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mfortunateenoughtoworkintherehabfacility,soIgettoseepeoplewhoarefacinglifeanddeathwithaddiction.Andsometimesitcomesdowntosomethingassimpleas,theircorewoundistheirfatherdiedwithouteversayinghe'
sproudofthem.Butthen,theyhearfromallthefamilyandfriendsthatthefathertoldeverybodyelsethathewasproudofhim,buthenevertoldtheson.It'
sbecausehedidn'
tknowthathissonneededtohearit.
Somyquestionis,whydon'
tweaskforthethingsthatweneed?
Iknowagentleman,marriedfor25years,who'
slongingtohearhiswifesay,"
Thankyouforbeingthebreadwinner,soIcanstayhomewiththekids,"
butwon'
task.Iknowawomanwho'
sgoodatthis.She,onceaweek,meetswithherhusbandandsays,"
I'
dreallylikeyoutothankmeforallthesethingsIdidinthehouseandwiththekids."
Andhegoes,"
Oh,thisisgreat,thisisgreat."
Andpraisereallydoeshavetobegenuine,butshetakesresponsibilityforthat.Andafriendofmine,April,whoI'
vehadsincekindergarten,shethanksherchildrenfordoingtheirchores.Andshesaid,"
Whywouldn'
tIthankit,eventhoughthey'
resupposedtodoit?
"
So,thequestionis,whywasIblockingit?
Whywereotherpeopleblockingit?
WhycanIsay,"
lltakemysteakmediumrare,Ineedsizesixshoes,"
butIwon'
tsay,"
Wouldyoupraisemethisway?
Andit'
sbecauseI'
mgivingyoucriticaldataaboutme.I'
mtellingyouwhereI'
minsecure.I'
mtellingyouwhereIneedyourhelp.AndI'
mtreatingyou,myinnercircle,likeyou'
retheenemy.Becausewhatcanyoudowiththatdata?
Youcouldneglectme.Youcouldabuseit.Oryoucouldactuallymeetmyneed.
AndItookmybikeintothebikestore--Ilovethis--samebike,andthey'
ddosomethingcalled"
truing"
thewheels.Theguysaid,"
Youknow,whenyoutruethewheels,it'
sgoingtomakethebikesomuchbetter."
Igetthesamebikeback,andthey'
vetakenallthelittlewarpsoutofthosesamewheelsI'
vehadfortwoandahalfyears,andmybikeislikenew.So,I'
mgoingtochallengeallofyou.Iwantyoutotrueyourwheels:
behonestaboutthepraisethatyouneedtohear.Whatdoyouneedtohear?
Gohometoyourwife--goaskher,whatdoessheneed?
Gohometoyourhusband--whatdoesheneed?
Gohomeandaskthosequestions,andthenhelpthepeoplearoundyou.
Andit'
ssimple.Andwhyshouldwecareaboutthis?
Wetalkaboutworldpeace.Howcanwehaveworldpeacewithdifferentcultures,differentlanguages?
Ithinkitstartshouseholdbyhousehold,underthesameroof.So,let'
smakeitrightinourownbackyard.AndIwanttothankallofyouintheaudienceforbeinggreathusbands,greatmothers,friends,daughters,sons.Andmaybe
somebody'
sneversaidthattoyou,butyou'
vedoneareally,reallygoodjob.Andthankyouforbeinghere,justshowingupandchangingtheworldwithyourideas.
02.Thebenefitsofabilingualbrain
?
Hablasespa?
ol?
Parlez-vousfran?
ais?
nihuishuozhongwenma?
Ifyouanswered“si”,”oui”or”hui”andyouarewatchingthisinEnglish,chancesareyoubelongtotheworldbilingualandmultilingualmajority.Andbesideshavinganeasiertimetraveling,orwatchingmovieswithoutsubtitles,knowingtwoormorelanguagesmeansthatyourbrainmayactuallylookandworkdifferentlythanthoseofyourmonolingualfriends.Sowhatdoesitreallymeantoknowalanguage?
Languageabilityistypicallymeasuredintwoactiveparts,speakingandwriting,andtwopassiveparts,listeningandreading.Whileabalancedbilingualhasnearequalabilitiesacrosstheboardintwolanguages,mostbilingualsaroundtheworldknowandusetheirlanguagesinvaryproportions.Anddependingontheirsituationandhowtheyacquiredeachlanguage,theycanbeclassifiedintothreegeneraltypes.
Forexample,let’stakeGabriella,whosefamilyimmigratestotheUSfromPeruwhenshewastwo-yearsold.Asacompoundbilingual,Gabrielladevelopstwolinguisticcodessimultaneously,withasinglesetofconcepts,learningbothEnglishandSpanishasshebeginstoprocesstheworldaroundher.Herteenagebrother,ontheotherhand,mightbeacoordinatebilingual,workingwithtwosetsofconcepts,learningEnglishinschool,whilecontinuingtospeakSpanishathomeandwithfriends.
Finally,Gabriella’sparentsarelikelytobesubordinatebilingualswholearnedasecondarylanguagebyfilteringitthroughtheirprimarylanguage.
Becausealltypesofbilingualpeoplecanbecomefullyproficientinalanguageregardlessofaccentandpronunciation,thedifferencemaynotbeapparenttobeacasualobserver.Butrecentadvancesinimagingtechnologyhavegivenneurolinguistsaglimpseintohowspecificaspectsoflanguagelearningaffectthebilingualbrain.
It’swellknownthatthebrain’slefthemisphereismoredominantandanalyticalinlogicalprocesses,whiletherighthemisphereismoreactiveinemotionalandsocialones,thoughthisisamatterofdegree,notanabsolutesplit.
Thefactthatlanguageinvolvesbothtypesoffunctionswhilelateralizationdevelopsgraduallywithage,hasleadtothecriticalperiodhypothesis.Accordingtothistheory,childrenlearnlanguagesmoreeasilybecausetheplasticityoftheirdevelopingbrainsletthemusebothhemispheresinlanguageacquisition,whileinmostadults,languageislateralizedtoonehemisphere,usuallytheleft.
Ifthisistrue,learningalanguageinchildhoodmaygiveyouamoreholisticgraspofitssocialandemotionalcontexts.Conversely,recentresearchshowedthatpeoplewholearnedasecondlanguageinadulthoodexhibitlessemotionalbiasandamorerationalapproachwhenconfrontingproblemsinthesecondlanguagethantheirnativeone.
Butregardlessofwhenyouacquireadditionallanguages,beingmultilingualgivesyourbrainsomeremarkableadvantages.Someoftheseareevenvisible,suchhigherdensityofthegraymatterthatcontainsmostofyourbrain’sneuronsandsynapses,andmoreactivityincertainregionswhenengagingasecondlanguage.Theheightenedworkoutabilingualbrainreceivesthroughoutitslifecanalsohelpdelaytheonsetofdiseases,likeAlzheimersandDementiabyasmuchas5years.
Theideaofmajorcognitivebenefitstobilingualismmayseemintuitivenow,butitwouldhavesurprisedearlierexperts.Beforethe1960s,bilingualismwasconsideredahandicapthatslowedthechild’sdevelopmentbyforcingthemtospendthemtoomuchenergydistinguishingbetweenlanguages,aviewbasedlargelyonflawedstudies.
Andwhileamorerecentstudydidshowthatreactiontimesanderrorsincreaseforsomebilingualstudentsincross-languagetests,italsoshowedthattheeffortandattentionneededtoswitchbetweenlanguagestriggeredmoreactivityin,andpotentiallystrengthened,thedorsolateralprefrontalcortex.Thisisthepartofbrainthatplaysalargeroleinexecutivefunction,problemsolving,switchingbetweentasks,andfocusingwhilefilteringoutirrelevantinformation.
So,whilebilingualmaynotnecessarilymakeyousmarter,itdoesmakeyourbrainmorehealthy,complexandactivelyengaged,andevenifyoudidn’thavethegoodfortuneoflearningasecondlanguagelikeachild,it’snevertoolatetodoyourselfafavorandmakethelinguisticleapfrom,”Hello,”to“Hola”,”Bonjour”or“ninhao’s”becausewhenitcomestoourbrainsalittleexercisecangoalongway.
03.Featsofmemoryanyonecando
dliketoinviteyoutocloseyoureyes.
Imagineyourselfstandingoutsidethefrontdoorofyourhome.I'
dlikeyoutonoticethecolorofthedoor,thematerialthatit'
smadeoutof.Nowvisualizeapackofoverweightnudistsonbicycles.
Theyarecompetinginanakedbicyclerace,andtheyareheadedstraightforyourfrontdoor.Ineedyoutoactuallyseethis.Theyarepedalingreallyhard,they'
resweaty,they'
rebouncingaroundalot.Andtheycrashstraightintothefrontdoorofyourhome.Bicyclesflyeverywhere,wheelsrollpastyou,spokesendupinawkwardplaces.Stepoverthethresholdofyourdoorintoyourfoyer,yourhallway,whatever'
sontheotherside,andappreciatethequalityofthelight.ThelightisshiningdownonCookieMonster.CookieMonsteriswavingatyoufromhisperchontopofatanhorse.It'
satalkinghorse.Youcanpracticallyfeelhisbluefurticklingyournose.Youcansmelltheoatmealraisincookiethathe'
sabouttoshovelintohismouth.Walkpasthim.Walkpasthimintoyourlivingroom.Inyourlivingroom,infullimaginativebroadband,pictureBritneySpears.Sheisscantilyclad,she'
sdancingonyourcoffeetable,andshe'
ssinging"
HitMeBabyOneMoreTime."
Andthen,
followmeintoyourkitchen.Inyourkitchen,thefloorhasbeenpavedoverwithayellowbrickroad,andoutofyourovenarecomingtowardsyouDorothy,theTinMan,theScarecrowandtheLionfrom"
TheWizardofOz,"
hand-in-hand,skippingstraighttowardsyou.
Okay.Openyoureyes.
IwanttotellyouaboutaverybizarrecontestthatisheldeveryspringinNewYorkCity.It'
scalledtheUnitedStatesMemoryChampionship.AndIhadgonetocoverthiscontesta
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