Name: TEDx】視障礙為機遇--跑酷的生活方式。阿里-卡迪姆在TEDxParramatta的演講。 (【TEDx】Seeing obstacles as opportunities - Parkour way of life: Ali Kadhim at TEDxParramatta)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T04:59:42.000Z
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委婉語氣表達希望、渴望

the fact that we all have obstacles in our lives

we have trials, tribulations, we have challenges,

from achieving some things that we want in life

whether they are our greatest ambitions, deepest desires and our dreams.

You know, the obstacles could be physical, mental, spiritual

But what if we could start looking at obstacles in a different way

than instead of things that are stopping us

what if we could start seeing them as moments of opportunity?

specializes in obstacles, where obstacles are our primary tool.

So, the art itself is called Parkour, and by definition it means

to overcome one's obstacles in the environment

So lucky for you guys, today I'm a bit injured

People assume that what we're doing is crazy

that we're just out there trying to kill ourselves

and jump between buildings and do ridiculous things

just to hurt ourselves but it's far from that.

What we are really trying to do is to push ourselves

and discover what are we made of for ourselves.

For us to know what the human body is capable of

So that's the thing with the misconception

we have to deal with so many people that see it in a negative light.

If you look at Parkour since the beginning of time, for example,

mankind has been using it since its early days

when they were running away from mammoths

when they were having to climb trees, to hunt.

You look at kids, for example, and kids start moving from an early age.

The first form of movement that a kid does

And then from crawling, he evolves into walking

Next thing you know, he is climbing and jumping

when the kids start climbing and jumping?

they're afraid their kid might fall or might stack it

And to me it's disastrous, because that kind of restriction

for these kids is what's holding them back

We've got to be able to let them explore their environment.

We've got to be able to let them navigate the playgrounds.

We've got to be able to let them be free enough

to make their own mistakes and learn from it themselves.

Because what happens is that, say for example this little kid,

So let's say for example, Johnny, he gets up on these little playgrounds

on these little obstacles in his school or what have you

"Johnny get down from there you are going to hurt yourself."

Now, little Johnny is being like, "Oh mum, please, please, please!"

"Please! I can do this. Just give me another try!"

"No Johnny, get down, you're going to hurt yourself.

Johnny stops playing. He stops and there it is.

Every time he comes back to this obstacle,

I can't touch that, my mama told me I'm going to die.

That's his perception of that obstacle, now.

So the mum is taking away his freedom in encountering that.

He's about nine, ten, eleven. Let's say he gets to 15 years of age.

He forgot that he could even overcome it when he was a kid.

He knew, deep down, that he had what it took

He's forgotten his motion and his movement.

Let's say that this kind of fear applies to anything else in life.