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Kevin Briggs: The bridge between suicide and life
Kevin Briggs: Most između samoubojstva i života
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Puno godina je narednik Kevin Briggs imao mračan, neobičan i ponekad čudno nagrađujući posao: Patrolirao je južnim krajem Golden Gate Bridgea u San Franciscu, popularnom mjestu za pokušaj samoubojstva.U otrježnjujućem, duboko osobnom govoru, Briggs dijeli priče onih s kojima je razgovarao -- i slušao --dok su stajali na rubu života. Daje snažan savjet onima čiji voljeni možda razmišljaju o samoubojstvu.
Kevin Briggs - Golden Gate guardian
As a member of the California Highway Patrol with assignments including patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge, Sergeant Kevin Briggs and his staff are the last barriers between would-be suicides and the plunge to near-certain death. Full bio
As a member of the California Highway Patrol with assignments including patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge, Sergeant Kevin Briggs and his staff are the last barriers between would-be suicides and the plunge to near-certain death. Full bio
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I recently retired
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Nedavno sam umirovljen
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from the California Highway Patrol
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iz Kalifornijske Patrole Autoceste
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after 23 years of service.
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nakon 23 godine službe.
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The majority of those 23 years
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Većinu od te 23 godine službe
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was spent patrolling the southern end
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proveo sam patrolirajući južni kraj
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of Marin County,
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okruga Marin,
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which includes the Golden Gate Bridge.
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koji uključuje Golden Gate Bridge.
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The bridge is an iconic structure,
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Most je kultna struktura,
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known worldwide
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poznata širom svijeta
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for its beautiful views of San Francisco,
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zbog svojih predivnih pogleda na San Francisco,
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the Pacific Ocean, and its inspiring architecture.
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Tihi ocean, i zbog njegove nadahnjujuće arhitekture.
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Unfortunately, it is also a magnet for suicide,
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Na žalost, to je također i magnet za samoubojstva,
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being one of the most utilized sites in the world.
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te je jedna od najupotrebljavanijih lokacija na svijetu.
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The Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937.
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Golden Gate Bridge otvorio se 1937.
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Joseph Strauss, chief engineer
in charge of building the bridge,
in charge of building the bridge,
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Joseph Strauss, glavni inžinjer
zadužen za gradnju mosta
zadužen za gradnju mosta
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was quoted as saying,
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citiran je kada je rekao,
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"The bridge is practically suicide-proof.
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"Most je praktički otporan na samoubojstva.
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Suicide from the bridge
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Samoubojstvo s mosta
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is neither practical nor probable."
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niti je praktično niti izvjesno."
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But since its opening,
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Ali od njegovog otvaranja,
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over 1,600 people have leapt to their death
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preko 1600 ljudi skočilo je u smrt
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from that bridge.
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s tog mosta.
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Some believe that traveling
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Neki vjeruju da će ih put
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between the two towers
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između dva tornja
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will lead you to another dimension --
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odvesti u drugu dimenziju --
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this bridge has been romanticized as such —
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tako su romantizirali most --
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that the fall from that
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da pad s toga
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frees you from all your worries and grief,
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vas oslobađa od svih vaših briga i tuge,
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and the waters below
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i vode ispod
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will cleanse your soul.
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će vam pročistiti dušu.
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But let me tell you what actually occurs
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Ali dozvolite da vam kažem što se zapravo događa
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when the bridge is used
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kada se most koristi
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as a means of suicide.
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kao sredstvo za samoubojstvo.
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After a free fall of four to five seconds,
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Nakon slobodnog pada od četiri do pet sekundi,
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the body strikes the water
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tijelo udara vodu
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at about 75 miles an hour.
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brzinom od 125 kilometara na sat.
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That impact shatters bones,
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Taj udarac drobi kosti,
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some of which then puncture vital organs.
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od kojih neke probijaju vitalne organe.
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Most die on impact.
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Većina umire pri udaru.
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Those that don't
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Oni koji ne umru
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generally flail in the water helplessly,
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većinom lamataju bespomoćno u vodi,
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and then drown.
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i zatim se utope.
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I don't think that those who contemplate
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Mislim da oni koji planiraju
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this method of suicide
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ovu metodu samoubojstva
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realize how grisly a death that they will face.
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ne shvaćaju kako je grozna smrt s kojom će se suočiti.
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This is the cord.
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Ovo je kabel.
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Except for around the two towers,
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Osim oko dva tornja,
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there is 32 inches of steel
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postoje 32 inča čelika
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paralleling the bridge.
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koji se nalaze usporedo s mostom.
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This is where most folks stand
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Ovdje većina ljudi stoji
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before taking their lives.
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prije nego si oduzmu život.
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I can tell you from experience
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Mogu vam reći iz iskustva
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that once the person is on that cord,
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da jednom kada je osoba na tom kablu,
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and at their darkest time,
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i nalazi se u svom najmračnijem trenutku,
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it is very difficult to bring them back.
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vrlo je teško vratiti ih.
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I took this photo last year
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Napravio sam ovu fotografiju prošle godine
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as this young woman spoke to an officer
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dok je ova mlada žena razgovarala s policajcem
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contemplating her life.
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razmišljajući o svom životu.
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I want to tell you very happily
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Želim vam vrlo sretno reći
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that we were successful that day
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da smo bili uspješni taj dan
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in getting her back over the rail.
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i vratili smo ju preko ograde.
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When I first began working on the bridge,
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Kada sam započeo s poslom na mostu,
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we had no formal training.
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nismo imali nikakav trening.
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You struggled to funnel your
way through these calls.
way through these calls.
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Borili ste se da se probijete
kroz te pozive.
kroz te pozive.
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This was not only a disservice
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Ovo nije samo bila loša usluga
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to those contemplating suicide,
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onima koji pomišljaju na samoubojstvo,
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but to the officers as well.
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već i policajcima.
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We've come a long, long way since then.
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Jako, jako puno smo napredovali od tada.
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Now, veteran officers and psychologists
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Sada, stariji policajci i psiholozi
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train new officers.
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treniraju nove policajce.
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This is Jason Garber.
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Ovo je Jason Garber.
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I met Jason on July 22 of last year
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Upoznao sam Jasona 22. srpnja prošle godine
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when I get received a call
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kada sam primio poziv
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of a possible suicidal subject
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o mogućem suicidalnom subjektu
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sitting on the cord near midspan.
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kako sjedi na kablu u blizini sredine.
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I responded, and when I arrived,
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Odgovorio sam, i kada sam stigao
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I observed Jason
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promotrio sam Jasona
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speaking to a Golden Gate Bridge officer.
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dok je razgovarao sa policajcem sa Golden Gate Bridgea.
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Jason was just 32 years old
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Jason je imao samo 32 godine
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and had flown out here from New Jersey.
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i doletio je ovamo iz New Jerseya.
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As a matter of fact,
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Zapravo,
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he had flown out here on two other occasions
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on je doletio ovdje već dva puta prije
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from New Jersey
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iz New Jerseya,
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to attempt suicide on this bridge.
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kako bi se pokušao ubiti na ovom mostu.
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After about an hour of speaking with Jason,
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Nakon otprilike sat vremena razgovora sa Jasonom,
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he asked us if we knew the story of Pandora's box.
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pitao nas je znamo li priču Pandorine kutije.
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Recalling your Greek mythology,
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Ako se prisjetite Grčke mitologije,
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Zeus created Pandora,
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Zeus je stvorio Pandoru,
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and sent her down to Earth with a box,
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i poslao ju na Zemlju s kutijom,
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and told her, "Never, ever open that box."
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i rekao joj, "Nikad, ali nikad ne otvaraj tu kutiju."
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Well one day, curiosity got the better of Pandora,
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Jednoga dana znatiželja je prevladala Pandoru,
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and she did open the box.
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i ona je otvorila ovu kutiju.
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Out flew plagues, sorrows,
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Iz kutije su izletjele kuge, tuga,
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and all sorts of evils against man.
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i sve vrste zla koje su bile protiv čovjeka.
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The only good thing in the box was hope.
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Jedina dobra stvar u kutiji bila je nada.
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Jason then asked us,
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Onda nas je Jason zapitao,
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"What happens when you open the box
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"Što se dogodi kada otvorite kutiju
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and hope isn't there?"
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i nada nije ondje?"
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He paused a few moments,
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Zastao je na par trenutaka,
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leaned to his right,
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nagnuo se udesno,
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and was gone.
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i nije ga bilo.
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This kind, intelligent young man from New Jersey
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Ovaj ljubazni, inteligentni mladić iz New Jerseya
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had just committed suicide.
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je upravo počinio samoubojstvo.
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I spoke with Jason's parents that evening,
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Te večeri razgovarao sam s Jasonovim roditeljima,
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and I suppose that, when I was speaking with them,
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i pretpostavljam da dok sam razgovarao s njima
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that I didn't sound as if I was doing very well,
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da nisam baš zvučao najbolje,
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because that very next day,
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jer već sljedećeg dana,
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their family rabbi called to check on me.
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nazvao me obiteljski rabin da provjeri kako sam.
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Jason's parents had asked him to do so.
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Jasonovi roditelji su ga zamolili da to učini.
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The collateral damage of suicide
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Kolateralna šteta samoubojstva
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affects so many people.
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škodi tako puno ljudi.
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I pose these questions to you:
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Postavljam vam ova pitanja:
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What would you do if your family member,
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Što bi ste učinili da je član vaše obitelji,
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friend or loved one was suicidal?
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prijatelj ili voljena osoba sklona samoubojstvu?
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What would you say?
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Što bi ste rekli?
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Would you know what to say?
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Bi ste li znali što reći?
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In my experience, it's not just the talking that you do,
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Prema mom iskustvu, nije važno samo što govorite,
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but the listening.
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već i slušanje.
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Listen to understand.
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Slušajte kako biste razumjeli.
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Don't argue, blame,
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Ne svađajte se, ne krivite,
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or tell the person you know how they feel,
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ili govorite toj osobi da znate kako se osjeća,
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because you probably don't.
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jer vjerojatno ne znate.
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By just being there,
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Samo što ste tamo
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you may just be the turning point that they need.
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bi mogla biti ta stvar koja im je trebala.
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If you think someone is suicidal,
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Ako mislite da je netko sklon samoubojstvu,
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don't be afraid to confront
them and ask the question.
them and ask the question.
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nemojte se bojati suočiti
s njima i postaviti pitanja.
s njima i postaviti pitanja.
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One way of asking them the question is like this:
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Jedan način na koji možete postaviti pitanje je ovaj:
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"Others in similar circumstances
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"Drugi su u sličnim okolnostima
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have thought about ending their life;
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razmišljali da svrše svoj život:
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have you had these thoughts?"
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jesi li ti imao te pomisli?"
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Confronting the person head-on
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Direktno suočavanje s tom osobom
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may just save their life and
be the turning point for them.
be the turning point for them.
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im možda spasi život i možda
bude točka nakon koje se sve mijenja
bude točka nakon koje se sve mijenja
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Some other signs to look for:
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Neki drugi znaci koje možete tražiti:
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hopelessness, believing that things are terrible
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beznađe, vjerovanje da su stvari užasne
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and never going to get better;
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i da se nikad neće popraviti;
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helplessness, believing that there is nothing
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bespomoćnost, vjerovanje da ne postoji ništa
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that you can do about it;
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što se može oko toga učiniti;
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recent social withdrawal;
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nedavno povlačenje iz društva;
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and a loss of interest in life.
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i gubitak interesa za životom.
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I came up with this talk just a couple of days ago,
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Smislio sam ovaj govor prije nekoliko dana,
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and I received an email from a lady
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i primio sam mail od žene
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that I'd like to read you her letter.
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koji bih vam volio pročitati.
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She lost her son on January 19 of this year,
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Izgubila je sina 19. veljače ove godine
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and she wrote this me this email
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i napisala mi je ovaj mail
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just a couple of days ago,
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prije nekoliko dana,
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and it's with her permission and blessing
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i s njenim dopuštenjem i blagoslovom
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that I read this to you.
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vam ovo čitam.
07:09
"Hi, Kevin. I imagine you're at the TED Conference.
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"Zdravo Kevin. Vjerujem da si na TED konferenciji.
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That must be quite the experience to be there.
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Sigurno je lijepo iskustvo biti tamo.
07:16
I'm thinking I should go walk
the bridge this weekend.
the bridge this weekend.
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Mislim da ću se ovog vikenda
prošetati po mostu.
prošetati po mostu.
07:20
Just wanted to drop you a note.
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Samo sam ti htjela dati poruku.
07:22
Hope you get the word out to many people
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Nadam se da ćeš proširiti priču mnogim ljudima
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and they go home talking about it
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i da će otići kući pričajući o tome
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to their friends who tell their friends, etc.
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svojim prijateljima koji će reći svojim prijateljima, itd.
07:31
I'm still pretty numb,
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Još uvijek sam utrnula,
07:34
but noticing more moments of really realizing
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ali primjećujem sve više trenutaka kada zaista shvaćam
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Mike isn't coming home.
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da se Mike ne vraća kući.
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Mike was driving from Petaluma to San Francisco
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Mike se vozio iz Petalume u San Francisco
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to watch the 49ers game with his father
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kako bi gledao utakmicu 49ersa sa svojim ocem
07:44
on January 19.
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19. veljače.
07:46
He never made it there.
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Nikad nije došao tamo.
07:49
I called Petaluma police
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Nazvala sam policiju iz Petalume
07:51
and reported him missing that evening.
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i prijavila njegov nestanak te večeri.
07:54
The next morning,
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Sljedećeg jutra,
07:56
two officers came to my home
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dva policajca došla su kod mene kući
07:59
and reported that Mike's car was down at the bridge.
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i prijavila da je Mikeov auto kod mosta.
08:04
A witness had observed him jumping off the bridge
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Svjedok ga je vidio kako skače sa mosta
08:06
at 1:58 p.m. the previous day.
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u 13:58 prethodnog dana.
08:11
Thanks so much
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Hvala ti puno
08:13
for standing up for those
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što si ustao za one
08:14
who may be only temporarily too weak
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koji su možda samo privremeno preslabi
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to stand for themselves.
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da ustani za sebe.
08:19
Who hasn't been low before
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Tko nije bio zaista nisko prije
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without suffering from a true mental illness?
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a da nije patio od prave mentalne bolesti?
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It shouldn't be so easy to end it.
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Ne bi smjelo biti tako lako završiti ga.
08:29
My prayers are with you for your fight.
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Moje molitve su uz tebe u tvojoj borbi.
08:32
The GGB, Golden Gate Bridge,
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GGB, Golden Gate Bridge,
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is supposed to be a passage across
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trebao bi biti prijelaz preko
08:38
our beautiful bay,
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našeg predivnog zaljeva,
08:40
not a graveyard.
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ne groblje.
08:43
Good luck this week. Vicky."
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Sretno ovaj tjedan. Vicky."
08:48
I can't imagine the courage it takes for her
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Ne mogu zamisliti hraborst koja joj je trebala
08:51
to go down to that bridge and walk the path
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da se prošeta mostom i prođe putem
08:53
that her son took that day,
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koji je prošao njen sin toga dana,
08:57
and also the courage just to carry on.
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isto tako i hrabrost da samo nastavi.
09:02
I'd like to introduce you to a man
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Volio bih vas upoznati sa čovjekom
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I refer to as hope and courage.
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kojeg zovem nadom i hrabrošću.
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On March 11 of 2005,
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11. Ožujka 2005. godine
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I responded to a radio call of a possible
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odgovorio sam na radio poziv mogućeg
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suicidal subject on the bridge sidewalk
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sucidalnog subjekta na pločniku mosta
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near the north tower.
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blizu sjevernog tornja.
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I rode my motorcycle down the sidewalk
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Vozio sam se svojim motociklom pločnikom
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and observed this man, Kevin Berthia,
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i vidio ovog čovjeka, Kevina Berthiu,
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standing on the sidewalk.
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kako stoji na pločniku.
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When he saw me, he immediately traversed
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Kada me vidio, odmah je prešao
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that pedestrian rail,
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tu pješačku ogradu
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and stood on that small pipe
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i stao na malu cijev
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which goes around the tower.
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koja ide oko tornja.
09:38
For the next hour and a half,
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Sljedećih sat i pol,
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I listened as Kevin spoke about
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slušao sam kako Kevin priča o
09:43
his depression and hopelessness.
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svojoj depresiji i beznađu.
09:46
Kevin decided on his own that day
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Kevin je sam odlučio toga dana
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to come back over that rail
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vratiti se preko ograde
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and give life another chance.
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i dati životu drugu priliku.
09:53
When Kevin came back over,
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Kada se Kevin vratio,
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I congratulated him.
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čestitao sam mu.
09:57
"This is a new beginning, a new life."
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"Ovo je novi početak, novi život."
09:59
But I asked him, "What was it
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Ali pitao sam ga: "Što je bilo to
10:03
that made you come back
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što te nagnalo da se vratiš
10:04
and give hope and life another chance?"
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i daš nadi i životu drugu priliku?"
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And you know what he told me?
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I znate što mi je rekao?
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He said, "You listened.
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Rekao je, "Vi ste slušali.
10:12
You let me speak, and you just listened."
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Pustili ste me da govorim, i samo ste slušali."
10:17
Shortly after this incident,
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Kratko nakon ovog incidenta,
10:19
I received a letter from Kevin's mother,
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primio sam pismo od Kevinove majke,
10:23
and I have that letter with me,
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i imam to pismo tu sa sobom,
10:26
and I'd like to read it to you.
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i volio bih vam ga pročitati.
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"Dear Mr. Briggs,
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"Dragi gospodine Briggs.
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Nothing will erase the events of March 11,
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Ništa neće izbrisati događaje od 11. ožujka,
10:33
but you are one of the reasons Kevin is still with us.
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ali vi ste jedan od razloga što je Kevin još uvijek s nama.
10:37
I truly believe Kevin was crying out for help.
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Čvrsto vjerujem da je Kevin vapio za pomoći.
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He has been diagnosed with a mental illness
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Dijagnosticirana mu je mentalna bolest
10:44
for which he has been properly medicated.
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za koju dobiva ispravne lijekove.
10:46
I adopted Kevin when he was only six months old,
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Posvojila sam Kevina kada je imao samo šest mjeseci,
10:50
completely unaware of any hereditary traits,
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potpuno nesvjesna bilo kakvih nasljednih osobina,
10:54
but, thank God, now we know.
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ali hvala Bogu, sada znamo.
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Kevin is straight, as he says.
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Kevin je ispravan, kako on kaže.
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We truly thank God for you.
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Uistinu smo zahvalni Bogu zbog vas.
11:03
Sincerely indebted to you,
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Iskreno u vašem dugu,
11:06
Narvella Berthia."
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Narvella Berthia."
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And on the bottom she writes,
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I na dnu je napisala:
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"P.S. When I visited San Francisco
General Hospital that evening,
General Hospital that evening,
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"P.S. Kada sam posjetila Glavnu bolnicu u San Franciscu te večeri,
11:16
you were listed as the patient.
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vi ste bili navedeni kao pacijent.
11:18
Boy, did I have to straighten that one out."
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Kako sam samo imala problema dok sam to riješila."
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Today, Kevin is a loving father
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Danas, Kevin je otac pun ljubavi
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and contributing member of society.
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i član društva koji doprinosi.
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He speaks openly
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Govori otvoreno
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about the events that day and his depression
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o događajima toga dana i svojoj depresiji
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in the hopes that his story
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u nadi da će njegova priča
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will inspire others.
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inspirirati druge.
11:39
Suicide is not just something
I've encountered on the job.
I've encountered on the job.
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Samoubojstvo nije samo nešto
s čime sam se susreo na poslu.
s čime sam se susreo na poslu.
11:42
It's personal.
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Osobno je.
11:44
My grandfather committed suicide by poisoning.
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Moj djed počinio je samoubojstvo trovanjem.
11:48
That act, although ending his own pain,
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Taj čin, iako je prekinuo njegovu patnju,
11:52
robbed me from ever getting to know him.
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meni je ukrao priliku da ga upoznam.
11:57
This is what suicide does.
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To je ono što samoubojstvo čini.
11:59
For most suicidal folks,
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Za većinu ljudi koja pomišlja na samoubojstvo
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or those contemplating suicide,
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ili oni koji planiraju to,
12:04
they wouldn't think of hurting another person.
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ne bi pomislili nauditi drugoj osobi.
12:06
They just want their own pain to end.
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Žele samo da njihova bol završi.
12:10
Typically, this is accomplished in just three ways:
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Najčešće, ovo se postiže na samo tri načina:
12:14
sleep, drugs or alcohol, or death.
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san, droga ili alkohol ili smrt.
12:20
In my career, I've responded to
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U mojoj karijeri odgovorio sam na
12:22
and been involved in hundreds
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i bio uključen u stotine
12:25
of mental illness and suicide calls
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poziva vezanih uz mentalnu bolest i samoubilačke pozive
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around the bridge.
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oko mosta.
12:29
Of those incidents I've been directly involved with,
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Od tih slučajeva u kojima sam sudjelovao,
12:33
I've only lost two,
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izgubio sam samo dva,
12:35
but that's two too many.
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ali to je dva previše.
12:37
One was Jason.
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Jedan je bio Jason.
12:39
The other was a man I spoke to
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Drugi je bio čovjek s kojim sam razgovarao
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for about an hour.
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otprilike sat vremena.
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During that time, he shook my hand
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Za to vrijeme, pružio mi je ruku
12:45
on three occasions.
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tri puta.
12:48
On that final handshake,
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Pri tom zadnjem rukovanju,
12:50
he looked at me, and he said,
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pogledao me i rekao mi,
12:52
"Kevin, I'm sorry, but I have to go."
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"Kevine, žao mi je, ali ja moram ići."
12:58
And he leapt.
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I skočio je.
13:00
Horrible, absolutely horrible.
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Užasno je, apsolutno užasno.
13:03
I do want to tell you, though,
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Ali želim vam reći, da ipak
13:05
the vast majority of folks
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većina ljudi
13:07
that we do get to contact on that bridge
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koje dospijemo kontaktirati na tom mostu
13:11
do not commit suicide.
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ne počine samoubojstvo.
13:14
Additionally, that very few
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I kao dodatak, onaj mali broj
13:17
who have jumped off the bridge and lived
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onih koji su skočili s mosta i preživjeli
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and can talk about it,
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i mogu o tome pričati
13:21
that one to two percent,
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tih jedan do dva posto,
13:24
most of those folks have said
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većina tih ljudi je rekla
13:25
that the second that they let go of that rail,
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da su u trenutku kada su pustili tu ogradu
13:29
they knew that they had made a mistake
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znali da su učinili pogrešku
13:31
and they wanted to live.
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i da žele živjeti.
13:34
I tell people, the bridge not only connects
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Kažem ljudima, most ne povezuje samo
13:39
Marin to San Francisco,
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Marin i San Francisco,
13:41
but people together also.
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već i ljude također.
13:44
That connection, or bridge that we make,
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Ta poveznica, ili most koji radimo,
13:48
is something that each and every one of us
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je nešto čemu svatko od nas
13:51
should strive to do.
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treba težiti.
13:53
Suicide is preventable.
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Samoubojstvo se može spriječiti.
13:56
There is help. There is hope.
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Ima pomoći. Ima nade.
13:59
Thank you very much.
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Hvala vam puno.
14:02
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kevin Briggs - Golden Gate guardianAs a member of the California Highway Patrol with assignments including patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge, Sergeant Kevin Briggs and his staff are the last barriers between would-be suicides and the plunge to near-certain death.
Why you should listen
The Golden Gate Bridge is an iconic landmark of unparalleled beauty and attracts swarms of visitors every year. Tragically, also among them are hundreds of suicidal men and women.
As a member of the CHP for over twenty-three years, with the majority of those years patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge, Sgt. Briggs discovered early that his job required him to take on an unusual role for a police officer: suicide prevention counselor. As a cancer survivor and survivor of multiple heart operations, Briggs’ familiarity with personal struggle bonds him with suicidal men and women. With simple empathy, an instinct for improvisation and a refusal to walk away, Briggs has negotiated several hundred people from suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge. As he told the SF Chronicle, "I've talked to people from ten minutes to seven hours. I very much despise losing. I do whatever I can to get that person back over the rail. I play to win." Sgt. Briggs retired from the CHP in November 2013.
Kevin also has a book, Guardian of the Golden Gate , about his experiences.
Kevin Briggs | Speaker | TED.com