共感があれば単純な解決策が見えてくる | Alvin Jia | TEDxArbutus Ridge Youth

13歳のAlvin Jiaさんが、映画館での可笑しな体験を振り返りながら、他人を変えるのではなく自分が変わることに目を向けると、思いがけない解決策が見えてくると語るTEDxArbutus Ridge Youthの講演です。結びには、共感があると人は単純な解決策に気づける、という考えが示されています。冒頭では、学校や読書、ビデオゲーム、友人といった自身の関心や、怪我でバスケットボールを続けられなくなった後の2年間のバドミントンについて紹介されています。

• 映画館での可笑しな体験をきっかけに、物の見方が変わる
• 焦点は「他人がどう変わるべきか」から「自分に何ができるか」へ移る
• 共感は単純な解決策にたどり着く道筋として示される

“All this time, I was thinking of ways that HE could change, but what if I could change?” Through a humorous experience at a movie theatre, Alvin Jia discovers how understanding others can lead to unexpected solutions. As he concludes, “Empathy helps us see the simple solutions.” Hello! My name is Alvin jia. I am 13 years old and I go to Collingwood school. I like reading books, playing video games and having fun with my friends. I was born in Canada, but my parents immigrated here from China. I play badminton and I’ve been playing for 2 years now! I used to play basketball but I broke my finger. Upon hearing this news, my piano teacher was very upset because I couldn’t play the piano for a few weeks. After this, I decided to play a sport that I probably wouldn’t have to worry about having a dislocated wrist the very next day. A fun fact about me is that I have 4 cats with very different attitudes towards people. One lets you cuddle, kiss and hug her however you want, the other acts like people are peasants and he’s the almighty king, one only lets one lucky person to touch her, and the last one is the wise and old one and nobody is allowed to come within arm’s length of her. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx