Alberto Cairo: There are no scraps of men

Translator: Dagmar Turcanova Reviewer: Matej Sykora

I've been in Afghanistan for 21 years.

V Afganistane som už 21 rokov.

I work for the Red Cross

Pracujem pre Červený kríž

and I'm a physical therapist.

a som fyzioterapeut.

My job is to make arms and legs --

Mojou prácou je robiť ruky a nohy –

well it's not completely true.

no, to ale nie je úplná pravda.

We do more than that.

Robíme oveľa viac.

We provide the patients,

Pacientom,

the Afghan disabled,

zdravotne postihnutým Afgancom,

first with the physical rehabilitation

poskytujeme najprv telesnú rehabilitáciu

then with the social reintegration.

a následne reintegráciu do spoločnosti.

It's a very logical plan,

Je to veľmi logický plán,

but it was not always like this.

ale nie vždy to tak bolo.

For many years, we were just providing them

Mnoho rokov sme im poskytovali

with artificial limbs.

len umelé končatiny.

It took quite many years

Trvalo pomerne veľa rokov,

for the program to become what it is now.

kým sa program vyvinul do terajšej podoby.

Today, I would like to tell you a story,

Dnes by som vám chcel povedať príbeh,

the story of a big change,

príbeh o veľkej zmene

and the story of the people

a príbeh o ľuďoch,

who made this change possible.

ktorí túto zmenu umožnili.

I arrived in Afghanistan

Do Afganistanu som prišiel

in 1990

v roku 1990,

to work in a hospital

aby som pracoval v nemocnici

for war victims.

pre obete vojny.

And then, not only for war victims,

A potom nielen pre obete vojny,

but it was for any kind of patient.

ale pre akýchkoľvek pacientov.

I was also working

Pracoval som aj

in the orthopedic center, we call it.

v ortopedickom centre, ako ho voláme.

This is the place where we make the legs.

To je miesto, kde robíme nohy.

At that time

Vtedy

I found myself

som sa ocitol

in a strange situation.

vo zvláštnej situácii.

I felt not quite ready

Cítil som, že nie som celkom

for that job.

pripravený na túto prácu.

There was so much to learn.

Musel som sa toho toľko učiť.

There were so many things new to me.

Toľko vecí bolo pre mňa nových.

But it was a terrific job.

Ale bola to úžasná práca.

But as soon as the fighting intensified,

Ihneď po zosilnení bojov

the physical rehabilitation was suspended.

však rehabilitáciu zrušili.

There were many other things to do.

Bolo treba robiť toľko iných vecí.

So the orthopedic center was closed

Ortopedické stredisko sa teda zatvorilo,

because physical rehabilitation

lebo fyzická rehabilitácia

was not considered a priority.

sa nepokladala za prioritu.

It was a strange sensation.

Bol to divný pocit.

Anyway, you know every time I make this speech --

Mimochodom, vždy keď mám túto prednášku –

it's not the first time -- but it's an emotion.

nie je to prvýkrát – ide o pocit.

It's something that comes out from the past.

O niečo, čo pochádza z minulosti.

It's 21 years,

Je to už 21 rokov,

but they are still all there.

ale stále to tu všetko je.

Anyway, in 1992,

V každom prípade, v roku 1992

the Mujahideen took all Afghanistan.

mudžahedíni dobili celý Afganistan.

And the orthopedic center was closed.

A ortopedické stredisko sa zatvorilo.

I was assigned to work for the homeless,

Bol som pridelený na prácu pre bezdomovcov,

for the internally displaced people.

pre interne presídlených ľudí.

But one day, something happened.

Jedného dňa sa ale niečo stalo.

I was coming back

Vracal som sa

from a big food distribution in a mosque

z veľkého prerozdeľovania potravín v mešite,

where tens and tens of people

kde sa celé desiatky ľudí

were squatting in terrible conditions.

krčili v strašných podmienkach.

I wanted to go home. I was driving.

Chcel som ísť domov. Šoféroval som.

You know, when you want to forget,

Poznáte to, keď chcete zabudnúť,

you don't want to see things,

nechcete nič vidieť,

so you just want to go to your room, to lock yourself inside

chcete sa len odobrať do svojej izby, zamknúť sa v nej

and say, "That's enough."

a povedať: „Už stačilo.“

A bomb fell not far from my car --

Neďaleko od môjho auta dopadla bomba –

well, far enough, but big noise.

dostatočne ďaleko, ale urobila hrozný rachot.

And everybody disappeared from the street.

Z ulice sa každý vyparil.

The cars disappeared as well.

Zmizli aj autá.

I ducked.

Rýchlo som sa skrčil.

And only one figure

Len jedna postava

remained in the middle of the road.

zostala v strede cesty.

It was a man in a wheelchair

Bol to chlap na vozíčku,

desperately trying to move away.

ktorý sa zúfalo snažil dostať preč.

Well I'm not a particularly brave person,

Ja teda nie som mimoriadne odvážny človek,

I have to confess it,

to si musím priznať,

but I could not just ignore him.

ale nemohol som ho len tak ignorovať.

So I stopped the car

Preto som zastavil

and I went to help.

a išiel som mu pomôcť.

The man was without legs

Ten človek nemal nohy

and only with one arm.

a mal len jednu ruku.

Behind him there was a child, his son,

Za ním bolo dieťa, jeho syn,

red in the face

červený v tvári,

in an effort to push the father.

ako sa snažil tlačiť otca.

So I took him into a safe place.

Zobral som ho teda do bezpečia.

And I ask, "What are you doing out in the street

A pýtam sa: „Čo robíte vonku na ulici

in this situation?"

v takejto situácii?“

"I work," he said.

„Pracujem,“ povedal.

I wondered, what work?

Divil som sa, akú prácu robí.

And then I ask an even more stupid question:

A potom som sa opýtal ešte hlúpejšie:

"Why don't you have the prostheses?

„Prečo nemáte protézy?

Why don't you have the artificial legs?"

Prečo nemáte umelé nohy?“

And he said, "The Red Cross has closed."

A on povedal: „Červený kríž zatvorili.“

Well without thinking, I told him

Bez rozmýšľania som mu povedal

"Come tomorrow.

„Príďte zajtra.

We will provide you with a pair of legs."

Dáme vám pár nôh.“

The man, his name was Mahmoud,

Muž, volal sa Mahmúd,

and the child, whose name was Rafi, left.

a dieťa, ktoré sa volalo Rafí, odišli.

And then I said, "Oh, my God. What did I say?

Vtedy som si uvedomil: „Ach, Bože, čo som to povedal?

The center is closed,

Stredisko je zatvorené,

no staff around.

žiadny personál tu nie je.

Maybe the machinery is broken.

Strojové vybavenie je možno pokazené.

Who is going to make the legs for him?"

Kto mu tie nohy vyrobí?“

So I hoped that he would not come.

Dúfal som preto, že nepríde.

This is the streets of Kabul

Také boli ulice Kábulu

in those days.

v tých dňoch.

So I said, "Well I will give him some money."

Povedal som si: „Nuž dám mu nejaké peniaze.“

And so the following day,

V nasledujúci deň

I went to the orthopedic center.

som teda išiel do ortopedického strediska.

And I spoke with a gatekeeper.

Hovoril som s vrátnikom.

I was ready to tell him,

Išiel som mu povedať:

"Listen, if someone such-and-such comes tomorrow,

„Počúvajte, ak sem zajtra príde nejaký taký človek,

please tell him that it was a mistake.

povedzte mu, že došlo k chybe.

Nothing can be done.

Nič sa nedá robiť.

Give him some money."

Dajte mu nejaké peniaze.“

But Mahmoud and his son were already there.

Ale Mahmúd so synom tam už boli.

And they were not alone.

A neboli sami.

There were 15, maybe 20, people like him waiting.

Čakalo tam 15, možno i 20 takých ľudí.

And there was some staff too.

Aj nejakí zamestnanci.

Among them there was my right-hand man,

Medzi nimi bola aj moja pravá ruka,

Najmuddin.

Nadžmuddín.

And the gatekeeper told me,

Vrátnik mi povedal:

"They come everyday to see if the center will open."

„Chodia sem každý deň, či sa stredisko otvorí.“

I said, "No.

Povedal som: „Nie.

We have to go away. We cannot stay here."

Musíme ísť preč. Nemôžeme tu ostať.“

They were bombing -- not very close -- but you could hear the noise of the bombs.

Práve prebiehalo bombardovanie – nie veľmi blízko, ale bolo počuť rachot bômb.

So, "We cannot stay here, it's dangerous.

„Nemôžeme tu ostať, je to nebezpečné.

It's not a priority."

Nie je to priorita.“

But Najmuddin told me, "Listen now, we're here."

Ale Nadžmuddín mi povedal: „Počúvajte, teraz sme tu.“

At least we can start repairing the prostheses, the broken prostheses of the people

Prinajmenšom môžeme začať opravovať protézy, pokazené protézy ľudí

and maybe try to do something

a azda sa pokúsiť niečo urobiť

for people like Mahmoud."

pre ľudí ako Mahmúd.“

I said, "No, please. We cannot do that.

Povedal som: „Nie, prosím. To nemôžeme.

It's really dangerous.

Je to naozaj nebezpečné.

We have other things to do."

Musíme robiť iné veci.“

But they insisted.

Oni ale trvali na svojom.

When you have 20 people

Keď máte pred sebou 20 ľudí,

in front of you, looking at you

ktorí sa na vás pozerajú,

and you are the one who has to decide ...

a vy ste ten, čo má rozhodnúť...

So we started doing some repairs.

Začali sme teda s nejakými opravami.

Also one of the physical therapists

Jeden fyzioterapeut oznámil,

reported that Mahmoud

že Mahmúdovi bude možné

could be provided with a leg,

dať nohu,

but not immediately.

ale nie okamžite.

The legs were swollen

Nohy mal opuchnuté

and the knees were stiff,

a kolená stuhnuté,

so he needed a long preparation.

takže bude potrebovať dlhú prípravu.

Believe me, I was worried

Verte mi, mal som obavy,

because I was breaking the rules.

lebo som porušoval predpisy.

I was doing something

Robil som niečo,

that I was not supposed to do.

čo som nemal.

In the evening,

Večer

I went to speak with the bosses at the headquarters,

som sa išiel porozprávať so šéfmi na ústredí

and I told them -- I lied --

a povedal som im – klamal som –

I told them, "Listen, we are going to start

povedal som: Začneme fungovať

a couple of hours per day,

pár hodín denne,

just a few repairs."

len na pár opráv.“

Maybe some of them are here now.

Možno tu dnes niektorí z nich sú.

(Laughter)

(Smiech)

So we started.

Tak sme začali.

I was working, I was going everyday

Pracoval som, každý deň som chodil

to work for the homeless.

pracovať pre bezdomovcov.

And Najmuddin was staying there,

Naždmuddín tam zostával,

doing everything and reporting on the patients.

všetko robil a podával správy o pacientoch.

He was telling me, "Patients are coming."

Hovoril mi: „Pacienti idú.“

We knew that many more patients

Vedeli sme, že veľa ďalších pacientov

could not come, prevented by the fighting.

nemôže prísť, bránili im v tom boje.

But people were coming.

Ľudia však prichádzali.

And Mahmoud was coming every day.

Aj Mahmúd prichádzal každý deň.

And slowly, slowly

A pomaly, pomaličky,

week after week

týždeň za týždňom,

his legs were improving.

sa mu nohy zlepšovali.

The stump or cast prosthesis was made,

Vyhotovila sa privykacia protéza alebo odliatok protézy

and he was starting

a začal

the real physical rehabilitation.

skutočnú telesnú rehabilitáciu.

He was coming every day,

Chodil každý deň,

crossing the front line.

prekračujúc frontovú líniu.

A couple of times I crossed the front line

Aj ja som niekoľkokrát prekročil frontovú líniu

in the very place where Mahmoud and his son were crossing.

presne v mieste, kadiaľ prechádzal Mahmúd so synom.

I tell you, it was something so sinister

Poviem vám, bolo to niečo také zlovestné,

that I was astonished he could do it every day.

až som sa divil, že to dokázal každý deň.

But finally, the great day arrived.

Napokon však prišiel veľký deň.

Mahmoud was going to be discharged

Mahmúda sme mali prepustiť

with his new legs.

s novými nohami.

It was April, I remember,

Pamätám si, že to bolo v apríli,

a very beautiful day.

bol veľmi pekný deň.

April in Kabul is beautiful,

Apríl v Kábule je krásny,

full of roses, full of flowers.

plný ruží, plný kvetov.

We could not possibly stay indoors,

Azda sme ani nemohli vydržať vnútri,

with all these sandbags at the windows.

keďže v oknách boli vrecia s pieskom.

Very sad, dark.

Veľmi smutno, tmavo.

So we chose a small spot in the garden.

Vybrali sme si teda miestečko v záhrade.

And Mahmoud put on his prostheses,

Mahmúd si založil protézy,

the other patients did the same,

podobne ako ostatní pacienti,

and they started practicing

a začali posledný nácvik

for the last time before being discharged.

pred prepustením.

Suddenly, they started fighting.

Náhle začali boje.

Two groups of Mujahideen started fighting.

Dve skupiny mudžahedínov začali bojovať.

We could hear in the air

Vo vzduchu sme počuli

the bullets passing.

svišťať guľky.

So we dashed, all of us,

Všetci sme sa vrhli

towards the shelter.

do úkrytu.

Mahmoud grabbed his son, I grabbed someone else.

Mahmúd zlapil svojho syna, ja niekoho iného.

Everybody was grabbing something.

Každý chytro niečo chytil.

And we ran.

A bežali sme.

You know, 50 meters can be a long distance

Viete, 50 metrov môže byť veľká diaľka,

if you are totally exposed,

ak ste totálne nekrytí,

but we managed to reach the shelter.

ale dokázali sme dobehnúť do úkrytu.

Inside, all of us panting,

Všetci vnútri sme dychčali,

I sat a moment and I heard Rafi telling his father,

na chvíľku som si sadol a počul som, ako Rafí hovorí otcovi:

"Father, you can run faster than me."

„Otec, veď ty bežíš rýchlejšie ako ja.“

(Laughter)

(Smiech)

And Mahmoud, "Of course I can.

A Mahmúd: „Samozrejme.

I can run, and now you can go to school.

Už viem bežať a ty teraz môžeš chodiť do školy.

No need of staying with me all the day

Už so mnou nemusíš ostávať celý deň

pushing my wheelchair."

a tlačiť ma na vozíku.“

Later on, we took them home.

Neskôr sme ich zobrali domov.

And I will never forget

Nikdy nezabudnem,

Mahmoud and his son walking together

ako si Mahmúd a jeho syn spolu vykračovali

pushing the empty wheelchair.

tlačiac prázdny vozíček.

And then I understood,

Vtedy som pochopil,

physical rehabilitation is a priority.

že telesná rehabilitácia je priorita.

Dignity cannot wait for better times.

Dôstojnosť nepočká na lepšie časy.

From that day on, we never closed a single day.

Odvtedy sme už ani jeden deň nemali zatvorené.

Well sometimes we were suspended for a few hours,

Niekedy sme síce prerušili prácu na pár hodín,

but we never, we never closed it again.

ale už nikdy, nikdy sme neboli zatvorení.

I met Mahmoud one year later.

O rok neskôr som stretol Mahmúda.

He was in good shape --

Bol v dobrej kondícii –

a bit thinner.

trošku štíhlejší.

He needed to change his prostheses --

Potreboval vymeniť protézy –

a new pair of prostheses.

nový pár protéz.

I asked about his son.

Opýtal som sa ho na syna.

He told me, "He's at school. He'd doing quite well."

Povedal mi: „Je v škole. Darí sa mu celkom dobre.“

But I understood he wanted to tell me something.

Pochopil som však, že mi chce niečo povedať.

So I asked him, "What is that?"

Opýtal som sa: „O čo ide?“

He was sweating.

Potil sa.

He was clearly embarrassed.

Evidentne sa hanbil.

And he was standing in front of me,

Stál tam predo mnou,

his head down.

hlavu zvesenú.

He said, "You have taught me to walk.

Povedal mi: „Naučili ste ma chodiť.

Thank you very much.

Ďakujem veľmi pekne.

Now help me not to be a beggar anymore."

Teraz mi pomôžte, aby som už nemusel žobrať.“

That was the job.

To bolo tá jeho práca.

"My children are growing.

„Deti mi rastú.

I feel ashamed.

Hanbím sa.

I don't want them to be teased at school

Nechcem, aby si ich v škole doberali

by the other students."

iní žiaci.“

I said, "Okay."

Povedal som: „Dobre.“

I thought, how much money do I have in my pocket?

Zamyslel som sa, koľko peňazí mám vo vrecku.

Just to give him some money.

Dal by som mu nejaké peniaze.

It was the easiest way.

To bola najľahšia cesta.

He read my mind,

Prečítal mi moje myšlienky,

and he said, "I ask for a job."

a povedal: „Žiadam prácu.“

And then he added something

A potom dodal niečo,

I will never forget for the rest of my life.

na čo do konca života nezabudnem.

He said, "I am a scrap of a man,

Povedal: „Som len zvyšok človeka,

but if you help me,

ale ak mi pomôžete,

I'm ready to do anything,

som pripravený robiť čokoľvek,

even if I have to crawl on the ground."

i keby som sa mal plaziť po zemi.“

And then he sat down.

Potom si sadol.

I sat down too with goosebumps everywhere.

Aj ja som si sadol, všade som mal husiu kožu.

Legless, with only one arm,

Bez nôh, len s jednou rukou,

illiterate,

negramotný,

unskilled --

bez kvalifikácie –

what job for him?

akú mu dať prácu?

Najmuddin told me, "Well we have a vacancy

Nadžmuddín mi povedal: „Máme voľné miesto

in the carpentry shop."

v tesárskej dielni.“

"What?" I said, "Stop."

„Čo?“, povedal som. „Prestaňte.“

"Well yes, we need to increase the production of feet.

„Ale áno, musíme zvýšiť výrobu chodidiel.

We need to employ someone

Musíme niekoho zamestnať,

to glue and to screw the sole of the feet.

kto bude lepiť a skrutkovať podrážky na chodidlá.

We need to increase the production."

Musíme zvýšiť výrobu.“

"Excuse me?"

„Prepáčte?“

I could not believe.

Nemohol som tomu uveriť.

And then he said,

Potom povedal:

"No, we can modify the workbench

„Nie, môžeme upraviť pracovný stôl,

maybe to put a special stool,

možno bude treba špeciálnu stoličku,

a special anvil, special vice,

špeciálnu podkovu, špeciálny zverák

and maybe an electric screwdriver."

a možno aj elektrický skrutkovač.“

I said, "Listen, it's insane.

Povedal som: „Počúvaj, to je šialené.

And it's even cruel to think of anything like this.

Ba dokonca kruté na to čo i len pomyslieť.

That's a production line and a very fast one.

Je tam výrobná linka, ktorá je veľmi rýchla.

It's cruel

Je kruté

to offer him a job

ponúknuť mu prácu,

knowing that he's going to fail."

keď vieme, že určite zlyhá.“

But with Najmuddin, we cannot discuss.

S Nadžmuddínom sa však nedá diskutovať.

So the only things I could manage to obtain

Jediné, čo som mohol dosiahnuť,

was a kind of a compromise.

bol len určitý kompromis.

Only one week --

Len jeden týždeň –

one week try and not a single day more.

len jeden týždeň na skúšku a ani o deň dlhšie.

One week later,

O týždeň

Mahmoud was the fastest in the production line.

bol Mahmúd najrýchlejší pracovník výrobnej linky.

I told Najmuddin, "That's a trick.

Hovoril som Naždmuddínovi: „To je nejaký švindeľ.

I can't believe it."

Nemôžem tomu uveriť.“

The production was up 20 percent.

Výroba stúpla o 20 percent.

"It's a trick, it's a trick," I said.

„To je trik, to je trik,“ hovoril som.

And then I asked for verification.

A potom som požiadal o preverenie.

It was true.

Bola to pravda.

The comment of Najmuddin was Mahmoud has something to prove.

Nadžmuddín to komentoval tak, že Mahmúd si chce niečo dokázať.

I understood

Pochopil som,

that I was wrong again.

že znova som sa mýlil.

Mahmoud had looked taller.

Mahmúd sa javil byť vyšší.

I remember him sitting behind the workbench smiling.

Pamätám si ho, ako sedí usmiaty za pracovným stolom.

He was a new man,

Bol to nový človek,

taller again.

znova o niečo vyšší.

Of course, I understood

Pochopiteľne, chápal som,

that what made him stand tall --

čo mu umožnilo chodiť so vztýčenou hlavou –

yeah they were the legs, thank you very much --

áno, nohy, ďakujem veľmi pekne –

but as a first step,

ale v prvom rade

it was the dignity.

to bola dôstojnosť.

He has regained his full dignity

Znova nadobudol svoju plnú dôstojnosť

thanks to that job.

vďaka tej práci.

So of course, I understood.

Samozrejme, chápal som to.

And then we started a new policy --

Potom sme začali uplatňovať nové zásady –

a new policy completely different.

nové, úplne odlišné zásady.

We decided to employ

Rozhodli sme sa zamestnávať

as many disabled as possible

čo najviac postihnutých ľudí,

to train them in any possible job.

aby sme ich vyškolili na akúkoľvek možnú prácu.

It became a policy of "positive discrimination,"

Uplatňovali sme zásady „pozitívnej diskriminácie“,

we call it now.

ako to dnes voláme.

And you know what?

A viete čo?

It's good for everybody.

Je to dobré pre všetkých.

Everybody benefits from that --

Každý má z toho osoh –

those employed, of course,

tí zamestnaní, pochopiteľne,

because they get a job

lebo dostali prácu

and dignity.

a dôstojnosť.

But also for the newcomers.

Ale aj nováčikovia.

They are 7,000 every year --

Každý rok ich je 7 000 –

people coming for the first time.

ľudia, ktorí prídu po prvýkrát.

And you should see the faces of these people

A mali by ste vidieť tváre týchto ľudí,

when they realize that those assisting them are like them.

keď zistia, že tí, čo im pomáhajú, sú ľudia ako oni.

Sometimes you see them,

Niekedy vidíte,

they look, "Oh."

ako sa pozrú, a „Ach.“

And you see the faces.

Vidíte tie tváre.

And then the surprise turns into hope.

A vidíte, ako sa prekvapenie mení na nádej.

And it's easy for me as well to train someone

Aj pre mňa je ľahké vyškoliť niekoho,

who has already passed through the experience of disability.

kto už má skúsenosť s vlastným postihnutím.

Poof, they learn much faster -- the motivation,

A navyše sa učia omnoho rýchlejšie – motivácia,

the empathy they can establish with the patient

empatia, ktorú cítia k pacientovi,

is completely different, completely.

je úplne, ale úplne iná.

Scraps of men do not exist.

Neexistujú zvyšky človeka.

People like Mahmoud

Ľudia ako Mahmúd

are agents of change.

sú prostredníkmi zmeny.

And when you start changing, you cannot stop.

A keď sa raz spustí zmena, už sa nedá zastaviť.

So employing people, yes,

Takže zamestnávať ľudí, áno,

but also we started programming projects

ale začali sme aj programové projekty

of microfinance, education.

mikrofinancovania, vzdelávania.

And when you start, you cannot stop.

A keď raz začnete, už nemôžete prestať.

So you do vocational training,

Robíme teda učňovskú prípravu,

home education for those who cannot go to school.

domáce vzdelávanie pre tých, ktorí nemôžu chodiť do školy.

Physical therapies can be done, not only in the orthopedic center,

Fyzioterapia sa dá vykonávať nielen v ortopedickom stredisku,

but also in the houses of the people.

ale aj doma u ľudí.

There is always a better way to do things.

Vždy sa dá niečo robiť lepšie.

That's Najmuddin, the one with the white coat.

Toto je Nadžmuddín, ten v bielom plášti.

Terrible Najmuddin, is that one.

Strašný Nadžmuddín, to je on.

I have learned a lot

Veľa som sa naučil

from people like Najmuddin, Mahmoud, Rafi.

od ľudí ako Nadžmuddín, Mahmúd, Rafí.

They are my teachers.

Oni sú moji učitelia.

I have a wish, a big wish,

Mám jedno želanie, veľké želanie,

that this way of working, this way of thinking,

aby sa tento spôsob práce, tento spôsob myslenia,

is going to be implemented in other countries.

etabloval aj v iných krajinách.

There are plenty of countries at war like Afghanistan.

Je veľa krajín ako Afganistan, kde zúri vojna.

It is possible and it is not difficult.

Je to možné a nie je to ťažké.

All we have to do

Jediné, čo musíme spraviť,

is to listen to the people

je počúvať ľudí,

that we are supposed assist,

ktorým máme pomáhať,

to make them part

aby sa stali súčasťou

of the decision-making process

rozhodovacieho procesu

and then, of course, to adapt.

a potom sa, samozrejme, prispôsobiť.

This is my big wish.

Toto je moje veľké želanie.

Well don't think that the changes in Afghanistan are over;

Nemyslite si, že zmeny v Afganistane sú už hotové,

not at all. We are going on.

to vôbec nie. Pokračujeme.

Recently we have just started a program,

Nedávno sme začali program,

a sport program --

športový program –

basketball for wheelchair users.

basketbal pre vozíčkarov.

We transport the wheelchairs everywhere.

Vozíčky prenesieme kamkoľvek.

We have several teams in the main part of Afghanistan.

V hlavnej časti Afganistanu máme niekoľko tímov.

At the beginning,

Spočiatku,

when Anajulina told me,

keď mi Anajulina povedala:

"We would like to start it,"

„Chceli by sme s tým začať,“

I hesitated.

váhal som.

I said, "No," you can imagine.

Povedal som, že nie, predstavte si.

I said, "No, no, no, no, we can't."

Povedal som: „Nie, nie, nie, nie, to sa nedá.“

And then I asked the usual question:

A potom som položil zvyčajnú otázku:

"Is it a priority?

„Je to priorita?

Is it really necessary?"

Je to naozaj potrebné?“

Well now you should see me.

Mali by ste ma vidieť teraz.

I never miss a single training session.

Nevynechám ani jeden tréning.

The night before a match I'm very nervous.

Noc pred zápasom som veľmi nervózny.

And you should see me during the match.

A mali by ste ma vidieť počas zápasu.

I shout like a true Italian.

Kričím ako pravý Talian.

(Laughter)

(Smiech)

What's next? What is going to be the next change?

Čo ďalej? Aká bude ďalšia zmena?

Well I don't know yet,

Ešte neviem,

but I'm sure Najmuddin and his friends,

ale som si istý, že Nadžmuddínovi a jeho priateľom

they have it already in mind.

už niečo chodí po mysli.

That was my story. Thank you very much.

Tak to bol môj príbeh. Ďakujem veľmi pekne.

(Applause)

(Potlesk)