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Candy Chang: Before I die I want to ...
Candy Chang: Inden jeg dør vil jeg ...
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I hendes nabolag i New Orleans, omdannede kunstner og TED Fellow Candy Chang et forladt hus til en kæmpe tavle, og bad folk om at udfylde et 'udfyld de tomme felter' spørgsmål: "Inden jeg dør vil jeg ___." Hendes naboers svar -- overraskende, gribende, sjove -- blev et uventet spejl for hendes nærsamfund. (Hvad er dit svar?)
Candy Chang - Artist, designer, urban planner
Candy Chang creates art that prompts people to think about their secrets, wishes and hopes -- and then share them. She is a TED Senior Fellow. Full bio
Candy Chang creates art that prompts people to think about their secrets, wishes and hopes -- and then share them. She is a TED Senior Fellow. Full bio
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There are a lot of ways the people around us
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Der er mange måder menneskerne rundt om os
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can help improve our lives.
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kan hjælpe os med at forbedre vores liv.
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We don't bump into every neighbor,
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Vi rammer ikke ind i hver nabo,
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so a lot of wisdom never gets passed on,
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så meget visdom bliver ikke givet videre,
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though we do share the same public spaces.
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selvom vi deler de samme offentlige rum.
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So over the past few years, I've tried ways to share more
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Så i løbet af de sidste par år, har jeg prøvet at dele mere
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with my neighbors in public space,
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med mine naboer i det offentlige rum,
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using simple tools like stickers, stencils and chalk.
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ved at bruge simple redskaber som etiketter, blyanter og kridt
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And these projects came from questions I had, like,
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Og disse projekter kom fra spørgsmål jeg havde, som,
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how much are my neighbors paying for their apartments?
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hvor meget betaler mine naboer for deres lejligheder?
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(Laughter) How can we lend and borrow more things
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(Latter) Hvordan kan vi udlåne og låne flere ting
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without knocking on each other's doors at a bad time?
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uden at banke på hinandens dør på et dårligt tidspunkt?
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How can we share more of our memories
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Hvordan kan vi dele flere af vores minder
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of our abandoned buildings,
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om vores forladte bygninger,
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and gain a better understanding of our landscape?
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og få en bedre forståelse af vores landskab?
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And how can we share more of our hopes
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Og hvordan vi kan dele flere af vores håb
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for our vacant storefronts, so our communities
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for vores tomme butiksvinduer, så vores samfund
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can reflect our needs and dreams today?
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kan reflektere vores behov og drømme i dag?
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Now, I live in New Orleans,
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Nu lever jeg i New Orleans,
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and I am in love with New Orleans.
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og jeg er forelsket i New Orleans,
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My soul is always soothed by the giant live oak trees,
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Min sjæl er altid plettet af de gigantiske egetræer,
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shading lovers, drunks and dreamers
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der skygger for elskere, fulderikker og drømmere
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for hundreds of years, and I trust a city
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i hundredvis af år og jeg stoler på en by
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that always makes way for music. (Laughter)
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der altid gør plads til musik. (Latter)
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I feel like every time someone sneezes,
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Jeg føler det som om at hver gang nogen nyser,
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New Orleans has a parade. (Laughter)
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afholder New Orleans en parade. (Latter)
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The city has some of the most beautiful architecture
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Byen har noget af den smukkeste arkitektur
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in the world, but it also has one of the highest amounts
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i verden, men den har også en af de højeste mængder
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of abandoned properties in America.
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af forladte ejendomme i Amerika.
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I live near this house, and I thought about how I could
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Jeg bor i nærheden af dette hus, og jeg tænkte over hvordan jeg kunne
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make it a nicer space for my neighborhood,
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gøre det til et bedre rum i mit nærområde,
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and I also thought about something
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og jeg tænkte også på noget
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that changed my life forever.
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der ændrede mit liv for altid.
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In 2009, I lost someone I loved very much.
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I 2009, mistede jeg en, jeg elskede utrolig meget.
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Her name was Joan, and she was a mother to me,
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Hendes navn var Joan, og hun var som en mor for mig,
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and her death was sudden and unexpected.
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og hendes død var pludselig og uventet.
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And I thought about death a lot,
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Og jeg tænkte meget på døden,
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and
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og
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this made me feel deep gratitude for the time I've had,
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dette fik mig til at føle dyb taknemmelighed for den tid jeg har haft,
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and
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og
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brought clarity to the things that are meaningful
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bragte klarhed til de ting der er meningsfyldte
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to my life now.
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for mit liv nu.
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But I struggle to maintain this perspective in my daily life.
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Men jeg kæmper for at fastholde dette perspektiv i mit daglige liv.
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I feel like it's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day,
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Jeg føler at det er nemt at blive fanget i hverdagen,
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and forget what really matters to you.
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og glemme det der er virkelig vigtigt for en.
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So with help from old and new friends,
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Så med hjælp fra gamle og nye venner,
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I turned the side of this abandoned house
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ændrede jeg siden på dette forladte hus
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into a giant chalkboard and stenciled it
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til en kæmpe tavle og stencilerede det
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with a fill-in-the-blank sentence:
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med en 'udfyld de tomme felter' sætning:
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"Before I die, I want to ... "
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"Inden jeg dør, vil jeg ..."
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So anyone walking by can pick up a piece of chalk,
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Så enhver der går forbi kan samle et stykke kridt op,
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reflect on their lives, and share their personal aspirations
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reflektere over deres liv, og dele deres personlige ambitioner
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in public space.
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i det offentlige rum.
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I didn't know what to expect from this experiment,
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Jeg vidste ikke hvad jeg skulle forvente af dette eksperiment,
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but by the next day, the wall was entirely filled out,
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men den følgende dag, var væggen fyldt totalt op,
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and it kept growing.
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og den blev ved med at vokse.
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And I'd like to share a few things
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Og jeg vil gerne dele et par ting
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that people wrote on this wall.
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som mennesker skrev på denne væg.
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"Before I die, I want to be tried for piracy." (Laughter)
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"Inden jeg dør, vil jeg stå til anklage for pirateri." (Latter)
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"Before I die, I want to straddle the International Date Line."
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"Inden jeg dør, vil jeg stå med et ben på
hver side af den International Datolinje."
hver side af den International Datolinje."
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"Before I die, I want to sing for millions."
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"Inden jeg dør, vil jeg synge for millioner."
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"Before I die, I want to plant a tree."
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"Inden jeg dør, vil jeg plante et træ."
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"Before I die, I want to live off the grid."
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"Inden jeg dør, vil jeg leve anonymt."
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"Before I die, I want to hold her one more time."
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"Inden jeg dør, vil jeg holde hende endnu en gang."
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"Before I die, I want to be someone's cavalry."
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"Inden jeg dør, vil jeg være nogens kavaleri."
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"Before I die, I want to be completely myself."
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"Inden jeg dør, vil jeg fuldstændig være mig selv."
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So this neglected space became a constructive one,
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Så denne forsømte plads blev en konstruktiv en,
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and people's hopes and dreams
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og menneskers håb og drømme
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made me laugh out loud, tear up,
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fik mig til at grine højt, sidde med tårer i øjnene,
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and they consoled me during my own tough times.
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og de trøstede mig i mine egne hårde tider.
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It's about knowing you're not alone.
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Det handler om at vide at man ikke er alene.
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It's about understanding our neighbors
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Det handler om at forstå sine naboer
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in new and enlightening ways.
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på nye og oplysende måder.
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It's about making space for reflection and contemplation,
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Det handler om at gøre plads til reflektion og fordybelse,
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and remembering what really matters most to us
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og at huske det der virkelig betyder det meste for os
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as we grow and change.
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som vi vokser og ændres.
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I made this last year, and started receiving
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Jeg lavede denne forrige år, og begyndte at modtage
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hundreds of messages from passionate people
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hundredvis af beskeder fra passionerede mennesker
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who wanted to make a wall with their community,
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der ville lave en væg med deres samfund,
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so my civic center colleagues and I made a tool kit, and now
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så mine civilcenter kolleger og jeg lavede en tool kit, og nu
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walls have been made in countries around the world,
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er der lavet vægge i lande i hele verden,
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including Kazakhstan, South Africa,
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deriblandt Kazakhstan, Sydafrika,
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Australia,
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Australien,
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Argentina and beyond.
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Argentina og videre.
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Together, we've shown how powerful our public spaces
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Sammen, har vi vist hvor kraftfulde vores offentlige rum
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can be if we're given the opportunity to have a voice
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kan være hvis vi får muligheden for at have en stemme
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and share more with one another.
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og dele mere med hinanden.
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Two of the most valuable things we have are time
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To af de mest værdifulde ting vi har er tid
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and our relationships with other people.
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og vores forhold til andre mennesker.
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In our age of increasing distractions,
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I vores tid med forøgede distraktioner,
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it's more important than ever to find ways to maintain
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er det vigtigere end nogensinde at finde på måder at fastholde
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perspective and remember that life is brief and tender.
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perspektiv og huske at livet er kort og skrøbeligt.
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Death is something that we're often discouraged
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Døden er noget som vi tit er afskrækket fra
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to talk about or even think about, but
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at tale om eller endda tænker på, men
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I've realized that preparing for death
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jeg har indset at det at klargøre os til døden
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is one of the most empowering things you can do.
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er et af de mest bemyndigende ting man kan gøre.
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Thinking about death clarifies your life.
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At tænke på døden afklarer ens liv.
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Our shared spaces can better reflect what matters to us
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Vores delte rum kan bedre reflektere det der betyder noget for os
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as individuals and as a community,
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som individer og som et samfund,
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and with more ways to share our hopes, fears and stories,
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og med flere måder at dele vores håb, frygte og historier,
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the people around us can not only help us
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kan menneskerne omkring os ikke kun hjælpe os
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make better places, they can help us lead better lives.
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med at lave bedre rum, de kan hjælpe os med at leve bedre liv.
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Thank you. (Applause)
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Tak. (Bifald)
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(Applause)
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(Bifald)
06:07
Thank you. (Applause)
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Tak. (Bifald)
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(Applause)
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(Bifald)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Candy Chang - Artist, designer, urban plannerCandy Chang creates art that prompts people to think about their secrets, wishes and hopes -- and then share them. She is a TED Senior Fellow.
Why you should listen
Candy Chang is an artist, designer, and urban planner who explores making cities more comfortable and contemplative places. She believes in the potential of introspection and collective wisdom in public space to improve our communities and help us lead better lives.
Recent projects include Before I Die, where she transformed an abandoned house in her neighborhood in New Orleans into an interactive wall for people to share their hopes and dreams -- a project The Atlantic called “one of the most creative community projects ever.” Other projects include I Wish This Was, a street art project that invites people to voice what they want in vacant storefronts, and Neighborland, an online tool that helps people self-organize and shape the development of their communities. She is a TED Senior Fellow, an Urban Innovation Fellow, and was named a “Live Your Best Life” Local Hero by Oprah magazine. By combining street art with urban planning and social activism, she has been recognized as a leader in developing new strategies for the design of our cities. She is co-founder of Civic Center, an art and design studio in New Orleans. See more at candychang.com.
Coming up: Before I Die ... the book!
Candy Chang | Speaker | TED.com