Half a million secrets | Frank Warren

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Avi Cohen ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:15
Hi, my name is Frank,
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ืคืจื ืง ื•ื•ืจืŸ: ืฉืœื•ื, ืฉืžื™ ืคืจื ืง,
00:17
and I collect secrets.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืื•ืกืฃ ืกื•ื“ื•ืช.
00:19
It all started with a crazy idea
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ื”ื›ืœ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืขื ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืžื˜ื•ืจืฃ
00:21
in November of 2004.
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ื‘ื ื•ื‘ืžื‘ืจ 2004.
00:24
I printed up 3,000 self-addressed postcards,
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ื”ื“ืคืกืชื™ 3,000 ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืขื ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ืช ืฉืœื™,
00:27
just like this.
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ื›ืžื• ื–ืืช.
00:29
They were blank on one side,
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ื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ืจื™ืงื•ืช ืžืฆื“ ืื—ื“,
00:31
and on the other side
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ื•ื‘ืฆื™ื“ืŸ ื”ืฉื ื™
00:33
I listed some simple instructions.
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ืจืฉืžืชื™ ื›ืžื” ื”ื•ืจืื•ืช ืคืฉื•ื˜ื•ืช.
00:35
I asked people to anonymously share an artful secret
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ื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ืžืื ืฉื™ื ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืื ื•ื ื™ืžื™ืช ืกื•ื“ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ืช
00:38
they'd never told anyone before.
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ืฉืœื ืกื™ืคืจื• ืœืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ.
00:41
And I handed out these postcards randomly
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ื•ื—ื™ืœืงืชื™ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืืงืจืื™ืช ืืช ื”ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื•
00:43
on the streets of Washington, D.C.,
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ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื•ื•ืฉื™ื ื’ื˜ื•ืŸ ื“ื™.ืกื™.
00:45
not knowing what to expect.
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ื‘ืœื™ ืœื“ืขืช ืœืžื” ืœืฆืคื•ืช.
00:47
But soon the idea began spreading virally.
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื™ื™ื“ ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื—ืœ ืœื”ืชืคืฉื˜ ื›ืžื• ื•ื™ืจื•ืก.
00:50
People began to buy their own postcards
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื—ืœื• ืœืงื ื•ืช ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืžืฉืœื”ื
00:53
and make their own postcards.
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ื•ืœื”ื›ื™ืŸ ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืžืฉืœื”ื.
00:55
I started receiving secrets in my home mailbox,
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืงื‘ืœ ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื“ื•ืืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื™ ืฉืœื™,
00:58
not just with postmarks from Washington, D.C.,
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ืœื ืจืง ืขื ื—ื•ืชืžื•ืช ื“ื•ืืจ ืฉืœ ื•ื•ืฉื™ื ื’ื˜ื•ืŸ ื“ื™.ืกื™.
01:01
but from Texas, California,
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ืื‘ืœ ื’ื ืžื˜ืงืกืก, ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื”,
01:03
Vancouver, New Zealand, Iraq.
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ื•ื ืงื•ื‘ืจ, ื ื™ื• ื–ื™ืœื ื“, ืขื™ืจืง
01:06
Soon my crazy idea didn't seem so crazy.
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ืœืื—ืจ ื–ืžืŸ ืงืฆืจ ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื˜ื•ืจืฃ ืฉืœื™ ืœื ื ืจืื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื˜ื•ืจืฃ
01:10
PostSecret.com
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PostSecret.com
01:12
is the most visited advertisement-free blog in the world.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื‘ืœื•ื’ ืœืœื ืคืจืกื•ืžื•ืช ื”ื ืฆืคื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
01:16
And this is my postcard collection today.
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ื•ื–ื”ื• ืื•ืกืฃ ื”ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื•ื.
01:21
You can see my wife
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ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ืืฉืชื™
01:23
struggling to stack a brick of postcards
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ื ืื‘ืงืช ืœืขืจื•ื ื—ื‘ื™ืœืช ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช
01:25
on a pyramid of over a half-million secrets.
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ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื™ ืคื™ืจืžื™ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื—ืฆื™ ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืกื•ื“ื•ืช.
01:29
What I'd like to do now
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ืžื” ืฉืืจืฆื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืขืช
01:31
is share with you a very special handful of secrets
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ื–ื” ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืืชื›ื ืžืงื‘ืฅ ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืžืื“ ืฉืœ ืกื•ื“ื•ืช
01:34
from that collection,
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ืžื”ืื•ืกืฃ ื”ื–ื”,
01:36
starting with this one.
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ื•ื ืชื—ื™ืœ ืžื–ื”.
01:40
"I found these stamps as a child,
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"ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ื”ื‘ื•ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ืœื“,
01:43
and I have been waiting all my life
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ื•ื—ื™ื›ื™ืชื™ ื›ืœ ื—ื™
01:45
to have someone to send them to.
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ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืœืฉืœื•ื— ืื•ืชื ืืœื™ื•.
01:48
I never did have someone."
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ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืืฃ ืคืขื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื›ื–ื”."
01:50
Secrets can take many forms.
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ืกื•ื“ื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืœื‘ื•ืฉ ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช.
01:52
They can be shocking
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ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื–ืขื–ืขื™ื
01:54
or silly or soulful.
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ืื• ื˜ื™ืคืฉื™ื™ื ืื• ืžืœืื™ ื ืฉืžื”.
01:57
They can connect us to our deepest humanity
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ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื—ื‘ืจ ืื•ืชื ื• ืœืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ื”ืขืžื•ืงื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
02:00
or with people we'll never meet.
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ืื• ืขื ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื ืฉืœื ื ืคื’ื•ืฉ ืœืขื•ืœื.
02:06
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:14
Maybe one of you sent this one in.
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ืื•ืœื™ ืื—ื“ ืžื›ื ืฉืœื— ืืช ื–ื”.
02:16
I don't know.
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ืื™ื ื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข.
02:18
This one does a great job of demonstrating
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ื–ื” ืžื“ื’ื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžืฆื•ื™ื™ื ืช
02:20
the creativity that people have
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ืืช ื”ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืื ืฉื™ื
02:22
when they make and mail me a postcard.
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ื›ืฉื”ื ืžื›ื™ื ื™ื ื•ืฉื•ืœื—ื™ื ืœื™ ื’ืœื•ื™ื”.
02:24
This one obviously was made out of half a Starbucks cup
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ื–ื” ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ื”ื•ื›ืŸ ืžื—ืฆื™ ื›ื•ืก ืฉืœ ืกื˜ืืจื‘ืืงืก
02:27
with a stamp and my home address written on the other side.
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ืขื ื‘ื•ืœ ื•ื›ืชื•ื‘ืช ื”ื“ื•ืืจ ืฉืœื™ ืžื”ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™.
02:33
"Dear Birthmother, I have great parents.
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"ืืžื ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ื™ืงืจื”, ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื”ื•ืจื™ื ื ืคืœืื™ื.
02:36
I've found love. I'm happy."
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ืžืฆืืชื™ ืื”ื‘ื”. ืื ื™ ืžืื•ืฉืจ."
02:41
Secrets can remind us of the countless human dramas,
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ืกื•ื“ื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืื™ื ืกื•ืคื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื“ืจืžื•ืช ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช,
02:44
of frailty and heroism,
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ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืœืฉื•ืช ื•ื”ื’ื‘ื•ืจื”,
02:47
playing out silently
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ืฉื ื•ื˜ืœื™ื ื—ืจื™ืฉื™ืช ื—ืœืง
02:49
in the lives of people all around us
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ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื“ื ืฉืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ื ื•
02:51
even now.
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ืขืช.
02:55
"Everyone who knew me before 9/11
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"ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉื”ื›ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื™ ืœืคื ื™ 9/11
02:59
believes I'm dead."
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ืžืืžื™ืŸ ืฉืื ื™ ืžืช"
03:08
"I used to work with a bunch of uptight religious people,
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"ื ื”ื’ืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขื ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ื“ืชื™ื™ื ืื“ื•ืงื™ื,
03:11
so sometimes I didn't wear panties,
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ืื– ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืœื ืœื‘ืฉืชื™ ืชื—ืชื•ื ื™ื,
03:13
and just had a big smile and chuckled to myself."
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ืจืง ื—ื™ื™ื›ืชื™ ื—ื™ื•ืš ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื•ื’ื™ื›ื—ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™."
03:16
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:24
This next one takes a little explanation before I share it with you.
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ื”ื‘ื ื‘ืชื•ืจ ื“ื•ืจืฉ ื”ืกื‘ืจ ืงืฆืจ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžืฆื™ื’ ืœื›ื ืื•ืชื•.
03:27
I love to speak on college campuses
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ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืงืžืคื•ืกื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื›ืœืœื•ืช
03:30
and share secrets and the stories with students.
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ื•ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืกื•ื“ื•ืช ื•ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืขื ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื.
03:32
And sometimes afterwards I'll stick around
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื ืฉืืจ ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื”
03:35
and sign books and take photos with students.
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ื—ื•ืชื ืขืœ ืกืคืจื™ื ื•ืžืฆื˜ืœื ืขื ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื.
03:38
And this next postcard was made
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ื•ื”ื’ืœื•ื™ื” ื”ื‘ืื” ื ื•ืฆืจื”
03:40
out of one of those photos.
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ืžืื—ืช ืžื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•.
03:42
And I should also mention that, just like today,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื’ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืฉื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ื”ื™ื•ื,
03:44
at that PostSecret event,
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ื‘ืื™ืจื•ืข PostSecret ื”ื”ื•ื
03:46
I was using a wireless microphone.
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ื”ืฉืชืžืฉืชื™ ื‘ืžื™ืงืจื•ืคื•ืŸ ืืœื—ื•ื˜ื™.
03:51
"Your mic wasn't off during sound check.
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"ื”ืžื™ืงืจื•ืคื•ืŸ ืฉืœืš ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืกื’ื•ืจ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ื“ื™ืงืช ื”ืกืื•ื ื“.
03:53
We all heard you pee."
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืฉืžืขื ื• ืื•ืชืš ืžืฉืชื™ืŸ."
03:55
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:04
This was really embarrassing when it happened,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืื“ ืžื‘ื™ืš ื›ืฉื–ื” ืงืจื”,
04:06
until I realized it could have been worse.
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ืขื“ ืฉื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ืจื•ืข.
04:11
Right. You know what I'm saying.
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง. ืืชื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืœืžื” ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ.
04:14
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:17
"Inside this envelope
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"ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืžืขื˜ืคื” ื”ื–ืืช
04:19
is the ripped up remains
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ื™ืฉื ืŸ ื”ืฉืืจื™ื•ืช ื”ืงืจื•ืขื•ืช
04:21
of a suicide note I didn't use.
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ืฉืœ ืžื›ืชื‘ ื”ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื‘ื• ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ.
04:23
I feel like the happiest person on Earth (now.)"
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ืื ื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื• ื”ืื“ื ื”ืžืื•ืฉืจ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืขื•ืœื (ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.)"
04:31
"One of these men is the father of my son.
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"ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื”ื•ื ืื‘ื™ ื‘ื ื™.
04:34
He pays me a lot to keep it a secret."
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ื”ื•ื ืžืฉืœื ืœื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ื–ืืช ื‘ืกื•ื“."
04:37
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:47
"That Saturday when you wondered where I was,
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"ื‘ืฉื‘ืช ื”ื”ื™ื ื›ืฉืชื”ื™ืช ืื™ืคื” ืื ื™,
04:50
well, I was getting your ring.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืงื ื™ืชื™ ืœืš ื˜ื‘ืขืช.
04:52
It's in my pocket right now."
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ื”ื™ื ื‘ื›ื™ืก ืฉืœื™ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•."
04:54
I had this postcard posted on the PostSecret blog
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ื’ืœื•ื™ื” ื”ื–ืืช ื“ืจืš ื”ื‘ืœื•ื’ PostSecret
04:57
two years ago on Valentine's Day.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืื”ื‘ื”.
04:59
It was the very bottom, the last secret in the long column.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืžืฉ ื‘ืชื—ืชื™ืช, ื”ืกื•ื“ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ื‘ื˜ื•ืจ ืืจื•ืš.
05:02
And it hadn't been up for more than a couple hours
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื‘ืกืš ื”ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืžืคื•ืจืกื ื‘ืขืจืš ืฉืขืชื™ื™ื
05:05
before I received this exuberant email
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ื›ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ื”ืฆื•ื”ืœ ื”ื–ื”
05:07
from the guy who mailed me this postcard.
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ืžื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืฉืฉืœื— ืœื™ ืืช ื”ื’ืœื•ื™ื”.
05:09
And he said, "Frank, I've got to share with you
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ, "ืคืจื ืง, ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฉืชืฃ ืื•ืชืš
05:12
this story that just played out in my life."
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ื‘ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื”ืชืจื—ืฉ ื‘ื—ื™ื™."
05:14
He said, "My knees are still shaking."
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ, "ื”ื‘ืจื›ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืจื•ืขื“ื•ืช."
05:17
He said, "For three years, my girlfriend and I,
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ, "ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืฉื ื™ื, ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ื•ืื ื™,
05:20
we've made it this Sunday morning ritual
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ื”ืคื›ื ื• ืืช ื–ื” ืœืžื ื”ื’ ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ื‘ื•ืงืจ
05:22
to visit the PostSecret blog together
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ืœื‘ืงืจ ื‘ื‘ืœื•ื’ PostSecret ื‘ื™ื—ื“
05:24
and read the secrets out loud.
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ื•ืœืงืจื•ื ืืช ื”ืกื•ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืงื•ืœ ืจื.
05:26
I read some to her, she reads some to me."
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ืื ื™ ืงื•ืจื ืงืฆืช ืœื”, ื”ื™ื ืงื•ืจืืช ืงืฆืช ืœื™."
05:29
He says, "It's really brought us closer together
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ื”ื•ื ืื•ืžืจ, "ื–ื” ืžืžืฉ ืงื™ืจื‘ ืื•ืชื ื• ืื—ื“ ืœืฉื ื™ื”
05:31
through the years.
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืฉื ื™ื.
05:33
And so when I discovered
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ื•ื›ืฉื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™
05:35
that you had posted
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ืฉืคื™ืจืกืžืช
05:37
my surprise proposal to my girlfriend at the very bottom,
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ืืช ื”ื”ืฆืขื” ื”ืžืคืชื™ืขื” ืฉืœื™ ืœื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ืžืžืฉ ื‘ืชื—ืชื™ืช,
05:39
I was beside myself.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืฉื•ืชืง ื•ื—ืกืจ ืžื™ืœื™ื.
05:41
And I tried to act calm, not to give anything away.
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ื•ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ืจื’ืข, ืœื ืœื”ืกื’ื™ืจ ื“ื‘ืจ.
05:43
And just like every Sunday,
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ื•ื›ืžื• ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ืจืืฉื•ืŸ,
05:45
we started reading the secrets out loud to each other."
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ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ืœืงืจื•ื ืืช ื”ืกื•ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืงื•ืœ ืจื ืื—ื“ ืœืฉื ื™ื™ื”."
05:49
He said, "But this time it seemed like it was taking her forever
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ, "ืื‘ืœ ื”ืคืขื ื–ื” ื ืจืื” ื›ืื™ืœื• ื–ื” ืœื•ืงื— ืœื” ื ืฆื—
05:52
to get through each one."
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ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“."
05:54
But she finally did.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื”.
05:56
She got to that bottom secret, his proposal to her.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืœืกื•ื“ ื”ืชื—ืชื•ืŸ, ื”ืฆืขืช ื”ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ ืฉืœื• ืืœื™ื”.
05:59
And he said, "She read it once and then she read it again."
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ:"ื”ื™ื ืงืจืื” ืืช ื–ื” ืคืขื ื•ืื– ืขื•ื“ ืคืขื."
06:04
And she turned to him and said,
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ื•ื”ื™ื ื”ืกืชื•ื‘ื‘ื” ืืœื™ ื•ืืžืจื”,
06:06
"Is that our cat?"
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"ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื—ืชื•ืœ ืฉืœื ื•?"
06:08
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:16
And when she saw him,
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ืจืืชื” ืื•ืชื•,
06:18
he was down on one knee, he had the ring out.
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ื”ื•ื ื›ื‘ืจ ื›ืจืข ืขืœ ื‘ืจื›ื•, ื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ื˜ื‘ืขืช.
06:20
He popped the question, she said yes. It was a very happy ending.
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืœืฃ ืืช ื”ืฉืืœื”, ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื” ื›ืŸ. ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืกื•ืฃ ืฉืžื— ืžืื“.
06:23
So I emailed him back
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ืื– ื”ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœื• ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ
06:25
and I said, "Please share with me an image, something,
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™, "ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื” ืฉืœื— ืœื™ ืชืžื•ื ื”, ืžืฉื”ื•.
06:27
that I can share with the whole PostSecret community
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ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉืชืฃ ืืช ื›ืœ ืงื”ื™ืœืช PostSecret
06:30
and let everyone know your fairy tale ending."
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ืœืกืคืจ ืœื›ื•ืœื ืขืœ ื”ืกื™ื•ื ืžื”ืื’ื“ื•ืช."
06:33
And he emailed me this picture.
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ืื– ื”ื•ื ืฉืœื— ืœื™ ื‘ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื–ืืช.
06:35
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:40
"I found your camera at Lollapalooza this summer.
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"ืžืฆืืชื™ ืžืฆืœืžื” ื‘ืœื•ืœืืคืœื•ื–ื” ื‘ืงื™ืฅ.
06:43
I finally got the pictures developed
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ืกื•ืคืกื•ืฃ ืคื™ืชื—ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช
06:46
and I'd love to give them to you."
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืžืื“ ืœืชืช ืœืš ืื•ืชื."
06:50
This picture never got returned back
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ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื•ืฉื‘ื”
06:52
to the people who lost it,
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ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื™ื‘ื“ื• ืื•ืชื”,
06:55
but this secret has impacted many lives,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืกื•ื“ ื”ืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื,
06:58
starting with a student up in Canada
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ื”ื—ืœ ื‘ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ ืžืงื ื“ื”
07:00
named Matty.
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ื‘ืฉื ืžืื˜ื™.
07:02
Matty was inspired by that secret
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ืžืื˜ื™ ืงื™ื‘ืœ ื”ืฉืจืื” ืžื”ืกื•ื“ ื”ื–ื”
07:04
to start his own website,
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ื•ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืืชืจ ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ืžืฉืœื•,
07:06
a website called IFoundYourCamera.
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ืืชืจ ืฉื ืงืจื IFoundYourCamera (ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžืฆืœืžื” ืฉืœืš).
07:09
Matty invites people
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ืžืื˜ื™ ืžื–ืžื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื
07:11
to mail him digital cameras that they've found,
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ืœืฉืœื•ื— ืœื• ื‘ื“ื•ืืจ ืžืฆืœืžื•ืช ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ื•ืช ืฉื”ื ืžืฆืื•,
07:14
memory sticks that have been lost
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ื›ืจื˜ื™ืกื™ ื–ื™ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืฉืื‘ื“ื•
07:16
with orphan photos.
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ืขื ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื™ืชื•ืžื•ืช.
07:18
And Matty takes the pictures off these cameras
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ื•ืžืื˜ื™ ืœื•ืงื— ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืžื”ืžืฆืœืžื•ืช ื”ืืœื•
07:20
and posts them on his website every week.
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ื•ืžืคืจืกื ืื•ืชืŸ ื‘ืืชืจ ืฉืœื• ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื•ืข.
07:23
And people come to visit
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ื•ืื ืฉื™ื ื ื›ื ืกื™ื ืœืืชืจ
07:25
to see if they can identify a picture they've lost
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ืœืจืื•ืช ืื ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื–ื”ื•ืช ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืื™ื‘ื“ื•
07:28
or help somebody else get the photos back to them
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ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ ืœืงื‘ืœ ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื–ืจื”
07:31
that they might be desperately searching for.
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ืฉืื•ืœื™ ื”ื ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื”ืŸ ื ื•ืืฉื•ืช.
07:35
This one's my favorite.
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ืื—ืช ืžื”ื—ื‘ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืขืœื™.
07:37
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:40
Matty has found this ingenious way
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ืžืื˜ื™ ืžืฆื ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš ื”ื—ื›ืžื” ื”ื–ืืช
07:44
to leverage the kindness of strangers.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ืฃ ืืช ื˜ื•ื‘ ื”ืœื‘ ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ื–ืจื™ื.
07:47
And it might seem like a simple idea, and it is,
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ื•ื–ื” ืื•ืœื™ ื ืจืื” ื›ืžื• ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืคืฉื•ื˜. ื”ื•ื ืื›ืŸ ื›ืš.
07:50
but the impact it can have on people's lives can be huge.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืฉืคืขืชื• ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืฆื•ืžื”.
07:53
Matty shared with me
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ืžืื˜ื™ ื—ืœืง ืื™ืชื™
07:55
an emotional email he received
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ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ืžืจื’ืฉ ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœ
07:57
from the mother in that picture.
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ืžื”ืืžื ืฉื‘ืชืžื•ื ื”.
08:01
"That's me, my husband and son.
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"ื–ื• ืื ื™, ื‘ืขืœื™ ื•ื‘ื ื™.
08:04
The other pictures are of my very ill grandmother.
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ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืื—ืจื•ืช ื”ืŸ ืฉืœ ืกื‘ืชื™ ื”ื—ื•ืœื” ืžืื“.
08:08
Thank you for making your site.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืขืœ ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ื”ืืชืจ.
08:10
These pictures mean more to me than you know.
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ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืœืœื• ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœื™ ืžืฉืชื•ื›ืœ ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ.
08:13
My son's birth is on this camera.
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ืœื™ื“ืชื• ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืžืชื•ืขื“ืช ื‘ืžืฆืœืžื” ื–ื•.
08:15
He turns four tomorrow."
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ื”ื•ื ื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืŸ ืืจื‘ืข ืžื—ืจ."
08:19
Every picture that you see there
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ื›ืœ ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื ื›ืืŸ
08:21
and thousands of others
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ื•ืืœืคื™ ืื—ืจื•ืช
08:23
have been returned back to the person who lost it --
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ื”ื•ืฉื‘ื• ืœืื“ื ืฉืื™ื‘ื“ ืื•ืชืŸ --
08:25
sometimes crossing oceans,
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ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ื—ืฆื• ืื•ืงื™ื ื•ืกื™ื,
08:27
sometimes going through language barriers.
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ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืขื‘ืจื• ื“ืจืš ืžื—ืกื•ืžื™ ืฉืคื”.
08:32
This is the last postcard I have to share with you today.
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ื’ืœื•ื™ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืฉื”ื‘ืืชื™ ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืœื›ื ื”ื™ื•ื.
08:35
"When people I love
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"ื›ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘
08:38
leave voicemails on my phone
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ืžืฉืื™ืจื™ื ื”ื•ื“ืขื” ื‘ืžืฉื™ื‘ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™
08:40
I always save them in case they die tomorrow
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ืื ื™ ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื•ืžืจ ืื•ืชืŸ ืœืžืงืจื” ืฉื”ื ื™ืžื•ืชื• ืžื—ืจ
08:43
and I have no other way
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ื•ืœื ืชื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ื“ืจืš
08:45
of hearing their voice ever again."
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ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืืช ืงื•ืœื ืื™ ืคืขื."
08:49
When I posted this secret,
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ื›ืฉืคื™ืจืกืžืชื™ ืืช ื”ืกื•ื“ ื”ื–ื”,
08:51
dozens of people
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ืขืฉืจื•ืช ืื ืฉื™ื
08:53
sent voicemail messages from their phones,
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ืฉืœื—ื• ืœื™ ื”ื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืžื•ืงืœื˜ื•ืช ืžื”ื˜ืœืคื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื,
08:55
sometimes ones they'd been keeping for years,
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื›ืืœื• ืฉื”ื ืฉืžืจื• ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื,
08:58
messages from family or friends
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ื”ื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืžื‘ื ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืื• ื—ื‘ืจื™ื
09:01
who had died.
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ืฉืžืชื•.
09:04
They said that by preserving those voices
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ื”ื ืืžืจื• ืฉืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืžื•ืจ ื”ืงื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืืœื•
09:06
and sharing them,
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ื•ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืชื•ืคื
09:08
it helped them keep the spirit of their loved ones alive.
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ื–ื” ืขื–ืจ ืœื”ื ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื ืฉืžื” ืฉืœ ื™ืงื™ืจื™ื”ื ื—ื™ื”.
09:13
One young girl
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ื ืขืจื” ืฆืขื™ืจื” ืื—ืช
09:15
posted the last message
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ืคืจืกืžื” ืืช ื”ื”ื•ื“ืขื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื”
09:17
she ever heard from her grandmother.
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ืฉื”ื™ื ืฉืžืขื” ืžืกื‘ืชื”.
09:21
Secrets can take many forms.
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ืกื•ื“ื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืœื‘ื•ืฉ ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช.
09:24
They can be shocking or silly
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ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื–ืขื–ืขื™ื ืื• ื˜ื™ืคืฉื™ื™ื
09:27
or soulful.
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ืื• ืžืœืื™ ื ืฉืžื”.
09:29
They can connect us with our deepest humanity
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ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื—ื‘ืจ ืื•ืชื ื• ืขื ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ื”ืขืžื•ืงื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื ื•
09:31
or with people we'll never meet again.
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ืื• ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœื ื ืคื’ื•ืฉ ืฉื•ื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื.
09:36
Voicemail recording: First saved voice message.
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ื”ื•ื“ืขื” ืžื•ืงืœื˜ืช: ื”ื•ื“ืขื” ืžื•ืงืœื˜ืช ืจืืฉื•ื ื”.
09:40
Grandma: โ™ซ It's somebody's birthday today โ™ซ
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ืกื‘ืชื: โ™ซ ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื™ื•ืžื•ืœื“ืช ืฉืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• โ™ซ
09:45
โ™ซ Somebody's birthday today โ™ซ
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โ™ซ ื™ื•ืžื•ืœื“ืช ืฉืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื”ื™ื•ื โ™ซ
09:49
โ™ซ The candles are lighted โ™ซ
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โ™ซ ื”ื ืจื•ืช ื›ื‘ืจ ื“ื•ืœืงื™ื โ™ซ
09:52
โ™ซ on somebody's cake โ™ซ
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โ™ซ ืขืœ ื”ืขื•ื’ื” โ™ซ
09:55
โ™ซ And we're all invited โ™ซ
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โ™ซ ื•ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžื•ื–ืžื ื™ื โ™ซ
09:58
โ™ซ for somebody's sake โ™ซ
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โ™ซ ืžื•ื–ืžื ื™ื ืœื—ื’ื™ื’ื” โ™ซ
10:00
You're 21 years old today.
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ืืช ื‘ืช 21 ื”ื™ื•ื.
10:03
Have a real happy birthday, and I love you.
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ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœืš ื™ื•ืžื•ืœื“ืช ืžืื“ ืฉืžื—, ื•ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืื•ืชืš.
10:06
I'll say bye for now.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืื’ื™ื“ ืœืš ืฉืœื•ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
10:08
FW: Thank you.
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ืค.ื•. : ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
10:10
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
10:16
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
10:18
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
10:29
June Cohen: Frank, that was beautiful,
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ื’'ื•ืŸ ื›ื”ืŸ: ืคืจื ืง, ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืงืกื™ื,
10:31
so touching.
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืœื‘.
10:33
Have you ever sent yourself a postcard?
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ื”ืื ืฉืœื—ืช ืคืขื ื’ืœื•ื™ื” ืœืขืฆืžืš?
10:35
Have you ever sent in a secret to PostSecret?
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ื”ืื ืฉืœื—ืช ืคืขื ืกื•ื“ ืœ PostSecret ?
10:37
FW: I have one of my own secrets in every book.
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ืค.ื•. : ื™ืฉ ืกื•ื“ ืื—ื“ ืžืฉืœื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžืกืคืจื™ื™.
10:40
I think in some ways, the reason I started the project,
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืกื•ื™ื™ื, ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜,
10:43
even though I didn't know it at the time,
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ืื–,
10:45
was because I was struggling with my own secrets.
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ื”ื™ื ืฉื ืื‘ืงืชื™ ื‘ืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ืกื•ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
10:48
And it was through crowd-sourcing,
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืžื™ืงื•ืจ ื”ืžื•ื ื™ื,
10:50
it was through the kindness that strangers were showing me,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ื˜ื•ื‘ ื”ืœื‘ ืฉื–ืจื™ื ื”ืจืขื™ืคื• ืขืœื™,
10:53
that I could uncover
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ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ืฃ
10:55
parts of my past that were haunting me.
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ื—ืœืงื™ื ืžืขื‘ืจื™ ืฉืจื“ืคื• ืื•ืชื™.
10:58
JC: And has anyone ever discovered
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ื’'.ื›.: ื•ื”ืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื™ ืคืขื ื’ื™ืœื”
11:00
which secret was yours in the book?
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ืื™ื–ื” ืžื”ืกื•ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืกืคืจ ื”ื™ื” ืฉืœืš?
11:02
Has anyone in your life been able to tell?
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ื”ืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžืžืงื•ืจื‘ื™ืš ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื‘ื—ื™ืŸ?
11:04
FW: Sometimes I share that information, yeah.
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ืค.ื•.: ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืื ื™ ืžืฉืชืฃ ื‘ืžื™ื“ืข, ื›ืŸ.
11:06
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
11:09
(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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