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This is the California State Prison at Solano.
这是位于索拉诺县的加利福利亚州监狱。
From the outside looking in, this looks like many other prisons in the US.
从外面看进去，这里和美国其他地方的监狱并无区别。
But within these walls is an oasis of green.
然而，这些高墙之内隐藏着一片绿洲。
I think people take family for granted. You take your life for granted, your health for granted.
在我看来，大家觉得家庭是理所当然的，生活是理所当然的，健康也是理所当然的。
There are many aspects of life that people take for granted, and others aren't so fortunate, you know.
人们把生活中的很多事情都当作了理所当然的事情，其他的事情就没有那么走运了，你知道吗。
And being in the garden when you realize that you have to live in harmony with other individuals and nature in general.
到花园里去，你会意识到和其他人，和整个大自然和谐相处的重要性。
I think it's critically important, and when you go against that, then you suffer consequences.
我觉得这种和谐是极其重要的，因为如果反其道而行之，你就会吃不了兜着走。
so I really do value life itself, and I can't honestly say that in my past, I had that mental state.
所以我打心眼儿里敬畏生命，而且，我可以很坦诚地说，过去我有过精神病。
This small corner of nature was established by the Inside Garden Program, an initiative that utilizes horticultural therapy for cognitive and emotional reform.
这个自然气息十足的小角落是“心灵花园计划” 开辟的，该计划倡导利用园艺疗法来改善认知和情感。
Before I came to Inside Garden, I still had a lot of like a chip on my shoulder.
在我参加心灵花园项目之前，我还有很严重的……就是脾气很爆。
When someone would speak to me, either in a very loud noise or voice, I would assume in my mind that they were being abusive towards me.
别人跟我说话只要声音很大或者很吵，我就会觉得他们是在骂我。
So I would become angry, but Inside Garden has taught me that responsible for my actions.
我就会很生气，但心灵花园教会我要对自己的行为负责。
So I have to treat others the way I would like to be treated.
我希望别人怎么对待我，我就应该怎么对待别人。
In prison there's a lot of anxiety about being attacked. There's fear of other people.
在监狱里，大家都会非常担心自己会被他人攻击，大家相互之间都很害怕别人。
The part of the brain that is firing when we're either angry or anxious,
我们生气或者焦虑的时候，大脑中非常活跃的部分
it's the temporal lobe right down the sort of central part of the forehead.
是大致位于额头中间的颞叶脑。
And there's another part of the brain in the front right over the eyes which you call the prefrontal cortex.
而大脑前半部分，眼睛正上方还有一个叫做前额皮质的部位。
When people are subjected to one kind of behavior, for instance, their anger and anxiety mount and the temporal lobe becomes enlarged.
当人们遭受到某种行为，愤怒值和焦虑值都上升的时候，颞叶脑的体积就会变大。
Meanwhile, the prefrontal cortex is diminishing
与此同时，前额皮质的容量就会变小。
and balance between the two, the strong emotions take control,
还有这两者之间的平衡，人就会被非常激烈的情绪支配，
and therefore the person becomes more angry, or their temper flares.
人就会变得更加生气，甚至大发雷霆。
And all of this is not good for post-prison adjustment.
所有这些都不利于出狱后的恢复。
But by incorporating nature, meditation and hands-on gardening skills,
但是，通过亲近自然，冥想，亲自体验园艺，
the Insight Garden Initiative provides an opportunity to channel fresh mental pathways and plant new seeds.
心灵花园倡议为引导全新的心灵之路，种下新的希望提供了契机。
Outside the gate, there's a general, like, lack of concern for each other, you know, you're in an environment that is largely negative.
外面的世界普遍缺乏对他人的考虑，大家身处的是一个普遍消极的环境。
When you come inside the gate, it's like a a place of sanctuary.
走进我们这扇门，这里可以说是一片圣地。
This is the place where I can relax, and completely be myself, you know,
在这里我很放松，整个身心都很自在。
And I don't mind being vulnerable with the other participants.
而且我不介意在他人面前表现出我柔弱的一面。
Because honesty and integrity, all that I believe, is important if you're going to participate and get anything from this program.
因为如果你想参加这个项目并从中有所收获的话，诚实、正直这些所有我信仰的东西就很重要。
