Success, failure and the drive to keep creating | Elizabeth Gilbert

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Tal Dekkers
00:12
So, a few years ago I was at JFK Airport
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ืื–, ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื ืžืœ ื”ืชืขื•ืคื” JFK
00:15
about to get on a flight,
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ืžื—ื›ื” ืœืขืœื•ืช ืœื˜ื™ืกื”,
00:17
when I was approached by two women
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ื›ืฉื ื™ื’ืฉื• ืืœื™ ืฉืชื™ ื ืฉื™ื
00:19
who I do not think would be insulted
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ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื”ื™ื• ื ืขืœื‘ื•ืช
00:20
to hear themselves described
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ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืื•ืชืŸ ืžืชื•ืืจื•ืช
00:22
as tiny old tough-talking Italian-American broads.
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ื›ื‘ื—ื•ืจื•ืช ื–ืงื ื•ืช ื–ืขื™ืจื•ืช ืื™ื˜ืœืงื™ื•ืช ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื•ืช ืฉืžื“ื‘ืจื•ืช ืงืฉื•ื—.
00:26
The taller one, who is like up here,
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ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืฉื”ื™ื ื‘ื’ื•ื‘ื” ื›ื–ื”,
00:29
she comes marching up to me, and she goes,
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ื”ื™ื ื‘ืื” ื‘ืฆืขื™ื“ื” ืืœื™, ื•ืื•ืžืจืช,
00:31
"Honey, I gotta ask you something.
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"ื—ืžื•ื“ื”, ืื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืื•ืชืš ืžืฉื”ื•.
00:33
You got something to do with that whole
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ื™ืฉ ืœืš ืงืฉืจ ื›ืœืฉื”ื• ืœื›ืœ
00:35
'Eat, Pray, Love' thing that's been going on lately?"
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ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”'ืื™ื›ืœื•, ื”ืชืคืœืœื•, ืื”ื‘ื•' ืฉื”ื•ืœืš ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ?"
00:38
And I said, "Yes, I did."
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™, "ื›ืŸ, ื™ืฉ ืœื™."
00:40
And she smacks her friend and she goes,
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืžื›ื” ืืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื” ื•ืื•ืžืจืช,
00:42
"See, I told you, I said, that's that girl.
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"ืจื•ืื”, ืืžืจืชื™ ืœืš, ืืžืจืชื™ ืฉื–ื• ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจื”.
00:44
That's that girl who wrote that book
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ื–ื• ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจื” ืฉื›ืชื‘ื” ืืช ื”ืกืคืจ
00:46
based on that movie."
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ืฉืžื‘ื•ืกืก ืขืœ ื”ืกืจื˜ ื”ื”ื•ื."
00:48
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:50
So that's who I am.
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ืื– ื–ื• ืžื™ ืฉืื ื™.
00:52
And believe me, I'm extremely grateful to be that person,
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ื•ืชืืžื™ื ื• ืœื™, ืื ื™ ืืกื™ืจืช ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื“ื ื”ื–ื”,
00:56
because that whole "Eat, Pray, Love" thing
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื›ืœ ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื” "ืชืื›ืœื•, ื”ืชืคืœืœื•, ืื”ื‘ื•"
00:58
was a huge break for me.
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ื”ื™ื” ืคืจื™ืฆืช ื“ืจืš ืื“ื™ืจื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™.
00:59
But it also left me in a really tricky position
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื’ื ื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ืžื™ืงื•ื ืžืžืฉ ื‘ืขื™ื™ืชื™
01:02
moving forward as an author
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ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš ื”ื“ืจืš ื›ืกื•ืคืจืช
01:04
trying to figure out how in the world
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ืžื ืกื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ืš
01:06
I was ever going to write a book again
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ืื ื™ ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืฉื•ื‘ ืกืคืจ
01:07
that would ever please anybody,
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ืฉืื™ ืคืขื ื™ืจืฆื” ืžื™ืฉื”ื•,
01:09
because I knew well in advance
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืžืจืืฉ
01:11
that all of those people who had adored "Eat, Pray, Love"
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ืฉื›ืœ ืื•ืชื ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื”ื‘ื• ืืช "ืชืื›ืœื•, ื”ืชืคืœืœื•, ืื”ื‘ื•"
01:14
were going to be incredibly disappointed
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ื™ื”ื™ื• ืžืื•ื“ ืžืื•ื›ื–ื‘ื™ื
01:15
in whatever I wrote next
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ืžืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืื›ืชื•ื‘ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
01:17
because it wasn't going to be "Eat, Pray, Love,"
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” "ืื›ืœื•, ื”ืชืคืœืœื•, ืื”ื‘ื•,"
01:18
and all of those people who had hated "Eat, Pray, Love"
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ื•ื›ืœ ืื•ืชื ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืฉื ืื• ืขืœ "ืื›ืœื•, ื”ืชืคืœืœื•, ืื”ื‘ื•"
01:21
were going to be incredibly disappointed
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ื™ื”ื™ื• ืžืื•ื“ ืžืื•ื›ื–ื‘ื™ื
01:22
in whatever I wrote next
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ืžืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืื›ืชื•ื‘
01:24
because it would provide evidence that I still lived.
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื–ื” ื™ืกืคืง ืขื“ื•ืช ืœื–ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื—ื™ื™ืชื™.
01:26
So I knew that I had no way to win,
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ืื– ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ื“ืจืš ืœื ืฆื—,
01:29
and knowing that I had no way to win
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ื•ื”ื™ื“ื™ืขื” ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ื“ืจืš ืœื ืฆื—
01:32
made me seriously consider for a while
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ื’ืจืžื” ืœื™ ืœืฉืงื•ืœ ื‘ืจืฆื™ื ื•ืช ืœื–ืžืŸ ืžื”
01:34
just quitting the game
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœืคืจื•ืฉ ืžื”ืžืฉื—ืง
01:35
and moving to the country to raise corgis.
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ื•ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืœื›ืคืจ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื’ื“ืœ ืงื•ืจื’ื™ื.
01:39
But if I had done that, if I had given up writing,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื–ื”, ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืคืกื™ืงื” ืœื›ืชื•ื‘,
01:41
I would have lost my beloved vocation,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืื‘ื“ืช ืืช ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืข ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ ืขืœื™,
01:43
so I knew that the task was that I had to find
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ืื– ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉื”ืžืฉื™ืžื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืฉืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืžืฆื•ื
01:45
some way to gin up the inspiration
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ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืฉื”ื™ ืœืขื•ืจืจ ืืช ื”ื”ืฉืจืื”
01:47
to write the next book
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื‘ื
01:49
regardless of its inevitable negative outcome.
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ื‘ืœื™ ืงืฉืจ ืœืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ืฉืœื™ืœื™ื•ืช ื”ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืžื ืขื•ืช.
01:51
In other words, I had to find a way to make sure
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ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื ืื—ืจื•ืช, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืžืฆื•ื ื“ืจืš ืœื“ืื•ื’
01:53
that my creativity survived its own success.
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ืฉื”ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืชืฉืจื•ื“ ืืช ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื”.
01:56
And I did, in the end, find that inspiration,
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ื•ื‘ืืžืช ื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ื”ื”ืฉืจืื”,
01:58
but I found it in the most unlikely
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ืื‘ืœ ืžืฆืืชื™ ืื•ืชื” ื‘ืžืงื•ื
02:00
and unexpected place.
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ื”ื›ื™ ืœื ืกื‘ื™ืจ ื•ืฆืคื•ื™.
02:01
I found it in lessons that I had learned earlier in life
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ืžืฆืืชื™ ืื•ืชื” ื‘ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™ ืžื•ืงื“ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื
02:04
about how creativity can survive its own failure.
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ืขืœ ืื™ืš ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฉืจื•ื“ ืืช ื”ื›ืฉืœื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื”,
02:07
So just to back up and explain,
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ืื– ืจืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืื—ื•ืจื” ื•ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ,
02:09
the only thing I have ever wanted to be
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช
02:11
for my whole life was a writer.
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ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ื™ื” ืกื•ืคืจืช.
02:13
I wrote all through childhood, all through adolescence,
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ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ื›ืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ื•ืช, ื›ืœ ื”ื”ืชื‘ื’ืจื•ืช,
02:15
by the time I was a teenager I was sending
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ืขื“ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช ืขืฉืจื” ืฉืœื—ืชื™
02:17
my very bad stories to The New Yorker,
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ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืœื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืงืจ,
02:19
hoping to be discovered.
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ื•ืงื™ื•ื•ื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืชื’ืœื•ืช.
02:20
After college, I got a job as a diner waitress,
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ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืงื•ืœื’', ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื›ืžืœืฆืจื™ืช ื‘ื“ื™ื™ื ืจ,
02:23
kept working, kept writing,
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ื•ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื›ืชื‘ืชื™,
02:25
kept trying really hard to get published,
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ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ืœื ืกื•ืช ืžืžืฉ ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืชืคืจืกื,
02:27
and failing at it.
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ื•ื ื›ืฉืœืชื™ ื‘ื–ื”.
02:29
I failed at getting published
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ื ื›ืฉืœืชื™ ื‘ืœื”ืชืคืจืกื
02:30
for almost six years.
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ื›ืžืขื˜ ืฉืฉ ืฉื ื™ื.
02:32
So for almost six years, every single day,
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ืื– ื›ืžืขื˜ ืฉืฉ ืฉื ื™ื, ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื,
02:33
I had nothing but rejection letters
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ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ื›ืœื•ื ื—ื•ืฅ ืžืžื›ืชื‘ื™ ื“ื—ื™ื™ื”
02:35
waiting for me in my mailbox.
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ืžื—ื›ื™ื ืœื™ ื‘ืชื™ื‘ืช ื”ื“ื•ืืจ.
02:37
And it was devastating every single time,
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ื•ืจืก ื›ืœ ืคืขื,
02:38
and every single time, I had to ask myself
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ื•ื›ืœ ืคืขื, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™
02:41
if I should just quit while I was behind
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ืื ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืคืจื•ืฉ ื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ ืื ื™ ืžืื—ื•ืจ
02:43
and give up and spare myself this pain.
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ื•ืœื•ื•ืชืจ ื•ืœื—ืกื•ืš ืžืขืฆืžื™ ืืช ื”ื›ืื‘.
02:47
But then I would find my resolve,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ืฆืืช ืืช ื”ื›ื•ื—,
02:48
and always in the same way,
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ื•ืชืžื™ื“ ื‘ืื•ืชื” ื“ืจืš,
02:50
by saying, "I'm not going to quit,
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืืžื™ืจื”, "ืื ื™ ืœื ืืคืจื•ืฉ,
02:52
I'm going home."
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ืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”."
02:53
And you have to understand that for me,
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ื•ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™,
02:54
going home did not mean returning to my family's farm.
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ืœืœื›ืช ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืœื ืืžืจ ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœื—ื•ื•ื” ื”ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ืช ืฉืœื™.
02:58
For me, going home
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™, ืœืœื›ืช ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”
03:00
meant returning to the work of writing
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ืืžืจ ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ื›ืชื™ื‘ื”
03:01
because writing was my home,
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™,
03:03
because I loved writing more than I hated failing at writing,
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืื”ื‘ืชื™ ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉืฉื ืืชื™ ืœื”ื›ืฉืœ ื‘ื›ืชื™ื‘ื”,
03:06
which is to say that I loved writing
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ืฉื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืื”ื‘ืชื™ ื›ืชื™ื‘ื”
03:08
more than I loved my own ego,
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืื’ื• ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื™,
03:09
which is ultimately to say
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ืฉื–ื” ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืื•ืžืจ
03:11
that I loved writing more than I loved myself.
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ืฉืื”ื‘ืชื™ ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™.
03:13
And that's how I pushed through it.
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ื”ืœืื” ืขื ื–ื”.
03:15
But the weird thing is that 20 years later,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืžื•ื–ืจ ื”ื•ื ืฉ 20 ืฉื ื” ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
03:17
during the crazy ride of "Eat, Pray, Love,"
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืžื” ืฉืงืจื” ืขื "ืื›ืœื•, ื”ืชืคืœืœื•, ืื”ื‘ื•,"
03:19
I found myself identifying all over again
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ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืžื–ื“ื”ื” ืฉื•ื‘
03:21
with that unpublished young diner waitress
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ืขื ื”ืžืœืฆืจื™ืช ื”ืฆืขื™ืจื” ื•ื”ืœื ืžืคื•ืจืกืžืช
03:24
who I used to be, thinking about her constantly,
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ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™, ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขืœื™ื” ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ,
03:26
and feeling like I was her again,
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ื•ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื” ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื™ื ืฉื•ื‘,
03:28
which made no rational sense whatsoever
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ืžื” ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ ื‘ื›ืœืœ
03:29
because our lives could not have been more different.
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืœื ื”ื™ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
03:31
She had failed constantly.
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ื”ื™ื ื ื›ืฉืœื” ืœืœื ื”ืคืกืงื”.
03:33
I had succeeded beyond my wildest expectation.
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ืื ื™ ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืฆื™ืคื™ื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ืคืจื•ืขื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
03:35
We had nothing in common.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ.
03:37
Why did I suddenly feel like I was her all over again?
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ืœืžื” ืคืชืื•ื ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉืื ื™ ื–ื• ื”ื™ื?
03:40
And it was only when I was trying to unthread that
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืจืง ื›ืฉื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœืคืจื•ื ืืช ื–ื”
03:42
that I finally began to comprehend
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ืฉื‘ืืžืช ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ
03:44
the strange and unlikely psychological connection
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ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ ื”ืžื•ื–ืจ ื•ื”ืœื ืกื‘ื™ืจ
03:46
in our lives between the way we experience great failure
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ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื“ืจืš ื‘ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ื•ื™ื ื›ืฉืœื•ื ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื
03:49
and the way we experience great success.
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ื•ื”ื“ืจืš ื‘ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ื•ื™ื ื”ืฆืœื—ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช.
03:51
So think of it like this:
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ืื– ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœ ื–ื” ื›ื›ื”:
03:53
For most of your life, you live out your existence
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ืจื•ื‘ ื—ื™ื™ื›ื, ืืชื ื—ื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืงื™ื•ื ืฉืœื›ื
03:54
here in the middle of the chain of human experience
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ืคื” ื‘ืืžืฆืข ืฉืœ ืฉืจืฉืจืช ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช
03:57
where everything is normal and reassuring and regular,
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ืฉื ื”ื›ืœ ื ื•ืจืžืœื™ ื•ืžื ื—ื ื•ืจื’ื™ืœ,
04:00
but failure catapults you abruptly way out over here
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ื™ืฉืœื•ืŸ ืžืขื™ืฃ ืืชื›ื ื‘ืคืชืื•ืžื™ื•ืช ืจื—ื•ืง ืœืคื”
04:03
into the blinding darkness of disappointment.
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ืœืชื•ืš ื”ื—ื•ืฉืš ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืœ ืื›ื–ื‘ื”.
04:06
Success catapults you just as abruptly but just as far
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ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืžืฉื’ืจืช ืืชื›ื ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืคืชืื•ืžื™ื•ืช ืื‘ืœ ืœืื•ืชื• ืžืจื—ืง
04:10
way out over here
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ืœื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”
04:11
into the equally blinding glare
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ืœืชื•ืš ื–ื•ื”ืจ ืžืกื ื•ื•ืจ ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืžื™ื“ื”
04:13
of fame and recognition and praise.
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ืฉืœ ืชื”ื™ืœื” ื•ื”ื›ืจื” ื•ืฉื‘ื—ื™ื.
04:16
And one of these fates
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ื•ืื—ื“ ื”ื’ื•ืจืœื•ืช ื”ืืœื•
04:17
is objectively seen by the world as bad,
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ื ืจืื” ืื•ื‘ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื›ืจืข,
04:19
and the other one is objectively seen by the world as good,
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ื‘ื”ืฉื ื™ ื ืจืื” ืื•ื‘ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช ืœืขื•ืœื ื›ื˜ื•ื‘,
04:21
but your subconscious is completely incapable
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ืื‘ืœ ืชืช ื”ื”ื›ืจื” ืฉืœื›ื ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ ืœื ืžืกื•ื’ืœ
04:24
of discerning the difference between bad and good.
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ืœื”ื‘ื—ื™ืŸ ื‘ื”ื‘ื“ืœ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืจืข ืœื˜ื•ื‘.
04:27
The only thing that it is capable of feeling
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ
04:29
is the absolute value of this emotional equation,
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ื–ื” ื”ื”ืขืจืš ื”ืื‘ืกื•ืœื•ื˜ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉื•ื•ืื” ื”ืจื’ืฉื™ืช,
04:32
the exact distance that you have been flung
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ื”ืžืจื—ืง ื”ืžื“ื•ื™ื™ืง ืฉื”ื•ืขืคืชื
04:35
from yourself.
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ืžืขืฆืžื›ื.
04:36
And there's a real equal danger in both cases
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืกื›ื ื” ื–ื”ื” ื‘ืฉื ื™ ื”ืžืงืจื™ื
04:38
of getting lost out there
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ืฉืœ ืœืœื›ืช ืœืื™ื‘ื•ื“ ืฉื ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ
04:40
in the hinterlands of the psyche.
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ื‘ืฉืžืžื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™.
04:42
But in both cases, it turns out that there is
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืฉื ื™ ื”ืžืงืจื™ื, ืžืกืชื‘ืจ ืฉื™ืฉ
04:43
also the same remedy for self-restoration,
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ื’ื ืืช ืื•ืชื” ื”ืชืจื•ืคื” ืœืฉื—ื–ื•ืจ ืขืฆืžื™,
04:46
and that is that you have got to find your way back home again
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืฉืืชื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš ื—ื–ืจื” ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืฉื•ื‘
04:50
as swiftly and smoothly as you can,
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ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ื•ื‘ื—ืœืงื•ืช ื›ื›ืœ ื”ื ื™ืชืŸ,
04:52
and if you're wondering what your home is,
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ื•ืื ืืชื ืชื•ื”ื™ื ืžื” ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื›ื,
04:54
here's a hint:
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ื”ื ื” ืจืžื–:
04:55
Your home is whatever in this world you love
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ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื›ื ื”ื•ื ืžื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืืชื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื
04:57
more than you love yourself.
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉืืชื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื.
04:59
So that might be creativity, it might be family,
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ืื– ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช, ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืฉืคื—ื”,
05:01
it might be invention, adventure,
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ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืฆืื”, ื”ืจืคืชืงื”,
05:03
faith, service, it might be raising corgis,
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ืืžื•ื ื”, ืฉืจื•ืช, ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื’ื“ืœ ืงื•ืจื’ื™ื.
05:06
I don't know, your home is that thing
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขืช, ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื›ื ื”ื•ื ื”ื“ื‘ืจ
05:08
to which you can dedicate your energies
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ืืœื™ื• ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืงื“ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืื ืจื’ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื
05:09
with such singular devotion
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ืขื ื›ื–ื• ืžืกื™ืจื•ืช ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ืช
05:11
that the ultimate results become inconsequential.
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ืฉื”ืชื•ืฆืื” ื”ืกื•ืคื™ืช ื”ื•ืคื›ืช ืœืœื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื”.
05:15
For me, that home has always been writing.
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™, ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื–ื” ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ื” ื”ื›ืชื™ื‘ื”.
05:17
So after the weird, disorienting success
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ืื– ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื”ืžื•ื–ืจื” ื•ื”ืžื‘ืœื‘ืœืช
05:20
that I went through with "Eat, Pray, Love,"
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ืฉืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืขื "ืื›ืœื•, ื”ืชืคืœืœื•, ืื”ื‘ื•,"
05:22
I realized that all I had to do was exactly
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ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง
05:23
the same thing that I used to have to do all the time
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ืื•ืชื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ
05:25
when I was an equally disoriented failure.
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื‘ื•ืœื‘ืœืช ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืžื™ื“ื” ืžื›ื™ืฉืœื•ืŸ.
05:27
I had to get my ass back to work,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
05:29
and that's what I did, and that's how, in 2010,
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ื•ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™, ื•ื›ืš ื‘ 2010,
05:32
I was able to publish the dreaded follow-up
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืœืื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื”ืžืฉืš ื”ืžืื™ื™ื
05:34
to "Eat, Pray, Love."
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ืฉืœ "ืื›ืœื•, ื”ืชืคืœืœื•, ืื”ื‘ื•."
05:35
And you know what happened with that book?
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ื•ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืžื” ืงืจื” ืขื ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื”?
05:36
It bombed, and I was fine.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืชืจืกืง, ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืกื“ืจ.
05:39
Actually, I kind of felt bulletproof,
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื—ืกื™ื ืช ื›ื“ื•ืจื™ื,
05:41
because I knew that I had broken the spell
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉืฉื‘ืจืชื™ ืืช ื”ืงืœืœื”
05:43
and I had found my way back home
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ื•ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ื“ืจื›ื™ ื—ื–ืจื” ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”
05:45
to writing for the sheer devotion of it.
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ืœื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ืจืง ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืžืกื™ืจื•ืช ืืœื™ื”.
05:47
And I stayed in my home of writing after that,
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ื•ื ืฉืืจืชื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ืื—ืจื™ ื–ื”,
05:49
and I wrote another book that just came out last year
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ื•ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ ื ื•ืกืฃ ืฉื™ืฆื ืฉื ื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื”
05:51
and that one was really beautifully received,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ืชืงื‘ืœ ืžืžืฉ ื™ืคื”,
05:53
which is very nice, but not my point.
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ืฉื–ื” ืžืื•ื“ ื ื—ืžื“, ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™.
05:54
My point is that I'm writing another one now,
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ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ื›ื•ืชื‘ืช ืื—ื“ ื ื•ืกืฃ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•,
05:57
and I'll write another book after that
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ื•ืื ื™ ืื›ืชื•ื‘ ืกืคืจ ื ื•ืกืฃ ืื—ืจื™ื•
05:58
and another and another and another
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ื•ืขื•ื“ ื•ืขื•ื“ ื•ืขื•ื“
06:00
and many of them will fail,
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ื•ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื”ื ื™ื›ืฉืœื•,
06:01
and some of them might succeed,
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ื•ื›ืžื” ืžื”ื ืื•ืœื™ ื™ืฆืœื™ื—ื•,
06:03
but I will always be safe
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืชืžื™ื“ ืื”ื™ื” ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื”
06:04
from the random hurricanes of outcome
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ืžื”ื”ื•ืจืงื ื™ื ื”ืžื–ื“ืžื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืชื•ืฆืื”
06:07
as long as I never forget where I rightfully live.
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ื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ ืื ื™ ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืืฉื›ื— ืื™ืคื” ืื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื”.
06:10
Look, I don't know where you rightfully live,
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ืชืจืื•, ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืื™ืคื” ืืชื ื—ื™ื™ื,
06:12
but I know that there's something in this world
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ืขื•ืœื
06:14
that you love more than you love yourself.
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ืฉืืชื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉืืชื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื.
06:16
Something worthy, by the way,
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ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื•ื•ื”, ื“ืจืš ืื’ื‘,
06:18
so addiction and infatuation don't count,
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ื›ืš ืฉื”ืชืžื›ืจื•ืช ื•ื”ืชืื”ื‘ื•ืช ืœื ื ื—ืฉื‘ื™ื,
06:20
because we all know that those are not safe places to live. Right?
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉืืœื” ืœื ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
06:24
The only trick is that you've got to identify
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ื”ื˜ืจื™ืง ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ื”ื•ื ืฉืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื–ื”ื•ืช
06:26
the best, worthiest thing that you love most,
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ืืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื”ื›ื™ ืฉื•ื•ื” ืฉืืชื ื”ื›ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื,
06:28
and then build your house right on top of it
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ื•ืื– ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื›ื ืžืžืฉ ืขืœื™ื•
06:31
and don't budge from it.
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ื•ืœื ืœื–ื•ื– ืžืžื ื•.
06:32
And if you should someday, somehow
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ื•ืื ืืชื ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“, ืื™ืš ืฉื”ื•ื
06:35
get vaulted out of your home
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ืชื•ืฆืื• ืžื‘ื™ืชื›ื
06:37
by either great failure or great success,
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื›ื™ืฉืœื•ืŸ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืื• ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื”,
06:39
then your job is to fight your way back to that home
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ืื– ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื›ื ื”ื™ื ืœื”ืœื—ื ืืช ื“ืจื›ื›ื ื—ื–ืจื” ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ื–ื”
06:41
the only way that it has ever been done,
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืฉืื™ ืคืขื ื ืขืฉืชื”,
06:43
by putting your head down and performing
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื•ืจื“ืช ื”ืจืืฉ ื•ื‘ื™ืฆื•ืข
06:45
with diligence and devotion
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ืขื ื”ืชืžื“ื” ื•ืžืกื™ืจื•ืช
06:47
and respect and reverence
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ื•ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื•ื™ืจืืช ื›ื‘ื•ื“
06:49
whatever the task is that love
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ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ืื™ื–ื• ืžืฉื™ืžื” ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ื”ื–ื•
06:51
is calling forth from you next.
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ืงื•ืจืืช ืœื›ื ืœื‘ืฆืข ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
06:53
You just do that, and keep doing that
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ืืชื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื–ื”, ื•ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”
06:55
again and again and again,
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ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘,
06:57
and I can absolutely promise you, from long personal experience
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืœื›ื ืœื’ืžืจื™, ืžื ื™ืกื•ืŸ ืื™ืฉื™ ืืจื•ืš
06:59
in every direction, I can assure you
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ, ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืœื›ื
07:02
that it's all going to be okay.
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ืฉื”ื›ืœ ื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ.
07:04
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
07:05
(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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