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Casey Gerald: The gospel of doubt
Keisijs Džeralds: Šaubu evaņģēlijs
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Ko jūs darītu, ja jūsu stiprāka ticība izrādītos nepatiesa? Kad Keisija Džeralda ticība viņu pievīla, viņš meklēja jaunu. Viņš meklēja to uzņēmējdarbībā, valsts pārvaldē, labdarībā, bet visur atrada tikai viltus praviešus. Šajā iespaidīgajā runā Džeralds mudina mūs visus šaubīties par saviem uzskatiem un pieņemt šīs šaubas.
Casey Gerald - American
Casey Gerald chronicles the current state of the American Dream and explores ways to sustain it for a new generation. Full bio
Casey Gerald chronicles the current state of the American Dream and explores ways to sustain it for a new generation. Full bio
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00:12
There we were,
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Tur nu mēs bijām,
00:15
souls and bodies packed
into a Texas church
into a Texas church
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dvēseles un ķermeņi sabāzti
kādā Teksasas baznīcā
kādā Teksasas baznīcā
00:19
on the last night of our lives.
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pēdējā mūsu dzīves naktī.
00:22
Packed into a room just like this,
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Telpā, kas līdzīga šai,
00:25
but with creaky wooden pews
draped in worn-down red fabric,
draped in worn-down red fabric,
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bet ar čīkstošiem koka soliem
pārklātiem ar novalkātu, sarkanu audumu,
pārklātiem ar novalkātu, sarkanu audumu,
00:31
with an organ to my left
and a choir at my back
and a choir at my back
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ērģeles man pa kreisi
un koris aiz muguras,
un koris aiz muguras,
00:33
and a baptism pool
built into the wall behind them.
built into the wall behind them.
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un kristāmbaseins,
iebūvēts sienā aiz tiem.
iebūvēts sienā aiz tiem.
00:37
A room like this, nonetheless.
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Un tomēr, telpā kā šī.
00:41
With the same great feelings of suspense,
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Ar tikpat gaidpilnu sajūtu,
00:45
the same deep hopes for salvation,
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ar tādu pašu cerību uz pestīšanu,
00:48
the same sweat in the palms
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tikpat sviedrainām plaukstām
00:50
and the same people
in the back not paying attention.
in the back not paying attention.
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un tādiem pašiem cilvēkiem aizmugurē,
kas nepievērš uzmanību.
kas nepievērš uzmanību.
00:53
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
00:56
This was December 31, 1999,
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Tas bija 1999. gada 31. decembris,
01:01
the night of the Second Coming of Christ,
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Kristus otrās atnākšanas vakars,
01:04
and the end of the world as I knew it.
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un manas toreizējās pasaules gals.
01:08
I had turned 12 that year
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Togad man palika 12 gadi,
01:09
and had reached the age of accountability.
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un es sasniedzu vecumu,
kad iestājas atbildība.
kad iestājas atbildība.
Kad biju beidzis sūdzēties par to,
01:12
And once I stopped complaining
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cik tas ir negodīgi,
ka Jēzus atgriezīsies tieši tad,
ka Jēzus atgriezīsies tieši tad,
01:14
about how unfair it was
that Jesus would return
that Jesus would return
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01:17
as soon as I had to be accountable
for all that I had done,
for all that I had done,
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kad esmu kļuvis atbildīgs
par visu, ko esmu darījis,
par visu, ko esmu darījis,
01:20
I figured I had better get
my house in order very quickly.
my house in order very quickly.
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es izprātoju, ka man ātri
jāievieš kārtība savā mājā.
jāievieš kārtība savā mājā.
Tā nu es pēc iespējas biežāk
gāju uz baznīcu.
gāju uz baznīcu.
01:24
So I went to church as often as I could.
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01:26
I listened for silence as anxiously
as one might listen for noise,
as one might listen for noise,
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Es ieklausījos klusumā tik cītīgi,
kā citi klausītos troksnī,
kā citi klausītos troksnī,
01:31
trying to be sure that the Lord
hadn't pulled a fast one on me
hadn't pulled a fast one on me
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cenšoties pārliecināties,
ka Kungs nav mani vazājis aiz deguna,
ka Kungs nav mani vazājis aiz deguna,
01:34
and decided to come back early.
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un nolēmis ierasties agrāk.
01:36
And just in case he did,
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Un ja Viņš tā darītu,
01:38
I built a backup plan,
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man bija rezerves plāns,
01:41
by reading the "Left Behind" books
that were all the rage at the time.
that were all the rage at the time.
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lasot Left Behind grāmatas,
kas tolaik bija modē.
kas tolaik bija modē.
Tās lapās es izlasīju,
01:45
And I found in their pages
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ka ja līdz pusnaktij nebūšu aizgrābtībā,
01:47
that if I was not taken
in the rapture at midnight,
in the rapture at midnight,
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viss vēl nebūs zaudēts.
01:49
I had another shot.
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01:51
All I had to do was avoid
taking the mark of the beast,
taking the mark of the beast,
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Man bija tik vien kā
jāizvairās saņemt zvēra zīmi,
jāizvairās saņemt zvēra zīmi,
01:55
fight off demons, plagues
and the Antichrist himself.
and the Antichrist himself.
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jāatkaujas dēmonu,
sērgu un paša Antikrista.
sērgu un paša Antikrista.
01:58
It would be hard --
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Tas būtu grūti,
02:00
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
02:03
but I knew I could do it.
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bet es zināju, ka to spēju.
02:04
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
02:06
But planning time was over now.
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Bet gatavošanās laiks bija beidzies,
02:08
It was 11:50pm.
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bija jau 11.50 vakarā.
02:10
We had 10 minutes left,
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Bija 10 minūtes laika,
02:11
and my pastor called us
out of the pews and down to the altar
out of the pews and down to the altar
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un mācītājs aicināja mūs
pietuvoties altārim,
pietuvoties altārim,
02:14
because he wanted to be praying
when midnight struck.
when midnight struck.
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jo viņš gribēja
pusnakti sagaidīt ar lūgšanu.
pusnakti sagaidīt ar lūgšanu.
02:19
So every faction of the congregation
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Katra draudzes locekļu daļa
02:21
took its place.
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ieņēma savas vietas.
02:23
The choir stayed in the choir stand,
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Koris palika savā vietā,
02:24
the deacons and their wives --
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diakoni ar sievām
02:26
or the Baptist Bourgeoisie
as I like to call them --
as I like to call them --
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jeb baptistu buržuāzija,
kā man tos tīk dēvēt,
kā man tos tīk dēvēt,
02:28
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
02:30
took first position in front of the altar.
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ieņēma labākās vietas pie altāra.
02:32
You see, in America,
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Redziet, Amerikā,
02:34
even the Second Coming of Christ
has a VIP section.
has a VIP section.
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pat Kristus otrajai atnākšanai
ir VIP vietas.
ir VIP vietas.
02:37
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
02:40
(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
02:45
And right behind the Baptist Bourgeoisie
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Turpat aiz baptistu buržuāzijas
02:47
were the elderly --
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stāvēja gados vecāki cilvēki —
02:49
these men and women whose young backs
had been bent under hot suns
had been bent under hot suns
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vīri un sievas, kuru jaunība pagājusi
liecot muguras karstajā saulē
liecot muguras karstajā saulē
02:54
in the cotton fields of East Texas,
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Austrumteksasas kokvilnas laukos,
02:57
and whose skin seemed to be burnt
a creaseless noble brown,
a creaseless noble brown,
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un kuru tumši brūni apdegusī āda
šķita sakrunkojusies
šķita sakrunkojusies
gluži kā Austrumuteksasa māls,
03:00
just like the clay of East Texas,
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03:03
and whose hopes and dreams
for what life might become
for what life might become
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kuru cerības un sapņi par iespējamo dzīvi
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outside of East Texas
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ārpus Austrumteksasas,
03:06
had sometimes been bent and broken
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dažkārt tikuši liekti un grauti,
03:08
even further than their backs.
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vairāk pat, nekā viņu muguras.
03:09
Yes, these men and women
were the stars of the show for me.
were the stars of the show for me.
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Jā, man šie vīrieši un sievietes
bija izrādes zvaigznes.
bija izrādes zvaigznes.
03:14
They had waited their whole lives
for this moment,
for this moment,
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Viņi šo brīdi bija gaidījuši visu dzīvi,
03:17
just as their medieval predecessors
had longed for the end of the world,
had longed for the end of the world,
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gluži kā viņu senči viduslaikos
ilgojās pēc pasaules gala,
ilgojās pēc pasaules gala,
un gluži kā mana vecmāmiņa
katru dienu pulksten 4 astotajā kanālā
katru dienu pulksten 4 astotajā kanālā
03:21
and just as my grandmother
waited for the Oprah Winfrey Show
waited for the Oprah Winfrey Show
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03:24
to come on Channel 8
every day at 4 o'clock.
every day at 4 o'clock.
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gaidīja Opras Vinfrijas raidījumu.
03:28
And as she made her way to the altar,
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Kad viņa gāja uz altāri,
03:30
I snuck right in behind her,
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es ielavījos viņai aiz muguras,
03:32
because I knew for sure
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jo biju drošs,
03:34
that my grandmother was going to heaven.
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ka mana vecmāmiņa nokļūs debesīs.
03:37
And I thought that if I held on
to her hand during this prayer,
to her hand during this prayer,
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Un es domāju, ja lūgšanu laikā
turēšos pie viņas rokas,
turēšos pie viņas rokas,
03:42
I might go right on with her.
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es varētu tikt viņai līdzi.
03:44
So I held on
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Tāpēc es turējos
03:46
and I closed my eyes
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un aizvēru acis,
03:49
to listen,
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lai ieklausītos,
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to wait.
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lai gaidītu.
03:52
And the prayers got louder.
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Lūgšana pieņēmās spēkā
03:54
And the shouts of response
to the call of the prayer
to the call of the prayer
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un lūgšanu atbildes
uz mācītāja saucieniem
uz mācītāja saucieniem
03:56
went up higher even still.
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vēl jo vairāk.
03:58
And the organ rolled on in
to add the dirge.
to add the dirge.
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Tad pievienojas ērģeles,
ar kapa dziesmu.
ar kapa dziesmu.
04:01
And the heat came on to add to the sweat.
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Karstums sviedrēja vēl stiprāk.
04:03
And my hand gripped firmer,
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Es spiedu roku ciešāk,
04:05
so I wouldn't be the one
left in the field.
left in the field.
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lai mani vienīgo neatstātu.
04:07
My eyes clenched tighter
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Manas acis sažmiedzās ciešāk,
04:08
so I wouldn't see the wheat
being separated from the chaff.
being separated from the chaff.
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lai neredzētu, kā
kviešus atdala no pelavām.
kviešus atdala no pelavām.
Un tad mums pāri atskanēja balss:
04:11
And then a voice rang out above us:
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04:14
"Amen."
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„Āmen.”
04:17
It was over.
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Tas bija viss.
04:20
I looked at the clock.
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Es paskatījos pulkstenī:
04:22
It was after midnight.
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bija pāri pusnaktij.
04:25
I looked at the elder believers
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Es palūkojos uz gados vecākajiem,
04:27
whose savior had not come,
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kuru pestītājs nebija ieradies,
04:30
who were too proud to show
any signs of disappointment,
any signs of disappointment,
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un kas bija par lepnu,
lai izrādītu vilšanos,
lai izrādītu vilšanos,
un kas bija ticējuši
pārāk stipri un pārāk ilgi,
pārāk stipri un pārāk ilgi,
04:33
who had believed too much and for too long
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04:35
to start doubting now.
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lai tagad sāktu šaubīties.
04:39
But I was upset on their behalf.
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Bet es dusmojos viņu vietā.
04:42
They had been duped,
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Viņi bija apmuļķoti,
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hoodwinked, bamboozled,
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apkrāpti, piemānīti,
04:45
and I had gone right along with them.
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un es līdz ar viņiem.
Es biju lūdzies kopā ar viņiem,
04:48
I had prayed their prayers,
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04:50
I had yielded not to temptation
as best I could.
as best I could.
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pretojies kārdinājumiem
cik stipri vien varēju.
cik stipri vien varēju.
04:53
I had dipped my head not once, but twice
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Iegremdējis galvu ne vienu,
bet veselas divas reizes
bet veselas divas reizes
04:56
in that snot-inducing baptism pool.
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tajā puņķus raisošajā kristāmbaseinā.
04:58
I had believed.
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Es biju ticējis.
05:01
Now what?
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Ko nu?
05:03
I got home just in time
to turn on the television
to turn on the television
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Es mājās atgriezos tieši laikā,
lai ieslēgtu televizoru,
lai ieslēgtu televizoru,
05:06
and watch Peter Jennings
announce the new millennium
announce the new millennium
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kur Pīters Dženingss
paziņoja jaunās tūkstošgades
paziņoja jaunās tūkstošgades
05:09
as it rolled in around the world.
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iestāšanos mūsu pasaulē.
05:11
It struck me that it would have
been strange anyway,
been strange anyway,
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Man ienāca prātā,
ka tas būtu dīvaini tik un tā,
ka tas būtu dīvaini tik un tā,
05:15
for Jesus to come back again and again
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ja Jēzus atgrieztos atkal un atkal
05:18
based on the different time zones.
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atbilstoši dažādajām laika joslām.
05:19
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
05:27
And this made me feel
even more ridiculous --
even more ridiculous --
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Tas man lika justies vēl dumjāk —
05:30
hurt, really.
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pat sāpinātam.
05:33
But there on that night,
I did not stop believing.
I did not stop believing.
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Bet tur, tonakt es nepārstāju ticēt.
05:37
I just believed a new thing:
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Es tikai sāku ticēt kam citam:
05:39
that it was possible not to believe.
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ka ir iespējams neticēt.
05:42
It was possible the answers
I had were wrong,
I had were wrong,
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Bija iespējams,
ka manas atbildes bija nepareizas,
ka manas atbildes bija nepareizas,
05:45
that the questions themselves were wrong.
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ka paši jautājumi bija nepareizi.
05:47
And now, where there was once
a mountain of certitude,
a mountain of certitude,
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Un tagad manu pārliecības kalna pakāji,
05:51
there was, running right down
to its foundation,
to its foundation,
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līdz pašai pamatnei apskaloja
05:55
a spring of doubt,
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šaubu avots,
05:57
a spring that promised rivers.
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avots, kas vērtās upē.
06:00
I can trace the whole drama of my life
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Es varu izsekot visas savas dzīves ritumam
06:03
back to that night in that church
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līdz pat tai naktij tajā baznīcā,
06:05
when my savior did not come for me;
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kad mans pestītājs neieradās,
06:08
when the thing I believed most certainly
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kad tas, kam es pavisam droši ticēju,
06:11
turned out to be, if not a lie,
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izrādījās, ja ne meli,
06:13
then not quite the truth.
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tad ne gluži patiesība.
06:16
And even though most of you
prepared for Y2K in a very different way,
prepared for Y2K in a very different way,
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Un, lai gan lielākā daļa no jums
2000. gada atnākšanai gatavojās citādāk,
2000. gada atnākšanai gatavojās citādāk,
06:20
I'm convinced that you are here
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esmu pārliecināts, ka esat šeit tāpēc,
06:23
because some part of you has done
the same thing that I have done
the same thing that I have done
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ka vismaz daļa no jums
ir darījuši tāpat kā es,
ir darījuši tāpat kā es,
06:27
since the dawn of this new century,
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kopš šī gadsimta sākuma,
06:30
since my mother left
and my father stayed away
and my father stayed away
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kopš mana māte bija prom
un mans tēvs nerādījās,
un mans tēvs nerādījās,
06:32
and my Lord refused to come.
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un mans Dievs atteicās ierasties.
06:34
And I held out my hand,
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Un es taustījos,
06:36
reaching for something to believe in.
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mēģinādams atrast, kam ticēt.
06:40
I held on when I arrived at Yale at 18,
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Es taustījos,
kad 18 gadu vecumā ierados Jēlā,
kad 18 gadu vecumā ierados Jēlā,
06:44
with the faith that my journey
from Oak Cliff, Texas
from Oak Cliff, Texas
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ticēdams, ka mans ceļojums
no Ouklifas Teksasā,
no Ouklifas Teksasā,
06:46
was a chance to leave behind
all the challenges I had known,
all the challenges I had known,
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bija iespēja atstāt aiz muguras
visas manas grūtības,
visas manas grūtības,
06:50
the broken dreams
and broken bodies I had seen.
and broken bodies I had seen.
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pieredzētos sagrautos sapņus
un sagrautās dzīves.
un sagrautās dzīves.
06:54
But when I found myself back home
one winter break,
one winter break,
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Bet, kad kādā ziemas brīvlaikā,
atgriezies mājās, attapos
atgriezies mājās, attapos
06:59
with my face planted in the floor,
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ar seju pret grīdu,
07:02
my hands tied behind my back
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aiz muguras sasietām rokām
un pie galvas piespiestu
kramplauža pistoli,
kramplauža pistoli,
07:05
and a burglar's gun pressed to my head,
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07:07
I knew that even the best education
couldn't save me.
couldn't save me.
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es sapratu, ka mani neglābs
pat vislabākā izglītība.
pat vislabākā izglītība.
07:12
I held on when I showed up
at Lehman Brothers
at Lehman Brothers
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Es turpināju taustīties,
kad 2008. gadā kļuvu par praktikantu
kad 2008. gadā kļuvu par praktikantu
07:15
as an intern in 2008.
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Lehman Brothers investīciju bankā.
07:19
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
07:23
So hopeful --
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Tik cerību pilns —
07:25
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
07:28
that I called home to inform my family
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ka piezvanīju uz mājām un teicu,
07:30
that we'd never be poor again.
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ka mēs vairs nekad nebūsim trūkumā.
07:31
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
Bet, kad biju liecinieks tam,
kā šis finanšu templis
kā šis finanšu templis
07:34
But as I witnessed this temple of finance
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07:36
come crashing down before my eyes,
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sabruka manu acu priekšā,
07:38
I knew that even the best job
couldn't save me.
couldn't save me.
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es sapratu, ka mani neglābs
pat vislabākais darbs.
pat vislabākais darbs.
07:42
I held on when I showed up
in Washington DC as a young staffer,
in Washington DC as a young staffer,
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Es taustījos, kad ierados
Vašingtonā kā jauns aktīvists,
Vašingtonā kā jauns aktīvists,
07:48
who had heard a voice
call out from Illinois,
call out from Illinois,
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kas sadzirdējis balsi no Ilinoisas:
07:50
saying, "It's been a long time coming,
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„Labs nāk ar gaidīšanu,
07:53
but in this election, change
has come to America."
has come to America."
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un šajās vēlēšanās
Ameriku sagaida pārmaiņas.”
Ameriku sagaida pārmaiņas.”
07:58
But as the Congress ground to a halt
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Bet kad Kongress apstājās
08:00
and the country ripped at the seams
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un valsts plīsa pa šuvēm,
08:02
and hope and change
began to feel like a cruel joke,
began to feel like a cruel joke,
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un cerības uz pārmaiņām
sāka izskatīties pēc ļauna joka,
sāka izskatīties pēc ļauna joka,
08:04
I knew that even
the political second coming
the political second coming
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es sapratu, ka pat
Otrā atnākšana politikā
Otrā atnākšana politikā
08:07
could not save me.
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mani neglābs.
08:09
I had knelt faithfully at the altar
of the American Dream,
of the American Dream,
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Es biju uzticīgi stāvējis uz ceļiem
pie Amerikāņu sapņa altāra,
pie Amerikāņu sapņa altāra,
08:14
praying to the gods of my time
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pielūgdams sava laikmeta dievus:
08:17
of success,
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panākumus,
08:18
and money,
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naudu
08:20
and power.
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un varu.
08:22
But over and over again,
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Bet atkal un atkal,
08:24
midnight struck, and I opened my eyes
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pienāca pusnakts, un es atvēru acis,
08:27
to see that all of these gods were dead.
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lai ieraudzītu,
ka visi šie dievi ir miruši.
ka visi šie dievi ir miruši.
08:31
And from that graveyard,
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Un no to kapsētas,
08:32
I began the search once more,
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es sāku meklēt no jauna,
08:34
not because I was brave,
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ne tādēļ, ka biju drosmīgs,
08:35
but because I knew
that I would either believe
that I would either believe
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bet tādēļ, ka zināju —
es vai nu ticēšu,
es vai nu ticēšu,
08:39
or I would die.
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vai miršu.
08:40
So I took a pilgrimage
to yet another mecca,
to yet another mecca,
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Tā es uzsāku svētceļojumu
uz vēl vienu Meku,
uz vēl vienu Meku,
Hārvarda Biznesa skolu,
08:44
Harvard Business School --
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08:45
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
08:48
this time, knowing that I could not
simply accept the salvation
simply accept the salvation
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šoreiz jau zinādams, ka nevarēšu
vienkārši pieņemt pestīšanu,
vienkārši pieņemt pestīšanu,
08:52
that it claimed to offer.
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ko tā piedāvājot.
08:53
No, I knew there'd be more work to do.
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Nē, es zināju, ka mani gaida daudz darba.
08:56
The work began in the dark corner
of a crowded party,
of a crowded party,
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Darbs sākās drūzmainas
ballītēs tumšā stūrī,
ballītēs tumšā stūrī,
09:02
in the late night of an early,
miserable Cambridge winter,
miserable Cambridge winter,
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vēlā vakarā, agri uznākušā
Kembridžas riebīgajā ziemā,
Kembridžas riebīgajā ziemā,
09:06
when three friends and I asked a question
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kad mēs ar trim draugiem ieminējāmies,
09:08
that young folks searching
for something real have asked
for something real have asked
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kā daudzi jauni cilvēki
patiesības meklējumos
patiesības meklējumos
09:11
for a very long time:
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ir darījuši kopš senatnes:
09:12
"What if we took a road trip?"
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„Kā būtu, ja mēs dotos ceļojumā?”
09:14
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
09:18
We didn't know where'd we go
or how we'd get there,
or how we'd get there,
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Mēs nezinājām, kurp dosimies
vai kā tur nokļūsim,
vai kā tur nokļūsim,
09:20
but we knew we had to do it.
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bet zinājām, ka mums tas jādara.
09:23
Because all our lives we yearned,
as Jack Kerouac wrote,
as Jack Kerouac wrote,
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Jo visu dzīvi mēs ilgojāmies,
kā rakstīja Džeks Keruaks:
kā rakstīja Džeks Keruaks:
09:26
to "sneak out into the night
and disappear somewhere,"
and disappear somewhere,"
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„naktī izlavīties
un kaut kur pazust,”
un kaut kur pazust,”
09:30
and go find out what everybody was doing
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un uzzināt,
ar ko visā valstī nodarbojas citi.
ar ko visā valstī nodarbojas citi.
09:33
all over the country.
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09:35
So even though there were
other voices who said
other voices who said
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Neskatoties uz to,
ka daži mums teica
ka daži mums teica
09:37
that the risk was too great
and the proof too thin,
and the proof too thin,
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ka risks ir pārāk liels
un liecību pārāk maz,
un liecību pārāk maz,
09:40
we went on anyhow.
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mēs devāmies šā vai tā.
09:42
We went on 8,000 miles across America
in the summer of 2013,
in the summer of 2013,
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2013. gada vasarā mēs pārvarējām
13 000 kilometru pa Ameriku
13 000 kilometru pa Ameriku
09:48
through the cow pastures of Montana,
through the desolation of Detroit,
through the desolation of Detroit,
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caur govju ganībām Montanā,
caur Detroitas pamestību,
caur Detroitas pamestību,
09:51
through the swamps of New Orleans,
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caur Ņūorleānas purviem,
09:53
where we found and worked
with men and women
with men and women
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kur mēs strādājam kopā
ar vīriem un sievām,
ar vīriem un sievām,
viņu mazajos uzņēmumos,
09:56
who were building small businesses
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09:57
that made purpose their bottom line.
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kuru mērķis bija... izdzīvot.
10:01
And having been trained
at the West Point of capitalism,
at the West Point of capitalism,
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Pēc mūsu apmācībām
kapitālisma Vestpointā,
kapitālisma Vestpointā,
10:04
this struck us as a revolutionary idea.
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tā mums šķita kā revolucionāra ideja.
10:06
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
10:07
And this idea spread,
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Un šī ideja izplatījās,
10:10
growing into a nonprofit
called MBAs Across America,
called MBAs Across America,
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pārvēršoties bezpeļņas organizācijā
MBAs Accross America,
MBAs Accross America,
10:14
a movement that landed me here
on this stage today.
on this stage today.
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kas šodien mani atvedusi uz šīs skatuves.
10:19
It spread because we found
a great hunger in our generation
a great hunger in our generation
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Tā attīstījās, jo mēs atklājām,
ka mūsu paaudzei ļoti alkst
ka mūsu paaudzei ļoti alkst
10:23
for purpose, for meaning.
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mērķa un jēgas.
Ideja izplatījās, jo mēs atklājām
neskaitāmus uzņēmējus
neskaitāmus uzņēmējus
10:27
It spread because we found
countless entrepreneurs
countless entrepreneurs
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10:30
in the nooks and crannies of America
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visos Amerikas nostūros,
10:31
who were creating jobs and changing lives
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kas rada darba vietas un maina dzīves
10:34
and who needed a little help.
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un kam vajadzēja nedaudz palīdzības.
Atklāti sakot, tā izplatījās arī tāpēc,
10:37
But if I'm being honest, it also spread
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10:40
because I fought to spread it.
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ka es par to cīnījos.
10:43
There was no length
to which I would not go
to which I would not go
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Nebija nekā, ko es nebūtu ar mieru darīt,
10:45
to preach this gospel,
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sludinot šo evaņģēliju,
10:46
to get more people to believe
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lai vairāk cilvēku ticētu,
ka mēs varam
dziedēt sagrautas valsts brūces,
dziedēt sagrautas valsts brūces,
10:49
that we could bind the wounds
of a broken country,
of a broken country,
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10:51
one social business at a time.
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pa vienam sabiedriskajam uzņēmumam.
10:55
But it was this journey of evangelism
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Bet šis evaņģēlisma ceļš
10:59
that led me to the rather different gospel
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mani noveda pie pavisam cita evaņģēlija,
11:02
that I've come to share with you today.
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ar ko šodien esmu nācis dalīties.
11:05
It began one evening almost a year ago
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Tas sākās kādu vakaru
gandrīz pirms gada
gandrīz pirms gada
11:10
at the Museum of Natural History
in New York City,
in New York City,
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Dabas vēstures muzejā Ņujorkā,
11:14
at a gala for alumni
of Harvard Business School.
of Harvard Business School.
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Harvarda Biznesa skolas
absolventu svētkos.
absolventu svētkos.
11:18
Under a full-size replica of a whale,
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Zem pilna izmēra vaļa kopijas.
11:21
I sat with the titans of our time
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es sēdēju kopā ar mūsu laika titāniem,
11:23
as they celebrated their peers
and their good deeds.
and their good deeds.
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tiem sveicot vienaudžus
un slavējot viņu labos darbus.
un slavējot viņu labos darbus.
11:27
There was pride in a room
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Telpā valdīja lepnums,
11:29
where net worth
and assets under management
and assets under management
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kura neto vērtība
un pārvaldāmie aktīvi
un pārvaldāmie aktīvi
11:31
surpassed half a trillion dollars.
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pārsniedza pustriljonu dolāru.
11:35
We looked over all that we had made,
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Mēs aplūkojām visu, ko bijām radījuši,
11:37
and it was good.
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un tas bija labs.
11:39
(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
11:42
But it just so happened,
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Bet gadījās tā,
11:44
two days later,
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ka divas dienas vēlāk
11:46
I had to travel up the road to Harlem,
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man bija jādodas uz Hārlemu,
11:49
where I found myself
sitting in an urban farm
sitting in an urban farm
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kur es sēdēju kādā
priekšpilsētas lauksaimniecībā,
priekšpilsētas lauksaimniecībā,
11:51
that had once been a vacant lot,
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kas reiz bijusi
neapsaimniekots zemes gabals.
neapsaimniekots zemes gabals.
11:54
listening to a man named Tony
tell me of the kids
tell me of the kids
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klausoties kādā vīrā, vārdā Tonijs,
kas stāstīja par bērniem,
kas stāstīja par bērniem,
11:57
that showed up there every day.
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kas nāca katru dienu.
11:59
All of them lived below the poverty line.
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Tie visi dzīvoja zem nabadzības sliekšņa.
12:04
Many of them carried
all of their belongings in a backpack
all of their belongings in a backpack
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Daudzi no viņiem visu savu iedzīvi
nēsāja mugursomā,
nēsāja mugursomā,
12:07
to avoid losing them
in a homeless shelter.
in a homeless shelter.
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lai to nepazaudētu
bezpajumtnieku patversmē.
bezpajumtnieku patversmē.
12:10
Some of them came to Tony's program,
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Daži nāca uz Tonija projektu,
12:13
called Harlem Grown,
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ko sauc Harlem Grown,
12:15
to get the only meal they had each day.
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lai saņemtu vienīgo maltīti dienā.
12:19
Tony told me that he started Harlem Grown
with money from his pension,
with money from his pension,
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Tonijs teica, ka uzsāka šo projektu
no savas pensijas naudas
no savas pensijas naudas
12:24
after 20 years as a cab driver.
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pēc 20 par taksometra šoferi
nostrādātiem gadiem.
nostrādātiem gadiem.
12:28
He told me that he didn't give
himself a salary,
himself a salary,
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Viņš teica, ka par darbu sev nemaksā algu,
12:31
because despite success,
the program struggled for resources.
the program struggled for resources.
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jo, neskatoties uz panākumiem,
projektam trūka resursu.
projektam trūka resursu.
12:35
He told me that he would take any help
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Viņš teica, ka pieņems jebkādu palīdzību,
12:38
that he could get.
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ko vien var saņemt.
12:40
And I was there as that help.
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Un es biju ieradies, lai palīdzētu.
12:44
But as I left Tony,
I felt the sting and salt of tears
I felt the sting and salt of tears
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Šķiroties no Tonija,
es jutu sirdssāpes un asaras
es jutu sirdssāpes un asaras
12:49
welling up in my eyes.
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sariešamies acīs.
12:52
I felt the weight of revelation
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Mani nomāca atklāsme,
12:55
that I could sit in one room on one night,
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ka viendien es sēžu vienā telpā
12:59
where a few hundred people
had half a trillion dollars,
had half a trillion dollars,
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ar dažiem simtiem cilvēku,
kam pieder pustriljons dolāru,
kam pieder pustriljons dolāru,
13:04
and another room, two days later,
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un divas dienas vēlāk citviet,
13:06
just 50 blocks up the road,
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tikai 50 kvartālu attālumā,
13:09
where a man was going without a salary
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kopā ar cilvēku, kas strādā par velti,
13:12
to get a child her only meal of the day.
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lai sniegtu bērnam
vienīgo maltīti dienā.
vienīgo maltīti dienā.
13:16
And it wasn't the glaring inequality
that made me want to cry,
that made me want to cry,
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Un ne jau kliedzošā nevienlīdzība,
lika man liet asaras,
lika man liet asaras,
13:20
it wasn't the thought of hungry,
homeless kids,
homeless kids,
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nedz arī doma par izsalkušajiem
bērniem bez pajumtes.
bērniem bez pajumtes.
13:23
it wasn't rage toward the one percent
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Tās nebija dusmas pret vienu procentu
13:25
or pity toward the 99.
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vai žēlums pret 99.
13:27
No, I was disturbed
because I had finally realized
because I had finally realized
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Nē, es biju satraukts,
jo beidzot biju sapratis,
jo beidzot biju sapratis,
13:32
that I was the dialysis
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ka esmu dialīze vastij,
13:34
for a country that needed
a kidney transplant.
a kidney transplant.
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kam vajadzēja nieru transplantu.
13:38
I realized that my story
stood in for all those
stood in for all those
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Es sapratu, ka mans stāsts
iestājas par visiem tiem,
iestājas par visiem tiem,
13:42
who were expected to pick
themselves up by their bootstraps,
themselves up by their bootstraps,
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kam, pēc mūsu uzskatiem,
jāsaņem sevi rokās,
jāsaņem sevi rokās,
13:45
even if they didn't have any boots;
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pat ja viņi nespēj pacelt rokas;
13:48
that my organization stood in
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ka mana organizācija iestājas
13:49
for all the structural, systemic help
that never went to Harlem
that never went to Harlem
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par strukturālo un sistēmisko palīdzību,
kas līdz Hārlemai tā arī nenonāk,
kas līdz Hārlemai tā arī nenonāk,
13:53
or Appalachia or the Lower 9th Ward;
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tāpāt kā nenonāk līdz
Apalačijai, vai Ņūorleānas priekšpilsētām;
Apalačijai, vai Ņūorleānas priekšpilsētām;
13:55
that my voice stood in
for all those voices
for all those voices
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ka es pārstāvu visus tos,
14:01
that seemed too unlearned,
too unwashed, too unaccommodated.
too unwashed, too unaccommodated.
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kas šķiet pārāk neizglītoti,
pārāk nemazgāti, pārāk neērti.
pārāk nemazgāti, pārāk neērti.
14:07
And the shame of that,
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Un kauns par to,
14:09
that shame washed over me
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šis kauns mani pārpludināja.
14:11
like the shame of sitting
in front of the television,
in front of the television,
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Tāpat kā kauns pie televizora,
14:14
watching Peter Jennings
announce the new millennium
announce the new millennium
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skatoties Pītera Dženingsa
jaungada pasludināšanu
jaungada pasludināšanu
14:17
again
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atkal
14:18
and again
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un atkal,
14:20
and again.
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un atkal.
14:21
I had been duped,
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Es biju apmuļķots,
14:24
hoodwinked,
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apkrāpts,
14:25
bamboozled.
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piemānīts.
14:27
But this time, the false savior was me.
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Bet šoreiz viltus pravietis biju es pats.
14:31
You see, I've come a long way
from that altar
from that altar
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Redziet, es nogājis garu ceļu
no tā altāra,
no tā altāra,
14:35
on the night I thought
the world would end,
the world would end,
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tonakt, kad gaidīju pasaules galu,
14:38
from a world where people spoke in tongues
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no pasaules, kur cilvēki runāja mēlēs
14:41
and saw suffering
as a necessary act of God
as a necessary act of God
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un uzskatīja ciešanas
par Dieva uzdotu uzdevumu,
par Dieva uzdotu uzdevumu,
14:44
and took a text to be infallible truth.
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un tekstu par absolūtu patiesību.
14:46
Yes, I've come so far
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Jā, esmu nogājis tik tālu,
14:48
that I'm right back where I started.
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un atgriezies sākumpunktā.
14:52
Because it simply is not true to say
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Jo teikt, ka dzīvojam neticības laikmetā
14:54
that we live in an age of disbelief --
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būtu vienkārši nepareizi.
14:56
no, we believe today just as much
as any time that came before.
as any time that came before.
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Nē, šodien mēs ticam tāpat,
kā jebkad agrāk.
kā jebkad agrāk.
15:01
Some of us may believe
in the prophecy of Brené Brown
in the prophecy of Brené Brown
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Daži no mums varbūt tic
Brenē Braunas pravietojumiem,
Brenē Braunas pravietojumiem,
15:04
or Tony Robbins.
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vai Tonijam Robinsam.
15:06
We may believe in the bible
of The New Yorker
of The New Yorker
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Varbūt mēs ticam
The New Yorker Bībelei,
The New Yorker Bībelei,
15:08
or the Harvard Business Review.
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vai Harward Business Review.
15:10
We may believe most deeply
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Mēs varbūt no visas sirds ticam,
15:12
when we worship right here
at the church of TED,
at the church of TED,
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kad mēs pielūdzam šeit pat,
TED svētnīcā,
TED svētnīcā,
15:15
but we desperately want to believe,
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bet mēs izmisīgi gribam ticēt,
15:17
we need to believe.
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mums jātic.
Mēs runājam mēlēs,
ko mums māca harizmātiski līderi,
ko mums māca harizmātiski līderi,
15:20
We speak in the tongues
of charismatic leaders
of charismatic leaders
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15:22
that promise to solve all our problems.
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kas sola atrisināt visas mūsu problēmas.
15:24
We see suffering as a necessary act
of the capitalism that is our god,
of the capitalism that is our god,
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Mēs uzskatām ciešanas par
mūsu dieva kapitālisma uzdotu uzdevumu.
mūsu dieva kapitālisma uzdotu uzdevumu.
15:28
we take the text of technological progress
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Mēs uzskatām tehnoloģiskā progresa rakstus
15:31
to be infallible truth.
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par absolūtu patiesību.
15:34
And we hardly realize
the human price we pay
the human price we pay
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Un mēs ne gluži saprotam cenu,
ko par to maksā cilvēce,
ko par to maksā cilvēce,
15:38
when we fail to question one brick,
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kad nespējam apšaubīt
vienu mūsu ēkas ķieģeļi,
vienu mūsu ēkas ķieģeļi,
15:41
because we fear it might shake
our whole foundation.
our whole foundation.
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jo baidāmies, ka tas
satricinās mūsu pamatus.
satricinās mūsu pamatus.
15:45
But if you are disturbed
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Bet, ja jūs uztrauc
15:48
by the unconscionable things
that we have come to accept,
that we have come to accept,
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pārmērības, ko mums nācies pieņemt,
15:51
then it must be questioning time.
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tad ir pienācis laiks apšaubīt.
15:55
So I have not a gospel
of disruption or innovation
of disruption or innovation
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Es nesludinu graušanas
vai jaunināšanas evaņģēliju,
vai jaunināšanas evaņģēliju,
16:00
or a triple bottom line.
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nedz biznesa koncepciju.
16:02
I do not have a gospel of faith
to share with you today, in fact.
to share with you today, in fact.
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Man pat nav jaunas ticības,
ko jums šodien pasludināt.
ko jums šodien pasludināt.
16:07
I have and I offer a gospel of doubt.
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Es piedāvāju šaubu evaņģēliju.
16:12
The gospel of doubt does not ask
that you stop believing,
that you stop believing,
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Šaubu evaņģēlijs neprasa,
lai jūs pārtrauktu ticēt,
lai jūs pārtrauktu ticēt,
16:15
it asks that you believe a new thing:
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tas pieprasa, lai ticētu kam jaunam:
16:18
that it is possible not to believe.
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ka ir iespējams neticēt.
16:21
It is possible the answers
we have are wrong,
we have are wrong,
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Ir iespējams,
ka mūsu atbildes ir nepareizas,
ka mūsu atbildes ir nepareizas,
16:23
it is possible the questions
themselves are wrong.
themselves are wrong.
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ir iespējams,
ka paši jautājumi ir nepareizi.
ka paši jautājumi ir nepareizi.
16:26
Yes, the gospel of doubt means
that it is possible that we,
that it is possible that we,
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Jā, šaubu evaņģēlijs nozīmē,
ka ir iespējams, ka mums,
ka ir iespējams, ka mums,
16:30
on this stage, in this room,
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uz šīs pašas skatuves, šajā telpā,
16:33
are wrong.
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nav taisnība.
16:34
Because it raises the question, "Why?"
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Jo rodas jautājums: „Kāpēc?”.
16:37
With all the power
that we hold in our hands,
that we hold in our hands,
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Neskatoties uz visu
mūsu rokās esošo varenību,
mūsu rokās esošo varenību,
16:40
why are people still suffering so bad?
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kāpēc cilvēki joprojām tik ļoti cieš?
16:45
This doubt leads me to share
that we are putting my organization,
that we are putting my organization,
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Šīs šaubas liek man pasludināt,
ka mūsu organizācija,
ka mūsu organizācija,
16:49
MBAs Across America,
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MBAs Across America,
16:51
out of business.
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izbeidz savu darbību.
16:52
We have shed our staff
and closed our doors
and closed our doors
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Mēs esam atlaiduši darbiniekus
un slēguši durvis,
un slēguši durvis,
16:55
and we will share our model freely
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un mēs bez maksas
aicinam izmantot mūsu modeli
aicinam izmantot mūsu modeli
16:57
with anyone who sees
their power to do this work
their power to do this work
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ikvienam, kas jūtas spējīgs
turpināt šo darbu,
turpināt šo darbu,
17:00
without waiting for our permission.
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neprasot mums atļauju.
17:02
This doubt compels me
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Šīs šaubas liek man atteikties
17:05
to renounce the role of savior
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no pestītāja lomas,
17:07
that some have placed on me,
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ko daži man uzlikuši,
jo mums atvēlētais laiks ir pārāk īss
un mūsu izredzes pārāk mazas,
un mūsu izredzes pārāk mazas,
17:08
because our time is too short
and our odds are too long
and our odds are too long
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lai gaidītu otrās atnākšanas,
17:12
to wait for second comings,
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jo patiesībā, nekādu brīnumu nebūs.
17:13
when the truth is that
there will be no miracles here.
there will be no miracles here.
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Un šīs šaubas dod man spēku
17:18
And this doubt, it fuels me,
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17:20
it gives me hope
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un cerību,
17:22
that when our troubles overwhelm us,
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ka tad, kad nonākam grūtībās,
17:25
when the paths laid out for us
seem to lead to our demise,
seem to lead to our demise,
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kad mūsu ceļš
mūs šķietami ved uz pazudināšanu,
mūs šķietami ved uz pazudināšanu,
kad mūsu dziednieki
mūsu brūces vairs nedziedē,
mūsu brūces vairs nedziedē,
17:30
when our healers bring
no comfort to our wounds,
no comfort to our wounds,
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17:34
it will not be our blind faith --
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tad nevis akla ticība,
17:37
no, it will be our humble doubt
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bet gan pazemīgas šaubas,
rādīs mums mazu gaismiņu
17:40
that shines a little light
into the darkness of our lives
into the darkness of our lives
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mūsu dzīves tumsā un mūsu pasaulē
17:44
and of our world
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17:45
and lets us raise our voice to whisper
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un liks mūs vērt muti čukstam
17:48
or to shout
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vai kliedzienam,
17:50
or to say simply,
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vai vienkārši, lai pateiktu,
17:52
very simply,
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pavisam vienkārši:
17:53
"There must be another way."
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„Jābūt citam ceļam.”
17:57
Thank you.
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Paldies.
17:58
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Casey Gerald - AmericanCasey Gerald chronicles the current state of the American Dream and explores ways to sustain it for a new generation.
Why you should listen
Casey Gerald has witnessed every facet of the American Dream -- from his harrowing childhood in Texas, to his tenure at the heights of America's elite institutions, to his journeys through the cities and towns of the American heartland where he has spent his recent years as cofounder and CEO of MBAs Across America. Now his work as a writer, speaker, and business leader centers on the question: will the American dream survive another generation?
Gerald began his career in economic policy and government innovation at the Center for American Progress, and he has worked as a strategist with startup social ventures such as The Future Project as well as companies like The Neiman Marcus Group.
Born and raised in Dallas, Gerald received an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he delivered the 2014 commencement address, and a BA in Political Science from Yale College. He has been featured on MSNBC, in The New York Times, Financial Times, The Guardian, and he has appeared on the cover of Fast Company, which also named him one of the "Most Creative People in Business." He currently serves on the advisory board of NPR's Generation Listen.
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