TED英语演讲稿：给陌生人的情书

TED英语演讲稿：给陌生人的情书

2018-09-

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writtenletter,iwouldwriteyouone,noquestionsasked.overnight,myinboxmor phedintothisharborofheartbreak--

asinglemotherinsacramento,agirlbeingbulliedinruralkansas,allaskingme,a2 2-year-

oldgirlwhobarelyevenknewherowncoffeeorder,towritethemaloveletterand

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writing.but,youknow,thethingthatalwaysgetsmeabouttheselettersisthatmo stofthemhavebeenwrittenbypeoplethathaveneverknownthemselveslovedo napieceofpaper.theycouldnottellyouabouttheinkoftheirownloveletters.the y'retheonesfrommygeneration,theonesofusthathavegrownupintoaworldw hereeverythingispaperless,andwheresomeofourbestconversationshavehap peneduponascreen.wehavelearnedtodiaryourpainontofacebook,andwespe akswiftlyin140charactersorless.butwhatifit'snotaboutefficiencythistime?iw asonthesubwayyesterdaywiththismailcrate,whichisaconversationstarter,let metellyou.ifyoueverneedone,justcarryoneofthese.(laughter)andamanjustst aredatme,andhewaslike,"well,whydon'tyouusetheinternet?"andithought," well,sir,iamnotastrategist,noramispecialist.iammerelyastoryteller."andsoico uldtellyouaboutawomanwhosehusbandhasjustcomehomefromafghanistan ,andsheishavingahardtimeunearthingthisthingcalledconversation,andsoshe tuckslovelettersthroughoutthehouseasawaytosay,"comebacktome.findme