Azim Khamisa and Ples Felix: What comes after tragedy? Forgiveness
Азім Хаміса, Плес Фелікс: Що настає після трагедії? Прощення.
Azim Khamisa speaks to students and adults on nonviolence, forgiveness and peace-building, and he is a founder of two nonprofit organizations that target youth violence. Full bioPles Felix - Peace activist
Ples Felix is a leader in the Tariq Khamisa Foundation, dedicated to helping stop youth violence. Full bio
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have many defining moments in our lives.
визначних моментів в житті.
if we are able to make the right choice,
якщо зробимо правильний вибір,
студент в університеті,
a good photographer,
класний фотограф,
to work for National Geographic,
«National Geographic»,
on Fridays and Saturdays.
по п'ятницях та суботах.
to absorb a new, hideous reality.
поглинути нову, огидну дійсність.
my life to a crashing halt.
I've ever had to do
who lived in a different city.
іншому місті.
she's never going to see her son again,
більше не побачить сина,
at both ends of the gun.
дула пістолету.
was a victim of the 14-year-old,
14-річного,
that he was a victim of American society.
жертвою американського суспільства.
well, who is American society?
американським суспільством?
that society is just happenstance.
for the society we've created.
за суспільство, яке створили.
is not a mark of a civil society.
це не ознака цивілізованого суспільства.
після Тарікової смерті
at the Tariq Khamisa Foundation
is to save lives of children.
зберегти дитячі життя.
We lose so many on a daily basis.
Ми втратили так багато.
so kids don't fall through the cracks
щоб діти не виявлялись за бортом
and drugs and alcohol and weapons.
наркотики, алкоголь, чи зброю.
the principles of nonviolence,
a learned behavior,
набутою поведінкою.
I reached out to my brother here,
я зустрів свого брата, який сидить тут,
that we had both lost a son.
to the adult prison system.
у в'язницю для дорослих.
we are still here together,
ми досі разом,
back from the dead,
із в'язниці.
in our community
в нашому суспільстві
або не закінчить у в'язниці.
has been successful.
with Ples and me.
and we create a peace club.
і ми створюємо клуб миру.
these principles of nonviolence,
ненасилля,
and expulsions by 70 percent,
від навчання та вигнання зі шкіл до 70%,
my journey of forgiveness,
подорож прощення,
who killed my son.
який вбив мого сина.
because we were --
we locked eyeballs.
перетнулись.
he's looking in my eyes,
trying to find a murderer, and I didn't.
але не зміг.
was no different than the spark in me
І вона нічим не відрізнялась від моєї
He was remorseful.
Він був сповнений каяття.
of forgiveness had changed him.
змінила його.
my brother, Ples.
мій брат - Плес.
and only daughter's one and only child.
син доньки.
job on the planet.
на планеті.
than raising another human being
виховувати іншу людину
захищена
to be successful in life.
in his life as a young kid.
ще дитиною.
of automatic weapon fire
з вогнепальної зброі
in so many different ways.
he had everything a kid needed
що необхідно дитині,
життя зі мною
to try to be successful
of being a successful person,
Tony ran away from home that evening,
Тоні втік з дому під вечір.
he thought were his friends,
своїми друзями,
they would make him feel carefree.
почуватись безтурботним.
to make his anxiety go higher
пістолет.
of an 18-year-old who commanded him
he thought were his friends,
яких вважав друзями,
that my grandson was responsible
like I was taught by my old folks,
and I have in common,
одну спільну річ,
besides being wonderful human beings,
що ми прекрасні люди -
to seek guidance and clarity
отримати вказівки
of this man and his family in this loss.
та його сім'ю в цій втраті.
to a meeting at this man's house,
де я зустрівся
Познайомився з його сім'єю
of God-spirited people led by this man,
прихильників Божих,
Їхній дух прощення
and to share with children
і поділитися з дітьми
to be with a responsible adult,
бути з відповідальним дорослим,
in a way that's healthy,
у корисне русло,
in the Tariq Khamisa Foundation
у Фонді Таріка Хаміса,
for the kids to put in their toolkit
можуть додати до свого арсеналу,
throughout their lives.
їх через все життя.
understand that loving, caring adults
люблячі, турботливі дорослі
that our children learn to meditate,
with the other children
з іншими дітьми
to share the love with children,
любов'ю з дітьми.
will lead the way for us,
will depend on our children.
they will take over this world for us,
вони візьмуть на себе світ.
they will give it back to us.
вони повернуть це нам.
I was educated in England,
навчався в Англії,
I'm the African American in the group.
афроамериканцем є я.
частинку відповідальності
by an American child.
американською дитиною.
he killed my one and only son,
що він вбив мого єдиного сина,
what happened to that young man.
що сталось з тим парубком.
He just turned 37 on September 22,
Йому виповнилось 37 років 22 вересня,
to get him out for 12 years.
він нарешті буде з нами.
tens of thousands of students
on a regular basis.
"When I was 11, I joined a gang.
"Коли мені було 11, я став членом банди.
I murdered Mr. Khamisa's son.
містера Хаміса.
umpteen years in prison.
will listen to that voice?
that pulled the trigger.
to turn the clock back.
Я міг би отримати сина назад.
the power of forgiveness.
our session with this quote,
was written by Tony.
sustained goodwill creates friendship.
доброзичливість створює дружбу.
by bombing them, right?
бомбардуючи їх, правда ж?
trust, empathy, compassion and peace.
довіри, співпереживання, співчуття і миру.
how do you extend goodwill
як ви поширюєте добро
through forgiveness.
для вас та вашої сім'ї,
North and South Korea,
Північної і Південної Кореї,
the United States of America.
із цим, сестри
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Azim Khamisa - Author, peace activistAzim Khamisa speaks to students and adults on nonviolence, forgiveness and peace-building, and he is a founder of two nonprofit organizations that target youth violence.
Why you should listen
Azim Khamisa writes: "I emigrated to the USA in 1974 to escape violence in Kenya, where we were a targeted minority. But 22 years ago, my only son, Tariq, who was a university student and worked a part-time job as a pizza delivery man, was killed by a 14-year-old gang member in a gang initiation ritual. Tariq was only 20 years old when he died, and needless to say it brought my life to a crashing halt. He was a good and a generous kid!
"However, even clouded in a deeply painful tragedy I saw that there were victims on both sides of the gun. Nine months after Tariq died, I founded the Tariq Khamisa Foundation (TKF). Our mission is to save lives of children, empower the right choices and teach the principles of nonviolence — of empathy, compassion, forgiveness and peacemaking. I forgave my son's killer and invited his grandfather to join me in TKF's work. With the grace of God, TKF is 22 years old and has a safe school model and is successfully keeping kids away from gangs, weapons, drugs, crime and violence. The grandfather and I are still together doing this work, and the kid who killed my son is now 36 years old and he will join us when he is paroled in October 2018. I have authored four books and speak worldwide to students and adults. I am a passionate peace activist and a teacher of nonviolence, forgiveness and spawning peacemakers."
Azim Khamisa | Speaker | TED.com
Ples Felix - Peace activist
Ples Felix is a leader in the Tariq Khamisa Foundation, dedicated to helping stop youth violence.
Why you should listen
Ples Felix was a retired Green Beret, working in community development and raising his grandson Tony, trying hard to keep him safe and away from bad influences. But on one horrible night, Tony, in the company of older gang members, shot and killed a pizza delivery driver. It was a moment that changed many lives.
The delivery driver was Tariq Khamisa, a 20-year-old student in San Diego. His grieving father, Azim Khamisa, seeking to find meaning in unfathomable loss, started the Tariq Khamisa Foundation to address youth violence through education, mentorship and community service. And he invited Felix to join him -- because "there was a victim on both ends of that gun." Since 1995, Felix has co-led the Tariq Khamisa Foundation, developing mentorship programs that keep at-risk kids in school and on the right track.
Ples Felix | Speaker | TED.com