TED演讲英语从赤脚运动中学习.docx

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TED演讲英语从赤脚运动中学习

I'dliketotakeyoutoanotherworld.AndI'dliketosharea45year-oldlovestorywiththepoor,livingonlessthanonedollaraday.Iwenttoaveryelitist,snobbish,expensiveeducationinIndia,andthatalmostdestroyedme.Iwasallsettobeadiplomat,teacher,doctor..alllaidout.Then,Idon'tlookit,butIwastheIndiannationalsquashchampionforthreeyears.Thewholeworldwaslaidoutforme.

Everythingwasatmyfeet.Icoulddonothingwrong.

AndthenIthoughtoutofcuriosity.I'dliketogoandliveandworkandjustseewhatavillageislike.

Soin1965,IwenttowhatwascalledtheworstBiharfamineinIndia,peopledyingofhunger,forthefirsttime.Itchangedmylife.Icamebackhome,toldmymother,“I'dliketoliveandworkinavillage.”Motherwentintoacoma.“whatisthis?

Thewholeworldislaidoutforyou,thebestjobsarelaidoutforyou,andyouwanttogoandworkinavillage?

Imean,istheresomethingwrongwithyou?

”Isaid,“No,I'vegotthebesteducation”Itmademethink,AndIwantedtogivesomethingbackinmyownway.”“Whatdoyouwanttodoinavilage?

”Nojob,nomoney,nosecurity,noprospect.”Isaid,“Iwanttoliveanddigwellsforfiveyears.”“Digwellsforfiveyears?

YouwenttothemostexpensiveschoolandcollegeinIndia,andyouwanttodigwellsforfiveyears?

”

Shedidn'tspeaktomeforaverylongtime,becauseshethoughtI'dletmyfamilydown.

Butthen,Iwasexposedtothemostextraordinaryknowledgeandskillsthatverypoorpeoplehave,whichareneverbroughtintothemainstreamwhichisneveridentified,respected,appliedonalargescale.AndIthoughtI’dstartaBarefootCollege..collegeonlyforthepoor.Whatthepoorthoughtwasimportantwouldbereflectedinthecollege.Iwenttothisvillageforthefirsttime.Elderscametomeandsaid,“Areyourunningfromthepolice?

”Isaid,“No.””“Youfailedinyourexam?

”Isaid,“No.”“Youdidn’tgetagovernmentjob?

”Isaid,“No.”“Whatareyoudoinghere?

”Whyareyouhere?

TheeducationsysteminIndiamakesyoulookatParisandNewDelhiandZurich;Whatareyoudoinginthisvillage?

Istheresomethingwrongwithyouyou’renottellingus?

”Isaid,“No,Iwanttoactuallystartacollegeonlyforthepoor.”whatthepoorthoughtwasimportantwouldbereflectedinthecollege.”Sotheeldersgavemesomeverysoundandprofoundadvice.Theysaid,“please,don'tbringanyonewithadegreeandqualificationintoyourcollege.”Soit'stheonlycollegeinIndiawhere,ifyoushouldhaveaPh.D.oraMaster's,youaredisqualifiedtocomeYouhavetobeacop-outorawash-outoradropouttocometoourcollege.Youhavetoworkwithyourhands.Youhavetoadignityoflabor.

Youhavetoshowthatyouhaveaskillthatyoucanoffertothecommunityandprovideaservicetothecommunity.

SowestartedtheBarefootcollege,andweredefinedprofessionalism.Whoisaprofessional?

Aprofessionalissomeonewhohasacombinationofcompetence,confidenceandbelief.Awaterdivingisaprofessional.Atraditionalmidwifeisaprofessional.Atraditionalbonesetterisaprofessional.Theseareprofessionalsallovertheword.Youfindtheminanyinaccessiblevillagearoundtheworld.Andwethoughtthatthesepeopleshouldcomeintothemainstreamandshowthattheknowledgeandskillsthattheyhaveisuniversal.Itneedstobeused,needstobeapplied,needstobeshowntotheworldoutside..thattheseknowledgeandskillsarerelevanteventoday.SothecollegeworksfollowingthelifestyleandworkstyleofMahatmaGandhi.Youeatonthefloor,yousleeponthefloor,youworkonthefloor.

Therearenocontracts,nowrittencontracts.Youcanstaywithmefor20years,gotomorrow.Andnoonegetmorethan100amonth.Youcomeforthemoney,youdon'tconetoBarefootCollege.Youcomefortheworkandthechallenge,you'llcometotheBarefootCollege.Thatiswherewewantyoutotrycrazyideas.Whateverideayouhave,comeandtryit.Itdoesn'tmatterifyoufail.

Battered,bruised,youstartagain.It'stheonlycollegewheretheteacheristhelearnerandthelearneristheteacher.Andit'stheonlycollegewherewedon'tgiveacertificate.Youarecertifiedbythecommunityyouserve.Youdon'tneedapapertohangonthewalltoshowthatyouareanengineer.SowhenIsaidthat,theysaid,“Wellshowuswhatispossible.whatareyoudoing?

Thisisallmumbo-jumboifyoucan'tshowitontheground.”

SowebuildthefirsttheBarefootCollegein1986.Itwasbuiltby12Barefootarchitectswhocan'treadandwrite,builton1.5asq.ft.150peoplelivedthere,workedthere.TheygottheAgaKhanAwardforArchitecturein2002.Butthentheysuspected,theythoughttherewasanarchitectbehindit.Isaid,“Yes,theymadetheblueprints,buttheBarefootarchitectsactuallyconstructedthecollege.”Wearetheonlyoneswhoactuallyreturnedtheawardfor50000,

Becausetheydidn'tbelieveus,andwethoughtthattheywereactuallycasingaspersionsontheBarefootarchitectsofTilonia.Iaskedaforester..high-powered,paper-qualifiedexpert..Isaid“whatcanyoubuiltinthisplace?

”Hehadonelookatthesoilandsaid,“Forgetit.Noway.Notevenworthit.Nowater,rockysoil.”Iwasinabitofaspot.AndIsaid,“Okay,I'llgototheoldmaninvillageandsay,”“whatshouldIgrowinthisspot?

”Helookedquietlyatmeandsaid,“Youbuildthis,youbuildthis,youputthis,andit'llwork.”Thisiswhatitlooksliketoday.wenttotheroof,andallthewomensaid“Clearout.Themenshouldclearoutbecausewedon'twanttosharethistechnologywiththemen.Thisiswaterproofingtheroof.”Itisabitofjaggery,abitofurensandabitofotherthingsIdon'tknow.Butitactuallydoesn'tleak.Since1986,ithasn'tleaked.Thistechnology,thewomenwillnotsharewiththemen.It'stheonlycollegewhichisfullysolar-electrified.Allthepowercomesfromthesun.45kilowattsofpanelsontheroof.Andeverythingworksoffthesunforthenext25years.Solongasthesunshines,we'llhavenoproblemwithpower.Butthebeautyisthatiswasinstalledbyapriest,ahindupriest,who'sonlydoneeightyearsofprimaryschooling..neverbeentoschool,neverbeentocollege.HeknowsmoreaboutsolarthananyoneIknowanywhereinthewordguaranteed.Food,ifyoucometotheBarefootcollege,issolarcooked.Butthepeoplewhofabricatedthatsolarcookerarewomen,illiteratewomen,whoactuallyfabricatethemostsophisticatedsolarcooker.It'saparabolicschefflersolarcooker.

Unfortunately,they'realmosthalfGerman,they'resoprecise.You'reneverfindIndianwomensoprecise.Absolutelytothelastinch,theycanmakethatcooker.Andwehave60mealstwiceadayofsolarcooking.wehaveadentist..she'sagrandmother,illiterate,who'sadentist.sheactuallylooksaftertheteethof7000children.Barefoottechnology:

thiswas1986..noengineer,noarchitectthoughtofit..butwearecollectingrainwaterfromtheroofs.Verylittlewateriswasted.Alltheroofsareconnectedundergroundtoa400,000litertank,andnowateriswasted.Ifwehavefouryearsofdrought,westillhavewateronthecampus,becausewecollectrainwater.60%percentofchildrendon'tgottoschool,becausetheyhavetolookafteranimals..sheep,goats..domesticchores.Sowethoughtofstaringaschoolatnightforthechildren.BecausethenightschoolofTiolonia,over75,000childrenhavegonethroughthesenightschool.Becauseit'sfortheconvenienceofthechild;it'snotfortheconvenienceoftheteacher.Andwhatdoweteachintheseschools?

Democracy,citizenship,howyoushouldmeasureyouland,whatyoushoulddoifyou'rearrested,whatyoushoulddoifyouranimalissick.Thisiswhatweteachinthenightschools.Butalltheschoolsaresolar-lit.Everyfiveyearswehaveanelection.Betweensixto14year-oldchildrenparticipateinademocraticprocess,andtheyelectaprimeminister.Theprimeministeris12yearsold.Shelooksafter20goatsinthemorning,butshe'sprimeministerintheevening.Shehasacabinet,aministerofeducation,aministerforenergy,aministerforhealth.Andtheyactuallymonitorandsupervise150schoolsfor7000children.ShegottheWorld'sChildren'sPrizefiveyearsago,andshewenttoSweden.Firsttimeevergoingoutofhervillage.NeverseenSweden.Wasn'tdazzledatallbywhatwashappening.AndtheQueenofSweden,who'sthere,turnedtomeandsaid,“Canyouaskthischildwhereshegotherconfidencefrom?

She'sonly12yearsold,andshe'snotdazzledbyanything.”Andthegirl,who'sonherleft,turnedtomeandlookedatthequeenstraightintheeyeandsaid,“PleasetellherI'mtheprimeminister.”Wherethepercentageofilliteracyisveryhigh,weusepuppetry.Puppetsisthewaywecommunicate.

YouhaveJokhimchacha,whois300yearsold.Heismypsychoanalyst.Heismyteacher.He'smydoctor.He'smylawyer.He'smydonor.Heactuallyraisesmoney,solvesmydisputes.Hesolvesmyproblemsinthevillage.Ifthere'stensioninthevillage,ifattendanceattheschoolsgoesdownandthere'sfrictionbetweentheteacherandtheparent,thepuppetcallstheteacherandtheparentinfrontofthewholevillageandsays,“Shakehands.Theattendancemustnotdrop.”ThesepuppetsaremadeoutofrecycledWorldBankreports.SOthisdecentralized,demystifiedapproachofsolar-electrifyingvillages,we'vecoveredalloverIndiafromLadakhuptoBhutan..allsolar-electrifiedvillagesbypeoplewhohavebeentrained.AndwewenttoLadakh,andweaskedthiswoman..this,atminus40,youhavetocomeoutoftheroof,becausethere'snoplace,itwasallsnoweduponbothsides..andweaskedthiswoman,“whatwasthebenefityouhadfromsolarelectricity?

”Andshethoughtforaminuteandsaid,“It'sthefirsttimeIcanseemyhusband'sfaceinwinter.”WenttoAfghanistan.OnelessonwelearnedinIndiawasmenareuntrainable.Menarerestless,menareambitious,men