฉื™ื›ื›ื‘ ืขืœ ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื‘ื™ืงื™ื ื™ ื–ืขื™ืจ
04:24
as if to say, "I am so blessed.
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ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจื” ืื•ืžืจืช, "ืื ื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื‘ื•ืจื›ืช,
04:26
Thank you, Jesus, for this body."
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ื™ืฉื• ืขืœ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ื–ื”".
04:28
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:32
I had not yet fully grasped the way that the prosperity gospel
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ืขื•ื“ ืœื ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืœืขื•ืžืง ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš ื‘ื” ื‘ืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื”
04:36
had become the great civil religion,
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ืชื”ืคื•ืš ืœื“ืช ื”ืื–ืจื—ื™ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื”
04:39
offering another transcendent account
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ืฉืชืฆื™ืข ืขื•ื“ ื’ืจืกื” ื ืฉื’ื‘ืช
04:41
of the core of the American Dream.
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ืœื’ืจืขื™ืŸ ื”ื—ืœื•ื ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™.
04:44
Rather than worshipping the founding of America itself,
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ืœืœ ืืช ื”ืงืžืชื” ืฉืœ ืืžืจื™ืงื” ืขืฆืžื”,
04:47
the prosperity gospel worshipped Americans.
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ื‘ืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืžื”ืœืœืช ืืช ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื.
04:51
It deifies and ritualizes their hungers,
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ื”ื™ื ืžืืœื™ืœื” ื•ื™ื•ืฆืจืช ืžื ื”ื’ื™ื ืžืจืฆื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื,
04:54
their hard work and moral fiber.
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ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืงืฉื” ื•ื”ืžื•ืกืจ ืฉืœื”ื.
04:58
Americans believe in a gospel of optimism,
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ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ื‘ื‘ืฉื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ืื•ืคื˜ื™ืžื™ื•ืช,
05:01
and they are their own proof.
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ื•ื”ื ืขืฆืžื ื”ื”ื•ื›ื—ื” ืฉืœื”ื.
05:04
But despite telling myself,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืืžืจืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™,
05:06
"I'm just studying this stuff, I'm nothing like them,"
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"ืื ื™ ืจืง ื—ื•ืงืจืช ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื”, ืื ื™ ืžืžืฉ ืœื ื“ื•ืžื” ืœื”ื,"
05:09
when I got my diagnosis,
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ื›ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืื‘ื—ื ื” ืฉืœื™,
05:11
I suddenly understood how deeply invested I was
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ืคืชืื•ื ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉืงื•ืขื” ื‘ื–ื”
05:15
in my own Horatio Alger theology.
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ื‘ืชื™ืื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ื”ื•ืจืฉื™ื• ืืœื’'ืจ ืžืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื™.
05:19
If you live in this culture, whether you are religious or not,
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ืื ืืชื ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ื–ืืช, ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืืชื ื“ืชื™ื™ื ืื• ืœื,
05:22
it is extremely difficult to avoid falling into the trap
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ื–ื” ืžืžืฉ ืงืฉื” ืœื”ื™ืžื ืข ืžืœื™ืคื•ืœ ืœืžืœื›ื•ื“ืช ื”ื–ื•
05:26
of believing that virtue and success go hand in hand.
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ืฉืœ ืืžื•ื ื” ื‘ื›ืš ืฉืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื•ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื”ื•ืœื›ื•ืช ื™ื“ ื‘ื™ื“.
05:31
The more I stared down my diagnosis,
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ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื”ืกืชื›ืœืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืื‘ื—ื ื” ืฉืœื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ,
05:34
the more I recognized that I had my own quiet version
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ื›ื›ื” ื–ื™ื”ื™ืชื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ืืช ื”ื’ืจืกื” ื”ืฉืงื˜ื” ืžืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื™
05:37
of the idea that good things happen to good people.
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ืฉืœ ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืงื•ืจื™ื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื.
05:41
Aren't I good?
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ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉืื ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื”?
05:42
Aren't I special somehow?
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ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉืื ื™ ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช?
05:45
I have committed zero homicides
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ืœื ืจืฆื—ืชื™ ืืฃ ืื—ื“
05:47
to date.
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ืขื“ ื›ื”.
05:49
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:51
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
05:53
So why is this happening to me?
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ืื– ืœืžื” ื–ื” ืงื•ืจื” ืœื™?
05:56
I wanted God to make me good
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ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืฉืืœื•ื”ื™ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื™ ื›ื’ืžื•ืœื™
05:58
and to reward my faith with just a few shining awards along the way.
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ื•ื™ืฉืœื ืœื™ ืขืœ ื”ืืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื›ืžื” ืคืจืกื™ื ื ื•ืฆืฆื™ื ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ื“ืจืš.
06:03
OK, like, a lot of shining awards.
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ื˜ื•ื‘, ื ื•, ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืจืกื™ื ื ื•ืฆืฆื™ื.
06:05
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:06
I believed that hardships were only detours
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ื”ืืžื ืชื™ ืฉืฆืจื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ืจืง ืžื›ืฉื•ืœื™ื
06:09
on what I was certain would be my long, long life.
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ืฉื”ื™ื• ื—ืœืง ืžืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืืจื•ื›ื™ื ืžืื•ื“ ืฉืœื™.
06:14
As is this case with many of us, it's a mindset that served me well.
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ื•ื›ืžื• ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืืชื ื•, ื–ืืช ื”ื™ืชื” ืชืคื™ืกื” ืฉืฉื™ืžืฉื” ืื•ืชื™ ื”ื™ื˜ื‘.
06:19
The gospel of success drove me to achieve,
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ื‘ืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื“ื—ืคื” ืื•ืชื™ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’,
06:22
to dream big,
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ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ื’ื“ื•ืœ,
06:23
to abandon fear.
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ืœื–ื ื•ื— ืืช ื”ืคื—ื“.
06:26
It was a mindset that served me well
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ื–ืืช ื”ื™ืชื” ืชืคื™ืกื” ืฉืฉื™ืžืฉื” ืื•ืชื™ ื”ื™ื˜ื‘
06:28
until it didn't,
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ืขื“ ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ืœื.
06:30
until I was confronted with something I couldn't manage my way out of;
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ืขื“ ืฉืขืžื“ืชื™ ืžื•ืœ ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืคืชื•ืจ;
06:35
until I found myself saying into the phone,
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ืขื“ ืฉืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืขื•ื ื” ื‘ืคืœืืคื•ืŸ,
06:37
"But I have a son,"
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"ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื‘ืŸ".
06:39
because it was all I could think of to say.
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ื›ื™ ื–ื” ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœื™ื•.
06:45
That was the most difficult moment to accept:
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืจื’ืข ื”ื›ื™ ืงืฉื” ืœืงื‘ืœ:
06:48
the phone call, the walk to the hospital,
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ืฉื™ื—ืช ื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ, ื”ื”ืœื™ื›ื” ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื,
06:51
when I realized that my own personal prosperity gospel
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ื›ืฉื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื‘ืฉื•ืจืช ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื”ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœื™
06:55
had failed me.
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ืื›ื–ื‘ื” ืื•ืชื™.
06:57
Anything I thought was good or special about me could not save me --
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ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื• ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ืœ ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ืื•ืชื™ --
07:02
my hard work, my personality,
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ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืงืฉื” ืฉื”ืฉืงืขืชื™, ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™,
07:05
my humor, my perspective.
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ื—ื•ืฉ ื”ื”ื•ืžื•ืจ ืฉืœื™, ืชืคื™ืกื•ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืฉืœื™,
07:08
I had to face the fact that my life is built with paper walls,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื ื•ื™ื™ื ืžืงื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ื ื™ื™ืจ,
07:12
and so is everyone else's.
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ื•ื›ืš ื’ื ืืœื” ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืœื.
07:16
It is a hard thought to accept that we are all a breath away
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ื–ืืช ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืฉืงืฉื” ืœืงื‘ืœ ืื•ืชื” ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ืžืจื—ืง ื ืฉื™ืžื”
07:20
from a problem that could destroy something irreplaceable
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ืžื‘ืขื™ื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืจื•ืก ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื—ืœืคื”
07:24
or alter our lives completely.
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ืื• ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ.
07:27
We know that in life there are befores and afters.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื™ืฉ ืœืคื ื™ ื•ืื—ืจื™.
07:31
I am asked all the time to say that I would never go back,
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ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืžืžื ื™ ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืื—ื–ื•ืจ ืื—ื•ืจื”,
07:36
or that I've gained so much in perspective.
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ืื• ืฉื‘ืจืื™ื” ืœืื—ื•ืจ ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื”.
07:39
And I tell them no,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจืช ืœื”ื ืœื,
07:40
before was better.
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ืœืคื ื™ ื”ื™ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘,
07:45
A few months after I got sick, I wrote about this
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ื›ืžื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื—ืœื™ืชื™, ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ื–ื”
07:48
and then I sent it off to an editor at the "New York Times."
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ื•ืื– ืฉืœื—ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ืœืขื•ืจืš ื‘ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง ื˜ื™ื™ืžืก.
07:51
In retrospect, taking one of the most vulnerable moments of your life
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ื‘ืจืื™ื” ืœืื—ื•ืจ, ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ืื—ื“ ื”ืจื’ืขื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ืคื’ื™ืขื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™
07:55
and turning into an op-ed
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ื•ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืื•ืชื• ืœืžืืžืจ ืžืขืจื›ืช
07:57
is not an amazing way to feel less vulnerable.
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ื“ืจืš ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื” ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืคื—ื•ืช ืคื’ื™ืขื”.
08:00
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:01
I got thousands of letters and emails.
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืœืคื™ ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื ื•ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœื™ื.
08:04
I still get them every day.
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ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืงื‘ืœืช ืžื“ื™ ื™ื•ื.
08:07
I think it is because of the questions I asked.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื–ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืฉืืœื•ืช ืฉืฉืืœืชื™.
08:10
I asked: How do you live without quite so many reasons
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ืฉืืœืชื™: ืื™ืš ืืคืฉืจ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืœื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช
08:14
for the bad things that happen?
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ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืจืขื™ื ืฉืงื•ืจื™ื?
08:17
I asked: Would it be better to live without outrageous formulas
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ืฉืืœืชื™: ื”ืื ืœื ืขื“ื™ืฃ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืœื™ ื ื•ืกื—ืื•ืช ืžื•ื’ื–ืžื•ืช
08:22
for why people deserve what they get?
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ืœืฉืืœื” ืœืžื” ืžื” ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื”ื?
08:26
And what was so funny and so terrible was, of course,
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ื•ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžืฆื—ื™ืง ื•ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื ื•ืจื ื”ื™ื”, ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ,
08:29
I thought I asked people to simmer down
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ืฉื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ืžืื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ื™ืจื’ืข
08:31
on needing an explanation for the bad things that happened.
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ื‘ืฆื•ืจืš ืœืงื‘ืœ ื”ืกื‘ืจ ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืจืขื™ื ืฉืงื•ืจื™ื.
08:34
So what did thousands of readers do?
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ืื– ืžื” ืืœืคื™ ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืขืฉื•?
08:37
Yeah, they wrote to defend the idea that there had to be a reason
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ื›ืŸ, ื”ื ื›ืชื‘ื• ืœื™ ื›ืชื‘ื™ ื”ื’ื ื” ืขืœ ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืœืคื™ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืกื™ื‘ื”
08:41
for what happened to me.
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ืœืžื” ืฉืงื•ืจื” ืœื™.
08:43
And they really want me to understand the reason.
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ื•ื”ื ืžืžืฉ ืจืฆื• ืฉืื ื™ ืื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื”.
08:46
People want me to reassure them that my cancer is all part of a plan.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืจืฆื• ืฉืืืฉืจ ืœื”ื ืฉื”ืกืจื˜ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ื—ืœืง ืžืชื›ื ื™ืช.
08:51
A few letters even suggested it was God's plan that I get cancer
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ื›ืžื” ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื ืืคื™ืœื• ืจืžื–ื• ืฉื”ืกืจื˜ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ื—ืœืง ืžืชื›ื ื™ืช ืืœื•ื”ื™ืช
08:55
so I could help people by writing about it.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ืขืœ ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื”.
08:58
People are certain it is a test of my character
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื™ื ืฉื–ื” ืžื‘ื—ืŸ ืœืื•ืคื™ ืฉืœื™
09:01
or proof of something terrible I've done.
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ืื• ืขื“ื•ืช ืœืžืฉื”ื• ื ื•ืจื ืฉื‘ื™ืฆืขืชื™.
09:04
They want me to know without a doubt
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ื”ื ืจืฆื• ืฉืื“ืข ืœืœื ืกืคืง
09:07
that there is a hidden logic to this seeming chaos.
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ืฉื™ืฉื ื• ื”ืกื‘ืจ ืœื•ื’ื™ ื—ื‘ื•ื™ ืœื›ืื•ืก ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ื”ื–ื”.
09:12
They tell my husband,
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ื”ื ืืžืจื• ืœื‘ืขืœื™,
09:13
while I'm still in the hospital,
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื,
09:15
that everything happens for a reason,
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ืฉืœื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื™ืฉ ืกื™ื‘ื”,
09:18
and then stammer awkwardly when he says,
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ื•ืื– ื’ืžื’ืžื• ื‘ืื™ ื ืขื™ืžื•ืช ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ืืžืจ,
09:21
"I'd love to hear it.
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"ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉืžื— ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื”.
09:23
I'd love to hear the reason my wife is dying."
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉืžื— ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืืฉืชื™ ื’ื•ืกืกืช".
09:27
And I get it.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ื ื” ืืช ื–ื”.
09:29
We all want reasons.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช.
09:31
We want formulas
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ื ื•ืกื—ืื•ืช
09:32
to predict whether our hard work will pay off,
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ืœื—ื–ื•ืช ื”ืื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืงืฉื” ืฉืœื ื• ืชืฉืชืœื ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ,
09:36
whether our love and support will always make our partners happy
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ื”ืื ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ื”ืชืžื™ื›ื” ืฉืœื ื• ืชืžื™ื“ ืชืฉืžื— ืืช ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื–ื•ื’ ืฉืœื ื•
09:40
and our kids love us.
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ื•ืชื’ืจื•ื ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืื•ืชื ื•.
09:43
We want to live in a world in which not one ounce
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื• ืื™ืŸ ื’ืจื ืื—ื“
09:46
of our hard work or our pain or our deepest hopes will be for nothing.
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ืฉืœ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืงืฉื” ืฉืœื ื• ืื• ื”ื›ืื‘ ืฉืœื ื• ืื• ื”ืชืงื•ื•ืช ื”ื›ืžื•ืกื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœื ื• ืœื ื™ืœืš ืœื—ื™ื ื.
09:52
We want to live in a world in which nothing is lost.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื• ื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ื ื• ืื•ื‘ื“.
09:58
But what I have learned in living with stage IV cancer
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืขื ืกืจื˜ืŸ ืฉืœื‘ 4
10:02
is that there is no easy correlation
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืื™ืŸ ื”ืชืืžื” ืงืœื”
10:05
between how hard I try
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ืžื” ืงืฉื” ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™
10:08
and the length of my life.
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ื•ืื•ืจืš ื—ื™ื™.
10:10
In the last three years, I've experienced more pain and trauma
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ื‘ืฉืœื•ืฉ ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช, ื—ื•ื•ื™ืชื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืื‘ ื•ื˜ืจืื•ืžื”
10:14
than I ever thought I could survive.
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ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืœืฉืจื•ื“.
10:18
I realized the other day that I've had so many abdominal surgeries
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ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ื ืฉืขื‘ืจืชื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื ื™ืชื•ื—ื™ ื‘ื˜ืŸ
10:21
that I'm on my fifth belly button,
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ืฉื›ืจื’ืข ืื ื™ ื‘ื’ืจืกื” ื”ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื˜ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืœื™,
10:23
and this last one is my least favorite.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ื›ื™ ืคื—ื•ืช ืื”ื•ื‘ ืขืœื™.
10:26
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
10:29
But at the same time, I've experienced love,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžืงื‘ื™ืœ ื—ื•ื•ื™ืชื™ ืื”ื‘ื”,
10:32
so much love,
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื”ื‘ื”,
10:34
love I find hard to explain.
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ืื”ื‘ื” ืฉืงืฉื” ืœื™ ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื”.
10:38
The other day, I was reading the findings
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ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ื, ืงืจืืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžืžืฆืื™ื
10:40
of the Near Death Experience Research Foundation,
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ืฉืœ ืงืจืŸ ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ืœื—ื•ื•ื™ื™ืช ื›ืžืขื˜ ืžื•ื•ืช,
10:43
and yes, there is such a thing.
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ื•ื›ืŸ, ื™ืฉ ื“ื‘ืจ ื›ื–ื”.
10:45
People were interviewed about their brushes with death
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืจื•ืื™ื™ื ื• ืขืœ ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืชื™ื”ื ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœืžื•ื•ืช
10:48
in all kinds of circumstances:
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ื ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช:
10:50
car accidents, labor and delivery,
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ืชืื•ื ื•ืช ื“ืจื›ื™ื, ืœื™ื“ื”,
10:52
suicides.
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ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ื™ื•ืช,
10:54
And many reported the same odd thing:
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ื•ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื”ื ื“ื™ื•ื•ื—ื• ืืช ืื•ืชื” ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ืžืฉื•ื ื”:
10:57
love.
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ืื”ื‘ื”.
10:59
I'm sure I would have ignored it if it hadn't reminded me
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ืื ื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืชืขืœืžืช ืžื–ื” ืื ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื™
11:01
of something I had experienced,
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ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืื ื™ ื—ื•ื•ื™ืชื™,
11:03
something I felt uncomfortable telling anyone:
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ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื—ื•ืกืจ ื ื•ื—ื•ืช ืœืฉืชืฃ ืขื ืื—ืจื™ื:
11:06
that when I was sure that I was going to die,
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ืฉื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ืžื“ืช ืœืžื•ืช,
11:09
I didn't feel angry.
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ืœื ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื›ืขืก,
11:12
I felt loved.
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ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืื”ื•ื‘ื”.
11:15
It was one of the most surreal things I have experienced.
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ื–ืืช ื”ื™ืชื” ืื—ืช ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ืกื•ืจื™ืืœื™ืกื˜ื™ื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ื•ื™ืชื™.
11:18
In a time in which I should have felt abandoned by God,
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ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื” ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื—ื•ืฉ ืฉื”ืืœ ื ื˜ืฉ ืื•ืชื™,
11:22
I was not reduced to ashes.
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ืœื ื”ืชืคืจืงืชื™ ืœื—ืชื™ื›ื•ืช,
11:25
I felt like I was floating,
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ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžืจื—ืคืช,
11:27
floating on the love and prayers
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ืžืจื—ืคืช ืขืœ ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ื”ืชืคื™ืœื•ืช
11:29
of all those who hummed around me like worker bees,
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ืฉื›ืœ ืืœื” ืฉื–ืžื–ืžื• ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื™ ื›ืžื• ื“ื‘ื•ืจื™ื,
11:33
bringing me notes and socks and flowers
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ื•ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืœื™ ืคืชืงื™ื ื•ื’ืจื‘ื™ื™ื ื•ืคืจื—ื™ื
11:35
and quilts embroidered with words of encouragement.
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ื•ืฉืžื™ื›ื•ืช ืจืงื•ืžื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœ ืขื™ื“ื•ื“.
11:39
But when they sat beside me,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื”ื ื™ืฉื‘ื• ืœืฆื™ื“ื™,
11:41
my hand in their hands,
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ื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื”ื,
11:43
my own suffering began to feel like it had revealed to me
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ืกื‘ืœ ื”ืื™ืฉื™ ืฉืœื™ ื—ื•ืฉืฃ ืœื™
11:47
the suffering of others.
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ืืช ืกื‘ืœื ืฉืœ ืื—ืจื™ื.
11:49
I was entering a world of people just like me,
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ื ื›ื ืกืชื™ ืœืขื•ืœื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื•ื ื™.
11:53
people stumbling around in the debris
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืžื•ืขื“ื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื”ืจื™ืกื•ืช
11:55
of dreams they thought they were entitled to
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ืฉืœ ื”ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื”ื ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืฉืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœื”ื
11:58
and plans they didn't realize they had made.
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ื•ืชื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉื”ื ืœื ื”ื‘ื™ื ื• ืฉื”ื ืขืฉื•.
12:02
It was a feeling of being more connected, somehow, with other people,
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ื–ืืช ื”ื™ืชื” ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื—ื–ืง, ืื™ื›ืฉื”ื•, ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื,
12:06
experiencing the same situation.
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ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื ืืช ืื•ืชื” ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช.
12:09
And that feeling stayed with me for months.
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ื•ื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ื”ื–ืืช ื ืฉืืจื” ืื™ืชื™ ื‘ืžืฉืš ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื.
12:12
In fact, I'd grown so accustomed to it
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืชืจื’ืœืชื™ ืืœื™ื”
12:14
that I started to panic at the prospect of losing it.
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ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœืคื ื™ืงื” ื‘ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืฉืืื‘ื“ ืื•ืชื”.
12:17
So I began to ask friends, theologians, historians, nuns I liked,
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ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืฉืื•ืœ ื—ื‘ืจื™ื, ืชื™ืื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื, ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื•ื ื™ื, ื ื–ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉื—ื™ื‘ื‘ืชื™,
12:23
"What I am I going to do when that loving feeling is gone?"
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"ืžื” ืืขืฉื” ื›ืฉืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ืชืขืœื?"
12:28
And they knew exactly what I was talking about,
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ื•ื”ื ื™ื“ืขื• ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืขืœ ืžื” ืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจืช,
12:30
because they had either experienced it themselves
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ื›ื™ ืื• ืฉื”ื ื—ื•ื• ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ื”ื–ื• ื‘ืขืฆืžื
12:32
or they'd read about it in great works of Christian theology.
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ืื• ืฉื”ื ืงืจืื• ืขืœื™ื” ื‘ื™ืฆื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืžื•ืคืช ืฉืœ ื”ืชื™ืื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื”ื ื•ืฆืจื™ืช.
12:35
And they said,
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ื•ื”ื ืืžืจื•:
12:37
"Yeah, it'll go.
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"ื›ืŸ, ื”ื™ื ืชื™ืขืœื.
12:39
The feelings will go.
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ื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื•ืช ื™ืขืœืžื•.
12:41
And there will be no formula for how to get it back."
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ื•ืœื ืชื”ื™ื” ืฉื•ื ื ื•ืกื—ื” ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืื•ืชืŸ."
12:45
But they offered me this little piece of reassurance,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื”ืฆื™ืขื• ืœื™ ืคื™ืกื” ืงื˜ื ื” ืฉืœ ื ื—ืžื”,
12:48
and I clung to it.
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ืœื”ื™ืฆืžื“ ืืœื™ื”.
12:50
They said,
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ื”ื ืืžืจื•,
12:51
"When the feelings recede like the tides,
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"ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื•ืช ื™ืกื•ื’ื• ื›ืžื• ื”ืฉืคืœ,
12:54
they will leave an imprint."
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ื”ืŸ ื™ืฉืื™ืจื• ื—ื•ืชื".
12:57
And they do.
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ื•ื”ื ืื›ืŸ ื”ืฉืื™ืจื•.
12:59
And it is not proof of anything,
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ื•ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื–ื” ื”ื•ื›ื—ื” ืœืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ,
13:03
and it is nothing to boast about.
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ื•ืื™ืŸ ื›ืืŸ ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืœื”ืชืคืืจ ื‘ื•.
13:05
It was just a gift.
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ื–ืืช ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืชื ื”.
13:07
So I can't respond to the thousands of emails I get
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ืื– ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื’ื™ื‘ ืœืืœืคื™ ื”ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืžืงื‘ืœืช
13:10
with my own five-step plan to divine health
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ื‘ืชื›ื ื™ืช ื—ืžืฉืช ื”ืฆืขื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืœื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื ืฉื’ื‘ืช
13:13
and magical floating feelings.
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ื•ืชื—ื•ืฉื•ืช ืจื™ื—ื•ืฃ ืงืกื•ืžื•ืช.
13:16
I see that the world is jolted by events that are wonderful and terrible,
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ืฉื”ืขื•ืœื ืžื–ื•ืขื–ืข ืžืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ืฉื”ื ื ื ืคืœืื™ื ื•ื ื•ืจืื™ื™ื,
13:22
gorgeous and tragic.
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ื™ืคื™ืคื™ื™ื ื•ื˜ืจืื’ื™ื™ื.
13:25
I can't reconcile the contradiction,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื’ืฉืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ื™ื,
13:28
except that I am beginning to believe that these opposites
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ืœืžืขื˜ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžืชื—ื™ืœื” ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ื™ื ื”ืืœื”
13:31
do not cancel each other out.
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ืœื ืžื‘ื˜ืœื™ื ื–ื” ืืช ื–ื”.
13:35
Life is so beautiful,
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ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื™ืคื™ื,
13:37
and life is so hard.
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ื•ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืงืฉื™ื.
13:42
Today, I am doing quite well.
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ื”ื™ื•ื, ืื ื™ ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื˜ื•ื‘.
13:46
The immunotherapy drugs appear to be working,
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ื ืจืื” ืฉืชืจื•ืคื•ืช ื”ืื™ืžื•ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืคื•ืขืœื•ืช,
13:49
and we are watching and waiting with scans.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ื›ื™ื ืœืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ืกืจื™ืงื•ืช.
13:52
I hope I will live a long time.
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ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉืื—ื™ื” ื‘ืžืฉืš ื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘.
13:55
I hope I will live long enough to embarrass my son
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ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉืื—ื™ื” ืžืกืคื™ืง ื–ืžืŸ ืœื‘ื™ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ื‘ืŸ ืฉืœื™
14:00
and to watch my husband lose his beautiful hair.
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ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื‘ืขืœื™ ืžืื‘ื“ ืืช ืฉื™ืขืจื• ื”ื™ืคื”.
14:04
And I think I might.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉืืฆืœื™ื—.
14:06
But I am learning to live
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืœื•ืžื“ืช ืœื—ื™ื•ืช
14:08
and to love
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ื•ืœืื”ื•ื‘
14:10
without counting the cost,
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ื‘ืœื™ ืœื—ืฉื‘ ืืช ื”ืขืœื•ืช,
14:12
without reasons and assurances that nothing will be lost.
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ื‘ืœื™ ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ื•ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืช ืฉืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืœื ื™ืื‘ื“.
14:17
Life will break your heart,
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ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื™ืฉื‘ืจื• ืœื›ื ืืช ื”ืœื‘,
14:20
and life may take everything you have
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ื•ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื™ืงื—ื• ืžื›ื ืืช ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื›ื
14:22
and everything you hope for.
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ื•ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื ืžืงื•ื•ื™ื ืœื•.
14:25
But there is one kind of prosperity gospel that I believe in.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืกื•ื’ ืื—ื“ ืฉืœ ื‘ืฉื•ืจืช ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื” ื‘ื•.
14:29
I believe that in the darkness,
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ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื” ืฉื‘ื—ืฉื™ื›ื”,
14:32
even there,
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉื,
14:33
there will be beauty,
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ื™ื”ื™ื” ื™ื•ืคื™,
14:35
and there will be love.
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ื•ืชื”ื™ื” ืื”ื‘ื”.
14:37
And every now and then,
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ื•ืžื“ื™ ืคืขื,
14:39
it will feel like more than enough.
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ื–ื” ื™ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืื™ืœื• ื–ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžืกืคื™ืง.
14:43
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”
14:45
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ื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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