too much stuff, and way too little of what we really want.

這個系統製造了太多東西，卻遠非我們真正的需求

Now we're going to start looking at the stories behind the story of stuff.

現在我們要來看看「東西的故事」背後的故事

That's where we'll find ways to turn this situation around.

藉此才能扭轉當前的情勢

Welcome to Season Two.

歡迎收看第二季！

Ever since I learned where our stuff really comes from - and how this system

自從我了解「東西的故事」，和這整個系統

is trashing people and the planet - I've been trying to figure out how we can

是如此傷害人類和地球之後，就一直在思考該怎麼

change it. I've read a lot of these: 100

做改變。 我找了很多這種書來讀

Ways to Save the Planet Without Leaving Your House,

《不出門也能救地球的100種方法》

50 Simple Things You Can do to Save the Earth,

《救地球的50件小事》

The Little Green Book of Shopping. I thought they might have the

《綠色購物指南》 我以為它們有我想要的

answers, but their tips all start here

答案，但這些書強調的都是

with buying better stuff

「去買更好的東西」

and they all end here - with recycling all that stuff when I'm done with it.

最後「回收所有不再使用的東西」

But when it comes to making change, this story of "going green" - even though we

如果要做到真正的改變，這種人人會講的

see it everywhere -

「環保生活」

has some serious shortcomings.

卻大有問題

It says that if I become a smarter shopper,

書裡說只要當個聰明的消費者

and tell my friends to do the same,

而且拉親朋好友一起來

I've done my part.

就算盡一己之力了

And if I don't buy all this green stuff,

但如果我沒有買這些綠色產品

then it's my fault that the planet's being destroyed.

地球環境被破壞就是我的錯

Wait a minute. My fault?

等等，我的錯？

I didn't choose to put toxic products on the shelves or to allow slave labor in

我並沒有選擇讓有毒的產品上架 也沒有允許

factories around the world.

全球工廠虐待勞工

I didn't choose to fill stores with electronics that can't be repaired

我沒有選擇要店家賣的電子產品都不能修理

and have to be thrown away. I didn't choose a world in which some people can

壞了只能丟掉，也沒有選擇 只讓某些人有能力

afford to live green, leaving the rest of us to be irresponsible planet

負擔環保生活，而其他人必須 不負責任地

wreckers! Of course when we do shop we should buy the least toxic and most fair

破壞地球！當然，一定要買東西的時候， 應該盡量選擇無毒和公平

products we can,

的產品

but it's not bad shoppers here who are the source of the problem, it's

但重點不是「不好的消費者」

bad policies and bad business practices here.

而是「不好的政策和企業行為」

And that's why the solutions we really need aren't for sale at the supermarket.

這正是為什麼我們該做的 不只是買更好的東西

If we actually want to change the world,

如果我們真的想要改變這個世界

we can't talk only about consumers voting with our dollars.

就不能只要消費者「用鈔票投票」

Real change happens when citizens come together to demand rules that work.

真正的改變需要公民團結起來 要求可行的遊戲規則

Look, it is important to try to live green.

環保生活的確很重要

As Gandhi said, “be the change.”

就像甘地說的「成為改變」

Living our values in small ways shows ourselves and others we care.

從生活中實踐我們的理念 能展現我們有多在乎

So it is a great place to start.

所以這是個好的開始

But it's a terrible place to stop. After all, would we even know who Gandhi

但絕對不能停在這裡 如果甘地只是在家裡縫衣服

was if he just sewed his own clothes and then sat back waiting for the British to

坐等英國人離開印度

leave India?

我們還會知道甘地是誰嗎？

So how do we make big change?

所以，到底該如何創造出大的改變？

To answer that question,

為了找到答案

I went back and looked at Gandhi,

我回顧了甘地的故事

the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, the U.S. Civil Rights Movement,

南非的反種族隔離運動 美國的民權運動

and the environmental victories here in the 1970s.

以及1970年代成功的環保運動

They didn't just nag people to perfect their day-to-day choices.

他們當時可不只是叨唸著要大家 為日常生活做出完美選擇

They changed the rules of the game.

而是改變了遊戲規則

It turns out, there are three things you find whenever people get together

我發現不管在什麼時代 有三件事情結合人們的力量

and actually change the world.

並真正改變了世界

First, they share a big idea for how things could be better.

首先，提出一個偉大的理想

Not just a little better for a few people,

不只讓少數人好過一點

a whole lot better for everyone.

而是讓所有人都好過很多

And they don't just tinker around the edges;

他們不只隔靴搔癢

they go right to the heart of the problem, even when it means changing

而是直搗問題的核心 即使必須改變

systems that don't want to be changed.

難以撼動的既有系統

And that can be scary!

這可能是一件很危險的事

Hey, millions of us already share a big idea for how things can be better.

其實很多人已經提出 世界該如何改變的偉大理想

Instead of this dinosaur economy that focuses onlyon corporate profits -

我們不要只照顧企業利益的恐龍經濟

we want a new economy that puts safe products,

而要把產品安全、人的幸福感

happy people, and a healthy planet first.

和環境健康放在第一位的新經濟

Duh, isn't that what an economy should be for?

嘿，這不正是經濟應有的目的嗎？

Trying to live eco-perfectly in today's system is like trying to swim upstream,

在現有系統裡要過完全環保的生活 就像是逆游而上

when the current is pushing us all the other way.

世界主流推著我們倒退

But by changing what our economy prioritizes,

但只要改變經濟優先順序

we can change the current so that the right thing becomes the

就可以扭轉現況， 讓對的事變成

easiest thing to do.

最簡單可行的事

Second, the millions of ordinary people who made these extraordinary changes

第二，數百萬促成偉大改變的平凡人

didn't try to do it alone.

並沒有孤軍奮戰

They didn't just say, “I will be more responsible.” They said, “We will work

他們不只說「我會更負起責任」 而是說「我們會彼此合作

together until the problem is solved.”

直到解決問題」

Today it's easier than ever to work together.

現在比以往都更容易團結合作

Can you imagine how hard it was to get a message across India in 1930?

你可以想像在1930年 要把消息傳遍印度有多難嗎？

We can do it now in less than a second.

我們現在只要一秒鐘就可以做到

And finally, these movements succeeded in creating change because they took

最後，這些運動會成功 除了因為有

their big idea,

偉大理想

and their commitment to work together,

和並肩作戰的決心

and then they took action!

還有真正採取行動

Did you know that when Martin Luther King junior organized his march on

你知道當金恩博士在華盛頓

Washington,

組織遊行時

less than a quarter of Americans supported him?

只有不到25%的美國人 支持他嗎？

But that was enough to make change - because those supporters took action -

但這樣已經足夠促成改變 因為這些支持者有真正的行動

they did stuff.

和實踐

Today 74% of Americans support tougher laws on toxic chemicals.

現在有74%的美國人支持 加強管制有毒化學物

83% want clean energy laws. 85% think corporations should have

83%希望有乾淨能源法 85%認為企業

less influence in government.

對政府的影響力不該那麼大

We've got the big idea and the commitment. We just haven't

我們已經有了偉大理想和決心 只欠

turned it all into massive action yet.

投入實際的行動而已

And this is our only missing piece.

既然如此

So let's do it.

那就一起來做吧！

Making real change takes all kinds of citizens -

真正的改變需要各種公民投入

not just protestors.

而非只有抗爭運動者

When you realize what you're good at and what you like to do,

如果你有任何專長或興趣

plugging in doesn't seem so hard.

貢獻一己之力並不難

Whatever you have to offer, a better future needs it.

無論你可以提供什麼幫助 美好未來都需要你

So ask yourself,

所以，問問自己

“What kind of change maker am I?”

「我是哪一種改革者？」

We need investigators,

我們需要調查研究者

communicators,

溝通協調者

builders,

建設人員

resisters,

反抗人士

nurturers,

教育照護人員

and networkers.

串聯者

At StoryofStuff.org,

從 StoryofStuff.org網頁上

you can explore these types of change makers and find your first,

可以找到改革者分類的資訊 定位你的角色

or your next, step to take action.

然後採取行動吧！

Being an engaged citizen starts with voting.

成為活躍公民的第一步是去投票

That's one of those basic things that everyone's just gotta do.

這是所有人都應該做的基本功

But it gets way more exciting - and fun - when we put our unique skills

但一切遠比投票更刺激有趣 尤其是當大家一起

and interests to work alongside thousands of others.

發揮自己獨一無二的才能和興趣時

I know that changing a whole economic system is a huge challenge.

我知道要改變整個經濟體系很困難

It's not easy to see a clear path from where we are today to where we need to

當下要找出一條 明確通往理想未來的道路

go.

也不容易

And there's no ten simple things we can do without leaving our couches!

而且根本沒有什麼 「坐在沙發上就能改變世界的10件小事」！

But the path didn't start out clear to all these guys either.

但對這些前輩來說 該走的路也不是一開始就明確

Doctor King said, “Faith

金恩博士曾說

is taking the first step even though you don't see the whole staircase.”

「信念就是儘管你看不到整個樓梯， 仍然踏出第一步。」

So, they worked hard to get organized,

所以他們的努力讓事情更有組織

practiced the small acts that built their citizen muscles

透過各種實踐加強公民力量

and kept their focus on their big idea -

一心一意朝向偉大理想

and when the time was right, they were ready.

等時機到來 他們也已經準備好了

It's time for us to get ready too -

現在輪到我們來做萬全的準備了

ready to make change and write the next chapter

準備進行改變

in the story of stuff.

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