Beautiful new words to describe obscure emotions | John Koenig

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ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚

็ฟป่จณ: Yasushi Aoki ๆ กๆญฃ: Eriko T
00:12
Today I want to talk about the meaning of words,
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ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏ่จ€่‘‰ใฎๆ„ๅ‘ณใซใคใ„ใฆ ่ฉฑใ—ใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™
00:16
how we define them
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ๆˆ‘ใ€…ใŒ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ใฉใ†ๅฎš็พฉใ—
00:17
and how they, almost as revenge,
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้€†ใซ่จ€่‘‰ใŒๆˆ‘ใ€…ใ‚’
ใฉใ†ๅฎš็พฉใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹
00:20
define us.
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00:21
The English language is a magnificent sponge.
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่‹ฑ่ชžใจใ„ใ†่จ€่ชžใฏไฝ•ใงใ‚‚ๅธๅŽใ™ใ‚‹ ใ‚นใƒใƒณใ‚ธใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™
00:24
I love the English language. I'm glad that I speak it.
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็งใฏ่‹ฑ่ชžใŒๅฅฝใใง ่ฉฑใ›ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’ๅฌ‰ใ—ใๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใŒ
00:27
But for all that, it has a lot of holes.
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่‹ฑ่ชžใซใ‚‚ๆฒขๅฑฑใฎ็ฉดใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™
00:30
In Greek, there's a word, "lachesism"
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ใ‚ฎใƒชใ‚ทใƒฃ่ชžใซใฏใƒฉใ‚ฑใ‚ทใ‚บใƒ (lachesism) ใจใ„ใ†่ชžใŒใ‚ใฃใฆ
00:32
which is the hunger for disaster.
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็ฝๅฎณใธใฎๅธŒๆฑ‚ใจใ„ใ† ๆ„ๅ‘ณใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™
00:36
You know, when you see a thunderstorm on the horizon
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ๅœฐๅนณ็ทšใซ้›ท้›ฒใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใจ
ๅตใ‚’ๅฟœๆดใ—ใŸใใชใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใงใ™
00:40
and you just find yourself rooting for the storm.
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00:43
In Mandarin, they have a word "yรน yฤซ" --
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ไธญๅ›ฝ่ชžใซใฏ็Ž‰่กฃ(ใƒฆใƒผใ‚คใƒผ) ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใŒใ‚ใฃใฆ
00:45
I'm not pronouncing that correctly --
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็งใฎ็™บ้Ÿณใฏๆญฃ็ขบ ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒ
00:47
which means the longing to feel intensely again
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ๅญไพ›ใฎ้ ƒใซๆ„Ÿใ˜ใฆใ„ใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใช
ๆ–ฐ้ฎฎใงๅผท็ƒˆใชๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใ‚’ ๆœ›ใ‚€ๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚’่กจใ—ใพใ™
00:51
the way you did when you were a kid.
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00:55
In Polish, they have a word "jouska"
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ใƒใƒผใƒฉใƒณใƒ‰่ชžใฎใ‚ธใƒฅใ‚นใ‚ซ(jouska)ใฏ
00:58
which is the kind of hypothetical conversation
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้ ญใฎไธญใงๅ‹ๆ‰‹ใซๅฑ•้–‹ใ—ใฆใ„ใ
ๆžถ็ฉบใฎไผš่ฉฑใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™
01:02
that you compulsively play out in your head.
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01:06
And finally, in German, of course in German,
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ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใƒ‰ใ‚คใƒ„่ชžใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™
01:09
they have a word called "zielschmerz"
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ใ‚ธใƒผใƒซใ‚ทใƒฅใƒžใƒผใƒ„(zielschmerz)ใจใ„ใ†
01:12
which is the dread of getting what you want.
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ๆฌฒใ—ใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ๆ‰‹ใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซๅฏพใ™ใ‚‹ ๆ€–ใ‚Œใ‚’่กจใ™่จ€่‘‰ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™
01:15
(Laughter)
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(็ฌ‘)
01:19
Finally fulfilling a lifelong dream.
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ใคใ„ใซไธ€็”ŸใฎๅคขใŒ ใ‹ใชใฃใฆใ—ใพใ†ใจใ„ใ†โ€”
01:23
I'm German myself, so I know exactly what that feels like.
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็ง่‡ช่บซใƒ‰ใ‚คใƒ„ไบบใจใ—ใฆ ใ“ใฎๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใฏใ‚ˆใๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ™
01:26
Now, I'm not sure if I would use any of these words
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ๆ—ฅๅธธ็š„ใซใ“ใ†ใ„ใฃใŸ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’
01:29
as I go about my day,
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ใใ†ใใ†ไฝฟใ†ใ‹ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒ
01:31
but I'm really glad they exist.
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่จ€่‘‰ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ่‡ชไฝ“ ๅฌ‰ใ—ใๆ€ใ„ใพใ™
01:33
But the only reason they exist is because I made them up.
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ใงใ‚‚ ใใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚‚ ็งใŒใงใฃใกไธŠใ’ใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ‚“ใงใ™
01:37
I am the author of "The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows,"
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็งใฏใ€Ž่จ€่‘‰ใซใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ๆ‚ฒๅ“€่พžๅ…ธใ€ใฎ่‘—่€…ใง
01:40
which I've been writing for the last seven years.
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ใ“ใฎ๏ผ—ๅนด้–“ ๆ›ธใ็ถšใ‘ใฆใใพใ—ใŸ
01:43
And the whole mission of the project
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ใ“ใฎใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ธใ‚งใ‚ฏใƒˆใฎ็›ฎ็š„ใฏ
01:45
is to find holes in the language of emotion
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ๆ„Ÿๆƒ…ใ‚’่กจใ™่จ€่‘‰ใฎ ้š™้–“ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใฆ
ใใ‚Œใ‚’ๅŸ‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ™
01:51
and try to fill them
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01:52
so that we have a way of talking about all those human peccadilloes
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็งใŸใกใŒๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใฃใฆใ‚‚
ใใ‚Œใ‚’่กจใ™่จ€่‘‰ใŒใชใ„ใŸใ‚ ่ฉฑ้กŒใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฎใชใ„
01:56
and quirks of the human condition
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01:58
that we all feel but may not think to talk about
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ๆง˜ใ€…ใชๅฅ‡ๅฆ™ใชๆ€ง็™–ใ‚„ ๅฐใ•ใช้Žใกใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’
02:02
because we don't have the words to do it.
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่จ€ใ„่กจใ™ใ“ใจใŒ ใงใใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ
02:05
And about halfway through this project,
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ใ“ใฎใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ธใ‚งใ‚ฏใƒˆใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ๆ™‚็‚นใง
02:07
I defined "sonder,"
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็งใฏใ‚ฝใƒณใƒ€ใƒผ(sonder) ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ๅฎš็พฉใ—ใพใ—ใŸใŒ
02:09
the idea that we all think of ourselves as the main character
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ใใ‚ŒใŒ่กจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ ็งใŸใกใฏใฟใ‚“ใช่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒไธปไบบๅ…ฌใง
02:12
and everyone else is just extras.
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ไป–ใฎไบบใŸใกใ‚’ใ‚จใ‚ญใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ ่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใŒ
02:15
But in reality, we're all the main character,
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็พๅฎŸใซใฏ่ชฐใ‚‚ใŒไธปไบบๅ…ฌใง
02:18
and you yourself are an extra in someone else's story.
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่‡ชๅˆ†ใ‚‚ใพใŸไป–ไบบใฎใ‚นใƒˆใƒผใƒชใƒผใฎไธญใงใฏ ใ‚จใ‚ญใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใ ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™
02:22
And so as soon as I published that,
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็งใŒใใ‚Œใ‚’ๅ…ฌ้–‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ™ใใซ
ๆฒขๅฑฑใฎๅๅฟœใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ
02:26
I got a lot of response from people
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02:27
saying, "Thank you for giving voice to something I had felt all my life
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ใ€Œใšใฃใจๆ„Ÿใ˜ใฆใฏใ„ใŸใ‘ใฉ ่กจใ›ใ‚‹่จ€่‘‰ใŒใชใ‹ใฃใŸๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚’
02:32
but there was no word for that."
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่จ€่‘‰ใซๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใฆ ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ€ใจ
02:35
So it made them feel less alone.
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ใใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใŒ ไบบใ€…ใฎๅญค็‹ฌใ‚’ๅ’Œใ‚‰ใ’ใŸใฎใงใ™
02:37
That's the power of words,
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ไบบใฎๅญค็‹ฌๆ„Ÿใ‚’ๅ’Œใ‚‰ใ’ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใฎใฏ
02:40
to make us feel less alone.
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่จ€่‘‰ใฎๆŒใคๅŠ›ใงใ™
02:44
And it was not long after that
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ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใปใฉใชใ
02:45
that I started to notice sonder
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ใƒใƒƒใƒˆไธŠใฎไผš่ฉฑใง ใ“ใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใŒ
02:47
being used earnestly in conversations online,
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ๆ™ฎ้€šใซไฝฟใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’ ็›ฎใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ
02:52
and not long after I actually noticed it,
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ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใพใŸ ใใฐใซใ„ใ‚‹ไบบใŒ
ๅฎŸ้š›ใฎไผš่ฉฑใฎไธญใงไฝฟใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’ ่€ณใซใ‚‚ใ—ใพใ—ใŸ
02:55
I caught it next to me in an actual conversation in person.
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02:58
There is no stranger feeling than making up a word
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่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใงใฃใกไธŠใ’ใŸ่จ€่‘‰ใŒ ็‹ฌ่‡ชใฎๅ‘ฝใ‚’ๆŒใกๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ
03:01
and then seeing it take on a mind of its own.
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ใจใฆใ‚‚ๅฅ‡ๅฆ™ใชๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใงใ™
03:05
I don't have a word for that yet, but I will.
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ใใ‚Œใ‚’่กจใ™่จ€่‘‰ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒ ใœใฒไฝœใ‚Šใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†
03:07
(Laughter)
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(็ฌ‘)
03:08
I'm working on it.
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่€ƒใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™
03:11
I started to think about what makes words real,
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่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ๆœฌ็‰ฉใซใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใฏไฝ•ใ‹ใจ ่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ
03:15
because a lot of people ask me,
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ใ„ใ‚ใ‚“ใชไบบใ‹ใ‚‰
03:16
the most common thing I got from people is,
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ใ‚ใพใ‚Šใซใ‚ˆใ่žใ‹ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใ™
03:19
"Well, are these words made up? I don't really understand."
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ใ€Œใ“ใ‚Œใฃใฆๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‚“ใ ใ‘ใฉ ้€ ่ชžใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸใ€
03:22
And I didn't really know what to tell them
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ใฉใ†็ญ”ใˆใŸใ‚‰ใ„ใ„ใ‹ ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸ
03:24
because once sonder started to take off,
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ใ€Œใ‚ฝใƒณใƒ€ใƒผใ€ใŒ ใฒใจใŸใณๅบƒใพใฃใŸใจใ
03:26
who am I to say what words are real and what aren't.
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ใใ‚ŒใŒๆœฌ็‰ฉใ‹ๅฝ็‰ฉใ‹ ๆžœใŸใ—ใฆ่‡ชๅˆ†ใซๆฑบใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใฎใ‹๏ผŸ
03:29
And so I sort of felt like Steve Jobs, who described his epiphany
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ใใ‚Œใงใ‚นใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใƒ–ใƒปใ‚ธใƒงใƒ–ใ‚บใŒ ่ชžใฃใฆใ„ใŸๆดžๅฏŸใ‚’ ็ง่‡ช่บซๆ„Ÿใ˜ใพใ—ใŸ
03:34
as when he realized that most of us, as we go through the day,
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ๅคšใใฎไบบใฏ ๅฃใซใถใคใ‹ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’้ฟใ‘ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—
03:37
we just try to avoid bouncing against the walls too much
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ๅ‘จใ‚Šใซๅˆใ‚ใ›ใชใŒใ‚‰
03:40
and just sort of get on with things.
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ๆ—ฅใ€…ๆšฎใ‚‰ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใŒ
03:43
But once you realize that people --
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ใงใ‚‚ใ“ใฎไธ–็•Œใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใจ ๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚‰ใชใ„ไบบ้–“ใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ
ๆˆใ‚Š็ซ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ ใจ ใฒใจใŸใณๆฐ—ไป˜ใใจ
03:48
that this world was built by people no smarter than you,
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03:51
then you can reach out and touch those walls
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ใใ†ใ„ใ†ๅฃใซๆ‰‹ใ‚’ไผธใฐใ—
03:54
and even put your hand through them
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็ชใๆŠœใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ•ใˆๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹
03:55
and realize that you have the power to change it.
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่‡ชๅˆ†ใซไธ–็•Œใ‚’ๅค‰ใˆใ‚‹ๅŠ›ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚‹ใจๆฐ—ไป˜ใใฎใงใ™
03:58
And when people ask me, "Are these words real?"
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ใ€Œใ“ใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใฏๆœฌ็‰ฉใชใฎใ‹๏ผŸใ€ ใจ่žใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸใจใ
04:02
I had a variety of answers that I tried out.
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ใ„ใ‚ใ‚“ใช็ญ”ใˆๆ–นใ‚’ ่ฉฆใ—ใฆใใพใ—ใŸ
04:04
Some of them made sense. Some of them didn't.
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็ญ‹ใฎ้€šใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚‚ ้€šใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒ
04:06
But one of them I tried out was,
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ใใฎไธญใฎ๏ผ‘ใคใซ
04:08
"Well, a word is real if you want it to be real."
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ใ€Œ่จ€่‘‰ใฏๆœฌ็‰ฉใงใ‚ใฃใฆๆฌฒใ—ใ„ใจๆ€ใˆใฐ ๆœฌ็‰ฉใซใชใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใฎใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™
04:12
The way that this path is real because people wanted it to be there.
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ใ‚ใฎๅฐ้“ใฏ ็š†ใŒใใ“ใซใ‚ใฃใฆๆฌฒใ—ใ„ใจ ๆ€ใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ๅญ˜ๅœจใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ
04:16
(Laughter)
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(็ฌ‘)
04:17
It happens on college campuses all the time.
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ๅคงๅญฆใฎใ‚ญใƒฃใƒณใƒ‘ใ‚นใงใฏ ใ‚ˆใ็”Ÿใ˜ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใง
ใ€Œ้ก˜ๆœ›ใฎๅฐ้“ใ€ใจ ๅ‘ผใฐใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™
04:20
It's called a "desire path."
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04:21
(Laughter)
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(็ฌ‘)
04:22
But then I decided, what people are really asking
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ใงใ‚‚ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ€ใฃใŸใฎใฏ
04:24
when they're asking if a word is real, they're really asking,
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ใฟใ‚“ใชใŒใ€Œใ“ใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใฏๆœฌ็‰ฉใชใฎใ‹ใ€ใจ่žใใจใ ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ่žใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ
04:27
"Well, how many brains will this give me access to?"
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ใ€Œใ“ใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใฏใฉใ‚Œใ ใ‘ใฎไบบใซ้€šใ˜ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹๏ผŸใ€ ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™
04:32
Because I think that's a lot of how we look at language.
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็งใŸใกใฎ่จ€่ชžใซๅฏพใ™ใ‚‹่ฆ‹ๆ–นใฏ ๅคง้ƒจๅˆ†ใŒใใ†ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰
04:35
A word is essentially a key
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่จ€่‘‰ใฏ ๅŸบๆœฌ็š„ใซ ใ‚ใ‚‹็จฎใฎไบบใ€…ใฎ้ ญใธใจ
04:38
that gets us into certain people's heads.
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ๅ…ฅใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใฎ้ตใงใ™
04:41
And if it gets us into one brain,
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๏ผ‘ใคใฎ้ ญใซใ—ใ‹้€šใ˜ใชใ„ใชใ‚‰
04:44
it's not really worth it,
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ใใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’็Ÿฅใ‚‹ไพกๅ€คใฏ
ใ‚ใพใ‚Šใชใ„ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†
04:46
not really worth knowing.
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04:47
Two brains, eh, it depends on who it is.
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๏ผ’ใคใฎ้ ญใชใ‚‰ ใใ‚ŒใŒ่ชฐใฎ้ ญใ‹ใซใ‚ˆใ‚Šใพใ™
04:49
A million brains, OK, now we're talking.
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็™พไธ‡ใฎ้ ญใชใ‚‰ ไฝฟใˆใใ†ใ ใจใชใ‚Šใพใ™
04:52
And so a real word is one that gets you access to as many brains as you can.
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ๆœฌ็‰ฉใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใจใ„ใ†ใฎใฏ ใชใ‚‹ใŸใ‘ๅคšใใฎ้ ญใซ้€šใ˜ใ‚‹่จ€่‘‰ใ ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™
04:59
That's what makes it worth knowing.
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ใใ‚Œใงใ“ใ ็Ÿฅใ‚‹ไพกๅ€คใŒๅ‡บใฆใใพใ™
05:02
Incidentally, the realest word of all by this measure is this.
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ใใฎๆ„ๅ‘ณใง ๆœฌ็‰ฉใฎไธญใฎ ๆœฌ็‰ฉใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใฏใ“ใ‚Œใงใ™
05:06
[O.K.]
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[๏ผฏ๏ผซ]
05:08
That's it.
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ใ“ใ‚Œใ“ใ
05:09
The realest word we have.
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ๆœ€ใ‚‚ๆœฌ็‰ฉใงใ‚ใ‚‹่จ€่‘‰ใง
05:10
That is the closest thing we have to a master key.
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่ชฐใซใงใ‚‚้€šใ˜ใ‚‹ ใƒžใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚ญใƒผใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™
05:13
That's the most commonly understood word in the world,
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ไธ–็•Œใฎใฉใ“ใงใ‚ใ‚Œ
ๆœ€ใ‚‚ๅบƒใ็†่งฃใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹่จ€่‘‰ใงใ™
05:16
no matter where you are.
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05:17
The problem with that is,
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ๅ•้กŒใฏ
05:18
no one seems to know what those two letters stand for.
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ใ“ใฎ๏ผ’ๆ–‡ๅญ—ใŒไฝ•ใ‚’่กจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ ่ชฐใ‚‚็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใ“ใจใงใ™
05:21
(Laughter)
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(็ฌ‘)
05:23
Which is kind of weird, right?
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ๅค‰ใช่ฉฑใงใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
05:25
I mean, it could be a misspelling of "all correct," I guess,
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ใ€Œใ‚ชใƒผใƒซ๏ฝฅใ‚ณใƒฌใ‚ฏใƒˆใ€ใฎ ็ถดใ‚Š้–“้•ใ„ใ ใจใ‹
ใ€Œใ‚ชใƒผใƒซใƒ‰ใƒปใ‚ญใƒณใƒ€ใƒผใƒ•ใƒƒใ‚ฏใ€ใฎ ็•ฅใ ใจใ‹่ซธ่ชฌใ‚ใฃใฆ
05:29
or "old kinderhook."
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05:30
No one really seems to know, but the fact that it doesn't matter
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ๆœฌๅฝ“ใฎใจใ“ใ‚ใฏๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใใจใ‚‚ ใใ‚“ใชใ“ใจใฏๅฎŸ้š›ๅ•้กŒใงใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ไบ‹ๅฎŸใฏ
05:34
says something about how we add meaning to words.
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ๆˆ‘ใ€…ใŒ่จ€่‘‰ใซใฉใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ‚’ไธŽใˆใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใซใคใ„ใฆ ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’็‰ฉ่ชžใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™
05:37
The meaning is not in the words themselves.
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ๆ„ๅ‘ณใฏ ่จ€่‘‰่‡ชไฝ“ใซ ใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใงใฏใชใ
05:41
We're the ones that pour ourselves into it.
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ๆ„ๅ‘ณใซ่‡ชๅˆ†ใ‚’ๆณจใŽๅ…ฅใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ ๆˆ‘ใ€…่‡ช่บซใ ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™
05:45
And I think, when we're all searching for meaning in our lives,
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็งใŸใกใฏใฟใ‚“ใช ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไบบ็”Ÿใฎๆ„ๅ‘ณใ‚„
05:49
and searching for the meaning of life,
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ๅ‘ฝใฎๆ„ๅ‘ณใ‚’ๆŽขใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใŒ
05:51
I think words have something to do with that.
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่จ€่‘‰ใฏใใฎใ“ใจใซ ้–ขไฟ‚ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™
05:55
And I think if you're looking for the meaning of something,
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ไฝ•ใ‹ใฎๆ„ๅ‘ณใ‚’ๆŽขใ™ใจใ„ใ†ใจใ
05:58
the dictionary is a decent place to start.
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่พžๆ›ธใจใ„ใ†ใฎใฏ ่‰ฏใ„ๅ‡บ็™บ็‚นใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†
06:01
It brings a sense of order
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ๆททๆฒŒใจใ—ใŸไธ–็•Œใซ
06:03
to a very chaotic universe.
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็งฉๅบใฎๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใ‚’ ใ‚‚ใŸใ‚‰ใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใพใ™
06:06
Our view of things is so limited
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็งใŸใกใฎ ใ‚‚ใฎใฎ่ฆ‹ๆ–นใฏ ใจใฆใ‚‚้™ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใฆ
06:09
that we have to come up with patterns and shorthands
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ใƒ‘ใ‚ฟใƒผใƒณใ‚„ ็ฐก็•ฅ่กจ่จ˜ใ‚’็”Ÿใฟๅ‡บใ™ใ“ใจใง
06:12
and try to figure out a way to interpret it
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ไธ–็•Œใ‚’่งฃ้‡ˆใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–นๆณ•ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‘
06:14
and be able to get on with our day.
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ไฝ•ใจใ‹ใ‚„ใฃใฆใ„ใ“ใ†ใจใ—ใพใ™
็งใŸใกใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†่‡ช่บซใ‚’ๅฎš็พฉใ— ๆ„ๅ‘ณใฅใ‘ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ๅฟ…่ฆใจใ—ใพใ™
06:17
We need words to contain us, to define ourselves.
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06:21
I think a lot of us feel boxed in
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็งใŸใกใฎๅคšใใฏ ่จ€่‘‰ใฎไฝฟใ„ๆ–นใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ
้–‰ใ˜่พผใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™
06:24
by how we use these words.
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06:25
We forget that words are made up.
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่จ€่‘‰ใฏไฝœใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚‚ใฎใ  ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚’ๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ™
06:28
It's not just my words. All words are made up,
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็งใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใซ้™ใ‚‰ใš ใ™ในใฆใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใฏไฝœใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™
06:31
but not all of them mean something.
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ใ™ในใฆใซๆ„ๅ‘ณใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ ใ‚ใ‘ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“
06:33
We're all just sort of trapped in our own lexicons
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่‡ชๅˆ†ใŸใกใจใฏ้•ใ†ไบบใซใฏ ๅฟ…ใšใ—ใ‚‚ๅˆใ‚ใชใ„่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ่ชžๅฝ™ใซ
06:37
that don't necessarily correlate with people who aren't already like us,
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็งใŸใกใฏใฟใ‚“ใช ๆ•ใ‚‰ใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™
06:42
and so I think I feel us drifting apart a little more every year,
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ใใ—ใฆ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ใ‚ˆใ‚Š็œŸใซๅ—ใ‘ใ‚‹ใซใคใ‚Œ
ๆˆ‘ใ€…ใฏๅนดใ€…้›ขใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Œใซ ใชใฃใฆใ„ใใฎใ ใจๆ„Ÿใ˜ใพใ™
06:47
the more seriously we take words.
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06:51
Because remember, words are not real.
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่จ€่‘‰ใฏ็พๅฎŸใงใฏใชใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใ™
06:55
They don't have meaning. We do.
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ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏใชใ ็งใŸใกใชใฎใงใ™
06:58
And I'd like to leave you with a reading
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ๆœ€ๅพŒใซ็งใฎๅฅฝใใชๆ€ๆƒณๅฎถใฎ
07:01
from one of my favorite philosophers,
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ใƒ“ใƒซใƒปใ‚ฆใ‚ฉใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚ฝใƒณใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ ๅผ•็”จใ—ใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™
07:04
Bill Watterson, who created "Calvin and Hobbes."
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ใ€Žใ‚ซใƒซใƒ“ใƒณใจใƒ›ใƒƒใƒ–ใ‚นใ€ใฎไฝœ่€…ใงใ™
07:06
He said,
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ๆ›ฐใ
07:08
"Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul
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ใ€Œ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไพกๅ€ค่ฆณใซๅˆใ„ ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ้ญ‚ใ‚’ๆบ€่ถณใ•ใ›ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹
07:12
is a rare achievement.
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ไบบ็”Ÿใจใ„ใ†ใฎใฏ ใพใ‚Œใชใ‚‚ใฎใ 
07:14
To invent your own life's meaning
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่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไบบ็”Ÿใซ ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ‚’็”Ÿใฟๅ‡บใ™ใฎใฏ
07:16
is not easy,
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็ฐกๅ˜ใชใ“ใจใงใฏใชใ„ใŒ
07:18
but it is still allowed,
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ๅฏ่ƒฝใชใ“ใจใงใ‚ใ‚Š
07:20
and I think you'll be happier for the trouble."
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ใใฎ้ชจๆŠ˜ใ‚Šใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ ไบบใฏใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅนธใ›ใซใชใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€
07:23
Thank you.
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ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸ
07:24
(Applause)
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