异类之美
主题:Thebeautyofbeingamisfit
演讲者：LidiaYuknavitch
对于那些觉得??没有归属感的?来说：做?个不合适的?是很美的。作
家莉迪亚·尤克纳维奇（LidiaYuknavitch）分享了她??任性的旅程，她
亲密地回忆了关于失去，羞耻和缓慢的?我接受过程的拼凑故事。“即使在
你失败的那?刻，你也很美，”她说。“你还不知道，但你有能??休?地重
塑??。那是你的美丽。
SoIknowTEDisaboutalotofthingsthatarebig,butI
wanttotalktoyouaboutsomethingverysmall.Sosmall,
itsasingleword.Thewordismis?t.Itsoneofmy
favoritewords,becauseitssoliteral.Imean,itsaperson
whosortofmissed?ttingin.Orapersonwho?tsinbadly.
Orthis:apersonwhoispoorlyadaptedtonewsituations
andenvironments.Imacard-carryingmis?t.AndImhere
fortheothermis?tsintheroom,becauseImneverthe
onlyone.Imgoingtotellyouamis?tstory.
我知道TED总是谈?些?事，但是我想讲?件微不?道的?
事，?到只有?个词“不适者。”这是我最喜欢的词，因为简单
明了。这样的?是?个?法融?，或者融?得很差的?，或者
“?个很难适应新位置和新环境的?。”我是真正的不适者。我
代表其他屋??的不适者站在这?，因为我不是?个?。我将
讲述?个不适者的故事。
Somewhereinmyearly30s,thedreamofbecominga
writercamerighttomydoorstep.Actually,itcametomy
mailboxintheformofaletterthatsaidIdwonagiant
literaryprizeforashortstoryIhadwritten.Theshort
storywasaboutmylifeasacompetitiveswimmerand
aboutmycrappyhomelife,andalittlebitabouthowgrief
andlosscanmakeyouinsane.TheprizewasatriptoNew
YorkCitytomeetbig-timeeditorsandagentsandother
authors.Sokindofitwasthewannabewritersdream,
right?YouknowwhatIdidthedaythelettercametomy
house?BecauseImme,Iputtheletteronmykitchentable,
Ipouredmyselfagiantglassofvodkawithiceandlime,
andIsatthereinmyunderwearforanentireday,just
staringattheletter.IwasthinkingaboutallthewaysId
alreadyscrewedmylifeup.Whothe