The Art of Stillness | Pico Iyer | TED

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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
I'm a lifelong traveler.
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ืื ื™ ื ื•ืกืข ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™.
00:14
Even as a little kid,
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ื™ืœื“ ืงื˜ืŸ,
00:16
I was actually working out that it would be cheaper
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ืื ื™ ืœืžืขืฉื” ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ื–ื•ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ
00:19
to go to boarding school in England
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ืœืœื›ืช ืœืคื ื™ืžื™ื™ื” ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ื”
00:22
than just to the best school down the road from my parents' house in California.
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ืžืืฉืจ ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืžื•ืจื“ ื”ืจื—ื•ื‘ ืžื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื”.
00:27
So, from the time I was nine years old
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ืื–, ืžืื– ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ ืชืฉืข
00:30
I was flying alone several times a year
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ื˜ืกืชื™ ืœื‘ื“ ื›ืžื” ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ืฉื ื”
00:33
over the North Pole, just to go to school.
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ืžืขืœ ืœืงื•ื˜ื‘ ื”ืฆืคื•ื ื™, ืจืง ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ.
00:37
And of course the more I flew the more I came to love to fly,
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ื•ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืฉื›ื›ืœ ืฉื˜ืกืชื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืš ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื˜ื•ืก,
00:40
so the very week after I graduated from high school,
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ื•ื›ืš, ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ,
00:44
I got a job mopping tables
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ื ื™ืงื•ื™ ืฉื•ืœื—ื ื•ืช
00:46
so that I could spend every season of my 18th year
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ื›ืš ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืœื‘ืœื•ืช ื›ืœ ืขื•ื ื” ื‘ืฉื ืชื™ ื”-18
00:51
on a different continent.
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ื‘ื™ื‘ืฉืช ืื—ืจืช.
00:54
And then, almost inevitably, I became a travel writer
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ื•ืื–, ื›ืžืขื˜ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืžื ืข, ืื ื™ ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœื›ืชื‘ ืžืกืขื•ืช
00:58
so my job and my joy could become one.
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ื›ืš ืฉื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ื”ืฉืžื—ื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ืชืื—ื“ื•.
01:02
And I really began to feel that if you were lucky enough
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ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื ื‘ืจื™ ืžื–ืœ ืžืกืคื™ืง
01:06
to walk around the candlelit temples of Tibet
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ืœื”ืกืชื•ื‘ื‘ ื‘ืžืงื“ืฉื™ ื˜ื™ื‘ื˜ ื”ืžื•ืืจื™ื ื‘ื ืจื•ืช
01:09
or to wander along the seafronts in Havana
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ืื• ืœืฉื•ื˜ื˜ ืœืื•ืจืš ื—ื•ืคื™ ื”ื™ื ื‘ื”ื•ื•ืื ื”
01:12
with music passing all around you,
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ืขื ืžื•ืกื™ืงื” ืฉืขื•ื‘ืจืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื›ื,
01:15
you could bring those sounds and the high cobalt skies
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ืืชื ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ืฆืœื™ืœื™ื ื•ื”ืฉืžื™ื ื”ืฆื‘ื•ืขื™ื ื‘ืงื•ื‘ืœื˜
01:18
and the flash of the blue ocean
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ื•ื”ื‘ื–ืง ืฉืœ ื”ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืก โ€‹โ€‹ื”ื›ื—ื•ืœ
01:20
back to your friends at home,
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ื‘ื—ื–ืจื” ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช,
01:22
and really bring some magic
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ื•ื‘ืืžืช ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืžืขื˜ ืงืกื
01:24
and clarity to your own life.
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ื•ื‘ื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืœื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื.
01:27
Except, as you all know,
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ืžืœื‘ื“, ื›ืคื™ ืฉื›ื•ืœื›ื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื,
01:29
one of the first things you learn when you travel
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ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉืืชื ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ื›ืฉืืชื ื ื•ืกืขื™ื
01:32
is that nowhere is magical unless you can bring the right eyes to it.
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ื–ื” ืฉืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื ืื™ื ื• ืงืกื•ื ืืœื ืื ื›ืŸ ืืชื ืžื‘ื™ืื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืœืฉื.
01:38
You take an angry man to the Himalayas,
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ืงื—ื• ืื“ื ื›ื•ืขืก ืœื”ื™ืžืœืื™ื”,
01:40
he just starts complaining about the food.
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ื”ื•ื ืจืง ื™ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืชืœื•ื ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ืื•ื›ืœ.
01:43
And I found that the best way
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ื•ืžืฆืืชื™ ืฉื”ื“ืจืš ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
01:46
that I could develop more attentive and more appreciative eyes
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ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืคืชื— ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ืงืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ื•ืžืขืจื™ื›ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ
01:50
was, oddly,
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ื”ื™ืชื”, ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื•ื–ืจ,
01:52
by going nowhere, just by sitting still.
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืœื™ื›ื” ืœืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื, ืจืง ืœืฉื‘ืช ื‘ืฉืงื˜.
01:55
And of course sitting still is how many of us get
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ื•ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืฉืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืฉืงื˜ ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื
01:58
what we most crave and need in our accelerated lives, a break.
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ืืช ืžื” ืฉืจื•ื‘ื ื• ืžืฉืชื•ืงืงื™ื ื•ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ื”ืงื“ื—ืชื ื™ื™ื, ื”ืคืกืงื”.
02:04
But it was also the only way
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื• ื’ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ื“ืจืš ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื”
02:05
that I could find to sift through the slideshow of my experience
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ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื ืคื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžืฆื’ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™
02:11
and make sense of the future and the past.
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ื•ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื”ื™ื’ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืขืชื™ื“ ื•ื”ืขื‘ืจ.
02:14
And so, to my great surprise,
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ื•ื›ืš, ืœื”ืคืชืขืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื”,
02:17
I found that going nowhere
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ื”ืชื‘ืจืจ ืœื™ ืฉื”ืœื™ื›ื” ืœืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื
02:19
was at least as exciting as going to Tibet or to Cuba.
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืจื’ืฉืช ืœืคื—ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืœืœื›ืช ืœื˜ื™ื‘ื˜ ืื• ืœืงื•ื‘ื”
02:23
And by going nowhere, I mean nothing more intimidating
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ื•ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืœื™ื›ื” ืœืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื, ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืคื—ื™ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ
02:27
than taking a few minutes out of every day
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ืžืืฉืจ ืœืงื—ืช ื›ืžื” ื“ืงื•ืช ืžืชื•ืš ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื
02:30
or a few days out of every season,
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ืื• ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ื ืžื›ืœ ืขื•ื ื”,
02:32
or even, as some people do,
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ืื• ืืคื™ืœื•, ื›ืžื• ืฉื—ืœืง ืžื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื,
02:34
a few years out of a life
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ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื ืžื”ื—ื™ื™ื
02:37
in order to sit still long enough
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ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื‘ืช ื‘ืฉืงื˜ ืžืกืคื™ืง ื–ืžืŸ
02:40
to find out what moves you most,
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ืœื‘ืจืจ ืžื” ืžืจื’ืฉ ืืชื›ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ,
02:43
to recall where your truest happiness lies
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื–ื›ืจ ืื™ืคื” ื”ืื•ืฉืจ ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ ืฉืœื›ื ืฉื•ื›ืŸ
02:46
and to remember that sometimes
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ื•ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื–ื›ืจ ืฉืœืคืขืžื™ื
02:48
making a living and making a life
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ืœื”ืชืคืจื ืก ื•ืœื—ื™ื•ืช
02:51
point in opposite directions.
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ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื™ื ืœื›ื™ื•ื•ื ื™ื ืžื ื•ื’ื“ื™ื.
02:54
And of course, this is what wise beings through the centuries
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ื•ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืื“ื ื—ื›ื ื‘ืžืฉืš ืžืื•ืช ื‘ืฉื ื™ื
02:57
from every tradition have been telling us.
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ืžื›ืœ ืžืกื•ืจืช ื”ื™ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืœื ื•.
02:59
It's an old idea.
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ื–ื” ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืขืชื™ืง.
03:01
More than 2,000 years ago, the Stoics were reminding us
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ืœืคื ื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž- 2,000 ืฉื ื”, ื”ืกื˜ื•ืื™ืงื ื™ื ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจื• ืœื ื•
03:05
it's not our experience that makes our lives,
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ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื• ืฉืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื ื•,
03:08
it's what we do with it.
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ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืื™ืชื•.
03:10
Imagine a hurricane suddenly sweeps through your town
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ืชืืจื• ืœืขืฆืžื›ื ื”ื•ืจื™ืงืŸ ืฉื•ื˜ืฃ ื‘ืคืชืื•ืžื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขื™ืจ ืฉืœื›ื
03:14
and reduces every last thing to rubble.
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ื•ื”ื•ืคืš ื”ื›ืœ ืœืขื™ื™ ื—ื•ืจื‘ื•ืช.
03:18
One man is traumatized for life.
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ืื“ื ืื—ื“ ื—ื•ื•ื” ื˜ืจืื•ืžื” ืœื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื.
03:22
But another, maybe even his brother, almost feels liberated,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื—ืจ, ืื•ืœื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืื—ื™ื•, ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืžืขื˜ ืžืฉื•ื—ืจืจ,
03:26
and decides this is a great chance to start his life anew.
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ื•ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ ืฉื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ื ื”ื“ืจืช ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื.
03:30
It's exactly the same event,
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ื–ื”ื• ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืื•ืชื• ืื™ืจื•ืข,
03:32
but radically different responses.
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ืื‘ืœ ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™.
03:34
There is nothing either good or bad, as Shakespeare told us in "Hamlet,"
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ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื• ืจืข, ื›ืžื• ืฉืฉื™ื™ืงืกืคื™ืจ ืืžืจ ืœื ื• ื‘"ื”ืžืœื˜"
03:39
but thinking makes it so.
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ืื‘ืœ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืขื•ืฉื” ืื•ืชื• ืœื›ื–ื”.
03:42
And this has certainly been my experience as a traveler.
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ื•ื–ื” ื›ื‘ืจ ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ื ื™ืกื™ื•ื ื™ ื›ื ื•ืกืข.
03:46
Twenty-four years ago I took the most mind-bending trip
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ืœืคื ื™ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืืจื‘ืข ืฉื ื™ื ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื˜ื™ื•ืœ ื”ื›ื™ ืžื˜ืจื™ืฃ.
03:49
across North Korea.
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ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ืฆืคื•ืŸ ืงื•ืจื™ืื”.
03:51
But the trip lasted a few days.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžืกืข ื ืžืฉืš ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ื.
03:54
What I've done with it sitting still, going back to it in my head,
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ืžื” ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืขื™ืžื• ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืฉืงื˜, ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœื–ื” ื‘ืจืืฉ ืฉืœื™,
03:58
trying to understand it, finding a place for it in my thinking,
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ืžื ืกื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื–ื”, ืœืžืฆื•ื ืžืงื•ื ืœื–ื” ื‘ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื™,
04:02
that's lasted 24 years already
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ื–ื” ื ืžืฉืš ื›ื‘ืจ 24 ืฉื ื”
04:04
and will probably last a lifetime.
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ื•ื›ื ืจืื” ื™ืžืฉื™ืš ืœื›ืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื.
04:07
The trip, in other words, gave me some amazing sights,
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ื”ื˜ื™ื•ืœ, ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื ืื—ืจื•ืช, ื ืชืŸ ืœื™ ื›ืžื” ืžืจืื•ืช ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื™ื,
04:11
but it's only sitting still
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื• ืจืง ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืฉืงื˜
04:13
that allows me to turn those into lasting insights.
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ืฉืืคืฉืจื” ืœื™ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืื•ืชื ืœืชื•ื‘ื ื•ืช ืฉื ืžืฉื›ื•ืช.
04:16
And I sometimes think that so much of our life
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ื•ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•
04:19
takes place inside our heads,
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ืžืชืจื—ืฉื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืจืืฉ ืฉืœื ื•,
04:21
in memory or imagination or interpretation or speculation,
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ื‘ื–ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืื• ื‘ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืื• ืคืจืฉื ื•ืช ืื• ืกืคืงื•ืœืฆื™ื•ืช,
04:26
that if I really want to change my life
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ื›ืš ืฉืื ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™
04:29
I might best begin by changing my mind.
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ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื•ื ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื“ืขืชื™.
04:33
Again, none of this is new;
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ืฉื•ื‘, ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืžื–ื” ื”ื•ื ื—ื“ืฉ
04:34
that's why Shakespeare and the Stoics were telling us this centuries ago,
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ื–ื• ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืฉื™ื™ืงืกืคื™ืจ ื•ื”ืกื˜ื•ืื™ืงื ื™ื ืืžืจื• ืœื ื• ืืช ื–ื” ืœืคื ื™ ืžืื•ืช ืฉื ื™ื,
04:39
but Shakespeare never had to face 200 emails in a day.
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ืื‘ืœ ืฉื™ื™ืงืกืคื™ืจ ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื 200 ืžื™ื™ืœื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื.
04:43
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:44
The Stoics, as far as I know, were not on Facebook.
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ื”ืกื˜ื•ืื™ืงื ื™ื, ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข, ืœื ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืคื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืง.
04:49
We all know that in our on-demand lives,
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ื”ืชื•ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ื,
04:52
one of the things that's most on demand
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ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ื ื“ืจืฉื™ื
04:54
is ourselves.
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ื–ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืขืฆืžื ื•.
04:55
Wherever we are, any time of night or day,
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ืื™ืคื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื ืžืฆืื™ื, ื‘ื™ื•ื ืื• ื‘ืœื™ืœื”,
04:58
our bosses, junk-mailers, our parents can get to us.
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ื”ื‘ื•ืกื™ื ืฉืœื ื•, ื“ื•ืืจ ื–ื‘ืœ, ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืืœื™ื ื•.
05:02
Sociologists have actually found that in recent years
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ืกื•ืฆื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื ืžืžืฉ ืžืฆืื• ื›ื™ ื‘ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช
05:05
Americans are working fewer hours than 50 years ago,
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ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืคื—ื•ืช ืฉืขื•ืช ืžืืฉืจ ืžืœืคื ื™ 50 ืฉื ื”,
05:09
but we feel as if we're working more.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
05:12
We have more and more time-saving devices,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืฉื™ืจื™ื ื—ื•ืกื›ื™ ื–ืžืŸ,
05:14
but sometimes, it seems, less and less time.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืคืขืžื™ื, ื–ื” ื ืจืื”, ืคื—ื•ืช ื•ืคื—ื•ืช ื–ืžืŸ.
05:18
We can more and more easily make contact with people
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืงืœื•ืช ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืงืฉืจื™ื ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื
05:21
on the furthest corners of the planet,
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ื‘ืคื™ื ื•ืช ื”ืจื—ื•ืงื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ื›ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืืจืฅ,
05:23
but sometimes in that process
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ื›ื™ื ื”ืืœื”
05:25
we lose contact with ourselves.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืื‘ื“ื™ื ืงืฉืจ ืขื ืขืฆืžื ื•.
05:29
And one of my biggest surprises as a traveler
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ื•ืื—ืช ืžื”ื”ืคืชืขื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœื™ ื›ื ื•ืกืข
05:33
has been to find that often it's exactly the people
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืœืžืฆื•ื ื›ื™ ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืืœื• ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ืื ืฉื™ื
05:36
who have most enabled us to get anywhere
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ืฉื”ื›ื™ ืืคืฉืจื• ืœื ื• ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื
05:39
who are intent on going nowhere.
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ืฉื”ื™ื• ื ื—ื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ื“ืขืชื ืœืœื›ืช ืœืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื.
05:42
In other words, precisely those beings
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ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื ืื—ืจื•ืช, ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืื ืฉื™ื ืืœื”
05:44
who have created the technologies
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ืฉื™ืฆืจื• ืืช ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช
05:46
that override so many of the limits of old,
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ืฉื”ืชื’ื‘ืจื• ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื”ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืฉืŸ,
05:50
are the ones wisest about the need for limits,
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ื”ื™ื• ืืœื• ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื ื• ื‘ื—ื•ื›ืžื” ืืช ื”ืฆื•ืจืš ื‘ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช,
05:53
even when it comes to technology.
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ืฉื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”.
05:56
I once went to the Google headquarters
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ืคืขื ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœืžื˜ื” ืฉืœ ื’ื•ื’ืœ
05:59
and I saw all the things many of you have heard about;
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ื•ืจืื™ืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืจื•ื‘ื›ื ืฉืžืขืชื ืขืœื™ื”ื
06:02
the indoor tree houses, the trampolines,
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ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืขืฅ ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™ื, ื˜ืจืžืคื•ืœื™ื ื•ืช,
06:05
workers at that time enjoying 20 percent of their paid time free
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ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื ื”ื ื• ืื– ืž-20 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืฉืœ ื—ื•ืคืฉ ืžื–ืžืŸ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื”ื
06:10
so that they could just let their imaginations go wandering.
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ื›ืš ืฉื”ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืชืช ืœื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื”ื ืœืฉื•ื˜ื˜
06:14
But what impressed me even more
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื›ื™ ื”ืจืฉื™ื ืื•ืชื™
06:16
was that as I was waiting for my digital I.D.,
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ื–ื” ืฉื›ืฉื—ื™ื›ื™ืชื™ ืœืชืขื•ื“ืช ื”ื–ื”ื•ืช ื”ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืืœื™ืช ืฉืœื™,
06:20
one Googler was telling me about the program
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ื’ื•ื’ืœืจ ืื—ื“ ืกื™ืคืจ ืœื™ ืขืœ ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช
06:23
that he was about to start to teach the many, many Googlers
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ืฉื”ื•ื ืขืžื“ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืœืžื“ ื”ืจื‘ื”, ื”ืจื‘ื” ื’ื•ื’ืœืจื™ื
06:27
who practice yoga to become trainers in it,
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ื”ืžืชืจื’ืœื™ื ื™ื•ื’ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืืžื ื™ื ื‘ื–ื”,
06:30
and the other Googler was telling me about the book that he was about to write
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ื•ื’ื•ื’ืœืจ ืื—ืจ ืกื™ืคืจ ืœื™ ืขืœ ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ืขื•ืžื“ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘
06:34
on the inner search engine,
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ืขืœ ืžื ื•ืข ื”ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™,
06:37
and the ways in which science has empirically shown
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ื•ื”ื“ืจื›ื™ื ื‘ื”ืŸ ืžื“ืข ื”ืจืื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืืžืคื™ืจื™
06:40
that sitting still, or meditation,
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ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืฉืงื˜, ืื• ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื”,
06:43
can lead not just to better health or to clearer thinking,
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืœื ืจืง ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืื• ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื”ื™ืจื” ื™ื•ืชืจ
06:46
but even to emotional intelligence.
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ืืœื” ืืคื™ืœื• ืœืื™ื ื˜ืœื™ื’ื ืฆื™ื” ืจื’ืฉื™ืช.
06:50
I have another friend in Silicon Valley
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืขื•ื“ ื—ื‘ืจ ื‘ืขืžืง ื”ืกื™ืœื™ืงื•ืŸ
06:52
who is really one of the most eloquent spokesmen
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ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืืžืช ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื•ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืจื”ื•ื˜ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
06:55
for the latest technologies,
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ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ื”ื—ื“ื™ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ,
06:57
and in fact was one of the founders of Wired magazine, Kevin Kelly.
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ื•ืœืžืขืฉื” ื”ื™ื” ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืžื™ื™ืกื“ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื’ื–ื™ืŸ Wired, ืงื•ื•ื™ืŸ ืงืœื™.
07:01
And Kevin wrote his last book on fresh technologies
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ื•ืงื•ื•ื™ืŸ ื›ืชื‘ ืืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืขืœ ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ื—ื“ื™ืฉื•ืช
07:05
without a smartphone or a laptop or a TV in his home.
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ืœืœื ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ื—ื›ื ืื• ืžื—ืฉื‘ ื ื™ื™ื“ ืื• ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื•.
07:09
And like many in Silicon Valley,
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ื•ื›ืžื• ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ืขืžืง ื”ืกื™ืœื™ืงื•ืŸ,
07:12
he tries really hard to observe
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ื”ื•ื ืžื ืกื” ืžืžืฉ ื—ื–ืง ืœืฆืคื•ืช
07:15
what they call an Internet sabbath,
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ื‘ืžื” ืฉื”ื ืžื›ื ื™ื ืฉื‘ืช ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ื™ืช,
07:19
whereby for 24 or 48 hours every week
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ืœืคื™ื” 24 ืื• 48 ืฉืขื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื•ืข
07:22
they go completely offline
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ื”ื ืžืชื ืชืงื™ื ืœื’ืžืจื™
07:25
in order to gather the sense of direction
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ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœืืกื•ืฃ ืืช ื—ื•ืฉ ื”ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ
07:27
and proportion they'll need when they go online again.
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ื•ื”ืคืจื•ืคื•ืจืฆื™ื•ืช ืฉื”ื ื™ืฆื˜ืจื›ื• ื›ืฉื”ื ื’ื•ืœืฉื™ื ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ืฉื•ื‘.
07:31
The one thing perhaps that technology hasn't always given us
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ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ื“ ืื•ืœื™ ืฉื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืœื ืชืžื™ื“ ื ืชื ื” ืœื ื•
07:35
is a sense of how to make the wisest use of technology.
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ื–ื” ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื—ื›ื ื‘ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”.
07:39
And when you speak of the sabbath,
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ื•ื›ืฉืืชื ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืฉื‘ืช,
07:42
look at the Ten Commandments --
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ืชืกืชื›ืœื• ืขืœ ืขืฉืจืช ื”ื“ื™ื‘ืจื•ืช --
07:44
there's only one word there for which the adjective "holy" is used,
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ื™ืฉื ื” ืฉื ืจืง ืžื™ืœื” ืื—ืช ืฉื”ืชื•ืืจ "ืงื“ื•ืฉ" ืžืฉืžืฉ ืื•ืชื”,
07:48
and that's the Sabbath.
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ื•ื–ืืช ื”ืฉื‘ืช.
07:51
I pick up the Jewish holy book of the Torah --
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ืื ื™ ืœืงื—ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ืœื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ื”ืชื•ืจื” --
07:54
its longest chapter, it's on the Sabbath.
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ื”ืคืจืง ื”ืืจื•ืš ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœื•, ื”ื•ื ืขืœ ื”ืฉื‘ืช.
07:57
And we all know that it's really one of our greatest luxuries,
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ืื—ื“ ื”ืคื™ื ื•ืงื™ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœื ื•,
08:01
the empty space.
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ื”ื—ืœืœ ื”ืจื™ืง.
08:03
In many a piece of music, it's the pause or the rest
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ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ืฆื™ืจื•ืช ืžื•ื–ื™ืงืœื™ื•ืช, ื–ื• ื”ืขืฆื™ืจื” ืื• ื”ืžื ื•ื—ื”
08:07
that gives the piece its beauty and its shape.
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ืฉื ื•ืชื ืช ืœื™ืฆื™ืจื” ืืช ื”ื™ื•ืคื™ ื•ื”ืฆื•ืจื”.
08:10
And I know I as a writer
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉืื ื™ ื›ืกื•ืคืจ
08:12
will often try to include a lot of empty space on the page
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ืื ืกื” ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœื›ืœื•ืœ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื—ืœืœื™ื ืจื™ืงื™ื ื‘ื“ืฃ
08:16
so that the reader can complete my thoughts and sentences
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ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื”ืงื•ืจื ื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœืกื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ื•ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื™
08:20
and so that her imagination has room to breathe.
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ื›ืš ืฉืœื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื”ื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืžืงื•ื ืœื ืฉื•ื.
08:25
Now, in the physical domain, of course, many people,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื‘ืžื™ืžื“ ื”ืคื™ื–ื™, ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื,
08:28
if they have the resources,
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ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืืช ื”ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื,
08:29
will try to get a place in the country, a second home.
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ื™ื ืกื• ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืžืงื•ื ื‘ื›ืคืจ, ื›ื‘ื™ืช ืฉื ื™.
08:33
I've never begun to have those resources,
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื—ืœืชื™ ืœืฆื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ื”ืœืœื•,
08:36
but I sometimes remember that any time I want,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื–ื•ื›ืจ ืฉื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื”,
08:40
I can get a second home in time, if not in space,
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงื‘ืœ ื‘ื™ืช ืฉื ื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืžืŸ, ืื ืœื ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืจื—ื‘,
08:44
just by taking a day off.
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ืจืง ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืœืงื™ื—ืช ื™ื•ื ื—ื•ืคืฉ.
08:46
And it's never easy because, of course, whenever I do I spend much of it
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ื•ื–ื” ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ืงืœ, ื›ื™, ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื–ื”, ืื ื™ ืžื‘ืœื” ืืช ืจื•ื‘ื•
08:50
worried about all the extra stuff
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ื‘ื“ืื’ื” ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื ื•ืกืคื™ื
08:52
that's going to crash down on me the following day.
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ืฉืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœื™ืคื•ืœ ืขืœื™ ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉืื—ืจื™.
08:54
I sometimes think I'd rather give up meat or sex or wine
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ืื ื™ ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืžื•ื˜ื‘ ืœื™ ืœื•ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ื‘ืฉืจ ืื• ืกืงืก ืื• ื™ื™ืŸ
08:57
than the chance to check on my emails.
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ืžืืฉืจ ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืืช ื”ืžื™ื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœื™.
08:59
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
09:00
And every season I do try to take three days off on retreat
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ื•ื›ืœ ืขื•ื ื” ืื ื™ ืžื ืกื” ืœืงื—ืช ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื™ืžื™ื ื—ื•ืคืฉ.
09:05
but a part of me still feels guilty to be leaving my poor wife behind
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ืื‘ืœ ื—ืœืง ืžืžื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืืฉื ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ื–ื‘ ืืช ืื™ืฉืชื™ ื”ืžืกื›ื ื” ืžืื—ื•ืจ
09:09
and to be ignoring all those seemingly urgent emails
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ื•ืžืชืขืœื ืžื›ืœ ื”ืžื™ื™ืœื™ื ื”ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ื“ื—ื•ืคื™ื
09:12
from my bosses
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ืžื”ื‘ื•ืกื™ื ืฉืœื™
09:14
and maybe to be missing a friend's birthday party.
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ื•ืื•ืœื™ ืžืคืกืคืก ืžืกื™ื‘ืช ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ืœื“ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจ.
09:17
But as soon as I get to a place of real quiet,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉืื ื™ ืžื’ื™ืข ืœืžืงื•ื ืฉืœ ืฉืงื˜ ืืžื™ืชื™,
09:21
I realize that it's only by going there
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ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืจืง ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืœื™ื›ื” ืœืฉื
09:23
that I'll have anything fresh or creative or joyful to share
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ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืžืฉื”ื• ื˜ืจื™ ืื• ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ ืื• ืฉืžื— ืœื—ืœื•ืง
09:27
with my wife or bosses or friends.
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ืขื ืืฉืชื™ ืื• ื‘ื•ืกื™ื ืื• ื—ื‘ืจื™ื.
09:30
Otherwise, really,
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ืื—ืจืช, ื‘ืืžืช,
09:31
I'm just foisting on them my exhaustion or my distractedness,
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ืื ื™ ืจืง ืžืคืงื™ืจ ืื•ืชื ืœืชืฉื™ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืื• ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ืจื™ื›ื•ื– ืฉืœื™,
09:35
which is no blessing at all.
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ืฉื–ืืช ืœื ื‘ืจื›ื” ื›ืœืœ.
09:38
And so when I was 29,
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ืื– ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ 29,
09:41
I decided to remake my entire life
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ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืœื’ืžืจื™ ืืช ื—ื™ื™
09:44
in the light of going nowhere.
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ืœืื•ืจ ื”ื”ืœื™ื›ื” ืœืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื.
09:47
One evening I was coming back from the office,
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ืขืจื‘ ืื—ื“ ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืžื”ืžืฉืจื“,
09:49
it was after midnight, I was in a taxi driving through Times Square,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืื—ืจื™ ื—ืฆื•ืช, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืžื•ื ื™ืช ื—ื•ืฆื” ืืช ื”ื˜ื™ื™ืžืก-ืกืงื•ื•ืจ,
09:53
and I suddenly realized that I was racing around so much
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ื•ืœืคืชืข ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื‘ืžืจื•ืฆื”
09:57
I could never catch up with my life.
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ืฉืื ื™ ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืืฉืœื™ื ืคืขืจื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™.
10:00
And my life then, as it happened,
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ื•ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืื–, ื›ืคื™ ืฉืงืจื”,
10:02
was pretty much the one I might have dreamed of as a little boy.
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ื”ื™ื• ืคื—ื•ืช ืื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื” ืฉื—ืœืžืชื™ ืขืœื™ื• ื›ื™ืœื“ ืงื˜ืŸ.
10:06
I had really interesting friends and colleagues,
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ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ืงื•ืœื’ื•ืช ื‘ืืžืช ืžืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื,
10:08
I had a nice apartment on Park Avenue and 20th Street.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ื“ื™ืจื” ื ื—ืžื“ื” ื‘ืคืจืง ืื•ื•ื ื™ื• ื•ืจื—ื•ื‘ 20.
10:12
I had, to me, a fascinating job writing about world affairs,
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื™, ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื™, ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืžืจืชืงืช ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ืขืœ ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
10:17
but I could never separate myself enough from them
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืžืžืฉ ืœื”ืคืจื™ื“ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืžื–ื”
10:20
to hear myself think --
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ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ --
10:21
or really, to understand if I was truly happy.
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ืื• ืžืžืฉ, ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืžืื•ืฉืจ.
10:25
And so, I abandoned my dream life
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ื•ืื–, ื ื˜ืฉืชื™ ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ื—ืœื•ืžื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™
10:29
for a single room on the backstreets of Kyoto, Japan,
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ืœื“ื™ืจืช ื—ื“ืจ ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืฆื“ื“ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืงื™ื•ื˜ื•, ื™ืคืŸ,
10:34
which was the place that had long exerted a strong,
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ืฉื”ื™ื” ื”ืžืงื•ื ืฉื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืขืœื™ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื—ื–ืงื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
10:37
really mysterious gravitational pull on me.
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ื›ื•ื— ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ื‘ืืžืช ืžืกืชื•ืจื™.
10:41
Even as a child
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ื™ืœื“
10:42
I would just look at a painting of Kyoto and feel I recognized it;
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ืื ื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ืกืชื›ืœืชื™ ืขืœ ืฆื™ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืงื™ื•ื˜ื• ื•ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉืื ื™ ืžื›ื™ืจ ืืช ื–ื”.
10:46
I knew it before I ever laid eyes on it.
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ืื ื™ ื”ื›ืจืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื ื—ื• ืขืœ ื–ื”.
10:49
But it's also, as you all know,
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื• ื’ื, ื›ืžื• ืฉืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื,
10:51
a beautiful city encircled by hills,
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ืขื™ืจ ื™ืคื” ื”ืžื•ืงืคื•ืช ื‘ื’ื‘ืขื•ืช,
10:54
filled with more than 2,000 temples and shrines,
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ืžืœืื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž 2,000 ืžืงื“ืฉื™ื,
10:57
where people have been sitting still for 800 years or more.
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ืฉื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื‘ืฉืงื˜ ื›ื‘ืจ 800 ืฉื ื” ืื• ื™ื•ืชืจ.
11:02
And quite soon after I moved there, I ended up where I still am
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ื•ื–ืžืŸ ืงืฆืจ ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืœืฉื, ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœืžืงื•ื ื‘ื• ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืžืฆื
11:06
with my wife, formerly our kids,
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ืขื ืืฉืชื™, ื•ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ืขื ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื•,
11:09
in a two-room apartment in the middle of nowhere
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ื‘ื“ื™ืจืช ืฉื ื™ ื—ื“ืจื™ื ื‘ืืžืฆืข ืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื
11:12
where we have no bicycle, no car,
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ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• ืื•ืคื ื™ื™ื, ื•ืœื ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช,
11:14
no TV I can understand,
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ืœื ื˜ืœื•ื™ื–ื™ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ืŸ,
11:16
and I still have to support my loved ones
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ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ืื”ื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื™
11:19
as a travel writer and a journalist,
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ื›ื›ืชื‘ ื˜ื™ื•ืœื™ื ื•ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™,
11:21
so clearly this is not ideal for job advancement
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ื“ื™ ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉื–ื” ืœื ืื™ื“ื™ืืœื™ ืœื”ืชืงื“ืžื•ืช ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
11:25
or for cultural excitement
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ืื• ืœื”ืชืจื’ืฉื•ืช ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ืช
11:26
or for social diversion.
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ืื• ืœื”ืกืชื” ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช.
11:29
But I realized that it gives me what I prize most,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื–ื” ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื™ ืืช ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืคืฅ ื‘ื•,
11:34
which is days
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ืฉื–ื” ื™ืžื™ื
11:36
and hours.
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ื•ืฉืขื•ืช.
11:37
I have never once had to use a cell phone there.
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ืื ื™ ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื ืืœืฆืชื™ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ื ื™ื™ื“ ืฉื.
11:40
I almost never have to look at the time,
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ืื ื™ ื›ืžืขื˜ ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœ ื”ืฉืขื”,
11:43
and every morning when I wake up,
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ื•ื›ืœ ื‘ื•ืงืจ ื›ืฉื”ืชืขื•ืจืจืชื™,
11:46
really the day stretches in front of me
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ื‘ืืžืช ื”ื™ื•ื ื ืคืจืฉ ื‘ืคื ื™
11:48
like an open meadow.
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ื›ืžื• ืื—ื• ืคืชื•ื—.
11:51
And when life throws up one of its nasty surprises,
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ื•ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื–ื•ืจืงื™ื ืืช ืื—ืช ื”ืคืชืขื•ืช ื”ื ื‘ื–ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื,
11:55
as it will, more than once,
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ื›ืคื™ ืฉื™ืงืจื”, ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืคืขื ืื—ืช,
11:56
when a doctor comes into my room
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืจื•ืคื ื‘ื ืœื—ื“ืจ ืฉืœื™
11:59
wearing a grave expression,
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ื›ืฉืขืœ ืคื ื™ื• ืืจืฉืช ื—ืžื•ืจื”,
12:01
or a car suddenly veers in front of mine on the freeway,
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ืื• ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช ืคืชืื•ื ืกื•ื˜ื” ืžื•ืœ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ื”ืžื”ื™ืจ,
12:04
I know, in my bones,
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข, ื‘ืขืฆืžื•ืชื™,
12:07
that it's the time I've spent going nowhere
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ืฉื–ื” ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ื‘ืœืœื›ืช ืœืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื
12:10
that is going to sustain me much more
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ืฉื”ื•ืœืš ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ
12:12
than all the time I've spent racing around to Bhutan or Easter Island.
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ืžื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ื‘ืžื™ืจื•ืฅ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœื‘ื”ื•ื˜ืŸ ืื• ืื™ื™ ืคืกื—ื.
12:18
I'll always be a traveler --
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ืื ื™ ืชืžื™ื“ ืื”ื™ื” ื ื•ืกืข --
12:19
my livelihood depends on it --
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ื”ืคืจื ืกื” ืฉืœื™ ืชืœื•ื™ื” ื‘ื–ื” -
12:21
but one of the beauties of travel
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ืื‘ืœ ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื™ืคื™ื ื‘ื ืกื™ืขื”
12:23
is that it allows you to bring stillness
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื–ื” ืžืืคืฉืจ ืœืš ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืจื•ื’ืข
12:27
into the motion and the commotion of the world.
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ืœืชื ื•ืขื” ื•ื”ื”ืžื•ืœื” ืฉืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
12:32
I once got on a plane in Frankfurt, Germany,
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ืคืขื ืขืœื™ืชื™ ืขืœ ืžื˜ื•ืก ื‘ืคืจื ืงืคื•ืจื˜, ื’ืจืžื ื™ื”,
12:35
and a young German woman came down and sat next to me
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ื•ืื™ืฉื” ื’ืจืžื ื™ื” ืฆืขื™ืจื” ื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘ื” ืœื™ื“ื™
12:38
and engaged me in a very friendly conversation
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ื•ืคื ืชื” ืืœื™ ื‘ืฉื™ื—ื” ืžืื•ื“ ื™ื“ื™ื“ื•ืชื™ืช
12:40
for about 30 minutes,
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ืœืžืฉืš ื›-30 ื“ืงื•ืช,
12:42
and then she just turned around
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ื•ืื– ื”ื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ืกืชื•ื‘ื‘ื”
12:44
and sat still for 12 hours.
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ื•ื™ืฉื‘ื” ื‘ืฉืงื˜ ืœืžืฉืš 12 ืฉืขื•ืช.
12:47
She didn't once turn on her video monitor,
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ื”ื“ืœื™ืงื” ืืคื™ืœื• ืคืขื ืื—ืช ืืช ืžืกืš ื”ื•ื™ื“ืื• ืฉืœื”,
12:50
she never pulled out a book, she didn't even go to sleep,
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ื”ื•ืฆื™ืื” ืกืคืจ, ื”ื™ื ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ื”ืœื›ื” ืœื™ืฉื•ืŸ,
12:53
she just sat still,
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ื”ื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื™ืฉื‘ื” ื‘ืฉืงื˜,
12:56
and something of her clarity and calm really imparted itself to me.
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ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ื‘ื”ื™ืจื•ืช ื•ื”ืจื•ื’ืข ื‘ืืžืช ื”ื ื—ื™ืœ ืขืฆืžื• ืืœื™ื™.
13:01
I've noticed more and more people taking conscious measures these days
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ืื ื™ ื›ื‘ืจ ืฉืžืชื™ ืœื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ื ื•ืงื˜ื™ื ืฆืขื“ื™ื ืžื•ื“ืขื™ื ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืืœื”
13:06
to try to open up a space inside their lives.
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ื‘ื ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืœืคืชื•ื— ืžืจื—ื‘ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
13:09
Some people go to black-hole resorts
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ื™ืฉ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœื ื•ืคืฉ ื”ื—ื•ืจ ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจ
13:11
where they'll spend hundreds of dollars a night
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ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื ืžื•ืฆื™ืื™ื ืžืื•ืช ืฉืœ ื“ื•ืœืจื™ื ืœืœื™ืœื”
13:14
in order to hand over their cell phone and their laptop
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžืกื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ื”ื ื™ื™ื“ ืฉืœื”ื ื•ืืช ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ ื”ื ื™ื™ื“ ืฉืœื”ื
13:17
to the front desk on arrival.
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ื‘ื“ืœืคืง ื”ืงื‘ืœื” ื‘ืขืช ื”ื’ืขืชื.
13:19
Some people I know, just before they go to sleep,
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ื™ืฉ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืžื›ื™ืจ, ืฉืžืžืฉ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœื™ืฉื•ืŸ,
13:22
instead of scrolling through their messages
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื’ืœื•ืœ ื‘ื”ื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื
13:24
or checking out YouTube,
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ืื• ืœื”ืกืชื›ืœ ื‘ื™ื•-ื˜ื™ื•ื‘,
13:26
just turn out the lights and listen to some music,
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžื›ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ืื•ืจื•ืช ื•ืžืงืฉื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”,
13:29
and notice that they sleep much better
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ื•ื”ื ืฉืžื• ืœื‘ ืฉื”ื ื™ืฉื ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘
13:32
and wake up much refreshed.
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ื•ืžืชืขื•ืจืจื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืจืขื ื ื™ื.
13:35
I was once fortunate enough
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ืคืขื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืžืกืคื™ืง ืžื–ืœ
13:37
to drive into the high, dark mountains behind Los Angeles,
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ืœื ื”ื•ื’ ืืœ ื”ื”ืจื™ื ื”ื›ื”ื™ื, ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื™ื, ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ืœื•ืก ืื ื’'ืœืก,
13:42
where the great poet and singer
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ืฉืฉื ื”ืžืฉื•ืจืจ, ื”ื–ืžืจ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ
13:45
and international heartthrob Leonard Cohen
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ื•ืฉื•ื‘ืจ ื”ืœื‘ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ ืœืื•ื ืจื“ ื›ื”ืŸ
13:48
was living and working for many years as a full-time monk
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ื—ื™ ื•ืขื‘ื“ ืฉื ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ื›ื ื–ื™ืจ ื‘ืžืฉืจื” ืžืœืื”
13:52
in the Mount Baldy Zen Center.
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ื‘ืžืจื›ื– ื”ื–ืŸ ืฉื‘ื”ืจ ื‘ื•ืœื“ื™.
13:55
And I wasn't entirely surprised
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืžืฉ ื”ื•ืคืชืขืชื™
13:57
when the record that he released at the age of 77,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืชืงืœื™ื˜ ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื•ืฆื™ื ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 77,
14:01
to which he gave the deliberately unsexy title of "Old Ideas,"
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ืฉื”ื•ื ื ืชืŸ ืœื• ื‘ืžื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืืช ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื”ืœื ืกืงืกื™ืช "ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื™ืฉื ื™ื,"
14:06
went to number one in the charts in 17 nations in the world,
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ื”ื™ื” ืœืžืกืคืจ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืžืฆืขื“ ื‘-17 ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
14:09
hit the top five in nine others.
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ื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื—ืžืฉืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืชืฉืข ืื—ืจื•ืช.
14:12
Something in us, I think, is crying out
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ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื•, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘, ื–ื•ืขืง
14:15
for the sense of intimacy and depth that we get from people like that.
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ืœืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืื™ื ื˜ื™ืžื™ื•ืช ื•ืขื•ืžืง ืฉืื ื• ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืžืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืืœื”.
14:19
who take the time and trouble to sit still.
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ืฉืœื•ืงื—ื™ื ืืช ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื•ื˜ื•ืจื—ื™ื ืœืฉื‘ืช ื‘ืฉืงื˜.
14:23
And I think many of us have the sensation,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืœืจื‘ื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื”, ืœื™ ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ื™ืฉ,
14:25
I certainly do,
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14:27
that we're standing about two inches away from a huge screen,
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ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืกื ื˜ื™ืžื˜ืจื™ื ืกืคื•ืจื™ื ืžืžืกืš ืขื ืง,
14:31
and it's noisy and it's crowded
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ื•ื–ื” ืจื•ืขืฉ ื•ื–ื” ืฆืคื•ืฃ
14:33
and it's changing with every second,
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ื•ื–ื” ืžืฉืชื ื” ืขื ื›ืœ ืฉื ื™ื™ื”,
14:35
and that screen is our lives.
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ื•ื”ืžืกืš ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
14:38
And it's only by stepping back, and then further back,
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ื•ืจืง ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืฆืขื“ ืœืื—ื•ืจ, ื•ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื—ื•ืจื”,
14:42
and holding still,
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ื•ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ืฉืงื˜,
14:43
that we can begin to see what the canvas means
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืจืื•ืช ืžื” ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ื‘ื‘ื“
14:46
and to catch the larger picture.
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ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื”.
14:49
And a few people do that for us by going nowhere.
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ื•ื›ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื–ืืช ืขื‘ื•ืจื ื• ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืœื™ื›ื” ืœืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื.
14:53
So, in an age of acceleration,
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ืื–, ื‘ืขื™ื“ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืืฆื”,
14:55
nothing can be more exhilarating than going slow.
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ื“ื‘ืจ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืจื’ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืฉืจ ืœืœื›ืช ืœืื˜.
15:00
And in an age of distraction,
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ื•ื‘ืขื™ื“ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืกื—ืช ื“ืขืช,
15:02
nothing is so luxurious as paying attention.
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ื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ื ื• ืžืคื•ืืจ ื›ืžื• ืœืฉื™ื ืœื‘.
15:06
And in an age of constant movement,
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ื•ื‘ืขื™ื“ืŸ ืฉืœ ืชื ื•ืขื” ืชืžื™ื“ื™ืช,
15:09
nothing is so urgent as sitting still.
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ื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ื ื• ื“ื—ื•ืฃ ื›ืžื• ืœืฉื‘ืช ื‘ืฉืงื˜.
15:13
So you can go on your next vacation
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ืื– ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืœื›ืช ืœื—ื•ืคืฉื” ื”ื‘ืื” ืฉืœื›ื
15:15
to Paris or Hawaii, or New Orleans;
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ืœืคืจื™ื– ืื• ื”ื•ื•ืื™ ืื• ื ื™ื•-ืื•ืจืœื™ื ืก;
15:18
I bet you'll have a wonderful time.
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ืื ื™ ืžืฉื•ื›ื ืข ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื›ื ื–ืžืŸ ื ืคืœื.
15:22
But, if you want to come back home alive and full of fresh hope,
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ืื‘ืœ, ืื ืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื•ืžืœืื™ื ื‘ืชืงื•ื•ื” ื—ื“ืฉื”,
15:27
in love with the world,
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ืžืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
15:29
I think you might want to try considering going nowhere.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืื•ืœื™ ื›ื“ืื™ ืœื›ื ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœืฉืงื•ืœ ืœืœื›ืช ืœืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื.
15:33
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
15:34
(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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