Lessons from Auschwitz: The power of our words - Benjamin Zander

Lekcije iz Auschwitza: Moč naših besed - Benjamin Zander

Translator: Nika Kotnik Reviewer: Matej Divjak

It really makes a difference what we say.

Res ni vseeno, kaj rečemo.

I learned this from a woman who survived Auschwitz.

Tega sem se naučil od ženske, ki je preživela Auschwitz.

She went to Auschwitz when she was fifteen years old,

Šla je v Auschwitz, ko je bila stara 15 let,

and her brother was eight, and the parents were lost.

njen brat je imel osem let, starše sta izgubila.

And she told me this,

Povedala mi je:

"We were in the train going to Auschwitz,

"Bili smo na vlaku, ki je peljal v Auschwitz,

and I looked down, and I saw my brother's shoes were missing.

pogledala sem dol in videla, da je brat brez čevljev.

And I said, 'Why are you so stupid?

Rekla sem: "Zakaj si tako neumen?

Can't you keep your things together?

Ne znaš paziti na svoje stvari?

For goodness sake!'

Za božjo voljo!"

The way an elder sister might speak to a younger brother."

Tako kot bi starejša sestra govorila z mlajšim bratom.

Unfortunately, it was the last thing she ever said to him

Na žalost je to zadnje, kar mu je rekla,

because she never saw him again.

ker ga ni nikoli več videla.

He did not survive.

Ni preživel.

And so when she came out of Auschwitz, she made a vow.

Ko je prišla iz Auschwitza, se je zaobljubila.

She said, "I walked out of Auschwitz into life.

Rekla je: "Iz Auschwitza sem stopila v življenje."

And the vow was,

In zaobljuba je bila:

"I will never say anything that couldn't stand

"Nikoli več ne bom rekla nič, kar ne bi mogla biti

as the last thing I ever say."

zadnja stvar, ki jo rečem."

Now, can we do that? No.

Lahko to storimo? Ne.

But it is a possibility to live in to.

Je pa možnost, h kateri lahko stremimo.

Thank you.

Hvala.