John Francis: Walk the earth ... my 17-year vow of silence | TED

Prevodilac: Sandra Gojic Lektor: Ivana Korom

(Music)

(muzika)

(Applause)

(aplauz)

Thank you for being here.

Hvala vam što ste ovde.

And I say "thank you for being here" because I was silent for 17 years.

Zahvaljujem vam se na tome što ste ovde, jer sam ćutao 17 godina.

And the first words that I spoke were in Washington, D.C.,

I prve reči koje sam izgovorio bile su u Vašingtonu,

on the 20th anniversary of Earth Day.

na 20. godišnjicu Dana Zemlje.

And my family and friends had gathered there to hear me speak.

I moja porodica i prijatelji su se okupili tamo da me čuju.

And I said, "Thank you for being here."

I rekao sam, "Hvala vam što ste ovde."

My mother, out in the audience, she jumped up,

Moja majka, tamo u publici, skočila je,

"Hallelujah, Johnny’s talking!"

"Aleluja, Džoni govori!"

(Laughter)

(smeh)

Imagine if you were quiet for 17 years

Zamislite da ste nemi 17 godina

and your mother was out in the audience, say.

i vaša majka je u publici.

My dad said to me, "That’s one" --

Moja tata mi je rekao, "To je prva" -

I’ll explain that.

Objasniću to.

But I turned around because I didn’t recognize where my voice was coming from.

Ali okrenuo sam se jer nisam prepoznao odakle dolazi moj glas.

I hadn’t heard my voice in 17 years,

Nisam čuo svoj glas 17 godina,

so I turned around and I looked and I said,

pa sam se okrenuo, pogledao i rekao,

"God, who's saying what I’m thinking?"

"Bože, ko govori ono što mislim?"

And then I realized it was me, you know, and I kind of laughed.

I onda sam shvatio da sam to ja, znate i nekako sam se smejao.

And I could see my father: "Yeah, he really is crazy."

I mogao sam da vidim svog oca - "Da, on je stvarno lud."

Well, I want to take you on this journey.

Pa, želim da vas povedem na ovo putovanje.

And the journey, I believe, is a metaphor for all of our journeys.

I putovanje je, verujem, metafora za sva naša putovanja.

Even though this one is kind of unusual,

I tako, iako je ovo na neki način neobično,

I want you to think about your own journey.

želim da mislite o svom sopstvenom putovanju.

My journey began in 1971

Moje putovanje je počelo 1971.

when I witnessed two oil tankers collide beneath the Golden Gate,

kada sam prisustvovao sudaru dva tankera nafte ispod Golden Gejta,

and a half a million gallons of oil spilled into the bay.

i dva miliona litara ulja prosulo se u zaliv.

It disturbed me so much

Toliko me je uznemirilo

that I decided that I was going to give up riding and driving in motorized vehicles.

da sam odlučio da ću se odreći vožnje u motorizovanim vozilima.

That’s a big thing in California.

To je velika stvar u Kaliforniji.

And it was a big thing in my little community of Point Reyes Station

I bila je to velika stvar u mojoj maloj zajednici Point Rejes Stejšn

in Inverness, California, because there were only

u Invernesu, Kalifornija, jer je bilo samo

about 350 people there in the winter – this was back in '71 now.

oko možda 350 ljudi tokom zime - to je bilo tokom -71.

And so when I came in and I started walking around, people --

I kada sam došao i počeo da hodam okolo, ljudi -

they just knew what was going on.

znali su šta se dešava.

And people would drive up next to me

I ljudi bi vozili pored mene

and say, "John, what are you doing?"

i rekli, "Džon, šta radiš?"

And I’d say, "Well, I’m walking for the environment."

I ja bih odgovorio, "Pa, ja hodam za životnu sredinu."

And they said, "No, you’re walking to make us look bad, right?

I oni bi rekli, "Ne, ti hodaš da bismo mi izgledali loše, zar ne?

You’re walking to make us feel bad."

Ti hodaš da bismo se mi osećali loše."

And maybe there was some truth to that,

I možda je bilo istine u tome,

because I thought that if I started walking, everyone would follow.

jer sam mislio da ako ja krenem da hodam svi će me, znate, pratiti.

Because of the oil, everybody talked about the polllution.

Zbog nafte, svi su govorili o zagađenju.

And so I argued with people about that, I argued and I argued.

I tako sam se raspravljao sa ljudima o tome, raspravljao i raspravljao.

I called my parents up.

Pozvao sam moje roditelje.

I said, "I’ve given up riding and driving in cars."

Rekao sam, "Odrekao sam se vožnje u automobilima."

My dad said, "Why didn’t you do that when you were 16?"

Moj tata je rekao, "Zašto to nisi uradio sa 16?"

(Laughter)

(smeh)

I didn’t know about the environment then.

Nisam znao o životnoj sredini tada.

They’re back in Philadelphia.

Oni su u Filadelfiji.

And so I told my mother, "I’m happy though, I’m really happy."

I rekao sam svojoj majci, "Srećan sam, zaista srećan."

She said, "If you were happy, son, you wouldn’t have to say it."

Rekla je, "Sine, da si srećan, ne bi to morao da kažeš."

Mothers are like that.

Majke su takve.

And so, on my 27th birthday I decided, because I argued so much

I tako, na moj 27. rođendan, odlučio sam, jer sam se toliko raspravljao

and I talk so much, that I was going to stop speaking

i toliko govorio, vidite, da ću prestati da govorim

for just one day -- one day -- to give it a rest.

na samo jedan dan - jedan dan - da to ostavim na miru.

And so I did.

I jesam.

I got up in the morning and I didn’t say a word.

Ustao sam ujutru i nisam rekao ni reč.

And I have to tell you, it was a very moving experience,

I moram da vam kažem, bilo je to vrlo dirljivo iskustvo,

because for the first time, I began listening -- in a long time.

jer po prvi put, počeo sam da slušam - posle dugo vremena.

And what I heard, it kind of disturbed me.

I ono što sam čuo, na neki način me uznemirilo.

Because what I used to do, when I thought I was listening,

Jer ono što sam ranije radio, kada sam mislio da slušam,

was I would listen just enough to hear what people had to say

bilo je da sam slušao tek toliko da čujem ono što ljudi imaju da kažu

and think that I could -- I knew what they were going to say,

i mislio sam da mogu - znao sam šta će oni da kažu,

and so I stopped listening.

i tako sam prestao da slušam.

And in my mind, I just kind of raced ahead

I u mom umu, na neki način sam trčao unapred

and thought of what I was going to say back,

i mislio o tome šta ću da odgovorim,

while they were still finishing up.

dok su oni još uvek završavali.

And then I would launch in.

I onda bih se ubacio.

Well, that just ended communication.

Pa, to je samo prekidalo komunikaciju.

So on this first day I actually listened.

I tako sam tog prvog dana zaista slušao.

And it was very sad for me,

I bilo je to vrlo tužno za mene,

because I realized that for those many years I had not been learning.

jer sam shvatio da mnogo godina nisam učio.

I was 27. I thought I knew everything.

Imao sam 27. Mislio sam da znam sve.

I didn’t.

Nisam.

And so I decided I’d better do this for another day,

I tako sam odlučio da bi bilo bolje da to uradim i naredni dan,

and another day, and another day until finally,

i naredni, i naredni sve dok konačno,

I promised myself for a year I would keep quiet

nisam obećao sebi da ću biti nem godinu dana

because I started learning more and more and I needed to learn more.

jer sam počeo da učim sve više i morao sam da naučim još više.

So for a year I said I would keep quiet,

Tako sam rekao da ću ćutati godinu dana,

and then on my birthday I would reassess what I had learned

i onda na moj rođendan bih preispitao ono što sam naučio

and maybe I would talk again.

i možda bih ponovo govorio.

Well, that lasted 17 years.

Pa, to je trajalo 17 godina.

Now during that time -- those 17 years -- I walked and I played the banjo

Sada, tokom tog vremena - tih 17 godina - hodao sam i svirao bendžo

and I painted and I wrote in my journal, and

i slikao sam i pisao svoj dnevnik i

I tried to study the environment by reading books.

pokušao sam da istražujem okolinu čitanjem knjiga.

And I decided that I was going to go to school. So I did.

I odlučio sam da ću ići u školu. I jesam.

I walked up to Ashland, Oregon,

Hodao sam do Ašlenda, Oregon,

where they were offering an environmental studies degree.

gde s nudili diplomu iz ekoloških nauka.

It’s only 500 miles.

To je samo 806 kilometara.

And I went into the Registrar’s office and --

I otišao sam u kancelariju za prijave...

"What, what, what?"

Šta, šta, šta?

I had a newspaper clipping.

Imao sam isečak iz novina.

"Oh, so you really want to go to school here?

O, dakle vi stvarno želite da idete ovde u školu?

You don’t …?

Vi ne...?

We have a special program for you." They did.

Imamo specijalan program za vas. I jesu.

And in those two years, I graduated with my first degree -- a bachelor’s degree.

I za te dve godine, dobio sam svoju prvu diplomu - diplomirani student.

And my father came out, he was so proud.

I moj otac je došao, bio je ponosan.

He said, "Listen, we’re really proud of you son,

Rekao je, "Slušaj, stvarno smo ponosni na tebe sine,

but what are you going to do with a bachelor’s degree?

ali šta ćeš da radiš sa tom diplomom?

You don’t ride in cars, you don’t talk --

Ne voziš se u kolima, ne govoriš,

you’re going to have to do those things."

moraćeš da radiš te stvari."

(Laughter)

(smeh)

I hunched my shoulder, I picked my backpack up again

Slegnuo sam ramenima, pokupio svoj ranac i

and I started walking.

ponovo počeo da hodam.

I walked all the way up to Port Townsend, Washington, where I built a wooden boat,

Hodao sam sve do Port Taunzend, Vašington, gde sam sagradio drveni brod,

rode it across Puget Sound

vozio ga do Pjudžet Saunda,

and walked across Washington [to] Idaho and down to Missoula, Montana.

Ajdaho - prepešačio Vašington, Ajdaho sve do Misula, Montana.

I had written the University of Montana two years earlier

Pisao sam Univerzitetu Montana dve godine ranije

and said I'd like to go to school there.

i rekao im da bih voleo da tamo idem u školu.

I said I'd be there in about two years.

Rekao sam da ću biti tamo za oko dve godine.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

And I was there. I showed up in two years and they --

I bio sam tamo. Pojavio sam se za dve godine i oni -

I tell this story because they really helped me.

pričam ovu priču jer su mi oni stvarno pomogli.

There are two stories in Montana.

Postoje dve priče iz Montane.

The first story is I didn’t have any money -- that’s a sign I used a lot.

Prva je da uopšte nisam imao novca - to je znak koji sam mnogo koristio.

And they said,"Don't worry about that."

I oni su rekli, "Ne brini o tome."

The director of the program said, "Come back tomorrow."

Upravnik programa je rekao, "Vrati se sutra."

He gave me 150 dollars,

Dao mi je 150 dolara,

and he said, "Register for one credit.

i rekao, "Prijavi se za jedan kurs.

You’re going to go to South America, aren’t you?"

Ići ćeš u Južnu Ameriku, zar ne?"

And I said --

Rekao sam -

Rivers and lakes, the hydrological systems, South America.

reke i jezera, hidrološki sistem, Južna Amerika.

So I did that.

I uradio sam to.

He came back; he said to me,

Vratio se i rekao mi,

"OK John, now that you've registered for that one credit,

rekao je, "OK Džon, sada kada si se prijavio za taj jedan kurs,

you can have a key to an office, you can matriculate --

možeš da imaš ključ od kancelarije, možeš da položiš ispit zrelosti -

you’re matriculating, so you can use the library.

sazrevaš i možeš da koristiš biblioteku.

And what we’re going to do

I ono što ćemo učiniti

is, we’re going to have all of the professors allow you to go to class.

jeste da ćemo reći svim profesorima da ti dozvole da pohađaš nastavu,

They’re going to save your grade,

čuvaće ti ocenu

and when we figure out how to get you the rest of the money,

i kada smislimo kako da ti nabavimo ostatak novca,

then you can register for that class and they’ll give you the grade."

onda možeš da se prijaviš za taj kurs i oni će ti dati ocenu."

Wow, they don’t do that in graduate schools, I don’t think.

Vau, ne rade to na fakultetima, mislim da ne.

But I use that story because they really wanted to help me.

Ali koristim tu priču jer su oni zaista hteli da mi pomognu.

They saw that I was really interested in the environment,

Videli su da sam ja zaista zainteresovan za ekologiju,

and they really wanted to help me along the way.

i stvarno su hteli da mi pomognu na tom putu.

And during that time, I actually taught classes without speaking.

I za to vreme, ja sam zapravo držao nastavu bez da sam govorio.

I had 13 students when I first walked into the class.

I imao sam 13 studenata kada sam prvi put ušetao u učionicu,

I explained, with a friend who could interpret my sign language,

i objasnio sam sa prijateljem, koji je mogao da tumači moj jezik znakova,

that I was John Francis, I was walking around the world,

da sam ja Džon Frensis, hodam po svetu,

I didn’t talk and this was the last time

ne govorim i ovo je poslednji put

this person’s going to be here interpreting for me.

da će ova osoba biti ovde i prevoditi za mene.

All the students sat around and they went ...

Svi studenti su sedeli i uradili...

(Laughter)

(smeh)

I could see they were looking for the schedule,

Video sam kako su gledali raspored

to see when they could get out.

da vide kada mogu da izađu.

They had to take that class with me.

Morali su da uzmu moje časove.

Two weeks later, everyone was trying to get into our class.

Dve nedelje kasnije, svi su pokušavali da uđu na naš čas.

And I learned in that class -- because I would do things like this ...

I naučio sam u ovom razredu - jer bih uradio stvari poput ove ...

and they were all gathered around, going, "What's he trying to say?"

i svi bi se okupili, pitajući se, šta on pokušava da kaže?

"I don't know, I think he's talking about clear cutting." "Yeah, clear cutting."

Ne znam, mislim da govori o čistom sečenju. Da, čisto sečenje.

"No, no, no, that's not clear cutting, that’s -- he's using a handsaw."

Ne, ne, ne, to nije precizno sečenje, to je - koristi ručnu testeru.

"Well, you can’t clearcut with a ..."

Pa, ne možeš da precizno sečeš sa...

"Yes, you can clear cut ..."

Da možeš da precizno sečeš ...

"No, I think he’s talking about selective forestry."

Ne, mislim da govori o selektivnom šumarstvu.

Now this was a discussion class and we were having a discussion.

Ovo je bila nastava diskusije i mi smo imali diskusiju.

I just backed out of that, you know, and I just kind of kept the fists from flying.

Ja bih se povukao, znate i na neki način sprečavao pesnice da polete.

But what I learned was that sometimes I would make a sign

Ali ono što sam naučio je da bih ponekad napravio znak

and they said things that I absolutely did not mean,

i oni bi rekli stvari koje ja apsolutno nisam pomislio,

but I should have.

ali trebalo je.

And so what came to me is, if you were a teacher

I ono što sam shvatio je, da ako ste nastavnik

and you were teaching, if you weren’t learning

i ako predajete, ako ne učite

you probably weren’t teaching very well.

verovatno niste dobro predavali.

And so I went on.

I tako sam nastavio.

My dad came out to see me graduate

Moj tata je došao da me vidi kako diplomiram

and, you know, I did the deal,

i znate, odradio sam posao,

and my father said, "We’re really proud of you son, but ... "

i moj otac reče, "Stvarno smo ponosni na tebe sine, ali..."

You know what went on,

Znate šta je usledilo,

he said, "You’ve got to start riding and driving and start talking.

rekao je, "Moraš da počneš da voziš i da se voziš i da počneš da govoriš.

What are you going to do with a master’s degree?"

Šta ćeš sa diplomom mastera?"

I hunched my shoulder, I got my backpack

Slegnuo sam ramenima, pokupio svoj ranac

and I went on to the University of Wisconsin.

i krenuo na Univerzitet Viskonsin.

I spent two years there writing on oil spills.

Proveo sam dve godine tamo pišući o izlivima nafte,

No one was interested in oil spills.

Niko nije bio zainteresovan za izlivanja nafte.

But something happened --

Ali nešto se dogodilo -

Exxon Valdez.

Ekson Valdez.

And I was the only one in the United States writing on oil spills.

I ja sam bio jedini u Sjedinjenim Državama koji je pisao o izlivima nafte.

My dad came out again.

Moj tata je ponovo došao.

He said, "I don't know how you do this, son --

Rekao je, "Ne znam kako uspevaš, sine,

I mean, you don't ride in cars, you don’t talk.

mislim, ne voziš se u automobilima, ne govoriš.

My sister said maybe I should leave you alone,

Moja sestra je rekla možda bi trebalo da te ostavim na miru,

because you seem to be doing a lot better

jer se čini da ti ide mnogo bolje

when you’re not saying anything."

kada ništa ne govoriš."

(Laughter)

(smeh)

Well, I put on my backpack again.

I uzeo sam svoj ranac ponovo.

I put my banjo on and I walked all the way to the East Coast,

Uzeo sam svoj bendžo i hodao do Istočne obale,

put my foot in the Atlantic Ocean --

stavio svoje stopalo u Atlanstki okean -

it was seven years and one day it took me to walk across the United States.

bilo mi je potrebno sedam godina i jedan dan da pređem Sjedinjene Države.

And on Earth Day, 1990 --

I na Dan zemlje, 1990.,

the 20th anniversary of Earth Day -- that’s when I began to speak.

na 20. godišnjicu Dana zemlje, tada sam počeo da govorim.

And that’s why I said, "Thank you for being here."

I zato sam rekao, "Hvala vam što ste ovde."

Because it's sort of like that tree in the forest falling;

Zato što je to neka vrsta onog drveta koje pada u šumi,

and if there's no one there to hear, does it really make a sound?

i ako nema nikoga da to čuje - da li stvarno pravi zvuk?

And I’m thanking you, and I'm thanking my family

I zahvaljujem vam i zahvaljujem svojoj porodici,

because they had come to hear me speak.

jer su došli da me čuju kako govorim.

And that’s communication.

I to je komunikacija.

And they also taught me about listening -- that they listened to me.

Takođe su me naučili slušanju - da su oni mene slušali.

And it’s one of those things that came out of the silence,

I to je jedna od onih stvari koje su proizašle iz tišine,

the listening to each other.

slušanje jedni drugih.

Really, very important --

Zaista, vrlo važno -

we need to listen to each other.

moramo da slušamo jedni druge.

Well, my journey kept going on.

Pa, moje putovanje se nastavilo.

My dad said, "That’s one,"

Moj tata je rekao, "To je jedna,"

and I still didn’t let that go.

i još nisam to zaboravio.

I worked for the Coastguard, was made a U.N. Goodwill Ambassador.

Radiom sam za Obalsku Stražu, postao sam Ambasador dobre volje Ujedninjeninh nacija.

I wrote regulations for the United States --

Pisao sam propise za Sjedinjene Države -

I mean, I wrote oil spill regulations.

mislim, napisao sam propise o izlivanju nafte.

20 years ago, if someone had said to me,

Mislim, pre 20 godina, da mi je neko rekao,

"John, do you really want to make a difference?"

"Džon, da li zaista želiš da promeniš nešto?"

"Yeah, I want to make a difference."

"Da, želim da promenim nešto."

He said, "You just start walking east;

Rekao je, "Samo počni da ideš prema istoku,

get out of your car and just start walking east."

izađi iz svog automobila i samo počni da hodaš ka istoku."

And as I walked off a little bit, they'd say, "Yeah, and shut up, too."

I kad sam tek krenuo, da su rekli, "Da, i zaveži.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

"You’re going to make a difference, buddy."

Promenićeš nešto, druškane."

How could that be, how could that be?

Kako je to moguće, kako je to moguće?

How could doing such a simple thing like walking and not talking

Kako tako mala stvar poput hodanja i ćutanja

make a difference?

može da dovede do promene?

Well, my time at the Coast Guard was a really good time.

Pa, moje vreme u Obalskoj Straži je bilo stvarno dobro vreme.

And after that -- I only worked one year --

I posle toga - radio sam samo godinu dana -

I said, "That's enough. One year's enough for me to do that."

rekao sam, "To je dovoljno, jedna godina da to radim je dovoljno za mene."

I got on a sailboat and I sailed down to the Caribbean,

Popeo sam se na jedrilicu i otplovio do Kariba,

and walked through all of the islands, and to Venezuela.

i šetao kroz sva ostrva do Venecuele.

And you know, I forgot the most important thing,

I znate, zaboravio sam najvažniju stvar,

which is why I started talking, which I have to tell you.

a to je zašto sam počeo da govorim, a moram to da vam kažem.

I started talking because I had studied environment.

Počeo sam da govorim zato što sam studirao ekologiju,

I’d studied environment at this formal level,

učio sam o životnoj sredini na tom, formalnom nivou,

but there was this informal level.

ali postojao je i taj neformalni nivo.

And the informal level --

A neformalni nivo -

I learned about people, and what we do and how we are.

učio sam o ljudima i šta činimo i kakvi smo.

And environment changed from just being about trees and birds

I okolina je od drveća i ptica

and endangered species to being about how we treated each other.

i ugroženih vrsta došla do toga da bude o tome kako se ophodimo jedni prema drugima.

Because if we are the environment,

Jer, ako smo mi okolina,

then all we need to do is look around us

onda svi treba da se osvrnemo okolo

and see how we treat ourselves and how we treat each other.

i pogledamo kako se ophodimo prema nama samima i prema drugima.

And so that’s the message that I had.

I to je poruka koju imam.

And I said, "Well, I'm going to have to spread that message."

I rekao sam, "Pa, moraću da širim poruku."

And I got in my sailboat, sailed all the way through the Caribbean --

I odjedrio sam do Kariba -

it wasn't really my sailboat, I kind of worked on that boat --

nije to bila moja jedrilica zapravo, na neki način sam radio na njoj -

got to Venezuela and I started walking.

stigao do Venecuele i počeo da hodam.

This is the last part of this story, because it’s how I got here,

Ovo je poslednji deo priče, jer govori o tome kako sam stigao ovde,

because I still didn't ride in motorized vehicles.

jer i dalje se nisam vozio u motorizovanim vozilima.

I was walking through El Dorado -- it's a prison town, famous prison,

Hodao sam kroz El Dorado - to je zatvroski grad, slavni zatvor,

or infamous prison -- in Venezuela, and I don’t know what possessed me,

ili neslavni zatvor - u Venecueli i ne znam šta me je obuzelo,

because this was not like me.

jer to nije ličilo na mene.

There I am, walking past the guard gate and the guard stops and says,

Evo mene, prolazim pored stražara koji me zaustavlja i kaže,

"Pasaporte, pasaporte," and with an M16 pointed at me.

"Pasaporte, pasaporte," i uperio M16 u mene.

And I looked at him and I said, "Passport, huh?

Pogledao sam ga i rekao, "Pasoš, ha,

I don't need to show you my passport. It’s in the back of my pack.

ne treba da ti pokažem pasoš, u rancu je.

I'm Dr. Francis; I'm a U.N. Ambassador and I'm walking around the world."

Ja sam Dr Frensis, ja sam ambasador Ujedinjenih nacija i ja hodam svetom."

And I started walking off.

I počeo sam da odmičem.

What possessed me to say this thing?

Šta me je obuzelo da to kažem?

The road turned into the jungle.

Put se pretvorio u džunglu.

I didn’t get shot.

Nisam ustreljen.

And I got to -- I start saying, "Free at last --

I stigao sam - počeo sam da govorim, napokon slobodan,

thank God Almighty, I’m free at last."

hvala svevišnjem bogu, napokon sam slobodan.

"What was that about," I’m saying. What was that about?

O čemu se tu radilo, kažem, o čemu se tu radilo?

It took me 100 miles to figure out that, in my heart, in me,

Bilo mi je potrebno oko 150 kilometara da shvatim da sam u mom srcu, u meni,

I had become a prisoner.

postao zatvorenik.

I was a prisoner and I needed to escape.

Bio sam zatvorenik i morao sam da pobegnem.

The prison that I was in was the fact that I did not drive

Zatvor u kojem sam bio bila je činjenica da nisam vozio

or use motorized vehicles.

ili koristio motorizovana vozila.

Now how could that be?

Sada, kako je to moguće?

Because when I started, it seemed very appropriate to me

Jer kada sam počeo, izgledalo mi je vrlo prikladno

not to use motorized vehicles.

da ne koristim motorizovana vozila.

But the thing that was different

Ali stvar koja je bila drugačija

was that every birthday, I asked myself about silence,

je da sam svakog rođendana, pitao sebe o tišini,

but I never asked myself about my decision to just use my feet.

ali nikada nisam pitao sebe o odluci da koristim samo svoja stopala.

I had no idea I was going to become a U.N. Ambassador.

Nisam imao pojma da ću postati ambasador UN.

I had no idea I would have a Ph.D.

Nisam znao da ću imati titulu doktora.

And so I realized that I had a responsibility to more than just me,

I shvatio sam da imam odgovornost veću od mene samog,

and that I was going to have to change.

i da ću morati da se promenim.

You know, we can do it.

Znate, mi to možemo.

I was going to have to change.

Moraću da se promenim.

And I was afraid to change,

I bojao sam se promene,

because I was so used to the guy who only just walked.

jer sam bio navikao na momka koji je samo hodao.

I was so used to that person that I didn’t want to stop.

Toliko sam se navikao na tu osobu da nisam hteo da prestanem.

I didn’t know who I would be if I changed.

Nisam znao ko ću biti ako se promenim.

But I know I needed to.

Ali znao sam da moram.

I know I needed to change, because it would be the only way

Znao sam da moram da se promenim, jer je to bio jedini način

that I could be here today.

da budem danas ovde.

And I know that a lot of times

I znam da puno puta

we find ourselves in this wonderful place where we’ve gotten to,

pronađemo sebe na ovom čudesnom mestu gde smo dospeli,

but there’s another place for us to go.

ali ne postoji drugo mesto za nas.

And we kind of have to leave behind the security of who we’ve become,

I na neki način moramo da ostavimo iza sigurnost onoga što smo postali,

and go to the place of who we are becoming.

i da odemo na mesto onoga što postajemo.

And so, I want to encourage you to go to that next place,

I tako, želim da vas ohrabrim da odete na sledeće mesto,

to let yourself out of any prison that you might find yourself in,

da oslobodite sebe bilo kakvog zatvora u kojem možete da se zateknete,

as comfortable as it may be, because we have to do something now.

koliko god udobno može da bude, jer moramo da uradimo nešto odmah.

We have to change now.

Moramo odmah da se promenimo.

As our former Vice President said,

Kao što je naš bivši potpredsednik rekao,

we have to become activists.

moramo da postanemo aktivisti.

So if my voice can touch you,

I ako moj glas može da utiče na vas,

if my actions can touch you, if my being here can touch you,

ako moje akcije mogu da utiču na vas, ako moj boravak ovde može da utiče na vas,

please let it be.

molim vas dozvolite to.

And I know that all of you have touched me

I znam da ste svi vi uticali na mene

while I’ve been here.

dok sam bio ovde.

So, let’s go out into the world

I hajde da izađemo u svet

and take this caring, this love, this respect

i uzmemo ovu brigu, ovu ljubav, ovo poštovanje

that we’ve shown each other right here at TED,

koje smo pokazali jedni drugima ovde u TEDu,

and take this out into the world.

i ponesemo ovo u svet.

Because we are the environment,

Zato što mi jesmo životna sredina,

and how we treat each other

i kako se ophodimo jedni prema drugima

is really how we’re going to treat the environment.

to je zapravo kako se ophodimo prema životnoj sredini.

So I want to thank you for being here

Tako da želim da vam zahvalim što ste ovde

and I want to end this in five seconds of silence.

i želim ovo da završim sa pet sekundi tišine.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(aplauz)