Elizabeth Lindsey: Curating humanity's heritage

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As a child,

Dok sam biladete,

I was raised by native Hawaiian elders --

o meni su brinuli stari izvorni Havajci -

three old women

tri stare žene

who took care of me while my parents worked.

koje su brinule o meni dok su moji roditelji radili.

The year is 1963.

Godina je 1963.

We're at the ocean.

Nalazimo se na okeanu,

It's twilight.

u sumrak.

We're watching the rising of the stars

Gledamo kako se zvezde pojavljuju,

and the shifting of the tides.

a struje menjaju.

It's a stretch of beach we know so well.

To je deo plaže koju tako dobro poznajemo.

The smooth stones on the sand

Nežno kamenje na pesku

are familiar to us.

nam je poznato.

If you saw these women on the street

Da vidite ove žene na ulici

in their faded clothes,

u njihovoj izbledeloj odeći,

you might dismiss them

možda biste mislili da su

as poor and simple.

siromašne i jendostavne.

That would be a mistake.

To bi bila greška.

These women are descendants

Ove žene su potomci

of Polynesian navigators,

polinežanskih moreplovaca,

trained in the old ways

vaspitali su ih njihovi preci

by their elders,

na stare načine.

and now they're passing it on to me.

I sada to prenose na mene.

They teach me the names of the winds and the rains,

Uče me nazivima vetrova i kiša -

of astronomy according to a genealogy of stars.

astronomiju na osnovu porekla zvezda.

There's a new moon on the horizon.

Eno ga novi mesec na horizontu.

Hawaiians say it's a good night for fishing.

Havajci kažu da je noć dobra za pecanje.

They begin to chant.

Počinju da pojaju.

[Hawaiian chant]

[havajska pesma]

When they finish,

Kada završe,

they sit in a circle

sednu u krug

and ask me to come to join them.

i zovu me da im se pridružim.

They want to teach me about my destiny.

Žele da me uče o mojoj sudbini.

I thought every seven-year-old went through this.

Mislila sam da to uče sve sedmogodišnjake.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

"Baby girl,

"Devojčice,

someday the world will be in trouble.

jednog dana svet će biti u nevolji.

People will forget their wisdom.

Ljudi će zaboraviti svoju mudrost.

It will take elders' voices

Biće im potrebni glasovi starih

from the far corners of the world

iz udaljenih krajeva sveta

to call the world into balance.

da ga prizovu u ravnotežu.

You will go far away.

Ti ćeš otići daleko.

It will sometimes be a lonely road.

Ponekad ćeš na tom putu biti usamljena.

We will not be there.

Nas tamo neće biti.

But you will look into the eyes

Ali pogledaćeš u oči

of seeming strangers,

naizgled strancima,

and you will recognize your ohana,

i prepoznaćeš svoju ohanu,

your family.

svoju porodicu.

And it will take all of you.

I celu će te obuzeti.

It will take all of you."

Celu će te obuzeti."

These words, I hold onto

Ovih reči se držim,

all my life.

čitavog života.

Because the idea of doing it alone

Jer me pomisao da kroz to prolazim sama,

terrifies me.

užasava.

The year is 2007.

Godina je 2007.

I'm on a remote island in Micronesia.

Ja sam na udaljenom ostrvu u Mikroneziji.

Satawal is one half-mile long

Sataval je dug oko jedan kilometar

by one mile wide.

a širok 1,7 kilometara.

It's the home of my mentor.

To je dom mog mentora.

His name is Pius Mau Piailug.

Ime mu je Pius Piailug.

Mau is a palu,

Mau je palu,

a navigator priest.

moreplovac sveštenik.

He's also considered

Smatraju ga i za najboljeg

the greatest wave finder in the world.

nalazača talasa na svetu.

There are fewer than a handful

Ima ih manje od šačice

of palu left on this island.

na ostrvu, palua.

Their tradition is so extraordinary

Njihova tradicija je toliko neobična

that these mariners sailed

da su ovi moreplovci plovili

three million square miles across the Pacific

pet miliona kvadratnih kilometara preko Tihog

without the use of instruments.

okeana bez upotrebe instrumenata.

They could synthesize patterns in nature

Mogli su da sintetizuju obrasce u prirodi

using the rising and setting of stars,

koristeći izlazak i zalazak zvezda,

the sequence and direction of waves,

redosled i pravac talasa,

the flight patterns of certain birds.

putanje letenja pojedinih ptica.

Even the slightest hint of color

Čak i najmanji nagoveštaj boje

on the underbelly of a cloud

na stomaku oblaka

would inform them

bi im pomogao

and help them navigate with the keenest accuracy.

u navigaciji do najveće tačnosti.

When Western scientists would join Mau on the canoe

Kada bi se zapadni stručnjaci pridružili Mau u kanuu

and watch him go into the hull,

i videli kako ulazi u brodsko korito,

it appeared that an old man

izgledalo je kao da stari čovek

was going to rest.

odlazi na počinak.

In fact, the hull of the canoe

Ustvari, korito kanua

is the womb of the vessel.

je utroba broda.

It is the most accurate place

To je najbolje mesto da

to feel the rhythm and sequence

osetite ritam i redosled i

and direction of waves.

pravac talasa.

Mau was, in fact,

Mau je, ustvari,

gathering explicit data

sakupljao tačne podatke

using his entire body.

koristeći čitavo svoje telo.

It's what he had been trained to do

Za to su ga obučavali od

since he was five years old.

njegove pete godine.

Now science may dismiss this methodology,

Nauka može odbaciti ovu metodologiju,

but Polynesian navigators use it today

ali polinežanski moreplovci je danas koriste

because it provides them

jer im omogućava

an accurate determination

tačno određivanje

of the angle and direction

ugla i pravca njihovog

of their vessel.

plovila.

The palu also had

Palu je takođe imao

an uncanny ability

neverovatnu sposobnost

to forecast weather conditions

da predvidi vremenske prilike

days in advance.

danima unapred.

Sometimes I'd be with Mau on a cloud-covered night

Ponekad bih sedela sa njim u oblačnoj noći

and we'd sit at the easternmost coast of the island,

na najistočnijem delu ostrva,

and he would look out,

a on bi osmatrao.

and then he would say,

I onda bi rekao:

"Okay, we go."

"Okej, idemo."

He saw that first glint of light --

Video bi prvi nagoveštaj svetla -

he knew what the weather was going to be three days from now.

znao bi kakvo će vreme biti za tri dana.

Their achievements, intellectually and scientifically,

Njihova postignuća, intelektualna i naučna,

are extraordinary,

su sjajna,

and they are so relevant

i toliko su značajna

for these times that we are in

za vremena u kojima smo,

when we are riding out storms.

kada bežimo iz oluja.

We are in such a critical moment

Nalazimo se u tako kritičnom momentu

of our collective history.

naše kolektivne istorije.

They have been compared

Poredili su ih sa

to astronauts --

astronautima -

these elder navigators

ove starije moreplovce

who sail vast open oceans

koji plove na široko otvorenim okeanima

in double-hulled canoes

u dvostrukim kanuima,

thousands of miles

hiljade kilometara od

from a small island.

malog ostrva.

Their canoes, our rockets;

Njihovi kanui, naše rakete,

their sea, our space.

njihovo more, naš svemir.

The wisdom of these elders

Mudrost ovih starih

is not a mere collection

nije samo kolekcija

of stories about old people

priča o starim ljudima na

in some remote spot.

nekom udaljenom mestu.

This is part of our collective narrative.

To je deo naše kolektivne priče.

It's humanity's DNA.

To je DNK čovečanstva.

We cannot afford to lose it.

Ne možemo priuštiti da je izgubimo.

The year is 2010.

Godina je 2010.

Just as the women in Hawaii

Baš kao što su žene sa Havaja

that raised me predicted,

koje su me odgajile, predvidele

the world is in trouble.

svet je u nevolji.

We live in a society

Živimo u društvu

bloated with data,

preplavljenom podacima,

yet starved for wisdom.

a željnom mudrosti.

We're connected 24/7,

Povezani smo 24h 7 dana u nedelji,

yet anxiety,

ali anksioznost,

fear, depression and loneliness

strah, depresija i usamljenost

is at an all-time high.

su ipak sve vreme prisutni.

We must course-correct.

Moramo ispraviti kurs.

An African shaman said,

Jedan afrički šaman je rekao:

"Your society worships the jester

"Vaše društvo veliča ludu

while the king stands

dok kralj stoji

in plain clothes."

među seljanima."

The link between the past and the future

Veza između prošlosti i budućnosti

is fragile.

je krhka.

This I know intimately,

Ovo dobro znam,

because even as I travel

jer iako putujem

throughout the world

širom sveta

to listen to these stories and record them,

da čujem i zabeležim ove priče,

I struggle.

ja se borim.

I am haunted

Progoni me

by the fact that I no longer remember

činjenica da se više ne sećam

the names of the winds and the rains.

imena vetrova i kiša.

Mau passed away

Mau je umro

five months ago,

pre pet meseci,

but his legacy and lessons live on.

ali njegovo nasleđe i učenje žive.

And I am reminded

A ja se podsećam

that throughout the world

da širom sveta postoje

there are cultures

kulture sa

with vast sums of knowledge in them,

količinama znanja u sebi,

as potent as the Micronesian navigators,

moćnim kao znanja mikronezijskih mornara,

that are going dismissed,

koja bivaju zaboravljena,

that this is a testament

i to je zaveštanje

to brilliant, brilliant

sjajnoj, sjajnoj

technology and science and wisdom

tehnologiji i nauci i mudrosti

that is vanishing rapidly.

koja brzo nestaje.

Because when an elder dies a library is burned,

Jer kada starac umre, biblioteka je spaljena.

and throughout the world, libraries are ablaze.

I širom sveta, biblioteke su u plamenu.

I am grateful for the fact

Zahvalna sam na činjenici

that I had a mentor like Mau

da sam imala mentora kao Mau

who taught me how to navigate.

koji me je naučio kako da plovim.

And I realize

I shvatam, kroz

through a lesson that he shared

jednu lekciju koju je podelio,

that we continue to find our way.

da nastavljamo da tražimo put.

And this is what he said:

Evo šta je rekao:

"The island is the canoe;

"Ostrvo je kanu;

the canoe, the island."

kanu, ostrvo."

And what he meant was,

A mislio je da,

if you are voyaging

ako putujete i

and far from home,

daleko ste od kuće,

your very survival depends

vaše preživljavanje zavisi

on everyone aboard.

od svih putnika.

You cannot make the voyage alone,

Ne možete sami putovati,

you were never meant to.

nikada nije ni trebalo.

This whole notion of every man for himself

Čitava ta ideja, svaki čovek za sebe,

is completely unsustainable.

je potpuno neodrživa.

It always was.

Uvek je bila.

So in closing I would offer you this:

I na kraju, volela bih da vam ovo ponudim:

The planet is our canoe,

Planeta je naš kanu,

and we are the voyagers.

a mi smo putnici.

True navigation

Prava plovidba

begins in the human heart.

počinje u ljudskom srcu.

It's the most important map of all.

To je najvažnija mapa od svih.

Together, may we journey well.

Neka zajedno putujemo dobro.

(Applause)

(aplauz)