There's more to life than being happy | Emily Esfahani Smith | TED

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Zeeva Livshitz ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:12
I used to think
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ื ื”ื’ืชื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘
00:14
the whole purpose of life was pursuing happiness.
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ืฉื›ืœ ืชื›ืœื™ืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืœืžืฆื•ื ืื•ืฉืจ.
00:18
Everyone said the path to happiness was success,
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ื›ื•ืœื ืืžืจื• ืฉื”ื“ืจืš ืœืื•ืฉืจ ื”ื™ื ื”ืฆืœื—ื”,
00:21
so I searched for that ideal job,
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ืื– ื—ื™ืคืฉืชื™ ืื—ืจ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืื™ื“ื™ืืœื™ืช,
00:24
that perfect boyfriend, that beautiful apartment.
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ืื—ืจ ื”ื—ื‘ืจ ื”ืžื•ืฉืœื ื”ื–ื”, ื”ื“ื™ืจื” ื”ื™ืคื” ื”ื–ื•.
00:28
But instead of ever feeling fulfilled,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืื™ ืคืขื ืžืกื•ืคืงืช,
00:31
I felt anxious and adrift.
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ื—ืฉืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื—ืจื“ื” ื•ื ืกื—ืคืช.
00:35
And I wasn't alone; my friends -- they struggled with this, too.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืœื‘ื“; ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ -- ื’ื ื”ื ื ืื‘ืงื• ืขื ื–ื”.
00:40
Eventually, I decided to go to graduate school for positive psychology
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืœืงืจืืช ืชื•ืืจ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืœืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ืช
00:44
to learn what truly makes people happy.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžื” ื‘ืืžืช ื’ื•ืจื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืื•ืฉืจื™ื.
00:48
But what I discovered there changed my life.
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืฉื ืฉื™ื ื” ืืช ื—ื™ื™.
00:52
The data showed that chasing happiness can make people unhappy.
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ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ื”ืจืื• ืฉืจื“ื™ืคื” ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืื•ืฉืจ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื•ืžืœืœื™ื.
00:57
And what really struck me was this:
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ื•ืžื” ืฉื‘ืืžืช ื”ื“ื”ื™ื ืื•ืชื™ ื”ื™ื”:
01:00
the suicide rate has been rising around the world,
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ื”ืขืœื™ื” ื‘ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื”ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
01:03
and it recently reached a 30-year high in America.
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ื•ื‘ืืžืจื™ืงื” ื”ื•ื ื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื–ื” 30 ืฉื ื”.
01:07
Even though life is getting objectively better
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ืขืœ ืืฃ ืฉื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื•ื‘ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื ืขืฉื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ
01:10
by nearly every conceivable standard,
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ื›ืžืขื˜ ื‘ื›ืœ ืจืžื” ืฉืขื•ืœื” ืขืœ ื”ื“ืขืช,
01:13
more people feel hopeless,
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื—ืกืจื™ ืชืงื•ื•ื”,
01:15
depressed and alone.
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ืžื“ื•ื›ืื™ื ื•ื‘ื•ื“ื“ื™ื.
01:18
There's an emptiness gnawing away at people,
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ืจื™ืงื ื•ืช ืžื›ืจืกืžืช ื‘ืื ืฉื™ื,
01:20
and you don't have to be clinically depressed to feel it.
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ื•ืื™ื ื›ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืื•ื‘ื—ื ื™ื ื›ืกื•ื‘ืœื™ื ืžื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ ืงืœื™ื ื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื—ื•ืฉ ืืช ื–ื”.
01:24
Sooner or later, I think we all wonder:
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ื‘ืžื•ืงื“ื ืื• ื‘ืžืื•ื—ืจ, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ืชื•ื”ื™ื:
01:27
Is this all there is?
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ื”ืื ื–ื” ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื™ืฉ?
01:30
And according to the research, what predicts this despair
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ื•ืขืœ ืคื™ ื”ืžื—ืงืจ, ืžื” ืฉื—ื•ื–ื” ืืช ื”ื™ื™ืื•ืฉ ื”ื–ื”
01:34
is not a lack of happiness.
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ื”ื•ื ืœื ื—ื•ืกืจ ืื•ืฉืจ.
01:36
It's a lack of something else,
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ื–ื” ืžื—ืกื•ืจ ื‘ืžืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ,
01:38
a lack of having meaning in life.
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ื”ื™ืขื“ืจ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื.
01:42
But that raised some questions for me.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื”ืขืœื” ืืฆืœื™ ื›ืžื” ืฉืืœื•ืช.
01:45
Is there more to life than being happy?
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ื”ืื ื™ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ืžืืฉืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืื•ืฉืจ?
01:49
And what's the difference between being happy
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ื•ืžื” ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืื•ืฉืจ
01:51
and having meaning in life?
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ืœืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืœื—ื™ื™ื?
01:54
Many psychologists define happiness as a state of comfort and ease,
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ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื’ื“ื™ืจื™ื ืื•ืฉืจ ื›ืžืฆื‘ ืฉืœ ื ื•ื—ื•ืช ื•ืฉืœื•ื•ื”,
01:59
feeling good in the moment.
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ืœื—ื•ืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ืจื’ืข ื”ื ื•ื›ื—ื™.
02:01
Meaning, though, is deeper.
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ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช, ืœืขื•ืžืช ื–ืืช ื”ื™ื ืขืžื•ืงื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
02:04
The renowned psychologist Martin Seligman says
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ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ ื”ื ื•ื“ืข ืžืจื˜ื™ืŸ ื–ืœื™ื’ืžืŸ ืื•ืžืจ
02:06
meaning comes from belonging to and serving something beyond yourself
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ืฉื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื‘ืื” ืžืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช, ื•ืžืžืชืŸ ืฉืจื•ืช ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืขืฆืžื›ื
02:11
and from developing the best within you.
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ื•ืžืคื™ืชื•ื— ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื‘ืชื•ื›ื›ื ืคื ื™ืžื”.
02:15
Our culture is obsessed with happiness,
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ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืื•ื‘ืกืกื™ื‘ื™ืช ืœืื•ืฉืจ,
02:18
but I came to see that seeking meaning is the more fulfilling path.
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ืื‘ืœ ื ืจืื” ืœื™ ืฉื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ื•ื ื”ื ืชื™ื‘ ื”ืžืกืคืง ื™ื•ืชืจ.
02:22
And the studies show that people who have meaning in life,
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ื•ื”ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืžืจืื™ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื‘ื—ื™ื™ื”ื ื™ืฉ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช,
02:25
they're more resilient,
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ื”ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ื—ื•ืกืŸ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
02:26
they do better in school and at work,
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ื”ื ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื•ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
02:29
and they even live longer.
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ื•ื”ื ืืคื™ืœื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
02:31
So this all made me wonder:
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ืื– ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื’ืจื ืœื™ ืœืชื”ื•ืช:
02:33
How can we each live more meaningfully?
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ืื™ืš ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ?
02:37
To find out, I spent five years interviewing hundreds of people
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื—ืงื•ืจ ื–ืืช, ืจืื™ื™ื ืชื™ ืžืื•ืช ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืžืฉืš 5 ืฉื ื™ื
02:41
and reading through thousands of pages of psychology,
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ื•ืงืจืืชื™ ืืœืคื™ ื“ืคื™ ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”.
02:44
neuroscience and philosophy.
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ืžื“ืขื™ ื”ืžื•ื—, ื•ืคื™ืœื•ืกื•ืคื™ื”.
02:47
Bringing it all together,
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ื›ืฉืจื™ื›ื–ืชื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ืืœื” ื™ื—ื“,
02:48
I found that there are what I call four pillars of a meaningful life.
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ืžืฆืืชื™,ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžื›ื ื”, ืืจื‘ืขื” ืขืžื•ื“ื™ ืชื•ื•ืš ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ื™ื.
02:54
And we can each create lives of meaning
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ื•ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช
02:56
by building some or all of these pillars in our lives.
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ืื—ื“ื™ื ืžืขืžื•ื“ื™ื ืืœื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื•, ืื• ืืช ื›ื•ืœื.
03:01
The first pillar is belonging.
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ื”ืขืžื•ื“ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช.
03:04
Belonging comes from being in relationships
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ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช ื ื•ื‘ืขืช ืžืงื™ื•ื ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื
03:06
where you're valued for who you are intrinsically
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ืฉื‘ื”ื ืืชื ืžื•ืขืจื›ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžื™ ืฉืืชื ื‘ืžื”ื•ืชื›ื
03:09
and where you value others as well.
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ื•ืฉื‘ื”ื ืืชื ืžืขืจื™ื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ืื—ืจื™ื ื’ื ื›ืŸ.
03:12
But some groups and relationships deliver a cheap form of belonging;
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ืื‘ืœ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช, ื•ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืื—ื“ื•ืช ืžืกืคืงื•ืช ืฆื•ืจื” ื–ื•ืœื” ืฉืœ ื”ืฉืชื™ื™ื›ื•ืช;
03:16
you're valued for what you believe,
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ื›ืฉืืชื ืžื•ืขืจื›ื™ื ื‘ืฉืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ื‘ื•.
03:18
for who you hate,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืžื™ ืฉืืชื ืฉื•ื ืื™ื,
03:19
not for who you are.
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ื•ืœื ื‘ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžื™ ืฉืืชื.
03:22
True belonging springs from love.
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ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ื ื•ื‘ืขืช ืžืื”ื‘ื”.
03:25
It lives in moments among individuals,
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ื”ื™ื ื—ื™ื” ืœืจื’ืขื™ื, ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ื—ื™ื“ื™ื™ื
03:28
and it's a choice -- you can choose to cultivate belonging with others.
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ื•ื–ื• ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” - ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืœื˜ืคื— ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช ืขื ืื—ืจื™ื.
03:32
Here's an example.
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ื”ื ื” ื“ื•ื’ืžื”.
03:34
Each morning, my friend Jonathan buys a newspaper
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื‘ื•ืงืจ, ื™ื“ื™ื“ื™ ื’'ื•ื ืชืŸ ืงื•ื ื” ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ
03:37
from the same street vendor in New York.
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ืžืื•ืชื• ืžื•ื›ืจ, ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืจื—ื•ื‘ ื‘ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง.
03:40
They don't just conduct a transaction, though.
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ืื•ืœื ,ื”ื ืœื ืจืง ืžื‘ืฆืขื™ื ืขื™ืกืงื”,
03:42
They take a moment to slow down, talk,
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ื”ื ืžืื˜ื™ื ืœืจื’ืข, ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ,
03:45
and treat each other like humans.
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ื•ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืก ื–ื” ืœื–ื” ื›ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื.
03:47
But one time, Jonathan didn't have the right change,
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ืื‘ืœ ืคืขื ืื—ืช ืœื’'ื•ื ืชืŸ ืœื ื”ื™ื• ื”ืžื˜ื‘ืขื•ืช ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื™ื,
03:51
and the vendor said,
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ื•ื”ืžื•ื›ืจ ืืžืจ.
03:52
"Don't worry about it."
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"ืืœ ืชื“ืื’ ื‘ืงืฉืจ ืœื–ื”"
03:54
But Jonathan insisted on paying,
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ืื‘ืœ ื’'ื•ื ืชืŸ ื”ืชืขืงืฉ ืœืฉืœื,
03:56
so he went to the store and bought something he didn't need
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ืื– ื”ื•ื ื ื›ื ืก ืœื—ื ื•ืช ื•ืงื ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื•ื ืœื ื”ืฆื˜ืจืš
03:59
to make change.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ืœื• ืžื˜ื‘ืขื•ืช.
04:01
But when he gave the money to the vendor,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ื ืชืŸ ืœืžื•ื›ืจ ืืช ื”ืžื˜ื‘ืขื•ืช,
04:04
the vendor drew back.
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ื”ืžื•ื›ืจ ื ืจืชืข ืœืื—ื•ืจ.
04:06
He was hurt.
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ื”ื•ื ื ืขืœื‘.
04:08
He was trying to do something kind,
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ื”ื•ื ื ื™ืกื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ื˜ื•ื‘,
04:10
but Jonathan had rejected him.
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ืื‘ืœ ื’'ื•ื ืชืŸ ื“ื—ื” ืื•ืชื•.
04:13
I think we all reject people in small ways like this without realizing it.
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ื ืจืื” ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ื“ื•ื—ื™ื ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืงื˜ื ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืืœื•, ืžื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื–ื”.
04:18
I do.
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ืœื™ ื–ื” ืงื•ืจื”.
04:19
I'll walk by someone I know and barely acknowledge them.
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ืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืœื™ื“ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืžื›ื™ืจื” ื•ื‘ืงื•ืฉื™ ืžื›ื™ืจื” ื‘ืงื™ื•ืžื.
04:22
I'll check my phone when someone's talking to me.
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ืื ื™ ืื‘ื“ื•ืง ืืช ื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืืœื™.
04:25
These acts devalue others.
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ืžืขืฉื™ื ืืœื” ืžืคื—ื™ืชื™ื ื‘ืขืจื›ื ืฉืœ ืื—ืจื™ื.
04:27
They make them feel invisible and unworthy.
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ื”ื ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ืœื”ื ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืจืื™ื ื•ืœื ืจืื•ื™ื™ื.
04:30
But when you lead with love, you create a bond
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืืฉืจ ืืชื ืžืชื ื”ืœื™ื ื‘ืื”ื‘ื” ืืชื ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ืงืฉืจ
04:33
that lifts each of you up.
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ืฉืžืจื•ืžื ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื›ื.
04:36
For many people, belonging is the most essential source of meaning,
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืจื‘ื™ื, ื”ืฉืชื™ื™ื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื ื”ืžืงื•ืจ ื”ื—ื™ื•ื ื™ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช,
04:40
those bonds to family and friends.
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ื”ืงืฉืจื™ื ื”ืืœื• ืขื ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื•ื—ื‘ืจื™ื.
04:42
For others, the key to meaning is the second pillar: purpose.
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื—ืจื™ื, ื”ืžืคืชื— ืœืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ื•ื ื”ืขืžื•ื“ ื”ืฉื ื™: ื”ืชื›ืœื™ืช.
04:47
Now, finding your purpose is not the same thing
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ืžืฆื™ืืช ื”ืชื›ืœื™ืช ืฉืœื›ื ืื™ื ื” ืื•ืชื• ื“ื‘ืจ
04:50
as finding that job that makes you happy.
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ื›ืžื• ืžืฆื™ืืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืขื•ืฉื” ืืชื›ื ืžืื•ืฉืจื™ื.
04:53
Purpose is less about what you want than about what you give.
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ื”ืชื›ืœื™ืช ื”ื™ื ืคื—ื•ืช ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืžืืฉืจ ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื ื ื•ืชื ื™ื.
04:56
A hospital custodian told me her purpose is healing sick people.
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ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ืžืžื•ื ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื—ื•ืœื™ื ืืžืจื” ืœื™ ืฉืชื›ืœื™ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื” ื”ื™ื ืจื™ืคื•ื™ ื—ื•ืœื™ื.
05:01
Many parents tell me,
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ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื™,
05:03
"My purpose is raising my children."
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"ื”ืชื›ืœื™ืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื ืœื’ื“ืœ ืืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื™".
05:05
The key to purpose is using your strengths to serve others.
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ื”ืžืคืชื— ืœืชื›ืœื™ืช ื”ื•ื ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื ืงื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ื–ืง ืฉืœื›ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืจืช ืื—ืจื™ื.
05:10
Of course, for many of us, that happens through work.
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ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ืฉืœืจื‘ื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื•, ื–ื” ืงื•ืจื” ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
05:13
That's how we contribute and feel needed.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ื–ื• ืื ื—ื ื• ืชื•ืจืžื™ื ื•ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื ื—ื•ืฆื™ื.
05:16
But that also means that issues like disengagement at work,
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื’ื ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื”ืชื ืชืงื•ืช ืžื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
05:20
unemployment,
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ืื‘ื˜ืœื”,
05:22
low labor force participation --
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ืชืขืกื•ืงื” ื‘ื›ื•ื— ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืจืžื” ื ืžื•ื›ื” --
05:24
these aren't just economic problems, they're existential ones, too.
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ืืœื” ืื™ื ืŸ ืจืง ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื›ืœื›ืœื™ื•ืช, ื”ืŸ ื’ื ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืงื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืช.
05:28
Without something worthwhile to do,
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ืœืœื ืžืฉื”ื• ืจืื•ื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
05:30
people flounder.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืชื ื•ื“ื“ื™ื.
05:33
Of course, you don't have to find purpose at work,
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ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืฉืื™ื ื›ื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื”ืชื›ืœื™ืช ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
05:35
but purpose gives you something to live for,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืชื›ืœื™ืช ื ื•ืชื ืช ืœื›ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืฉื•ื•ื” ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจื•,
05:38
some "why" that drives you forward.
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ื”"ืžื“ื•ืข" ืฉืžื ื™ืข ืืชื›ื ืงื“ื™ืžื”.
05:42
The third pillar of meaning is also about stepping beyond yourself,
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ืขืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ื•ืš ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ื•ื ื’ื ืขืœ ืฆืขื™ื“ื” ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืขืฆืžื›ื,
05:46
but in a completely different way:
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉื•ื ื” ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ:
05:48
transcendence.
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ื”ืชืขืœื•ืช.
05:49
Transcendent states are those rare moments
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ืžืฆื‘ื™ ื”ืชืขืœื•ืช ื”ื ืจื’ืขื™ื ื ื“ื™ืจื™ื ืืœื”
05:52
when you're lifted above the hustle and bustle of daily life,
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ืฉืืชื ืžืชืขืœื™ื ืžืขืœ ืœื”ืžื•ืœื” ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ื,
05:55
your sense of self fades away,
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ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ืขืฆืžื™ ืฉืœื›ื ืžืชืคื•ื’ื’ืช,
05:57
and you feel connected to a higher reality.
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ื•ืืชื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจื™ื ืœืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
06:01
For one person I talked to, transcendence came from seeing art.
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื“ื ืื—ื“ ืฉื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืืชื•, ื”ื”ืชืขืœื•ืช ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืžื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื ื•ืช ื‘ืืžื ื•ืช.
06:04
For another person, it was at church.
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื“ื ืื—ืจ, ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื›ื ืกื™ื™ื”.
06:07
For me, I'm a writer, and it happens through writing.
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™, ืื ื™ ืกื•ืคืจืช, ื•ื–ื” ืงื•ืจื” ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื›ืชื™ื‘ื”.
06:10
Sometimes I get so in the zone that I lose all sense of time and place.
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืื ื™ ืžื•ืฆืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ืื ื™ ืžืื‘ื“ืช ื›ืœ ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ื–ืžืŸ ื•ืžืงื•ื.
06:16
These transcendent experiences can change you.
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ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืชืขืœื•ืช ืืœื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืชื›ื.
06:19
One study had students look up at 200-feet-tall eucalyptus trees
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ืžื—ืงืจ ืื—ื“ ื’ืจื ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืœื”ืกืชื›ืœ ืžืขืœื” ืœืฆืžืจื•ืช ืขืฆื™ ืืงืœื™ืคื˜ื•ืก ื‘ื’ื•ื‘ื” 200 ืžื˜ืจื™ื
06:24
for one minute.
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ืœืžืฉืš ื“ืงื” ืื—ืช.
06:26
But afterwards they felt less self-centered,
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ื•ืื—ืจ ื›ืš ื”ื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื• ืคื—ื•ืช ืžืจื•ื›ื–ื™ื ื‘ืขืฆืžื,
06:28
and they even behaved more generously
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ื•ื”ื ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื• ื‘ื ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ
06:30
when given the chance to help someone.
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื ืงืจืชื” ืœื”ื ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื•.
06:33
Belonging, purpose, transcendence.
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ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช, ืชื›ืœื™ืช, ื”ืชืขืœื•ืช.
06:38
Now, the fourth pillar of meaning, I've found,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืขืžื•ื“ ื”ืชื•ื•ืš ื”ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ ืฉืœ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช, ืฉืžืฆืืชื™,
06:40
tends to surprise people.
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ื ื•ื˜ื” ืœื”ืคืชื™ืข ืื ืฉื™ื.
06:43
The fourth pillar is storytelling,
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ื”ืขืžื•ื“ ื”ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ ื”ื•ื ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื,
06:45
the story you tell yourself about yourself.
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืืชื ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืœืขืฆืžื›ื ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื›ื.
06:49
Creating a narrative from the events of your life brings clarity.
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ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ื ืจื˜ื™ื‘ ืžืื™ืจื•ืขื™ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ืžืขื ื™ืง ื‘ื”ื™ืจื•ืช.
06:53
It helps you understand how you became you.
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ืขื•ื–ืจ ืœื›ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ืš ื”ืคื›ืชื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื™ ืฉืืชื.
06:57
But we don't always realize that we're the authors of our stories
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืชืžื™ื“ ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื ื•
07:00
and can change the way we're telling them.
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ื•ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ืื ื• ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืื•ืชื.
07:02
Your life isn't just a list of events.
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ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ื”ื ืœื ืจืง ืจืฉื™ืžื” ืฉืœ ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื.
07:05
You can edit, interpret and retell your story,
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ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืจื•ืš, ืœืคืจืฉ ื•ืœืกืคืจ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื›ื,
07:08
even as you're constrained by the facts.
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ื’ื ื›ืืฉืจ ืืชื ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื•ืช.
07:11
I met a young man named Emeka, who'd been paralyzed playing football.
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ืคื’ืฉืชื™ ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘ืฉื ืืžืงื”, ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืฉื•ืชืง, ืžืฉื—ืง ื›ื“ื•ืจื’ืœ.
07:16
After his injury, Emeka told himself,
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ืœืื—ืจ ื”ืคืฆื™ืขื”, ืืžืจ ืืžืงื” ืœืขืฆืžื•,
07:19
"My life was great playing football,
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"ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ื ื”ื“ืจื™ื ื›ืฉืฉื™ื—ืงืชื™ ื›ื“ื•ืจื’ืœ,
07:21
but now look at me."
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืชืกืชื›ืœื• ืขืœื™ ".
07:25
People who tell stories like this --
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืกืคืจื™ื ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื›ืืœื” -
07:28
"My life was good. Now it's bad." --
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"ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื, ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื–ื” ืจืข". -
07:30
tend to be more anxious and depressed.
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ื ื•ื˜ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ื—ืจื“ื™ื ื•ืžื“ื•ื›ืื™ื.
07:33
And that was Emeka for a while.
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ื™ื” ืืžืงื” ื‘ืžืฉืš ื–ืžืŸ ืžื”.
07:36
But with time, he started to weave a different story.
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื˜ื•ื•ืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืื—ืจ.
07:40
His new story was,
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœื• ื”ื™ื”,
07:41
"Before my injury, my life was purposeless.
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"ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ืคืฆืขืชื™, ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื• ื—ืกืจื™ ืชื›ืœื™ืช.
07:45
I partied a lot and was a pretty selfish guy.
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ื—ื’ื’ืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืื ื•ื›ื™ ืœืžื“ื™.
07:48
But my injury made me realize I could be a better man."
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืคืฆื™ืขื” ืฉืœื™ ื’ืจืžื” ืœื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื“ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ".
07:53
That edit to his story changed Emeka's life.
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ืขืจื™ื›ื” ื–ื• ืœืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื• ืฉื™ื ืชื” ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื•..
07:56
After telling the new story to himself,
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ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืกื™ืคืจ ืœืขืฆืžื• ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื—ื“ืฉ,
07:59
Emeka started mentoring kids,
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ืืžืงื” ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืืžืŸ ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
08:01
and he discovered what his purpose was:
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื’ื™ืœื” ืžื” ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืชื›ืœื™ืช ืฉืœื•:
08:03
serving others.
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ืœืฉืจืช ืื—ืจื™ื.
08:05
The psychologist Dan McAdams calls this a "redemptive story,"
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ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ ื“ืŸ ืžืง ืื“ืžืก ืงื•ืจื ืœื–ื” "ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื’ืื•ืœื”"
08:09
where the bad is redeemed by the good.
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ืฉื‘ื• ื”ืจืข ื ื’ืืœ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘.
08:12
People leading meaningful lives, he's found,
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ื”ื•ื ืžืฆื, ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžื ื”ืœื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช
08:14
tend to tell stories about their lives
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ื ื•ื˜ื™ื ืœืกืคืจ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื”ื
08:16
defined by redemption, growth and love.
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ืฉืžื•ื’ื“ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื’ืื•ืœื”, ืฆืžื™ื—ื” ื•ืื”ื‘ื”.
08:20
But what makes people change their stories?
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ื’ื•ืจื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื?
08:23
Some people get help from a therapist,
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ื™ืฉ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืขื–ืจื” ืžืžื˜ืคืœ,
08:25
but you can do it on your own, too,
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ืื‘ืœ ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืขืฆืžื›ื, ื’ื,
08:27
just by reflecting on your life thoughtfully,
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื ื•ืช ืงืฉื•ื‘ื” ืขืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื.
08:30
how your defining experiences shaped you,
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ืื™ืš ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืชื™ื›ื ื”ืžื’ื“ื™ืจื•ืช ืขื™ืฆื‘ื• ืืชื›ื,
08:32
what you lost, what you gained.
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ืžื” ืื™ื‘ื“ืชื, ืžื” ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ืชื.
08:34
That's what Emeka did.
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ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืืžืงื” ืขืฉื”.
08:36
You won't change your story overnight;
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ืืชื ืœื ืชืฉื ื• ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ืŸ ืœื™ืœื”;
08:38
it could take years and be painful.
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ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงื—ืช ืฉื ื™ื ื•ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ื•ืื‘.
08:41
After all, we've all suffered, and we all struggle.
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ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื›ืœ, ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืกื•ื‘ืœื™ื, ื•ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื ืื‘ืงื™ื.
08:44
But embracing those painful memories can lead to new insights and wisdom,
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ืืš ืื ืžื—ื‘ืงื™ื ืืช ื”ื–ื™ื›ืจื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื›ื•ืื‘ื™ื ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืขื•ืจืจ ืชื•ื‘ื ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื•ื—ื•ื›ืžื”
08:49
to finding that good that sustains you.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ืฉืชื•ืžืš ื‘ื›ื.
08:54
Belonging, purpose, transcendence, storytelling:
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ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช, ืชื›ืœื™ืช, ื˜ืจื ืกืฆื ื“ื ื˜ื™ื•ืช, ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื:
08:59
those are the four pillars of meaning.
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ืืœื” ื”ื ืืจื‘ืขืช ืขืžื•ื“ื™ ื”ืชื•ื•ืš ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช.
09:03
When I was younger,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืขื™ืจื” ื™ื•ืชืจ,
09:05
I was lucky enough to be surrounded by all of the pillars.
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ื”ืชืžื–ืœ ืžื–ืœื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืงืคืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื›ืœ ื”ืขืžื•ื“ื™ื.
09:09
My parents ran a Sufi meetinghouse from our home in Montreal.
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ื”ื•ืจื™ ื ื™ื”ืœื• ื‘ื™ืช-ืžืคื’ืฉ ืกื•ืคื™ ืžื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ืžื•ื ื˜ืจื™ืื•ืœ
09:14
Sufism is a spiritual practice associated with the whirling dervishes
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ืกื•ืคื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ื ืชืจื’ื•ืœ ืจื•ื—ื ื™ ื”ืžื–ื•ื”ื” ืขื ื”ื“ืจื•ื•ื™ืฉื™ื ื”ืžืกืชื—ืจืจื™ื
09:19
and the poet Rumi.
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ื•ื”ืžืฉื•ืจืจ ืจื•ืžื™.
09:21
Twice a week, Sufis would come to our home
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ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื”ื™ื• ืกื•ืคื™ื ื‘ืื™ื ืœื‘ื™ืชื ื•
09:23
to meditate, drink Persian tea, and share stories.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื“ื•ื˜, ืœืฉืชื•ืช ืชื” ืคืจืกื™, ื•ืœืฉืชืฃ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื.
09:28
Their practice also involved serving all of creation
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ื”ืชืจื’ื•ืœ ืฉืœื”ื ื›ืœืœ ื’ื ืžืชืŸ ืฉืจื•ืช ืœื›ืœ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื”
09:31
through small acts of love,
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ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืžืขืฉื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื”ื‘ื”,
09:32
which meant being kind even when people wronged you.
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ื•ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื“ื™ื‘ ื’ื ื›ืืฉืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืคื•ื’ืขื™ื ื‘ื›ื.
09:36
But it gave them a purpose: to rein in the ego.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื ืชืŸ ืœื”ื ืชื›ืœื™ืช : ืœืจืกืŸ ืืช ื”ืื’ื•.
09:40
Eventually, I left home for college
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ืขื–ื‘ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื•ื™ืฆืืชื™ ืœืงื•ืœื’'
09:43
and without the daily grounding of Sufism in my life,
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ื•ืœืœื ื”ืืจืงื” ื™ื•ืžื™ืช ืฉืœ ืกื•ืคื™ื–ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™,
09:47
I felt unmoored.
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ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืชืœื•ืฉื”.
09:48
And I started searching for those things that make life worth living.
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ื•ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื—ืคืฉ ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืจืื•ื™ื™ื ืœื—ื™ื•ืชื.
09:52
That's what set me on this journey.
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ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื“ืจื‘ืŸ ืื•ืชื™ ืœืžืกืข ื”ื–ื”.
09:54
Looking back, I now realize
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ื‘ืžื‘ื˜ ืœืื—ื•ืจ, ืื ื™ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืžื‘ื™ื ื”
09:56
that the Sufi house had a real culture of meaning.
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ืฉืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกื•ืคื™ ื”ื™ืชื” ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ืฉืœ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช.
09:59
The pillars were part of the architecture,
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ื”ืขืžื•ื“ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืืจื›ื™ื˜ืงื˜ื•ืจื”,
10:02
and the presence of the pillars helped us all live more deeply.
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ื•ื ื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ื”ืขืžื•ื“ื™ื ืขื–ืจื” ืœื ื• ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื ืขื ืขื•ืžืง ืจื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
10:06
Of course, the same principle applies
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ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ืฉืื•ืชื• ืขื™ืงืจื•ืŸ ื—ืœ
10:08
in other strong communities as well --
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ื’ื ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื—ื–ืงื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช -
10:10
good ones and bad ones.
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ื”ืŸ ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื•ื”ืŸ ื•ืจืขื•ืช.
10:13
Gangs, cults:
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ื›ื ื•ืคื™ื•ืช, ื›ืชื•ืช:
10:15
these are cultures of meaning that use the pillars
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ืืœื• ื”ืŸ ืชืจื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืžืฉืชืžืฉื•ืช ื‘ืขืžื•ื“ื™ื
10:18
and give people something to live and die for.
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ื•ื ื•ืชื ื•ืช ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื•ืœืžื•ืช ืœืžืขื ื•.
10:21
But that's exactly why we as a society
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื• ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืžื“ื•ืข ืื ื—ื ื• ื›ื—ื‘ืจื”
10:24
must offer better alternatives.
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ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืฆื™ืข ื—ืœื•ืคื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ.
10:26
We need to build these pillars within our families and our institutions
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขืžื•ื“ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื•ื”ืžื•ืกื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•
10:30
to help people become their best selves.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื ื™ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื .
10:34
But living a meaningful life takes work.
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ื™ื ื“ื•ืจืฉ ื”ืฉืงืขื”.
10:36
It's an ongoing process.
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ื–ื” ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืžืชืžืฉืš.
10:38
As each day goes by, we're constantly creating our lives,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ืฉืขื•ื‘ืจ, ืื ื—ื ื• ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื ื•,
10:42
adding to our story.
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ืžื•ืกื™ืคื™ื ืœืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื ื•.
10:44
And sometimes we can get off track.
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ื•ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืื ื—ื ื• ืขืœื•ืœื™ื ืœืจื“ืช ืžื”ืžืกืœื•ืœ.
10:48
Whenever that happens to me,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉื–ื” ืงื•ืจื” ืœื™,
10:50
I remember a powerful experience I had with my father.
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ืื ื™ ื ื–ื›ืจืช ื‘ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืจื‘ ืขื•ืฆืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืขื ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™.
10:55
Several months after I graduated from college,
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ื›ืžื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืืช ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ื‘ืงื•ืœื’',
10:58
my dad had a massive heart attack that should have killed him.
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ืœืื‘ื™ ื”ื™ื” ื”ืชืงืฃ ืœื‘ ืžืกื™ื‘ื™ ืฉืขืœื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ืจื•ื’ ืื•ืชื•.
11:02
He survived, and when I asked him what was going through his mind
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืจื“, ื•ื›ืฉืฉืืœืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ืžื” ืขื‘ืจ ืœื• ื‘ืจืืฉ
11:06
as he faced death,
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ื• ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื”ืžื•ื•ืช,
11:07
he said all he could think about was needing to live
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ ืฉื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœื™ื• ื”ื™ื” ื”ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื—ื™ื•ืช
11:10
so he could be there for my brother and me,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื—ื™ ื•ืื ื™,
11:12
and this gave him the will to fight for life.
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ื•ื–ื” ื ืชืŸ ืœื• ืืช ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืœื”ื™ืœื—ื ืขืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื.
11:15
When he went under anesthesia for emergency surgery,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืจื“ื ืœืงืจืืช ื ื™ืชื•ื— ื—ื™ืจื•ื.
11:19
instead of counting backwards from 10,
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืกืคื•ืจ ืœืื—ื•ืจ ืž 10,
11:21
he repeated our names like a mantra.
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ื”ื•ื ื—ื–ืจ ืขืœ ืฉืžื•ืชื™ื ื• ื›ืžื• ืžื ื˜ืจื”.
11:25
He wanted our names to be the last words he spoke on earth
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ื”ื•ื ืจืฆื” ืฉืฉืžื•ืชื™ื ื• ื™ื”ื™ื• ืžื™ืœื•ืชื™ื• ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช
11:29
if he died.
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ืื ื”ื•ื ื™ืžื•ืช.
11:32
My dad is a carpenter and a Sufi.
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ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ื ื’ืจ ื•ืกื•ืคื™.
11:37
It's a humble life,
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ืืœื” ื”ื ื—ื™ื™ื ืฆื ื•ืขื™ื,
11:38
but a good life.
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ืื‘ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื.
11:40
Lying there facing death, he had a reason to live:
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ื›ืฉืฉื›ื‘ ืฉื ืžื•ืœ ื”ืžื•ื•ืช, ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื• ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœื—ื™ื•ืช:
11:44
love.
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ืื”ื‘ื”.
11:45
His sense of belonging within his family,
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ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช ืฉืœื• ื‘ืชื•ืš ืžืฉืคื—ืชื•,
11:48
his purpose as a dad,
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ื”ืชื›ืœื™ืช ืฉืœื• ื›ืื‘,
11:49
his transcendent meditation, repeating our names --
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ื”ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื” ื”ื˜ืจื ืกืฆื ื“ื ื˜ื™ืช ืฉืœื•, ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืขืœ ืฉืžื•ืชื™ื ื• -
11:53
these, he says, are the reasons why he survived.
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ืืœื”, ื”ื•ื ืื•ืžืจ, ื”ืŸ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื‘ื’ืœืœืŸ ื”ื•ื ืฉืจื“.
11:55
That's the story he tells himself.
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ื–ื” ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืกืคืจ ืœืขืฆืžื•.
11:59
That's the power of meaning.
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ื–ื” ื›ื•ื—ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช.
12:02
Happiness comes and goes.
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ื”ืื•ืฉืจ ื‘ื ื•ื”ื•ืœืš.
12:05
But when life is really good
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืืžืช
12:07
and when things are really bad,
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืžืฉ ืจืขื™ื,
12:09
having meaning gives you something to hold on to.
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ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ื ื•ืชื ืช ืœื›ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืœื”ื™ืื—ื– ื‘ื•.
12:12
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
12:13
(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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