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和大多数人一样，我热衷于推动变革。毕竟，如果不是为了改变世界，谁会花费三分之一的人生去积累知识和技能呢？因此，我花了这么长时间才意识到一个简单的故事所蕴含的变革力量，着实令人惊讶。
我一直喜欢讲故事。过去，我的医学同事们对这种爱好持怀疑态度，至少可以说是不屑一顾。在医学界，故事常常被视为“轶事证据”，一种二等数据，远不如精心设计的科学研究结果对医生的工作重要。“你只有一个例子？”每当我讲故事时，我的同事们都会这样问我。“你描述的事情只发生在一个人身上？这有多重要？”但随着时间的推移，我逐渐明白，一个关于一个人的故事可以改变一切。复活节只发生在一个人身上。
我认识的一位最优秀的社会活动家堪称变革天才，她能让一群多年来立场对立的人在短短几个小时内走到一起，像同事一样合作。我问她是如何做到的。“很简单，”她说，“你只需要改变他们对自身和彼此的认知。”
新的故事意味着更大的自由和可能性。这不仅适用于我们作为一个组织、机构或国家所共同拥有的故事，也适用于我们每个人所珍视的关于自身的故事。
我们每个人都有一些关于自己的故事，这些故事贬低了我们，有些故事我们甚至信以为真多年，而事实并非如此。这些故事常常剥夺了我们的力量和潜力。15岁那年，医生告诉我患有克罗恩病，他也跟我讲了一个故事。“瑞秋，”他说，“你得了一种不治之症。你不可能拥有完整的人生。”但我的故事却截然不同。
作为一名作家，我学会了不要急于用文字填满空白的页面。我学会了耐心地坐在空白的页面前，静静等待。空白的页面是启示之地。我学会了相信，随着时间的推移，那里会发生一些前所未见的事情。诊断也是如此。它是发现之地，是与未知相遇之地。智慧或许在于仅仅给疾病过程贴上标签，然后陪伴人们书写他们的故事，以及其中的可能性。
作为变革的推动者，我们的故事既能赋予我们力量，也能削弱我们。我们变革的能力取决于我们个人的宇宙观，也就是我们对世界本质的理解。我们的个人宇宙观越接近现实的本质，我们就越能有效地带来改变。我出身于医学世家，所以小时候，我理所当然地认为世界是破碎的，人也是破碎的。变革仅仅是获取知识、技术和科学来解决问题的过程。但我现在不再这样看待事物了。一个关于变革的古老智慧故事，一个来自14世纪的故事，提供了一个略有不同的视角。这个故事告诉我们，起初世界是完整的，但在历史的某个时刻，发生了一场巨大的意外，将世界的整体性分散成无数微小的整体性火花。这些火花落入所有事件、所有组织和所有人之中，并一直深藏其中，直到今天。故事接着说，整个人类都是对这场意外的回应。我们生而为人，是因为我们能够发现并揭示万事万物、所有组织和所有人身上蕴藏的完整性之光……我们能够提升它、强化它，并让它再次显现……如此一来，我们便能将世界疗愈至其原本的完整状态。因此，恢复世界的完整性不仅是我们专业知识的体现，也是我们作为人类与生俱来的权利。我们拥有促进万物完整性的力量，只需倾听、信念、鼓励和爱。
所以，或许改变与其说是修复一个破碎的世界，不如说是发掘所有事件、所有组织和所有人身上隐藏的完整性，并忆起我们每个人改变世界的力量。这个古老的故事极大地改变了我作为一名医生和教师的视角。它赋予了我全新的眼光。每个人、每件事都蕴藏着更宏大的完整性的种子，蕴藏着无限的可能性。或许，我曾经视为“破碎”或“缺失”的事物，或许恰恰是事物发展的契机……是我们应该珍视和培育的领域，无论是在我们的病人、学生，还是在我们自身之中。
祝福，
瑞秋
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LOVE! Truth: Everyone has a Story to Tell. And ALL of Our Stories Matter! We can create HOPE and Inspire each other. We can Create HEALING when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable and courageous enough to share our Stories & Listen to other share theirs. I just did this type of work in Kenya where I collected Real People's Real Stories of overcoming adversity and seeing opportunity in obstacles. From widows who rather than be inherited chose to join a farming cooperative and are now micro-lending to others, to teen Artists in Kibera sharing their inherent talent through painting in Kibera one of the largest slums in East Africa. So much HOPE. So much possibility!
Teachers need to learn Dr. Remen's thinking too. In order to help the public & decision-makers understand the value of public education. We linked to this & we promote teachers' public voice at our website, http://teachersspeakup.com . Come and visit!
That's the real power of stories. That's one of the reasons I love reading 'Chicken soup for thhe soul' series. small stories that can change the way you see things.
Nice Article and Thank You So Much for sharing.
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"I have learned not to rush to fill a blank page with words"
... my first read through this I read "I have learned not to fill a page with blank words."
I think the result is the same either reading. :)
Rachel Remen is the wisest and profound person I have ever met.
The necessary change of humanity starts just with a few individuals. It is uplifting to see a 'medical doctor' who is expressing her view that goes so far beyond the established mindset of our society. I'm writing about the same since many years, after I had healed myself from Fibromyalgia, even though all medical doctors had told me that there is no cure! I have written about my healing process at my Website and even though more than 3000 people are reading this every day, there is hardly any response. That tells that people are depending on the view of authorities about disease and healing, but this 'pioneer lady' is expressing her insights very clear and should be supported by all of us. So we should share her writings with all around...
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