Krista Tippett: Reconnecting with compassion

Prevodilac: Marija Milenovic Lektor: Ivana Korom

We're here to celebrate compassion.

Ovde smo da slavimo saosećanje.

But compassion, from my vantage point,

Ali saosećanje, sa moje tačke gledišta,

has a problem.

ima problem.

As essential as it is across our traditions,

Koliko god da je neizostavno u našim tradicijama,

as real as so many of us know it to be

koliko god da je prisutno

in particular lives,

u nečijim životima,

the word "compassion" is hollowed out in our culture,

reč "saosećanje" je ofucana kroz našu kulturu,

and it is suspect in my field of journalism.

i uvek je pod lupom sumnje u novinarstvu.

It's seen as a squishy kumbaya thing,

Na to se gleda kao na neku kumbaja stvar.

or it's seen as potentially depressing.

Ili kao potencijalno depresivnu stvar.

Karen Armstrong has told what I think is an iconic story

Karen Armstrong je ispričala, po mom mišljenju, jednu veoma simboličnu priču

of giving a speech in Holland

o držanju govora u Holandiji

and, after the fact, the word "compassion"

gde je reč "saosećanje"

was translated as "pity."

prevedena kao sažaljenje.

Now compassion, when it enters the news,

Kada se saosećanje pojavi u vestima

too often comes in the form

prečesto je to u formi

of feel-good feature pieces

reportaža koje čine da se dobro osećate

or sidebars about heroic people

ili onih o herojima

you could never be like

kakvi vi nikada ne biste mogli biti,

or happy endings

ili srećnim završecima

or examples of self-sacrifice

kao i primeri samožrtvovanja

that would seem to be too good to be true

koji bi delovali previše dobro da bi bili istiniti,

most of the time.

u većini slučajeva.

Our cultural imagination about compassion

Naša kulturološka zamisao saosećanja

has been deadened by idealistic images.

je umrtvljena idealističkim slikama.

And so what I'd like to do this morning

I ono što bih ja volela da uradim ovog jutra,

for the next few minutes

tokom sledećih nekoliko minuta

is perform a linguistic resurrection.

je da izvedem lingvističko vaskrsnuće.

And I hope you'll come with me on my basic premise

I nadam se da ćete se složiti sa mnom

that words matter,

da reči jesu važne,

that they shape the way we understand ourselves,

da one oblikuju način na koji razumemo sebe,

the way we interpret the world

na koji interpretiramo svet

and the way we treat others.

kao i način na koji tretiramo druge.

When this country

Kada se ova zemlja

first encountered genuine diversity

prvi put suočila sa raznolikošću

in the 1960s,

u šezdesetim godinama XX veka,

we adopted tolerance

usvojili smo toleranciju

as the core civic virtue

kao osnovnu građansku vrlinu

with which we would approach that.

na osnovu koje bismo delali.

Now the word "tolerance," if you look at it in the dictionary,

Sada, reč "tolerancija", ako pogledate u rečniku,

connotes "allowing," "indulging"

sugeriše dopuštanje, udovoljavanje

and "enduring."

i podnošenje.

In the medical context that it comes from,

Medicinsko značenje, odakle i potiče, podrazumeva

it is about testing the limits of thriving

testiranje granica napredovanja

in an unfavorable environment.

u nepovoljnim uslovima.

Tolerance is not really a lived virtue;

Tolerancija nije baš stvarna vrlina,

it's more of a cerebral ascent.

više je cerebralni uspon.

And it's too cerebral

I previše je cerebralni

to animate guts and hearts

da bi animirao hrabrost i srce

and behavior

i ponašanje

when the going gets rough.

kada okolnosti nisu sjajne.

And the going is pretty rough right now.

A okolnosti nisu baš sjajne upravo sada.

I think that without perhaps being able to name it,

Mislim da možda bez sposobnosti imenovanja

we are collectively experiencing

mi kolektivno osećamo

that we've come as far as we can

da smo dostigli dokle smo mogli

with tolerance as our only guiding virtue.

sa tolerancijom kao našom jedinom vrlinom vodiljom.

Compassion is a worthy successor.

Saosećanje je dostojan sledbenik.

It is organic,

Prirodno je,

across our religious, spiritual and ethical traditions,

prisutno u našim religioznim, spiritualnim i etičkim tradicijama,

and yet it transcends them.

a opet ih prevazilazi.

Compassion is a piece of vocabulary

Saosećanje je deo vokabulara

that could change us if we truly let it sink into

koji bi mogao da nas promeni ako zaista dozvolimo

the standards to which we hold ourselves and others,

da uplovi u standarde po kojim živimo,

both in our private and in our civic spaces.

kojih se držimo i u svojim privatnim i civilnim prostorima.

So what is it, three-dimensionally?

Da li to znači da je trodimenzionalno?

What are its kindred and component parts?

Koji su njegovi srodni i sastavni delovi?

What's in its universe of attendant virtues?

Koje druge vrline ga čine?

To start simply,

Počela bih jednostavno.

I want to say that compassion is kind.

Želim reći da je saosećanje ljubazno.

Now "kindness" might sound like a very mild word,

Sada, ljubaznost može biti veoma blaga reč

and it's prone to its own abundant cliche.

i sklona je svom klišeu.

But kindness is an everyday byproduct

Ali ljubaznost je svakodnevni nusprodukt

of all the great virtues.

među svim velikim vrlinama.

And it is a most edifying form

I to je najpoučnija forma

of instant gratification.

trenutnog zadovoljenja.

Compassion is also curious.

Saosećanje je takođe radoznalo.

Compassion cultivates and practices curiosity.

Saosećanje neguje i vežba radoznalost.

I love a phrase that was offered me

Jako volim frazu koja mi je ponuđena

by two young women

od strane dveju mladih žena

who are interfaith innovators in Los Angeles,

koje su međuverski inovatori u Los Anđelesu,

Aziza Hasan and Malka Fenyvesi.

Aziza Hasan i Malka Fenivesi.

They are working to create a new imagination

One rade na stvaranju nove imaginacije

about shared life among young Jews and Muslims,

o zajedničkom životu mladih Jevreja i Muslimana.

and as they do that, they cultivate what they call

I tokom svog rada one kultivišu, takozvanu

"curiosity without assumptions."

"radoznalost bez pretpostavki".

Well that's going to be a breeding ground for compassion.

Pa, to će biti plodno tlo za saosećanje.

Compassion can be synonymous with empathy.

Saosećanje može biti sinonim empatiji.

It can be joined with the harder work

Može biti udruženo sa napornijim radom

of forgiveness and reconciliation,

oprosta i pomirenja,

but it can also express itself

ali može se i izraziti

in the simple act of presence.

u jednostavnom aktu prisustva.

It's linked to practical virtues

Povezano je sa praktičnim vrlinama

like generosity and hospitality

kao što su velikodušnost i gostoprimstvo

and just being there,

i sa nečijim prisustvom kada nam je potrebno,

just showing up.

samo kada je neko tu, uz nas.

I think that compassion

Mislim da je saosećanje

also is often linked to beauty --

ponekad u vezi sa lepotom

and by that I mean a willingness

i pod tim podrazumevam volju

to see beauty in the other,

da vidimo lepotu u drugima,

not just what it is about them

a ne samo ono što

that might need helping.

je potrebno popraviti.

I love it that my Muslim conversation partners

Jako mi se dopada što moji muslimanski partneri u razgovoru

often speak of beauty as a core moral value.

često govore o lepoti kao srži moralne vrednosti.

And in that light, for the religious,

I u tom svetlu, za religiozne,

compassion also brings us

saosećanje nas takođe odvodi

into the territory of mystery --

na teritoriju misterije

encouraging us not just

ohrabruje nas da vidimo

to see beauty,

ne samo lepotu,

but perhaps also to look for the face of God

nego možda da i potražimo lice Boga,

in the moment of suffering,

u trenutku patnje,

in the face of a stranger,

u licu stranca

in the face of the vibrant religious other.

u licima naših saputnika u religiji.

I'm not sure if I can show you

Nisam sigurna da vam mogu pokazati

what tolerance looks like,

kako izgleda tolerancija,

but I can show you what compassion looks like --

ali vam mogu pokazati kako saosećanje izgleda -

because it is visible.

zato što je vidljivo.

When we see it, we recognize it

Kada naiđemo na saosećanje, mi ga prepoznamo

and it changes the way we think about what is doable,

i ono pormeni način na koji razmišljamo o tome šta se može učiniti,

what is possible.

šta je moguće.

It is so important

Veoma je važno da,

when we're communicating big ideas --

kada govorimo o velikim idejama,

but especially a big spiritual idea like compassion --

ali pogotovu velikim i spiritualnim, kao što je saosećanje,

to root it as we present it to others

da ih ukorenimo dok ih predstavljamo drugima

in space and time and flesh and blood --

u prostoru i vremenu i krvi i mesu,

the color and complexity of life.

u boji i složenosti života.

And compassion does seek physicality.

I saosećanje govori o fizikalnosti.

I first started to learn this most vividly

Najvernije sam učila o ovome

from Matthew Sanford.

od Metjua Senforda.

And I don't imagine that you will realize this

I mislim da ovo nećete shvatiti

when you look at this photograph of him,

kada pogledate njegovu fotografiju,

but he's paraplegic.

ali on je paraplegičar.

He's been paralyzed from the waist down since he was 13,

Paralizovan je od struka na dole od svoje trinaeste godine

in a car crash that killed his father and his sister.

posle saobraćajne nesreće u kojoj je izgubio oca i sestru.

Matthew's legs don't work, and he'll never walk again,

Metjuove noge ne funkcionišu i on neće ponovo hodati

and -- and he does experience this as an "and"

i - i on zaista doživljava sve radije kao "i"

rather than a "but" --

nego kao "ali" -

and he experiences himself

i on doživljava sebe

to be healed and whole.

kao celog i izlečenog.

And as a teacher of yoga,

I kao instruktor joge,

he brings that experience to others

on omogućava drugima da dožive isto

across the spectrum of ability and disability,

kroz spektar sposobnosti i nesposobnosti,

health, illness and aging.

zdravlja, bolesti i starenja.

He says that he's just at an extreme end

On kaže da je on samo na samom kraju

of the spectrum we're all on.

spektra na kom smo svi mi.

He's doing some amazing work now

On sada radi nešto zadivljujuće

with veterans coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan.

sa veteranima iz Iraka i Avganistana.

And Matthew has made this remarkable observation

I Metju je zapazio nešto izuzetno,

that I'm just going to offer you and let it sit.

a to ću vam predstaviti i ostaviti da odstoji.

I can't quite explain it, and he can't either.

Ne mogu to tačno da objasnim, a ne može ni on.

But he says that he has yet to experience someone

Ali on kaže da još nije upoznao onoga

who became more aware of their body,

ko je postao svesniji svog tela

in all its frailty and its grace,

u svoj njegovoj krhkosti i gracioznosti,

without, at the same time,

bez toga da je istovremeno

becoming more compassionate towards all of life.

zauzeo saosećajniji stav prema životu.

Compassion also looks like this.

I tako izgleda saosećanje.

This is Jean Vanier.

Ovo je Žan Vanijer.

Jean Vanier helped found the L'Arche communities,

Žan Vanijer je pomogao osnivanje L'Arche zajednica,

which you can now find all over the world,

kakve sada možeti pronaći po celom svetu,

communities centered around life

zajednice koje su fokusirane na život

with people with mental disabilities --

ljudi sa mentalnim poremećajima -

mostly Down syndrome.

uglavnom sa Daunovim sindromom.

The communities that Jean Vanier founded,

Zajednice koje je Žan Vanijer osnovao,

like Jean Vanier himself,

kao i on sam,

exude tenderness.

odišu nežnošću.

"Tender" is another word

"Nežan" je još jedna reč

I would love to spend some time resurrecting.

na čijem uskrsnuću bih posvetila neko vreme.

We spend so much time in this culture

Provodimo mnogo vremena u ovoj kulturi

being driven and aggressive,

agresivni i brzopleti,

and I spend a lot of time being those things too.

pa i ja se tako ponekad ponašam.

And compassion can also have those qualities.

I saosećanje može imati te osobine, kao kvalitete.

But again and again, lived compassion

Ali opet i opet, proživljavanje saosećanja

brings us back to the wisdom of tenderness.

dovodi nas nazad na mudrost nežnosti.

Jean Vanier says

Žan Vanijer kaže

that his work,

da njegovo delo,

like the work of other people --

kao i dela drugih ljudi,

his great, beloved, late friend Mother Teresa --

njegove velike, voljene, pokojne prijateljice Majke Tereze,

is never in the first instance about changing the world;

nikad se ne zasniva na želji da promene svet,

it's in the first instance about changing ourselves.

već na menjanju nas samih.

He's says that what they do with L'Arche

On kaže da ono što rade sa L'Arche zajednicom

is not a solution, but a sign.

nije rešenje, nego znak.

Compassion is rarely a solution,

Saosećanje je retko rešenje,

but it is always a sign of a deeper reality,

ali je uvek znak dublje realnosti,

of deeper human possibilities.

većih ljudskih mogućnosti.

And compassion is unleashed

I saosećanje se oslobađa

in wider and wider circles

kroz šire i šire krugove

by signs and stories,

pomoću znakova i priča,

never by statistics and strategies.

nikada putem statistika i strategija.

We need those things too,

Potrebne su nam i one,

but we're also bumping up against their limits.

ali takođe nailazimo na njihova ograničenja.

And at the same time that we are doing that,

I u to isto vreme,

I think we are rediscovering the power of story --

mislim da ponovo otkrivamo moć priče,

that as human beings, we need stories

kao i da su nam, kao ljudskim bićima, potrebne priče

to survive, to flourish,

da preživimo, da procvetamo,

to change.

da se menjamo.

Our traditions have always known this,

Naše tradicije su ovo uvek znale

and that is why they have always cultivated stories at their heart

i zbog toga su uvek uzgajane priče

and carried them forward in time for us.

i prenošene s kolena na koleno.

There is, of course, a story

Postoji, naravno, priča

behind the key moral longing

iza ključne moralne čežnje

and commandment of Judaism

i zapovesti Judaizma

to repair the world -- tikkun olam.

da svet treba popraviti - tikkun olam.

And I'll never forget hearing that story

Nikada neću zaboraviti priču koju mi je ispričala

from Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen,

dr Rejčel Naomi Remen,

who told it to me as her grandfather told it to her,

koja ju je čula od svog dede, a to je

that in the beginning of the Creation

da se na početku Stvaranja

something happened

nešto desilo

and the original light of the universe

i da se prvobitno svetlo univerzuma

was shattered into countless pieces.

razbilo u nebrojivo mnogo delova.

It lodged as shards

A delovi su se smestili

inside every aspect of the Creation.

unutar svakog aspekta Stvaranja.

And that the highest human calling

I da je najuzvišeniji ljudski poziv

is to look for this light, to point at it when we see it,

da traži ovo svetlo, da ga nađe,

to gather it up,

sakupi

and in so doing, to repair the world.

i na taj način popravi svet.

Now this might sound like a fanciful tale.

Ovo možda deluje kao neka beznačajna pričica.

Some of my fellow journalists might interpret it that way.

Neke moje kolege bi je mogle tako interpretirati.

Rachel Naomi Remen says

Rejčel Naomi Remen kaže

this is an important and empowering story

da je ovo važna i ohrabrujuća priča

for our time,

za naše vreme,

because this story insists

jer insistira na

that each and every one of us,

tome da svako od nas

frail and flawed as we may be,

koliko god mana da ima,

inadequate as we may feel,

koliko god da se neadekvatnim oseća,

has exactly what's needed

ima upravo to što je potrebno

to help repair the part of the world

da doprinese boljitku sveta

that we can see and touch.

vidljivom i opipljivom.

Stories like this,

Priče, poput ove,

signs like this,

ovakvi znaci

are practical tools

su praktično oruđe

in a world longing to bring compassion

u svetu koji čezne za saosećanjem

to abundant images of suffering

da bi napustio slike patnje

that can otherwise overwhelm us.

koje ga u suprotnom mogu preplaviti.

Rachel Naomi Remen

Rejčel Naomi Remen

is actually bringing compassion

zapravo daje saosećanju

back to its rightful place alongside science

njegovo pravo mesto pored nauke

in her field of medicine

u svojoj sferi medicine

in the training of new doctors.

tokom obučavanja novih doktora.

And this trend

I ovaj trend

of what Rachel Naomi Remen is doing,

koji Rejčel Naomi Remen uvodi,

how these kinds of virtues

kako ovakve vrline

are finding a place in the vocabulary of medicine --

pronalaze mesto u medicinskom vokabularu -

the work Fred Luskin is doing --

kroz rad Freda Luskina -

I think this is one of the most fascinating developments

mislim da je to jedno od najfascinantnijih razvoja

of the 21st century --

XXI veka -

that science, in fact,

da nauka, zapravo

is taking a virtue like compassion

uzima vrlinu, kao što je saosećanje,

definitively out of the realm of idealism.

iz carstva idealizma.

This is going to change science, I believe,

Ovo će promeniti nauku, verujem

and it will change religion.

i da će promeniti religiju.

But here's a face

Ali evo lica

from 20th century science

iz oblasti nauke XX veka

that might surprise you

čija bi vas pojava mogla iznenaditi

in a discussion about compassion.

u diskusiji o saosećanju.

We all know about the Albert Einstein

Svi znamo za Alberta Ajnštajna

who came up with E = mc2.

koji je pronašao, E = mc2.

We don't hear so much about the Einstein

Ali ne čujemo često da je Ajnštajn

who invited the African American opera singer, Marian Anderson,

pozvao afričkoameričku opersku pevačicu Marijanu Anderson

to stay in his home when she came to sing in Princeton

da odsedne kod njega kada je došla da peva na Prinstonu

because the best hotel there

zato što najbolji hotel tamo

was segregated and wouldn't have her.

nije hteo da je primi.

We don't hear about the Einstein who used his celebrity

Ne čujemo o tome da je Ajnštajn koristio svoju slavu

to advocate for political prisoners in Europe

da podrži političke zatvorenike u Evropi

or the Scottsboro boys

ili Skotsboro dečake

in the American South.

na američkom Jugu.

Einstein believed deeply

Ajnštajn je duboko verovao

that science should transcend

da bi nauka trebalo da prevaziđe

national and ethnic divisions.

nacionalne i etničke podele.

But he watched physicists and chemists

Ali video je kako fizičari i hemičari

become the purveyors of weapons of mass destruction

postaju snadbevači oružja za masovnu destrukciju

in the early 20th century.

tokom početka XX veka.

He once said that science in his generation

Jednom je rekao da je nauka njegove generacije

had become like a razor blade

postala kao oštrica

in the hands of a three-year-old.

u rukama trogodišnjeg deteta.

And Einstein foresaw

I on je predvideo

that as we grow more modern

da nam je, kako se modernizujemo

and technologically advanced,

i tehnički unapređujemo,

we need the virtues

potrebno više, a ne manje, vrlina

our traditions carry forward in time

koje su naše generacije

more, not less.

prenosile decenijama s kolena na koleno.

He liked to talk about the spiritual geniuses of the ages.

Voleo je da govori o duhovnim vođama.

Some of his favorites were Moses,

Neki od njegovih omiljenih bili su Mojsije,

Jesus, Buddha, St. Francis of Assisi,

Isus, Buda, Sveti Francis od Asisija,

Gandhi -- he adored his contemporary, Gandhi.

Gandi - on je obožavao svog savremenika, Gandija.

And Einstein said --

I Ajnštajn je rekao

and I think this is a quote,

i mislim da su ovo baš njegove reči,

again, that has not been passed down in his legacy --

opet, to se ne smatra njegovim zaveštanjem,

that "these kinds of people

da su "takve vrste ljudi",

are geniuses in the art of living,

geniji umetnosti življenja,

more necessary

važniji

to the dignity, security and joy of humanity

za dostojanstvo, sigurnost i sreću ljudske rase

than the discoverers of objective knowledge."

od pronalazača objektivnih znanja."

Now invoking Einstein

Pozivanje na Ajnštajna možda sada

might not seem the best way to bring compassion down to earth

ne deluje kao najbolji način da se efikasno podseti na saosećanje

and make it seem accessible to all the rest of us,

i da se ono učini dostupnim svima nama,

but actually it is.

ali zapravo, jeste.

I want to show you

Želim da vam pokažem

the rest of this photograph,

ostatak ove fotografije

because this photograph

zato što je ona

is analogous to what we do to the word "compassion" in our culture --

analogna tome što radimo sa rečju saosećanje u našoj kulturi -

we clean it up

mi je pročistimo

and we diminish its depths and its grounding

i umanjimo njenu dubinu i temelje,

in life, which is messy.

njen značaj u životu.

So in this photograph

Tako, na ovoj fotografiji

you see a mind looking out a window

vidite um koji gleda kroz prozor

at what might be a cathedral -- it's not.

u nešto što liči na katedralu, ali nije.

This is the full photograph,

Ovo je cela fotografija

and you see a middle-aged man wearing a leather jacket,

na kojoj vidite sredovečnog čoveka koji nosi kožnu jaknu

smoking a cigar.

i puši cigaretu.

And by the look of that paunch,

I po izgledu njegovog stomaka,

he hasn't been doing enough yoga.

on nije radio dovoljno joge.

We put these two photographs side-by-side on our website,

Stavili smo ove dve fotografije jednu pored druge na naš sajt

and someone said, "When I look at the first photo,

i neko je rekao: "Kada pogledam u prvu fotografiju,

I ask myself, what was he thinking?

zapitam se, o čemu li je razmišljao u tom trenutku.

And when I look at the second, I ask,

A kada pogledam u drugu, pomislim,

what kind of person was he? What kind of man is this?"

kakva li je osoba bio. Kakav čovek je bio?"

Well, he was complicated.

Pa, bio je komplikovan.

He was incredibly compassionate

Neverovatno saosećajan

in some of his relationships

sa nekim ljudima,

and terribly inadequate in others.

dok je sa drugima bio prilično neadekvatan.

And it is much harder, often,

A mnogo je teže, ponekad,

to be compassionate towards those closest to us,

biti saosećajan prema onima koji su nam najbliži

which is another quality in the universe of compassion,

što je još jedna stavka u univerzumu saosećanja,

on its dark side,

samo na onoj drugoj, tamnoj strani

that also deserves our serious attention and illumination.

koja takođe zaslužuje našu punu pažnju i razmatranje.

Gandhi, too, was a real flawed human being.

Gandi je takođe bio ljudsko biće sa puno mana.

So was Martin Luther King, Jr. So was Dorothy Day.

Kao i Martin Luter King mlađi. Kao i Doroti Dej.

So was Mother Teresa.

Kao i Majka Tereza.

So are we all.

Kao i svi mi.

And I want to say

I želim da kažem

that it is a liberating thing

da je oslobađajuće kada

to realize that that is no obstacle to compassion --

spoznamo da ne postoji prepreka saosećanju,

following on what Fred Luskin says --

kao što je Fred Luskin rekao,

that these flaws just make us human.

da nas ove mane upravo i čine ljudima.

Our culture is obsessed with perfection

Naša kultura je opsednuta savršenstvom

and with hiding problems.

i sakrivanjem problema.

But what a liberating thing to realize

Ali kako je oslobađajuće shvatiti

that our problems, in fact,

da naši problemi, u stvari,

are probably our richest sources

predstavljaju naše najbogatije izvore

for rising to this ultimate virtue of compassion,

za uzdizanje ka ovoj krajnjoj vrlini, saosećanju,

towards bringing compassion

prema pokazivanju saosećanja

towards the suffering and joys of others.

i onima koji pate i onima koji se raduju.

Rachel Naomi Remen is a better doctor

Rejčel Naomi Remen je bolji doktor

because of her life-long struggle with Crohn's disease.

zbog svoje celoživotne borbe sa Kronovom bolešću.

Einstein became a humanitarian,

Ajnštajn je bio humanitarac,

not because of his exquisite knowledge

ne zahvaljujući svom velikom znanju

of space and time and matter,

o prostoru i vremenu i materiji,

but because he was a Jew as Germany grew fascist.

nego zbog toga što je bio Jevrejin u fašističkoj Nemačkoj.

And Karen Armstrong, I think you would also say

Mislim da bi se i Karen Armstrong složila sa tim

that it was some of your very wounding experiences

da su je neka njena ranija iskustva

in a religious life that,

iz religijskog života

with a zigzag,

neka više, neka manje, vodila

have led to the Charter for Compassion.

do Povelje o saosećanju.

Compassion can't be reduced to sainthood

Saosećanje se ne može redukovati na svetački život,

any more than it can be reduced to pity.

kao što se ne može poistovećivati sa žaljenjem.

So I want to propose

Zato želim da predložim

a final definition of compassion --

konačnu definiciju saosećanja -

this is Einstein with Paul Robeson by the way --

uzgred, ovo je Ajnštajn sa Polom Robensonom -

and that would be for us

i po njoj

to call compassion a spiritual technology.

saosećanje je duhovna tehnologija.

Now our traditions contain

Sada naše tradicije sadrže

vast wisdom about this,

neograničenu mudrost po ovom pitanju

and we need them to mine it for us now.

i nama je potrebno da se to stavi u stranu.

But compassion is also equally at home

Saosećanje je podjednako i kod kuće,

in the secular as in the religious.

u svetovnom, kao i u religioznom smislu.

So I will paraphrase Einstein in closing

Parafraziraću Ajnštajna

and say that humanity,

i reći da je ljudskom rodu,

the future of humanity,

kao i njegovoj budućnosti,

needs this technology

ova tehnologija potrebna

as much as it needs all the others

koliko i sve ostale

that have now connected us

koje nas povezuju

and set before us

i omogućavaju nam,

the terrifying and wondrous possibility

iako zastrašujuće i čudesno,

of actually becoming one human race.

da zapravo postanemo ljudska rasa.

Thank you.

Hvala vam!

(Applause)

(Aplauz)