Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it | Elizabeth Dunn

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

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Zeeva Livshitz ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Liblib Fib
00:12
So, I have a pretty fun job,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื“ื™ ืžื”ื ื”,
00:15
which is to figure out what makes people happy.
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ืฉื”ื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื” ื’ื•ืจื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืื•ืฉืจื™ื.
00:19
It's so fun, it might almost seen a little frivolous,
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ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื›ื™ืฃ, ืฉื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ืจืื•ืช ื›ืžืขื˜ ืงืœ ืขืจืš,
00:24
especially at a time where we're being confronted
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ื™ื
00:26
with some pretty depressing headlines.
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ืขื ื›ืžื” ื›ื•ืชืจื•ืช ื“ื™ ืžื“ื›ืื•ืช.
00:30
But it turns out that studying happiness might provide a key
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ืื‘ืœ ืžืกืชื‘ืจ ืฉืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ ืื•ืฉืจ ืขืฉื•ื™ื™ื ืœืกืคืง ืžืคืชื—
00:34
to solving some of the toughest problems we're facing.
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ืœืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื›ืžื” ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืงืฉื•ืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ื™ื ืื™ืชืŸ.
00:39
It's taken me almost a decade to figure this out.
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ืœืงื— ืœื™ ื›ืžืขื˜ ืขืฉื•ืจ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื–ื”.
00:43
Pretty early on in my career,
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ื“ื™ ืžื•ืงื“ื ื‘ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™,
00:45
I published a paper in "Science" with my collaborators,
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ืคืจืกืžืชื™ ืžืืžืจ ื‘"ืกื™ื™ืื ืก" ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื”ืฉื•ืชืคื™ื ืฉืœื™,
00:48
entitled, "Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness."
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ืฉื ืงืจื, "ื”ื•ืฆืืช ื›ืกืฃ ืขืœ ืื—ืจื™ื ืžืงื“ืžืช ืื•ืฉืจ."
00:52
I was very confident in this conclusion,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ืžืื•ื“ ื‘ืžืกืงื ื” ื”ื–ืืช,
00:55
except for one thing:
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ื—ื•ืฅ ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ื“:
00:57
it didn't seem to apply to me.
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ื–ื” ืœื ื ืจืื” ื›ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื—ืœ ืขืœื™.
01:00
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:01
I hardly ever gave money to charity,
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ื‘ืงื•ืฉื™ ืชืจืžืชื™ ืื™ ืคืขื ื›ืกืฃ ืœืฆื“ืงื”,
01:04
and when I did,
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ื•ื›ืืฉืจ ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื–ืืช,
01:05
I didn't feel that warm glow I was expecting.
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ืœื ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืืช ื”ื‘ื•ื”ืง ื”ื—ื ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœื• ืฆื™ืคื™ืชื™.
01:08
So I started to wonder if maybe there was something wrong with my research
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ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืชื”ื•ืช ืฉืžื ืžืฉื”ื• ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ ื‘ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉืœื™
01:14
or something wrong with me.
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ืื• ืฉืžืฉื”ื• ืœื ื‘ืกื“ืจ ืื™ืชื™.
01:19
My own lackluster emotional response to giving was especially puzzling
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ื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ื”ืจื’ืฉื™ืช ื—ืกืจืช ื”ื”ืฉืจืื” ืฉืœื™ ืœื ืชื™ื ื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืชืžื•ื”ื” ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“
01:25
because my follow-up studies revealed that even toddlers exhibited joy
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ื›ื™ ืžื—ืงืจื™ ื”ืžืขืงื‘ ืฉืœื™ ื’ื™ืœื• ืฉืืคื™ืœื• ืคืขื•ื˜ื•ืช ื”ืคื’ื™ื ื• ืฉืžื—ื”
01:30
from giving to others.
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ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื ืชื™ื ื” ืœืื—ืจื™ื.
01:32
In one experiment, my colleagues Kiley Hamlin, Lara Aknin and I
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ื‘ื ื™ืกื•ื™ ืื—ื“, ืขืžื™ืชื™ ืงื™ื™ืœื™ ื”ืžืœื™ืŸ, ืœืืจื” ืืงื ื™ืŸ ื•ืื ื™
01:36
brought kids just under the age of two into the lab.
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ื”ื‘ืื ื• ืœืžืขื‘ื“ื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžืชื—ืช ืœื’ื™ืœ ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื.
01:40
Now, as you might imagine,
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ื•ื›ืคื™ ืฉืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ,
01:41
we had to work with a resource that toddlers really care about,
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ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขื ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืœืคืขื•ื˜ื•ืช ื‘ืืžืช ืื›ืคืช ืžืžื ื•,
01:45
so we used the toddler equivalent of gold,
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ืื– ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื ื• ื‘ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื™ืจืื” ืœืคืขื•ื˜ ื“ื•ืžื” ืœื–ื”ื‘,
01:49
namely, Goldfish crackers.
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ืงืจืงืจื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจืช ื“ื’ื™ ื–ื”ื‘.
01:51
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:53
We gave kids this windfall of Goldfish for themselves
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ื ืชื ื• ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืืช ื”ืขืจื™ืžื” ื”ื–ืืช ืฉืœ ื“ื’ื™ ื–ื”ื‘ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขืฆืžื
01:56
and a chance to give some of their Goldfish away
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ื•ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœืชืช ื›ืžื” ืžื“ื’ื™ ื”ื–ื”ื‘ ืฉืœื”ื
01:59
to a puppet named Monkey.
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ืœื‘ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ืฉื "ืžื•ื ืงื™" (ืงื•ืฃ ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช),.
02:02
(Video) Researcher: I found even more treats,
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(ื•ื™ื“ืื•) ื—ื•ืงืจ: ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืขื•ื“ ืคื™ื ื•ืงื™ื,
02:04
and I'm going to give them all to you.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœืš ืœืชืช ืœืš ืืช ื›ื•ืœื.
02:06
Toddler: Ooh. Thank you.
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ืคืขื•ื˜: ื”ื•. ืชื•ื“ื”.
02:10
Researcher: But, you know, I don't see any more treats.
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ื—ื•ืงืจ: ืื‘ืœ, ืืชื” ื™ื•ื“ืข, ืื ื™ ืœื ืจื•ืื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืคื™ื ื•ืงื™ื.
02:13
Will you give one to Monkey?
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ืชืจืฆื” ืœืชืช ืื—ื“ ืœ"ืžื•ื ืงื™"?
02:16
Toddler: Yeah. Researcher: Yeah?
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ืคืขื•ื˜: ื›ืŸ. ื—ื•ืงืจ: ื›ืŸ?
02:18
Toddler: Yeah.
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ืคืขื•ื˜: ื›ืŸ.
02:24
Here.
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ื”ื ื”.
02:26
Researcher: Ooh, yummy. Mmmm.
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ื—ื•ืงืจ: ืื•, ื˜ืขื™ื ืžืื•ื“. ืžืžืžืž.
02:30
Toddler: All gone, he ate it.
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ืคืขื•ื˜: ื›ื•ืœื ื ืขืœืžื•, ื”ื•ื ืื›ืœ ืื•ืชื.
02:34
Elizabeth Dunn: Now, we trained research assistants to watch these videos
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ืืœื™ื–ื‘ืช ื“ืืŸ: ืื™ืžื ื• ืขื•ื–ืจื™ ืžื—ืงืจ ืœืฆืคื•ืช ื‘ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ื ืืœื”
02:37
and code toddlers' emotional reactions.
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ื•ืœืงื•ื“ื“ ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืจื’ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืคืขื•ื˜ื•ืช.
02:40
Of course, we didn't tell them our hypotheses.
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ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ืฉืœื ืกื™ืคืจื ื• ืœื”ื ืžื”ืŸ ื”ื”ื™ืคื•ืชื–ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
02:43
The data revealed that toddlers were pretty happy
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ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ื’ื™ืœื• ื›ื™ ืคืขื•ื˜ื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ื“ื™ ืžืื•ืฉืจื™ื
02:46
when they got this pile of Goldfish for themselves,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ืืช ื”ืขืจื™ืžื” ื”ื–ืืช ืฉืœ ื“ื’ื™ ื–ื”ื‘ ืœืขืฆืžื,
02:49
but they were actually even happier
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืืคื™ืœื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืื•ืฉืจื™ื
02:50
when they got to give some of their Goldfish away.
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ื›ืฉื”ื–ื“ืžืŸ ืœื”ื ืœืชืช ื›ืžื” ื“ื’ื™ ื–ื”ื‘ ืžืฉืœื”ื.
02:54
And this warm glow of giving persists into adulthood.
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ื•ื”ื‘ื•ื”ืง ื”ื—ื ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœ ื ืชื™ื ื” ื ืžืฉืš ืขื“ ืœืฉืœื‘ ื”ื‘ื’ืจื•ืช.
02:58
When we analyzed surveys from more than 200,000 adults
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื ื™ืชื—ื ื• ืกืงืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž- 200,000 ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื
03:03
across the globe,
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ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื,
03:04
we saw that nearly a third of the world's population
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ืจืื™ื ื• ืฉื›ืžืขื˜ ืฉืœื™ืฉ ืžืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื™ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื
03:07
reported giving at least some money to charity in the past month.
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ื“ื™ื•ื•ื—ื• ืฉืชืจืžื• ืœืฆื“ืงื” ื›ืกืฃ ื›ืœืฉื”ื• ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ.
03:12
Remarkably, in every major region of the world,
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ืœืžืจื‘ื” ื”ืคืœื, ื‘ื›ืœ ืื–ื•ืจ ืžืจื›ื–ื™ ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
03:16
people who gave money to charity were happier than those who did not,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื ืชื ื• ื›ืกืฃ ืœืฆื“ืงื” ื”ื™ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืื•ืฉืจื™ื ืžืืœื” ืฉืœื ืชืจืžื•,
03:21
even after taking into account their own personal financial situation.
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ื’ื ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืžื‘ื™ืื™ื ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืืช ืžืฆื‘ื ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ื”ืื™ืฉื™.
03:25
And this correlation wasn't trivial.
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ื•ืงื•ืจืœืฆื™ื” ื–ื• ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ื˜ืจื™ื•ื•ื™ืืœื™ืช.
03:28
It looked like giving to charity
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ื ืจืื” ื”ื™ื” ืฉืœืชืจื•ื ืœืฆื“ืงื”
03:31
made about the same difference for happiness
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ื’ืจื ืœืื•ืชื• ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื‘ืจืžืช ื”ืื•ืฉืจ
03:33
as having twice as much income.
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ื›ืžื• ืœื–ื›ื•ืช ื‘ื”ื›ื ืกื” ื›ืคื•ืœื”.
03:37
Now, as a researcher,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื›ืื™ืฉ ืžื—ืงืจ,
03:39
if you're lucky enough to stumble on an effect
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ืื ืžืชืžื–ืœ ืžื–ืœืš ืœื”ื™ืชืงืœ ื‘ืกื•ื’ ื”ืฉืคืขื”
03:42
that replicates around the world in children and adults alike,
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ืฉืžืฉืชื›ืคืœืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื•ื‘ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ื›ืื—ื“,
03:46
you start to wonder:
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ืืชื” ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืชื”ื•ืช:
03:48
Could this be part of human nature?
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ื”ืื ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืœืง ืžื”ื˜ื‘ืข ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™?
03:51
We know that pleasure reinforces adaptive behaviors
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื”ื ืื” ืžื—ื–ืงืช ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ื™ื•ืช ืื“ืคื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื•ืช
03:56
like eating and sex
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ื›ืžื• ืื›ื™ืœื” ื•ืกืงืก
03:58
that help perpetuate our species,
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ืฉืขื•ื–ืจื•ืช ืœื”ื ืฆื™ื— ืืช ื”ืžื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื•,
04:01
and it looked to me like giving might be one of those behaviors.
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ื•ื ืจืื” ืœื™ ืฉื ืชื™ื ื” ืขืฉื•ื™ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื—ืช ืžืื•ืชืŸ ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ื™ื•ืช.
04:06
I was really excited about these ideas,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืžืฉ ื ืจื’ืฉืช ืžื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”,
04:09
and I wrote about them in the "New York Times."
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ื•ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืขืœื™ื”ื ื‘"ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง ื˜ื™ื™ืžืก ".
04:12
One of the people who read this article
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ืื—ื“ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืงืจืื• ืืช ื”ืžืืžืจ ื”ื–ื”
04:14
was my accountant.
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ื”ื™ื” ืจื•ืื” ื”ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™.
04:16
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:19
Yeah.
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ื›ืŸ.
04:20
At tax time, I found myself seated across from him,
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ื‘ืชืงื•ืคืช ื”ืžืก ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื™ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืžื•ืœื•,
04:24
watching as he slowly tapped his pen
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ืžืชื‘ื•ื ื ืช ื‘ื• ื‘ืขื•ื“ื• ืžืงื™ืฉ ืœืื™ื˜ื• ื‘ืขื˜ ืฉืœื•
04:27
on the charitable giving line of my tax return
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ืขืœ ืฉื•ืจืช ืžืชืŸ ื”ืฆื“ืงื” ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื–ืจ ื”ืžืก ืฉืœื™
04:30
with this look of, like,
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ืขื ื”ืžื‘ื˜ ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœ, ื›ืžื•,
04:32
poorly concealed disapproval.
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ืื™ ืฉื‘ื™ืขื•ืช ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ืงื•ืฉื™ ืžื•ืกืชืจืช.
04:34
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:36
Despite building my career by showing how great giving can feel,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ื ื‘ื ืชื” ืžืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืื™ืš ื ืชื™ื ื” ื’ื•ืจืžืช ืœื”ืจื’ืฉื” ื ืคืœืื”,
04:41
I actually wasn't doing very much of it.
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ืื ื™ ืœืžืขืฉื” ืœื ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื–ื”.
04:45
So I resolved to give more.
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ืื– ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœืชืช ื™ื•ืชืจ.
04:48
Around that time,
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ื‘ืขืจืš ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ,
04:50
devastating stories about the Syrian refugee crisis
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ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื ื•ืจืื™ื ืขืœ ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื”ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ื”ืกื•ืจื™
04:54
were everywhere.
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ื”ื™ื• ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื.
04:56
I really wanted to help,
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ื‘ืืžืช ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ,
04:58
so I pulled out my credit card.
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ืื– ื”ื•ืฆืืชื™ ืืช ื›ืจื˜ื™ืก ื”ืืฉืจืื™ ืฉืœื™.
05:01
I knew my donations would probably make a difference for someone somewhere,
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ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉื”ืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื™ืขืฉื• ื›ื ืจืื” ื”ื‘ื“ืœ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื›ืœืฉื”ื•,
05:06
but going to the website of an effective charity
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืœื›ืช ืœืืชืจ ืฉืœ ืฆื“ืงื” ืžืžืฉื™ืช
05:09
and entering my Visa number
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ื•ืœื”ื–ื™ืŸ ืืช ืžืกืคืจ ื”ื•ื•ื™ื–ื” ืฉืœื™
05:11
still just didn't feel like enough.
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ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื›ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืกืคื™ืง.
05:15
That's when I learned about the Group of Five.
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ื•ืื– ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืขืœ "ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ื”ื—ืžื™ืฉื”".
05:19
The Canadian government allows any five Canadians
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ืžืžืฉืœืช ืงื ื“ื” ืžืืคืฉืจืช ืœื›ืœ ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืงื ื“ื™ื
05:23
to privately sponsor a family of refugees.
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ืœืชืช ื—ืกื•ืช ืคืจื˜ื™ืช ืœืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœ ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื.
05:27
You have to raise enough money to support the family
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ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื’ื™ื™ืก ืžืกืคื™ืง ื›ืกืฃ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ืžืฉืคื—ื”
05:29
for their first year in Canada,
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ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ืงื ื“ื”,
05:31
and then they literally get on a plane to your city.
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ื•ืื– ื”ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืขื•ืœื™ื ืขืœ ืžื˜ื•ืก ืœืขื™ืจ ืฉืœื›ื.
05:36
One of the things that I think is so cool about this program
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ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื ืจืื” ืœื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื’ื ื™ื‘ ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื–ื•
05:40
is that no one is allowed to do it alone.
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ื”ื•ื, ืฉืื™ืฉ ืื™ื ื• ืจืฉืื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช ืœื‘ื“ื•.
05:42
And instead of a Group of Five,
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ื•ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœ ื—ืžื™ืฉื”,
05:45
we ended up partnering with a community organization
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืฉืชืคื™ื ืคืขื•ืœื” ืขื ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืงื”ื™ืœืชื™
05:47
and forming a group of 25.
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ื•ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœ 25.
05:51
After almost two years of paperwork and waiting,
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ืื—ืจื™ ื›ืžืขื˜ ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื ื™ื™ืจืช ื•ื”ืžืชื ื”,
05:55
we learned that our family would be arriving in Vancouver
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ืœืžื“ื ื• ืฉื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื ื• ืชื’ื™ืข ืœื•ื•ื ืงื•ื‘ืจ
05:58
in less than six weeks.
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ืชื•ืš ืคื—ื•ืช ืžืฉืฉื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช.
06:00
They had four sons and a daughter,
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ื”ื™ื• ืœื”ื ืืจื‘ืขื” ื‘ื ื™ื ื•ื‘ืช,
06:03
so we raced to find them a place to live.
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ืื– ืจืฆื ื• ืœืžืฆื•ื ืœื”ื ืžืงื•ื ืžื’ื•ืจื™ื.
06:06
We were very lucky to find them a house,
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ื”ืชืžื–ืœ ืžื–ืœื ื• ืœืžืฆื•ื ืœื”ื ื‘ื™ืช,
06:09
but it needed quite a bit of work.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื”ืฉืงื™ืข ื‘ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
06:11
So my friends came out on evenings and weekends
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ืื– ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ื‘ืขืจื‘ื™ื ื•ื‘ืกื•ืคื™ ืฉื‘ื•ืข
06:13
and painted and cleaned and assembled furniture.
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ื•ืฆื‘ืขื• ื•ื ื™ืงื• ื•ื”ืจื›ื™ื‘ื• ืจื”ื™ื˜ื™ื.
06:17
When the big day came,
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ื›ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ,
06:19
we filled their fridge with milk and fresh fruit
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ืžื™ืœืื ื• ืืช ื”ืžืงืจืจ ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ื—ืœื‘ ื•ืคื™ืจื•ืช ื˜ืจื™ื™ื
06:22
and headed to the airport to meet our family.
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ื•ื™ืฆืื ื• ืืœ ืฉื“ื” ื”ืชืขื•ืคื” ืœืคื’ื•ืฉ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื ื•.
06:26
It was a little overwhelming for everyone,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืขื˜ ืžื”ืžื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ื•ืœื,
06:30
especially the four-year-old.
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืœื™ืœื“ ื‘ืŸ ื”ืืจื‘ืข.
06:32
His mother was reunited with her sister
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ืืžื• ื”ืชืื—ื“ื” ืขื ืื—ื•ืชื”
06:35
who had come to Canada earlier through the same program.
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ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืœืงื ื“ื” ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืื•ืชื” ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช.
06:39
They hadn't seen each other in 15 years.
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ื”ืŸ ืœื ื”ืชืจืื• ื‘ืžืฉืš 15 ืฉื ื™ื.
06:43
When you hear that more than 5.6 million refugees have fled Syria,
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ื›ืฉืืชื ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ืž-5.6 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ื ืžืœื˜ื• ืžืกื•ืจื™ื”,
06:50
you're faced with this tragedy
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ืืชื ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ื™ื ืขื ื”ื˜ืจื’ื“ื™ื” ื”ื–ืืช
06:52
that the human brain hasn't really evolved to comprehend.
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ืฉื”ืžื•ื— ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ ืœื ืžืžืฉ ื”ืกืชื’ืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ.
06:57
It's so abstract.
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ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืœื ืžื•ื—ืฉื™.
07:00
Before, if any of us had been asked to donate 15 hours a month
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ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ, ืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื”ื™ื” ืžืชื‘ืงืฉ ืœืชืจื•ื 15 ืฉืขื•ืช ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ
07:03
to help out with the refugee crisis,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืขื ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื”ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื,
07:06
we probably would have said no.
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ื›ื ืจืื” ืฉื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื.
07:09
But as soon as we took our family to their new home in Vancouver,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉืœืงื—ื ื• ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื ื• ืœื‘ื™ืชื ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ื•ื•ื ืงื•ื‘ืจ,
07:13
we all had the same realization:
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื”ื’ืขื ื• ืœืื•ืชื” ื”ื‘ื ื”:
07:15
we were just going to do whatever it took to help them be happy.
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืขืžื“ื ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ืžื” ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื”ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืื•ืฉืจื™ื.
07:19
This experience made me think a little more deeply about my research.
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ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ื”ื–ืืช ื’ืจืžื” ืœื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืžืขื˜ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืขื•ืžืง ืขืœ ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉืœื™.
07:25
Back in my lab,
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ื›ืฉื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœืžืขื‘ื“ื” ืฉืœื™,
07:27
we'd seen the benefits of giving spike
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ืจืื™ื ื• ืืช ื”ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืžืชืŸ ืชื ื•ืคื” ืžืขืœื”
07:30
when people felt a real sense of connection with those they were helping
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ื›ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื—ืฉื• ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ืฉืœ ืงืฉืจ ืขื ืืœื” ืฉืœื”ื ื”ื ืขื–ืจื•
07:34
and could easily envision the difference they were making
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ื•ื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื‘ืงืœื•ืช ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืฉื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื—ื•ืœืœ
07:36
in those individuals' lives.
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ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
07:39
For example, in one experiment,
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ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื”, ื‘ื ื™ืกื•ื™ ืื—ื“,
07:41
we gave participants an opportunity to donate a bit of money
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ื ืชื ื• ืœืžืฉืชืชืคื™ื ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœืชืจื•ื ืžืขื˜ ื›ืกืฃ
07:44
to either UNICEF or Spread the Net.
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ืœ UNICEF ืื• ืœ-Spread the Net.
07:46
We chose these charities intentionally,
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ื‘ื—ืจื ื• ืืช ืืจื’ื•ื ื™ ื”ืฆื“ืงื” ื”ืืœื” ื‘ื›ื•ื•ื ื”,
07:49
because they were partners and shared the same critically important goal
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ื›ื™ ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืฉื•ืชืคื™ื ื•ื—ืœืงื• ืืช ืื•ืชื” ืžื˜ืจื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื”
07:52
of promoting children's health.
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ืฉืœ ืงื™ื“ื•ื ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืชื ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
07:55
But I think UNICEF is just such a big, broad charity
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉ- UNICEF ื”ื•ื ืจืง ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืฆื“ืงื” ื›ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื•ืจื—ื‘
08:00
that it can be a little hard to envision
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ืฉืงืฆืช ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื“ืขืช
08:02
how your own small donation will make a difference.
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ืื™ืš ื”ืชืจื•ืžื” ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ืฉืœื›ื ืชืขืฉื” ืืช ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœ.
08:06
In contrast, Spread the Net offers donors a concrete promise:
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ืœืขื•ืžืช ื–ืืช, Spread the Net ืžืฆื™ืข ืœืชื•ืจืžื™ื ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืžืžืฉื™ืช:
08:11
for every 10 dollars donated,
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืœ 10 ื“ื•ืœืจ ืฉื ืชืจืžื•,
08:12
they provide one bed net to protect a child from malaria.
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ื”ื ืžืกืคืงื™ื ื›ื™ืœื” ืœืžื™ื˜ื” ืื—ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ ืžืคื ื™ ืžืœืจื™ื”.
08:17
We saw that the more money people gave to Spread the Net,
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ืจืื™ื ื• ืฉื›ื›ืœ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืชื•ืจืžื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืกืฃ ืœ - Spread the Net,
08:20
the happier they reported feeling afterward.
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ื”ื ืžื“ื•ื•ื—ื™ื ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ืฉื”ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืื•ืฉืจื™ื .
08:24
In contrast, this emotional return on investment
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ืœืขื•ืžืช ื–ืืช ืชืฉื•ืื” ืจื’ืฉื™ืช ื–ื• ืขืœ ื”ื”ืฉืงืขื”
08:28
was completely eliminated when people gave money to UNICEF.
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ื”ืชื‘ื˜ืœื” ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ ื›ืืฉืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ื ืชื ื• ื›ืกืฃ ืœ UNICEF
08:33
So this suggests that just giving money to a worthwhile charity
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ืื– ื–ื” ืžืฆื‘ื™ืข ืขืœ ื›ืš ืฉืœืชืจื•ื ื›ืกืฃ ืœืฆื“ืงื” ืจืื•ื™ื”
08:38
isn't always enough.
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ืœื ืชืžื™ื“ ืžืกืคื™ืง.
08:39
You need to be able to envision
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ืขืœื™ื›ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ
08:42
how, exactly, your dollars are going to make a difference.
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ืื™ืš ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง, ื”ื›ืกืฃ ืฉืœื›ื ื™ื’ืจื•ื ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
08:46
Of course, the Group of Five program takes this idea to a whole new level.
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ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ืฉืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”"ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœ ื—ืžื™ืฉื”" ืœื•ืงื—ืช ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืœืจืžื” ื—ื“ืฉื” ืœื’ืžืจื™.
08:51
When we first took on this project,
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ื›ืฉืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืœืงื—ื ื• ืืช ื”ืžื™ื–ื ื”ื–ื”,
08:53
we would talk about when the refugees would arrive.
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ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ื™ื’ื™ืขื•.
08:57
Now, we just refer to them as our family.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื—ื ื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืืœื™ื”ื ื›ืืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื ื•.
09:00
Recently, we took the kids ice skating,
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ืœื ืžื–ืžืŸ, ืœืงื—ื ื• ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœื”ื—ืœืงื” ืขืœ ืงืจื—,
09:03
and later that day, my six-year-old, Oliver, asked me,
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ื•ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื, ืฉืืœ ืื•ืชื™ ืื•ืœื™ื‘ืจ ื‘ืŸ ื”ืฉืฉ,
09:07
"Mommy, who is the oldest kid in our family?"
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"ืืžื, ืžื™ ื”ื™ืœื“ ื”ื›ื™ ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจ ื‘ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื ื•? "
09:10
I assumed he was talking about his plethora of cousins,
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ื”ื ื—ืชื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืฉืคืข ื”ื“ื•ื“ื ื™ื ืฉืœื•,
09:14
and he was talking about them,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื“ื™ื‘ืจ ืขืœื™ื”ื,
09:16
but also about our Syrian family.
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ืื‘ืœ ื’ื ืขืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื”ืกื•ืจื™ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
09:19
Since our family arrived,
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ืžืื– ืฉื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื’ื™ืขื”,
09:21
so many people and organizations have offered to help,
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื•ืืจื’ื•ื ื™ื ื”ืฆื™ืขื• ืœืขื–ื•ืจ,
09:25
providing everything from free dental fillings
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ืœืกืคืง ื”ื›ืœ, ื”ื—ืœ ืžืกืชื™ืžื•ืช ืฉื™ื ื™ื™ื ื—ื™ื ื
09:29
to summer camps.
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ื•ืขื“ ืœืžื—ื ื•ืช ืงื™ืฅ.
09:32
It's made me see the goodness that exists in our community.
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ื–ื” ื’ืจื ืœื™ ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ืฉืงื™ื™ื ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื ื•.
09:36
Thanks to one donation,
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ื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืœืชืจื•ืžื” ืื—ืช,
09:38
the kids got to go to bike camp,
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ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฆืืช ืœืžื—ื ื” ืฉืœ ืจื›ื™ื‘ื” ืขืœ ืื•ืคื ื™ื™ื,
09:41
and every day of the week,
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ื•ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข,
09:42
some member of our group tried to be there to cheer for them.
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ืื—ื“ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืžื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœื ื• ื”ืฉืชื“ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื•ื“ื“ ืื•ืชื.
09:46
I happened to be there
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ื”ื–ื“ืžืŸ ืœื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื
09:47
the day the training wheels were supposed to come off,
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ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉื’ืœื’ืœื™ ื”ืขื–ืจ ื”ื™ื• ืืžื•ืจื™ื ืœืจื“ืช,
09:50
and let me tell you, the four-year-old did not think this was a good idea.
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ื”ื™ืœื“ ื‘ืŸ ื”ืืจื‘ืข ืœื ื—ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื˜ื•ื‘
09:55
So I went over and talked to him
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ืื– ื ื™ื’ืฉืชื™ ืืœื™ื• ื•ื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืื™ืชื•
09:57
about the long-term benefits of riding without training wheels.
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ืขืœ ื”ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ืœื˜ื•ื•ื— ืืจื•ืš ืฉืœ ืจื›ื™ื‘ื” ืœืœื ื’ืœื’ืœื™ ืขื–ืจ.
10:01
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
10:03
Then I remembered that he was four and barely spoke English.
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ื•ืื– ื ื–ื›ืจืชื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืŸ ืืจื‘ืข ื•ื‘ืงื•ืฉื™ ื“ื™ื‘ืจ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช.
10:07
So I reverted to two words he definitely knew:
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ืื– ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœืžื™ืœื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ื•ื“ืื™ ื”ื›ื™ืจ:
10:11
ice cream.
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ื’ืœื™ื“ื”.
10:13
You try without training wheels, I'll buy you ice cream.
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ืืชื” ืชื ืกื” ืœืœื ื’ืœื’ืœื™ ืขื–ืจ, ื•ืื ื™ ืืงื ื” ืœืš ื’ืœื™ื“ื”.
10:17
Here's what happened next.
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ื•ื”ื ื” ืžื” ืฉืงืจื” ืื—ืจ-ื›ืš.
10:19
(Video) ED: Yes. Yeah!
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(ื•ื™ื“ืื•) ื.ื“: ื›ืŸ. ื‘ื˜ื—!
10:22
Kid: I'm gonna try.
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ื™ืœื“: ืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื ืกื•ืช.
10:23
ED: Oh my God! Look at you go!
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ื.ื“.: ืืœื•ื”ื™ื ืื“ื™ืจื™ื! ืชืจืื” ืื™ืš ืืชื” ืจื•ื›ื‘!
10:25
(Squealing) Look at you go! You're doing it all by yourself!
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(ืฆื•ืจื—ืช) ืชืจืื” ืื™ืš ืืชื” ื ื•ืกืข! ืืชื” ืจื•ื›ื‘ ื‘ืขืฆืžืš!
10:28
(Audience) (Laughter)
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(ืงื”ืœ) (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
10:29
(Video) ED: Good job!
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(ื•ื™ื“ืื•) ื.ื“: ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื”!
10:32
(Audience) (Laughter)
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(ืงื”ืœ) (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
10:33
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
10:38
ED: So this is the kind of helping that human beings evolved to enjoy,
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ื.ื“: ืื– ื–ื” ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืขื–ืจื” ืฉื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื“ื ื”ืชืคืชื—ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ื”ื ื•ืช ืžืžื ื”,
10:44
but for 40 years,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžืฉืš 40 ืฉื ื”,
10:46
Canada was the only country in the world
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ืงื ื“ื” ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื
10:48
that allowed private citizens to sponsor refugees.
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ืฉืื™ืคืฉืจื” ืœืื–ืจื—ื™ื ืคืจื˜ื™ื™ื ืœื”ืขื ื™ืง ื—ืกื•ืช ืœืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื.
10:52
Now -- Canada!
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• - ืงื ื“ื”!
10:54
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
10:56
It's pretty great.
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ื–ื” ื“ื™ ื ื”ื“ืจ.
10:59
Now Australia and the UK are starting up similar programs.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื•ืกื˜ืจืœื™ื” ื•ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื ื™ื” ืžืชื—ื™ืœื•ืช ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ื“ื•ืžื•ืช.
11:03
Just imagine how different the refugee crisis could look
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ืชืืจื• ืœืขืฆืžื›ื ื›ืžื” ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื”ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ืจืื•ืช ืื—ืจืช
11:07
if more countries made this possible.
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ืื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื™ืืคืฉืจื• ื–ืืช.
11:10
Creating these kinds of meaningful connections between individuals
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ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืกื•ื’ ื–ื” ืฉืœ ืงืฉืจื™ื ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ืคืจื˜ื™ื™ื
11:14
provides an opportunity to deal with challenges
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ืžืกืคืงืช ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื”ืืชื’ืจื™ื
11:17
that feel overwhelming.
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ืฉื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ืœื”ืจื’ืฉื” ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื”.
11:20
One of those challenges lies just blocks from where I'm standing right now,
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ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืืชื’ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื ืžืฆื ื›ืžื” ื‘ืœื•ืงื™ื ืžื›ืืŸ,
11:25
in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.
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ื‘ืฆื“ ื”ืžื–ืจื—ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืจื›ื– ื”ืžืกื—ืจื™ ืฉืœ ื•ื ืงื•ื‘ืจ.
11:28
By some measures, it's the poorest urban postal code in Canada.
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ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื•ืช ืžืกื•ื™ืžื•ืช ื–ื” ื”ืื–ื•ืจ ื”ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ ื”ืขื ื™ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืงื ื“ื”.
11:32
We actually debated whether to bring over a family of refugees,
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ืœืžืขืฉื” ื”ืชืœื‘ื˜ื ื• ืื ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœ ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื,
11:35
because there are so many people right here already struggling.
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ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ื›ืืŸ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ื ืื‘ืงื™ื.
11:39
My friend Evan told me that when he was a kid
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ื™ื“ื™ื“ื™ ืื•ื•ืŸ ืกื™ืคืจ ืœื™ ืฉื›ืฉื”ื™ื” ื™ืœื“
11:42
and his parents drove through this neighborhood,
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ื•ื”ื•ืจื™ื• ื ืกืขื• ื“ืจืš ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ื”,
11:44
he would duck down in the back seat.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืžืชื›ื•ืคืฃ ื‘ืžื•ืฉื‘ ื”ืื—ื•ืจื™.
11:48
But Evan's parents never would have guessed
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื•ืจื™ื• ืฉืœ ืื•ื•ืŸ ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืžื ื—ืฉื™ื,
11:50
that when he grew up,
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ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื•ื ื™ื’ื“ืœ,
11:52
he would open up the doors of a local restaurant
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ื”ื•ื ื™ืคืชื— ืืช ื”ื“ืœืชื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžืกืขื“ื” ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช
11:55
and invite this community inside to enjoy three-course dinners.
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ื•ื™ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ื–ื• ืคื ื™ืžื” ืœื™ื”ื ื•ืช ืžืืจื•ื—ื•ืช ื‘ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืžื ื•ืช.
11:59
The program that Evan helped build is called "Plenty of Plates,"
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ื”ืชื›ื ื™ืช ืฉืื•ื•ืŸ ืขื–ืจ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ื ืงืจืืช "ื”ืžื•ืŸ ืฆืœื—ื•ืช"
12:03
and the goal is not just to provide free meals
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ื•ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ื”ื™ื ืœื ืจืง ืœืกืคืง ืืจื•ื—ื•ืช ื—ื™ื ื
12:06
but to create moments of connection
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ืืœื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืจื’ืขื™ ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ
12:08
between people who otherwise might never make eye contact.
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื—ืจืช, ืื•ืœื™ ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ืฆืจื• ืงืฉืจ ืขื™ืŸ.
12:12
Each night, a local business sponsors the dinner
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืขืจื‘, ืขืกืง ืžืงื•ืžื™ ื ื•ืชืŸ ื—ืกื•ืช ืœืืจื•ื—ืช ื”ืขืจื‘
12:15
and sends a team of volunteers
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ื•ืฉื•ืœื— ืฆื•ื•ืช ืžืชื ื“ื‘ื™ื
12:17
who help make and serve the meal.
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ื”ืžืกื™ื™ืขื™ื ืœื”ื›ื™ืŸ ื•ืœื”ื’ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืืจื•ื—ื”.
12:19
Afterward, the leftovers get distributed to people who are out on the street,
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ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ, ืืช ื”ืฉืืจื™ื•ืช ืžื—ืœืงื™ื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘,
12:24
and importantly, there's enough money left
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ื•ื—ืฉื•ื‘, ื ืฉืืจ ืžืกืคื™ืง ื›ืกืฃ
12:26
to provide a thousand free lunches for this community
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืกืคืง ืืœืฃ ืืจื•ื—ื•ืช ื—ื™ื ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ื–ื•
12:29
in the days that follow.
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ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื.
12:31
But the benefits of this program extend beyond food.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื–ื• ื”ื ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืžื–ื•ืŸ.
12:35
For the volunteers, it provides an opportunity to engage with people,
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžืชื ื“ื‘ื™ื, ื–ื” ืžืกืคืง ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœืขืกื•ืง ื‘ืื ืฉื™ื,
12:40
to sit down and hear their stories.
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ืœืฉื‘ืช ื•ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
12:43
After this experience, one volunteer changed his commute
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ืœืื—ืจ ื ืกื™ื•ืŸ ื›ื–ื”, ืžืชื ื“ื‘ ืื—ื“ ืฉื™ื ื” ืืช ืžืกืœื•ืœื•
12:47
so that instead of avoiding this neighborhood,
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ื›ืš ืฉื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ื™ืžื ืข ืžืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ื“ืจืš ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ื–ื•,
12:50
he walks through it,
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ื”ื•ื ืขื•ื‘ืจ ื“ืจื›ื”,
12:52
smiling or making eye contact as he passes familiar faces.
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ืžื—ื™ื™ืš ืื• ื™ื•ืฆืจ ืงืฉืจ ืขื™ืŸ ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืคื ื™ ืคื ื™ื ืžื•ื›ืจื•ืช.
12:57
All of us are capable of finding joy in giving.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœืžืฆื•ื ืฉืžื—ื” ื‘ื ืชื™ื ื”.
13:01
But we shouldn't expect this to happen automatically.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฆืคื•ืช ืฉื–ื” ื™ืงืจื” ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ืช.
13:05
Spending money helping others doesn't necessarily promote happiness.
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ื”ื•ืฆืืช ื›ืกืฃ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืื—ืจื™ื ืœื ื‘ื”ื›ืจื— ืžืงื“ืžืช ืื•ืฉืจ.
13:09
Instead, it matters how we do it.
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื–ืืช, ื–ื” ืžืฉื ื” ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื–ื”.
13:13
And if we want people to give more,
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ื•ืื ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื™ื™ืชื ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ,
13:15
we need to subvert the way we think about charitable giving.
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ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืžื”ืฉื•ืจืฉ ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ืื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ื ืชื™ื ื”.
13:20
We need to create opportunities to give
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืœืชืช
13:22
that enable us to appreciate our shared humanity.
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ืฉื™ืืคืฉืจื• ืœื ื• ืœื”ืขืจื™ืš ืืช ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืฉื•ืชืคืช ืฉืœื ื•.
13:26
If any of you work for a charity,
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ืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžื›ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื‘ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืฆื“ืงื”,
13:29
don't reward your donors with pens or calendars.
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ืืœ ืชืชื’ืžืœื• ืืช ื”ืชื•ืจืžื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ืขื ืขื˜ื™ื ืื• ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ืฉื ื”.
13:33
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
13:37
Reward them with the opportunity
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ืชื’ืžืœื• ืื•ืชื ืขื ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช
13:39
to see the specific impact that their generosity is having
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ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื” ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื
13:43
and to connect with the individuals and communities they're helping.
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ื•ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ื•ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ื”ื ืขื•ื–ืจื™ื.
13:49
We're used to thinking about giving as something we should do.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื’ื™ืœื™ื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื ืชื™ื ื” ื›ืขืœ ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืขืœื™ื ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
13:54
And it is.
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ื•ื–ื” ืื›ืŸ ื›ืš.
13:56
But in thinking about it this way,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ื–ื” ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ื–ืืช,
13:59
we're missing out on one of the best parts of being human:
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืคืกื™ื“ื™ื ืืช ืื—ื“ ื”ื—ืœืงื™ื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื ื•ืฉื™:
14:03
that we have evolved to find joy in helping others.
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ืฉื”ืชืคืชื—ื ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืฉืžื—ื” ื‘ืžืชืŸ ืขื–ืจื” ืœืื—ืจื™ื.
14:09
Let's stop thinking about giving as just this moral obligation
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืคืกื™ืง ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื ืชื™ื ื” ื›ืขืœ ื—ื•ื‘ื” ืžื•ืกืจื™ืช ื‘ืœื‘ื“
14:14
and start thinking of it as a source of pleasure.
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ื•ื ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื–ื” ื›ืขืœ ืžืงื•ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ื ืื”.
14:18
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
14:20
(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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