《拥抱拒绝》演讲稿embracingotherness
whenifirstheardthistheme,ithought,wellembracingothernessisembracingmyself
andthejourneytothatplaceofunderstandingandacceptancehasbeenaninterestingoneforme,andit'sgivenmeaninsightintothewholenotionofself,whichithinkisworthsharingwithyoutoday
weeachhaveaself,butidon'tthinkthatwe'rebornwithone
youknowhownewbornbabiesbelievethey'repartofeverything;they'renotseparate
wellthatfundamentalsenseofonenessislostonusveryquickly
it'slikethatinitialstageisover--oneness:infancy,unformed,primitive
it'snolongervalidorreal
whatisrealisseparateness
andatsomepointinearlybabyhood,theideaofselfstartstoform
ourlittleportionofonenessisgivenaname,istoldallkindsofthingsaboutitself
andthesedetails,opinionsandideasbecomefacts,whichgotowardsbuildingourselv