A life of purpose | Rick Warren

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I'm often asked,

Često me pitaju:

"What surprised you about the book?"

"Što te iznenađuje u vezi knjige?"

And I say, "That I got to write it."

A ja kažem "Iznenađuje me to što sam ju ja napisao."

I would have never imagined that.

Nikad nisam pomišljao na to,

Not in my wildest dreams did I think --

niti u svojim najluđim snovima nisam to pomislio.

I don't even consider myself to be an author.

Ja čak sebe ni ne smatram piscem.

And I'm often asked,

I često me pitaju:

"Why do you think so many people have read this?

"Što misliš zašto ju je toliko ljudi pročitalo?"

This thing's selling still about a million copies a month."

Ova knjiga se još uvijek prodaje u milijun primjeraka na mjesec.

And I think it's because spiritual emptiness

Ja mislim da je zo zbog toga što je

is a universal disease.

duhovna ispraznost univerzalna bolest.

I think inside at some point, we put our heads down on the pillow and we go,

Ja mislim da u sebi, u nekom trenutku, spustimo glavu na jastuk i mislimo:

"There's got to be more to life than this."

"Život mora biti nešto više od ovoga."

Get up in the morning, go to work, come home and watch TV,

Ustaneš ujutro, ideš na posao, dođeš doma i gledaš TV,

go to bed, get up in the morning, go to work, come home, watch TV, go to bed,

ideš spavati, ustaneš ujutro, ideš na posao, dođeš doma, gledaš TV, ideš spavati,

go to parties on weekends.

ideš na tulume vikendom.

A lot of people say, "I'm living." No, you're not living -- that's just existing.

Puno ljudi kaže, "Ja živim." Ne, ti ne živiš -- ti samo egzistiraš.

Samo postojiš.

Just existing.

I really think that there's this inner desire.

Stvarno mislim da postoji ta želja iznutra.

I do believe what Chris said; I believe that you're not an accident.

Ja vjerujem što je Chris rekao. Vjerujem da vi niste samo slučajnost.

Your parents may not have planned you, but I believe God did.

Vaši roditelji vas možda nisu planirali, ali vjerujem da Bog je.

I think there are accidental parents; there's no doubt about that.

Mislim da ima onih koji greškom postanu roditelji, u to nema sumnje.

I don't think there are accidental kids.

Ali mislim da nema djece koja nastaju slučajnošću.

And I think you matter.

I mislim da ste bitni.

I think you matter to God; I think you matter to history;

Mislim da ste bitni Bogu, da ste bitni povijesti,

I think you matter to this universe.

mislim da ste bitni ovom svemiru.

And I think that the difference

I mislim da je razlika između

between what I call the survival level of living, the success level of living,

onog što ja zovem razina preživljavanja, razina uspješnog življenja

and the significance level of living is:

i razine značajnog življenja u tome

Do you figure out, "What on Earth am I here for?"

shvaćaš li zbog čega si uopće ovdje?

I meet a lot of people who are very smart,

Susrećem puno jako pametnih ljudi,

and say, "But why can't I figure out my problems?"

koji kažu, "Zašto ne mogu riješiti svoje probleme?"

And I meet a lot of people who are very successful,

I susrećem velik broj vrlo uspješnih ljudi,

who say, "Why don't I feel more fulfilled?

koji kažu, "Zašto se ne osjećam ispunjenije?

Why do I feel like a fake?

Zašto se osjećam kao lažnjak?

Why do I feel like I've got to pretend that I'm more than I really am?"

Zašto imam potrebu

pretvarati se da sam nešto više nego što stvarno jesam?"

I think that comes down to this issue of meaning, of significance, of purpose.

Mislim da se to svodi na pitanje smisla, značenja, svrhe.

I think it comes down to this issue of:

Mislim da se to svodi na pitanje

"Why am I here? What am I here for? Where am I going?"

zašto sam ovdje? Zbog čega sam ovdje? Kamo idem?

These are not religious issues.

Ovo nisu religiozna pitanja --

They're human issues.

to su ljudska pitanja.

I wanted to tell Michael before he spoke that I really appreciate what he does,

Prije no što je govorio, želio sam reći Michaelu

da stvarno cijenim njegov rad,

because it makes my life work a whole lot easier.

jer time moj životni posao čini puno lakšim.

As a pastor, I do see a lot of kooks.

Kao svećenik, susrećem puno čudaka.

And I have learned that there are kooks in every area of life.

Shvatio sam da postoje čudaci u svakom području života.

Religion doesn't have a monopoly on that,

Religija nema

but there are plenty of religious kooks.

monopol nad time, ali ima dosta religioznih čudaka.

There are secular kooks; there are smart kooks, dumb kooks.

Postoje sekularni čudaci, pametni čudaci, glupi čudaci.

There are people -- a lady came up to me the other day,

Postoje ljudi -- jednog dana mi je prišla gospođa,

and she had a white piece of paper -- Michael, you'll like this one --

s komadom bijelog papira -- Michael, ovo će ti se svidjeti --

i rekla, "Što vidiš?"

and she said, "What do you see in it?"

Pogledao sam papir i rekao, "Oh, ne vidim ništa. "

And I looked at it and I said, "Oh, I don't see anything."

And she goes, "Well, I see Jesus," and started crying and left.

A ona kaže: "Pa, ja vidim Isusa," rasplakala se i otišla.

I'm going, "OK," you know? "Fine."

Rekoh: "OK. U redu."

(Laughter)

Hm.

Good for you.

Dobro za tebe.

When the book became the best-selling book in the world for the last three years,

Kada je moja knjiga postala najprodavanija knjiga na svijetu u protekle tri godine,

imao sam svoju malu krizu.

I kind of had my little crisis.

And that was: What is the purpose of this?

Pitanje je bilo: "Koja je svrha svega ovoga?"

Because it brought in enormous amounts of money.

Jer je to donijelo ogromne količine novca.

When you write the best-selling book in the world,

Kada napišeš najprodavaniju knjigu na svijetu,

to su tone i tone novca.

it's tons and tons of money.

And it brought in a lot of attention, neither of which I wanted.

Privuklo je i puno pažnje, a niti jedno od toga nisam želio.

When I started Saddleback Church, I was 25 years old.

Kad sam pokrenuo Crkvu Saddleback, imao sam 25 godina.

I started it with one other family in 1980.

Pokrenuo sam ju s još jednom obitelji 1980.

And I decided that I was never going to go on TV,

I odlučio sam da nikada neću nastupati na TV-u,

because I didn't want to be a celebrity.

jer nisam htio biti zvijezda,

I didn't want to be a, quote, "evangelist, televangelist" --

Nikad nisam htio biti "evanđelist, televanđelist" --

that's not my thing.

to nije moja stvar.

And all of the sudden, it brought a lot of money and a lot of attention.

I odjednom, dobivam puno novca i privlačim veliku pažnju,

I don't think --

Ne mislim --

now, this is a worldview,

Ovo je pogled na svijet, i reći ću vam, svatko ima svoj pogled na svijet.

and I will tell you, everybody's got a worldview.

Everybody's betting their life on something.

Svatko snažno vjeruje u nešto.

You're betting your life on something,

I vi snažno vjerujete u nešto --

you just better know why you're betting what you're betting on.

samo, bolje vam je da znate zašto vjerujete u ono u što vjerujete.

So, everybody's betting their life on something.

Dakle, svatko vjeruje u nešto,

And when I, you know, made a bet,

I kad sam odlučio u što ću vjerovati, ispalo je vjerujem

I happened to believe that Jesus was who he said he was.

da je Isus onaj koji je rekao da jest.

And I believe in a pluralistic society,

Ali svatko -- a ja vjerujem u pluralističko društvo --

everybody's betting on something.

svatko vjeruje u nešto.

And when I started the church,

I kad sam pokrenuo crkvu,

you know, I had no plans to do what it's doing now.

nisam planirao činiti ono što ona čini sada.

And then when I wrote this book,

I onda kad sam napisao ovu knjigu,

and all of a sudden, it just took off,

i kad je odjednom jednostavno

uspjela,

and I started saying, now, what's the purpose of this?

tada sam se počeo pitati: "Koja je svrha svega ovoga?"

Jer, kao što sam počeo govoriti,

Because as I started to say,

I don't think you're given money or fame

Ne mislim da su ti novac ili slava dani

for your own ego, ever.

da bi zadovoljio svoj ego, ikad.

Jednostavno ne vjerujem to.

I just don't believe that.

And when you write a book that the first sentence of the book is,

I kad napišeš knjigu u kojoj prva rečenica glasi,

"It's not about you,"

"Nije riječ o vama,"

i odjednom

then, when all of a sudden it becomes the best-selling book in history,

postane najprodavanija knjiga u povijesti,

you've got to figure, well, I guess it's not about me.

moraš shvatiti, pa, pretpostavljam da nije riječ o meni.

That's kind of a no-brainer.

To je jasno ko' dan.

So, what is it for?

Dakle, čemu to?

And I began to think about what I call the "stewardship of affluence"

I počeo sam razmišljati o onome što ja zovem služenje prilivom

and the "stewardship of influence."

i služenje utjecajem.

So I believe, essentially, leadership is stewardship.

Ja vjerujem, u osnovi, da vođenje jest služenje.

That if you are a leader in any area --

Da, ako si vođa u bilo kojem području --

in business, in politics, in sports, in art,

u biznisu, u politici, u sportu, u umjetnosti,

in academics, in any area --

u znanosti, u bilo kojem području --

you don't own it.

ti to ne posjeduješ,

You are a steward of it.

ti tome služiš.

For instance, that's why I believe in protecting the environment.

Na primjer, zato ja vjerujem u zaštitu okoliša.

This is not my planet.

Ovo nije moj planet. Nije bio moj prije no što sam se rodio.

It wasn't mine before I was born, it's not going to be mine after I die,

Neće biti moj nakon što umrem.

I'm just here for 80 years and then that's it.

Ja sam ovdje samo 80 godina i to je to.

I was debating the other day on a talk show,

Sudjelovao sam u debati neki dan u TV emisiji,

and the guy was challenging me and he'd go,

i čovjek me izazvao pitanjem,

"What's a pastor doing on protecting the environment?"

"Što svećenik radi u zaštiti okoliša?"

And I asked this guy, I said, "Well, do you believe

A ja sam ga upitao, "Pa, vjerujete li

that human beings are responsible

da je ljudska dužnost

to make the world a little bit better place for the next generation?

učiniti svijet malo boljim za sljedeću generaciju?

Do you think we have a stewardship here, to take the environment seriously?"

Mislite li da imamo zadatak

da okoliš shvatimo ozbiljno?"

And he said, "No."

A on je odgovorio: "Ne."

I said, "Oh, you don't?"

Rekoh, "Ne mislite?" "Dozvolite da još jednom razjasnim ovo.

I said, "Let me make this clear again:

Do you believe that as human beings -- I'm not talking about religion --

Vjerujete li da kao ljudska bića -- ne govorim o religiji --

do you believe that as human beings, it is our responsibility

vjerujete li da kao ljudska bića, imamo odgovornost

to take care of this planet,

brinuti o ovom planetu i učiniti ga barem malo boljim za sljedeću generaciju?"

and make it just a little bit better for the next generation?"

A on kaže, "Ne.

And he said, "No. Not any more than any other species."

Ništa više nego bilo koja druga vrsta."

When he said the word "species," he was revealing his worldview.

Kada je rekao riječ "vrsta", otkrio je svoj pogled na svijet.

And he was saying,

U stvari je rekao, "Nemam ništa veću odgovornost brinuti o okolišu

"I'm no more responsible to take care of this environment than a duck is."

nego patka."

Well now, I know a lot of times we act like ducks,

Znam da se mnogo puta ponašamo poput patke,

but you're not a duck.

ali vi niste patka.

You're not a duck.

Vi niste patka.

And you are responsible -- that's my worldview.

I vi jeste odgovorni -- to je moj pogled na svijet.

And so, you need to understand what your worldview is.

Dakle, morate shvatiti koji je vaš pogled na svijet.

The problem is most people never really think it through.

Problem je što većina ljudi nikada ne razmisli o tome.

They never really ...

Nikada ustvari -- nikada ustvari ne

codify it or qualify it or quantify it,

dešifriraju ili kvalificiraju ili odrede opseg

and say, "This is what I believe in. This is why I believe what I believe."

i kažu, "Ovo je ono u što vjerujem."

Ovo je razlog zašto vjerujem u to."

I don't personally have enough faith to be an atheist.

Ja osobno nemam dovoljno vjere da bih bio ateist.

But you may, you may.

No vi možete, vi možete.

Your worldview, though, does determine everything else in your life,

Premda, vaš pogled na svijet određuje sve ostalo u vašem životu,

because it determines your decisions;

jer on određuje vaše odluke,

it determines your relationships;

on određuje vaše odnose,

it determines your level of confidence.

on određuje vaš nivo povjerenja.

It determines, really, everything in your life.

on određuje, stvarno sve u vašem životu.

What we believe, obviously --

Ono što vjerujemo, očito --

and you know this -- determines our behavior,

i vi to znate -- određuje naše ponašanje,

and our behavior determines what we become in life.

a naše ponašanje određuje što ćemo postati u životu.

So all of this money started pouring in,

I tako, počeo se slijevati sav taj novac,

and all of this fame started pouring in.

i sva ta slava,

And I'm going, what do I do with this?

i rekoh: "što da radim s tim?"

My wife and I first made five decisions on what to do with the money.

Moja žena i ja smo prvo donjeli pet odluka o tome što učiniti s novcem.

We said, "First, we're not going to use it on ourselves."

Rekli smo, "Prvo,

nećemo ga koristi za sebe."

I didn't go out and buy a bigger house.

nisam otišao kupiti veću kuću.

I don't own a guesthouse.

Ne posjedujem ugostiteljski objekt.

I still drive the same four year-old Ford that I've driven.

Još uvjek vozim Ford star četiri godine, koji sam vozio i prije.

We just said, we're not going to use it on us.

Jednostavno smo rekli da nećemo novac koristiti za sebe.

The second thing was,

Druga stvar je bila,

I stopped taking a salary from the church that I pastor.

Prestao sam primati plaću od crkve u kojoj sam služio.

Third thing is, I added up all that the church had paid me

Treća stvar je, zbrojio sam koliko me je crkva plaćala kroz proteklih 25 godina,

over the last 25 years, and I gave it back.

i vratio joj natrag.

And I gave it back because I didn't want anybody thinking

Vratio sam jer nisam htio da itko misli da

that I do what I do for money -- I don't.

ono što radim, radim zbog novca -- ne radim zbog novca.

In fact, personally, I've never met

Ustvari, osobno, nikad nisam sreo

a priest or a pastor or a minister who does it for money.

svećenika ili župnika ili nuncija koji to čini zbog novca.

I know that's the stereotype; I've never met one of them.

Znam da je to stereotip. Nikada nisam sreo jednog od njih.

Believe me, there's a whole lot easier ways to make money.

Vjerujte mi, ima puno lakših načina da se dođe do novca.

Pastors are like on 24 hours-a-day call, they're like doctors.

Svećenici stoje na raspolaganju 24 sata dnevno. Kao doktori.

I left late today -- I'd hoped to be here yesterday --

Otišao sam ksano danas. Nadao sam se doći ovdje jučer,

because my father-in-law is in his last, probably, 48 hours

jer je moj punac, vjerojatno, u svojih zadnjih 48 sati

before he dies of cancer.

prije no što umre od raka.

And I'm watching a guy who's lived his life --

I gledam čovjeka koji je živio svoj život --

he's now in his mid-80s -- and he's dying with peace.

on je sada u srednjim 80-tim --

i umire s mirom. Znate, test vašeg pogleda na svijet

You know, the test of your worldview is not how you act in the good times.

nije, kako se ponašate kad je sve dobro.

The test of your worldview is how you act at the funeral.

Test vašeg pogleda na svijet je, kako se ponašate na sprovodu.

And having been through literally hundreds if not thousands of funerals,

Pošto sam bio na doslovno stotinama ako ne i tisućama sprovoda,

it makes a difference.

znam da je to važno.

It makes a difference what you believe.

Važno je ono u što vjerujete.

So, we gave it all back,

Zato smo sve vratili natrag,

and then we set up three foundations,

i onda smo osnovali tri fondacije,

working on some of the major problems of the world:

koje rade na nekim od glavnih problema ovog svijeta:

illiteracy, poverty, pandemic diseases -- particularly HIV/AIDS --

nepismenosti, siromaštvu, zaraznim bolestima -- posebno HIV/AIDS --

and set up these three foundations, and put the money into that.

osnovali smo te tri fondacije,

i stavili novac u njih.

The last thing we did is we became what I call "reverse tithers."

Zadnja stvar koju smo učinili je "davanje milodara"

And that is, when my wife and I got married 30 years ago,

Kada smo se moja žena i ja vjenčali

prije 30 godina,

we started tithing.

počeli smo davati milodar.

Now, that's a principle in the Bible

To je pravilo u Bibliji

that says give 10 percent of what you get back to charity,

koje kaže, daj 10 posto od svoje zarade crkvi u milodaru.

give it away to help other people.

daj da se pomogne drugim ljudima.

So, we started doing that, and each year we would raise our tithe one percent.

Tako smo počeli to činiti, i svake godine bismo povećali svoj milodar za 1 posto.

So, our first year of marriage we went to 11 percent,

Dakle, nakon prve godine braka, otišli smo na 11 posto,

second year we went to 12 percent,

druge godine na 12 posto,

and the third year we went to 13 percent,

treće godine na 13 posto,

and on and on and on.

i tako dalje. Zašto sam to radio?

Why did I do that?

Because every time I give,

Zato što svaki put kada dajem,

it breaks the grip of materialism in my life.

otpušta omču materijalizma u mom životu.

Materialism is all about getting -- get, get, get, get all you can,

Materijalizam te zaokuplja stjecanjem -- uzmi, uzmi, uzmi sve što možeš,

can all you get, sit on the can and spoil the rest.

konzerviraj sve što stekneš, sjedni na konzervu i odbaci ostalo.

It's all about more, having more.

Stalno želiš više, imati više.

And we think that the good life is actually looking good --

Mi mislimo da imaš dobar život ako izgledaš dobro.

that's most important of all --

To je najvažnije od svega -- izgledati dobro,

looking good, feeling good and having the goods.

osjećati se dobro i posjedovati dobra.

But that's not the good life.

Ali to nije dobar život.

I meet people all the time who have those, and they're not necessarily happy.

Ja stalno susrećem ljude koji imaju sve to,

a nisu nužno sretni.

If money actually made you happy,

Da nas novac može učiniti sretnima,

then the wealthiest people in the world would be the happiest.

onda bi najbogatiji ljudi na svijetu bili i najsretniji.

And that I know, personally, I know, is not true.

A znam, osobno, da to nije istina.

It's just not true.

Jednostavno nije istina.

So, the good life is not about looking good, feeling good or having the goods,

Dakle, imati dobar život ne znači dobro izgledati, dobro se osjećati i imati dobra,

it's about being good and doing good.

nego biti dobar i činiti dobro.

Giving your life away.

Poklanjati svoj život drugima.

Significance in life doesn't come from status,

Važnost u životu se ne dobiva sa statusom,

because you can always find somebody who's got more than you.

jer uvijek možeš naći nekog tko ima više od tebe.

It doesn't come from sex.

Ne dobiva se seksom.

It doesn't come from salary.

Ne dobiva se plaćom.

It comes from serving.

Nego služenjem.

It is in giving our lives away that we find meaning,

U poklanjanju svojeg života nalazimo smisao,

we find significance.

nalazimo važnost.

That's the way we were wired, I believe, by God.

To je način na koji nas je, ja vjerujem, stvorio Bog.

And so we began to give away,

I tako smo počeli davati,

and now after 30 years,

i sad nakon 30 godina,

my wife and I are reverse tithers -- we give away 90 percent and live on 10.

moja žena i ja smo okrenuli pravilo -- dajemo 90 posto i živimo od 10 posto.

That, actually, was the easy part.

To je, ustvari, bio lakši dio.

The hard part is, what do I do with all this attention?

Teži dio je, što da radim sa svom tom pažnjom?

Because I started getting all kinds of invitations.

Jer počeo sam dobivati razne vrste pozivnica.

I just came off a nearly month-long speaking tour

Upravo sam došao sa skoro mjesec dana dugačke govorničke turneje

on three different continents,

na tri različita kontinenta.

and I won't go into that,

Neću ulaziti u to,

but it was an amazing thing.

ali to je bilo nešto nevjerojatno.

And I'm going, what do I do with this notoriety

Mislim si, što da radim s tim,

s tom pažnjom koju je knjiga privukla?

that the book has brought?

And, being a pastor, I started reading the Bible.

Budući da sam svećenik, uzeo sam Bibliju.

There's a chapter in the Bible called Psalm 72,

U Bibliji ima poglavlje pod nazivom Psalam 72,

and it's Solomon's prayer for more influence.

u njemu je Salomonova molitva za više utjecaja.

When you read this prayer,

Kada čitate tu molitvu,

it sounds incredibly selfish, self-centered.

zvuči nevjerojatno sebično, usredotočeno na sebe.

zvuči kao da

He says, "God, I want you to make me famous."

kaže, "Bože, želim da me učiniš slavnim."

That's what he prays.

Za to on moli.

He said, "I want you to make me famous.

Kaže, "Želim da me učiniš slavnim.

I want you to spread the fame of my name through every land,

Želim da proširiš slavu moga imena svim zemljama,

I want you to give me power.

želim da mi daš moć,

želim da me učiniš slavnim.

I want you to make me famous, I want you to give me influence."

Želim da me učiniš utjecajnim. "

And it just sounds like the most egotistical request you could make,

I zvuči kao najegoističniji zahtjev koji možeš dati

ako se ideš moliti.

if you were going to pray.

Until you read the whole psalm, the whole chapter.

Dok ne pročitaš cijeli psalam, cijelo poglavlje.

And then he says, "So that the king ..." --

I onda kaže, "Da bi kralj" --

he was the king of Israel at that time, at its apex in power --

on je u to vrijeme bio kralj Izraela na vrhuncu svoje moći --

"... so that the king may care for the widow and orphan,

"da bi se kralj mogao pobrinuti za udovice i siročad,

support the oppressed, defend the defenseless, care for the sick,

dati podršku očajnima, zaštititi nezaštićene, zbrinuti bolesne,

assist the poor, speak up for the foreigner,

služiti siromasima, govoriti za strance,

those in prison."

zatvorenike."

Basically, he's talking about all the marginalized in society.

U biti, on govori o cijelom marginaliziranom društvu.

And as I read that,

I kad sam to pročitao,

I looked at it, and I thought, you know,

pogledao sam na to, i pomislio,

what this is saying is that the purpose of influence is to speak up

ono što mi ovo govori jest, da je svrha utjecaja zauzeti se

for those who have no influence.

za one koji nemaju utjecaja.

The purpose of influence is not to build your ego.

Svrha utjecaja nije izgraditi svoj ego,

Or your net worth.

ili svoje bogatstvo.

And, by the way, your net worth is not the same thing as your self-worth.

I, usput, vaša novčana vrijednost nije isto

što i vaša osobna vrijednost.

Your value is not based on your valuables.

Vaša vrijednost nije bazirana na vašim dragocjenostima,

It's based on a whole different set of things.

bazirana je na skroz drugim stvarima.

And so the purpose of influence is to speak up

Dakle, svrha utjecaja je zauzeti se

for those who have no influence.

za one koji nemaju utjecaja.

And I had to admit:

I moram priznati,

I can't think of the last time I thought of widows and orphans.

da neznam kada sam zadnji put pomislio na udovice i siročad.

They're not on my radar.

Jednostavno nisu na mom radaru.

I pastor a church in one of the most affluent areas of America --

Ja sam župnik crkve u jednom od najbogatijih djelova Amerike --

a bunch of gated communities.

hrpa zajednica iza ograda.

I have a church full of CEOs and scientists.

Imam crkvu punu direktora i znanstvenika.

And I could go five years and never, ever see a homeless person.

I može proći i pet godina, a da ni jednom ne vidim beskućnika.

They're just not in my pathway.

Jednostavno nisu na mom putu.

Now, they're 13 miles up the road in Santa Ana.

Ali ima ih 20 km dalje uz cestu u Santa Ani.

So I had to say, ok,

Pa sam rekao, "OK,

I would use whatever affluence and whatever influence I've got

koristit ću svo bogatstvo i sav utjecaj koji imam

to help those who don't have either of those.

da pomognem onima koji nemaju ni jedno od toga."

You know, there's a story in the Bible about Moses,

Znate, postoji u Bibliji priča o Mojsiju.

whether you believe it's true or not, it really doesn't matter to me.

Vjerujete li da je istinita ili ne --

sada stvarno nije bitno.

But Moses, if you saw the movie, "The Ten Commandments,"

Mojsije, ako ste gledali film, "Deset Zapovijedi",

Moses goes out, and there's this burning bush, and God talks to him,

Mojsije hoda, i naiđe na gorući grm, i Bog mu govori.

and God says, "Moses, what's in your hand?"

Bog mu kaže, "Mojsije,

što je u tvojoj ruci?"

I think that's one of the most important questions you'll ever be asked:

Mislim da je to jedno od najvažnijih pitanja koje će vam ikada biti postavljeno.

Što je u tvojoj ruci?

What's in your hand?

Moses says, "It's a staff. It's a shepherd's staff."

Mojsije odgovara. "štap.

pastirski štap."

And God says, "Throw it down."

A Bog kaže, "Baci ga na zemlju."

And if you saw the movie, you know, he throws it down and it becomes a snake.

I ako ste vidjeli film, znate, da on baci štap i štap se pretvori u zmiju.

And then God says, "Pick it up."

I zatim Bog kaže, "Podigni ju."

And he picks it back up again,

I on ju podigne i ona postane štap,

and it becomes a staff again.

i ponovo postane štap.

Now, I'm reading this thing, and I'm going, what is that all about?

I tako, čitam to, i mislim si, o čemu se tu radi?

OK. What's that all about? Well, I do know a couple of things.

OK. O čemu se tu radi? Pa, znam par stvari.

Number one, God never does a miracle to show off.

Prvo, Bog nikada ne čini čuda da bi se pravio važan.

It's not just, "Wow, isn't that cool?"

Nije to samo, "Vaau, kaj nije cool?"

And, by the way, my God doesn't have to show up on cheese bread.

I usput, moj Bog se ne mora pokazati na kruhu sa sirom.

You know, if God's going to show up, he's not going to show up on cheese bread.

Znate, ako se Bog želi pokazati,

neće se pokazati na kruhu sa sirom.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

OK? Ja jednostavno, volim to što Michael radi,

Ok? I just, this is why I love what Michael does,

because it's like, if he's debunking it, then I don't have to.

jer, ako on razjasni stvari, crno na bijelo, onda ne moram ja.

But God -- my God -- doesn't show up on sprinkler images.

Ali Bog -- moj Bog -- se ne pokazuje sa prštećim slikama.

He's got a few more powerful ways than that to do whatever he wants to do.

On ima dosta moćnije načine od toga

da učini što god želi učiniti.

But he doesn't do miracles just to show off.

Ali on ne čini čuda da bi se pravio važan.

Second thing is, if God ever asks you a question,

Drugo, ako vam Bog ikada postavi pitanje,

he already knows the answer.

On već zna odgovor.

Obviously, if he's God, then that would mean

Očito, ako je on Bog, tada to znači

that when he asks the question, it's for your benefit, not his.

da ako On postavlja pitanje, onda to čini zbog vas, ne zbog sebe.

So he's going, "What's in your hand?"

Dakle pita, "Što je u tvojoj ruci?"

Now, what was in Moses' hand?

Što je bilo u Mojsijevoj ruci?

Well, it was a shepherd's staff. Now, follow me on this.

Bio je pastirski štap. Sada me pratite.

This staff represented three things about Moses' life.

Taj štap predstavlja tri stvari u Mojsijevu životu.

First, it represented his identity; he was a shepherd.

Prvo, predstavlja njegov identitet.

On je bio pastir. To je simbol njegovog zanimanja.

It's the symbol of his own occupation:

I am a shepherd.

Ja sam pastir. To je simbol njegovog identiteta, njegove karijere, njegovog posla.

It's a symbol of his identity, his career, his job.

Second, it's a symbol of not only his identity,

Drugo, to nije samo simbol njegovog identiteta,

it's a symbol of his income, because all of his assets are tied up in sheep.

to je simbol njegovih prihoda, jer sva njegova dobra su vezana uz ovce.

In those days, nobody had bank accounts, or American Express cards, or hedge funds.

U to vrijeme nitko nije imao bankovne račune,

ili American Express karticu, ili fondove.

Your assets are tied up in your flocks.

Tvoja dobra su vezana uz tvoje stado.

So it's a symbol of his identity, and it's a symbol of his income.

To je simbol njegovog identiteta, i simbol njegovih primanja.

And the third thing: it's a symbol of his influence.

I treća stvar je: to je simbol njegovog utjecaja.

What do you do with a shepherd's staff?

Što radiš s pastirskim štapom?

Well, you know, you move sheep from point A to point B with it,

Pa, znate, potjeraš ovcu od točke A do točke B,

by hook or by crook.

guranjem ili povlačenjem.

You pull them or you poke them. One or the other.

Ili ih povučeš ili pogurneš, kako god.

So, he's saying,

Dakle, On govori,

"You're going to lay down your identity.

"Ti ćeš predati svoj identitet.

What's in your hand?

Što je u tvojoj ruci? Imaš identitet, imaš prihod, imaš utjecaj.

You've got identity, you've got income, you've got influence.

What's in your hand?"

Što je u tvojoj ruci?"

And he's saying, "If you lay it down, I'll make it come alive.

I kaže, "Ako ga polegneš, učinit ću da oživi.

I'll do some things you could never imagine possible."

Učinit ću neke svari, za koje si mislio da su nemoguće."

And if you've watched that movie, "Ten Commandments,"

I ako ste gledali film, "Deset Zapovijedi",

all of those big miracles that happen in Egypt are done through this staff.

sva velika čuda koja su se dogodila u Egiptu

su učinjena preko tog štapa.

Last year, I was invited to speak at the NBA All-Stars game.

Prošle godine bio sam pozvan da govorim na NBA All-Stars utakmici.

And so, I'm talking to the players,

I tako, govorim igračima,

because most of the NBA teams, NFL teams and all the other teams

jer većina NBA klubova, NFL klubova i ostalih klubova

have done this 40 Days of Purpose, based on the book.

je prošlo tih 40 Dana Svrhe, baziranih na knjizi [Svrhovit Život].

And I asked them, I said, "What's in your hand?

I upitao sam ih, "Što je u tvojim rukama?"

So, what's in your hand?" I said, "It's a basketball.

Što je u tvojim rukama?" Rekoh, "Košarkaška lopta,

And that basketball represents your identity, who you are:

i ona predstavlja tvoj identitet, tko si.

you're an NBA player.

Ti si NBA igrač. Predstavlja tvoj prihod.

It represents your income:

you're making a lot of money off that little ball.

Ti zarađuješ velike novce s tom malom loptom.

And it represents your influence.

I ona predstavlja tvoj utjecaj.

And even though you're only going to be in the NBA for a few years,

I iako ćeš igrati u NBA-u samo par godina,

you're going to be an NBA player for the rest of your life.

bit ćeš NBA igrač cijeli život.

And that gives you enormous influence.

I to ti daje ogroman utjecaj.

So, what are you going to do with what you've been given?"

Dakle, što ćeš učinit s onime što ti je dano?"

And I guess that's the main reason I came up here today,

I mislim da je to glavni razlog zašto sam danas ovdje došao,

to all of you very bright people at TED --

svima vama bistrim ljudima na TED-u,

it is to say, "What's in your hand?"

da vas pitam, "Što je u tvojoj ruci?"

What do you have that you've been given?

Što to imaš što ti je dano?

Talent, background, education,

Talent, iskustvo, obrazovanje,

freedom, networks, opportunities,

slobodu, veze, prilike,

wealth, ideas, creativity.

bogatstvo, ideje, kreativnost.

What are you doing with what you've been given?

Što radiš

s onime što ti je dano?

That, to me, is the primary question about life.

To je, za mene, najvažnije pitanje o životu.

That, to me, is what being purpose-driven is all about.

To je za mene bit svrhovitog života.

In the book, I talk about how you're wired to do certain things,

U knjizi govorim o tome kako si stvoren da činiš određene stvari, oblikovan si.

you're "SHAPED" with -- a little acrostic: Spiritual gifts, Heart,

Taj maleni križ treba duhovne darove, srce,

Ability, Personality and Experiences.

sposobnost, osobnost i iskustvo.

These things shape you.

Te stvari vas oblikuju.

And if you want to know what you ought to be doing with your life,

Ako želite znati što trebate činiti sa svojim životom,

pogledajte kako ste oblikovani. Za što sam stvoren da činim?

you need to look at your shape -- "What am I wired to do?"

Why would God wire you to do something and then not have you do it?

Zašto bi vas Bog stvorio za neku svrhu

i zatim vam ne dao da to činite?

If you're wired to be an anthropologist, you'll be an anthropologist.

Ako ste stvoreni da budete antropolog, bit ćete antropolog.

If you're wired to be an undersea explorer,

Ako ste stvoreni da budete istraživač podmorja,

you'll be an undersea explorer.

bit ćete istraživač podmorja.

If you're wired to make deals, you make deals.

Ako ste stvoreni da sklapate poslove, sklapat ćete poslove.

If you're wired to paint, you paint.

Ako ste stvoreni da slikate, slikat ćete.

Did you know that God smiles when you be you?

Znate li da se Bog smiješi kada si ti ti?

When my little kids -- when my kids were little --

Kada su moja djeca bila mala --

they're all grown now, I have grandkids --

svi su odrasli, sada imam unuke --

I used to go in and sit on the side of their bed,

Često sam znao sjesti sa strane njihovog kreveta,

i gledati ih kako spavaju.

and I used to watch my kids sleep.

And I just watched their little bodies rise and lower, rise and lower.

I jednostavno gledao kako im se tijelo diže i spušta,

diže i spušta.

And I would look at them: "This is not an accident."

I gledao bi ih, ovo nije slučajnost.

Rise and lower.

Kako se diže i spušta.

And I got joy out of just watching them sleep.

I uživao bi samo gledajući ih kako spavaju.

Some people have the misguided idea that God only gets excited

Neki ljudi imaju krivu ideju da je Bog sretan jedino kada

when you're doing, quote, "spiritual things,"

se bavite, "duhovnim stvarima",

like going to church or helping the poor,

na primjer kada idete u crkvu ili pomažete siromašnima,

or, you know, confessing or doing something like that.

ili, idete na ispovjed ili nešto tome slično.

The bottom line is, God gets pleasure watching you be you.

Da podvučem, Bog uživa gledajući tebe kada ti jesi ti. Zašto?

Why? He made you.

On te je stvorio. I kada činiš ono za što si stvoren,

And when you do what you were made to do,

he goes, "That's my boy! That's my girl!

On kaže, "To je pravi dečko.

To je prava cura.

You're using the talent and ability that I gave you."

Koristiš talente i sposobnosti koje sam ti dao."

So my advice to you is:

Dakle moj savjet vama je,

look at what's in your hand --

pogledaj što ti je u ruci --

your identity, your influence, your income --

tvoj identitet, tvoj utjecaj, tvoj prihod --

and say, "It's not about me.

i reci, "Nije riječ o meni.

It's about making the world a better place."

Nego o tome da učinim ovaj svijet boljim."

Hvala.

Thank you.