3 things I learned while my plane crashed | Ric Elias

Translator: Erika Vojtkova Reviewer: Ivana Hezelyova

Predstavte si obrovskú explóziu

Imagine a big explosion as you climb through 3,000 ft.

vo výške viac ako 900 m.

Predstavte si lietadlo plné dymu,

Imagine a plane full of smoke.

Imagine an engine going clack, clack, clack.

Predstavte si motor, ktorý robí klak, klak, klak,

klak, klak, klak, klak.

It sounds scary.

Znie to desivo.

Well, I had a unique seat that day.

Nuž ja som mal v ten deň špeciálne sedadlo. Sedel som na 1D.

I was sitting in 1D.

Bol som jediný, kto sa mohol rozprávať s letuškami.

I was the only one who could talk to the flight attendants.

Takže som sa na nich okamžite pozrel

So I looked at them right away,

a oni povedali, "Žiaden problém. Pravdepodobne sme narazili do nejakých vtákov."

and they said, "No problem. We probably hit some birds."

Pilot vtedy už obrátil lietadlo

The pilot had already turned the plane around,

a neboli sme tak ďaleko.

and we weren't that far.

You could see Manhattan.

Bolo vidno na Manhattan.

O dve minúty neskôr

Two minutes later,

three things happened at the same time.

sa naraz stali tri veci.

Pilot zarovná lietadlo s riekou Hudson.

The pilot lines up the plane with the Hudson River.

Tadiaľ zvyčajne trasa nevedie.

That's usually not the route.

(Smiech)

(Laughter)

He turns off the engines.

Vypne motory.

Now, imagine being in a plane with no sound.

Teraz si predstavte, aké to je, byť v lietadle bez zvuku.

And then he says three words.

A potom povie tri slová --

tri najchladnejšie slová, aké som kedy počul.

The most unemotional three words I've ever heard.

Hovorí, "Pripraviť na náraz."

He says, "Brace for impact."

I didn't have to talk to the flight attendant anymore.

Už som sa ani nemusel rozprávať s letuškami.

(Smiech)

(Laughter)

I could see in her eyes, it was terror.

Videl som to v ich očiach,

bolo to zdesenie. Život bol na konci.

Life was over.

Now I want to share with you three things I learned about myself that day.

Teraz sa s vami chcem podeliť o tri veci, ktoré som sa v ten deň o sebe naučil.

I learned that it all changes in an instant.

Naučil som sa, že všetko sa mení v okamžiku.

We have this bucket list,

Máme tie svoje zoznamy

we have these things we want to do in life,

s vecami, ktoré chceme v živote urobiť

a ja som myslel na všetkých tých ľudí, s ktorým som sa chcel stretnúť a nestretol sa,

and I thought about all the people I wanted to reach out to that I didn't,

všetky prekážky, ktoré som chcel prekonať,

all the fences I wanted to mend,

all the experiences I wanted to have and I never did.

všetky zážitky, ktoré som chcel mať a nikdy nemal.

Ako som nad tým neskôr rozmýšľal,

As I thought about that later on,

I came up with a saying,

vymyslel som také motto,

which is, "I collect bad wines."

ktoré je, "Zbieram zle vína."

Because if the wine is ready and the person is there, I'm opening it.

Pretože, ak je víno pripravené a mám spoločnosť, otváram ho.

I no longer want to postpone anything in life.

Už viac nechcem v živote nič odkladať.

And that urgency, that purpose, has really changed my life.

A tá naliehavosť, tento zámer,

skutočne zmenili môj život.

The second thing I learned that day --

Druhá vec, ktorú som sa v ten deň naučil --

and this is as we clear the George Washington Bridge,

a to bolo, keď sme minuli most Georga Washingtona

which was by not a lot --

a to dosť tesne --

(Laughter)

pomyslel som si, wow,

I thought about, wow, I really feel one real regret.

jednu vec fakt ľutujem.

I've lived a good life.

Žil som dobrý život.

In my own humanity and mistakes,

V mojej vlastnej ľudskosti a omyloch,

I've tried to get better at everything I tried.

snažil som sa zlepšiť vo všetkom, čo som skúsil.

Ale v mojej ľudskosti

But in my humanity, I also allow my ego to get in.

som taktiež dovolil, aby sa ozvalo moje ego.

A ľutoval som čas, ktorý som premárnil

And I regretted the time I wasted on things that did not matter

na veci, na ktorých nezáležalo

with people that matter.

s ľuďmi, na ktorých mi záležalo.

A myslel som na môj vzťah s manželkou,

And I thought about my relationship with my wife,

with my friends, with people.

s mojimi priateľmi, s ľuďmi.

A potom, keď som nad tým rozmýšľal,

And after, as I reflected on that,

rozhodol som sa odstrániť zo svojho života negatívnu energiu.

I decided to eliminate negative energy from my life.

It's not perfect, but it's a lot better.

Nie je dokonalý, ale je omnoho lepší.

Už dva roky som sa s manželkou nepohádal.

I've not had a fight with my wife in two years.

Je to skvelý pocit.

It feels great.

Už sa viac nesnažím mať stále pravdu;

I no longer try to be right;

rozhodol som sa byť šťastný.

I choose to be happy.

Tretia vec, ktorú som sa naučil --

The third thing I learned --

and this is as your mental clock starts going, "15, 14, 13."

a to popri tom, ako vaše vnútorné hodiny

začínajú odbíjať, "15, 14, 13."

Vidíte ako sa približuje voda.

You can see the water coming.

I'm saying, "Please blow up."

Hovorím, "Prosím vybuchni."

I don't want this thing to break in 20 pieces

Nechcem, aby sa táto vec rozlámala na 20 kúskov,

like you've seen in those documentaries.

ako to vidíte v dokumentoch.

And as we're coming down,

A ako sa rútime dolu,

I had a sense of, wow, dying is not scary.

tak som si uvedomil, wow,

umieranie nie je strašidelné.

It's almost like we've been preparing for it our whole lives.

Je to skoro ako keby sme sa naňho boli pripravovali celé naše životy.

But it was very sad.

Ale bolo to veľmi smutné.

I didn't want to go; I love my life.

Nechcel som ísť; Milujem svoj život.

And that sadness really framed in one thought,

A ten smútok

sa sformoval do jednej myšlienky,

which is, I only wish for one thing.

a to, že si prajem len jednu vec.

Prajem si len to, aby som mohol vidieť vyrastať moje deti.

I only wish I could see my kids grow up.

About a month later, I was at a performance by my daughter --

Asi o mesiac neskôr som bol na vystúpení mojej dcéry --

je prváčka, nie je veľmi umelecky talentovaná ...

first-grader, not much artistic talent --

(Laughter)

... zatiaľ.

Yet!

(Smiech)

(Laughter)

A ja roním slzy, plačem,

And I'm bawling, I'm crying, like a little kid.

ako malé decko.

A mne to dávalo všetok zmysel na svete.

And it made all the sense in the world to me.

I realized at that point, by connecting those two dots,

Vtedy som si uvedomil,

tým, že som si dal dokopy tie dve situácie,

that the only thing that matters in my life

že jediná vec, na ktorej v mojom živote záleží,

is being a great dad.

je byť dobrým otcom.

Nadovšetko, nadovšetko,

Above all, above all,

the only goal I have in life is to be a good dad.

jediný cieľ, ktorý v živote mám,

je byť dobrým otcom.

I was given the gift of a miracle,

Dostal som do daru zázrak,

to že som v ten deň neumrel.

of not dying that day.

I was given another gift,

Dostal som ešte jeden dar,

which was to be able to see into the future

schopnosť vidieť do budúcnosti

a vrátiť sa späť

and come back

and live differently.

a žiť inak.

Vyzývam vás, tí ktorí dnes budete letieť,

I challenge you guys that are flying today,

predstavte si, že sa to isté stane vo vašom lietadle --

imagine the same thing happens on your plane --

and please don't --

a dúfam, že sa nestane --

but imagine, and how would you change?

ale predstavte si to, ako by ste sa zmenili?

What would you get done

Čo by ste urobili z toho, čo odkladáte,

that you're waiting to get done because you think you'll be here forever?

pretože si myslíte, že tu budete navždy?

How would you change your relationships

Ako by ste zmenili svoje vzťahy

and the negative energy in them?

a negatívnu energiu v nich?

And more than anything, are you being the best parent you can?

A hlavne, ste tým najlepším rodičom, akým môžete byť?

Ďakujem.

Thank you.

(Applause)

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