The language of being human | Poet Ali

Prevodilac: Visnja Bojovic Lektor: Ivana Korom

Poet Ali: Hi. Audience: Hi.

Poet Ali: Ćao. Publika: Ćao.

PA: I want to ask you guys a question. How many languages do you speak?

PA: Hteo bih da vas pitam nešto. Koliko jezika govorite?

This is not a rhetorical question.

Ovo nije retoričko pitanje.

I actually want you to think of a number.

Zapravo hoću da dođete do broja.

For some of you, it's pretty easy.

Za neke od vas to je prilično lako.

Inside your head, you're like, "It's one. You're speaking it, buddy. I'm done."

U glavi ste u fazonu: "Jedan. Pričaš ga, druže. To je to."

Others of you maybe are wondering

Ostali među vama se možda pitaju

if the language an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend taught you,

da li se jezik koji ste naučili od bivšeg partnera,

where you learned all the cusswords,

na kome ste naučili sve psovke,

if it counts -- go ahead and count it.

da li se računa - slobodno ga računajte.

When I asked myself the question, I came up with four,

Kada sam pitao sebe to isto, došao sam do broja četiri,

arguably five, if I've been drinking.

verovatno pet, ako sam pio.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

(In Italian: With a little bit of wine I can speak Italian.)

(Na italijanskom: Uz malo vina mogu da pričam na italijanskom.)

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Cheers!

Hvala!

But on closer examination, I came up with 83 -- 83 languages,

Međutim, posle detaljnijeg ispitivanja došao sam do 83 - 83 jezika,

and I got tired and I stopped counting.

onda sam se umorio i prestao da računam.

And it forced me to revisit this definition that we have of language.

Ovo me je nateralo da preispitam tu definiciju jezika koju imamo.

The first entry said,

Prva odrednica je glasila,

"The method of human communication, either spoken or written,

''Način ljudske komunikacije, na kome se govori ili piše,

consisting of the use of words in a structured or conventional way."

koji se sastoji od upotrebe reči na strukturiran i konvencionalan način.''

The definition at the bottom refers to specialized fields,

Definicija na dnu se odnosi na specifične oblasti,

like medicine, science, tech.

kao što su medicina, nauka, tehnologija.

We know they have their own vernacular,

Znamo da one imaju svoj govorni jezik,

their own jargon.

svoj žargon.

But what most interested me was that definition right in the center there:

Međutim, ono što me najviše zaintrigiralo jeste srednja definicija:

"the system of communication used by a particular community or country."

"sistem komunikacije koji se koristi u određenoj zajednici ili državi."

And I'm not interested in altering this definition.

Ja nisam zainteresovan za menjanje ove definicije.

I'm interested in applying it to everything we do,

Ja sam zainteresovan za njenu primenu na sve što radimo,

because I believe that we speak far more languages than we realize.

zato što ja verujem da mi pričamo mnogo više jezika nego što mislimo.

And for the rest of our time together,

Tako da ću za preostalo vreme koje danas imamo,

I'm going to attempt to speak in one language

pokušati da pričam na jednom jeziku

that is native to every single human being in this room.

koji je maternji svakom ljudskom biću u ovoj prostoriji.

But that changes things a little bit,

Međutim, to malo menja stvari,

because then it's no longer a presentation.

zato što ovo više nije prezentacija.

It becomes a conversation,

Ovo postaje razgovor,

and in any conversation,

a u svakom razgovoru,

there must be some sort of interaction.

mora postojati neka vrsta interakcije.

And for any interaction to happen,

Da bi se ostvarila bilo kakva interakcija,

there has to be a degree of willingness on both parties.

mora da postoji određeni stepen volje i kod jednog i kod drugog sagovornika.

And I think if we just are willing, we will see the magic that can happen

Ja mislim da, ako smo samo voljni, videćemo magiju koja se može dogoditi

with just a little bit of willingness.

uz samo malo volje.

So I've chosen a relatively low-risk common denominator

Tako da sam izabrao zajedničkog imenioca koji nosi relativno malu količinu rizika,

that can kind of gauge if we're all willing.

koji može ovo nekako da proceni, ako smo svi voljni.

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.

Kad si srećan i kad to znaš lupi dlanom ti o dlan.

(Claps)

(Tapšanje)

Now you're talking!

Tako vas volim!

(In Spanish: For all the people who speak Spanish,

(Na španskom: Za sve ljude koji pričaju španski,

please stand up.

molim vas, ustanite.

And look at a person sitting to your side

Pogledajte osobu koja sedi do vas

and start laughing.)

i počnite da se smejete.)

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Thank you so much. Please be seated.

Hvala vam puno. Molim vas sedite.

Now, if that felt a little bit awkward,

Sad, ako je ovo bilo malo neprijatno,

I promise there was no joke being had at your expense.

obećavam da nije u pitanju šala na vaš račun.

I simply asked the Spanish-speaking audience to stand up,

Jednostavno sam zamolio ljude u publici koji pričaju španski da ustanu,

look at a person that was sitting close to them and laugh.

pogledaju osobu koja sedi do njih i da počnu da se smeju.

And I know that wasn't nice, and I'm sorry,

Znam da to nije bilo lepo, i izvinjavam se.

but in that moment,

Međutim, u tom momentu,

some of us felt something.

neki od nas su osetili nešto.

You see, we're often aware of what language does

Vidite, mi smo često svesni onoga što jezik radi

when we speak somebody's language,

kada pričamo na nečijem jeziku,

what it does to connect, what it does to bind.

šta radi da nas spoji, šta radi da nas poveže.

But we often forget what it does when you can't speak that language,

Međutim, često zaboravljamo šta radi kada ne možete da ga razumete,

what it does to isolate, what it does to exclude.

šta radi da nas izoluje, šta radi da nas isključi.

And I want us to hold on as we journey through

Tako da želim da pričekamo dok obavljamo

our little walk of languages here.

našu malu šetnju kroz jezike ovde.

(In Farsi: I'd like to translate the idea of "taarof.")

(Na Farsiju: Voleo bih da prevedem "taroof" ideju.)

I said in Farsi, "I'd like to translate

Rekao sam na Farsiju: "Voleo bih da prevedem

this idea of 'taarof' in the Persian culture,"

ovu ideju persijske kulture "taroof",

which, really -- it has no equivalent in the English lexicon.

koja zapravo nema ekvivalent u engleskom rečniku.

The best definition would be something like an extreme grace

Najbolja definicija bi bila nešto poput ekstremne milosti

or an extreme humility.

ili ekstremne smernosti.

But that doesn't quite get the job done.

Ali ovo ne obavlja posao u potpunosti.

So I'll give you an example.

Tako da ću vam dati primer.

If two gentlemen were walking by each other,

Ako dva gospodina hodaju jedan pored drugog,

it'd be very common for the first one to say,

bilo bi veoma uobičajeno za prvog da kaže,

(In Farsi: I am indebted to you),

(Na Farsiju: Dugujem ti),

which means, "I am indebted to you."

što znači: "Dugujem ti."

The other gentlemen would respond back,

Drugi gospodin bi odgovorio,

(In Farsi: I open my shirt for you)

(Na Farsiju: Otvaram košulju za tebe),

which means, "I open my shirt for you."

što znači: "Otvaram košulju za tebe."

The first guy would respond back,

Prvi lik bi odgovorio,

(In Farsi: I am your servant)

(Na Farsiju: Tvoj sam sluga)

which means, "I am your servant."

što znači, "Tvoj sam sluga."

And then the second guy would respond back to him,

A onda bi drugi lik odgovorio,

(In Farsi: I am the dirt beneath your feet)

(Na Farsiju: Ja sam prašina pod tvojim nogama)

which literally means, "I am the dirt beneath your feet."

što bukvalno znači, "Ja sam prašina pod tvojim nogama."

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Here's an exhibit for you guys, in case you didn't get the picture.

Evo vam eksponat, u slučaju da niste stekli predstavu.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

And I share that with you, because

Delim ovo sa vama, zbog toga što

with new languages come new concepts that didn't exist before.

sa novim jezicima dolaze novi koncepti koji nisu postojali ranije.

And the other thing is,

Druga stvar,

sometimes we think language is about understanding the meaning of a word,

ponekad mislimo da je smisao jezika razumevanje značenja reči,

but I believe language is about making a word meaningful for yourself.

ali ja verujem da je poenta jezika da učinimo reč značajnom za sebe.

If I were to flash this series of words on the screen,

Da sam hteo da prikažem ovu seriju reči na ekranu,

some of you, you'd know exactly what it is right away.

neki od vas bi momentalno znali šta je.

Others of you, you might struggle a little bit.

Drugi među vama bi se malo pomučili.

And I could probably draw a pretty clear-cut line

Verovatno bih mogao da povučem prilično jasnu liniju

right around the age of 35 and older, 35 and younger.

tačno oko dobi od 35 godina i više, i od 35 i manje.

And for those of us that are in the know,

A za one od nas koji razumemo,

we know that's text-speak, or SMS language.

znamo da je ovo tekstualni govor ili SMS jezik.

It's a series of characters meant to convey the most amount of meaning

To je serija karaktera koja ima za cilj da prenese što više značenja

with the least amount of characters,

sa što manje karaktera,

which sounds pretty similar to our definition of languages:

što zvuči prilično slično našoj definiciji jezika:

"system of communication used by a community."

"sistem komunikacije korišćen od strane zajednice."

Now, anyone who's ever got into an argument via text

Sad, bilo ko ko se ikad posvađao preko poruka

can make a case for how it's maybe not the best method of communication,

može lako da dokaže kako to možda nije najbolji metod komunikacije,

but what if I told you that what you saw earlier

ali šta ako vam kažem da je ono što ste videli

was a modern-day love letter?

zapravo moderno ljubavno pismo?

If you follow along:

Ako obratite pažnju:

"For the time being, I love you lots,

"Trenutno te mnogo volim,

because you positively bring out all the best in me,

zato što pozitivno izvlačiš najbolje iz mene,

and I laugh out loud, in other words, let's me know what's up.

i smejem se naglas, drugim rečima, javi mi šta ima novo.

'Cause you are a cutie in my opinion, and as far as I know to see you,

Pošto si sladak/slatka po mom mišljenju, i koliko znam, sastanak,

if you're not seeing someone, would make happy.

ako se ne viđaš ni sa kim, bi me mnogo usrećio.

For your information, I'll be right there forever.

Za tvoju informaciju, biću ovde zauvek.

In any case, keep in touch, no response necessary,

Kako god, ostanimo u kontaktu, odgovor nije neophodan,

all my best wishes, don't know, don't care if anyone sees this.

sve najbolje, ne znam, ne zanima me ako iko ovo vidi.

Don't go there, see you later, bye for now, hugs and kisses,

Nećemo o tome, vidimo se, zbogom zasad, zagrljaj i poljlubac,

you only live once."

samo jednom se živi."

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Kind of a modern-day Romeo or Juliet.

Nešto poput modernog Romea, ili Julije.

In that moment, if you laughed,

U tom momentu, ako ste se nasmejali,

you spoke another language that needs no explanation: laughter.

pričali ste drugim jezikom za koji ne treba objašnjenje: smehom.

It's one of the most common languages in the world.

Smeh je jedan od najuobičajenijih jezika na svetu.

We don't have to explain it to each other, it's just something we all feel,

Ne moramo da ga objašnjavamo jedni drugima, svi ga osećamo,

and that's why things like laughter and things like music are so prevalent,

i zato su stvari kao što je smeh, i kao što je muzika, toliko pretežni,

because they seem to somehow transcend explanation

zato što izgleda da nekako prevazilaze objašnjenje,

and convey a profound amount of meaning.

i prenose dubok stepen značenja.

Every language we learn is a portal

Svaki jezik koji učimo je portal,

by which we can access another language.

preko koga možemo da pristupimo drugom jeziku.

The more you know, the more you can speak.

Što više znaš, to više možeš da govoriš.

And it's something common that we all do.

A to je nešto što je zajedničko svima nama.

We take any new concept, and we filter it through

Primimo bilo koji novi koncept, i pustimo ga kroz filter

an already existing access of reality within us.

već postojećeg pristupa realnosti unutar nas samih.

And that's why languages are so important,

Zbog toga su jezici toliko važni,

because they give us access to new worlds,

zato što nam daju pristup novim svetovima,

not just people.

ne samo ljudima.

It's not just about seeing or hearing, it's about feeling, experiencing, sharing.

Ne radi se samo o gledanju i slušanju, radi se o osećanju, iskustvu, deljenju.

And despite these languages that we've covered,

I, uprkos ovim jezicima koje smo pokrili,

I really don't think we've covered

stvarno mislim da nismo pokrili

one of the most profound languages,

jedan od najdubljih jezika,

and that's the language of experience.

a to je jezik iskustva.

That's why when you're talking with someone,

On je razlog zbog kog, kada pričate s nekim,

if they've shared something you've shared, you don't need to explain it much.

ako su iskusili nešto što i vi, ne morate mnogo da objašnjavate.

Or that's why, when you're sharing a story and you finish,

Ili, to je razlog što, kada pričate priču i završite je,

and the people you're talking to don't quite get it,

i ljudi kojima je pričate je baš i ne razumeju,

the first thing we all say is,

prva stvar koju svi mi kažemo je

"Guess you had to be there."

"Trebalo je da budeš tamo."

I guess you had to be here this week to know what this is about.

Pretpostavljam da je trebalo da budete ovde, sada, da biste znali o čemu se radi.

It's kind of hard to explain, isn't it?

Pomalo je teško objasniti, zar ne?

And for the sake of our research, I'm going to close by asking

U svrhe našeg istraživanja, zatvoriću sa molbom

that you participate one more time in this language of experience.

da još jednom učestvujete u ovom jeziku iskustva.

I'm going to filter through some languages,

Proći ću kroz neke jezike,

and if I'm speaking your language,

i, ako pričam vaš jezik,

I'm going to ask that you just stand and you stay standing.

zamoliću vas da ustanete i ostanete da stojite.

You don't need to ask permission,

Ne treba da tražite dozvolu,

just let me know that you see me,

samo mi pokažite da me vidite,

and I can also see you

i ja takođe mogu vas da vidim

if you speak this language of experience.

ako pričate ovaj jezik iskustva.

Do you speak this language?

Da li pričate ovaj jezik?

When I was growing up in primary school,

Dok sam odrastao, u osnovnoj školi

at the end of the year, we would have these parties,

na kraju godine smo imali žurke,

and we'd vote on whether we wanted to celebrate at an amusement park

i glasali bismo za proslavu u zabavnom parku

or a water park.

ili u akva parku.

And I would really hope the party wasn't at a water park,

A ja sam se stvarno nadao da neće biti u akva parku,

because then I'd have to be in a bathing suit.

pošto bih onda morao da nosim kupaći.

I don't know about you, but sometimes when I approach a dressing room,

Ne znam za vas, ali ponekad kada se približim svlačionici,

my sweat glands start activating on their own,

moje znojne žlezde se aktiviraju same od sebe,

because I know the garment is not going to look on me

zato što znam da taj komad odeće na meni neće izgledati

like it did on that mannequin.

kao na lutki iz butika.

Or how about this?

Ili šta kažete na ovo?

When I would go to family functions or family gatherings,

Kad god bih išao na porodične proslave ili na porodične skupove,

every time I wanted a second plate --

svaki put kad bih želeo drugi tanjir -

and I usually did --

a obično bih -

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

it was a whole exercise in cost-benefit analysis,

Pokrenula bi se cela praksa analize cena - korist,

my relatives looking at me like,

moji rođaci bi me gledali u stilu,

"I don't know. Do you really need that? Looks like you're doing OK there, bud."

"Ne znam. Da li ti to stvarno treba? Deluje kao da ti je dosta, druže."

Did my cheeks have a big "Pinch me" sign that I didn't see?

Da li su moji obrazi imali veliki znak "Uštini me" koji ja nisam video?

And if you're squirming or you're laughing or you stood up,

Ako se meškoljite, ili se smejete, ili ste ustali,

or you're beginning to stand,

ili počinjete da ustajete,

you're speaking the language that I endearingly call

govorite jezik koji ja iz milošte zovem

"the language of growing up a fat kid."

"jezik odrastanja debelog deteta".

And any body-image issue is a dialect of that language.

A svaki problem sa predstavom o telu jeste dijalekat tog jezika.

I want you to stay standing.

Hoću da nastavite da stojite.

Again, if I'm speaking your language, please go ahead and stand.

Opet, ako pričam vaš jezik, molim vas izvolite ustati.

Imagine two bills in my hand.

Zamislite dva računa u mojoj ruci.

One is the phone bill,

Jedan je račun za telefon,

and one is the electric bill.

a drugi je račun za struju.

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, pay one off, let the other one go,

Eci peci pec, jedan je mali zec, a drugi je prepelica, eci peci pec,

which means, "I might not have enough to pay both at the current moment."

što znači, "Možda neću imati dovoljno da platim oba sada."

You've got to be resourceful. You've got to figure it out.

Morate da budete snalažljivi. Morate da kalkulišete.

And if you're standing, you know the language of barely making ends meet,

Ako stojite, poznajete jezik teškog sastavljanja kraja s krajem,

of financial struggle.

jezik finansijske borbe.

And if you've been lucky enough to speak that language,

Ako ste bili dovoljno srećni da pričate tim jezikom,

you understand that there is no motivator of greatness like deficiency.

razumete da ne postoji motivacija toliko jaka kao što je nedostatak.

Not having resources, not having looks, not having finances

Nemanje resursa, nemanje lepog izgleda, nemanje novca,

can often be the barren soil

mogu često biti plodno zemljište

from which the most productive seeds are painstakingly plowed and harvested.

iz kog se mukotrpno ore i žanje najplodnije seme.

I'm going to ask if you speak this language.

Pitaću vas da li pričate ovaj jezik.

The second you recognize it, feel free to stand.

U trenutku kada ga prepoznate, slobodno ustanite.

When we heard the diagnosis,

Kada smo čuli dijagnozu,

I thought, "Not that word.

mislio sam, "Ne ta reč.

Anything but that word.

Bilo šta, samo ne ta reč.

I hate that word."

Mrzim tu reč."

And then you ask a series of questions:

A onda pitaš gomilu pitanja:

"Are you sure?"

"Da li ste sigurni?"

"Has it spread?"

"Da li se proširilo?"

"How long?"

"Koliko dugo?"

"Doctor, how long?"

"Doktore, koliko dugo?"

And a series of answers determines a person's life.

A onda serija odgovora odredi ljudski život.

And when my dad was hungry, we'd all rush to the dinner table to eat,

Kada je moj tata bio gladan, svi bismo pohrlili za sto da jedemo,

because that's what we did before.

zato što smo to radili ranije.

We ate together, so we were going to continue doing that.

Jeli smo zajedno, tako da smo hteli da nastavimo sa tim.

And I didn't understand why we were losing this battle,

A ja nisam razumeo zašto smo gubili tu bitku,

because I was taught if you fight and if you have the right spirit,

zato što su me učili da, ako se boriš i imaš odgovarajući duh,

you're supposed to win.

treba da pobediš.

And we weren't winning.

A mi nismo pobeđivali.

For any of you that stood up,

Za sve vas koji stojite,

you know very well that I'm speaking the language

znate vrlo dobro da pričam jezik

of watching a loved one battle cancer.

gledanja voljene osobe kako se bori sa rakom.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Any terminal illness is a derivative of that language.

Bilo koja bolest sa smrtnim ishodom je derivat tog jezika.

I'm going to speak one last language.

Pričaću poslednji jezik.

Oh -- no, no, I'm listening.

Oh - ne, ne, slušam.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, no no, no no, me and you, right here, yup.

Da, da, da, ne, ne, ne, ti i ja, baš tu, da.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

No, I'm with ya. I'm with ya!

Ne, tu sam. Tu sam!

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Or, imagine the lights are all off and a blue light is just shining in your face

Ili, zamislite da je ugašeno svetlo i plavo svetlo se presijava na vašem licu

as you're laying on the bed.

dok ležite na krevetu.

And I know some of you, like me,

Znam da su neki od vas, kao ja,

have dropped that phone right on your face.

ispustili taj telefon pravo na lice.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Or this one, right?

Ili ovaj?

Passenger seat freaking out, like, "Can you watch the road?"

Suvozač paniči, u fazonu, "Možeš li da gledaš kuda voziš?"

And for anybody that stood up,

Za svakog ko je ustao,

you speak the language that I like to call "the language of disconnection."

pričate jezik koji ja volim da zovem "jezik nepovezanosti".

It's been called the language of connection,

Zovu ga "jezik povezanosti",

but I like to call it the language of disconnection.

ali ja volim da ga zovem "jezik nepovezanosti".

I don't mean disconnection, I mean disconnection,

Ne mislim nepovezanosti, mislim nepovezanosti,

human disconnection,

ljudske nepovezanosti,

disconnected from each other,

nepovezanosti jednih sa drugima,

from where we are, from our own thoughts,

sa mestom gde smo, sa sopstevnim mislima,

so we can occupy another space.

da bismo mogli da zauzmemo drugi prostor.

If you're not standing,

Ako ne stojite,

you probably know what it's like to feel left out.

verovatno znate kako je osećati se izostavljenim.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

You probably -- you know what it's like when everybody's a part of something,

Vi verovatno - vi znate kako je kad su svi deo nečega,

and you're not.

a vi niste.

You know what it's like being the minority.

Znate kako je biti u manjini.

And now that I'm speaking your language,

I sada kada pričam vaš jezik,

I'm going to ask you to stand,

zamoliću vas da ustanete,

since we're speaking the same language.

pošto pričamo isti jezik.

Because I believe that language of being the minority

Zato što mislim da je jezik bivanja u manjini

is one of the most important languages you can ever speak in your life,

jedan od najvažnijih jezika koje možete pričati u životu,

because how you feel in that position of compromise

zato što vaše osećanje u toj poziciji kompromisa

will directly determine how you act in that position of power.

direktno će odrediti vaše ponašanje u poziciji moći.

Thank you for participating.

Hvala vam što ste učestvovali.

If you'd take a seat, I want to speak one last language.

Ako biste seli, hoću da pričam poslednji jezik.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

This one, you don't need to stand.

Za ovaj ne morate da ustajete.

I just want to see if you recognize it.

Samo hoću da vidim da li ga prepoznajete.

Most the girls in the world are complainin' about it.

Većina devojaka se žali na njega.

Most the poems in the world been written about it.

Većina pesama je napisana o njemu.

Most the music on the radio be hittin' about it, kickin' about it,

Većina muzike na radiju peva o njemu,

or rippin' about it.

ili repuje o njemu.

Most the verses in the game people spittin' about it,

Većina stihova pljuje o njemu,

most the songs in the world, people talkin' about it.

u većini pesama ljudi pričaju o njemu.

Most the broken hearts I know are walkin' without it,

Većina slomljenih srca koja poznajem šetaju bez njega,

started to doubt it,

počinju da sumnjaju u njega,

or lost without it.

ili su izgubljeni bez njega.

Most the shadows in the dark have forgotten about it.

Većina senki u mraku zaboravila je na njega.

Everybody in the world would be trippin' without it.

Svi na svetu bi se spoticali bez njega.

Every boy and every girl will be dead without it,

Svaki dečak i svaka devojčica bili bi mrtvi bez njega,

struggle without it, nothing without it.

mučili se bez njega, ništa bez njega.

Most the pages that are filled are filled about it.

Većina punih stranica pune su njega.

["It" = Love]

The tears that are spilled are spilled about it.

Prolivene suze prolivene su zbog njega.

The people that have felt it are real about it.

Ljudi koji su ga osetili svesni su.

A life without it, you'd be lost.

Život bez njega, bili biste izgubljeni.

When I'm in it and I feel it, I be shoutin' about it.

Kad sam u njemu i osećam to, urlam o tome.

Everybody in the whole world knowin' about it.

Svi na svetu znaju za njega.

I'm hurt and broke down and be flowin' about it,

Povređen sam i slomljen i lelujam u vezi s njim,

goin' about it wrong 'cause I didn't allow it.

ponašajući se pogrešno, jer sam ga sprečio.

Can the wound or scar heal without it?

Može li rana zarasti bez njega?

Can't the way that you feel be concealed about it?

Može li način na koji se osećate da ga sakrije?

Everybody has their own ideal about it,

Svako ima sopstveni ideal o tome,

dream about it,

sanja o tome,

appeal about it.

žali se na to.

So what's the deal about it?

Dakle, u čemu je stvar sa njim?

Are you 'bout it to know that life is a dream

Da li hoćete da znate da je život san

and unreal without it?

i nestvaran bez njega?

But I'm just a writer.

Ali ja sam samo pisac.

What can I reveal about it?

Šta ja mogu da otkrijem o tome?

Why is it that the most spoken-about language in the world

Zašto je jezik o kome se najviše priča

is the one we have the toughest time speaking or expressing?

onaj koji se najteže govori ili izražava?

No matter how many books, how many seminars,

Bez obzira na to koliko knjiga, seminara,

how many life-coaching sessions we go to,

koliko lajf koučing sesija posetimo,

we just can't get enough of it.

nikad nam nije dovoljno.

And I ask you now:

I pitam vas sada:

Is that number that you had at the beginning, has that changed?

onaj broj koji ste imali na početku, da li se promenio?

And I challenge you, when you see someone,

I izazivam vas, kada vidite nekog,

to ask yourself:

da se zapitate:

What languages do we share?

koje jezike imamo zajedničke?

And if you don't come up with anything,

I ako ne dođete ni do jednog,

ask yourself: What languages could we share?

zapitajte se: koje jezike bismo mogli da delimo?

And if you still don't come up with anything,

I ako opet ne dođete ni do čega,

ask yourself: What languages can I learn?

zapitajte se: koje jezike mogu da naučim?

And now matter how inconsequential

I bez obzira na to koliko nedosledan

or insignificant that conversation seems at the moment,

ili beznačajan taj razgovor delovao u tom trenutku,

I promise you it will serve you in the future.

obećavam vam da će vam koristiti u budućnosti.

My name is Poet Ali. Thank you.

Moje ime je Poet Ali. Hvala.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)