Greeting the world in peace - Jackie Jenkins

Prevoditelj: Ivan Stamenković Recezent: Sanda L

If you think of culture as an iceberg,

Ako na kulturu gledate kao na ledenjak,

samo mali dio je vidljiv.

only a small fraction of it is visible.

Hrana, zastave i festivali, o kojima se često priča u školi,

Food, flags, and festivals, which are often talked about in schools,

are the visible parts that we rightly celebrate.

vidljivi su dijelovi koje opravdano slavimo.

However, only when we look deeper, under the water,

No, samo kad pogledamo dublje, ispod vode,

are we able to focus on the common values that connect us.

možemo se fokusirati na zajedničke vrijednosti koje nas povezuju.

In what seems to be an increasingly troubled world,

U svijetu koji je sve više u problemima,

where social and political systems are being stretched,

gdje su društveni i politički sustavi napeti,

conflict within and between countries is at times heightened,

sukob unutar i između zemalja je povišen,

while human rights are being ignored,

dok se ljudska prava ignoriraju,

this desire for peace grows ever stronger.

želja za mirom je sve jača.

Sometimes we see this common value emerging above the surface

Ponekad vidimo zajedničke vrijednosti kako izbijaju na površinu

and becoming visible. For example, it is part of everyday language used

i postaju vidljive. Na primjer, to je dio svakodnevnog jezika korištenog

when people greet one another and welcome the new day.

kada ljudi pozdravljaju jedni druge i novi dan.

In many parts of the Arab world and parts of south Asia,

U mnogim dijelovima arapskog svijeta i dijelovima južne Azije,

such as Bangladesh for example,

kao u Bangladešu, na primjer,

the greeting of "as-salamu alaykum" can be translated to "peace be with you."

pozdrav "as-salamu alaykum" može se prevesti kao "mir bio s tobom."

The same is true as you walk through markets or into schools

Isto vrijedi i kada idete tržnicama ili u škole

each morning in India, or Nepal, or Bhutan,

svakog jutra u Indiji, Nepalu ili Butanu,

where greetings of "namaste," which has not only a strong message of peace

gdje je pozdrav "namaste", koji ne nosi samo snažnu poruku mira

- "the spirit in me greets the spirit in you" -

- "duh u meni pozdravlja duh u tebi" -

već i sama fizička gesta, gdje polako spojenim dlanovima ispred srca

but also its physical gesture, the palms brought together slowly at the heart,

to honor a special place in each of us.

odajemo počast posebnom mjestu u svakom od nas.

In Myanmar, greetings of "mingalarbar" are met by bowing monks

U Myanmaru, pozdrav "mingalarbar" se susreće kod redovnika koji se klanjaju

as they internalize a message where others add blessing

dok primaju poruku gdje drugi dodaju blagoslov

to enhance the auspiciousness of the moment,

kako bi pojačali povoljnost trenutka,

or by giggling children as they scurry off to school.

ili kod djece koja se hihoću dok žure u školu.

Nakon mnogo planinarenja po brdima Lesota,

After many hours of hiking through the mountains of Lesotho,

surrounded by the tranquility and rugged terrain,

okruženi mirnoćom i teškim terenom,

you are likely to meet a herdboy who has slept the night

vjerojatno ćete susresti pastira koji je prespavao

in a vacant rondoval and bellows out greetings of "lumela"

u rondovalu i glasno će pozdraviti "lumela"

ili "khotso", što znači "mir s tobom."

or "khotso", which means "peace be with you."

If you took a moment to research further the meanings behind "shalom,"

Ako istražite značenje izraza "shalom"

ili korejskog pozdrava,

or the Korean greeting,

saznali biste da i oni imaju duboku povezanost s mirom.

you would find that they too have deeply-seated connections to peace.

However, they have become quick comments

No, postali su brzi komentari

kojima poželimo dobrodošlicu, pozdravimo, i u tom pretjeranom korištenju

made to welcome, greet, and say hello, and in this overuse,

vjerojatno su izgubili fokus koji je originalno bio namijenjen

have likely lost the focus that was originally intended

when put into practice hundreds or thousands of years ago.

kada su stavljeni u praksu prije stotine ili tisuće godina.

In highlighting this simple evidence of ingrained behavior,

U naglašavanju ovog jednostavnog dokaza ukorijenjenog ponašanja,

we can create the necessary shift in thinking

možemo stvoriti potrebnu promjenu u razmišljanju,

potrebnu da bismo uveli fleksibilnost i otvorenost

needed to incorporate flexibility and open-mindedness

u sve nas kada gledamo svjetsku globalizaciju.

in us all when looking at the globalization of the world.