在生命的尽头你想要什么演讲稿.docx
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在生命的尽头你想要什么演讲稿
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Well,weallneedareasontowakeup.Forme,itjusttookxx,xxvolts.
Iknowyou'retoopolitetoask,soIwilltellyou.
Onenight,sophomoreyearofcollege,justbackfromThanksgivingholiday,afewofmyfriendsandIwerehorsingaround,andwedecidedtoclimbatopaparkedcommutertrain.Itwasjustsittingthere,withthewiresthatrunoverhead.Somehow,thatseemedlikeagreatideaatthetime.We'dcertainlydonestupiderthings.Iscurrieduptheladderontheback,andwhenIstoodup,theelectricalcurrententeredmyarm,blewdownandoutmyfeet,andthatwasthat.Wouldyoubelievethatwatchstillworks?
Takesalicking!
Myfatherwearsitnowinsolidarity.
Thatnightbeganmyformalrelationshipwithdeath--mydeath--anditalsobeganmylongrunasapatient.It'sagoodword.Itmeansonewhosuffers.SoIguesswe'reallpatients.
Now,theAmericanhealthcaresystemhasmorethanitsfairshareofdysfunction--tomatchitsbrilliance,tobesure.I'maphysiciannow,ahospiceandpalliativemedicinedoc,soI'veseencarefrombothsides.Andbelieveme:
almosteveryonewhogoesintohealthcarereallymeanswell--Imean,truly.Butwewhoworkinitarealsounwittingagentsforasystemthattoooftendoesnotserve.
Why?
Well,there'sactuallyaprettyeasyanswertothatquestion,anditexplainsalot:
becausehealthcarewasdesignedwithdiseases,notpeople,atitscenter.Whichistosay,ofcourse,itwasbadlydesigned.Andnowherearetheeffectsofbaddesignmoreheartbreakingortheopportunityforgooddesignmorecompellingthanattheendoflife,wherethingsaresodistilledandconcentrated.Therearenodo-overs.
Mypurposetodayistoreachoutacrossdisciplinesandinvitedesignthinkingintothisbigconversation.Thatis,tobringintentionandcreativitytotheexperienceofdying.Wehaveamonumentalopportunityinfrontofus,beforeoneofthefewuniversalissuesasindividualsaswellasacivilsociety:
torethinkandredesignhowitiswedie.
Solet'sbeginattheend.Formostpeople,thescariestthingaboutdeathisn'tbeingdead,it'sdying,suffering.It'sakeydistinction.Togetunderneaththis,itcanbeveryhelpfultoteaseoutsufferingwhichisnecessaryasitis,fromsufferingwecanchange.Theformerisanatural,essentialpartoflife,partofthedeal,andtothiswearecalledtomakespace,adjust,grow.Itcanbereallygoodtorealizeforceslargerthanourselves.Theybringproportionality,likeacosmicright-sizing.Aftermylimbsweregone,thatloss,forexample,becamefact,fixed--necessarilypartofmylife,andIlearnedthatIcouldnomorerejectthisfactthanrejectmyself.Ittookmeawhile,butIlearnediteventually.Now,anothergreatthingaboutnecessarysufferingisthatitistheverythingthatunitescaregiverandcarereceiver--humanbeings.This,wearefinallyrealizing,iswherehealinghappens.Yes,compassion--literally,aswelearnedyesterday--sufferingtogether.
Now,onthesystemsside,ontheotherhand,somuchofthesufferingisunnecessary,invented.Itservesnogoodpurpose.Butthegoodnewsis,sincethisbrandofsufferingismadeup,well,wecanchangeit.Howwedieisindeedsomethingwecanaffect.Makingthesystemsensitivetothisfundamentaldistinctionbetweennecessaryandunnecessarysufferinggivesusourfirstofthreedesigncuesfortheday.Afterall,ourroleascaregivers,aspeoplewhocare,istorelievesuffering--notaddtothepile.
Truetothetenetsofpalliativecare,Ifunctionassomethingofareflectiveadvocate,asmuchasprescribingphysician.Quickaside:
palliativecare--averyimportantfieldbutpoorlyunderstood--whileitincludes,itisnotlimitedtoendoflifecare.Itisnotlimitedtohospice.It'ssimplyaboutcomfortandlivingwellatanystage.Sopleaseknowthatyoudon'thavetobedyinganytimesoontobenefitfrompalliativecare.
Now,letmeintroduceyoutoFrank.Sortofmakesthispoint.I'vebeenseeingFranknowforyears.He'slivingwithadvancingprostatecancerontopoflong-standingHIV.Weworkonhisbonepainandhisfatigue,butmostofthetimewespendthinkingoutloudtogetherabouthislife--really,aboutourlives.Inthisway,Frankgrieves.Inthisway,hekeepsupwithhislossesastheyrollin,sothathe'sreadytotakeinthenextmoment.Lossisonething,butregret,quiteanother.Frankhasalwaysbeenanadventurer--helookslikesomethingoutofaNormanRockwellpainting--andnofanofregret.Soitwasn'tsurprisingwhenhecameintocliniconeday,sayinghewantedtoraftdowntheColoradoRiver.Wasthisagoodidea?
Withalltheriskstohissafetyandhishealth,somewouldsayno.Manydid,buthewentforit,whilehestillcould.Itwasaglorious,marveloustrip:
freezingwater,blisteringdryheat,scorpions,snakes,wildlifehowlingofftheflamingwallsoftheGrandCanyon--alltheglorioussideoftheworldbeyondourcontrol.Frank'sdecision,whilemaybedramatic,isexactlythekindsomanyofuswouldmake,ifweonlyhadthesupporttofigureoutwhatisbestforourselvesovertime.
Somuchofwhatwe'retalkingabouttodayisashiftinperspective.Aftermyaccident,whenIwentbacktocollege,Ichangedmymajortoarthistory.Studyingvisualart,IfiguredI'dlearnsomethingabouthowtosee--areallypotentlessonforakidwhocouldn'tchangesomuchofwhathewasseeing.Perspective,thatkindofalchemywehumansgettoplaywith,turninganguishintoaflower.
Flashforward:
nowIworkatanamazingplaceinSanFranciscocalledtheZenHospiceProject,wherewehavealittleritualthathelpswiththisshiftinperspective.Whenoneofourresidentsdies,themortuarymencome,andaswe'rewheelingthe
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