One woman, eight hilarious characters | Sarah Jones

Prevodilac: Sandra Gojic Lektor: Ivana Korom

I should tell you that when I was asked to be here,

Trebalo bi da vam kažem da kada su me pitali da se pojavim ovde,

I thought to myself that well, it's TED.

pomislila sam u sebi, pa dobro, to je TED.

And these TEDsters are -- you know, as innocent as that name sounds --

I ovi TEDsteri ovde su - znate, nevini kao što im i ime zvuči -

these are the philanthropists and artists and scientists who sort of shape our world.

to su filantropi i umetnici i naučnici koji na neki način oblikuju naš svet.

And what could I possibly have to say that would be distinguished enough

I šta bih ja uopšte mogla da kažem što bi bilo dovoljno drugačije

to justify my participation in something like that?

da opravda moje učešće u nečemu ovakvom?

And so I thought perhaps a really civilized-sounding British accent

I pomislila sam da bi možda civilizovani britanski naglasak

might help things a bit.

moga biti od neke pomoći.

And then I thought no, no. I should just get up there and be myself

A onda sam pomislila, ne, ne. Treba da se popnem i da budem ja

and just talk the way I really talk

i da govorim na način na koji inače govorim

because, after all, this is the great unveiling.

jer, na kraju, ovo je veliko otkrivanje.

And so I thought I'd come up here and unveil my real voice to you.

I pomislila sam da ću se popeti i otkriti vam svoj pravi glas.

Although many of you already know that I do speak the Queen's English

Iako već mnogi od vas znaju da ja i govorim kraljičinim engleskim

because I am from Queens, New York.

jer dolazim iz Kvinsa, Njujork.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

But the theme of this session, of course, is invention.

Ali tema ove sesije je, naravno, izum.

And while I don't have any patents that I'm aware of,

I iako nemam patent za koji znam,

you will be meeting a few of my inventions today.

upoznaćete nekoliko mojih izuma danas.

I suppose it's fair to say

I pretpostavljam da je pošteno da kažem

that I am interested in the invention of self or selves.

da sa zainteresovana za pronalazak sebe (selfa).

We're all born into certain circumstances with particular physical traits,

Svi smo rođeni u određenim uslovima sa određenim fizičkim osobinama,

unique developmental experiences, geographical and historical contexts.

jedinstvenim razvojnim iskustvima, geografskim i istorijskim kontekstima.

But then what?

Ali šta onda?

To what extent do we self-construct, do we self-invent?

U kojoj meri se mi samo-izgrađujemo, da li se samo-izmišljamo?

How do we self-identify and how mutable is that identity?

Kako se samo-identifikujemo i koliko je taj identitet podložan promenama?

Like, what if one could be anyone at any time?

Na primer, šta ako neko može da bude bilo ko u bilo kom trenutku?

Well my characters, like the ones in my shows,

Pa, moji likovi, poput onih u mojim predstavama,

allow me to play with the spaces between those questions.

dozvoljavaju mi da se igram sa prostorom između takvih pitanja.

And so I've brought a couple of them with me.

Tako da sam dovela par njih sa mnom.

And well, they're very excited.

I pa, oni su vrlo uzbuđeni.

What I should tell you --

Ono što bi trebalo da vam kažem -

what I should tell you is that they've each prepared their own little TED talks.

ono što bi trebalo da vam kažem je da je svako od njih pripremio sopstveni mali TED govor.

So feel free to think of this as Sarah University.

Tako da slobodno mislite o ovome kao o Sara Univerzitetu.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

Okay. Okay. Oh, well.

U redu. U redu. Oh, dobro.

Oh, wonderful.

O, divno.

Good evening everybody.

Dobro veče svima.

Thank you so very much for having me here today.

Mnogo vam hvala na prijemu ovde danas.

Ah, thank you very much. My name is Lorraine Levine.

Ah, mnogo vam hvala. Moje ime je Lorejn Levine.

Oh my! There's so many of you.

O bože! Koliko vas je.

Hi sweetheart. Okay.

Zdravo srce. Okej.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

Anyway, I am here because of a young girl, Sarah Jones.

Nego, ovde sam zbog mlade devojke, Sare Džouns.

She's a very nice, young black girl.

Ona je vrlo fina, mlada, crnkinja.

Well you know, she calls herself black --

Pa, znate, ona sebe zove crnkinjom,

she's really more like a caramel color if you look at her.

ali je više boje karamele, ako je pogledate.

But anyway.

Nego,

(Laughter)

(smeh)

She has me here because she puts me in her show,

ovde sam jer me ona stavlja u svoju predstavu,

what she calls her one-woman show.

ono što ona zove šou jedne žene.

And you know what that means, of course.

I naravno da znate šta to znači.

That means she takes the credit and then makes us come out here and do all the work.

To znači da ona preuzima zasluge, a onda nas tera da izađemo ovde i odradimo sav posao.

But I don't mind.

Ali meni ne smeta.

Frankly, I'm kvelling just to be here

Iskreno, ja sam oduševljena što sam ovde

with all the luminaries you have attending something like this, you know.

sa svim prosvetiteljima koji posećuju nešto ovako, znate.

Really, it's amazing.

Stvarno, sjajno je.

Not only, of course, the scientists and all the wonderful giants of the industries

Ne samo, naravno, naučnici i svi fenomenalni divovi industrije

but the celebrities.

već i poznati.

There are so many celebrities running around here.

Ima toliko poznatih koji se kreću ovde.

I saw -- Glenn Close I saw earlier. I love her.

Videla sam - Glen Klouz ranije. Nju volim.

And she was getting a yogurt in the Google cafe.

Uzimala je jogurt u Google kafeu.

Isn't that adorable?

Zar to nije slatko.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

So many others you see, they're just wonderful.

Toliko ljudi vidite, svi su baš divni.

It's lovely to know they're concerned, you know.

Divno je znati da su zabrinuti, znate.

And -- oh, I saw Goldie Hawn.

I - oh, videla sam Goldi Hon.

Oh, Goldie Hawn. I love her, too; she's wonderful. Yeah.

O, Goldi Hon. I nju volim, divna je. Da.

You know, she's only half Jewish.

Znate, ona je samo napola jevrejka.

Did you know that about her?

Jeste znali to o njoj?

Yeah. But even so, a wonderful talent. (Laughter)

Da. Ipak, divan talenat.

And I -- you know, when I saw her, such a wonderful feeling.

I ja - znate, kada sam je videla, tako divno osećanje.

Yeah, she's lovely.

Da, divna je.

But anyway, I should have started by saying just how lucky I feel.

Nego, trebalo je da počnem sa tim koliko srećnom se osećam.

It's such an eye-opening experience to be here.

Biti ovde je tako prosvetljujuće iskustvo.

You're all so responsible for this world that we live in today.

Svi vi ste odgovorni za ovaj svet u kojem danas živimo.

You know, I couldn't have dreamed of such a thing as a young girl.

Znate, kao mlada devojka, nisam mogla ni da sanjam o ovim stvarima.

And you've all made these advancements happen in such a short time --

I svi vi ste doveli do ovih napredaka za tako kratko vreme.

you're all so young.

Svi ste tako mladi.

You know, your parents must be very proud.

Znate, vaši roditelji mora da su vrlo ponosni.

But I -- I also appreciate the diversity that you have here.

Ali ja - takođe cenim sve različitosti koje ovde imate.

I noticed it's very multicultural.

Primetila sam da je vrlo multikulturalno.

You know, when you're standing up here, you can see all the different people.

Znate, kada stojite ovde, možete da vidite različite ljude.

It's like a rainbow.

To je poput duge.

It's okay to say rainbow. Yeah.

U redu je reći duga. Da.

I just -- I can't keep up with whether you can say, you know, the different things.

Samo - ne mogu da pohvatam da li možete da kažete, znate, različite stvari.

What are you allowed to say or not say?

Šta vam je dozvoljeno reći, a šta ne?

I just -- I don't want to offend anybody. You know.

Samo - ne želim nikoga da uvredim. Znate.

But anyway, you know,

Svejedno, znate.

I just think that to be here with all of you

Samo mislim da biti ovde sa svima vama

accomplished young people --

ostavrenim mladim ljudima,

literally, some of you, the architects building our brighter future.

bukvalno, neki od vas, arhitekte koji grade našu bolju budućnost.

You know, it's heartening to me.

Znate, to je ohrabrujuće za mene.

Even though, quite frankly, some of your presentations are horrifying,

Iako su, krajnje iskreno, neke od vaših prezentacija bile potpuno užasne,

absolutely horrifying.

potpuno užasne.

It's true. It's true.

Istina. Istina.

You know, between the environmental degradation

Znate, između degradacije životne okoline

and the crashing of the world markets you're talking about.

i kraha svetskog tržišta, o kojem ste pričali.

And of course, we know it's all because of the -- all the ...

I naravno, svi znamo da je to zbog - svog ...

Well, I don't know how else to say it to you, so I'll just say it my way:

Pa, ne znam kako drugačije da vam to kažem, pa ću reći na moj način.

the ganeyvish schticklich coming from the governments and the, you know,

Ganeivish tetikeit dolaze iz vlade i znate,

the bankers and the Wall Street. You know it.

bankari i Vol Strit. Znate to.

Anyway.

Nego.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

The point is, I'm happy somebody has practical ideas

Suština je, srećna sam što neko ima praktične ideje

to get us out of this mess.

kako da nas izbavi iz ove zbrke.

So I salute each of you and your stellar achievements.

Tako da se klanjam svima vama i vašim zvezdanim dostignućima.

Thank you for all that you do.

Hvala vam za sve što činite.

And congratulations on being such big makhers that you've become TED meisters.

I čestitke na tome što ste toliko veliki maheri da ste postali TED majstori.

So, happy continued success.

Dakle, srećan nastavak uspeha.

Congratulations. Mazel tov.

Čestitam. Mazel tov.

(Applause)

(aplauz)

Hi. Hi.

Zdravo. Zdravo.

Thank you everybody.

Hvala svima.

Sorry, this is such a wonderful opportunity and everything, to be here right now.

Izvinite, ovo je tako divna prilika i tako, biti ovde.

My name is Noraida. And I'm just --

Moje ime je Noraida. I ja sam -

I'm so thrilled to be part of like your TED conference

ja sam oduševljena što sam deo vaše TED konferencije

that you're doing and everything like that.

svega što radite i tome slično.

I am Dominican-American.

Ja sam dominikanska amerikanka.

Actually, you could say I grew up in the capital of Dominican Republic,

Ustvari, može se reći da sam odrasla u glavnom gradu Dominikanske Republike,

otherwise known as Washington Heights in New York City.

drugačije poznatom kao Vošinton Hajts u Njujorku.

But I don't know if there's any other Dominican people here,

Ne znam da li ima još dominikanaca ovde,

but I know that Juan Enriquez, he was here yesterday.

ali znam da je Huan Enrikes bio ovde juče.

And I think he's Mexican, so that's --

I mislim da je on meksikanac i to je -

honestly, that's close enough for me right now. So --

iskreno, dovoljno blizu za mene, u ovom trenutku. Dakle -

(Laughter)

(smeh)

I just -- I'm sorry.

Samo - izvinite.

I'm just trying not to be nervous because this is

Pokušavam da ne budem nervozna jer je ovo

a very wonderful experience for me and everything.

neverovatno iskustvo za mene i tako.

And I just -- you know I'm not used to doing the public speaking.

I jednostavno - znate nisam navikla da govorim u javnosti.

And whenever I get nervous I start to talk really fast.

I kad god sam nervozna, počinjem da pričam vrlo brzo.

Nobody can understand nothing I'm saying, which is very frustrating for me,

Niko ne može da razume ništa što kažem, što je vrlo frustrirajuće za mene,

as you can imagine.

kao što možete da zamislite.

I usually have to just like try to calm down and take a deep breath.

Obično moram da probam da se smirim i da duboko udahnem.

But then on top of that, you know, Sarah Jones told me we only have 18 minutes.

I povrh svega, znate, Sara Džouns mi reče da imamo samo 18 minuta.

So then I'm like, should I be nervous, you know, because maybe it's better.

I onda kao, da li bi trebalo da sam nervozna, jer možda je bolje.

And I'm just trying not to panic and freak out. So I like, take a deep breath.

I samo pokušavam da ne paničim i odlepim. I tako ja kao, duboko udahnem.

Okay. Sorry. So anyway, what I was trying to say is that I really love TED.

Okej. Izvinite. Nego, ono što pokušavam da kažem, jeste da stvarno volim TED.

Like, I love everything about this. It's amazing.

Volim sve u vezi sa njim. Sjajno je.

Like, it's -- I can't get over this right now.

Ne mogu da se zasitim u ovom trenutku.

And, like, people would not believe, seriously, where I'm from,

I ljudi ne bi verovali, ozbiljno, odakle dolazim,

that this even exists.

da ovo uopšte postoji.

You know, like even, I mean I love like the name, the -- TED.

Znate, čak, mislim, volim ime - TED.

I mean I know it's a real person and everything, but I'm just saying that like,

Mislim, znam da je u pitanju prava osoba i sve to, ali samo kažem da volim,

you know, I think it's very cool how it's also an acronym, you know,

znate, mislim da je vrlo kul što je i skraćenica, znate,

which is like, you know, is like very high concept and everything like that.

koja kao, ima visoko značenje i tome slično.

I like that.

Sviđa mi se to.

And actually, I can relate to the whole like acronym thing and everything.

I ustvari, mogu da se povežem sa tom skraćenicom i svime.

Because, actually, I'm a sophomore at college right now.

Jer, ustvari, ja sam brucoš na fakultetu sada.

At my school -- actually I was part of co-founding an organization,

U mojoj školi - ustvari bila sam deo osnivača jedne organizacije,

which is like a leadership thing,

koja je neka vrsta vođstva,

you know, like you guys, you would really like it and everything.

znate, vama ljudi, stvarno bi vam se dopalo.

And the organization is called DA BOMB,

A organizacija se zove DA BOMB.

A\and DA BOMB -- not like what you guys can build and everything --

I DA BOMB - nije poput onoga što vi možete da napravite i to -

it's like, DA BOMB, it means like Dominican -- it's an acronym --

to je, DA BOMB, znači kao dominikanac - to je skraćenica -

Dominican-American Benevolent Organization for Mothers and Babies.

dominikanska američka dobrotvorna organizacija za majke i decu.

So, I know, see, like the name is like a little bit long,

Dakle, znam, vidite, ime je kao, pomalo predugačko,

but with the war on terror and everything,

ali sa ratom i terorizmom i svim ostalim,

the Dean of Student Activities has asked us to stop saying DA BOMB

dekan studentskih aktivnosti nas je zamolio da prestanemo da govorimo DA BOMB

and use the whole thing so nobody would get the wrong idea, whatever.

i da koristimo ime o kojem niko neće imati pogrešnu ideju, šta god.

So, basically like DA BOMB --

Dakle, DA BOMB -

what Dominican-American Benevolent Organization for Mothers and Babies does

ono što dominikanska američka dobrotvorna organizacija za majke i decu čini

is, basically, we try to advocate for students who show a lot of academic promise

je, ustvari, mi se zalažemo za studente koji mnogo obećavaju u akademskom smislu

and who also happen to be mothers like me.

i koji su majke, poput mene.

I am a working mother, and I also go to school full-time.

Ja sam zaposlena majka i redovan sam student.

And, you know, it's like -- it's so important to have like role models out there.

I znate, vrlo je važno imati uzore.

I mean, I know sometimes our lifestyles are very different, whatever.

Mislim, znam da su nekada naši životni stilovi različiti ili kako god.

But like even at my job -- like, I just got promoted.

Ali kao na mom poslu - na primer, upravo sam unapređena.

Right now it's very exciting actually for me

Trenutno je vrlo uzbudljivo za mene

because I'm the Junior Assistant to the Associate Director

jer sam mlađi asistent pomoćnika direktora

under the Senior Vice President for Business Development --

višeg potpredsednika odeljenja za poslovni razvoj.

that's my new title.

To je moj novi naziv.

So, but I think whether you own your own company or you're just starting out like me,

Ali mislim, bez obzira da li imate svoju firmu ili poput mene tek počinjete

like something like this is so vital

kao nešto kao ovo je vitalno

for people to just continue expanding their minds and learning.

za ljude da jednostavno nastave da šire svoje umove i znanje.

And if everybody, like all people really had access to that,

I kad bi svi, svi ljudi zaista imali pristup tome,

it would be a very different world out there, as I know you know.

bio bi to veoma drugačiji svet, što već znate.

So, I think all people, we need that,

Dakle, mislim da nam je to potrebno,

but especially, I look at people like me, you know like,

ali naročito, gledam u ljude poput mene, znate kao,

I mean, Latinos -- we're about to be the majority, in like two weeks.

mislim, Latinose, mi ćemo postati većina, za otprlike dve nedelje.

So, we deserve just as much to be part of the exchange of ideas as everybody else.

I isto tako zaslužujemo da budemo deo razmene ideja kao i svi ostali.

So, I'm very happy that you're, you know, doing this kind of thing,

Dakle, ja sam vrlo srećna da vi, znate, radite ovu vrstu stvari,

making the talks available online.

stavljate prezentacije online.

That's very good. I love that.

To je vrlo dobro. Sviđa mi se to.

And I just -- I love you guys. I love TED.

I ja jednostavno - volim vas momci, volim TED.

And if you don't mind, privately now, in the future, I'm going to think of TED

I ako mi ne zamerite, od sada pa nadalje ću privatno o TED

as an acronym for Technology, Entertainment and Dominicans.

skraćenici misliti da je Tehnologija, Zabava i Dominikanci.

Thank you very much.

Mnogo vam hvala.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

(Applause)

(aplauz)

So, that was Noraida,

Dakle, to je bila Noraida,

and just like Lorraine and everybody else you're meeting today,

i poput Loraine i svih ostalih koje ćete danas upoznati,

these are folks who are based on real people from my real life:

ovo su likovi koji su bazirani na stvarnim ljudima iz mog realnog života.

friends, neighbors, family members.

Prijatelji, komšije, članovi porodice.

I come from a multicultural family.

Ja dolazim iz multikulturalne porodice.

In fact, the older lady you just met:

Ustvari, starija gospođa koju ste upoznali,

very, very loosely based on a great aunt on my mother's side.

veoma malo je zasnovana na mojoj baba tetki sa majčine strane.

It's a long story, believe me.

Verujte mi, duga je to priča.

But on top of my family background,

Međutim, još povrh moje porodične istorije,

my parents also sent me to the United Nations school,

roditelji su me upisali u školu Ujedinjenih Nacija,

where I encountered a plethora of new characters,

gde sam srela obilje novih likova

including Alexandre, my French teacher, okay.

uključujući Aleksandru, moju profesorku francuskog, okej.

Well, you know, it was beginner French, that I am taking with her, you know.

Pa, znate, bio je to početnički francuski, koji sam pričala s njom.

And it was Madame Bousson, you know, she was very [French].

I bila je to Madam Buson, znate, bila je vrlo [francuski].

It was like, you know, she was there in the class,

Bila je poput, znate na časovima,

you know, she was kind of typically French.

bila je tipična francuskinja.

You know, she was very chic, but she was very filled with ennui, you know.

Znate, bila je vrlo šik, ali prepuna nezadovoljstva.

And she would be there, you know, kind of talking with the class, you know,

I bila bi tamo, znate, pričala sa odeljenjem,

talking about the, you know, the existential futility of life, you know.

govoreći o egzistencijalnoj punoći u životu.

And we were only 11 years old, so it was not appropriate. (Laughter)

A mi smo imali samo 11 godina, dakle to nije bilo odgovarajuće.

But [German].

Ali [nemački - i učila sam nemački 3 godine]

Yes, I took German for three years, [German],

Da, išla sam na nemački tri godine [nemački - naravno],

and it was quite the experience because I was the only black girl in the class,

i bilo je to poprilično iskustvo jer sam bila jedina crnkinja u razredu,

even in the UN school.

čak i u UN školi.

Although, you know, it was wonderful.

Doduše, znate, bilo je to sjajno.

The teacher, Herr Schtopf, he never discriminated.

Profesor, Her Štopf, nikada nije diskriminisao.

Never. He always, always treated each of us,

Nikada. Uvek je tretirao svakoga od nas,

you know, equally unbearably during the class.

znate, jednako nepodnošljivo tokom nastave.

So, there were the teachers and then there were my friends,

Dakle, postojali su profesori i onda su tu bili moji prijatelji.

classmates from everywhere,

drugovi iz razreda od svuda.

many of whom are still dear friends to this day.

Mnogi od njih su i dalje moji dragi prijatelji.

And they've inspired many characters as well.

I oni su bili inspiracija za mnoge moje likove.

For example, a friend of mine.

Na primer, moja prijateljica.

Well, I just wanted to quickly say good evening.

Pa, samo sam htela da vam na brzinu kažem dobro veče.

My name is Praveen Manvi and thank you very much for this opportunity.

Moje im je Praven Manvi i zahvaljujem vam mnogo na ovoj prilici.

Of course, TED, the reputation precedes itself all over the world.

Naravno, TED reputacija vas pretiče širom sveta.

But, you know, I am originally from India,

Ali znate, poreklom sam iz Indije,

and I wanted to start by telling you

i želim da počnem sa tim

that once Sarah Jones told me that we will be having the opportunity

kako mi je Sara Džouns jednom prilikom rekla da ćemo imati priliku

to come here to TED in California,

da dođemo na TED ovde u Kaliforniji,

originally, I was very pleased and, frankly, relieved

i bila sam vrlo zadovoljna i iskreno, osećala sam se rasterećeno

because, you know, I am a human rights advocate.

jer znate, ja sam zagovornik ljudskih prava.

And usually my work, it takes me to Washington D.C.

I obično moj posao me odvede u Vašington.

And there, I must attend these meetings, mingling with some tiresome politicians,

I tamo moram da posećujem te sastanke, da se družim sa nekim zamarajućim političarima,

trying to make me feel comfortable

koji pokušavaju da učine da se osećam prijatno

by telling how often they are eating the curry in Georgetown. (Laughter)

govoreći mi koliko često jedu kari u Džordžtaunu.

So, you can just imagine -- right.

Dakle, možete samo da zamislite - je li.

So, but I'm thrilled to be joining all of you here.

Ali oduševljena sam što mogu da vam se pridružim ovde.

I wish we had more time together, but that's for another time. Okay? Great.

Volela bih da možemo više vremena da provedemo zajedno, ali to ćemo drugi put. Okej? Divno.

(Applause)

(aplauz)

And, sadly, I don't think we'll have time for you to meet everybody I brought, but --

I na žalost, mislim da nemamo vremena da upoznate sve koje sam povela ali -

I'm trying to behave myself,

pokušavam da se ponašam pristojno.

it's my first time here.

Prvi put sam ovde.

But I do want to introduce you to a couple of folks you may recognize,

Ali želim da vam predstavim par ljudi koje ćete možda prepoznati,

if you saw "Bridge and Tunnel."

ako ste gledali "Most i tunel."

Uh, well, thank you.

Uh, pa, hvala vam.

Good evening.

Dobro veče.

My name is Pauline Ning,

Moje ime je Paulin Ning,

and first I want to tell you that I'm --

i prvo želim da vam kažem da sam -

of course I am a member of the Chinese community in New York.

naravno član sam kineske zajednice u Njujorku.

But when Sarah Jones asked me to please come to TED,

Ali kada me je Sara Džouns zamolila da dođem na TED,

I said, well, you know, first, I don't know that, you know --

rekla sam, pa prvo, ne znam, znate -

before two years ago, you would not find me in front of an audience of people,

pre dve godine, ne biste me našli ispred publike,

much less like this

još manje ovakve

because I did not like to give speeches

jer nisam volela da držim govore

because I feel that, as an immigrant, I do not have good English skills for speaking.

jer osećam da, kao imigrant, ne govorim dobro engleski jezik.

But then, I decided, just like Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger,

Ali onda sam odlučila, poput guvernera Arnolda Švarcenegera,

I try anyway.

svejedno ću probati.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

My daughter -- my daughter wrote that,

Moja ćerka - moj aćerka je to napisala,

she told me, "Always start your speech with humor."

rekla mi je, "Uvek počni govor sa humorom."

But my background --

Ali moja priča -

I want to tell you story only briefly.

želim samo ukratko da vam to ispirčam.

My husband and I, we brought our son and daughter here in 1980s

Moj muž i ja doveli smo našeg sina i ćerku ovde tokom '80-ih

to have the freedom we cannot have in China at that time.

kako bi imali slobodu koji mi nismo imali u Kini u to vreme.

And we tried to teach our kids to be proud of their tradition, but it's very hard.

I pokušali smo da naučimo našu decu da budu ponosna na svoju tradiciju, ali to je vrlo teško.

You know, as immigrant, I would speak Chinese to them,

Znate, kao imigrant, razgovarala bih sa njima na kineskom,

and they would always answer me back in English.

ali oni bi mi uvek odgovarali na engleskom.

They love rock music, pop culture, American culture.

Oni vole rok muziku, pop kulturu, američku kulturu.

But when they got older,

Ali kada su porasli,

when the time comes for them to start think about getting married,

kada je došlo vreme da počnu da razmišljaju o braku,

that's when we expect them to realize, a little bit more, their own culture.

tada smo očekivali da oni shvate, malo više, svoju kulturu.

But that's where we had some problems.

Ali upravo smo tu imali nekoliko problema.

My son, he says he is not ready to get married.

Moj sin kaže da nije spreman da se oženi.

And he has a sweetheart, but she is American woman, not Chinese.

I ima dušicu, ali ona je amerikanka, ne kineskinja.

It's not that it's bad, but I told him, "What's wrong with a Chinese woman?"

Nije da je to loše, rekla sam mu, "Šta ne valja sa ženama kineskinjama?"

But I think he will change his mind soon.

Ali mislim da će promeniti svoje mišljenje uskoro.

So, then I decide instead, I will concentrate on my daughter.

Onda sam odlučila da ću se koncentrisati na svoju ćerku.

The daughter's marriage is very special to the mom.

Ćerkin brak je vrlo poseban za mamu.

But first, she said she's not interested.

Ali prvo, rekla je da nije zainteresovana.

She only wants to spend time with her friends.

Jedino želi da provodi vreme sa prijateljima.

And then at college, it's like she never came home.

I onda na fakultetu, kao da nikada nije dolazila kući.

And she doesn't want me to come and visit.

I ne želi da ja odem da je posetim.

So I said, "What's wrong in this picture?"

Pa sam se zapitala, "Šta nije u redu sa ovom slikom?"

So, I accused my daughter to have like a secret boyfriend.

I tako sam optužila svoju kći da ima tajnog momka.

But she told me, "Mom, you don't have to worry about boys

Ali ona mi je rekla, "Mama, ne moraš da brineš o momcima

because I don't like them."

jer ih ja ne volim."

(Laughter)

(smeh)

And I said, "Yes, men can be difficult, but all women have to get used to that."

Rekla sam, "Da, muškarci mogu biti teški, ali sve žene moraju da se naviknu na to."

She said, "No Mom. I mean, I don't like boys. I like girls.

Rekla je, "Ne mama. Mislim, ne sviđaju mi se muškarci. Ja volim žene.

I am lesbian."

Ja sam lezbejka."

So, I always teach my kids to respect American ideas,

Dakle, uvek učim svoju decu da poštuju američke ideje,

but I told my daughter that this is one exception --

ali rekla sam mojoj ćerki da je ovo izuzetak -

(Laughter) --

(smeh)

that she is not gay, she is just confused by this American problem.

da ona nije gej, da je samo zbunjena ovim američkim problemom.

But she told me, "Mom, it's not American."

Odgovorila je, "Mama, nije amerikanka."

She said she is in love -- in love with a nice Chinese girl.

Rekla je da je zaljubljena u finu kinesku devojku.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

So, these are the words I am waiting to hear,

Dakle, to su reči koje čekam da čujem,

but from my son, not my daughter.

ali od mog sina, ne od ćerke.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

But at first I did not know what to do.

Ali ispočetka nisam znala šta da radim.

But then, over time, I have come to understand that this is who she is.

Ali onda, nakon nekog vremena, počela sam da prihvatam da je to ona.

So, even though sometimes it's still hard,

I iako je povremeno teško,

I will share with you that it helps me to realize

podeliću sa vama da mi pomaže da shvatim

society is more tolerant, usually because of places like this,

da je društvo tolerantnije, obično zbog mesta poput ovog,

because of ideas like this,

zbog ideja poput ovih,

and people like you, with an open mind.

i ljudi poput vas, otvorenog uma.

So I think maybe TED, you impact people's lives

I mislim da možda TED, vi utičete na živote ljudi

in the ways maybe even you don't realize.

na načine kojih možda niste ni svesni.

So, for my daughter's sake,

Dakle, za dobrobit svoje ćerke,

I thank you for your ideas worth spreading.

zahvaljujem vam na idejama koje širite.

Thank you. Xie xie.

Hvala vam. Šin šen.

(Applause)

(aplauz)

Good evening. My name is Habbi Belahal.

Dobro veče. Ja se zovem Habi Belahal.

And I would like to first of all thank Sarah Jones

I volela bih pre svega da se zahvalim Sari Džouns

for putting all of the pressure on the only Arab who she brought with her

što je sav pritisak završetka stavila za jedinu Arapkinju

to be last today.

koju je povela sa sobom.

I am originally from Jordan.

Izvorno sam iz Jordana,

And I teach comparative literature at Queens College.

I predajem komparativnu književnost na Kvins Univerzitetu.

It is not Harvard.

Nije Harvard.

But I feel a bit like a fish out of water.

Ali osećam se pomalo kao riba na suvom.

But I am very proud of my students.

Ali veoma sam ponosna na svoje studente.

And I see that a few of them did make it here to the conference.

I vidim da je nekoliko njih uspelo da stigne na konferenciju.

So you will get the extra credit I promised you.

I dobićete dodatne bodove koje sam vam obećala.

But, while I know that I may not look like the typical TED-izen, as you would say,

Ali iako znam da ne izgledam kao tipični stanovnik, kako biste vi to rekli,

I do like to make the point that we in global society,

volela bih da istaknem da mi u globalnom društvu,

we are never as different as the appearances may suggest.

mi nikada nismo toliko različiti koliko izgled govori.

So, if you will indulge me, I will share quickly with you a bit of verse,

I ako mi dopustite, podeliću sa vama na brzinu kratak stih,

which I memorized as a young girl at 16 years of age.

koji sam upamtila još sa svojih 16 godina.

So, back in the ancient times.

Dakle, u prastara vremena.

[Arabic]

[arapski]

And this roughly translates:

I grubo prevedeno:

"Please, let me hold your hand.

"Molim te dozvoli mi da ti držim ruku.

I want to hold your hand.

Želim da ti držim ruku.

I want to hold your hand.

Želim da ti držim ruku.

And when I touch you, I feel happy inside.

I kada te dodirnem, osećam se srećno iznutra.

It's such a feeling that my love, I can't hide, I can't hide, I can't hide."

To je takav osećaj, moja ljubavi, da ga ne mogu sakrtiti, ne mogu ga sakriti, ne mogu ga sakriti."

Well, so okay, but please, please, but please.

Pa okej, ali molim vas, molim vas, molim.

If it is sounding familiar, it is because I was at the same time in my life

Ako vam zvuči poznato, to je zato što sam u istom periodu u svom životu

listening to the Beatles.

slušala Bitlse.

On the radio [unclear], they were very popular.

Na radiju [nejasno], su bili vrlo popularni.

So, all of that is to say that I like to believe

Dakle, sve to je da bih rekla da volim da verujem

that for every word intended as to render us deaf to one another,

da za svaku reč treba koja nas čini gluvima jedne za druge,

there is always a lyric connecting ears and hearts across the continents in rhyme.

uvek postoji lirika koja u rimi povezuje uši i srca širom kontinenata.

And I pray that this is the way that we will self-invent, in time.

I molim se da je ovo način na koji ćemo se ponovo izumeti, tokom vremena.

That's all, shukran. Thank you very much for the opportunity.

To je sve [nejasno]. Mnogo vam hvala na ovoj prilici.

Okay? Great.

Okej? Sjajno.

(Applause)

(aplauz)

Thank you all very much. It was lovely.

Mnogo vam hvala. Bilo je divno.

Thank you for having me.

Hvala vam što ste me ugostili.

(Applause)

(aplauz)

Thank you very, very much. I love you.

Mnogo, mnogo vam hvala. Volim vas.

(Applause)

(aplauz)

Well, you have to let me say this.

Pa, morate mi dopustiti da kažem sledeće,

I just -- thank you.

jednostavno - hvala vam.

I want to thank Chris and Jacqueline, and just everyone for having me here.

Želim da se zahvalim Krisu i Žaklin i svima što su me pozvali.

It's been a long time coming, and I feel like I'm home.

Dugo mi je trebalo da stignem i osećam se kao kod kuće,

And I know I've performed for some of your companies

i znam da sam nastupala za neke od vaših kompanija

or some of you have seen me elsewhere,

ili su me neki od vas videli negde drugde,

but this is honestly one of the best audiences I've ever experienced.

ali iskreno, ovo je jedna od najboljih publika koje sam doživela.

The whole thing is amazing, and so don't you all go reinventing yourselves any time soon.

Čitava stvar je sjajna. Tako da, nemojte da se menjate u skorije vreme.

(Applause)

(aplauz)