頻率副詞

I often get the question why do people volunteer.

常有人問我,為什麼人需要當志工

What is it that makes a person dedicate their time and effort

動名詞

to something without expecting money in return.

I think we can all agree that people don't usually do it

我想大家都同意大部分人不當志工

because they get a couple of free drinks, a cool T-shirt, or a handful of stickers.

是因為要去喝一杯,買件潮T,刺個刺青

makes them part of the volunteerism culture.

how volunteerism culture can change our world.

It's basically the European baby-brother of Burning Man.

基本上它是美國火人節的小老弟

such as self expression, self-reliance, and inclusion,

像是表達自我,自力更生及包容接納

and we basically do the same things as our friends in the US.

我們做的事基本上也和美國的盟友相同

we build a settlement, we live there for a while,

建立了一個基地,在那裏生活一段時間

and then we take it all down again, and we leave nothing but footprints.

離開前就把基地拆了,甚麼都不留,唯有足跡

I've been involved with Nowhere as a volunteer for about five years now.

以志工身分加入Nowhere已經有5年了

of volunteer coordination, media, and currently, communication.

團隊協調、媒體、最近還負責訊息傳播

Nowhere is completely depending on volunteers.

Without these people there would be no settlement,

there wouldn't be any art, and there would simply be no event.

不會有任何藝術作品,也不會有甚麼活動

I know people who dedicate months of their lives, every single year,

and I know other people, who just dedicate a few hours during one afternoon.

我也知道有些人,只幫忙下午幾個小時

The difference between them doesn't matter to us

對我們來說這兩者的差別並不重要

because of another principle that we have in common with Burning Man

因為一個和火人節一樣的基本原則

Every single individual is able to get involved

whenever they want, in whatever way they choose,

無論想從中獲得甚麼, 甚麼方式參與

I was able to learn a lot while working with the people at Nowhere.

For example, I learned to build a structure,

who didn't even know how to use a power drill.

I learned how to give myself a break, so as to not overwork myself,

and I learned how to prepare myself for a stressful situation.

也學到如何因應緊張的突發狀況

I was able to teach people how they could organize their teams,

and help people dealing with stressful situations between individuals.

幫他們處理人際之間的突發狀況

And this year, I'm going to go out there again,

and maybe I will be able to teach others how they can build their structures.

we should go out to a desert all together and start building things.

我們需要全聚在沙漠,建造某些東西

What I'm saying is that we should have a closer look

at this participatory community, this culture of volunteerism,

and implement that into our own lives to change our world.

然後再將所學運用在生活,改變我們的世界

Because we might have all heard people say this,

and we might have said it ourselves from time to time,

which is, "Why is nobody doing this, why this is not a project?

:「為什麼沒人想做這個? 為什麼沒有這類計畫?

I wish someone would take this thing that I care about

真希望我關心的議題有人去做做看

and turn it into something that I can contribute to?"

然後有一些成果,讓我也能貢獻己力?」

In the community that I am a part of, we have a pretty simple answer to that:

我參與的社群,對這問題的答案很簡單:

And actually, when you consider it, it is that simple.

事實上,仔細想想,這件事其實很簡單

that sparks something in you, that sparks a passion

能激起內心的某種事物,激起內心

that fills you with excitement, that you feel should happen,

滿溢的熱情,讓你覺得這件事一定得實現

don't wait for others to take the initiative.

In this current society, it's really easy to think at that moment

現代社會中,有些時候很容易覺得:

like, "My project will not be able to generate a profit,"

or "I won't be able to pay people for contributing to what I want to do."

或「我怎麼可能付薪水給那些為我的理想貢獻的人?」

If we take this commercial idea away from it,

what you are left with, is a volunteerism project,

最後要考慮的,就是志願服務計畫

and how to make a volunteerism project happen is by sharing five things.

怎麼執行志工計畫,要藉由分享5件事來達到

The first one is definitely the easiest one,

Communicate to people what that thing inside your head is

Tell others about this thing that you want to do,

Sooner or later, while you keep on communicating this,

you're going to come across other individuals,

who share that excitement for your project.

Or even better; you might come across people

who are able to add something to your project

and even take it to a higher level and improve it.

And before you know it, you might be sitting down,

但在遇到這一切前,你得先坐下來

and taking the first steps into making it happen.

And when it happens, share your knowledge.

And it really doesn't matter if you have a degree

of one of the most prestigious universities on the planet,

or whether you even haven't finished middle school.

或你是不是中學沒畢業沒有關係

Every single individual, regardless of their backgrounds,

has valuable information that is worth sharing.

For example, I learned through another TED talk by Terry Moore

比如說,我從Terry Moore的TED演講學到

that I've been tying my shoelaces wrong my entire life.

原來我這輩子都用錯方法穿鞋帶了!

And I've been having a really good time sharing this knowledge with other people.

我花一些時間將資訊分享給他人

Though this may sound incredibly trivial, unimportant, and really small,

儘管這聽來只是件很小,不重要的小事

I can see the change that I can make for certain people,

how that adds something to what they know.

Just imagine if it would not be just this tiny little thing,

試想如果這不只是剛剛那件小事

but something more important, something more essential.

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