3 things I learned while my plane crashed | Ric Elias

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譯者: Coco Shen 審譯者: Adrienne Lin
想像一個大爆炸
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Imagine a big explosion as you climb through 3,000 ft.
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當你在三千多呎的高空
想像機艙內佈滿黑煙
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Imagine a plane full of smoke.
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00:25
Imagine an engine going clack, clack, clack.
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想像引擎發出喀啦,喀啦,
喀啦,喀啦,喀啦的聲響
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It sounds scary.
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這聲響很可怕
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Well, I had a unique seat that day.
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那天我的位置很特別,我坐在1D
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I was sitting in 1D.
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我是唯一可以和空服員說話的人
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I was the only one who could talk to the flight attendants.
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於是我看著他們
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So I looked at them right away,
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他們說“沒問題,我們應該只是撞上鳥了。”
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and they said, "No problem. We probably hit some birds."
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機長已經把機頭轉向
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The pilot had already turned the plane around,
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我們離目的地很近
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and we weren't that far.
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00:46
You could see Manhattan.
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已經可以看到曼哈頓了
兩分鐘以後
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Two minutes later,
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three things happened at the same time.
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三件事情同時發生
機長把飛機對齊哈德遜河
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The pilot lines up the plane with the Hudson River.
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一般的航道可不是這樣
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That's usually not the route.
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(笑聲)
01:00
(Laughter)
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01:01
He turns off the engines.
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他關上引擎
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Now, imagine being in a plane with no sound.
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想像一台沒有聲音的飛機
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And then he says three words.
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然後他說了幾個字
我聽過最不帶情緒的幾個字
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The most unemotional three words I've ever heard.
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他說“即將迫降,小心衝擊”
01:13
He says, "Brace for impact."
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01:16
I didn't have to talk to the flight attendant anymore.
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我不用再問空服員甚麼了
(笑聲)
01:19
(Laughter)
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01:21
I could see in her eyes, it was terror.
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我可以從她的眼神看到恐懼
人生結束了
01:24
Life was over.
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01:26
Now I want to share with you three things I learned about myself that day.
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現在我想和你分享那天我所學到的三件事
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I learned that it all changes in an instant.
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瞬間內一切改變了
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We have this bucket list,
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我們的人生目標清單
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we have these things we want to do in life,
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那些我們想做的事
所有那些我想連絡卻沒有連絡的人
01:39
and I thought about all the people I wanted to reach out to that I didn't,
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那些我應該修補的圍牆,人際關係
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all the fences I wanted to mend,
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01:44
all the experiences I wanted to have and I never did.
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所有我想要經歷卻沒有經歷的事
之後我回想那些事
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As I thought about that later on,
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I came up with a saying,
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我想到一個說法
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which is, "I collect bad wines."
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那就是“我收藏的酒都很差”
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Because if the wine is ready and the person is there, I'm opening it.
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因為如果酒已成熟,對象也有,我早就把酒打開了
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I no longer want to postpone anything in life.
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我不想再把任何事延後
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And that urgency, that purpose, has really changed my life.
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這種急迫的目的性
改變了我的生命
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The second thing I learned that day --
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我所學到的第二件事是
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and this is as we clear the George Washington Bridge,
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正當我們通過喬治華盛頓大橋
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which was by not a lot --
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那也沒過多久
02:13
(Laughter)
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我想,哇
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I thought about, wow, I really feel one real regret.
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我只有一件真正後悔的事
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I've lived a good life.
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雖然我犯了些錯
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In my own humanity and mistakes,
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但我的生命其實不錯
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I've tried to get better at everything I tried.
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我試著把每件事做得更好
但因為人性
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But in my humanity, I also allow my ego to get in.
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我難免有些自我中心
我後悔竟然花了許多時間
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And I regretted the time I wasted on things that did not matter
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和生命中重要的人
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with people that matter.
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討論那些不重要的事
我想到我和妻子,和朋友
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And I thought about my relationship with my wife,
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with my friends, with people.
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和人們的關係
之後,我回想這件事
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And after, as I reflected on that,
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我決定除掉我人生中的負面情緒
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I decided to eliminate negative energy from my life.
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02:45
It's not perfect, but it's a lot better.
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還沒完全做到,但好多了
過去兩年我從未和妻子吵架
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I've not had a fight with my wife in two years.
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感覺很好
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It feels great.
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我不再嘗試爭論對錯
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I no longer try to be right;
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我選擇快樂
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I choose to be happy.
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我所學到的第三件事
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The third thing I learned --
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02:58
and this is as your mental clock starts going, "15, 14, 13."
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當你腦中的時鐘開始倒數
“15,14,13”
看到旁邊的水位開始上升
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You can see the water coming.
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03:04
I'm saying, "Please blow up."
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心想“拜託爆炸吧”
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I don't want this thing to break in 20 pieces
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我不想這個東西碎成20片
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like you've seen in those documentaries.
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像紀錄片裡那樣
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And as we're coming down,
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當我們逐漸下沈
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I had a sense of, wow, dying is not scary.
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我突然感覺到,哇
死並不可怕
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It's almost like we've been preparing for it our whole lives.
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就像是我們一直在為此做準備
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But it was very sad.
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但很令人悲傷
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I didn't want to go; I love my life.
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我不想就這樣離開,我熱愛我的生命
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And that sadness really framed in one thought,
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這個悲傷
的主要來源是
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which is, I only wish for one thing.
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我只期待一件事
我希望我能夠看我的孩子長大
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I only wish I could see my kids grow up.
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03:37
About a month later, I was at a performance by my daughter --
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一個月以後,我參加女兒的表演 -
她一年級,沒甚麼藝術天份⋯⋯
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first-grader, not much artistic talent --
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03:43
(Laughter)
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⋯⋯就算如此
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Yet!
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(笑聲)
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(Laughter)
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我淚流滿面
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And I'm bawling, I'm crying, like a little kid.
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像個孩子
讓我的世界重新有了意義
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And it made all the sense in the world to me.
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I realized at that point, by connecting those two dots,
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當時我意識到
把這兩個事件連上
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that the only thing that matters in my life
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其實我生命中唯一重要的事
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is being a great dad.
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就是成為一個好父親
比任何事情都重要
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Above all, above all,
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the only goal I have in life is to be a good dad.
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我人生中唯一的目標
就是做個好父親
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I was given the gift of a miracle,
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那天我經歷了一個神蹟
我活下來了
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of not dying that day.
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I was given another gift,
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同時我得到另一個啓示
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which was to be able to see into the future
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像是看見自己的未來
再回來
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and come back
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04:20
and live differently.
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改變自己的人生
我鼓勵今天要坐飛機的各位
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I challenge you guys that are flying today,
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想像若是一樣的事發生在你身上 -
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imagine the same thing happens on your plane --
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and please don't --
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最好不要 -
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but imagine, and how would you change?
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但想像,你會如何改變?
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What would you get done
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有甚麼是你想做卻沒做的
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that you're waiting to get done because you think you'll be here forever?
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因為你覺得你會有其它機會做它?
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How would you change your relationships
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你會如何改變你的人際關係
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and the negative energy in them?
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不再如此負面?
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And more than anything, are you being the best parent you can?
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最重要的是,你是否盡力成為一個好的父母?
謝謝各位。
04:45
Thank you.
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04:46
(Applause)
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(掌聲)
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