Karen Armstrong: Let's revive the Golden Rule

Prevodilac: Ivana Krivokuća Lektor: Tijana Mihajlović

For years I've been feeling frustrated,

Godinama se osećam frustrirano jer sam,

because as a religious historian,

kao istoričar religije,

I've become acutely aware

postala bolno svesna

of the centrality of compassion

centralnog mesta saosećanja

in all the major world faiths.

u svim većim svetskim verama.

Every single one of them

Svaka od njih

has evolved their own version

je razvila sopstvenu verziju

of what's been called the Golden Rule.

onoga što se naziva zlatno pravilo.

Sometimes it comes in a positive version --

Ponekad bude u pozitivnoj verziji:

"Always treat all others as you'd like to be treated yourself."

„Uvek se ophodite prema svima ostalima kao što želite da se ophode prema vama.“

And equally important

Podjednako je važna

is the negative version --

i negativna verzija:

„Ne činite drugima ono što ne biste želeli da oni čine vama.“

"Don't do to others what you would not like them to do to you."

Pogledajte u svoje srce,

Look into your own heart,

discover what it is that gives you pain

otkrijte šta je to što vam zadaje bol

and then refuse, under any circumstance whatsoever,

i zatim odbijte da, pod bilo kojim okolnostima,

nanesete taj bol bilo kome drugom.

to inflict that pain on anybody else.

And people have emphasized the importance of compassion,

Ljudi su naglašavali značaj saosećanja

not just because it sounds good,

ne samo zato što zvuči dobro,

but because it works.

već zato što deluje.

People have found that when they have

Ljudi su shvatili da, kada primenjuju zlatno pravilo

implemented the Golden Rule

as Confucius said, "all day and every day,"

onako kako je Konfučije rekao, „ceo dan i svaki dan“,

a ne samo da učine dobro delo tog dana

not just a question of doing your good deed for the day

and then returning to a life of greed

i zatim se vrate životu pohlepe i egotizma,

and egotism,

but to do it all day and every day,

već kada to činite ceo dan i svaki dan,

you dethrone yourself from the center of your world,

svrgavate sebe sa prestola u centru svog sveta,

postavljate tamo drugu osobu i nadilazite sebe.

put another there, and you transcend yourself.

And it brings you into the presence

To vas dovodi u prisustvo

of what's been called God, Nirvana, Rama, Tao.

onoga što se naziva bog, nirvana, Rama, Tao.

Something that goes beyond

To je nešto što prevazilazi

what we know in our ego-bound existence.

ono što nam je poznato u našem postojanju ograničenom egom.

Međutim, često nećete primetiti

But you know you'd never know it a lot of the time,

that this was so central to the religious life.

da je ovo tako važno u religioznom životu

Because with a few wonderful exceptions,

zato što, pored nekoliko divnih izuzetaka,

very often when religious people come together,

vrlo često, kada se religiozni ljudi, religijski predvodnici okupe,

religious leaders come together, they're arguing about abstruse doctrines

oni raspravljaju o nejasnim doktrinama,

or uttering a council of hatred

koriste govor mržnje u svojim odborima,

osuđuju homoseksualnost ili nešto poput toga.

or inveighing against homosexuality or something of that sort.

Ljudi često ne žele da budu saosećajni.

Often people don't really want to be compassionate.

I sometimes see

Ponekad vidim,

when I'm speaking to a congregation of religious people

kada govorim pred kongregacijama religioznih ljudi,

a sort of mutinous expression crossing their faces

nešto poput buntovnog izraza lica

because people often want to be right instead.

jer bi ljudi često radije da budu u pravu,

And that of course defeats the object of the exercise.

a to, naravno, poništava svrhu sprovođenja.

Now why was I so grateful to TED?

Zašto sam tako zahvalna TED-u?

Because they took me very gently

Zato što me je nežno otrgnuo

from my book-lined study

od mog knjiškog izučavanja

i doveo me u 21. vek,

and brought me into the 21st century,

omogućivši mi da se obratim mnogo, mnogo široj publici

enabling me to speak to a much, much wider audience

than I could have ever conceived.

nego što sam ikada mogla da zamislim,

Because I feel an urgency about this.

jer osećam da ovo iziskuje brzo reagovanje.

If we don't manage to implement

Ako ne uspemo da globalno primenimo zlatno pravilo

the Golden Rule globally,

tako da tretiramo sve ljude,

so that we treat all peoples, wherever and whoever they may be,

gde god i ko god da su,

as though they were as important as ourselves,

kao da su važni kao i mi sami,

I doubt that we'll have

sumnjam da ćemo imati održivi svet

a viable world to hand on to the next generation.

koji ćemo predati narednoj generaciji.

The task of our time,

Zadatak našeg vremena,

one of the great tasks of our time,

jedan od velikih zadataka našeg vremena,

jeste da izgradimo globalno gruštvo, kao što sam rekla,

is to build a global society, as I said,

where people can live together in peace.

u kome ljudi mogu da žive zajedno u miru.

And the religions that should be making a major contribution

A religije, koje bi trebalo da dosta tome doprinose,

are instead seen as part of the problem.

umesto toga se doživljavaju kao deo problema.

And of course it's not just religious people who believe in the Golden Rule.

Naravno, u zlatno pravilo ne veruju samo religiozni ljudi.

This is the source of all morality,

To je izvor celokupne moralnosti,

maštovitog čina empatije,

this imaginative act of empathy,

postavljanja sebe na mesto druge osobe.

putting yourself in the place of another.

And so we have a choice, it seems to me.

Imamo izbor, čini mi se.

We can either go on bringing out or emphasizing

Možemo ili da nastavimo sa sprovođenjem ili naglašavanjem

the dogmatic and intolerant aspects of our faith,

dogmatičnih i netolerantnih aspekata naše vere,

or we can go back to

ili se možemo vratiti rabinima.

the rabbis. Rabbi Hillel, the older contemporary of Jesus,

Rabin Hilel, stariji Isusov savremenik,

who, when asked by a pagan

koji je, kada mu je pagan zatražio

to sum up the whole of Jewish teaching while he stood on one leg,

da sumira celokupno jevrejsko učenje dok stoji na jednoj nozi, rekao:

said, "That which is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor.

„Ono što ti je mrsko, nemoj činiti svom bližnjem.

That is the Torah and everything else is only commentary."

To je Tora, a ostalo su samo komentari.“

And the rabbis and the early fathers of the church who said that

Rabini i prvi crkveni oci govorili su

any interpretation of scripture

da je svako tumačenje svetih spisa

koje rađa mržnju i prezir nedopustivo.

that bred hatred and disdain was illegitimate.

And we need to revive that spirit.

Moramo da oživimo taj duh.

And it's not just going to happen

To se neće tek tako dogoditi

because a spirit of love wafts us down.

zato što nas ponese duh ljubavi.

We have to make this happen,

Moramo učiniti da se to dogodi,

and we can do it

a to možemo učiniti

with the modern communications

savremenom komunikacijom koju je TED uveo.

that TED has introduced.

Already I've been tremendously heartened

Već su me neverovatno ohrabrili

at the response of all our partners.

odgovori svih naših partnera.

U Singapuru imamo grupu

In Singapore, we have a group

going to use the Charter to heal divisions

koja će koristiti Povelju da pomiri podeljene strane

recently that have sprung up in Singaporean society,

koje su nedavno nastale u singapurskom društvu,

and some members of the parliament want

a neki narodni poslanici žele

to implement it politically.

da je primene politički.

In Malaysia, there is going to be an art exhibition

U Maleziji će biti održana umetnička izložba

in which leading artists are going to be

u kojoj će vodeći umetnici

voditi ljude, mlade ljude,

taking people, young people,

i pokazati im da saosećanje takođe leži

and showing them that compassion also lies

at the root of all art.

u osnovi celokupne umetnosti.

Širom Evrope, muslimanske zajednice

Throughout Europe, the Muslim communities

organizuju događaje i diskusije,

are holding events and discussions,

razmatraju središnju ulogu saosećanja

are discussing the centrality of compassion

u islamu i svim verama.

in Islam and in all faiths.

But it can't stop there. It can't stop with the launch.

Međutim, to ne sme stati na tome. Ne sme se stati na početku.

Religious teaching, this is where we've gone so wrong,

Religijska učenja - na tom smo mestu toliko pogrešili,

concentrating solely on believing abstruse doctrines.

isključivo usmereni na verovanje u nejasne doktrine.

Religious teaching must always lead to action.

Religijska učenja moraju uvek voditi akciji.

Nameravam da radim na ovome do svoje smrti

And I intend to work on this till my dying day.

And I want to continue with our partners

i želim da nastavim sa našim partnerima

to do two things --

sa radom na dvema stvarima -

educate and stimulate compassionate thinking.

na obrazovanju i podsticanju saosećajnog razmišljanja.

Education because we've so

Na obrazovanju, jer smo toliko napustili saosećanje.

dropped out of compassion.

People often think it simply means

Ljudi često misle da to jednostavno znači

feeling sorry for somebody.

sažaljevati nekoga.

But of course you don't understand compassion

Naravno da ne razumete saosećajnost

if you're just going to think about it.

ako samo mislite o tome.

Morate to i da uradite.

You also have to do it.

Želim da se mediji uključe

I want them to get the media involved

jer su oni od suštinskog značaja

because the media are crucial

za zaustavljanje nekih stereotipnih gledišta

in helping to dissolve some of the stereotypical views

we have of other people,

koja imamo o drugim ljudima,

which are dividing us from one another.

koji nas međusobno razdvajaju.

The same applies to educators.

Isto se odnosi i na nastavnike.

I'd like youth to get a sense of

Volela bih da mladi steknu osećaj dinamičnosti,

the dynamism, the dynamic and challenge

dinamike i izazova saosećajnog životnog stila,

of a compassionate lifestyle.

a takođe i da vide da to zahteva jaku inteligenciju,

And also see that it demands acute intelligence,

not just a gooey feeling.

ne samo osećaj raspilavljenosti.

I'd like to call upon scholars to explore

Htela bih da pozovem učene ljude

da istraže temu saosećanja

the compassionate theme

in their own and in other people's traditions.

u sopstvenoj tradiciji i tradicijama drugih ljudi,

And perhaps above all,

a možda prvenstveno

to encourage a sensitivity about

želim da podstaknem osetljivost

na nesaosećajan govor,

uncompassionate speaking,

so that because people have this Charter,

pa da se ljudi, zato što imaju ovu Povelju,

whatever their beliefs or lack of them,

kakva god da su im verovanja ili njihov nedostatak,

they feel empowered

osećaju osnaženo

to challenge uncompassionate speech,

da se suprotstave nesaosećajnom govoru,

disdainful remarks

prezrivim primedbama

from their religious leaders, their political leaders,

njihovih verskih i političkih vođa,

from the captains of industry.

predvodnika industrije.

Because we can change the world,

Zato što možemo promeniti svet.

we have the ability.

Imamo tu sposobnost.

I would never have thought of putting the Charter online.

Nikad se ne bih setila da postavim Povelju na internet.

I was still stuck in the old world

Još sam bila zatočena u starom svetu

of a whole bunch of boffins sitting together in a room

u kome gomila učenjaka sedi u sobi

and issuing yet another arcane statement.

i donosi još jedan tajanstveni iskaz.

And TED introduced me to a whole new way

TED me je upoznao sa potpuno novim načinom

of thinking and presenting ideas.

razmišljanja i predstavljanja ideja.

Because that is what is so wonderful about TED.

To je ono što je tako divno kod TED-a.

In this room, all this expertise,

U ovoj prostoriji, ovo celokupno stručno znanje,

if we joined it all together,

ako bismo to ujedinili,

we could change the world.

mogli bismo promeniti svet.

And of course the problems sometimes seem insuperable.

Naravno, problem se ponekad čini nesavladivim.

But I'd just like to quote, finish at the end

Htela bih još samo da citiram,

da završim pozivajući se na britanskog, oksfordskog autora

with a reference to a British author, an Oxford author

kojeg ne citiram baš često,

whom I don't quote very often,

C.S. Lewis.

K.S. Luisa.

But he wrote one thing that stuck in my mind

Napisao je nešto što mi je ostalo u mislima

ever since I read it when I was a schoolgirl.

otkad sam to pročitala kad sam bila učenica.

It's in his book "The Four Loves."

To je iz njegove knjige „Četiri ljubavi“.

Rekao je da razlikuje erotsku ljubav,

He said that he distinguished between erotic love,

when two people gaze, spellbound, into each other's eyes.

kada dvoje opčinjeno gledaju jedno drugom u oči.

And then he compared that to friendship,

To je uporedio sa prijateljstvom,

when two people stand side by side, as it were, shoulder to shoulder,

kada dvoje ljudi stoje jedno uz drugo, rame uz rame,

with their eyes fixed on a common goal.

dok su im oči fiksirane na zajedničkom cilju.

We don't have to fall in love with each other,

Ne moramo se zaljubiti jedni u druge,

but we can become friends.

ali možemo postati prijatelji.

And I am convinced.

Ubeđena sam.

I felt it very strongly

Osetila sam to vrlo snažno

during our little deliberations at Vevey,

tokom našeg malog razmatranja u Veveu,

da, kada se ljudi različitih uverenja okupe,

that when people of all different persuasions

come together, working side by side

radeći rame uz rame

for a common goal,

na zajedničkom cilju,

differences melt away.

razlike nestaju

And we learn amity.

i učimo se prijateljstvu.

And we learn to live together and to get to know one another.

Učimo da živimo zajedno i da upoznajemo jedni druge.

Mnogo vam hvala.

Thank you very much.

(Aplauz)

(Applause)