Shimon Schocken's rides of hope

譯者: K. C. Peng 審譯者: Lynn Chu

Mountain biking in Israel

在以色列騎登山越野自行車

is something that I do with great passion

是我所鍾愛的

and commitment.

活動與歸屬

And when I'm on my bike,

踩在單車上

I feel that I connect

我才感覺自己與這

with the profound beauty of Israel,

美麗的以色列相連

and I feel that I'm united

我才感覺與

with this country's history

這個國家的歷史與

and biblical law.

聖法 相連結

And also, for me,

同時, 對我而言

biking is a matter of empowerment.

當我以單車攻頂後

When I reach the summit

的神力灌頂才是滿足

of a steep mountain in the middle of nowhere,

而且是在荒野之外的不知名處

I feel young,

我覺得年輕

invincible, eternal.

無敵, 以及永恆

It's as if I'm connecting with some legacy

就好像 我與偉大的傳統

or with some energy

或是與自身之外的能量

far greater than myself.

相連接

You can see my fellow riders

待會兒 在最後的照片中

at the end of the picture,

會看到其他 同伴車友

looking at me with some concern.

以異樣的眼神看著我

And here is another picture of them.

這是一張他們的照片

Unfortunately, I cannot show their faces,

但我不能揭露他們的長相

neither can I disclose their true names,

以及他們的真實姓名

and that's because my fellow riders

因為 我的車友們 都是

are juvenile inmates,

少年受刑人

offenders

行兇者

spending time in a correction facility

所以都被囚禁於距離此地20分鐘的

about 20 minutes' ride from here --

少年看護所中。

well, like everything in Israel.

在以色列 距離都是不遠的

And I've been riding with these kids once a week,

我每週一次與他們騎行

every Tuesday, rain or shine, for the last four years

過去四年來 不論晴雨的每週二

and by now, they've become a very big part of my life.

如今, 他們已成為我人生的一重要部份

This story began four years ago.

故事由來是從四年前開始

The correction facility where they are locked up

這些少年受刑人被關起來的看護所

happens to be right in the middle

就在我常經過的

of one of my usual trips,

路途中

and it's surrounded by barbed wires

那個地方環繞著流刺網

and electric gates and armed guards.

電動門 與武裝守衛

So on one of these rides,

就在一趟單車旅程中

I talked my way into the compound

我說服他們讓我進入看護所

and went to see the warden.

我去見了典獄長

I told the warden

並告訴他

that I wanted to start a mountain biking club in this place

我想在這樣的環境組織個單車社團

and that basically I wanted to take the kids

基本上, 我就只是想帶這些孩子

from here to there.

去四處逛逛

And I told him, "Let's find a way

我這樣說的: "讓我們想個方式

in which I'll be able to take out 10 kids once a week

讓我能每週能帶10個孩子

to ride with in the summer in the country."

夏天騎單車看看這個國家"

And the warden was quite amused,

他只覺得好笑

and he told me he thought that I was a nut

他告訴我 他覺得我是瘋子

and he told me,

他繼續說:

"This place is a correction facility. These guys are serious offenders.

"這是監獄, 這些傢伙是暴力罪犯

They are supposed to be locked up.

他們是該被關起來

They aren't supposed to be out at large."

不是該放任四處遊蕩."

And yet, we began to talk about it,

總之, 我們開始了對話

and one thing led to another.

並一件一件的克服了所有障礙

And I can't see myself

我無法想像自已

going into a state prison in New Jersey

在紐澤西的州立監獄內

and making such a proposition,

提出相同的提案

but this being Israel,

但這是以色列

the warden somehow made it happen.

那典獄長真的讓它開始進行

And so two months later,

所以經過兩個月的準備

we found ourselves "at large" --

我們真的四處遊蕩了 --

myself,

我加上

10 juvenile inmates

10個少年犯

and a wonderful fellow named Russ,

以及一個日後成為我好友的

who became a very good friend of mine

Ross

and my partner in this project.

他也是這計畫的夥伴

And in the next few weeks, I had the tremendous pleasure

在剛開始的幾週 我極度愉快地

of introducing these kids

帶領這10個孩子

to the world of total freedom,

感受完全的自由

a world consisting of magnificent vistas

感受像這些的

like these --

充滿神奇的景點

everything you see here is obviously in Israel --

這些都是在以色列境內拍的

as well as close encounters

包括不期而遇

with all sorts of small creatures

的各種生物

coming in all sorts of sizes,

各式大小

colors, shapes, forms

顏色 形狀 與 型式

and so on.

等等

In spite of all this splendor,

儘管會有這樣的喜悅

the beginning was extremely frustrating.

但開頭總是令人挫折的

Every small obstacle,

只要是些許的小小困難

every slight uphill,

微微的上坡路段

would cause these fellows

都會造成這些車友

to stop in their tracks and give up.

停車或甚至要放棄

So we had a lot of this going on.

所以 我們遇到很多這樣的情況

I found out that they had a very hard time

我發現 他們很不會

dealing with frustration and difficulties --

處理挫折與困難

not because they were physically unfit.

並不是因為他們體力無法承受

But that's one reason why they ended up where they were.

而就是因為這原因 才造成他們入獄

And I became increasingly more and more agitated,

而我 卻是越來越不耐煩

because I was there

因為我是在那裡

not only to be with them,

不只是陪伴而已

but also to ride and create a team

而是要繼續騎車 以及維持一個小隊

and I didn't know what to do.

我當時真的很不知所措

Now, let me give you an example.

讓我給你們一個例子

We're going downhill in some rocky terrain,

正當我們沿著岩石路徑下坡

and the front tire of Alex

Alex 的前輪

gets caught in one of these crevasses here.

被夾在巨石縫中

So he crashes down,

所以他翻落

and he gets slightly injured,

並受了點傷

but this does not prevent him from jumping up

傷並沒有重的讓他無法跳起身來

and then starting to jump up and down on his bike

在單車上跳上跳下

and curse violently.

怒言相向

Then he throws his helmet in the air.

他把安全帽扔向空中

His backpack goes ballistic in some other direction.

背包則又甩向其他方向

And then he runs to the nearest tree

再憤怒地跑到就近的樹邊

and starts to break branches and throw rocks

折斷樹枝 丟擲石塊

and curse like I've never heard.

喊些我從未聽過的咒罵

And I'm just standing there,

我站在那裡

watching this scene

驚訝地

with a complete disbelief,

看著這個情景

not knowing what to do.

完全的手足無措

I'm used to algorithms

我習慣理性推算

and data structures

資料結構

and super motivated students,

以及自動自發的學生

and nothing in my background

我過去的經歷

prepared me to deal

並沒有教導我該如何處理

with a raging, violent adolescent

一個極度憤怒與暴力的青少年

in the middle of nowhere.

而且是在 不知名的野外

And you have to realize that these incidents

請了解 這些情況都不是發生在

did not happen in convenient locations.

一些方便的地點

They happened in places like this,

卻都是發生在 像

in the Judean Desert,

Judean 沙漠之中

20 kilometers away from the nearest road.

距離 最近的公路有20公里之遙

And what you don't see in this picture

而沒有顯示在這些照片中的

is that somewhere between these riders there,

是零散在這些的騎士中

there's a teenager sitting on a rock,

有一些青少年癱坐在岩石上

saying, "I'm not moving from here. Forget it.

喊著: "我才不要再騎下去了

I've had it."

我受夠了."

Well, that's a problem

所以 這就是難處了

because one way or another, you have to get this guy moving

因為不論如何我們都得讓這車隊繼續移行

because it's getting dark soon and dangerous.

因為天暗了只會更危險

It took me several such incidents to figure out what I was supposed to do.

經過好幾次我才學會處理這種狀況

At the beginning, it was a disaster.

開始幾次真是慘不忍睹

I tried harsh words and threats

我以嚴厲的語言與威脅回應

and they took me nowhere.

他們根本不鳥我

That's what they had all their lives.

這種怒罵方式 是他們一貫的生活常態

And at some point I found out,

終於我才發現

when a kid like this gets into a fit,

當個孩子處於這種情況

the best thing that you can possibly do

最好的方式就是儘量

is stay as close as possible to this kid,

靠近這個孩子的身旁

which is difficult,

這個做比說難

because what you really want to do is go away.

因為通常你只想 離得遠遠的

But that's what he had all his life,

而這也是他們一直所遇到的人們反應

people walking away from him.

沒有人願意親近他們

So what you have to do is stay close

所以你要儘量接近他們

and try to reach in

試著 進入他們的內心

and pet his shoulder

及安撫他們肩膀

or give him a piece of chocolate.

或給他們個 巧克力

So I would say, "Alex, I know that it's terribly difficult.

我就學會這麼處理: "Alex, 我知道這是非常困難的

Why don't you rest for a few minutes

我們就休息個幾分鐘

and then we'll go on."

待會兒再繼續前進."

"Go away you maniac-psychopath.

"你滾開 你這瘋子

Why would you bring us to this goddamn place?"

你幹麼帶我們到這鬼地方?"

And I would say, "Relax, Alex.

我就會說:"放輕鬆, Alex,

Here's a piece of chocolate."

來吃塊巧克力."

And Alex would go, "Arrrrggg!"

接著就會看到Alex "啊姆~~"

Because you have to understand

因為各位得了解

that on these rides we are constantly hungry --

進行越野單車時 肚子永遠是飢餓的

and after the rides also.

結束後 也如此

And who is this guy, Alex, to begin with?

那 Alex 是怎樣的人呢?

He's a 17-year-old.

他 17 歲

When he was eight,

當他 8 歲時

someone put him on a boat in Odessa

被人用船從Odessa(烏克蘭)

and sent him, shipped him to Israel

送來以色列

on his own.

孤零零一人

And he ended up in south Tel Aviv

最後抵達特拉維夫南邊

and did not have the good luck

他運氣不好

to be picked up by a [unclear]

沒碰上銜接的人

and roamed the streets

流浪街頭

and became a prominent gang member.

更變成幫派的重要成員。

And he spent the last 10 years of his life

他在過去的10年中

in two places only,

只待過兩個地方 --

the slums and the state prison,

貧民窟與州立監獄。

where he spent the last two years

跌坐在岩石上時

before he ended up sitting on this rock there.

他已服刑兩年了。

And so this kid

所以這個孩子

was probably abused,

八成被他生命中的

abandoned, ignored, betrayed

大部份的成人

by almost every adult along the way.

虐待、拋棄、忽視、及背叛。

So, for such a kid,

所以 對於這樣的孩子來說

when an adult that he learns to respect stays close to him

一個他所敬愛的成人 能在這種情況下

and doesn't walk away from him

繼續親近他

in any situation,

沒有背離他

irrespective of how he behaves,

也不在乎他剛剛所表現的

it's a tremendous healing experience.

這是個很棒的療傷體驗

It's an act of unconditional acceptance,

這種無條件的接受

something that he never had.

更是他從未體會過的。

I want to say a few words about vision.

我想對理想做些說明

When I started this program four years ago,

當我四年前開始這計畫時

I had this original plan

我當初的想法是

of creating a team

要建立一個

of winning underdogs.

不被看好的車隊

I had an image of Lance Armstrong

在我的想像中 這會是

in my mind.

像Lance Armstrong 般的團隊。

And it took me exactly two months

但是經過整整兩個月

of complete frustration

的極度失望

to realize that this vision

我才明白這樣

was misplaced,

一廂情願的想法是錯的

and that there was another vision

取而代之的是 另一個

supremely more important

更重要 更可行

and more readily available.

的理想。

It all of a sudden dawned on me, in this project,

忽然間，我應有的

that the purpose of these rides

目的明朗了

should actually be

我們應該

to expose the kids

要給這些孩子的

to one thing only: love.

只是一樣東西: 愛。

Love to the country, to the uphill

愛這個國家 愛這個陡坡

and the downhill,

也愛這個下坡

to all the incredible creatures that surround us --

也普及到所有身旁的生物

the animals, the plants,

包括 動物 植物

the insects --

與昆蟲

love and respect

愛與尊重

to other fellow members in your team,

車隊中

in your biking team,

的其他同伴

and most importantly,

而最重要的是

love and respect to yourself,

對自己的愛與尊重。

which is something

那是他們

that they badly miss.

從不知道的

Together with the kids,

和孩子們一般

I also went through a remarkable transformation.

我自己也經歷了非尋常的轉變

Now, I come from a cutthroat world

我來自於一個競爭激烈

of science and high technology.

的科技世界

I used to think that reason and logic

我總以為只有理性邏輯

and relentless drive

與自強不息

were the only ways to make things happen.

才能達成目標

And before I worked with the kids,

與孩子們相處前

anything that I did with them,

我與他們所做的事

or anything that I did with myself,

或是我自己做的事

was supposed to be perfect,

我都以為必須是完美的

ideal, optimal,

理想的, 最佳化的

but after working with them for some time,

但和他們相處一段時日後

I discovered the great virtues of empathy

我才發現同理心

and flexibility

以及彈性處世的重要性

and being able to start with some vision,

並能開始新的理想

and if the vision doesn't work, well nothing happened.

如果這值理想不成功，那也沒甚麼大礙

All you have to do is play with it, change it a little bit,

只要繼續 略微調整一些

and come up with something that does help, that does work.

便能產出有用的方式

So right now, I feel more

如今 這些就是我學到的

like these are my principles,

處事原則

and if you don't like them,

若你們不贊同

I have others.

我還有其他的

(Laughter)

(笑聲)

(Applause)

(掌聲)

And one of these principles

其中的一個原則

is focus.

就是專注

Before each ride

在每趟騎車前

we sit together with the kids,

我們都會與這些孩子們坐下

and we give them one word

我們會給他們一個字

to think about during the ride.

好利用騎車的時候想想

You have to focus their attention on something

你必須引起他們的專注力在一些事情上

because so many things happen.

因為會有很多事發生

So these are words like "teamwork"

像這些字: "teamwork" (團隊合作)

or "endurance"

或是 "endurance" (耐力)

or even complicated concepts

或甚至是複雜的概念

like "resource allocation"

像是 "資源分配"

or "perspective," a word that they don't understand.

或是 "觀點", 這些他們不了解的事

You know, perspective

在場的都了解,

is one of these critically important

觀點 是一個相當重要

life-coping strategies

的人生課題

that mountain biking can really teach you.

越野單車能教懂你這些

I tell kids

我告訴孩子們

when they struggle through some uphill

當他們在上坡路段上苦苦掙扎

and feel like they cannot take it anymore,

感覺不能再承受時

it really helps to ignore the immediate obstacles

專注能讓你忘卻眼前的障礙

and raise your head and look around

幫助你抬起頭 四處看看

and see how the vista around you grows.

看看四周的自然風景

It literally propels you upwards.

專注能成為你的動力

That's what perspective is all about.

那就是觀點不同 的差異

Or you can also look back in time

或是也能回頭想想過去

and realize that you've already conquered

明白你所已經征服的旅程

steeper mountains before.

以及那些更陡的險路

And that's how they develop self-esteem.

這就是他們發展出自知與自信

Now, let me give you an example of how it works.

讓我舉個實際例子

You stand with your bike at the beginning of February.

你站在單車旁 是二月初

It's very cold, and you're standing in one of these rainy days,

非常冷 又是一個雨天

and it's drizzling

飄著細雨

and cold and chilly,

又冷又濕

and you're standing in, let's say, Yokneam.

你就站在那 就當是"Yokneam"吧!

And you look up at the sky through a hole in the clouds

你仰望天空雲層處

you see the monastery at the top of the Muhraka --

看到 Muhraka 山頂上的寺廟

that's where you're supposed to climb now --

也就是當前的目的地

and you say, "There's no way that I could possibly get there."

你會說: 要上那? 我是絕不可能辦到的

And yet, two hours later

但等到兩小時後

you find yourself standing on the roof of this monastery,

自己就站在那寺廟的屋頂上

smeared with mud,

灰頭土臉

blood and sweat.

粘著血漬 與汗水

And you look down at Yokneam;

向下望 Yokneam

everything is so small and tiny.

每樣東西 都變得那樣渺小

And you say, "Hey, Alex. Look at this parking lot where we started.

你興奮的說: "喂 Alex 看看那個我們出發的停車場

It's that big.

那麼丁點

I can't believe that I did it."

我無法相信我辦到了！

And that's the point

那一刻

when you start loving yourself.

你就會開始自愛。

And so we talked about

這些也是我們會

these special words that we teach them.

用來教導他們的討論

And at the end of each ride, we sit together

每次的旅程結束 我們會坐在一起

and share moments

分享心得

in which those special words of the day

討論當天的議題

popped up and made a difference,

如何的激勵了他們

and these discussions

這種討論

can be extremely inspiring.

會是相當 激勵人心的

In one of them, one of the kids once said,

其中一個孩子 就曾說起

"When we were riding on this ridge

"當我們騎在山嶺上

overlooking the Dead Sea --

遠眺死海" ---

and he's talking about this spot here --

他說的就是這裏 ---

"I was reminded

"它讓我想起了

of the day when I left my village in Ethiopia

我離開衣索比亞村莊的那一天

and went away together with my brother.

跟著我的哥哥

We walked 120 kilometers

我們走了120公里

until we reached Sudan.

直到蘇丹

This was the first place where we got some water and supplies."

哪時我們才第一次取得一些水和補給"

And he goes on saying, and everyone looks at him like a hero,

他繼續說 而其他人把他當作英雄聽著

probably for the first time in his life.

這或許是他生平第一次吧

And he says -- because I also have volunteers riding with me,

因為也有些同行志工

adults, who are sitting there

都是成人 坐在那兒

listening to him --

聆聽着他

and he says, "And this was just the beginning

他繼續說 "這都只是

of our ordeal

考驗的開頭

until we ended up in Israel.

直到我們抵達以色列。

And only now," he says,

但直到現在", 他說

"I'm beginning to understand where I am,

"我才開始明白自己所處的地方

and I actually like it."

而且我也真的喜歡這地方"

Now I remember, when he said it,

當他說這些時

I felt goosebumps on my body,

我感到毛管直豎

because he said it overlooking the Moab Mountains here in the background.

因為他就是在這Moab山頭上說的

That's where Joshua descended

約書亞 (Joshua) 就是在這裏降臨

and crossed the Jordan

越過約旦

and led the people of Israel into the land of Canaan

並帶領著以色列人民 到達迦南 (Canaan)。

3,000 years ago

那是三千年前

in this final leg

在從非洲遷徙

of the journey from Africa.

的最後路段。

And so, perspective

所以 觀點

and context and history

意涵 與 歷史

play key roles

是我計畫

in the way I plan my rides

與孩子騎乘路線

with the kids.

的重要依據。

We visit Kibbutzim

我們到過由猶太屠殺倖存者所建

that were established by Holocaust survivors.

的基布茲 (Kibbutzim)

We explore ruins

我們到過

of Palestinian villages,

巴勒斯坦村莊的殘垣

and we discuss how they became ruins.

並討論它們的歷史

And we go through numerous remnants

我們也到過

of Jewish settlements, Nabatic settlements,

猶太住居, Nabatic住居

Canaanite settlements --

迦南 (Canaanite)住居 等等的遺址。

three-, four, five-thousand years old.

它們都有3,4,5千年之久。

And through this tapestry,

經由這充塞著

which is the history of this country,

這個國家歷史的掛毯

the kids acquire

孩子們學習到

what is probably the most important

教育中最重要的

value in education,

價值

and that is the understanding that life is complex,

也就是明白人生是複雜的

and there's no black and white.

不是單純的黑白分明

And by appreciating complexity,

了解與擁抱複雜性

they become more tolerant,

讓他們變得更有容忍度

and tolerance leads to hope.

而容忍能帶來希望

I ride with these kids once a week,

我每週與這些孩子騎一趟

every Tuesday.

每週二

Here's a picture I took last Tuesday -- less than a week ago --

這是一張 上週二的照片 還不到一周

and I ride with them tomorrow also.

明天 又要和他們一起騎

In every one of these rides

每一次的旅程

I always end up standing in one of these incredible locations,

我最後總是會站在一無法想像的位置

taking in this incredible landscape around me,

享受四週美妙的風景

and I feel blessed and fortunate

我感覺受到庇祐與幸運

that I'm alive,

因為我活著

and that I sense every fiber

我能感受到在我疲累的

in my aching body.

身體內的每一種觸覺

And I feel blessed and fortunate

我感覺受到庇祐與幸運

that 15 years ago

在15年前

I had the courage to resign

我有勇氣辭去

my tenured position at NYU

紐約大學的教職工作

and return to my home country

回到我的祖國

where I can do these incredible rides

在這裡我可以與這些困擾的孩子們

with this group of troubled kids

完成這些奇妙之旅

coming from Ethiopia

他們來自衣索比亞

and Morocco and Russia.

摩洛哥 與 俄羅斯

And I feel blessed and fortunate

我感覺受到庇祐與幸運

that every week, every Tuesday --

每週二

and actually every Friday also --

實際上 也有每週五

I can once again celebrate

我能再次慶祝

in the marrow of my bones

打從我的骨子裡

the very essence of living in Israel on the edge.

活在以色列邊緣的本質

Thank you.

謝謝大家

(Applause)

(掌聲)