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[2016.02.17] TED series

The past doesn't define u for the rest of ur life

大概讲的是一个少儿时代受虐等等的优秀黑人，由于错杀被关进监狱，并以此开始，进行了承认、道歉、赎罪的故事。

这哥们现在在MIT教书，大概出狱之后过了五年。

他说对他而言现在的赎罪就是回到之前他所在的街区并且帮助其他人不要走上自己的道路。“My story might had been unique, but I think there are ways to avoid”之类的。

“百分之九十在监狱里面的人都希望自己可以有一个新的开始，而且我们不得不承认，有非常多的人会回到社会；因此我们（帮助他们）的努力会影响社会。”“他们都希望改变，只要我们提供这个空间”

蛮有道理的！里面还讲到了苏格拉底的“浑浑噩噩的人生不值得过”这句话，总之我要开始好好加油了！

And one of the things we talked about is the three things I found important in the part of my transformation: 

The first thing is acknowledgement: I had to acknowledge that I had hurt others and I had been hurt;

The second thing is to apologise: I have to apologise to the people I hurt even though I had no expectations that they may accept it, but it was an important thing to do because it was the right thing. But I also had to apologise to myself.

The third thing was atonement. For me, atonement meant going back to my community...

Our past doesn't define you for the rest of your life. I think collectively we can create this reality, and I hope you do so.

2016.02.17