In the think tank conference, TED, Jill Taylor’s speech is considered one of the most favourite-of-all-time talks. Despite having watched it once already, I decided to listen in again to her eccentric method of narrating her observances as a stroke victim. Her riveting talk comprised of repetitive phrases and words that strengthened her conviction to share her experience.
At one point of the talk, our attention drew to the object in her hand: a hu
man brain. With the live brain, she painted the contrasts between the two hemispheres, such as the left being a serial processor, while the right being a parallel processor, experiencing the “right here, and right now”. As her left hemisphere suffered a blow from the stroke, she began to experience the right hemisphere’s perspective of the world—the sensuous and connected phenomena she felt in the absence of her left hemisphere’s influence. 39 years worth of baggage lifted as her left brain momentarily ceased to recall past memories and future consequences.
During an especially moving moment, tears brimmed in her eyes and her voice wobbled as she recounted the deathly scary moment-the time that she could have passed easily into afterlife, as she waited for medical attention. During some moments, her speaking reminded me of spiritual healers who depicted the great expanse of energy and relations between all things within the world.
Because of the stroke, Jill spent 7 years to fully recover her speaking abilities. Yet, she has presented one of the best talks on the web. At last, she shared this wisdom gained through her debilitating, yet wondrous event in her life: “If we can reach into our right peaceful hemisphere, then we can project more peace in the world.” Now, that’s an idea worth spreading.
man brain. With the live brain, she painted the contrasts between the two hemispheres, such as the left being a serial processor, while the right being a parallel processor, experiencing the “right here, and right now”. As her left hemisphere suffered a blow from the stroke, she began to experience the right hemisphere’s perspective of the world—the sensuous and connected phenomena she felt in the absence of her left hemisphere’s influence. 39 years worth of baggage lifted as her left brain momentarily ceased to recall past memories and future consequences. During an especially moving moment, tears brimmed in her eyes and her voice wobbled as she recounted the deathly scary moment-the time that she could have passed easily into afterlife, as she waited for medical attention. During some moments, her speaking reminded me of spiritual healers who depicted the great expanse of energy and relations between all things within the world.
Because of the stroke, Jill spent 7 years to fully recover her speaking abilities. Yet, she has presented one of the best talks on the web. At last, she shared this wisdom gained through her debilitating, yet wondrous event in her life: “If we can reach into our right peaceful hemisphere, then we can project more peace in the world.” Now, that’s an idea worth spreading.
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