Louie Schwartzberg: Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.

Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast

Prevodilac: Jelena Nedjic Lektor: Tatjana Jevdjic

When I graduated UCLA, I moved to Northern California,

Kada sam diplomirao na UCLA-u, preselio sam se u severnu Kaliforniju,

and I lived in a little town called Elk, on the Mendocino coast.

živeo sam u Elku, malom gradiću

na Mendokino obali.

And I didn't have a phone or TV, but I had US mail.

Nisam imao ni telefon, ni TV, ali postojala je pošta,

And life was good back then -- if you could remember it.

ukoliko se toga sećate, život je tada bio dobar.

I'd go to the general store for a cup of coffee and a brownie,

Otišao bih u prodavnicu da kupim kafu

i čokoladni kolač, poslao bih film

I'd ship my film to San Francisco,

u San Francisko i verovali ili ne - dva dana kasnije

and lo and behold, two days later,

it would end up on my front door,

našao bih ga ispred ulaznih vrata,

which was way better than having to fight the traffic of Hollywood.

što je bilo mnogo bolje u poređenju sa vožnjom

kroz Holivud. (Muzika)

I didn't have much money,

Nisam imao mnogo novca,

(Music)

but I had time and a sense of wonder.

ali sam imao vremena i uživao sam u čudima. (Muzika)

So I started shooting time-lapse photography.

Počeo sam da se bavim ubrzanim fotografisanjem.

Trebalo mi je mesec dana kako bih snimio četiri minuta filma

It would take me a month to shoot a four-minute roll of film,

jer je to bilo sve što sam mogao da priuštim.

because that's all I could afford.

I've been shooting time-lapse flowers continuously, nonstop,

Snimao sam pokrete cveća bez prekida,

non-stop, 24 časa dnevno, sedam dana u nedelji,

24 hours a day, seven days a week,

for over 30 years.

preko 30 godina - i posmatranje njihovih pokreta

And to see them move is a dance I'll never get tired of.

je ples kojeg se nikada neću zasititi.

Their beauty immerses us with color, taste, touch.

Njihova lepota nas obasipa bojama, ukusima, dodirom.

It also provides a third of the food we eat.

Takođe, to je i trećina hrane koju jedemo.

(Music)

(Muzika)

Beauty and seduction are nature's tools for survival,

Lepota i zavođenje su oruđe za preživljavanje u prirodi

because we protect what we fall in love with.

jer mi štitimo ono u šta se zaljubimo.

It opens our hearts

To otvara naša srca i pomaže nam da shvatimo

and makes us realize we are a part of nature,

da smo deo prirode i od nje ne možemo biti odvojeni.

and we're not separate from it.

When we see ourselves in nature,

Kada se nađemo u prirodi, to nas međusobno povezuje,

it also connects us to every one of us,

jer postaje jasno da

because it's clear that it's all connected in one.

je sve povezano u jedno.

When people see my images, a lot of times they'll say,

Kada ljudi vide moje slike, često kažu:

"Oh my God."

"O moj bože". Da li ste se ikada zapitali šta to znači?

Have you ever wondered what that meant?

The "oh" means it caught your attention;

"O" , znači da je to privuklo vašu pažnju,

čini vas prisutnim i uključenim.

it makes you present, makes you mindful.

The "my" means it connects with something deep inside your soul.

"Moj" znači da vas povezuje sa nečim što je uklesano

u vašoj duši.

It creates a gateway for your inner voice to rise up and be heard.

To stvara putanju vašem unutrašnjem "ja" da se probudi i

da ga čujete. I "bože"?

And "God"?

Bog je to lično putovanje na kojem svi želimo da budemo,

God is that personal journey we all want to be on,

to be inspired,

da budemo inspirisani i da osetimo povezanost sa univerzumom

to feel like we're connected to a universe that celebrates life.

koji slavi život.

Did you know that 80 percent of the information we receive

Da li ste znali da 80% informacija

primamo putem čula vida?

comes through our eyes,

and if you compare light energy to musical scales,

Ukoliko uporedite svetlosnu energiju sa muzičkom skalom,

it would only be one octave that the naked eye could see,

to bi značilo da golim okom možete da vidite samo jednu oktavu,

which is right in the middle?

koja je tačno u sredini.

And aren't we grateful for our brains,

Zar nismo zahvalni da naš mozak može

that can take this electrical impulse that comes from light energy

da pretvori električne impulse svetlosne energije

to create images in order for us to explore our world?

u slike, kako bismo mogli da istražujemo naš svet?

And aren't we grateful that we have hearts that can feel these vibrations

Zar nismo zahvalni što imamo srca

koja mogu da osete te vibracije

in order for us to allow ourselves

i koja nam dozvoljavaju da osetimo zadovoljstvo

to feel the pleasure and the beauty of nature?

i lepotu prirode?

(Muzika)

Lepota prirode je dar koji razvija

Nature's beauty is a gift

that cultivates appreciation and gratitude.

poštovanje i zahvalnost.

(Muzika)

So, I have a gift I want to share with you today,

Danas bih sa vama podelio jedan poklon,

a project I'm working on called "Happiness Revealed."

to je projekat na kom radim, a zove se "Otkrivanje sreće",

And it'll give us a glimpse into that perspective --

a pružiće vam delić te perspektive

from the point of view of a child and an elderly man --

iz ugla deteta i starijeg čoveka

of that world.

koji žive u ovom svetu.

Little girl: When I watch TV,

Dete: Kada gledam TV,

it's just some shows that you just -- that are pretend.

to je samo neki program koji je izmišljen,

And when you explore,

a kada istražujete, tada radite

you get more imagination than you already had,

na svojoj moći zamišljanja,

and when you get more imagination,

a kada više zamišljate i maštate

it makes you want to go deeper in

želite da to dublje ispitate,

so you can get more and see beautifuller things,

kako biste dobili više i videli više lepih stvari,

npr. putanja, ukoliko je putanja, može vas odvesti na plažu

like the path,

if it's a path, it could lead you to a beach or something,

ili negde slično tome, a to može biti lepo.

and it could be beautiful.

(Muzika)

(Music)

Stariji čovek: Misliš da je ovo samo još jedan dan u tvom životu?

(Narrator) Brother David Steindl-Rast: Do you think this is just another day

in your life?

It's not just another day.

Nije samo još jedan dan. To je dan koji ti je dat,

It's the one day that is given to you:

today.

danas.

(Music)

It's given to you.

To ti je dato. To je poklon.

It's a gift.

It's the only gift that you have right now.

To je jedini poklon koji trenutno imaš,

And the only appropriate response

a jedini odgovarajući odgovor je

is gratefulness.

zahvalnost.

(Music)

Ukoliko ne radiš ništa drugo, već samo neguješ reakciju

If you do nothing else but to cultivate that response

to the great gift that this unique day is,

na divan poklon - a to je ovaj jedinstveni dan,

ukoliko naučiš da ga prihvatiš kao

if you learn to respond as if it were the first day in your life

da je to prvi ili poslednji dan

u tvom životu,

and the very last day,

then you will have spent this day very well.

tada ćeš smisleno iskoristiti ovaj dan.

(Music)

Počni tako što ćeš se iznenaditi kada se probudiš

Begin by opening your eyes

and be surprised that you have eyes you can open,

time što imaš oči koje možeš da otvoriš,

that incredible array of colors that is constantly offered to us

taj neverovatan spektar boja koji je konstantno pred nama,

for our pure enjoyment.

to je čisto uživanje.

Pogledaj nebo.

Look at the sky.

Tako retko posmatramo nebo.

We so rarely look at the sky.

Tako retko primetimo koliko je različito

We so rarely note how different it is from moment to moment,

iz trenutka u trenutak, sa oblacima koji dolaze i odlaze.

with clouds coming and going.

Samo razmišljamo o vremenu,

We just think of the weather,

and even with the weather,

i čak i ne primećujemo sve te suptilne razlike

we don't think of all the many nuances of weather.

u vremenu kakvo jeste.

We just think of "good weather" and "bad weather."

Mi razmišljamo o dobrom i lošem vremenu.

This day, right now, has unique weather,

Ovaj današnji dan, baš sada, se odlikuje jedinstvenim vremenom

maybe a kind that will never exactly, in that form, come again.

možda se nikada na isti način

neće ponoviti.

The formation of clouds in the sky will never be the same

Oblici oblaka na nebu nikada neće biti identični

as it is right now.

onom koji imaju sada.

Open your eyes. Look at that.

Otvori svoje oči. Pogledaj to.

(Music)

Posmatraj lica ljudi koje upoznaješ.

Look at the faces of people whom you meet.

Svako od njih poseduje neverovatnu priču zapisanu na svom licu,

Each one has an incredible story

behind their face,

priču koju nikada nećete u potpunosti razumeti,

a story that you could never fully fathom,

not only their own story, but the story of their ancestors.

ne samo njihovu sopstvenu, već i priču njihovih predaka.

We all go back so far,

Svi mi imamo svoje korene,

i u ovom trenutku, baš ovog dana,

and in this present moment, on this day,

all the people you meet, all that life from generations

svi ljudi koje sretnete, te generacije života,

and from so many places all over the world

sa toliko različitih mesta na ovom svetu,

flows together and meets you here,

se stapaju i sreću vas ovde

kao voda koja daruje život, samo ukoliko otvorite svoja srca i popijete je.

like a life-giving water,

if you only open your heart and drink.

(Music)

(Muzika)

Otvorite svoje srce za te neverovatne poklone koje nam je

Open your heart to the incredible gifts

that civilization gives to us.

civilizacija udelila.

You flip a switch, and there is electric light.

Samo pritisnete prekidač i pojavi se električno svetlo.

You turn a faucet, and there is warm water and cold water,

Otvorite slavinu i poteče topla i hladna voda,

and drinkable water.

pijaća voda.

It's a gift that millions and millions in the world

To je poklon koji nije dostupan milionima i milionima

ljudi širom sveta.

will never experience.

So these are just a few of an enormous number of gifts

Ovo je samo nekoliko od velikog broja poklona

koje treba da budete spremni da prihvatite.

to which we can open your heart.

And so I wish you that you will open your heart

Želim vam da otvorite svoja srca

to all these blessings,

za sve ove blagodeti i da im dozvolite da vas obuzmu,

and let them flow through you,

that everyone whom you will meet on this day

tako da svakoga koga sretnete danas

will be blessed by you,

blagoslovite,

just by your eyes,

samo vašim očima,

by your smile,

vašim osmehom,

vašim dodirom,

by your touch,

samo vašim prisustvom.

just by your presence.

Let the gratefulness overflow

Pustite zahvalnost da preraste

into blessing all around you.

u blagoslov oko vas

(Music)

And then, it will really be

i tada će ovo biti zaista dobar dan. (Muzika)

a good day.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Luji Švarcberg: Hvala vam.

Louie Schwartzberg: Thank you.

(Applause)

Thank you very much.

Mnogo vam hvala. (Aplauz)

(Applause)