我跟這個看臉的世界和解了
「這個世界不像原來那樣回應我了。在我整個人生里,我學會了預見到一定的成為焦點和被人們友好對待的模式。我從來都沒意識到那有多少是以我的年輕和外貌為基礎的,我以為那都是因為我的能量和個性。
但我不得不承認,隨著年齡的增長,女人會變得越來越不吸引人。你的容貌,大概會在40來歲開始褪色,然後在50來歲下降,那時你會很難再引起別人的注意,人們的對話里關於你的內容也會變得越來越少,關於交易的越來越多。
這件事在過去很困擾我,我會感覺是被遺棄了或者被忽視了。但我已經從那個階段過來了,現在我覺得放棄得到別人的注意這種需求是一種恩典。
我的人生里大部分時間都是演員,那時我只關心怎麼得到關注。 但現在我做手語翻譯了,我很喜歡這個工作。 因為它根本不是關於我自己的。」
「The world doesn』t respond to me like it used to. Throughout my life I had learned to anticipate a certain pattern of focus and friendliness. And I never realized how much of that was based on my youth and physical appearance. I thought it was because of my energy and personality.
But I』ve had to accept that a woman becomes less and less visible as she ages. It begins to fade in your 40』s, and drops off in your 50』s. You have a harder time holding people』s attention. The conversations become less about you, and more about the transaction.
It used to really bother me. I would feel abandoned or ignored. But I』ve grown out of it. There』s a certain grace to letting go of the need for attention.
I was an actor for most of my life. I was all about getting attention. But now I』m working as a sign language interpreter, which I love. Because it isn』t about me at all.」
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Humans of New York是紐約攝影師Brandon Stanton開創的街頭攝影計劃,他每天在紐約的街頭尋找普通的紐約人,請他們講述自己的生活和感悟,簡單的幾句話里常常有讓人會心一笑或者擊中人心的力量。
在Humans of New York的激勵下,世界上很多城市都有人開始了類似的攝影項目,其中也包括不少中國城市。我們也會從中選擇部分有意思的故事不定期發布。
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