Helder Guimarães: A magical search for a coincidence

Prevodilac: Stefan Zrnović Lektor: Mile Živković

I'd like to start my performance by saying 90 percent of everything is crap.

Voleo bih da započem svoj performans izjavom da je 90 procenata svega glupost.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

It's called Sturgeon's law, and what that means

To se naziva Sterdženovim zakonom i to znači

is that the majority of anything is always bad.

da je većina svega uvek loše.

I have a giraffe here.

Ovde imam žirafu.

I'm going to throw the giraffe behind my back

Baciću je iza svojih leđa

and whoever catches it is going to help me on this next thing.

i ko god je uhvati pomoći će mi u sledećoj stvari.

Sir, you caught the giraffe.

Gospodine, vi ste uhvatili žirafu.

I have a playing card in my hand.

U svojoj ruci imam kartu.

Freely name any card in the deck.

Slobodno izaberite bilo koju kartu iz špila.

Audience member: 10 of hearts.

Član publike: desetka srce.

Helder Guimarães: 10 of hearts.

Helder Gujmares: desetka srce.

You could have named any card in the deck,

Mogli ste da izaberete bilo koju kartu iz špila,

but you said the 10 of hearts.

ali ste rekli desetka srce.

Ninety percent of everything is crap,

90% svega je smeće,

so there's this to prove that Sturgeon was correct.

a ovo je dokaz da je Sterdžen bio u pravu.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Sir, this is not your show.

Gospodine, ovo nije vaš performans.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Keep the giraffe for a moment, okay?

Držite žirafu na trenutak, u redu?

Jesus.

Bože.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Crazy people.

Ludi ljudi.

Well, the truth is,

Istina je

why is the majority of everything bad?

zašto je većina svega loše?

And my answer is: I think we stop thinking too soon.

Moj odgovor je: mislim da prestajemo da razmišljamo veoma brzo.

I'll give you a clear little example,

Daću vam mali jasan primer,

something that people used to do around the turn of the century --

nešto što su ljudi radili na početku ovog veka,

not this century, the other one.

ne ovog, već prethodnog.

The idea was to take a piece of paper

Ideja je da uzmete parče papira

and fold it inside out using only your weaker hand,

i saveijete ga na unutra koristeći samo vašu slabiju ruku,

in my case, the left hand.

u mom slučaju, levu.

Something that would look like this.

Nešto što izgleda otprilike ovako.

By the way you reacted, I can see your lack of interest.

Primetio sam da ste reagovali sa nezainteresovanošću.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

But that's okay, I understand why.

Ali to je u redu, razumem i zašto.

We stop thinking too soon.

Prestanemo da razmišljamo veoma rano.

But if we give it a little bit more thought,

Ali ako malo bolje razmislimo,

like a paper clip.

poput spajalice.

A paper clip makes this a little bit more interesting.

Spajalica čini ovo malo zanimljivijim.

Not only that, if instead of using my hand with the fingers,

Ne samo to, umesto da koristim prste na ruci,

I use my hand closed into a fist,

koristim je zatvorenu u pesnicu,

that makes this even a little bit more interesting.

što ovo čini još zanimljivijim.

Not only that, but I will impose myself a time limit of one second,

Ne samo to, zadaću sebi vremensko ograničenje od jedne sekunde,

something that would look like this.

nešto što bi izgledalo ovako.

Now -- no, no, no.

Sad - ne, ne, ne.

Sturgeon may be correct.

Sterdžen je možda u pravu.

But he doesn't have to be correct forever.

Ali ne može biti zauvek.

Things can always change.

Stvari se uvek menjaju.

Sir, what was the card?

Gospodine, koja je bila karta?

The 10 of hearts?

Desetka srce?

There's this to prove that things can always change --

Ovo dokazuje da se stvari uvek mogu menjati -

the 10 of hearts.

desetka srce.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Secrets are important.

Tajne su važne.

And secrets are valuable.

Tajne su i dragocene.

And this is the best secret I've ever experienced.

Ovo je najbolja tajna koju sam iskusio.

It starts with a deck of cards onto the table,

Počinje špilom karata na stolu,

an old man and a claim,

starcem i tvrdnjom,

"I will not touch the deck till the end."

"Neću dotaći špil karata do kraja."

It doesn't matter who the man was,

Nije važno ko je bio čovek,

all that matters was that sentence ringing in my head:

već je bitna rečenica koja mi odzvanja u glavi:

"I will not touch the deck till the end."

"Neću dotaći špil karata."

Now, during all this time,

Sve vreme

he was holding a small notebook

je držao malu svesku

that sometimes he would open and flip through the pages

koju bi ponekad otvorio, prelistao stranice

and look at something.

i gledao u nešto.

But I was not really paying attention to the book

Ali zapravo nisam obraćao pažnju na svesku

because I was paying attention the deck and the claim he had made before,

jer sam se skoncentrisao na špil i izjavu:

"I will not touch the deck till the end."

"Neću dotaći špil do kraja."

Now sir, you have the giraffe.

Gospodine, sada imate žirafu.

Go ahead, throw it in any direction

Samo napred, bacite je u bilo kojem pravcu

so that you can find someone else at random.

tako da možete nasumično da pronađete nekoga.

Perfect. Sir, you're going to play my role in this story.

Sjajno. Gospodine, igraćete moju ulogu u ovoj priči.

The old man turned to me and he said,

Starac se okrenuo prema meni i rekao:

"You could pick a red card or a black card."

"Mogli ste da izaberete crvenu ili crnu kartu."

My answer was ...

Moj odgovor je bio...

Audience member 2: The black card.

Član publike br.2: Crna karta.

HG: Indeed!

HG: Tako je!

It was a black card.

Bila je crna karta.

He said, "It could be a club or a spade,"

Rekao je: "Mogao bi da bude tref ili pik."

and my answer was ...

i moj odgovor je bio...

Audience member 2: Spade.

Član publike br. 2: Pik.

HG: Indeed! It was a spade.

HG: Da! Bio je pik.

He said, "It could be a high spade or a low spade."

Rekao je: "Mogao je da bude veliki ili mali pik."

And my answer was ...

I moj odgovor je bio...

Audience member 2: A high spade.

Član publike br.2: Veliki pik.

HG: Indeed! It was a high spade.

HG: Tako je! Bio je veliki pik.

Since it's a high spade, it could be a nine, a 10,

Kada je veliki pik, mogla bi to da bude devetka, desetka,

a jack, king, queen or the ace of spades.

žandar, kralj, kraljica ili kec.

And my answer was ...

I moj odgovor je bio...

Audience member 2: The king.

Član publike br2: Kralj.

HG: The king of spades, indeed.

HG: Kralj pik, tako je!

Now sir, let's be fair.

A sada, hajde da budemo korektni.

You selected black, you selected spade,

Izabrali ste crnu boju, pik,

you selected the high spade, and you selected -- sorry?

izabrali ste veliki pik i izabrali ste... pardon?

Audience member 2: King. HG: King of spades.

Član publike: "Kralja". HG: Kralj pik.

Da li ste osetili da sam uticao na vas u bilo kojoj odluci?

Did you feel I influenced you in any decision?

Audience member 2: No, I just felt your energy.

Član publike: Ne, samo sam osetio vašu energiju.

HG: Ali je bio slobodan izbor, zar ne?

HG: But it was a free choice, correct?

Because if not, we could start all over again.

Jer ako nije, možemo početi iznova.

Ali da li je bilo korektno? Član publike: Apsolutno.

But it was really fair? Audience member 2: Absolutely.

HG: Now, the old man turned to me and he asked me one more question,

HG: Starac se okrenuo prema meni i postavio mi je još jedno pitanje,

a number between one and 52.

broj između 1 i 52.

And the first number I thought of was ...

I prvo broj na koji sam pomislio bio je...

Audience member 2: 17.

Član publike br. 2: 17.

HG: Indeed! It was the 17.

HG: Tako je! Bio je 17.

The old man only said one more thing:

Starac je samo rekao još jednu stvar:

"This is the end."

"Ovo je kraj."

And I knew exactly what that meant.

I tačno sam znao šta to znači.

I knew that he was going to touch the deck.

Znao sam da će dodirnuti špil.

Everything that you're about to see is exactly as it looked.

Sve što ćete videti je upravo kako je izgledalo.

He took the deck out of the box.

Uzeo je špil iz kutije.

Nothing in the box.

Kutija je bila prazna.

He counted, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10."

Brojao je: "Jedan, dva, tri, četiri, pet, šest, sedam, osam, devet, deset."

The tension was building.

Tenzija je rasla.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

"11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17."

"11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17."

And on the 17, instead of the king of spades,

I na 17, umesto da kaže kralj pik,

something appeared in the middle of the deck,

nešto se pojavilo u sredini špila,

that later, I would realize was actually a secret.

što bih kasnije shvatio da je zapravo bila tajna.

The old man stood up, he left.

Starac je ustao i otišao.

I never saw him again.

Nikada ga više nisam video.

But he left his notebook

Ali je ostavio svesku

that was there from the beginning.

koja je bila tu od početka.

And when I picked it up,

Kada sam je podigao,

that was the best secret I've ever experienced.

to je bila najbolja tajna koju sam otkrio.

We are defined by the secrets we keep

Definisani smo tajnama koje krijemo

and by the secrets we share.

i tajnama koje delimo.

And this was his way of sharing a secret with me.

Ovo je bio njegov način da podeli tajnu sa mnom.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Crazy shit! Now --

Prokletstvo! E sada -

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

I believe that amazing things happen all the time.

Verujem da se fenomenalne stvari dešavaju stalno.

I really do.

Stvarno.

And the reason why we don't see them as often,

I razlog zašto ih ne vidimo često

it's because we don't place ourselves in a position

je zato što se ne stavljamo u poziciju

to search for those amazing things.

da tražime te predivne stvari.

But what if we decided to search for those amazing things,

Ali šta ako odlučimo da tražimo te prelepe stvari,

for those small coincidences in life that are truly amazing?

te male slučajnosti u životu koje su istinski zadivljujuće?

So you have the giraffe,

Dakle, imate žirafu,

go ahead, throw it in any direction so you find one last person at random.

hajde, bacite je u bilo kom smeru da pronađemo poslednju nasumičnu osobu.

Sir, I'm going to ask you,

Gospodine, pitaću vas,

do you have, with you, a United States $1 bill?

da li imate, sa sobom novčanicu od jednog američkog dolara?

Audience member 3: I think so.

Član pubilke br. 3: Mislim da da.

HG: Yes? You see, a coincidence!

HG: Da? Vidite, slučajnost!

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Let's make sure you have it.

Hajde da se uverimo da je imate.

Do you have it?

Da li je imate?

Audience member 3: Yes. HG: Yes! Perfect.

Član publike br.3: Da. HG: Da! Savršeno.

Now, I want you to do exactly the same thing I am about to do.

Želim da uradite upravo istu stvari koju ću i ja uraditi.

I have a dollar bill here to explain.

Imam novčanicu od jednog dolara da bih objasnio.

I want you to take the dollar bill,

Želim da uzmete novčanicu

and fold the Washington part inside, like this.

i presavijete deo sa Vašingtonom na unutra, ovako.

So you get this kind of big square, okay?

Da dobijete ovako veliki kvadrat, u redu?

Now, I want you to take the bill and fold it like this, lengthwise,

Želim da uzmete novčanicu i presavijete je po dužini,

so it becomes like a rectangle,

da postane pravougaonik,

and then again -- really fold it, really crease it --

a onda ponovo - da je skroz savijete, zgužvate -

and when you have it,

i kada je napravite,

please fold the bill again into a little square like this

molim vas presavijte novčanicu još jednom u mali kvadrat ovako

and let me know when you have it.

i javite mi kad napravite.

Do you have it? Perfect.

Jeste li napravili? Sjajno.

Now, I'm going to approach,

Sada ću vam prići,

and before we start,

i pre nego što počnemo,

I want to make sure that we do this in very, very serious conditions.

želim da budem siguran da smo ovo uradili u veoma ozbiljnim uslovima.

First of all, I want to ensure that we have a marker and we have a paper clip.

Pre svega želim da budem siguran da imamo flomaster i spajalicu.

First of all, take the marker and go ahead and sign the bill.

Pre svega, uzmite flomaster i potpišite se na novčanici.

And this is the reason why:

A ovo je razlog zašto:

later, I'm going to be doing a bunch of stuff on stage

kasnije ću uraditi gomilu stvari na sceni

and I don't want you to think,

i ne želim da mislite

oh, while I was distracted by Helder,

oh, dok mi je Helder skretao pažnju,

someone came onstage and swapped the bill.

neko je došao na scenu i zamenio novčanicu.

So I want to make sure it's exactly the same bill.

Želim da budemo sigurni da je to ista novčanica.

Now not only that, I want you to take the paper clip

Ne samo to, već želim da uzmete spajalicu

and put it around the bill.

i stavite je na novčanicu.

So even if nobody comes onstage and switches the bill,

Čak i ako niko ne dođe na scenu i ne zameni novčanicu,

I don't have enough time to go open the bill and close it

neću imati dovoljno vremena da otvorim i zatvorim novčanicu

and see what I don't want to see.

i vidim ono što ne želim.

Is that fair?

Da li je to korektno?

Now you can give me the marker back.

Možete li da mi vratite flomaster.

And just like that, very clearly,

I samo tako, veoma jasno,

I want to make sure that we place this in full view

želim da se postaram da je ovo u prvom planu

from the beginning of this experience

od početka ovog eksperimenta

and to make sure that everyone is going to see it,

i da se postaram da će ga svako videti,

we're going to actually have a camera man onstage.

i zapravo ćemo imati kamermana na sceni.

Yes, perfect, so that you can see.

Da, sjajno, tako da možete da vidite.

That's your signature? Yes? Perfect.

To je vaš potpis? Da? Sjajno.

Now, we're going to use also the deck and a glass for this.

Za ovo ćemo sada koristiti špil i čašu.

And we're going to put ourselves in a position

Stavićemo se u poziciju

to search for an amazing coincidence.

da tražimo neverovatnu slučajnost.

Do you mind, can you help me with this?

Da li biste mogli da mi pomognete sa ovime?

Go ahead and take some cards and shuffle.

Samo napred, uzmite karte i promešajte.

And do you mind, can you take some cards and shuffle?

I možete li da uzmete neke karte i promešate?

You can take some cards and shuffle.

Uzmite nekoliko karata i promešajte.

Možete da promešate karte na različite načine.

You can shuffle cards in a variety of ways.

You can shuffle cards like this.

Možete da ih promešate ovako.

You can shuffle cards in a more messed up way,

Možete da im promešate nespretnije,

something like this.

ovako nekako.

You can shuffle cards in the American way.

Možete da promečate karte na američki način.

As a Portuguese, I don't feel entitled to teach you guys how to do it.

Kao Portugalac, nisam podesan da vas podučavam kako da to uradite.

But the important part is after shuffling the cards,

Važan deo je da nakon mešanja karata,

always remember to cut and complete the cards.

uvek zapamtite da presečete i spojite karte.

Do you mind doing that for me, sir?

Gospodine, da li biste to uradili za mene?

Please cut and complete.

Molim vas presecite i spojite.

And when you have it, place the cards up in the air.

Kada to učinite, podignite karte.

And you too, cut and complete and up in the air.

I vi isto, presecite, spojite i podignite karte gore.

Up in the air.

Gore u vazduh.

A deck of cards cut and shuffled by one, two, three, four and five people.

Špil karata koji je preseklo i promešalo jedno, dvoje, troje, četvoro i pet ljudi.

Now, very clearly, I'm going to gather the deck together.

Veoma jasno ću skupiti špil karata.

And just like that.

Samo tako.

I'm going to search for a coincidence in front of everyone.

Tražiću slučajnost ispred svih.

I'm going to try.

Pokušaću.

I have some cards that maybe,

Imam karte koje možda,

maybe they don't mean anything.

možda ništa ne znače.

But maybe that's because we are not paying close attention.

Ali je to možda zato što ne obraćamo pažnju dovoljno.

Because maybe, maybe they mean a lot.

Jer možda, možda znače dosta.

Before we start, sir, you gave me a dollar bill.

Pre nego što počnemo, gospodine, dali ste mi novčanicu od jednog dolara.

Is that your signature?

Jel to vaš potpis?

Audience member 3: Yes it is.

Član publike br.3: Da, jeste.

HG: I want you to see very clearly

HG: Želim da vidite veoma jasno

that I'm going to open your bill

da ću otvoriti vašu novčanicu

and reveal a small secret that we created.

i otkriti malu tajnu koju smo stvorili.

And the secret of this dollar bill is the serial number.

Tajna ove novčanice od jednog dolara je serijski broj.

Madam, can you take the dollar bill?

Gospođo, da li možete da uzmete novčanicu od jednog dolara?

In the serial number, there is a letter.

U serijskom broju je slovo.

What is the first number after the letter?

Koji je prvi broj nakon slova?

Audience member 4: Seven.

Član publike br.4: Sedam.

HG: Seven.

HG: Sedam.

Seven.

Sedam.

But, that's maybe just one coincidence.

Ali je ovo možda samo slučajnost.

What is the second number? Audience member 4: Nine.

Koji je drugi broj? Član publike br.4: Devet.

So after the seven, we have a nine.

Dakle, nakon sedam imamo broj devet.

And after the nine?

A nakon devet?

Audience member 4: Two.

Član publike br.4: Dva.

HG: The two. And after the two?

HG: Dva. Nakon dva?

Audience member 4: Three.

Član pubile br. 4: Tri.

HG: Three, and after?

HG: Tri, a posle?

Audience member 4: Three. HG: Three.

Član publike br.4: Tri. HG: Tri.

Audience member 4: Seven. HG: Seven.

Član publike br.4: Sedam. HG: Sedam.

Audience member 4: Four. HG: Four.

Član publike br.4: Četiri. HG: Četiri.

Audience member 4: Two. HG: Two, and?

Član publiek br.4: Dva. HG: Dva.

Audience member 4: Q.

Član publike br.4: Q.

HG: Q like in queen?

HG: Q, kao kraljica?

(Applause)

(Alpauz)

The queen of clubs!

Kraljica!

All the cards in order, just for you.

Sve karte poređane po redu, samo za vas.

And that's my show.

To je moja predstava.

Thank you very much and have a nice night.

Mnogo vam hvala i prijatna noć.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)