莱温斯基TED演讲：来自人生的经验与忏悔.docx

莱温斯基TED演讲：来自人生的经验与忏悔

第一篇：莱温斯基TED演讲：来自人生的经验与忏悔Youarelookingatawomanwhowaspubliclysilentforadecades.Obviously,that’schanged,butonlyrecently.Itwasseveralmonthsago,thatIgavethespeechatForbes30under30summit,1,500brilliantpeople,allundertheageof30.Thatmeantthatin1998,theoldestamongthegroupwereonly14,andtheyoungest,just4.Ijokedwiththemthatsomemightonlyhaveheardofmefromrapsongs.Yes,I’minrapsongs.Almost40rapsongs.Butthenightofmyspeech,asurprisingthinghappened.Attheageof41,Iwashitonbya27-year-oldguy.Iknow,right?HewascharmingandIwasflattered,andIdeclined.Youknowwhathisunsuccessfulpickuplinewas?Hecouldmakemefeel22again.Irealizedlaterthatnight,I’mprobablytheonlypersonover40whodoesnotwanttobe22again.Attheageof22,Ifellinlovewithmyboss,andattheageof24,Ilearnedthedevastatingconsequences.CanIseeashowofhandsofanyoneherewhodidn’tmakeamistakeordosomethingtheyregrettedat22?Yep.That’swhatIthought.Solikeme,at22,afewofyoumayhavealsotakenwrongturnsandfalleninlovewiththewrongperson,maybeevenyourboss.Unlikeme,though,yourbossprobablywasn’tthepresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Ofcourse,lifeisfullofsurprises.NotadaygoesbythatI’mnotremindedofmymistake,andIregretthatmistakedeeply.In1998,afterhavingbeensweptupintoanimprobableromance,Iwasthensweptupintotheeyeofpolitical,legalandmediamaelstromlikewehadneverseenbefore.Remember,justafewyearsearlier,newswasconsumedfromjustthreeplaces:readinganewspaperormagazine,listeningtotheradio,orwatchingtelevision.Thatwasit.Butthatwasn’tmyfate.Instead,thisscandalwasbroughttoyoubythedigitalrevolution.Thatmeantwecouldaccessalltheinformationwewanted,whenwewantedit,anytime,anywhere,andwhenthestorybrokeinJanuary1998,itbrokeonline.Itwasthefirsttimethetraditionalnewswasusurpedbytheinternetforamajornewsstory,aclickthatreverberatedaroundtheworld.WhatthatmeantformepersonallywastheovernightIwentfrombeingacompletelyprivatefiguretoapubliclyhumiliatedoneworldwide.Iwaspatientzerooflosingapersonalreputationonaglobalscalealmostinstantaneously.Thisrushtojudgment,enabledbytechnology,