The journey through loss and grief | Jason B. Rosenthal

382,838 views ใƒป 2018-07-03

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

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Talia Breuer ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:13
There are three words that explain why I am here.
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ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืžื™ืœื™ื ืžืกื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ืžื“ื•ืข ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœื›ืืŸ.
00:17
They are "Amy Krouse Rosenthal."
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ืดืื™ื™ืžื™ ืงืจืื•ืก ืจื•ื–ื ื˜ืœืด
00:23
At the end of Amy's life,
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ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื—ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ืื™ื™ืžื™,
00:24
hyped up on morphine and home in hospice,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื™ื ืขืœ ืžื•ืจืคื™ื•ื ื•ืžื˜ื•ืคืœืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืช,
00:28
the "New York Times" published an article she wrote
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ื”ืดื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง ื˜ื™ื™ืžืกืด ืคืจืกืžื• ืžืืžืจ ืฉื›ืชื‘ื”
00:30
for the "Modern Love" column on March 3, 2017.
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ืœืžื“ื•ืจ ืดืื”ื‘ื” ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ืชืด ื‘-3 ืœืžืจืฅ ืฉื ืช 2017.
00:35
It was read worldwide by over five million people.
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ื”ื•ื ื ืงืจื ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืื™ืฉ.
00:39
The piece was unbearably sad,
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ื”ืžืืžืจ ื”ื™ื” ืขืฆื•ื‘ ืœืื™ืŸ ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ,
00:42
ironically funny
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ืžืฆื—ื™ืง ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื™ืจื•ื ื™
00:44
and brutally honest.
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ื•ื›ืŸ ืขื“ ื›ืื‘.
00:47
While it was certainly about our life together,
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ื”ื•ื ืกื™ืคืจ ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ื”ืžืฉื•ืชืคื™ื,
00:49
the focus of the piece was me.
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ื ื•ืฉื ื”ืžืืžืจ ื”ื™ื” ืื ื™.
00:53
It was called, "You May Want to Marry My Husband."
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ื”ื•ื ื ืงืจื ืดื™ื™ืชื›ืŸ ื•ืชืจืฆื™ ืœื”ืชื—ืชืŸ ืขื ื‘ืขืœื™ืด.
00:56
It was a creative play on a personal ad for me.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžื”ืœืš ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ ืœืคืจืกื•ื ืžื•ื“ืขื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™.
01:00
Amy quite literally left an empty space for me to fill
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ืื™ื™ืžื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜ื• ื›ืžืฉืžืขื• ื”ืฉืื™ืจื” ื—ืœืœ ืจื™ืง ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ืœืžืœื
01:04
with another love story.
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ื‘ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืื”ื‘ื” ืื—ืจ.
01:07
Amy was my wife for half my life.
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ืื™ื™ืžื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืืฉืชื™ ืœืžืฉืš ืžื—ืฆื™ืช ืžื—ื™ื™.
01:10
She was my partner in raising three wonderful, now grown children,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉื•ืชืคืชื™ ื‘ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื ืคืœืื™ื, ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ื’ื“ืœื• ื‘ื™ื ืชื™ื™ื,
01:15
and really, she was my girl, you know?
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ื•ื‘ืืžืช, ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจื” ืฉืœื™, ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื?
01:17
We had so much in common.
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื‘ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ.
01:20
We loved the same art,
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ืื”ื‘ื ื• ืืช ืื•ืชื” ืืžื ื•ืช,
01:21
the same documentaries, the same music.
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ืื•ืชื” ื“ื•ืงื•ืžื ื˜ืจื™ื”, ืื•ืชื” ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”.
01:24
Music was a huge part of our life together.
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ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื—ืœืง ืขื ืง ืžื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ื™ื—ื“.
01:27
And we shared the same values.
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ื•ื—ืœืงื ื• ืืช ืื•ืชื ื”ืขืจื›ื™ื.
01:30
We were in love,
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ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื,
01:31
and our love grew stronger up until her last day.
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ื•ืื”ื‘ืชื ื• ื”ืชืขืฆืžื” ืขื•ื“ ื•ืขื•ื“ ืขื“ ื™ื•ืžื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ.
01:37
Amy was a prolific author.
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ืื™ื™ืžื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืกื•ืคืจืช ืžื•ืคืœืื”.
01:39
In addition to two groundbreaking memoirs,
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ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœืฉื ื™ ืกืคืจื™ ื–ื›ืจื•ื ื•ืช ืคื•ืจืฆื™ ื“ืจืš,
01:41
she published over 30 children's books.
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ื”ื™ื ืคืจืกืžื” ืžืขืœ 30 ืกืคืจื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
01:45
Posthumously, the book she wrote with our daughter Paris,
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ืœืื—ืจ ืžื•ืชื”, ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉื›ืชื‘ื” ืขื ื‘ืชื ื• ืคืจื™ื–,
01:47
called "Dear Girl,"
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ื”ื ืงืจื ืดื™ืœื“ืชื™ ื”ื™ืงืจื”ืด,
01:49
reached the number one position on the "New York Times" bestseller list.
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ื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืžืงื•ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ืจืฉื™ืžืช ืจื‘ื™ ื”ืžื›ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืดื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง ื˜ื™ื™ืžืกืด.
01:54
She was a self-described tiny filmmaker.
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ืœืชืคื™ืกืชื” ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื’ื ื™ื•ืฆืจืช ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ื.
01:57
She was 5'1" and her films were not that long.
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ื’ื•ื‘ื”ื” ื”ื™ื” ืจืง 1.55 ืžืณ ื•ื”ืกืจื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื” ืœื ื”ื™ื• ื›ืืœื• ืืจื•ื›ื™ื.
02:00
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:01
Her films exemplified her natural ability to gather people together.
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ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ื ืฉื™ืฆืจื” ื”ื ื”ื•ื›ื—ื” ืœื›ืฉืจื•ืŸ ื”ื˜ื‘ืขื™ ืฉืœื” ืœื—ื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื.
02:07
She was also a terrific public speaker,
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ืื™ื™ืžื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื’ื ื ื•ืืžืช ื ื”ื“ืจืช,
02:09
talking with children and adults of all ages
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ื”ื™ื ื ืืžื” ื‘ืคื ื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื•ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืžื›ืœ ื”ื’ื™ืœืื™ื
02:12
all over the world.
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
02:15
Now, my story of grief is only unique in the sense of it being rather public.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืื‘ืœ ืฉืœื™ ื™ื•ืฆื ื“ื•ืคืŸึฟ ืจืง ื‘ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื•ืชื• ื—ืฉื•ืฃ ืœืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ.
02:19
However, the grieving process itself was not my story alone.
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ืขื ื–ืืช, ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืื‘ืœ ืขืฆืžื• ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ ื”ืื™ืฉื™ ื‘ืœื‘ื“.
02:25
Amy gave me permission to move forward, and I'm so grateful for that.
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ืื™ื™ืžื™ ื ืชื ื” ืœื™ ืืช ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ื”ืœืื”, ื•ืื ื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืืกื™ืจ ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื” ืขืœ ื›ืš.
02:30
Now, just a little over a year into my new life,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืงืฆืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉื ื” ืืœ ืชื•ืš ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื—ื“ืฉื™ื,
02:33
I've learned a few things.
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืžืกืคืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
02:35
I'm here to share with you part of the process of moving forward
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ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœื›ืืŸ ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืื™ืชื›ื ื—ืœืง ืžืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช
02:38
through and with grief.
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ืขื ื•ืœืฆื“ ื”ืื‘ืœ.
02:42
But before I do that, I think it would be important
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืื’ืฉ ืœืขื ื™ื™ืŸ, ื™ื”ื™ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื“ืขืชื™
02:44
to talk a little bit about the end of life,
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ืœืฉื•ื—ื— ืžืขื˜ ืขืœ ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื,
02:46
because it forms how I have been emotionally since then.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื•ื ืขื™ืฆื‘ ืืช ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื ืคืฉื™ ืฉืœื™ ืžืื–.
02:50
Death is such a taboo subject, right?
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ืžื•ื•ืช ื”ื•ื ื ื•ืฉื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืœื ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
02:54
Amy ate her last meal on January 9, 2017.
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ืื™ื™ืžื™ ืื›ืœื” ืืช ื”ืืจื•ื—ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืฉืœื” ื‘-9 ืœื™ื ื•ืืจ 2017.
02:58
She somehow lived an additional two months
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ืื™ื›ืฉื”ื• ื”ื™ื ื”ืฆืœื™ื—ื” ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื
03:01
without solid food.
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ืœืœื ืื•ื›ืœ ืžื•ืฆืง.
03:03
Her doctors told us we could do hospice at home
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ื”ืจื•ืคืื™ื ืฉืœื” ืืžืจื• ืœื ื• ืฉื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช
03:07
or in the hospital.
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ืื• ืœืืฉืคื–ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื—ื•ืœื™ื.
03:09
They did not tell us that Amy would shrink to half her body weight,
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ื”ื ืœื ืกื™ืคืจื• ืœื ื• ืฉืื™ื™ืžื™ ืชืฆื˜ืžืง ืœืžื—ืฆื™ืช ืžืžืฉืงืœ ื’ื•ืคื”,
03:13
that she would never lay with her husband again,
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ืฉื”ื™ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืชื•ื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ ืœืฉื›ื‘ ืขื ื‘ืขืœื”,
03:16
and that walking upstairs to our bedroom would soon feel like running a marathon.
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ื•ืฉืœืขืœื•ืช ื‘ืžื“ืจื’ื•ืช ืœื—ื“ืจ ื”ืฉื™ื ื” ืžื”ืจ ืžืื•ื“ ื™ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื• ืœืจื•ืฅ ืžืจืชื•ืŸ.
03:22
Home hospice does have an aura of being a beautiful environment to die in.
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ืœื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืื›ืŸ ื™ืฉ ื”ื™ืœื” ืžืกื•ื™ืžืช ืฉืœ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื ืขื™ืžื” ืœืžื•ืช ื‘ื”.
03:27
How great that you don't have the sounds of machines beeping
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ื›ืžื” ื ืคืœื ืฉืืชื” ืœื ืžื•ืงืฃ ื‘ืฆืœื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืžืฆืคืฆืคื•ืช
03:30
and going on and off all the time,
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ืฉื ื“ืœืงื•ืช ื•ื›ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ,
03:33
no disruptions for mandatory drug administration,
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ืœืœื ื”ืคืจืขื•ืช ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืชืจื•ืคื•ืช ืฉื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืงื—ืช,
03:37
home with your family to die.
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ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืขื ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืœืžื•ืช.
03:42
We did our best to make those weeks as meaningful as we could.
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ืขืฉื™ื ื• ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื ื• ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ืœื”ื›ื™ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ื™ื ืฉืืคืฉืจ.
03:46
We talked often about death.
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ื“ื™ื‘ืจื ื• ืจื‘ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืžื•ื•ืช.
03:48
Everybody knows it's going to happen to them, like, for sure,
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ื›ื•ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื–ื” ื™ืงืจื” ืœื”ื, ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ื‘ื•ื•ื“ืื•ืช
03:52
but being able to talk openly about it was liberating.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื›ืš ื‘ืคืชื™ื—ื•ืช ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืžืฉื—ืจืจืช.
03:57
We talked about subjects like parenting.
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ื“ื™ื‘ืจื ื• ืขืœ ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ื›ืžื• ื”ื•ืจื•ืช.
04:00
I asked Amy how I could be the best parent possible to our children in her absence.
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ืฉืืœืชื™ ืืช ืื™ื™ืžื™ ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื”ื•ืจื” ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืฉืืคืฉืจ ื‘ื”ื™ืขื“ืจื”.
04:06
In those conversations, she gave me confidence
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ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื”ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื”ืืœื•, ื”ื™ื ื”ืขื ื™ืงื” ืœื™ ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ
04:08
by stressing what a great relationship I had with each one of them,
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื›ืš ืฉืฆื™ื™ื ื” ืื™ืœื• ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืขื ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื,
04:12
and that I can do it.
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ื•ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”.
04:15
I know there will be many times
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ืขื•ื“ ื”ืžื•ืŸ ืคืขืžื™ื
04:17
where I wish she and I can make decisions together.
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ื‘ื”ื ืืชืคืœืœ ืฉื”ื™ื ื•ืื ื™ ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœืงื‘ืœ ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื—ื“.
04:20
We were always so in sync.
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ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžืกื•ื ื›ืจื ื™ื.
04:24
May I be so audacious as to suggest
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ื”ืจืฉื• ืœื™ ืœื”ืขื– ื•ืœื”ืฆื™ืข
04:26
that you have these conversations now,
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ืฉืชืงื™ื™ืžื• ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ืขื›ืฉื™ื•,
04:30
when healthy.
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ื›ืฉืืชื ื‘ืจื™ืื™ื.
04:32
Please don't wait.
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ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื” ืืœ ืชื“ื—ื• ืื•ืชืŸ.
04:36
As part of our hospice experience, we organized groups of visitors.
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ื›ื—ืœืง ืžื—ื•ื•ื™ื™ืช ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื™, ืืจื’ื ื• ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžื‘ืงืจื™ื.
04:40
How brave of Amy to receive them, even as she began her physical decline.
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ื›ืžื” ืืžื™ืฅ ืžืฆื“ ืื™ื™ืžื™ ืœืืจื— ืื•ืชื, ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ืฉื”ื—ืœื” ื”ื”ืชื“ืจื“ืจื•ืช ื”ื’ื•ืคื ื™ืช ืฉืœื”.
04:45
We had a Krouse night,
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ืขืจื‘ ืงืจืื•ืก,
04:47
her parents and three siblings.
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ื”ื•ืจื™ื” ื•ืฉืœื•ืฉืช ืื—ื™ื”.
04:49
Friends and family were next.
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ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื”ื™ื• ื”ื‘ืื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืจ.
04:51
Each told beautiful stories of Amy and of us.
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ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื ืกื™ืคืจ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื™ืคื”ืคื™ื™ื ืขืœ ืื™ื™ืžื™ ื•ืขืœื™ื ื•.
04:55
Amy made an immense impact on her loyal friends.
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ืœืื™ื™ืžื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืขืฆื•ืžื” ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ื” ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื.
05:00
But home hospice is not so beautiful for the surviving family members.
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ืื‘ืœ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ื™ืชื™ ื”ื•ื ืœื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื™ืคื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื™ื.
05:05
I want to get a little personal here and tell you that to this date,
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ืืคืชื— ืงืฆืช ืืช ืœื‘ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื•ืืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืฉืขื“ ื”ื™ื•ื,
05:09
I have memories of those final weeks that haunt me.
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ื™ืฉื ื ื–ื›ืจื•ื ื•ืช ืžืื•ืชื ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ืฉืจื•ื“ืคื™ื ืื•ืชื™.
05:14
I remember walking backwards to the bathroom,
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ืื ื™ ื ื–ื›ืจ ื‘ืขืฆืžื™ ื”ื•ืœืš ืœืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื,
05:18
assisting Amy with each step.
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ืขื•ื–ืจ ืœืื™ื™ืžื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ืฆืขื“.
05:21
I felt so strong.
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ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื—ื–ืง.
05:23
I'm not such a big guy,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืฉืจื™ืจื™,
05:25
but my arms looked and felt so healthy compared to Amy's frail body.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื–ืจื•ืขื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื ืจืื• ื•ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื‘ื”ืฉื•ื•ืื” ืœื’ื•ืคื” ื”ืฉื‘ืจื™ืจื™ ืฉืœ ืื™ื™ืžื™.
05:31
And that body failed in our house.
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ื•ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ื–ื” ื›ืฉืœ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
05:36
On March 13 of last year,
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ื‘-13 ืœืžืจืฅ ืฉื ื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื”,
05:40
my wife died of ovarian cancer in our bed.
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ืืฉืชื™ ื ืคื˜ืจื” ืžืกืจื˜ืŸ ื”ืฉื—ืœื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ื˜ืชื ื•.
05:46
I carried her lifeless body
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ืกื—ื‘ืชื™ ืืช ื’ื•ืคื” ื—ืกืจ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื
05:50
down our stairs,
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ื‘ืžื•ืจื“ ื”ืžื“ืจื’ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
05:53
through our dining room
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ื“ืจืš ืคื™ื ืช ื”ืื•ื›ืœ
05:56
and our living room
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ื•ื“ืจืš ื”ืกืœื•ืŸ
05:58
to a waiting gurney
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ืืœ ื”ืืœื•ื ืงื” ืฉื—ื™ื›ืชื”
06:01
to have her body cremated.
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ืœืฉืจื™ืคืช ื”ื’ื•ืคื”.
06:04
I will never get that image out of my head.
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ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื–ื• ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืชืฆื ืœื™ ืžื”ืจืืฉ.
06:07
If you know someone who has been through the hospice experience,
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ืื ืืชื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉืขื‘ืจ ืืช ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช,
06:10
acknowledge that.
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ื”ื›ื™ืจื• ื‘ื›ืš.
06:11
Just say you heard this guy Jason
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ืจืง ืชื’ื™ื“ื• ืฉืฉืžืขืชื ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘ืฉื ื’ืณื™ื™ืกื•ืŸ
06:13
talk about how tough it must be to have those memories
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ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื›ืžื” ืงืฉื” ื–ื” ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ื‘ื–ื›ืจื•ื ื•ืช ื›ืืœื•
06:15
and that you're there if they ever want to talk about it.
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ื•ืฉืืชื ืฉื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื ืื ื”ื ืื™ ืคืขื ื™ืจืฆื• ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื–ื”.
06:18
They may not want to talk,
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ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื ืœื ื™ืจืฆื• ืœื“ื‘ืจ,
06:20
but it's nice to connect with someone living each day with those lasting images.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื ื—ืžื“ ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื—ื™ ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ืขื ื”ื–ื›ืจื•ืŸ ื”ืžืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื–ื”.
06:27
I know this sounds unbelievable, but I've never been asked that question.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื–ื” ื ืฉืžืข ืœื ื™ื™ืืžืŸ ืื‘ืœ ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื ืฉืืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ื–ื•.
06:32
Amy's essay caused me to experience grief in a public way.
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ื”ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืื™ื™ืžื™ ื’ืจื ืœื™ ืœื—ื•ื•ืช ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช.
06:37
Many of the readers who reached out to me wrote beautiful words of reflection.
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ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืฉืคื ื• ืืœื™ื™ ื›ืชื‘ื• ืžื™ืœื•ืช ื”ืจื”ื•ืจ ื™ืคื”ืคื™ื•ืช.
06:41
The scope of Amy's impact was deeper and richer
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ื”ื™ืงืฃ ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืฉืœ ืื™ื™ืžื™ ื”ื™ื” ืขืžื•ืง ื•ืจื‘
06:44
than even us and her family knew.
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ืžืืฉืจ ืืคื™ืœื• ืื ื—ื ื• ื•ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื” ื™ื“ืขื ื•.
06:48
Some of the responses I received helped me with the intense grieving process
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ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืขื–ืจื• ืœื™ ืขื ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืื‘ืœ
06:52
because of their humor,
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ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื—ื•ืฉ ื”ื”ื•ืžื•ืจ ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ,
06:54
like this email I received from a woman reader
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ื›ืžื• ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ืื—ื“ ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžืงื•ืจืืช
06:56
who read the article, declaring,
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ืฉืงืจืื” ืืช ื”ืžืืžืจ ื•ื”ืฆื”ื™ืจื”,
07:00
"I will marry you when you are ready --
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ืดืืชื—ืชืŸ ืื™ืชืš ื›ืฉืชื”ื™ื” ืžื•ื›ืŸ--
07:02
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:03
"provided you permanently stop drinking.
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ืดื‘ืชื ืื™ ืฉืชืคืกื™ืง ืžื™ื“ ืœืฉืชื•ืช.
07:07
No other conditions.
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ืฉื•ื ืชื ืื™ ืื—ืจ.
07:09
I promise to outlive you.
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ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื” ืœื ืœืžื•ืช ืœืคื ื™ืš.
07:11
Thank you very much."
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.ืด
07:14
Now, I do like a good tequila, but that really is not my issue.
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ืœื ืืฉืงืจ, ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ื˜ืงื™ืœื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื”, ืื‘ืœ ื–ื• ื‘ืืžืช ืœื ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ืฉืœื™.
07:19
Yet how could I say no to that proposal?
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ ืื™ืš ืืคืฉืจ ืœืกืจื‘ ืœื”ืฆืขื” ื›ื–ื•?
07:21
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:23
I laughed through the tears when I read this note from a family friend:
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ืฆื—ืงืชื™ ืžื‘ืขื“ ืœื“ืžืขื•ืช ื›ืืฉืจ ืงืจืืชื™ ืืช ื”ื”ื•ื“ืขื” ื”ื‘ืื” ืžื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื”:
07:28
"I remember Shabbat dinners at your home
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ืดืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจ ืืช ืืจื•ื—ื•ืช ื”ืฉื‘ืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื›ื
07:30
and Amy teaching me how to make cornbread croutons.
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ื•ืื™ื™ืžื™ ืœื™ืžื“ื” ืื•ืชื™ ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืœื”ื›ื™ืŸ ืฉืงื“ื™ ืžืจืง.
07:34
Only Amy could find creativity in croutons."
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ืจืง ืื™ื™ืžื™ ื™ื›ืœื” ืœืžืฆื•ื ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช ื‘ืฉืงื“ื™ ืžืจืงืด.
07:38
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:42
On July 27, just a few months after Amy's death,
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ื›ื‘ืจ ื‘-27 ืœื™ื•ืœื™, ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืื—ื“ื™ื ืœืื—ืจ ืคื˜ื™ืจืชื” ืฉืœ ืื™ื™ืžื™,
07:46
my dad died of complications
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ืื‘ื™ ื ืคื˜ืจ ืžืกื™ื‘ื•ื›ื™ื
07:47
related to a decades-long battle with Parkinson's disease.
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ื”ืงืฉื•ืจื™ื ืœืžืื‘ืง ืืจื•ืš ืฉื ื™ื ื‘ืžื—ืœืช ื”ืคืจืงื™ื ืกื•ืŸ.
07:52
I had to wonder: How much can the human condition handle?
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ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืฉืœื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘: ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื ืคืฉื™ ืœืกืคื•ื’?
07:56
What makes us capable of dealing with this intense loss
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ืžื” ื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชื ื• ืœืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ืื•ื‘ื“ืŸ ื›ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœ
07:59
and yet carry on?
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ืืš ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ื”ืœืื”?
08:02
Was this a test?
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ื”ืื ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืžื‘ื—ืŸ?
08:04
Why my family and my amazing children?
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ืœืžื” ื“ื•ื•ืงื ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื™ ื•ื™ืœื“ื™ื™ ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื™ื?
08:08
Looking for answers, I regret to say, is a lifelong mission,
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ื”ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ืื—ืจ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”, ืื ื™ ืžืฆื˜ืขืจ ืœื•ืžืจ, ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื™ืžื” ืฉืื•ืจื›ืช ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœืžื™ื,
08:12
but the key to my being able to persevere
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžืคืชื— ืœื”ืชืžื“ื” ืฉืœื™
08:16
is Amy's expressed and very public edict
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืฆื• ื”ื‘ืจื•ืจ ื•ื”ืžืื•ื“ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ ืฉืœ ืื™ื™ืžื™
08:20
that I must go on.
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ืฉืื ื™ ืžื•ื›ืจื— ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ื”ืœืื”.
08:23
Throughout this year, I have done just that.
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื”, ื–ื” ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™.
08:26
I have attempted to step out and seek the joy and the beauty
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ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœืฆืืช ืžืขืฆืžื™ ื•ืœื—ืคืฉ ืื—ืจ ื”ืื•ืฉืจ ื•ื”ื™ื•ืคื™
08:30
that I know this life is capable of providing.
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ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืืœื• ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœื”ืขื ื™ืง.
08:36
But here's the reality:
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื” ื”ืืžืช:
08:38
those family gatherings,
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ื”ืžืคื’ืฉื™ื ื”ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ื™ื,
08:40
attending weddings and events honoring Amy,
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ื”ืฉืชืชืคื•ืช ื‘ื—ืชื•ื ื•ืช ื•ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ืœื–ื›ืจื” ืฉืœ ืื™ื™ืžื™,
08:42
as loving as they are,
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ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ืฉื”ื ื ื•ื‘ืขื™ื ืžืื”ื‘ื”,
08:44
have all been very difficult to endure.
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ื”ื™ื• ื›ื•ืœื ืžืื•ื“ ืงืฉื™ื ืœืฉืืช.
08:48
People say I'm amazing.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืžื“ื”ื™ื.
08:49
"How do you handle yourself that way during those times?"
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ืดืื™ืš ืืชื” ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื”ื–ื• ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื›ื” ืงืฉื™ื?ืด
08:52
They say, "You do it with such grace."
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ื”ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื, ืดืืชื” ืขื•ืฉื” ื–ืืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื—ืŸืด.
08:56
Well, guess what?
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ืื–, ื ื—ืฉื• ืžื”?
08:58
I really am sad a lot of the time.
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ืื ื™ ื‘ืขืฆื ืขืฆื•ื‘ ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื–ืžืŸ.
09:02
I often feel like I'm kind of a mess,
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ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืื ื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื• ืฉื‘ืจ ื›ืœื™,
09:05
and I know these feelings apply to other surviving spouses,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื”ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ืžืฉื•ืชืคื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™ ื–ื•ื’ ืื—ืจื™ื ืฉื ืฉืืจื• ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื,
09:09
children, parents
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ื”ื•ืจื™ื
09:12
and other family members.
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ื•ื‘ื ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืื—ืจื™ื.
09:16
In Japanese Zen, there is a term "Shoji,"
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ื‘ืืžื•ื ื” ื”ื™ืคื ื™ืช, ื™ืฉ ืžื•ืฉื’ ืฉื ืงืจื ืดืฉื•ื’ืณื™ืด,
09:18
which translates as "birth death."
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ื‘ืชืจื’ื•ื ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ ืดืœื™ื“ื” ืžื•ื•ืชืด.
09:21
There is no separation between life and death
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ืื™ืŸ ื”ืคืจื“ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืœืžื•ื•ืช
09:24
other than a thin line that connects the two.
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ืžืœื‘ื“ ืงื• ื“ืง ืฉืžื—ื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืฉื ื™ื™ื.
09:28
Birth, or the joyous, wonderful, vital parts of life,
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ืœื™ื“ื”, ืื• ื”ื—ืœืงื™ื ื”ืžืื•ืฉืจื™ื, ื”ื ืคืœืื™ื, ื”ื—ื™ื•ื ื™ื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื,
09:32
and death, those things we want to get rid of,
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ื•ืžื•ื•ืช, ื”ื—ืœืงื™ื ืฉืื ื• ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืœื”ืคื˜ืจ ืžื”ื,
09:35
are said to be faced equally.
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ื”ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืขืžื ื”ื™ื ืฉื•ื•ื”.
09:38
In this new life that I find myself in,
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ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ื”ื,
09:40
I am doing my best to embrace this concept as I move forward with grieving.
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ืื ื™ ืขื•ืฉื” ื›ืžื™ื˜ื‘ ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืืžืฅ ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ื›ืืฉืจ ืื ื™ ืžืžืฉื™ืš ื”ืœืื” ืœืฆื“ ื”ืื‘ืœ.
09:47
In the early months following Amy's death, though,
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ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ืœืื—ืจ ืžื•ืชื” ืฉืœ ืื™ื™ืžื™, ืืžื ื,
09:50
I was sure that the feeling of despair would be ever-present,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืฉืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ื™ื™ืื•ืฉ ืชื”ื™ื” ื ื•ื›ื—ืช ืœื ืฆื—,
09:53
that it would be all-consuming.
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ืฉื”ื™ื ืชืฉืื‘ ื›ืœ ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืื—ืจืช.
09:56
Soon I was fortunate to receive some promising advice.
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ืžื”ืจ ืžืื•ื“ ืœืžื–ืœื™ ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืขืฆื” ืžืขื•ืจืจืช ืชืงื•ื•ื”.
10:01
Many members of the losing-a-spouse club
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ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ืžื•ืขื“ื•ืŸ ืืœืžื ื™ื-ืืœืžื ื•ืช
10:03
reached out to me.
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ืคื ื• ืืœื™ื™.
10:05
One friend in particular who had also lost her life partner kept repeating,
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ื—ื‘ืจื” ืื—ืช ืžืกื•ื™ืžืช ืฉื’ื ืื™ื‘ื“ื” ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ืืช ื‘ืŸ ื–ื•ื’ื” ื—ื–ืจื” ื•ืืžืจื”,
10:10
"Jason, you will find joy."
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ืดื’ืณื™ื™ืกื•ืŸ, ืืชื” ืชืžืฆื ืื•ืฉืจืด.
10:14
I didn't even know what she was talking about.
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืขืœ ืžื” ื”ื™ื ืžื“ื‘ืจืช.
10:16
How was that possible?
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ืื™ืš ื–ื” ืืคืฉืจื™?
10:19
But because Amy gave me very public permission
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื™ื™ืžื™ ื ืชื ื” ืœื™ ืจืฉื•ืช ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืื•ื“ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™
10:22
to also find happiness,
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ื’ื ืœืžืฆื•ื ืื•ืฉืจ,
10:25
I now have experienced joy from time to time.
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ื”ื™ื•ื ืื ื™ ื’ื ื—ื•ื•ื” ืฉืžื—ื” ืžืคืขื ืœืคืขื.
10:29
There it was, dancing the night away at an LCD Soundsystem concert,
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ื”ื ื” ื”ื™ื ื”ื•ืคื™ืขื”, ื‘ืจื™ืงื•ื“ื™ื ืืœ ืชื•ืš ื”ืœื™ืœื” ื‘ืžื•ืคืข ืฉืœ LCD Sundsystem,
10:35
traveling with my brother and best friend or with a college buddy on a boys' trip
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ื‘ื˜ื™ื•ืœ ืขื ืื—ื™ ื•ื—ื‘ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื• ืขื ื—ื‘ืจ ืžื”ืžื›ืœืœื” ื‘ื˜ื™ื•ืœ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื
10:39
to meet a group of great guys I never met before.
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืœืคื’ื•ืฉ ื—ื‘ืจืณื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื›ืจืชื™.
10:42
From observing that my deck had sun beating down on it on a cold day,
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ืžืœืฉื™ื ืœื‘ ืฉื”ืฉืžืฉ ืžื›ื” ืขืœ ื”ืžืจืคืกืช ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื™ื•ื ืงืจ,
10:47
stepping out in it, laying there,
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ืœืฆืืช ืืœื™ื”, ืœืฉื›ื‘ ืชื—ืช ืงืจื ื™ื”,
10:50
the warmth consuming my body.
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ื”ื—ื•ื ืžืžืœื ืืช ื’ื•ืคื™.
10:54
The joy comes from my three stunning children.
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ื”ืฉืžื—ื” ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืžืฉืœื•ืฉืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื™ ื”ืžื”ืžืžื™ื.
11:00
There was my son Justin,
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ื‘ื ื™ ื’ืณืกื˜ื™ืŸ,
11:02
texting me a picture of himself with an older gentleman
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ืžืกืžืก ืœื™ ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื• ืขื ืื™ืฉ ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจ
11:05
with a massive, strong forearm and the caption, "I just met Popeye,"
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ื‘ืขืœ ื–ืจื•ืข ืฉืจื™ืจื™ืช ื•ื—ื–ืงื” ืขื ื”ืชื™ืื•ืจ ืดืคื’ืฉืชื™ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืืช ืคื•ืคืื™ื™ืด,
11:10
with a huge grin on his face.
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ืขื ื—ื™ื•ืš ืขื ืง ืขืœ ืคื ื™ื•.
11:11
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
11:13
There was his brother Miles, walking to the train
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ื•ืื—ื™ื• ืžื™ื™ืœืก, ื”ื•ืœืš ืœืจื›ื‘ืช
11:15
for his first day of work after graduating college,
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ืœื™ื•ืžื• ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื›ื‘ื•ื’ืจ ืžื›ืœืœื”,
11:19
who stopped and looked back at me and asked,
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ืฉืขืฆืจ, ื”ืกืชื•ื‘ื‘ ืืœื™ื™ ื•ืฉืืœ,
11:21
"What am I forgetting?"
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ืดืžื” ืื ื™ ืฉื•ื›ื—?ืด
11:23
I assured him right away, "You are 100 percent ready. You got this."
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ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ืชื™ ืœื• ื‘ืœื™ ื”ื™ืกื•ืก, ืดืืชื” ืžื•ื›ืŸ ื‘100 ืื—ื•ื–. ืืชื” ืžืกื•ื’ืœืด.
11:28
And my daughter Paris,
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ื•ื‘ืชื™ ืคืจื™ื–,
11:29
walking together through Battersea Park in London,
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ื‘ื”ืœื™ื›ืชื ื• ื™ื—ื“ ื“ืจืš ืคืืจืง ื‘ืื˜ืจืกื™ ื‘ืœื•ื ื“ื•ืŸ,
11:32
the leaves piled high,
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ื”ืขืœื™ื ื ืขืจืžื• ืœื’ื•ื‘ื” ืจื‘,
11:34
the sun glistening in the early morning on our way to yoga.
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ื”ืฉืžืฉ ืžื ืฆื ืฆืช ืžื•ืงื“ื ื‘ื‘ื•ืงืจ ื‘ื“ืจื›ื ื• ืœืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื™ื•ื’ื”.
11:40
I would add that beauty is also there to discover,
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ืืจืฆื” ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืฉื™ื•ืคื™ ื ืžืฆื ืฉื ื’ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื’ืœื•ืช,
11:44
and I mean beauty of the wabi-sabi variety
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืœื™ื•ืคื™ ืฉืœ ื•ื•ืื‘ื™-ืกืื‘ื™
11:46
but beauty nonetheless.
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ืื‘ืœ ื’ื ื™ื•ืคื™ ื›ืฉืœืขืฆืžื•.
11:49
On the one hand, when I see something in this category, I want to say,
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ืžืฆื“ ืื—ื“, ื›ืืฉืจ ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืžื”ืกื•ื’ ื”ื–ื”, ืื ื• ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื•ืžืจ,
11:52
"Amy, did you see that? Did you hear that?
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ืดืื™ื™ืžื™, ืจืื™ืช ืืช ื–ื”? ืฉืžืขืช ืืช ื–ื”?
11:54
It's too beautiful for you not to share with me."
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ื–ื” ื™ืคื” ืžื“ื™ ืžื›ื“ื™ ืฉืœื ืชื—ืœืงื™ ืืช ื–ื” ืื™ืชื™ืด.
12:00
On the other hand,
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ืžืฆื“ ืฉื ื™,
12:02
I now experience these moments
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ื™ ื—ื•ื•ื” ืืช ื”ืจื’ืขื™ื ื”ืืœื•
12:04
in an entirely new way.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ื—ื“ืฉื” ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ.
12:08
There was the beauty I found in music,
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ื™ืฉื ื• ื”ื™ื•ืคื™ ืฉืžืฆืืชื™ ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”,
12:11
like the moment in the newest Manchester Orchestra album,
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ื›ืžื• ื”ืจื’ืข ื”ื”ื•ื ื‘ืืœื‘ื•ื ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœ ืชื–ืžื•ืจืช ืžื ืฆืณืกื˜ืจ,
12:14
when the song "The Alien"
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ื›ืฉื”ืฉื™ืจ ืดื”ื—ื™ื™ื–ืจืด
12:16
seamlessly transitions into "The Sunshine,"
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ืžืชื—ืœืฃ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื—ืœืงื” ืœืดืื•ืจ ื”ืฉืžืฉืด,
12:19
or the haunting beauty of Luke Sital-Singh's "Killing Me,"
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ืื• ื”ื™ื•ืคื™ ืขื•ืฆืจ ื”ื ืฉื™ืžื” ื‘ืดื”ื•ืจื’ ืื•ืชื™ืด ืฉืœ ืœื•ืง ืกื™ื˜ืœ-ืกื™ื ื’,
12:24
whose chorus reads,
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ืฉื‘ืคื–ืžื•ืŸ ืฉืจ,
12:26
"And it's killing me that you're not here with me.
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ืดื•ื–ื” ื”ื•ืจื’ ืื•ืชื™ ืฉืืช ืœื ื›ืืŸ ืื™ืชื™.
12:30
I'm living happily, but I'm feeling guilty."
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ืื ื™ ื—ื™ ื‘ืื•ืฉืจ, ืื‘ืœ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืืฉืืด.
12:35
There is beauty in the simple moments that life has to offer,
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ื™ืฉื ื• ื™ื•ืคื™ ื‘ืจื’ืขื™ื ื”ืคืฉื•ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื—ื™ื™ื ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืฆื™ืข,
12:40
a way of seeing that world that was so much a part of Amy's DNA,
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ื“ืจืš ื”ืกืชื›ืœื•ืช ื–ื• ืขืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืชื›ื•ื ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžืจื›ื–ื™ืช ื‘ืื™ื™ืžื™,
12:44
like on my morning commute,
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ืœืžืฉืœ ื‘ื ืกื™ืขื•ืช ื”ื‘ื•ืงืจ ืฉืœื™,
12:46
looking at the sun reflecting off of Lake Michigan,
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ื‘ื”ืกืชื›ืœื•ืช ืœืขื‘ืจ ื”ืฉืžืฉ ืฉืžืฉืชืงืคืช ื‘ืื’ื ืžื™ืฉื™ื’ืŸ,
12:49
or stopping and truly seeing how the light shines
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ืื• ื‘ืขืฆื™ืจื” ื•ื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื ื•ืช ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ืœืฆื•ืจื” ืฉื‘ื” ื”ืื•ืจ ืžืื™ืจ ืื—ืจืช
12:53
at different times of the day
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ื‘ื–ืžื ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื•ื
12:55
in the house we built together;
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ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืฉื‘ื ื™ื ื• ื‘ื™ื—ื“;
12:59
even after a Chicago storm, noticing the fresh buildup of snow
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืื—ืจื™ ืกืขืจื” ื‘ืฉื™ืงื’ื•, ืœืฉื™ื ืœื‘ ืœืฉืœื’ ืฉื ืขืจื ืžื—ื“ืฉ
13:03
throughout the neighborhood;
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ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ื”;
13:05
or peeking into my daughter's room
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ืื• ื”ืฆืฆื” ืœื—ื“ืจื” ืฉืœ ื‘ืชื™
13:08
as she's practicing the bass guitar.
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื ืžืชืืžื ืช ื‘ื’ื™ื˜ืจืช ื‘ืก.
13:13
Listen, I want to make it clear that I'm a very fortunate person.
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ืชืจืื•, ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืื ื™ ืื“ื ื‘ืจ ืžื–ืœ.
13:18
I have the most amazing family that loves and supports me.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื” ืฉืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืื•ืชื™ ื•ืชื•ืžื›ืช ื‘ื™.
13:22
I have the resources for personal growth during my time of grief.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ืœืฆืžื™ื—ื” ืื™ืฉื™ืช ื‘ื–ืžื ื™ ื”ืื‘ืœ.
13:27
But whether it's a divorce,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืŸ ืื ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ื’ื™ืจื•ืฉื™ื,
13:30
losing a job you worked so hard at
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ืœืื‘ื“ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืขื‘ื“ืช ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืงืฉื” ืขื‘ื•ืจื”
13:33
or having a family member die suddenly
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ืื• ื‘ืŸ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉื ืคื˜ืจ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืคืชืื•ืžื™
13:35
or of a slow-moving and painful death,
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ืื• ืžื•ื•ืช ืื™ื˜ื™ ื•ื›ื•ืื‘,
13:38
I would like to offer you
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืฆื™ืข ืœื›ื
13:40
what I was given:
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ืืช ืžื” ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื™:
13:43
a blank of sheet of paper.
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ื“ืฃ ื—ืœืง.
13:47
What will you do with your intentional empty space,
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ืžื” ืชืขืฉื• ืขื ื”ื—ืœืœ ื”ืจื™ืง ืฉืœื›ื,
13:51
with your fresh start?
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ืขื ื”ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื”ื—ื“ืฉื” ืฉืœื›ื?
13:55
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
13:57
(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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