Louie Schwartzberg: Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.

Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast

Prevoditelj: Senzos Osijek Recezent: Suzana Baric

When I graduated UCLA, I moved to Northern California,

Nakon što sam diplomirao na UCLA-u, preselio sam se u sjevernu Kaliforniju

and I lived in a little town called Elk, on the Mendocino coast.

i živio u malom gradiću zvanom Elk,

na obali Mendocino.

And I didn't have a phone or TV, but I had US mail.

Nisam imao telefon ni TV, no imao sam poštanski sandučić

And life was good back then -- if you could remember it.

i život je u to vrijeme bio dobar, ako ga se sjećate.

I'd go to the general store for a cup of coffee and a brownie,

Otišao bih u dućan na šalicu kave

i kolačić i poslao bih svoj film

I'd ship my film to San Francisco,

u San Francisco. I gle čuda, za dva dana

and lo and behold, two days later,

it would end up on my front door,

bio bi pred mojim kućnim vratima,

which was way better than having to fight the traffic of Hollywood.

što je bilo mnogo bolje nego da sam se morao boriti s prometnom gužvom

u Hollywoodu. (Glazba)

I didn't have much money,

Nisam imao mnogo novca,

(Music)

but I had time and a sense of wonder.

no imao sam vremena i osjećaj za čuda. (Glazba)

So I started shooting time-lapse photography.

Počeo sam snimati time-lapse fotografije.

Trebalo bi mi mjesec dana kako bih snimio 4-minutni

It would take me a month to shoot a four-minute roll of film,

film jer samo sam si to mogao priuštiti.

because that's all I could afford.

I've been shooting time-lapse flowers continuously, nonstop,

Neprestano sam snimao životni vijek cvijeća,

non-stop, 24 sata dnevno, sedam dana u tjednu,

24 hours a day, seven days a week,

for over 30 years.

preko 30 godina, a vidjeti ih kako se kreću

And to see them move is a dance I'll never get tired of.

ples je koji mi nikad neće dosaditi.

Their beauty immerses us with color, taste, touch.

Njihova nas ljepota uranja u boju, okus, dodir.

It also provides a third of the food we eat.

Također nas snabdijeva trećinom hrane koju jedemo.

(Music)

(Glazba)

Beauty and seduction are nature's tools for survival,

Ljepota i zavodljivost prirodni su alati za preživljavanje

because we protect what we fall in love with.

jer mi štitimo ono u što se zaljubimo.

It opens our hearts

To otvara naša srca i tjera nas da shvatimo

and makes us realize we are a part of nature,

da smo dio prirode te da nismo odvojeni od nje.

and we're not separate from it.

When we see ourselves in nature,

Kad sebe vidimo u prirodi, to nas također povezuje

it also connects us to every one of us,

sa svakim od nas jer je jasno

because it's clear that it's all connected in one.

da je sve povezano u jednu cjelinu.

When people see my images, a lot of times they'll say,

Kad ljudi vide moje slike, često kažu:

"Oh my God."

"O, moj Bože!" Jeste li se ikad zapitali što to znači?

Have you ever wondered what that meant?

The "oh" means it caught your attention;

"O" znači da vam je nešto zaokupilo pažnju,

čini vas prisutnima, čini vas pozornima.

it makes you present, makes you mindful.

The "my" means it connects with something deep inside your soul.

"Moj" znači da se povezuje s nečim dubokim

unutar vaše duše.

It creates a gateway for your inner voice to rise up and be heard.

Stvara prolaz za vaš unutarnji glas, kako bi se podigao

i kako bi ga se čulo. A "Bože"?

And "God"?

Bog je to osobno putovanje na kojem svi želimo biti,

God is that personal journey we all want to be on,

to be inspired,

biti inspirirani, osjećati se kao da smo povezani sa svemirom

to feel like we're connected to a universe that celebrates life.

što slavi život.

Did you know that 80 percent of the information we receive

Jeste li znali da 80 posto

informacija koje primamo dolazi kroz naše oči?

comes through our eyes,

and if you compare light energy to musical scales,

I ako usporedite svjetlosnu energiju s glazbenom ljestvicom,

it would only be one octave that the naked eye could see,

golo oko vidjelo bi samo jednu oktavu,

which is right in the middle?

koja je upravo u sredini.

And aren't we grateful for our brains,

Nismo li zahvalni što naš mozak može

that can take this electrical impulse that comes from light energy

prenijeti taj električni impuls koji dolazi iz svjetlosne energije

to create images in order for us to explore our world?

kako bi stvorio slike da bismo mi mogli istraživati svoj svijet?

And aren't we grateful that we have hearts that can feel these vibrations

I nismo li zahvalni što imamo srce

koje može osjetiti te vibracije

in order for us to allow ourselves

kako bismo si mogli dopustiti da osjetimo užitak

to feel the pleasure and the beauty of nature?

i ljepotu prirode?

(Glazba)

Ljepota prirode dar je koji njeguje

Nature's beauty is a gift

that cultivates appreciation and gratitude.

uvažavanje i zahvalnost.

(Glazba)

So, I have a gift I want to share with you today,

Imam poklon koji danas želim podijeliti s vama,

a project I'm working on called "Happiness Revealed."

projekt na kojem radim, a zove se Otkrivena sreća.

And it'll give us a glimpse into that perspective --

Dat će nam letimičan uvid u tu perspektivu

from the point of view of a child and an elderly man --

s gledišta djeteta i starijeg čovjeka

of that world.

iz tog svijeta.

Little girl: When I watch TV,

Dijete: "Kad gledam TV,

it's just some shows that you just -- that are pretend.

to su sve neke emisije koje -- u kojima se pretvaraju,

And when you explore,

a kad istražuješ,

you get more imagination than you already had,

dobiješ više mašte nego što si je imao,

and when you get more imagination,

a kad dobiješ više mašte,

it makes you want to go deeper in

onda želiš ići sve dublje

so you can get more and see beautifuller things,

kako bi dobio više i vidio ljepše stvari,

poput staze, ako je to staza, mogla bi te voditi do plaže

like the path,

if it's a path, it could lead you to a beach or something,

ili nečega, i moglo bi biti predivno."

and it could be beautiful.

(Glazba)

(Music)

Stariji čovjek: "Misliš da je ovo samo još jedan dan u tvom životu?

(Narrator) Brother David Steindl-Rast: Do you think this is just another day

in your life?

It's not just another day.

Nije to samo još jedan dan. To je jedan dan koji ti je darovan

It's the one day that is given to you:

today.

danas.

(Music)

It's given to you.

Dan ti je. To je dar.

It's a gift.

It's the only gift that you have right now.

To je jedini dar koji imaš upravo sada

And the only appropriate response

i jedini prikladan odgovor

is gratefulness.

jest zahvalnost.

(Music)

Ako ne radiš ništa osim njegovanja tog odgovora

If you do nothing else but to cultivate that response

to the great gift that this unique day is,

na taj divni dar koji ovaj jedinstven dan jest,

ukoliko naučiš odgovarati

if you learn to respond as if it were the first day in your life

kao da je to tvoj prvi dan života

i posljednji dan,

and the very last day,

then you will have spent this day very well.

tad ćeš taj dan provesti veoma dobro."

(Music)

Počnite otvaranjem očiju i budite iznenađeni

Begin by opening your eyes

and be surprised that you have eyes you can open,

što imate oči koje možete otvoriti,

that incredible array of colors that is constantly offered to us

to nevjerojatno mnoštvo boja koje nam je neprestano ponuđeno

for our pure enjoyment.

na čisti užitak.

Pogledajte nebo.

Look at the sky.

Tako rijetko gledamo u nebo.

We so rarely look at the sky.

Tako rijetko zamjećujemo koliko je drugačije

We so rarely note how different it is from moment to moment,

iz trenutka u trenutak, s oblacima koji dolaze i odlaze.

with clouds coming and going.

Samo mislimo na vrijeme,

We just think of the weather,

and even with the weather,

a čak ni s vremenom ne mislimo na

we don't think of all the many nuances of weather.

mnoge nijanse vremena.

We just think of "good weather" and "bad weather."

Razmišljamo samo o dobrom i o lošem vremenu.

This day, right now, has unique weather,

Ovaj dan, upravo ovaj, ima jedinstveno vrijeme,

maybe a kind that will never exactly, in that form, come again.

možda baš takvo kakvo se nikad više

u točno takvom obliku neće pojaviti.

The formation of clouds in the sky will never be the same

Taj poredak oblaka na nebu nikad neće biti isti

as it is right now.

kao što je sad.

Open your eyes. Look at that.

Otvorite oči. Pogledajte.

(Music)

Pogledajte lica ljudi koje srećete.

Look at the faces of people whom you meet.

Svatko ima nevjerojatnu priču iza svog lica,

Each one has an incredible story

behind their face,

priču koju nikad nećete u potpunosti dokučiti,

a story that you could never fully fathom,

not only their own story, but the story of their ancestors.

ne samo vlastitu priču, već i priču svojih predaka.

We all go back so far,

Svi potječemo iz davne prošlosti,

a u ovom trenu, ovog dana,

and in this present moment, on this day,

all the people you meet, all that life from generations

svi ljudi koje sretnete, sav taj život raznih generacija

and from so many places all over the world

i s raznih mjesta diljem svijeta

flows together and meets you here,

zajedno teče i susreće se s vama ovdje

poput vode koja život daje, samo ako otvorite svoje srce i pijete.

like a life-giving water,

if you only open your heart and drink.

(Music)

(Glazba)

Otvorite svoje srce nevjerojatnim darovima koje nam je civilizacija

Open your heart to the incredible gifts

that civilization gives to us.

dala.

You flip a switch, and there is electric light.

Stisnete prekidač i tu je električno svjetlo.

You turn a faucet, and there is warm water and cold water,

Odvrnete slavinu i tu su topla i hladna voda

and drinkable water.

i voda za piće.

It's a gift that millions and millions in the world

To je dar koji milijuni ljudi na svijetu

nikad neće iskusiti.

will never experience.

So these are just a few of an enormous number of gifts

To su samo neki od brojnih darova

kojima možemo otvoriti svoje srce.

to which we can open your heart.

And so I wish you that you will open your heart

Stoga vam želim da otvorite srce

to all these blessings,

svim tim blagoslovima i dopustite im da teku kroz vas,

and let them flow through you,

that everyone whom you will meet on this day

da svi koje na današnji dan sretnete

will be blessed by you,

budu blagoslovljeni vama,

just by your eyes,

vašim očima,

by your smile,

vašim osmijehom,

vašim dodirom,

by your touch,

samom vašom prisutnošću.

just by your presence.

Let the gratefulness overflow

Neka se zahvalnost prelije

into blessing all around you.

u blagoslove posvuda oko vas

(Music)

And then, it will really be

i tad će ovaj dan biti uistinu dobar dan. (Glazba)

a good day.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

Louie Schwartzberg: Hvala.

Louie Schwartzberg: Thank you.

(Applause)

Thank you very much.

Puno hvala. (Pljesak)

(Applause)