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Pico Iyer: The art of stillness
Pico Iyer: Umjetnost mirnoće
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Kamo bi putopisac Pico Iyer najviše volio otići? Nikamo. Kroz svoju iznenađujuću, lirsku meditaciju, Iyer predstavlja nevjerojatne uvide koje dobivamo kad odvojimo vremena za mirnoću. Otkriva nam strategije kojima se u našem svijetu neprestanog kretanja i odvlačenja pažnje svi možemo poslužiti da bismo svaki dan za sebe uzeli nekoliko minuta, ili svake sezone nekoliko dana. Ovo je govor za sve koji se osjećaju preplavljeni zahtjevima našeg svijeta.
Pico Iyer - Global author
Pico Iyer has spent more than 30 years tracking movement and stillness -- and the way criss-crossing cultures have changed the world, our imagination and all our relationships. Full bio
Pico Iyer has spent more than 30 years tracking movement and stillness -- and the way criss-crossing cultures have changed the world, our imagination and all our relationships. Full bio
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I'm a lifelong traveler.
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Putujem cijeli život.
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Even as a little kid,
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Još kao dječak
00:16
I was actually working out
that it would be cheaper
that it would be cheaper
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izračunao sam da bi bilo povoljnije
00:20
to go to boarding school in England
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ići u internat u Engleskoj
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than just to the best school down the road
from my parents' house in California.
from my parents' house in California.
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nego u najbolju školu u blizini
kuće mojih roditelja u Kaliforniji.
kuće mojih roditelja u Kaliforniji.
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So, from the time I was nine years old
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Tako sam od svoje devete godine
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I was flying alone several times a year
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nekoliko puta godišnje sâm letio
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over the North Pole, just to go to school.
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preko Sjevernog pola
samo kako bih išao u školu.
samo kako bih išao u školu.
00:37
And of course the more I flew
the more I came to love to fly,
the more I came to love to fly,
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I naravno, što sam više letio,
više sam volio letenje.
više sam volio letenje.
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so the very week after I graduated
from high school,
from high school,
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Tako sam tjedan dana nakon mature
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I got a job mopping tables
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našao posao čišćenja stolova
00:47
so that I could spend
every season of my 18th year
every season of my 18th year
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kako bih svako godišnje doba
svoje 18. godine mogao provesti
svoje 18. godine mogao provesti
00:51
on a different continent.
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na drugom kontinentu.
00:54
And then, almost inevitably,
I became a travel writer
I became a travel writer
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Zatim sam, gotovo neizbježno,
postao putopisac
postao putopisac
00:58
so my job and my joy could become one.
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te su se moj posao
i moja radost sjedinili.
i moja radost sjedinili.
01:02
And I really began to feel
that if you were lucky enough
that if you were lucky enough
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Zaista sam počeo osjećati da,
ako imate dovoljno sreće
ako imate dovoljno sreće
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to walk around
the candlelit temples of Tibet
the candlelit temples of Tibet
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da uz svjetlost svijeća
šećete tibetanskim hramovima
šećete tibetanskim hramovima
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or to wander along the seafronts in Havana
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ili lutate obalom mora u Havani
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with music passing all around you,
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uz glazbu svuda oko sebe,
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you could bring those sounds
and the high cobalt skies
and the high cobalt skies
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mogli biste te zvukove
i visoka kobaltna neba
i visoka kobaltna neba
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and the flash of the blue ocean
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i svjetlucanje plavog oceana
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back to your friends at home,
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donijeti svojim prijateljima kod kuće
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and really bring some magic
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i zaista unijeti malo čarolije
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and clarity to your own life.
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i jasnoće u vlastiti život.
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Except, as you all know,
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Osim, kao što svi znate,
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one of the first things you learn
when you travel
when you travel
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jedna od prvih stvari
koje naučite kad putujete
koje naučite kad putujete
01:32
is that nowhere is magical
unless you can bring the right eyes to it.
unless you can bring the right eyes to it.
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jest da ništa nije čarobno
ako to ne gledate na pravi način.
ako to ne gledate na pravi način.
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You take an angry man to the Himalayas,
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Povedite mrzovoljnog čovjeka na Himalaju
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he just starts complaining about the food.
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i žalit će se na hranu.
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And I found that the best way
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Otkrio sam da je najbolji način
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that I could develop more attentive
and more appreciative eyes
and more appreciative eyes
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da stvari počnem
pažljivije gledati i više ih cijeniti,
pažljivije gledati i više ih cijeniti,
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was, oddly,
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začudo,
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by going nowhere, just by sitting still.
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ne otići nikamo, samo mirno sjediti.
01:55
And of course sitting still
is how many of us get
is how many of us get
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Naravno, dok mirno sjedimo,
mnogi od nas dobiju
mnogi od nas dobiju
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what we most crave and need
in our accelerated lives, a break.
in our accelerated lives, a break.
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ono što najviše žele i trebaju
u svojim ubrzanim životima – predah.
u svojim ubrzanim životima – predah.
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But it was also the only way
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Ali to je bio i jedini način
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that I could find to sift through
the slideshow of my experience
the slideshow of my experience
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na koji sam mogao dobro promisliti
o svojim iskustvima
o svojim iskustvima
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and make sense of the future and the past.
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i stvoriti si sliku budućnosti i prošlosti.
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And so, to my great surprise,
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I tako, na moje veliko iznenađenje,
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I found that going nowhere
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otkrio sam da je ne ići nikamo
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was at least as exciting
as going to Tibet or to Cuba.
as going to Tibet or to Cuba.
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bilo jednako uzbudljivo
kao ići na Tibet ili Kubu.
kao ići na Tibet ili Kubu.
02:23
And by going nowhere,
I mean nothing more intimidating
I mean nothing more intimidating
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Kad kažem „ne ići nikamo”,
mislim jednostavno
mislim jednostavno
02:27
than taking a few minutes out of every day
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svaki dan odvojiti nekoliko minuta
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or a few days out of every season,
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ili nekoliko dana
u svakom godišnjem dobu
u svakom godišnjem dobu
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or even, as some people do,
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ili čak, kako to čine neki ljudi,
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a few years out of a life
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nekoliko godina života
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in order to sit still long enough
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i mirno sjediti dovoljno dugo
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to find out what moves you most,
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da biste otkrili što vas najviše pokreće,
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to recall where your truest happiness lies
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da se prisjetite u čemu je
vaša istinska sreća
vaša istinska sreća
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and to remember that sometimes
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i da se sjetite da su ponekad
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making a living and making a life
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živjeti i preživljavati
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point in opposite directions.
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dvije suprotne stvari.
02:54
And of course, this is what wise beings
through the centuries
through the centuries
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Naravno, to nam stoljećima
govore mudraci
govore mudraci
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from every tradition have been telling us.
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iz mnogih kultura.
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It's an old idea.
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To je stara ideja.
Prije više od 2000 godina
stoici su nas podsjećali
stoici su nas podsjećali
03:02
More than 2,000 years ago,
the Stoics were reminding us
the Stoics were reminding us
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03:05
it's not our experience
that makes our lives,
that makes our lives,
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da se naš život ne oblikuje iskustvom,
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it's what we do with it.
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već onime što od njega napravimo.
03:10
Imagine a hurricane suddenly
sweeps through your town
sweeps through your town
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Zamislite da uragan
iznenada prođe kroz vaš grad
iznenada prođe kroz vaš grad
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and reduces every last thing to rubble.
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i uništi sve.
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One man is traumatized for life.
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Jedan čovjek bit će
traumatiziran do kraja života.
traumatiziran do kraja života.
03:22
But another, maybe even his brother,
almost feels liberated,
almost feels liberated,
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Ali drugi, možda čak i njegov brat,
osjećat će se gotovo oslobođeno
osjećat će se gotovo oslobođeno
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and decides this is a great chance
to start his life anew.
to start his life anew.
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i zaključit će da je to odlična prilika
da iznova započne život.
da iznova započne život.
03:30
It's exactly the same event,
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Potpuno isti događaj,
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but radically different responses.
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ali krajnje različite reakcije.
03:35
There is nothing either good or bad,
as Shakespeare told us in "Hamlet,"
as Shakespeare told us in "Hamlet,"
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Ne postoji ništa dobro ni loše,
kako nam je Shakespeare rekao u „Hamletu”,
kako nam je Shakespeare rekao u „Hamletu”,
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but thinking makes it so.
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već ga razmišljanje čini takvim.
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And this has certainly been
my experience as a traveler.
my experience as a traveler.
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Takvo je svakako bilo
i moje iskustvo kao putnika.
i moje iskustvo kao putnika.
03:46
Twenty-four years ago I took
the most mind-bending trip
the most mind-bending trip
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Prije 24 godine bio sam
na vrlo intenzivnom putovanju
na vrlo intenzivnom putovanju
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across North Korea.
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Sjevernom Korejom.
03:52
But the trip lasted a few days.
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Putovanje je trajalo nekoliko dana.
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What I've done with it sitting still,
going back to it in my head,
going back to it in my head,
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Mirno sjedeći,
razmišljajući o tom putovanju,
razmišljajući o tom putovanju,
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trying to understand it,
finding a place for it in my thinking,
finding a place for it in my thinking,
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nastojeći da ga shvatim,
nalazeći mu mjesto u svojim mislima,
nalazeći mu mjesto u svojim mislima,
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that's lasted 24 years already
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ono traje već 24 godine
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and will probably last a lifetime.
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i vjerojatno će trajati cijeli život.
04:07
The trip, in other words,
gave me some amazing sights,
gave me some amazing sights,
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Drugim riječima, na tom putovanju
bilo je predivnih vidika,
bilo je predivnih vidika,
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but it's only sitting still
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ali tek mirnim sjedenjem
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that allows me to turn those
into lasting insights.
into lasting insights.
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uspio sam ih pretvoriti
u trajne uvide.
u trajne uvide.
04:17
And I sometimes think
that so much of our life
that so much of our life
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Ponekad pomislim kako se
tako velik dio našeg života
tako velik dio našeg života
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takes place inside our heads,
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odvija u našim glavama,
04:21
in memory or imagination
or interpretation or speculation,
or interpretation or speculation,
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u našem sjećanju ili mašti
ili interpretaciji ili predviđanjima
ili interpretaciji ili predviđanjima
04:26
that if I really want to change my life
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i zato, ako zaista želim
promijeniti svoj život,
promijeniti svoj život,
04:29
I might best begin by changing my mind.
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najbolje bi bilo početi
s promjenama u glavi.
s promjenama u glavi.
04:33
Again, none of this is new;
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Ponavljam, ništa od ovoga nije novo.
04:35
that's why Shakespeare and the Stoics
were telling us this centuries ago,
were telling us this centuries ago,
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Sve su nam to Shakespeare i stoici
govorili pred mnogo stoljeća,
govorili pred mnogo stoljeća,
04:39
but Shakespeare never had to face
200 emails in a day.
200 emails in a day.
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ali Shakespeare nikad nije imao
200 e-mailova dnevno.
200 e-mailova dnevno.
04:43
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
04:45
The Stoics, as far as I know,
were not on Facebook.
were not on Facebook.
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Stoici, koliko znam,
nisu bili na Facebooku.
nisu bili na Facebooku.
04:49
We all know that in our on-demand lives,
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Svi znamo da,
u našim životima na zahtjev,
u našim životima na zahtjev,
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one of the things that's most on demand
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jedna od najtraženijih stvari
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is ourselves.
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upravo smo mi sami.
04:55
Wherever we are, any time of night or day,
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Gdje god da jesmo,
u bilo koje doba noći i dana,
u bilo koje doba noći i dana,
04:58
our bosses, junk-mailers,
our parents can get to us.
our parents can get to us.
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naši šefovi, isporučitelji spam pošte,
naši roditelji, mogu doći do nas.
naši roditelji, mogu doći do nas.
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Sociologists have actually found
that in recent years
that in recent years
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Sociolozi su zapravo otkrili
da posljednjih godina
da posljednjih godina
05:05
Americans are working fewer hours
than 50 years ago,
than 50 years ago,
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Amerikanci rade manje sati
nego prije 50 godina,
nego prije 50 godina,
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but we feel as if we're working more.
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ali osjećamo kao da radimo više.
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We have more and more time-saving devices,
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Imamo sve više i više uređaja
koji nam štede vrijeme,
koji nam štede vrijeme,
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but sometimes, it seems,
less and less time.
less and less time.
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ali ponekad, čini se,
sve manje i manje vremena.
sve manje i manje vremena.
05:18
We can more and more easily
make contact with people
make contact with people
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Sve jednostavnije možemo
stupiti u kontakt s ljudima
stupiti u kontakt s ljudima
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on the furthest corners of the planet,
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u najudaljenijim dijelovima svijeta,
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but sometimes in that process
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ali ponekad u tom procesu
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we lose contact with ourselves.
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gubimo dodir sami sa sobom.
05:29
And one of my biggest surprises
as a traveler
as a traveler
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Jedno od najvećih iznanađenja
koja sam doživio kao putnik
koja sam doživio kao putnik
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has been to find
that often it's exactly the people
that often it's exactly the people
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bilo je kad sam otkrio
da su često baš oni ljudi
da su često baš oni ljudi
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who have most enabled us to get anywhere
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koji su nam najviše pomogli
da odemo nekamo
da odemo nekamo
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who are intent on going nowhere.
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čvrsti u namjeri da ne idu nikamo.
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In other words, precisely those beings
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Drugim riječima, upravo oni ljudi
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who have created the technologies
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koji su stvorili tehnologije
05:46
that override so many
of the limits of old,
of the limits of old,
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kojima su svladana tolika
ograničenja iz prošlosti
ograničenja iz prošlosti
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are the ones wisest
about the need for limits,
about the need for limits,
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najviše su svjesni
potrebe za ograničenjima,
potrebe za ograničenjima,
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even when it comes to technology.
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čak i kad se radi o tehnologiji.
05:57
I once went to the Google headquarters
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Jednom sam bio u sjedištu Googlea
05:59
and I saw all the things
many of you have heard about;
many of you have heard about;
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i vidio sam sve one stvari
za koje ste mnogi čuli:
za koje ste mnogi čuli:
06:02
the indoor tree houses, the trampolines,
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kućice na drvetu u zatvorenom, trampoline,
06:05
workers at that time enjoying 20 percent
of their paid time free
of their paid time free
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radnike koji su tada
20 % radnog vremena imali slobodno
20 % radnog vremena imali slobodno
06:10
so that they could just let
their imaginations go wandering.
their imaginations go wandering.
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kako bi mogli pustiti mašti na volju.
06:14
But what impressed me even more
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Ali još me više impresioniralo što mi je,
06:17
was that as I was waiting
for my digital I.D.,
for my digital I.D.,
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dok sam čekao
svoju digitalnu identifikaciju,
svoju digitalnu identifikaciju,
06:20
one Googler was telling me
about the program
about the program
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jedan zaposlenik pričao o programu
06:23
that he was about to start
to teach the many, many Googlers
to teach the many, many Googlers
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koji će pokrenuti kako bi
brojne zaposlenike Googlea
brojne zaposlenike Googlea
06:27
who practice yoga
to become trainers in it,
to become trainers in it,
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koji se bave jogom
naučio kako da postanu treneri.
naučio kako da postanu treneri.
06:30
and the other Googler was telling me
about the book that he was about to write
about the book that he was about to write
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Drugi zaposlenik pričao mi je
o knjizi koju namjerava napisati
o knjizi koju namjerava napisati
06:34
on the inner search engine,
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o unutarnjem sustavu za pretraživanje
06:37
and the ways in which science
has empirically shown
has empirically shown
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i načinima na koje je
znanost empirički dokazala
znanost empirički dokazala
06:40
that sitting still, or meditation,
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da mirno sjedenje, odnosno meditacija,
06:43
can lead not just to better
health or to clearer thinking,
health or to clearer thinking,
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može rezultirati poboljšanjem zdravlja
i jasnijim razmišljanjem,
i jasnijim razmišljanjem,
06:47
but even to emotional intelligence.
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ali i emocionalnom inteligencijom.
06:50
I have another friend in Silicon Valley
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Imam prijatelja u Silicijskoj dolini
06:52
who is really one
of the most eloquent spokesmen
of the most eloquent spokesmen
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koji je zaista jedan od
najelokventnijih govornika
najelokventnijih govornika
06:56
for the latest technologies,
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za najnovije tehnologije
06:57
and in fact was one of the founders
of Wired magazine, Kevin Kelly.
of Wired magazine, Kevin Kelly.
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i bio je jedan od osnivača
časopisa Wired – Kevin Kelly.
časopisa Wired – Kevin Kelly.
07:01
And Kevin wrote his last book
on fresh technologies
on fresh technologies
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Kevin je svoju najnoviju knjigu
o novim tehnologijama
o novim tehnologijama
07:05
without a smartphone
or a laptop or a TV in his home.
or a laptop or a TV in his home.
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napisao bez pametnog telefona,
laptopa ili TV-a u svojem domu.
laptopa ili TV-a u svojem domu.
07:10
And like many in Silicon Valley,
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Kao mnogi u Silicijskoj dolini,
07:12
he tries really hard to observe
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i on se trudi prakticirati
07:15
what they call an Internet sabbath,
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ono što oni zovu internetski šabat,
07:19
whereby for 24 or 48 hours every week
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odnosno 24 ili 48 sati svaki tjedan
07:22
they go completely offline
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kad budu u potpunosti offline
07:26
in order to gather the sense of direction
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kako bi stavili stvari u perspektivu
07:28
and proportion they'll need
when they go online again.
when they go online again.
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koja će im trebati kad opet budu online.
07:31
The one thing perhaps
that technology hasn't always given us
that technology hasn't always given us
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Jedna stvar koju nam
tehnologija nije uvijek davala
tehnologija nije uvijek davala
07:35
is a sense of how to make
the wisest use of technology.
the wisest use of technology.
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jest znanje o tome kako ju
najpametnije iskoristiti.
najpametnije iskoristiti.
07:40
And when you speak of the sabbath,
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Kad govorite o šabatu,
07:42
look at the Ten Commandments --
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pogledajte deset zapovijedi:
07:44
there's only one word there
for which the adjective "holy" is used,
for which the adjective "holy" is used,
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samo se uz jednu riječ
spominje svetkovanje,
spominje svetkovanje,
07:49
and that's the Sabbath.
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a to je šabat (dan Gospodnji).
07:51
I pick up the Jewish holy book
of the Torah --
of the Torah --
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Uzeo sam Toru, svetu knjigu Židova --
07:54
its longest chapter, it's on the Sabbath.
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najdulje je poglavlje ono o šabatu.
07:57
And we all know that it's really
one of our greatest luxuries,
one of our greatest luxuries,
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Svi znamo da nam je to zapravo
jedan od najvećih luksuza,
jedan od najvećih luksuza,
08:01
the empty space.
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prazan prostor.
08:03
In many a piece of music,
it's the pause or the rest
it's the pause or the rest
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U mnogim glazbenim djelima
upravo pauza ili odmor
upravo pauza ili odmor
08:07
that gives the piece
its beauty and its shape.
its beauty and its shape.
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daje djelu ljepotu i oblik.
08:10
And I know I as a writer
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Znam da ću ja kao pisac
08:12
will often try to include
a lot of empty space on the page
a lot of empty space on the page
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često na stranicama nastojati
ostaviti mnogo praznog prostora
ostaviti mnogo praznog prostora
08:16
so that the reader can complete
my thoughts and sentences
my thoughts and sentences
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kako bi čitatelj mogao
dovršiti moje misli i rečenice
dovršiti moje misli i rečenice
08:20
and so that her imagination
has room to breathe.
has room to breathe.
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i kako njegova mašta ne bi bila sputana.
08:25
Now, in the physical domain,
of course, many people,
of course, many people,
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U fizičkoj domeni,
naravno, mnogi ljudi,
naravno, mnogi ljudi,
08:28
if they have the resources,
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ako raspolažu sredstvima,
08:29
will try to get a place in the country,
a second home.
a second home.
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nastojat će imati kuću na selu, drugi dom.
08:33
I've never begun to have those resources,
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Ja nikad nisam ni približno
raspolagao takvim resursima,
raspolagao takvim resursima,
08:36
but I sometimes remember
that any time I want,
that any time I want,
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ali ponekad se sjetim da, kad god poželim,
08:40
I can get a second home in time,
if not in space,
if not in space,
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mogu si stvoriti drugi dom
u vremenu, ako već ne u prostoru,
u vremenu, ako već ne u prostoru,
08:44
just by taking a day off.
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tako da jednostavno uzmem slobodan dan.
08:47
And it's never easy because, of course,
whenever I do I spend much of it
whenever I do I spend much of it
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To nikad nije lako jer, naravno,
kad god to činim, velik dio vremena provedem
kad god to činim, velik dio vremena provedem
08:50
worried about all the extra stuff
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brinući se o svim dodatnim stvarima
08:52
that's going to crash down on me
the following day.
the following day.
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koje će se sljedećeg dana sručiti na mene.
08:54
I sometimes think I'd rather give up
meat or sex or wine
meat or sex or wine
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Ponekad mislim da bih se radije
odrekao mesa, seksa ili vina
odrekao mesa, seksa ili vina
08:57
than the chance to check on my emails.
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nego mogućosti da
provjeravam svoje e-mailove.
provjeravam svoje e-mailove.
09:00
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
09:01
And every season I do try to take
three days off on retreat
three days off on retreat
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Svake sezone nastojim se
povući na tri dana,
povući na tri dana,
09:05
but a part of me still feels guilty
to be leaving my poor wife behind
to be leaving my poor wife behind
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ali dio mene još se uvijek osjeća krivim
što ostavljam svoju sirotu ženu
što ostavljam svoju sirotu ženu
09:09
and to be ignoring
all those seemingly urgent emails
all those seemingly urgent emails
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i što ignoriram sve te
naizgled hitne e-mailove
naizgled hitne e-mailove
09:12
from my bosses
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od mojih šefova
09:14
and maybe to be missing
a friend's birthday party.
a friend's birthday party.
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i što možda propuštam
prijateljevu rođendansku zabavu.
prijateljevu rođendansku zabavu.
09:17
But as soon as I get
to a place of real quiet,
to a place of real quiet,
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Ali čim dođem na mjesto prave tišine,
09:21
I realize that it's only by going there
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shvatim da ću samo boravkom ondje
09:23
that I'll have anything fresh
or creative or joyful to share
or creative or joyful to share
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imati bilo što novo
ili kreativno ili radosno
ili kreativno ili radosno
09:27
with my wife or bosses or friends.
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za podijeliti sa svojom ženom ili
šefovima ili prijateljima.
šefovima ili prijateljima.
09:30
Otherwise, really,
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Inače, zapravo,
09:31
I'm just foisting on them
my exhaustion or my distractedness,
my exhaustion or my distractedness,
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samo na njih prebacujem svoju iscrpljenost
ili nedostatak pozornosti,
ili nedostatak pozornosti,
09:35
which is no blessing at all.
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što nije nimalo blagotvorno.
09:39
And so when I was 29,
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I tako sam s 29 godina
09:41
I decided to remake my entire life
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odlučio promijeniti cijeli svoj život
09:44
in the light of going nowhere.
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s pomoću odlaženja nikamo.
09:47
One evening I was coming back
from the office,
from the office,
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Jedne večeri vraćao sam se iz ureda,
09:49
it was after midnight, I was in a taxi
driving through Times Square,
driving through Times Square,
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prošla je ponoć, bio sam u taksiju
i prolazili smo Times Squareom
i prolazili smo Times Squareom
09:53
and I suddenly realized
that I was racing around so much
that I was racing around so much
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kad sam iznenada shvatio
da toliko jurim uokolo
da toliko jurim uokolo
09:57
I could never catch up with my life.
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da nikad neću moći sustići sâm sebe.
10:00
And my life then, as it happened,
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A moj je život tada, zapravo,
10:02
was pretty much the one
I might have dreamed of as a little boy.
I might have dreamed of as a little boy.
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bio više-manje onakav
o kakvom sam sanjao kao dječak.
o kakvom sam sanjao kao dječak.
10:06
I had really interesting friends
and colleagues,
and colleagues,
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Imao sam zaista zanimljive
prijatelje i kolege,
prijatelje i kolege,
10:08
I had a nice apartment
on Park Avenue and 20th Street.
on Park Avenue and 20th Street.
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lijep stan na uglu Avenije Park i 20. ulice,
10:12
I had, to me, a fascinating job
writing about world affairs,
writing about world affairs,
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meni fascinantan posao,
na kojem sam pisao o situaciji u svijetu,
na kojem sam pisao o situaciji u svijetu,
10:17
but I could never separate myself
enough from them
enough from them
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ali nikako se nisam mogao
dovoljno od njih odvojiti
dovoljno od njih odvojiti
10:20
to hear myself think --
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da bih čuo svoje misli --
10:21
or really, to understand
if I was truly happy.
if I was truly happy.
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ili, zapravo, da bih shvatio
jesam li zaista sretan.
jesam li zaista sretan.
10:26
And so, I abandoned my dream life
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Stoga sam ostavio svoj život iz snova
10:29
for a single room on the backstreets
of Kyoto, Japan,
of Kyoto, Japan,
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i zamijenio ga za sobu
u uličici u Kyotu, u Japanu.
u uličici u Kyotu, u Japanu.
10:34
which was the place
that had long exerted a strong,
that had long exerted a strong,
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Taj me grad vrlo dugo privlačio
10:37
really mysterious gravitational pull on me.
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na vrlo snažan i tajnovit način.
10:41
Even as a child
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Još kao dijete
10:43
I would just look at a painting
of Kyoto and feel I recognized it;
of Kyoto and feel I recognized it;
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pogledao bih sliku Kyota
i osjećao da ju prepoznajem.
i osjećao da ju prepoznajem.
10:46
I knew it before I ever laid eyes on it.
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Poznavao sam ga
prije nego sam ga uopće vidio.
prije nego sam ga uopće vidio.
10:49
But it's also, as you all know,
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Ali to je također, kao što znate,
10:51
a beautiful city encircled by hills,
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prekrasan grad okružen brdima,
10:54
filled with more than 2,000 temples
and shrines,
and shrines,
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s više od 2000 hramova i oltara,
10:57
where people have been sitting still
for 800 years or more.
for 800 years or more.
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gdje ljudi mirno sjede više od 800 godina.
11:03
And quite soon after I moved there,
I ended up where I still am
I ended up where I still am
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Ubrzo nakon što sam se preselio tamo,
završio sam na mjestu gdje sam i sada
završio sam na mjestu gdje sam i sada
11:07
with my wife, formerly our kids,
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sa ženom, a ranije i s našom djecom,
11:09
in a two-room apartment
in the middle of nowhere
in the middle of nowhere
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u dvosobnom stanu usred ničega,
11:12
where we have no bicycle, no car,
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gdje nemamo bicikl ni automobil
11:14
no TV I can understand,
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ni TV koji bih razumio,
11:16
and I still have to support my loved ones
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a još uvijek moram
uzdržavati voljene osobe
uzdržavati voljene osobe
11:19
as a travel writer and a journalist,
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kao putopisac i novinar,
11:21
so clearly this is not ideal
for job advancement
for job advancement
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tako da to nije idealno
za napredovanje u poslu
za napredovanje u poslu
11:25
or for cultural excitement
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ni za kulturološka uzbuđenja
11:27
or for social diversion.
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ni za društvene aktivnosti.
11:29
But I realized that it gives me
what I prize most,
what I prize most,
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Ali shvatio sam da dobivam
ono što najviše cijenim:
ono što najviše cijenim:
11:34
which is days
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dane
11:36
and hours.
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i sate.
11:37
I have never once had to use
a cell phone there.
a cell phone there.
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Ondje se nijednom
nisam morao poslužiti mobitelom.
nisam morao poslužiti mobitelom.
11:40
I almost never have to look at the time,
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Gotovo nikad ne moram
gledati koliko je sati
gledati koliko je sati
11:44
and every morning when I wake up,
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i svakog jutra kad se probudim,
11:46
really the day stretches in front of me
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dan se prostire preda mnom
11:49
like an open meadow.
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poput široke livade.
11:52
And when life throws up
one of its nasty surprises,
one of its nasty surprises,
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A kad mi dan priredi ružno iznenađenje,
11:55
as it will, more than once,
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kao što je to više puta bio slučaj,
11:57
when a doctor comes into my room
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kad mi liječnik uđe u sobu
11:59
wearing a grave expression,
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s ozbiljnim izrazom lica,
12:01
or a car suddenly veers
in front of mine on the freeway,
in front of mine on the freeway,
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kad se na autocesti iznenada
ispred mene ubaci drugi automobil,
ispred mene ubaci drugi automobil,
12:04
I know, in my bones,
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znam, duboko u sebi,
12:07
that it's the time I've spent
going nowhere
going nowhere
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da će me vrijeme
koje sam proveo idući nikamo
koje sam proveo idući nikamo
12:10
that is going to sustain me much more
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održavati mnogo dulje
12:12
than all the time I've spent
racing around to Bhutan or Easter Island.
racing around to Bhutan or Easter Island.
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nego sve vrijeme koje sam proveo
jureći Butanom ili Uskršnjim otokom.
jureći Butanom ili Uskršnjim otokom.
12:18
I'll always be a traveler --
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Uvijek ću biti putnik --
12:19
my livelihood depends on it --
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moji životni prihodi ovise o tome --
12:21
but one of the beauties of travel
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ali jedna od ljepota putovanja
12:23
is that it allows you to bring stillness
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jest to da vam omogućuje
da unesete mirnoću
da unesete mirnoću
12:28
into the motion and the commotion
of the world.
of the world.
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u kretanja i previranja u svijetu.
12:32
I once got on a plane
in Frankfurt, Germany,
in Frankfurt, Germany,
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Jednom sam sjeo u avion
u Frankfurtu, u Njemačkoj.
u Frankfurtu, u Njemačkoj.
12:35
and a young German woman
came down and sat next to me
came down and sat next to me
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Kraj mene je sjela mlada Njemica
12:38
and engaged me
in a very friendly conversation
in a very friendly conversation
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i započela sa mnom
vrlo prijateljski razgovor
vrlo prijateljski razgovor
12:41
for about 30 minutes,
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koji je trajao oko pola sata,
12:42
and then she just turned around
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a zatim se samo okrenula
12:44
and sat still for 12 hours.
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i mirno sjedila 12 sati.
12:48
She didn't once turn on her video monitor,
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Nijednom nije upalila svoj monitor,
12:50
she never pulled out a book,
she didn't even go to sleep,
she didn't even go to sleep,
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nije izvadila knjigu, nije čak ni zaspala.
12:54
she just sat still,
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Samo je mirno sjedila,
12:56
and something of her clarity and calm
really imparted itself to me.
really imparted itself to me.
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a njezina jasnoća i mir
zaista su utjecali na mene.
zaista su utjecali na mene.
13:02
I've noticed more and more people
taking conscious measures these days
taking conscious measures these days
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Primijetio sam da sve više i više ljudi
u zadnje vrijeme svjesno poduzima mjere
u zadnje vrijeme svjesno poduzima mjere
13:06
to try to open up a space
inside their lives.
inside their lives.
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da bi oslobodili prostor u svojim životima.
13:09
Some people go to black-hole resorts
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Neki ljudi idu u „offline odmorišta”,
13:12
where they'll spend hundreds
of dollars a night
of dollars a night
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u kojima plaćaju stotine dolara po noći
13:14
in order to hand over
their cell phone and their laptop
their cell phone and their laptop
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da bi svoj mobitel i laptop
13:17
to the front desk on arrival.
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predali na recepciji pri dolasku.
13:19
Some people I know,
just before they go to sleep,
just before they go to sleep,
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Neki od mojih poznanika
prije nego odu spavati,
prije nego odu spavati,
13:22
instead of scrolling through
their messages
their messages
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umjesto da pregledavaju poruke
13:24
or checking out YouTube,
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ili gledaju YouTube,
13:26
just turn out the lights
and listen to some music,
and listen to some music,
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jednostavno isključe svjetla
i slušaju glazbu
i slušaju glazbu
13:29
and notice that they sleep much better
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te su primijetili da spavaju mnogo bolje
13:32
and wake up much refreshed.
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i bude se odmorniji.
13:35
I was once fortunate enough
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Jednom sam imao sreće
13:37
to drive into the high, dark mountains
behind Los Angeles,
behind Los Angeles,
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da se odvezem u visoke,
mračne planine oko Los Angelesa,
mračne planine oko Los Angelesa,
13:42
where the great poet and singer
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gdje je veliki pjesnik i pjevač
13:45
and international heartthrob Leonard Cohen
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i međunarodni lomitelj srca Leonard Cohen
13:48
was living and working for many years
as a full-time monk
as a full-time monk
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mnogo godina živio i radio
kao pravi redovnik
kao pravi redovnik
13:52
in the Mount Baldy Zen Center.
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u Zen centru Mount Baldy.
13:55
And I wasn't entirely surprised
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Nisam se naročito iznenadio
13:57
when the record that he released
at the age of 77,
at the age of 77,
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kad je ploča koju je objavio sa 77 godina
14:01
to which he gave the deliberately
unsexy title of "Old Ideas,"
unsexy title of "Old Ideas,"
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i kojoj je namjerno dao
neprivlačan naslov „Stare ideje”,
neprivlačan naslov „Stare ideje”,
14:06
went to number one in the charts
in 17 nations in the world,
in 17 nations in the world,
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skočila na prvo mjesto top lista
u 17 zemalja svijeta,
u 17 zemalja svijeta,
14:09
hit the top five in nine others.
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i bila među prvih pet u još devet zemalja.
14:12
Something in us, I think, is crying out
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Nešto u nama, rekao bih, vapi
14:15
for the sense of intimacy and depth
that we get from people like that.
that we get from people like that.
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za tim osjećajem intimnosti i dubokoumnosti
kojim odišu takvi ljudi,
kojim odišu takvi ljudi,
14:19
who take the time
and trouble to sit still.
and trouble to sit still.
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koji odvajaju vrijeme
i trude se mirno sjediti.
i trude se mirno sjediti.
14:23
And I think many
of us have the sensation,
of us have the sensation,
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Mislim da mnogi od nas
imaju osjećaj – ja sigurno imam –
imaju osjećaj – ja sigurno imam –
14:25
I certainly do,
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da stojimo gotovo priljubljeni
uz golemi ekran
uz golemi ekran
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that we're standing about two inches away
from a huge screen,
from a huge screen,
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and it's noisy and it's crowded
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koji je glasan i natrpan
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and it's changing with every second,
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i mijenja se svake sekunde.
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and that screen is our lives.
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Taj je ekran naš život.
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And it's only by stepping back,
and then further back,
and then further back,
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Tek kad se odmaknemo,
malo pa onda još malo,
malo pa onda još malo,
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and holding still,
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i stanemo mirno,
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that we can begin to see
what the canvas means
what the canvas means
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možemo shvatiti što to platno znači
14:46
and to catch the larger picture.
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i sagledati širu sliku.
14:49
And a few people do that for us
by going nowhere.
by going nowhere.
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Nekoliko ljudi to radi za nas
tako što ne idu nikamo.
tako što ne idu nikamo.
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So, in an age of acceleration,
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Stoga je u doba ubrzavanja
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nothing can be more exhilarating
than going slow.
than going slow.
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najuzbudljivije ići sporo.
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And in an age of distraction,
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U doba odvlačenja pažnje
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nothing is so luxurious
as paying attention.
as paying attention.
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najveći je luksuz obraćati pažnju.
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And in an age of constant movement,
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A u doba stalnoga kretanja
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nothing is so urgent as sitting still.
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od najveće je važnosti sjediti mirno.
15:13
So you can go on your next vacation
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Sljedeći put na odmor možete otići
15:15
to Paris or Hawaii, or New Orleans;
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u Pariz ili na Havaje ili u New Orleans
15:18
I bet you'll have a wonderful time.
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i siguran sam da će vam biti odlično.
15:22
But, if you want to come back home
alive and full of fresh hope,
alive and full of fresh hope,
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Ali ako se kući želite vratiti
stvarno živi i puni optimizma,
stvarno živi i puni optimizma,
15:27
in love with the world,
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zaljubljeni u svijet,
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I think you might want
to try considering going nowhere.
to try considering going nowhere.
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možda biste mogli razmisliti
o tome da ne odete nikamo.
o tome da ne odete nikamo.
15:33
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
15:35
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Pico Iyer - Global authorPico Iyer has spent more than 30 years tracking movement and stillness -- and the way criss-crossing cultures have changed the world, our imagination and all our relationships.
Why you should listen
In twelve books, covering everything from Revolutionary Cuba to the XIVth Dalai Lama, Islamic mysticism to our lives in airports, Pico Iyer has worked to chronicle the accelerating changes in our outer world, which sometimes make steadiness and rootedness in our inner world more urgent than ever. In his TED Book, The Art of Stillness, he draws upon travels from North Korea to Iran to remind us how to remain focused and sane in an age of frenzied distraction. As he writes in the book, "Almost everybody I know has this sense of overdosing on information and getting dizzy living at post-human speeds ... All of us instinctively feel that something inside us is crying out for more spaciousness and stillness to offset the exhilarations of this movement and the fun and diversion of the modern world."
Pico Iyer | Speaker | TED.com