Isabel Allende: How to live passionately—no matter your age | TED

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Translator: Marc Ribatallada Reviewer: Carla Pavia Fayos
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Hi, kids.
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Hola nens.
00:14
(Laughter)
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(Rialles)
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I'm 71.
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Tinc 71 anys.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
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My husband is 76.
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El meu marit en té 76.
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My parents are in their late 90s,
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Els meus pares 90 i molts,
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and Olivia, the dog, is 16.
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i l'Olivia, la gossa, en té 16.
00:29
So let's talk about aging.
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Parlem d'envellir.
00:32
Let me tell you how I feel
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Deixeu-me dir-vos com em sento
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when I see my wrinkles in the mirror
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quan veig les meves arrugues al mirall
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and I realize that some parts of me have dropped
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i me n'adono que algunes parts han començat a caure
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and I can't find them down there.
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i que ja no les trobo allà baix.
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(Laughter)
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(Rialles)
00:42
Mary Oliver says in one of her poems,
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Mary Oliver va dir en un dels seus poemes,
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"Tell me, what is it that you plan to do
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"Digue'm, què penses fer
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with your one wild and precious life?"
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amb la teva única vida preciosa i indomable?"
00:53
Me, I intend to live passionately.
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Jo, intentaré viure amb passió.
00:57
When do we start aging?
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Quan comencem a envellir?
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Society decides when we are old,
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La societat decideix quan som vells,
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usually around 65, when we get Medicare,
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per allà els 65, quan ens donen el carnet de l'Imserso,
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but we really start aging at birth.
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però comencem a envellir quan naixem.
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We are aging right now,
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Ara mateix estem envellint,
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and we all experience it differently.
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i cada u ho experimenta de forma diferent.
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We all feel younger than our real age,
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Ens sentim més joves del que som,
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because the spirit never ages.
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perquè l'esperit no envelleix.
01:19
I am still 17.
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Jo encara tinc 17 anys.
01:23
Sophia Loren. Look at her.
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Sophia Loren, Mireu-vos-la.
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She says that everything you see
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Diu que tot el que veiem
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she owes to spaghetti.
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ho deu als espaguetis.
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I tried it and gained 10 pounds
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Jo ho vaig intentar i vaig guanyar 5 kilos
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in the wrong places.
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on no tocava.
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But attitude, aging is also attitude and health.
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Però actitud, envellir és actitud i salut.
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But my real mentor in this journey of aging
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Però el meu mentor de debó en aquest viatge d'envellir
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is Olga Murray.
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és Olga Murray.
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This California girl at 60
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Aquesta noia de California, quan tenia 60 anys
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started working in Nepal to save young girls
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va anar al Nepal per salvar a noies
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from domestic bondage.
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de l'esclavatge domèstic.
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At 88, she has saved 12,000 girls,
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Als 88, ja havia salvat 12.000 noies,
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and she has changed the culture in the country.
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i ha canviat la cultura en aquest pais.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
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Now it is illegal for fathers
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Ara és il·legal que els pares
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to sell their daughters into servitude.
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venguin les seves filles com a esclaves.
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She has also founded orphanages
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També ha fundat orfenats
02:12
and nutritional clinics.
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i clíniques nutricionals.
02:14
She is always happy
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Sempre està feliç
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and eternally young.
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i es manté eternament jove.
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What have I lost in the last decades?
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Què he perdut aquestes dècades passades?
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People, of course,
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Gent, sobretot,
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places, and the boundless energy of my youth,
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llocs, i la inesgotable energia de la joventut,
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and I'm beginning to lose independence,
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i, ara, començo a perdre la meva independència,
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and that scares me.
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i m'espanta.
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Ram Dass says that dependency hurts,
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Ram Dass diu que la dependència és dolorosa,
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but if you accept it, there is less suffering.
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però que si l'acceptes, hi ha menys patiment.
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After a very bad stroke,
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Després d'un infart crític,
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his ageless soul watches the changes
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la seva ànima eterna veu els canvis
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in the body with tenderness,
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al cos amb tendresa,
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and he is grateful to the people who help him.
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i està agraït a tothom que l'ha ajudat.
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What have I gained?
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Què he guanyat?
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Freedom: I don't have to prove anything anymore.
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Llibertat: no haig de provar res a ningú.
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I'm not stuck in the idea of who I was,
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I no estic encallada a l'idea de qui era,
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who I want to be,
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i qui vull ser,
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or what other people expect me to be.
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o el que els altres volen que sigui.
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I don't have to please men anymore,
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Ja no haig de complaure a ningú,
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only animals.
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només a animals.
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I keep telling my superego to back off
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No paro de dir-li al meu superego que pari de molestar
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and let me enjoy what I still have.
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i que em deixi gaudir del que encara tinc.
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My body may be falling apart,
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El meu cos pot estar ensorrant-se,
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but my brain is not, yet.
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però el meu cervell no, de moment.
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I love my brain.
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M'estimo el meu cervell.
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I feel lighter.
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Em sento lleugera.
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I don't carry grudges, ambition, vanity,
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No tinc rencúnies, ambició o vanitat,
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none of the deadly sins that are not even
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cap dels pecats capitals
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worth the trouble.
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que no són res més que una molèstia.
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It's great to let go.
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És genial deixar-se portar.
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I should have started sooner.
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Hauria d'haver començat abans.
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And I also feel softer
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També em sento més sencilla
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because I'm not scared of being vulnerable.
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perquè no m'espanta ser vulnerable.
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I don't see it as weakness anymore.
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Ja no ho considero una debilitat.
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And I've gained spirituality.
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I he guanyat espiritualitat.
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I'm aware that before,
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Ara me n'adono que abans,
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death was in the neighborhood.
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la mort em sotjava al barri.
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Now, it's next door, or in my house.
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Ara, a la casa del veí, o a la meva.
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I try to live mindfully
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Intento viure el present
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and be present in the moment.
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i estar present al moment.
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By the way, the Dalai Lama
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Per cert, el Dalai Lama
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is someone who has aged beautifully,
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sí que ha envellit molt bé,
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but who wants to be vegetarian and celibate?
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però, qui vol ser vegetarià i cèlibe?
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(Laughter)
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(Rialles)
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Meditation helps.
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La meditació ajuda.
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(Video) Child: Ommm. Ommm. Ommm.
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(Video) Noi: Ommm. Ommm. Ommm.
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Isabel Allende: Ommm. Ommm. There it is.
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Isabel Allende: Ommm. Ommm. Aquí ho tenim.
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And it's good to start early.
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I va bé començar aviat.
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You know, for a vain female like myself,
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Ja que, per a una dona banal com jo,
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it's very hard to age in this culture.
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és molt difícil envellir en aquesta cultura.
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Inside, I feel good, I feel charming, seductive, sexy.
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Per dins, em sento bé, encantadora, seductora, sexy.
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Nobody else sees that. (Laughter)
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Però ningú més ho veu. (Rialles)
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I'm invisible.
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Sóc invisible.
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I want to be the center of attention.
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Vull ser el centre d'atenció.
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I hate to be invisible.
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No suporto ser invisible.
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(Laughter) (Applause)
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(Rialles) (Aplaudiments)
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This is Grace Dammann.
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Aquí teniu la Grace Dammann.
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She has been in a wheelchair for six years
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Fa sis anys que és en una cadira de rodes
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after a terrible car accident.
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a causa d'un accident de cotxe terrible.
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She says that there is nothing more sensual
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Diu que no hi ha res més sensual
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than a hot shower,
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que una dutxa calenta,
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that every drop of water
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i que cada gota d'aigua
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is a blessing to the senses.
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és una satisfacció per als sentits.
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She doesn't see herself as disabled.
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Ella no es considera discapacitada.
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In her mind, she's still surfing in the ocean.
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A la seva ment, encara fa surf al mar.
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Ethel Seiderman, a feisty, beloved activist
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Ethel Saiderman, és una activista lliutadora i estimada
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in the place where I live in California.
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allà on visc, a Califòrnia.
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She wears red patent shoes,
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Porta unes sabates vermelles marca de la casa
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and her mantra is that one scarf is nice
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i el seu mantra és que una bufanda és bo
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but two is better.
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però dues millor.
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She has been a widow for nine years,
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Fa nou anys que és vídua,
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but she's not looking for another mate.
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però no busca una nova parella.
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She says that there is only a limited number
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Diu que que hi ha un número limitat
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of ways you can screw —
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de maneres de cardar...
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well, she says it in another way —
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bé, ella ho diu diferent...
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and she has tried them all.
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i que ja els ha provat tots.
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(Laughter)
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(Rialles)
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I, on the other hand,
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Jo, per d'altra banda,
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I still have erotic fantasies with Antonio Banderas —
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encara tinc fantasies eròtiques amb Antonio Banderas.
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(Laughter) —
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(Rialles)
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and my poor husband has to put up with it.
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I el meu pobre marit s'ha d'aguantar.
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So how can I stay passionate?
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Doncs, com puc mantenir la passió?
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I cannot will myself to be passionate at 71.
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No puc forçar-me a sentir passió amb 71 anys.
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I have been training for some time,
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Ja fa temps que entreno,
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and when I feel flat and bored, I fake it.
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i quan em sento deprimida i avorrida, fingeixo.
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Attitude, attitude.
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Actitut, actitut.
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How do I train? I train by saying yes
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Com m'entreno? Dient que sí
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to whatever comes my way:
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a tot el que surt;
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drama, comedy, tragedy,
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drama, comèdia, tragèdia,
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love, death, losses.
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amor, mort, pèrdues.
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Yes to life.
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Sí a la vida.
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And I train by trying to stay in love.
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I m'entreno per seguir enamorada.
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It doesn't always work,
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No sempre funciona,
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but you cannot blame me for trying.
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però no podràs culpar-me de no intentar-ho.
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And, on a final note,
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I com a apunt final,
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retirement in Spanish is jubilación.
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jubilació vé de júbil.
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Jubilation. Celebration.
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Jubilacío, celebració.
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We have paid our dues.
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Ja hem pagat els nostres deutes.
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We have contributed to society.
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Hem contribuït a la societat.
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Now it's our time, and it's a great time.
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Ara és el nostre moment, i és un gran moment.
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Unless you are ill or very poor,
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A menys que estiguis malalt, o siguis molt pobre,
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you have choices.
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tens elecció.
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I have chosen to stay passionate,
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Jo he escollit mantenir la passió,
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engaged with an open heart.
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i dedicar-m'hi amb tot el cor.
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I am working on it every day.
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Hi treballo cada dia.
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Want to join me?
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Voleu unir-vos a mi?
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Thank you.
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Gràcies.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
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June Cohen: So Isabel — IA: Thank you.
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Juen Cohen: Isabel, aleshores... Isabel: Gràcies
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JC: First of all,
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Juen: En primer lloc,
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I never like to presume to speak for the TED community,
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no sóc ningú per parlar en nom de tota la comunitat de TED,
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but I would like to tell you that I have a feeling
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però vull dir-te que tinc la sensació
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we can all agree that you are still charming,
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que tothom estarà d'acord que encara ets encantadora,
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seductive and sexy. Yes?
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seductora i sexy. Oi que sí?
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IA: Aww, thank you. (Applause)
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Isabel: Oh, gràcies. (Aplaudiments)
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JC: Hands down. IA: No, it's makeup.
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Juen: Mans avall. Isabel: No, és maquillatge.
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Moderator: Now, would it be awkward
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Moderador: Ara seria una mica estrany
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if I asked you a follow-up question about your erotic fantasies?
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si et preguntés per les teves fantasies eròtiques?
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IA: Oh, of course. About what?
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Isabel: És clar. Què exactament?
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(Laughter)
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(Rialles)
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Moderator: About your erotic fantasies. IA: With Antonio Banderas.
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Moderador: Això de les teves fantasies eròtiques. Isabel: Amb l'Antonio banderas.
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Moderator: I was just wondering if you have anything more to share.
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Moderador: Em preguntava si no voldries explicar-nos res més.
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IA: Well, one of them is that — (Laughter)
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Isabel: Bé, una de les meves fantasies és (Rialles)
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One of them is that I place a naked Antonio Banderas
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que poso a l'Antonio Banderas nu
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on a Mexican tortilla,
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sobre una truita mexicana,
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I slather him with guacamole and salsa,
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i el condimento amb guacamole i salsa,
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I roll him up, and I eat him. (Laughter)
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l'enrotllo i me'l menjo. (Rialles)
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Thank you.
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Gràcies.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
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