Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter

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

Back in New York, I am the head of development

U New York-u, voditelj sam razvoja

for a non-profit called Robin Hood.

u jednoj neprofitnoj organizaciji zvanoj Robin Hood.

When I'm not fighting poverty, I'm fighting fires

Kada se ne borim protiv siromaštva, borim se protiv požara

as the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company.

kao pomoćnik kapetana u dobrovoljnom vatrogasnom društvu.

Now in our town,

U našem gradu,

where the volunteers supplement a highly skilled career staff,

gdje volonteri nadopunjuju visoko stručno osoblje,

you have to get to the fire scene pretty early

morate doći do mjesta požara prilično rano

to get in on any action.

kako biste sudjelovali u akciji.

I remember my first fire.

Sjećam se svog prvog požara.

I was the second volunteer on the scene,

Bio sam drugi volonter na mjestu požara,

so there was a pretty good chance I was going to get in.

pa je stoga postojala prilično dobra šansa da ću ući.

But still it was a real footrace against the other volunteers

Ali ipak je to bila prava pješačka utrka u konkurenciji s drugim volonterima

to get to the captain in charge

kako bi se došlo do zaduženog kapetana

to find out what our assignments would be.

kako bismo saznali što će biti naše dužnosti.

When I found the captain,

Kada sam pronašao kapetana,

he was having a very engaging conversation

on je vodio veoma intenzivan razgovor

with the homeowner,

s vlasnicom kuće,

who was surely having one of the worst days of her life.

kojoj je to zasigurno bio jedan od najgorih dana života.

Here it was, the middle of the night,

Bilo je to usred noći,

she was standing outside in the pouring rain,

ona je stajala vani na kiši koja je lijevala,

under an umbrella, in her pajamas, barefoot,

ispod kišobrana, u svojoj pidžami, bosonoga,

while her house was in flames.

dok je njezina kuća bila u plamenu.

The other volunteer who had arrived just before me --

Drugi volonter koji je stigao prije mene --

let's call him Lex Luther --

nazovimo ga Lex Luther --

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

got to the captain first

je stigao prvi do kapetana

and was asked to go inside

i bio je zamoljen da ode unutra

and save the homeowner's dog.

i spasi psa kućevlasnice.

The dog! I was stunned with jealousy.

Psa! Bio sam zaprepašten ljubomorom.

Here was some lawyer or money manager

Ovdje je bio neki odvjetnik ili financijaš

who, for the rest of his life, gets to tell people

koji će, do kraja svog života, moći prepričavati ljudima

that he went into a burning building

kako je ušao u goruću zgradu

to save a living creature,

kako bi spasio živo biće,

just because he beat me by five seconds.

samo zato jer me prestigao za pet sekundi.

Well, I was next.

Dakle, ja sam bio sljedeći.

The captain waved me over.

Kapetan me pozvao k sebi.

He said, "Bezos, I need you to go into the house.

Rekao je, "Bezos, trebam te da uđeš u kuću.

I need you to go upstairs, past the fire,

Trebam te da odeš na kat, mimo vatre,

and I need you to get this woman a pair of shoes."

i trebam te da doneseš ovoj ženi par cipela."

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

I swear.

Kunem se.

So, not exactly what I was hoping for,

Dakle, nije baš ono čemu sam se nadao,

but off I went --

ali otišao sam --

up the stairs, down the hall, past the 'real' firefighters,

na kat, na kraj hodnika, mimo 'pravih' vatrogasaca,

who were pretty much done putting out the fire at this point,

koji su u to vrijeme već bili prilično gotovi s gašenjem požara,

into the master bedroom to get a pair of shoes.

u glavnu spavaonicu kako bih joj uzeo par cipela.

Now I know what you're thinking,

Znam što mislite,

but I'm no hero.

ali ja nisam heroj.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

I carried my payload back downstairs

Nosio sam svoj teret dolje

where I met my nemesis

gdje sam sreo svog nepobjedivog protivnika

and the precious dog by the front door.

i dragocjenog psa kod ulaznih vrata.

We took our treasures outside to the homeowner,

Odnijeli smo naša blaga van vlasnici,

where, not surprisingly,

gdje je, ne iznenađujuće,

his received much more attention than did mine.

njegovo primilo puno više pažnje nego moje.

A few weeks later,

Nekoliko tjedana kasnije,

the department received a letter from the homeowner

odjel je primio pismo od vlasnice kuće

thanking us for the valiant effort displayed

u kojem nam zahvaljuje za prikazanu hrabarost

in saving her home.

spašavanje njezine kuće.

The act of kindness she noted above all others:

Čin ljubaznosti koji je primjetila iznad svih:

someone had even gotten her a pair of shoes.

netko mi je čak donio i par cipela.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

In both my vocation at Robin Hood

I u mojoj struci u Robin Hood-u

and my avocation as a volunteer firefighter,

i u mom hobiju kao vatrogasac volonter,

I am witness to acts of generosity and kindness

svjedok sam činova darežljivosti i ljubaznosti

on a monumental scale,

na monumentalnoj skali,

but I'm also witness to acts of grace and courage

ali ujedno sam i svjedok činova milosti i hrabrosti

on an individual basis.

na individualnoj bazi.

And you know what I've learned?

I znate što sam naučio?

They all matter.

Da svi oni nešto znače.

So as I look around this room

Kako gledam po ovoj prostoriji

at people who either have achieved,

ljude koji su, ili postigli,

or are on their way to achieving,

ili su na putu postizanja,

remarkable levels of success,

nevjerojatnih razina uspjeha,

I would offer this reminder:

ponudio bih ovaj podsjetnik:

don't wait.

nemojte čekati.

Don't wait until you make your first million

Nemojte čekati sve dok ne zaradite svoj prvi milijun

to make a difference in somebody's life.

kako biste napravili promjenu u nečijem životu.

If you have something to give,

Ako imate nešto za dati,

give it now.

dajte to sada.

Serve food at a soup kitchen. Clean up a neighborhood park.

Poslužujte hranu u pučkoj kuhinji, počistite park u vašoj čevrti,

Be a mentor.

budite mentor.

Not every day is going to offer us a chance

Neće nam svaki dan pružiti priliku

to save somebody's life,

da spasimo nečiji život,

but every day offers us an opportunity to affect one.

ali svaki dan će nam dati mogućnost da utječemo na nečiji život.

So get in the game. Save the shoes.

Dakle, uđite u igru; spasite cipele.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

Bruno Giussani: Mark, Mark, come back.

Bruno Giussani: Mark, Mark, vrati se.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

Mark Bezos: Thank you.

Mark Bezos: Hvala vam.