Shimon Schocken's rides of hope

Prevoditelj: Tilen Pigac - EFZG Recezent: Mislav Ante Omazić - EFZG

Mountain biking in Israel

Brdski biciklizam u Izraelu

is something that I do with great passion

je nešto čime se ja bavim s velikom strašću

and commitment.

i predanošću.

And when I'm on my bike,

A kada sam na biciklu,

I feel that I connect

osjećam kako sam povezan

with the profound beauty of Israel,

s profanom ljepotom Izraela,

and I feel that I'm united

i osjećam kako sam sjedinjen

with this country's history

s poviješću ove zemlje

and biblical law.

i biblijskim zakonom.

And also, for me,

A za mene je još

biking is a matter of empowerment.

biciklizam stvar osnaživanja.

When I reach the summit

Kada dosegnem vrh

of a steep mountain in the middle of nowhere,

strme planine usred ničega,

I feel young,

osjećam se mlado,

invincible, eternal.

nepobjedivo, vječno.

It's as if I'm connecting with some legacy

To je kao da se povezujem s nekom ostavštinom

or with some energy

ili s nekom energijom

far greater than myself.

mnogo većim od mene.

You can see my fellow riders

Možete vidjeti kolege bicikliste

at the end of the picture,

na kraju slike,

looking at me with some concern.

gledaju me s nekom zabrinutošću.

And here is another picture of them.

A ovo je druga slika s njima.

Unfortunately, I cannot show their faces,

Nažalost, ne mogu vam pokazati njihova lica,

neither can I disclose their true names,

niti vam otkriti njihova prava imena,

and that's because my fellow riders

a to je zato jer su moje kolege biciklisti

are juvenile inmates,

maloljetni zatvorenici,

offenders

prijestupnici,

spending time in a correction facility

koji provode vrijeme u popravnoj ustanovi

about 20 minutes' ride from here --

oko 20 minuta vožnje odavde.

well, like everything in Israel.

Kao i sve u Izraelu.

And I've been riding with these kids once a week,

I ja odlazim na vožnju s tom djecom jednom tjedno,

every Tuesday, rain or shine, for the last four years

svaki utorak, bila kiša ili sunce, posljednje četiri godine.

and by now, they've become a very big part of my life.

I do sada, postali su jako velikim dijelom mog života.

This story began four years ago.

Ova priča je započela prije četiri godine.

The correction facility where they are locked up

Popravna ustanova u kojoj su zatvoreni

happens to be right in the middle

se nalazi usred

of one of my usual trips,

jedne od mojih uobičajenih staza,

and it's surrounded by barbed wires

i okružena je s bodljikavim žicama

and electric gates and armed guards.

i električnim vratima te naoružanim stražarima.

So on one of these rides,

Na jednoj od tih vožnji,

I talked my way into the compound

uspio sam se izboriti za ulazak u dvorište

and went to see the warden.

i otišao sam do upravitelja zatvora.

I told the warden

Rekao sam upravitelju

that I wanted to start a mountain biking club in this place

kako želim započeti klub brdskog biciklizma u ovom mjestu

and that basically I wanted to take the kids

i da zapravo želim povesti tu djecu

from here to there.

odavde do tamo.

And I told him, "Let's find a way

I rekao sam mu, "Pronađimo način

in which I'll be able to take out 10 kids once a week

gdje ću ja biti u mogućnosti povesti 10 djece jednom tjedno

to ride with in the summer in the country."

na vožnju po selu za vrijeme ljeta."

And the warden was quite amused,

I upravitelju je to bilo prilično zabavno,

and he told me he thought that I was a nut

i rekao mi je kako misli da sam lud.

and he told me,

I rekao mi je,

"This place is a correction facility. These guys are serious offenders.

"Ovo mjesto je popravna ustanova. Ovi momci su ozbiljni prijestupnici.

They are supposed to be locked up.

Oni bi morali biti pod ključem.

They aren't supposed to be out at large."

Ne bi smjeli biti vani."

And yet, we began to talk about it,

A ipak, počeli smo pričati o tome,

and one thing led to another.

i jedna stvar je vodila drugoj.

And I can't see myself

I ne mogu se zamisliti

going into a state prison in New Jersey

da odlazim u državni zatvor u New Jersey-u

and making such a proposition,

i iznosim takav prijedlog,

but this being Israel,

ali kako je ovo Izrael,

the warden somehow made it happen.

upravitelj je nekako to omogućio.

And so two months later,

I tako smo se dva mjeseca kasnije,

we found ourselves "at large" --

našli na slobodi --

myself,

ja,

10 juvenile inmates

10 maloljetnih zatvorenika

and a wonderful fellow named Russ,

i prekrasan kolega zvan Russ,

who became a very good friend of mine

koji je postao jedan moj jako dobar prijatelj

and my partner in this project.

i moj partner u ovom projektu.

And in the next few weeks, I had the tremendous pleasure

I u slijedećih nekoliko tjedana, imao sam iznimno zadovoljstvo

of introducing these kids

upoznavanja te djece

to the world of total freedom,

sa svijetom potpune slobode,

a world consisting of magnificent vistas

svijetom prekrasnih vidika

like these --

poput ovih --

everything you see here is obviously in Israel --

sve što vidite ovdje očito se nalazi u Izraelu --

as well as close encounters

kao i bliski susreti

with all sorts of small creatures

sa svim vrstama malih stvorenja

coming in all sorts of sizes,

koja dolaze u svim veličinama,

colors, shapes, forms

bojama, oblicima, formama

and so on.

i tako dalje.

In spite of all this splendor,

Unatoč svoj toj divoti,

the beginning was extremely frustrating.

početak je bio iznimno frustrirajući.

Every small obstacle,

Svaka mala prepreka,

every slight uphill,

svaki blagi uspon

would cause these fellows

bi naveo te momke

to stop in their tracks and give up.

da stanu na stazi i odustanu.

So we had a lot of this going on.

Imali smo mnogo takvih stvari.

I found out that they had a very hard time

Otkrio sam kako im je bilo jako teško

dealing with frustration and difficulties --

nositi se s frustracijom i poteškoćama --

not because they were physically unfit.

ne zato jer su bili fizički nespremni.

But that's one reason why they ended up where they were.

Ali to je jedan razlog zbog kojeg su završili tu gdje jesu.

And I became increasingly more and more agitated,

I ja sam postajao sve uzrujaniji,

because I was there

jer sam bio tamo,

not only to be with them,

ne samo da bih bio sa njima,

but also to ride and create a team

već i zbog vožnje i stvaranja tima.

and I didn't know what to do.

I nisam znao što činiti.

Now, let me give you an example.

Dopustite mi da vam dam jedan primjer.

We're going downhill in some rocky terrain,

Spuštamo se nizbrdo po kamenitom terenu,

and the front tire of Alex

i Alexova prednja guma

gets caught in one of these crevasses here.

se zaglavi u jednoj od ovih pukotina u ledu ovdje.

So he crashes down,

On padne dolje,

and he gets slightly injured,

i zadobije malu ozljedu,

but this does not prevent him from jumping up

ali to ga ne sprječava da skoči gore

and then starting to jump up and down on his bike

i počne skakati gore i dolje na svom biciklu

and curse violently.

i nasilno proklinjati.

Then he throws his helmet in the air.

Zatim baci svoju kacigu u zrak.

His backpack goes ballistic in some other direction.

Njegova naprtnjača balističkom putanjom ode u nekom drugom smjeru.

And then he runs to the nearest tree

On zatim potrči prema najbližem drvu

and starts to break branches and throw rocks

i počne lomiti grane i bacati kamenje

and curse like I've never heard.

i proklinjati kao što nikad nisam čuo.

And I'm just standing there,

A ja samo stojim ovdje,

watching this scene

promatrajući tu scenu

with a complete disbelief,

s potpunom nevjericom,

not knowing what to do.

ne znajući što učiniti.

I'm used to algorithms

Naviknut sam na algoritme

and data structures

i strukture podataka

and super motivated students,

i super motivirane studente,

and nothing in my background

ali ništa u mojoj prošlosti

prepared me to deal

me nije pripremilo da se bavim

with a raging, violent adolescent

bjesnim, nasilnim adolescentom

in the middle of nowhere.

usred ničega.

And you have to realize that these incidents

Morate shvatiti kako se ti incidenti

did not happen in convenient locations.

nisu dogodili na prikladnim lokacijama.

They happened in places like this,

Dogodili su se na mjestima poput

in the Judean Desert,

Judean pustinje

20 kilometers away from the nearest road.

20 km daleko od najbliže ceste.

And what you don't see in this picture

A ono što ne vidite na ovoj slici

is that somewhere between these riders there,

jest kako negdje između ovih biciklista ovdje,

there's a teenager sitting on a rock,

jedan tinejdžer sjedi na stijeni,

saying, "I'm not moving from here. Forget it.

govoreći, "Ne mičem se odavde. Zaboravi.

I've had it."

Dosta mi je."

Well, that's a problem

To je problem

because one way or another, you have to get this guy moving

jer na ovaj ili onaj način, morate ga navesti da se pomakne

because it's getting dark soon and dangerous.

jer će se ubrzo smračiti i postat će opasno.

It took me several such incidents to figure out what I was supposed to do.

Trebalo mi je par takvih incidenata da naučim što trebam raditi.

At the beginning, it was a disaster.

Na početku je bilo katastrofalno.

I tried harsh words and threats

Probao sam s oštrim riječima i prijetnjama

and they took me nowhere.

i nigdje me to nije dovelo.

That's what they had all their lives.

To je ono što su imali cijele svoje živote.

And at some point I found out,

U jednom periodu sam shvatio,

when a kid like this gets into a fit,

kada dijete kao ovo dođe u spremu,

the best thing that you can possibly do

najbolja moguća stvar koju možete učiniti

is stay as close as possible to this kid,

jest ostati što je bliže moguće tom dijetetu,

which is difficult,

što je teško,

because what you really want to do is go away.

jer ono što zapravo želite jest otići.

But that's what he had all his life,

Ali to je ono što je on imao cijelog svog života,

people walking away from him.

ljude koji su odlazili od njega.

So what you have to do is stay close

Dakle, ono što morate učiniti jest ostati blizu

and try to reach in

i pokušati prodrijeti unutra

and pet his shoulder

i potapšati njegovo rame

or give him a piece of chocolate.

ili mu dati komadić čokolade.

So I would say, "Alex, I know that it's terribly difficult.

Rekao bih, "Alex, znam da je užasno teško.

Why don't you rest for a few minutes

Zašto se ne odmoriš na nekoliko minuta

and then we'll go on."

i zatim ćemo krenuti."

"Go away you maniac-psychopath.

"Odlazi manijače, psihopate.

Why would you bring us to this goddamn place?"

Zašto si nas doveo na ovo vražje mjesto?"

And I would say, "Relax, Alex.

A ja bih rekao, "Smiri se, Alex.

Here's a piece of chocolate."

Evo ti komad čokolade."

And Alex would go, "Arrrrggg!"

A Alex bi išao, "Arrrrggg!"

Because you have to understand

Jer morate shvatiti

that on these rides we are constantly hungry --

da smo tijekom tih vožnji neprestano gladni --

and after the rides also.

i nakon vožnji isto tako.

And who is this guy, Alex, to begin with?

A tko je, za početak, taj momak, Alex?

He's a 17-year-old.

Ima 17 godina.

When he was eight,

Kada mu je bilo osam,

someone put him on a boat in Odessa

netko ga je ukrcao na brod u Odessi

and sent him, shipped him to Israel

i dostavio ga u Izrael

on his own.

gdje je bio sam.

And he ended up in south Tel Aviv

I završio je u južnom Tel Avivu

and did not have the good luck

i nije imao sreće

to be picked up by a [unclear]

da bude pokupljen od (nejasno)

and roamed the streets

i lutao je ulicama

and became a prominent gang member.

te je postao istaknut član bande.

And he spent the last 10 years of his life

Proveo je posljednjih 10 godina svog života

in two places only,

na samo dva mjesta --

the slums and the state prison,

u sirotinjskim četvrtima i u državnom zatvoru,

where he spent the last two years

gdje je proveo posljednje dvije godine

before he ended up sitting on this rock there.

prije nego što je završio sjedeći na ovoj stijeni ovdje.

And so this kid

A taj dječak

was probably abused,

je vjerojatno bio zlostavljan,

abandoned, ignored, betrayed

napušten, ignoriran, izdan

by almost every adult along the way.

od gotovo svake odrasle osobe na svom putu.

So, for such a kid,

Stoga, za takvo dijete,

when an adult that he learns to respect stays close to him

kada odrasla osoba koju nauči poštovati ostane blizu njega

and doesn't walk away from him

i ne odlazi od njega

in any situation,

u bilo kojoj situaciji,

irrespective of how he behaves,

neovisno o njegovom ponašanju,

it's a tremendous healing experience.

to je ogromno iskustvo zacijeljenja.

It's an act of unconditional acceptance,

To je čin bezuvjetnog prihvaćanja,

something that he never had.

nešto što nikada nije imao.

I want to say a few words about vision.

Želim reći nekoliko riječi o viziji.

When I started this program four years ago,

Kada sam počeo s ovim programom prije četiri godine.

I had this original plan

Imao sam originalni plan

of creating a team

stvaranja tima

of winning underdogs.

pobjedničkih gubitinika.

I had an image of Lance Armstrong

Imao sam sliku Lancea Armstronga

in my mind.

u svojim mislima.

And it took me exactly two months

I trebalo mi je točno dva mjeseca

of complete frustration

potpune frustracije

to realize that this vision

kako bih shvatio da je ta vizija

was misplaced,

bila zagubljena,

and that there was another vision

i kako postoji druga vizija

supremely more important

na kraju važnija

and more readily available.

i smjesta dostupna.

It all of a sudden dawned on me, in this project,

Odjednom mi je sinulo kako je na tom projektu

that the purpose of these rides

svrha tih vožnji

should actually be

bi zapravo trebala biti

to expose the kids

izložiti tu djecu

to one thing only: love.

samo jednoj stvari: ljubavi,

Love to the country, to the uphill

ljubavi prema zemlji, prema uzbrdici

and the downhill,

i prema nizbrdici,

to all the incredible creatures that surround us --

prema svim nevjerojatnim stvorenjima koja nas okružuju --

the animals, the plants,

životinjama, biljkama,

the insects --

insektima,

love and respect

ljubavi i poštovanju

to other fellow members in your team,

prema drugim kolegama članovima vašeg tima,

in your biking team,

u vašem biciklističkom timu,

and most importantly,

i najvažnije,

love and respect to yourself,

ljubav i poštovanje prema sebi,

which is something

što je nešto

that they badly miss.

što im jako nedostaje.

Together with the kids,

Zajedno s djecom,

I also went through a remarkable transformation.

ja sam isto prošao kroz značajnu transformaciju.

Now, I come from a cutthroat world

Dolazim iz nemilosrdnog svijeta

of science and high technology.

znanosti i visoke tehnologije.

I used to think that reason and logic

Mislio sam kako su razum i logika

and relentless drive

i neumorna motivacija

were the only ways to make things happen.

jedini način kako ostvariti nešto.

And before I worked with the kids,

I prije nego sam radio s djecom,

anything that I did with them,

sve što sam radio s njima,

or anything that I did with myself,

ili sve što sam radio sa sobom,

was supposed to be perfect,

je trebalo biti savršeno,

ideal, optimal,

idealno, optimalno,

but after working with them for some time,

ali radeći s njima nakon nekog vremena,

I discovered the great virtues of empathy

otkrio sam velike vrline empatije

and flexibility

i fleksibilnosti

and being able to start with some vision,

i postao sam spreman početi sa nekom vizijom,

and if the vision doesn't work, well nothing happened.

i ako vizija nije funkcionirala, ništa se ne bi dogodilo.

All you have to do is play with it, change it a little bit,

Sve što morate raditi jest igrati se s tim, promijeniti bar malo,

and come up with something that does help, that does work.

i osmisliti nešto što pomaže, nešto što funkcionira.

So right now, I feel more

Upravo sada, osjećam se

like these are my principles,

kao da su to moja načela,

and if you don't like them,

a ako vam se ne sviđaju,

I have others.

imam druga.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

And one of these principles

A jedno od tih načela

is focus.

je fokus.

Before each ride

Prije svake vožnje

we sit together with the kids,

sjednemo zajedno s djecom,

and we give them one word

i damo im jednu riječ

to think about during the ride.

o kojoj će razmišljati tijekom vožnje.

You have to focus their attention on something

Morate usmjeriti njihovu pažnju na nešto

because so many things happen.

jer se toliko stvari događa.

So these are words like "teamwork"

To su riječi kao timski rad

or "endurance"

ili izdržljivost

or even complicated concepts

ili čak komplicirani koncepti

like "resource allocation"

poput raspodjele resursa

or "perspective," a word that they don't understand.

ili perspektiva, riječ koju ne razumiju.

You know, perspective

Znate, perspektiva

is one of these critically important

je jedna od tih kritično važnih

life-coping strategies

strategija životnog suočavanja

that mountain biking can really teach you.

o kojima vas brdski biciklizam može doista poučiti.

I tell kids

Kažem djeci

when they struggle through some uphill

kada se mukotrpno penju uzbrdo

and feel like they cannot take it anymore,

i osjećaju se kao da to više ne mogu podnijeti,

it really helps to ignore the immediate obstacles

ono što stvarno pomaže jest zanemariti trenutne prepreke

and raise your head and look around

i podići svoju glavu i pogledati naokolo

and see how the vista around you grows.

i vidjeti kako se vidici oko vas šire.

It literally propels you upwards.

Doslovno vas pokreće prema gore.

That's what perspective is all about.

To je bit cijele perspektive.

Or you can also look back in time

Ili možete isto tako gledati u prošlost

and realize that you've already conquered

i shvatiti da ste već prije osvojili

steeper mountains before.

strmije planine.

And that's how they develop self-esteem.

A na taj način razviju samopoštovanje.

Now, let me give you an example of how it works.

Dopustite mi da vam dam primjer kako to funkcionira.

You stand with your bike at the beginning of February.

Stojite sa svojim biciklom na početku veljače.

It's very cold, and you're standing in one of these rainy days,

Jako je hladno, i stojite jednog od tih kišnih dana,

and it's drizzling

i kiša rominja

and cold and chilly,

i hladno je i svježe,

and you're standing in, let's say, Yokneam.

a vi stojite u, recimo, Yokneam-u.

And you look up at the sky through a hole in the clouds

I pogledate gore u nebo i kroz oblake.

you see the monastery at the top of the Muhraka --

na vrhu Muhraka-e vidite samostan --

that's where you're supposed to climb now --

tamo biste se sada trebali popeti --

and you say, "There's no way that I could possibly get there."

i kažete, "Nema šanse da bih mogao doći tamo gore."

And yet, two hours later

A ipak, dva sata kasnije

you find yourself standing on the roof of this monastery,

stojite na krovu tog samostana,

smeared with mud,

premazani blatom,

blood and sweat.

krvlju i znojem.

And you look down at Yokneam;

I pogledate dolje na Yokneam,

everything is so small and tiny.

sve je tako malo i sićušno.

And you say, "Hey, Alex. Look at this parking lot where we started.

I kažete, "Hej, Alex. Pogledaj ono parkiralište gdje smo započeli.

It's that big.

Tako je veliko.

I can't believe that I did it."

Ne mogu vjerovati da sam uspio.

And that's the point

I to je točka

when you start loving yourself.

u kojoj počinjete voljeti sebe.

And so we talked about

I tako smo pričali o

these special words that we teach them.

tim posebnim riječima kojima ih učimo.

And at the end of each ride, we sit together

I na kraju svake vožnje, sjedimo zajedno

and share moments

i dijelimo trenutke

in which those special words of the day

u kojima su te posebne riječi dana

popped up and made a difference,

iskočile i napravile promjenu.

and these discussions

A te diskusije

can be extremely inspiring.

mogu biti iznimno inspirirajuće.

In one of them, one of the kids once said,

U jednoj od njih, jedno od djece je reklo,

"When we were riding on this ridge

"Kada smo se vozili po tom grebenu

overlooking the Dead Sea --

s pogledom na Mrtvo more --

and he's talking about this spot here --

a govori o ovom mjestu ovdje --

"I was reminded

sjetio sam se

of the day when I left my village in Ethiopia

dana kada sam napustio svoje selo u Etiopiji

and went away together with my brother.

i otišao zajedno sa svojim bratom.

We walked 120 kilometers

Hodali smo 120 km

until we reached Sudan.

sve dok nismo došli u Sudan.

This was the first place where we got some water and supplies."

To je bilo prvo mjesto gdje smo dobili nešto vode i zaliha."

And he goes on saying, and everyone looks at him like a hero,

On nastavlja pričati, i svi gledaju u njega kao u heroja,

probably for the first time in his life.

vjerojatno po prvi put u njegovom životu.

And he says -- because I also have volunteers riding with me,

I kaže -- jer imam volontere koji se voze samnom,

adults, who are sitting there

odrasle, koji sjede ovdje

listening to him --

slušajući ga.

and he says, "And this was just the beginning

Kaže, "A to je bio tek početak

of our ordeal

našeg teškog iskušenja

until we ended up in Israel.

sve dok nismo završili u Izraelu.

And only now," he says,

I tek sada," kaže,

"I'm beginning to understand where I am,

"počinjem shvaćati gdje sam,

and I actually like it."

i stvarno mi se sviđa."

Now I remember, when he said it,

Sjetite se kada je to rekao,

I felt goosebumps on my body,

osjetio sam trnce na svom tijelu,

because he said it overlooking the Moab Mountains here in the background.

jer je to rekao s pogledom na planine Moab ovdje u pozadini.

That's where Joshua descended

Tamo je Jahve sišao

and crossed the Jordan

i prešao Jordan

and led the people of Israel into the land of Canaan

i vodio ljude Izraelove u kanaansku zemlju

3,000 years ago

prije 3.000 godina

in this final leg

u tom zadnjem dijelu

of the journey from Africa.

putovanja iz Afrike.

And so, perspective

Tako perspektiva

and context and history

i kontekst i povijest

play key roles

igraju ključne uloge

in the way I plan my rides

u načinu na koji planiram svoje vožnje

with the kids.

s djecom.

We visit Kibbutzim

Posjećujemo Kibbutzim

that were established by Holocaust survivors.

koji su osnovali preživjeli iz holokausta.

We explore ruins

Istražujemo ruševine

of Palestinian villages,

palestinskih sela,

and we discuss how they became ruins.

i pričamo o tome kako su postale ruševine.

And we go through numerous remnants

I prolazimo kroz brojne ostatke

of Jewish settlements, Nabatic settlements,

židovskih naselja, nabatičkih naselja,

Canaanite settlements --

kanaanskih naselja -

three-, four, five-thousand years old.

stara tri, četiri, 5.000 godina.

And through this tapestry,

Kroz tu tapetu,

which is the history of this country,

koja je povijest ove zemlje,

the kids acquire

djeca usvajaju

what is probably the most important

što je vjerojatno najvažnija

value in education,

vrijednost edukacije,

and that is the understanding that life is complex,

a to je shvaćanje da je život kompleksan,

and there's no black and white.

i da ne postoji crno i bijelo.

And by appreciating complexity,

A cijeneći kompleksnost,

they become more tolerant,

postaju tolerantniji,

and tolerance leads to hope.

a tolerancija vodi nadi.

I ride with these kids once a week,

Odlazim na vožnje s tom djecom jednom tjedno,

every Tuesday.

svaki utorak.

Here's a picture I took last Tuesday -- less than a week ago --

Ovo je slika koju sam uslika prošli utorak -- prije manje od tjedan dana --

and I ride with them tomorrow also.

a isto tako sutra idem na vožnju s njima.

In every one of these rides

Na svakoj od tih vožnji

I always end up standing in one of these incredible locations,

završim stojeći na jednoj od ovih nevjerojatnih lokacija,

taking in this incredible landscape around me,

poimajući ovaj nevjerojatan krajobraz koji me okružuje.

and I feel blessed and fortunate

I osjećam se blagoslovljenim i sretnim

that I'm alive,

što sam živ,

and that I sense every fiber

i da osjećam svako vlakno

in my aching body.

u mom bolnom tijelu.

And I feel blessed and fortunate

I osjećam se blagoslovljenim i sretnim

that 15 years ago

što sam prije 15 godina

I had the courage to resign

imao hrabrosti dati ostavku

my tenured position at NYU

s moje redovite pozicije na Sveučilištu u New Yorku (NYU)

and return to my home country

i vratiti se u svoju domovinu

where I can do these incredible rides

gdje mogu organizirati te nevjerojatne vožnje

with this group of troubled kids

s tom grupom problematične djece

coming from Ethiopia

koja dolaze iz Etiopije

and Morocco and Russia.

i Maroka i Rusije.

And I feel blessed and fortunate

I osjećam se blagoslovljenim i sretnim

that every week, every Tuesday --

što svaki tjedan, svaki utorak

and actually every Friday also --

i, zapravo, svaki petak jednako,

I can once again celebrate

mogu još jednom slaviti

in the marrow of my bones

u samoj srži svojih kosti

the very essence of living in Israel on the edge.

suštinu života na rubu u Izraelu.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)