TEDHannah 演講者：HannahBrencher IwasoneoftheonlykidsincollegewhohadareasontogototheP.O.boxattheendoftheday,andthatwasmainlybecausemymotherhasneverbelievedinemail,inFacebook,intextingorcellphonesingeneral.AndsowhileotherkidswereBBMingtheirparents,Iwasliterallywaitingbythemailboxtogetaletterfromhometoseehowtheweekendhadgone,whichwasalittlefrustratingwhenGrandmawasinthehospital,butIwasjustlookingforsomesortofscribble,someunkemptcursivefrommymother. 時，我是唯一一個需要在一天結束的時候去開郵箱的人，主要是因為我媽媽從不信賴電子郵件、社交網站、短信，甚至電話。于是，別人在和父母轉短信的時候我卻等在郵箱旁邊等待家書，了解家人怎么度過周末的，這在祖母住院的期間真讓我有些抓狂，我只能通過母親手寫的有 AndsowhenImovedtoNewYorkCityaftercollegeandgotcompletelysuckerpunchedinthefacebydepression,IdidtheonlythingIcouldthinkofatthetime.Iwrotethosesamekindsoflettersthatmymotherhadwrittenmeforstrangers,andtuckedthemallthroughoutthecity,dozensanddozensofthem.Ileftthemeverywhere,incafesandinlibraries,attheU.N.,everywhere.Ibloggedaboutthoselettersandthedayswhentheywerenecessary,andIposedakindofcrazypromisetotheInternet:thatifyouaskedmeforahandwrittenletter,Iwouldwriteyouone,noquestionsaskedOvernight,myinboxmorphedintothisharborofheartbreakasinglemotherinSacramento,agirlbeingbulliedinruralKansas,allaskingme,a22-yearoldgirlwhobarelyevenknewherowncoffeeorder,towritethemaloveletterandgivethemareasontowaitbythemailbox. ，當時正經歷人生的低谷，無法自拔，我做了唯一能想到的一件事。封地寫，我把它們留在城市的各個角落，咖啡館、圖書館，甚至聯合國，不問任何問題。一夜之間，我的郵箱成了寄托心碎故事的港灣住在薩克拉門托(美國加州首府)的單身媽媽、來自堪薩斯鄉下的被欺負的女孩，都來問我這么一個22歲的她們素未謀面，連點咖啡時都猶豫不決的女生，給她們寫一封情書，好讓她們也有個理由守候在郵箱旁。Well,todayIfuelaglobalorganizationthatisfueledbythosetripstothemailbox,fueledbythewaysinwhichwecanharnesssocialmedialikeneverbeforetowriteandmailstrangersletterswhentheyneedthemmost,butmostofall,fueledbycratesofmaillikethisone,mytrustymailcrate,filledwiththescriptingsofordinarypeople,strangerswritingletterstootherstrangersnotbecausethey'reevergoingtomeetandlaughoveracupofcoffee,butbecausetheyhavefoundoneanotherbywayofletter-writing. 今天我推行著一個國際組織，通過這些發往郵箱的信件，通過這樣的方式我們放慢新興社交媒體的腳步，在陌生人最需要的時候，給他們寫信寄信，但最重要的是通過這些郵箱，像我的這個可靠郵箱，里面裝滿普通人的字跡，給素未謀面的陌生人寫信不是因為他們會見面，一起喝咖啡聊聊天，而是因為通過寫信而找到彼But,youknow,thethingthatalwaysgetsmeabouttheselettersisthatmostofthemhavebeenwrittenbypeoplethathaveneverknownthemselveslovedonapieceofpaper.Theycouldnottellyouabouttheinkoftheirownloveletters.They'retheonesfrommygeneration,theonesofusthathavegrownupintoaworldwhereeverythingispaperless,andwheresomeofourbestconversationshavehappeneduponascreen.WehavelearnedtodiaryourpainontoFacebook,andwespeakswiftlyin140charactersorless. 我觸動的地方是大多數的信件都是由這些從來不知道情書為何物的人寫來的。他們壓根不知道什么是手寫情書。他們是我這一代的人，在我們這一代成長的世界，一切都是無紙化的，而我們一些最好的對話都發生在屏幕里。我們學會把傷心事記錄在社交網站Facebook上，我們的話精簡在140個字符或以內。 Butwhatifit'snotaboutefficiencythistime?Iwasonthesubwayyesterdaywiththismailcrate,whichisaconversationstarter,letmetellyou.Ifyoueverneedone,justcarryoneofthese.(Laughter)Andamanjuststaredatme,andhewaslike,"Well,whydon'tyouusetheInternet?"AndIthought,"Well,sir,Iamnotastrategist,noramIspecialist.Iammerelyastoryteller."AndsoIcouldtellyouaboutawomanwhosehusbandhasjustcomehomefromAfghanistan,andsheishavingahardtimeunearthingthisthingcalledconversation,andsoshetuckslovelettersthroughoutthehouseasawaytosay,"Comebacktome.Findmewhenyoucan."OragirlwhodecidesthatsheisgoingtoleavelovelettersaroundhercampusinDubuque,Iowa,onlytofindhereffortsrippleeffectedthenextdaywhenshewalksoutontothequadandfindslovelettershangingfromthetrees,tuckedinthebushesandthebenches.Orthemanwhodecidesthatheisgoingtotakehislife,usesFacebookasawaytosaygoodbyetofriendsandfamily.Well,tonighthesleepssafelywithastackoflettersjustlikethisonetuckedbeneathhispillow,scriptedbystrangerswhowerethereforhimwhen. 信無關效率呢?我昨天提著這個郵箱坐地鐵，我跟你們說，它真是個搭人看著我，像是說，“你怎么不用網絡呢?”我想，“先生，我不是軍人的故事，她的丈夫剛從阿富汗歸來，她不知道該如何開展對話，所以她就把這些情書藏到屋子的各個角落，作為一種方式，說“回到我身邊。隨時來找我談談吧。”或是一個女孩的故事，她決定把情信放在她所在位于愛荷華州迪比克的校園各處，第二天發現她的心思引起了漣Facebook，這些信是陌生人寫的，他們在他最需要的時候支持他。 Thesearethekindsofstoriesthatconvincedmethatletterwritingwillneveragainneedtoflipbackherhairandtalkaboutefficiency,becausesheisanartformnow,allthepartsofher,thesigning,thescripting,themailing,thedoodlesinthemargins.Themerefactthatsomebodywouldevenjustsitdown,pulloutapieceofpaperandthinkaboutsomeonethewholewaythrough,withanintentionthatissomuchhardertounearthwhenthebrowserisupandtheiPhoneispingingandwe'vegotsixconversationsrollinginatonce,thatisanartformthatdoesnotfalldowntotheGoliathof"getfaster,"nomatterhowmanysocialnetworkswemightjoin.Westillclutchclosetheseletterstoourchest,tothewordsthatspeaklouderthanloud,whenweturnpagesintopalettestosaythethingsthatwehaveneededtosay,thewordsthatwehaveneededtowrite,tosistersandbrothersandeventostrangers,forfartoolong.Thankyou.這些故事讓我相信這些手寫信件永遠都不需要撓首弄姿講究時效，因為她現在就是一種藝術形式，她所有的一切，署名，手寫體，郵寄，頁邊的涂畫都是藝術。事實上僅僅是有人會真的坐下來，攤開一張紙，花一