Before I die I want to... | Candy Chang

Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast

Prevoditelj: Barbara Dolenčić Recezent: Suzana Baric

Ljudi oko nas nam na mnogo načina

There are a lot of ways the people around us

can help improve our lives.

mogu poboljšati naš život.

We don't bump into every neighbor,

Ne sretnemo se sa svakim susjedom,

so a lot of wisdom never gets passed on,

tako da se mnogo mudrosti ne uspije prenijeti dalje

though we do share the same public spaces.

iako dijelimo isti javni prostor.

So over the past few years, I've tried ways to share more

Tijekom posljednjih nekoliko godina pokušala sam podijeliti što više

with my neighbors in public space,

sa svojim susjedima u javnom prostoru,

using simple tools like stickers, stencils and chalk.

koristeći jednostavne alate poput naljepnica, šablona za crtanje i krede.

Ti projekti proizašli su iz pitanja koja sam si postavljala,

And these projects came from questions I had, like:

primjerice, koliku stanarinu plaćaju moji susjedi?

How much are my neighbors paying for their apartments?

(Laughter)

(Smijeh) Kako možemo posuditi više stvari

How can we lend and borrow more things,

without knocking on each other's doors at a bad time?

bez kucanja na vrata u krivo vrijeme?

How can we share more memories of our abandoned buildings,

Kako možemo podijeliti više svojih uspomena

na napuštene zgrade,

and gain a better understanding of our landscape?

i bolje razumjeti svoj krajolik?

How can we share more of our hopes for our vacant storefronts,

I kako možemo podijeliti više svojih nada

na praznim pročeljima, tako da naša zajednica

so our communities can reflect our needs and dreams today?

odražava naše potrebe i snove?

Živim u New Orleansu

Now, I live in New Orleans,

and I am in love with New Orleans.

i zaljubljena sam u taj grad.

My soul is always soothed by the giant live oak trees,

Moju dušu uvijek umiruju ogromni hrastovi,

koji pružaju sjenu ljubavnicima, pijancima i sanjarima

shading lovers, drunks and dreamers for hundreds of years,

već stotinama godina, a ja vjerujem gradu

and I trust a city that always makes way for music.

koji uvijek napravi mjesta za glazbu. (Smijeh)

I feel like every time someone sneezes,

Imam osjećaj da svaki put kad netko kihne,

New Orleans has a parade.

New Orleans organizira paradu. (Smijeh)

(Laughter)

The city has some of the most beautiful architecture in the world,

Taj grad ima jednu od najljepših arhitektura

na svijetu, ali također ima i najveći broj

but it also has one of the highest amounts of abandoned properties in America.

napuštenih zgrada u Americi.

Živim blizu ove kuće i razmišljala sam

I live near this house,

and I thought about how I could make it a nicer space for my neighborhood,

kako taj prostor učiniti ugodnijim za svoje susjedstvo,

a razmišljala sam i o nečemu

and I also thought about something that changed my life forever.

što mi je zauvijek promijenilo život.

In 2009, I lost someone I loved very much.

2009. godine izgubila sam nekoga koga sam jako voljela.

Her name was Joan, and she was a mother to me.

Njezino ime bilo je Joan i bila mi je majka.

And her death was sudden and unexpected.

Njezina smrt bila je iznenadna i neočekivana.

And I thought about death a lot.

Mnogo sam razmišljala o smrti,

And ... this made me feel deep gratitude for the time I've had.

i...

postala sam zahvalna na vremenu koje imam,

And ... brought clarity to the things that are meaningful to my life now.

i...

tako sam shvatila koje stvari su sada

bitne u mom životu.

But I struggle to maintain this perspective in my daily life.

Ali teško je zadržati tu perspektivu u svakodnevnom životu.

I feel like it's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day,

Lako je zapeti u svakodnevnoj rutini

and forget what really matters to you.

i zaboraviti što nam je zapravo važno.

So with help from old and new friends,

Uz pomoć starih i novih prijatelja

I turned the side of this abandoned house into a giant chalkboard,

pretvorila sam zidove te napuštene kuće

u ogromnu ploču i stavila šablone

and stenciled it with a fill-in-the-blank sentence:

s rečenicom koju je trebalo nadopuniti:

"Before I die, I want to ..."

''Prije nego umrem, želim...''

So anyone walking by can pick up a piece of chalk,

Svatko tko prolazi može uzeti komadić krede,

reflect on their life,

razmisliti o svom životu i podijeliti osobne želje

and share their personal aspirations in public space.

na javnom prostoru.

I didn't know what to expect from this experiment,

Nisam znala što očekivati od ovog pokusa,

but by the next day, the wall was entirely filled out,

ali sljedeći dan zid je bio u potpunosti ispunjen

i nastavio je rasti.

and it kept growing.

Htjela bih vam pokazati par stvari

And I'd like to share a few things that people wrote on this wall.

koje su ljudi napisali na zid.

"Before I die, I want to be tried for piracy."

''Prije nego umrem, želim da mi sude za piratstvo.'' (Smijeh)

(Laughter)

''Prije nego umrem, želim prekoračiti Međunarodnu datumsku granicu.''

"Before I die, I want to straddle the International Dateline."

"Before I die, I want to sing for millions."

''Prije nego umrem, želim pjevati za milijune ljudi.''

''Prije nego umrem, želim posaditi drvo.''

"Before I die, I want to plant a tree."

"Before I die, I want to live off the grid."

''Prije nego umrem, želim živjeti bez struje.''

"Before I die, I want to hold her one more time."

''Prije nego umrem, želim je još jednom zagrliti.''

''Prije nego umrem, želim nekome biti podrška.''

"Before I die, I want to be someone's cavalry."

"Before I die, I want to be completely myself."

''Prije nego umrem, želim u potpunosti biti ja.''

Tako je zanemaren prostor postao konstruktivan,

So this neglected space became a constructive one,

and people's hopes and dreams made me laugh out loud, tear up,

a nade i snovi ljudi

nasmijali su me, rasplakali

i utješili me kad mi je bilo teško.

and they consoled me during my own tough times.

It's about knowing you're not alone;

Stvar je u tome da znamo da nismo sami,

it's about understanding our neighbors in new and enlightening ways;

da razumijemo svoje susjede

na nov način koji će nas prosvijetliti.

it's about making space for reflection and contemplation,

Da napravimo prostor za promišljanje i kontemplaciju

and remembering what really matters most to us as we grow and change.

i da zapamtimo što je nam je najbitnije

dok rastemo i mijenjamo se.

Ovo sam napravila prošle godine i počela sam dobivati

I made this last year,

and started receiving hundreds of messages from passionate people

stotine poruka strastvenih ljudi

who wanted to make a wall with their community.

koji su sa svojom zajednicom također željeli napraviti zid.

So, my civic center colleagues and I made a tool kit,

Moji kolege iz gradskog centra i ja napravili smo kutiju s alatom i sad su

and now walls have been made in countries around the world,

takvi zidovi su napravljeni u državama širom svijeta,

including Kazakhstan,

uključujući Kazakstan, Južnu Afriku,

South Africa,

Australia,

Australiju,

Argentina, and beyond.

Argentinu i još mnogo njih.

Together, we've shown how powerful our public spaces can be

Zajedno smo pokazali kako snažni naši javni prostori

if we're given the opportunity to have a voice,

mogu biti ako imamo mogućnost izraziti se

and share more with one another.

i podijeliti više jedni s drugima.

Two of the most valuable things we have

Dvije najvrednije stvari koje imamo jesu vrijeme

are time, and our relationships with other people.

i naši odnosi s drugim ljudima.

In our age of increasing distractions,

U vremenu sve veće otuđenosti,

važnije je no ikad da nađemo način za očuvanje

it's more important than ever to find ways to maintain perspective,

perspektive i zapamtimo kako je život kratak i krhak.

and remember that life is brief and tender.

Death is something that we're often discouraged to talk about,

Smrt je često nepopularna tema,

o tome se ne govori i čak ni ne razmišlja,

or even think about,

but I've realized that preparing for death

ali shvatila sam da je priprema za smrt

is one of the most empowering things you can do.

jedna od stvari koje će nas najviše osnažiti.

Thinking about death clarifies your life.

Razmišljanje o smrti rasvjetljuje život.

Our shared spaces can better reflect what matters to us,

Prostor koji dijelimo može bolje reflektirati što nam je bitno

as individuals and as a community,

kao pojedincima i kao zajednici

i s više načina da podijelimo svoje nade, strahove i priče,

and with more ways to share our hopes, fears and stories,

ljudi oko nas mogu nam pomoći

the people around us can not only help us make better places,

da imamo ljepši prostor i da vodimo ljepši život.

they can help us lead better lives.

Thank you.

Hvala vam. (Pljesak)

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

Thank you.

Hvala vam. (Pljesak)

(Applause)

(Pljesak)