Renee Montgomery: How to turn moments into momentum | TED

譯者: Pan Yu Ting 審譯者: Helen Chang

What would make me quit my job during the pandemic?

是什麼讓我在疫情期間辭掉工作？

The short answer: injustice in America.

簡短的答案是：在美國的不公不義

But since I have a little time, let me give you the long version.

但既然我有一點時間 讓我告訴你更詳細的版本

In May 2020, protests broke out across the United States.

在2020年5月 示威活動在全美爆發

George Floyd, a Minnesota man,

明尼蘇達的男子喬治 • 佛洛伊德

was killed by a couple of police officers on camera

在鏡頭下被警察殺害

and hundreds of thousands of Americans had had enough.

數十萬美國人忍無可忍

Like so many others, I watched the protests on the news.

如同許多人，我透過新聞關注示威活動

I watched as the crowd moved from downtown Atlanta to Buckhead,

我看到人群從亞特蘭大市區 移動到巴克海特

where I live.

也就是我住的地方

The protesters were right outside of my house,

示威者當時就在我家門外

so in true millennial fashion,

作為典型的千禧世代

I took out my phone so I could record it and post it to Twitter.

我拿出手機以便能錄影並上傳至推特

記錄完這事件，我打給我的父母

After logging the events, I called my parents,

and as I was talking to my snook, which is what I call my mom,

就在我跟我媽通話時

I began to get a little worried.

我開始有點擔心

The energy of the crowd was growing

群眾的能量正逐漸壯大

and snook told me, "Don't worry, baby,

我媽告訴我：「寶貝別擔心

when people feel that their voices aren't heard,

當人們覺得他們的聲音被無視時，

they have to make it felt."

就必須使它被感受到。」

Hm.

嗯…

必需使它被感受到

They have to make it felt.

That statement hit me hard because, why weren't people being heard?

這句話深深擊中了我的內心 為什麼民眾沒有被聽到？

I mean, if we're all watching the same thing,

若我們都在關注同樣的事情

then why aren't we all upset?

為什麼不是每個人都感到沮喪？

And how could I help make a difference?

而且，我該怎麼幫忙才能造成改變？

No, better yet, how could I make it felt?

更確切地說 我該怎麼使這件事被感受到？

That was the moment I began to think about opting out ...

這就是我開始思考選擇退出的時刻

opting out of a career I dreamed of my entire life.

選擇退出我畢生夢寐以求的職業

我從2009年起就在美國女子職籃打球

I've been playing in the WNBA since 2009,

most recently as a guard for the Atlanta Dream.

近期則擔任亞特蘭大美夢隊的後衛

Basketball has been one of the biggest parts of my life,

籃球長期以來一直是 我生命中最重要的部分

and yet I decided to give it up,

然而我決定要放棄了

trying to focus on changing the world for the better.

我要試著專注於讓世界變得更美好

I wanted to make it felt.

我想要使其被感受到

Some people thought I was crazy, but honestly, most people got it,

有些人認為我瘋了，但老實說 大部分的人能夠理解我

and even though I was filled with fear,

即使我心中充滿恐懼

I took that leap of faith and did it anyway.

我決定放手一搏，做就對了

I opted out not knowing how I was going to pay my bills.

在不知道還能否繳得出帳單的情況下 我選擇退出

I opted out not knowing

在不知道我還能否再次成為 國家女子籃球隊職業球員的情況下

if I would ever be a professional WNBA player again.

我選擇退出

I opted out of my comfort zone,

我選擇踏出我的舒適圈

and in doing so, I truly opted in.

踏出同時我也踏進不同的領域

I gained a completely different perspective

我得到了完全不一樣的觀點

and the confidence that comes with turning moments into momentum.

將時機轉化成契機給了我信心

The next day I threw a Juneteenth event,

隔天我舉辦了一場六月節活動

and Juneteenth is a day to commemorate the official end of slavery.

六月節是紀念美國奴隸制度 正式結束的節日

At the event, people were telling me they heard my story,

在活動上人們跟我說 他們聽說了我的事

they were coming up to me like, "Yo, you opted out! That's so dope!"

他們走到我面前，說： ｢嘿，你選擇退出，真是太酷了！」

But then they began to vent to me,

但接著他們開始對我傾訴

telling me about uncles pulled over for no reason,

告訴我他們的叔叔 毫無理由地被勒令停車檢查

cousins killed by the police.

他們的同輩親戚被警察殺害

They wanted me to know their stories so I could represent their voices,

他們想讓我知道他們的故事 好讓我能夠為他們發聲

and in that moment,

而在那一刻

I felt so connected with helping them.

我感覺我正在實質的幫助他們

They felt that I was the person that could make their stories felt,

他們認為我就是那個 能使他們的故事被感受到的人

and honestly,

而老實說

I was committed to doing whatever I needed to make that happen.

我承諾過要盡我所能的實現這件事

I don't know how to cure racism, fix police brutality

我不知道要怎麼消除種族歧視 修復警方暴力

or any of the other problems plaguing America.

或其他正在殘害美國的問題

個人之力做不到

No one person can do that.

But we all can do what we can to make it felt.

但我們都能盡力去讓這件事被感受到

Making it felt for me is an action.

對我來說使其被感受到是一種行動

It's not just protesting and raising your voice,

這不只是在抗議和提高聲音

but also doing something to show your intention.

這也是在透過行動表明目的

I opted out and now you feel me.

我選擇退出，而現在你也感受到了

Honestly, that was a big move for me,

這對我來說其實是一個大動作

but now that I've done it,

但現在我做了

it feels like it was almost inevitable.

就好像這幾乎是無可避免的

而當使其被感受這件事

And while making it felt can have a negative connotation

of violence and trouble,

可能帶有暴力和麻煩的負面意涵

I wanted to show that it could also have a really positive form.

我想表明這也能有很正向的形式

Playing in the WNBA has afforded me a platform,

在美國女子職籃打球給了我一個平台

and with that platform, I want to create positive change.

而透過這個平台我想創造一些正面的改變

So big picture,

所以以大方向來說

I want to level the playing field

我想使競爭環境平等

so that everyone has access to the same opportunities,

以使每個人都能有相同的機會

regardless of race.

不論種族

To do this I know I need to increase exposure

為了達成目的，我知道我必須

to the young Black and brown youth,

在年輕黑人族群和青少年中增加曝光率

showing them explosive fields like tech

對他們展示一些爆發性的領域，像是科技

and creating ways for them to develop those skills

並為他們創造能發展那些技術的方式

so they can seize the opportunities.

以使他們能抓住這些機會

We're creating a workshop

我們正在創造一個工作室

and partnering with organizations already doing the work,

並和已經在進行這些工作的機構合作

taking small steps now

我知道現在做的這些小小行動

that I know will have a big impact in the future.

會在未來產生很大的影響

A lot of times we underestimate what we can do --

我們往往低估了我們能做的事

the effect we can have.

還有我們能造成的影響

Imagine if we all started to think about "How can I make it felt?"

想像一下若我們都開始思考 「我該怎麼讓這些被感受到？」

If we all took that leap of faith to stand for what we believe is right,

若我們都能完全相信並主張 我們認為對的事

regardless of the very real fear embedded in that decision,

而不論這個決定裡所伴隨的真切恐懼

I think we would then start to fulfill the title of the United States of America

我認為我們就能開始實踐 美利堅「合」眾國的名字

instead of the divided states that we're seeing right now.

而不是我們現在所看到的 美利堅「分」眾國

I know from basketball that all it takes is a single moment,

在籃球中我學到，往往只需一刻或一秒

a second, to change everything.

就能改變一切

So let's choose to turn our moments into momentum.

所以讓我們一起選擇 將時機化為轉機

I'm making it felt,

我正在為此付諸行動

are you?

你呢？

Thank you.

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