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Candy Chang: Before I die I want to ...
Candy Chang: Alohan'ny hahafatesako, te-...
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Ao amin'ny tananany ao Nouvelles-Orléans, i Candy Chang, mpanakanto sady TED Fellow dia nanova trano haolo iray ho lasa solaitra be ahafahana mamaly ilay fanontaniana hoe: « Alohan'ny hahafatesako, te- ___. » Ny valinten'ireo mpiray vodirindrina aminy dia mahagaga, mafonja ary misy mampihomehy, hany ka lasa fitaratra tsy nampoiziny. (Inona ary no valinteninao ?)
Candy Chang - Artist, designer, urban planner
Candy Chang creates art that prompts people to think about their secrets, wishes and hopes -- and then share them. She is a TED Senior Fellow. Full bio
Candy Chang creates art that prompts people to think about their secrets, wishes and hopes -- and then share them. She is a TED Senior Fellow. Full bio
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There are a lot of ways the people around us
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Ireo olona manodidina antsika
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can help improve our lives.
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dia afaka manampy amin'ny fanatsarana ny fiainatsika.
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We don't bump into every neighbor,
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Tsy afaka hifanerasera amin'ireo mpifanila-bodirindrina rehetra isika,
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so a lot of wisdom never gets passed on,
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ka maro noho izany ny anatra tsy voampita,
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though we do share the same public spaces.
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na dia samy mampiasa ireo toerana faobe ary isika.
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So over the past few years, I've tried ways to share more
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Nandritra ny taona maro dia nanandrana fomba ahafahana mifandray
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with my neighbors in public space,
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amin'ireo mpiray tanàna aminà toerana faobe aho,
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using simple tools like stickers, stencils and chalk.
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amin'ny alalan'ny peta-drindrina sy ny "pochoir" ary ny tsaoka.
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And these projects came from questions I had, like,
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Ireo tetikasa ireo dia teraka rehefa avy nanontany tena aho hoe, toy ny hoe
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how much are my neighbors paying for their apartments?
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firy amin'ireo mpiray tanàna amiko no mandoa hofan-trano?
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(Laughter) How can we lend and borrow more things
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(Hehy) Ahoana no ahafahantsika mampindrana na mindrana zavatra
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without knocking on each other's doors at a bad time?
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ka tsy mandondona am-baravaran'ny hafa amin'ny fotoana tsy mety?
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How can we share more of our memories
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Ahoana no fomba hifampizarantsika ireo tsiahin'
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of our abandoned buildings,
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ireo trano tsy misy mipetraka intsony,
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and gain a better understanding of our landscape?
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sy mba hanomezana endrika tsara kokoa ny tanàna?
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And how can we share more of our hopes
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Ary ahoana koa no hifampizarantsika fanantenana
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for our vacant storefronts, so our communities
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ho an'ireo trano fampirantiana goana, ka ahazoan'ny besinimaro
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can reflect our needs and dreams today?
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mitaratra ny filantsika sy ny nofintsika ankehitriny?
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Now, I live in New Orleans,
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Monina ao Nouvelles-Orléans aho izao,
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and I am in love with New Orleans.
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ary tiako Nouvelles-Orléans.
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My soul is always soothed by the giant live oak trees,
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Milamina ery ny fanahiko mahita ireo hazo goavambe toy ny "chêne",
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shading lovers, drunks and dreamers
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mampialoka ireo mpifankatia, ireo mamolava ary ireo mpanonofinofy
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for hundreds of years, and I trust a city
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efa nandritra ny zato taona izay, sady matoky kokoa ny tanàn-dehibe
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that always makes way for music. (Laughter)
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manome lanja ny mozika aho. (Hehy)
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I feel like every time someone sneezes,
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Mieritreritra aho fa isaky ny misy olona mihevina,
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New Orleans has a parade. (Laughter)
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dia misy fety ao Nouvelle-Orléans. (Hehy)
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The city has some of the most beautiful architecture
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Io tanàn-dehibe io no manana maritrano tsara indrindra eto an-tany,
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in the world, but it also has one of the highest amounts
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nefa izy koa no manana trano
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of abandoned properties in America.
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haolo betsaka indrindra eto Amerika.
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I live near this house, and I thought about how I could
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Monina eo akaikin'io trano io aho, dia nieritreritra aho hoe ahoana no ataoko
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make it a nicer space for my neighborhood,
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hanatsarana io toerana io mba hanome endrika ny tanàna,
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and I also thought about something
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ary koa nieritreritra zavatra hafa aho
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that changed my life forever.
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izay nanova ny fiainako mandrakizay.
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In 2009, I lost someone I loved very much.
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Tamin'ny 2009, nodimandry izay olona akaiky ahy izay.
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Her name was Joan, and she was a mother to me,
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Joan no anarany, toy ny reniko no fandraisako azy,
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and her death was sudden and unexpected.
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ary tampoka tamiko sy tsy nampoiziko ny nahafatesany.
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And I thought about death a lot,
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Dia lasa saina momban'ny fahafatesana aho,
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and
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sy
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this made me feel deep gratitude for the time I've had,
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ny hoe tokony hahay hisaotra noho ireo andro rehetra niainako aho,
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and
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ary
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brought clarity to the things that are meaningful
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nampisokatra ny saiko izany momba ny zavatra manan-danja
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to my life now.
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rehetra amin'ny fiainako manomboka izao.
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But I struggle to maintain this perspective in my daily life.
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Ka miady ho an'io tanjona io aho amin'ny fiainako andavanandro.
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I feel like it's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day,
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Hitako fa mora voafangoky ny fiainana isika,
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and forget what really matters to you.
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ka manadino ny tena manan-danja marina.
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So with help from old and new friends,
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Noho izany,noho ny fanampian'ireo namana tranainy sy vaovao
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I turned the side of this abandoned house
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dia novaiko ny ilan'ilay trano io haolo ho lasa
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into a giant chalkboard and stenciled it
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solaitra be ary tamin'ny "pochoir" no nandokoana
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with a fill-in-the-blank sentence:
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ireo fehezanteny manao hoe :
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"Before I die, I want to ... "
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« Alohan'ny hahafatesako, te-... »
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So anyone walking by can pick up a piece of chalk,
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Ireo olona rehetra mandalo eo dia afaka mandray tsaoka,
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reflect on their lives, and share their personal aspirations
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mieritreritra ny fiainany ary manoratra ireo hetahetany manokana
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in public space.
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eo amin'io toerana io.
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I didn't know what to expect from this experiment,
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Mbola tsy fantatro izay ho fivoaran'ity andrana ity,
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but by the next day, the wall was entirely filled out,
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kanefa ny ampitso ihany dia feno tanteraka ilay rindrina,
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and it kept growing.
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ary nitohy hatrany ny famenoana azy teo.
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And I'd like to share a few things
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Hampiseho hafatra vitsivitsy
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that people wrote on this wall.
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nosoratan'ny olona teo amin'io rindrina io aho.
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"Before I die, I want to be tried for piracy." (Laughter)
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« Alohan'ny hahafatesaka, te-hotsaraina amin'ny asa jiolahi-tsambo aho. » (Hehy)
03:27
"Before I die, I want to straddle the International Date Line."
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« Alohan'ny hahafatesako, te-hanitsaka ny tsipiky ny daty iraisampirenena aho.»
03:33
"Before I die, I want to sing for millions."
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« Alohan'ny hahafatesako, hihira manoloana olona an-tapitrisany aho. »
03:38
"Before I die, I want to plant a tree."
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« Alohan'ny hahafatesako, tsy maintsy mamboly hazo aho. »
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"Before I die, I want to live off the grid."
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« Alohan'ny hahafatesako, te-hiaina tsy misy fifandraisana aho. »
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"Before I die, I want to hold her one more time."
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« Alohan'ny hahafatesako, te-hamihina azy indray mandeha farany aho. »
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"Before I die, I want to be someone's cavalry."
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« Alohan'ny hahafatesako, tsy maintsy hanavotra olona aho. »
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"Before I die, I want to be completely myself."
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« Alohan'ny hahafatesako, te-hijanona amin'ny maha-izaho ahy hatrany aho. »
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So this neglected space became a constructive one,
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Io toerana tsy misy mpiraharaha io zao lasa mampivelatra,
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and people's hopes and dreams
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ireo fanantenana sy nofinofin'ny olona
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made me laugh out loud, tear up,
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dia nisy nampihomehy ahy, nisy nampitomany ahy,
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and they consoled me during my own tough times.
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ary koa nanambitamby ahy tamin'ireo fotoan-tsarotra.
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It's about knowing you're not alone.
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Ny zava-dehibe dia ny fahalalana fa tsy irery isika.
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It's about understanding our neighbors
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Ahafahana mifankafantatra tamin'ireo mpifanila-bodirindrina io
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in new and enlightening ways.
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tamin'ny fomba vaovao sy mahafinaritra.
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It's about making space for reflection and contemplation,
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Fanomezana toerana ny fieritreretana sy fandinihana lalina izao,
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and remembering what really matters most to us
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sy fitadidiana ireo tena manan-danja
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as we grow and change.
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rehefa mitombo sy miova isika.
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I made this last year, and started receiving
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Tamin'ny herintaona no nataoko io tetikasa io ary naharay
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hundreds of messages from passionate people
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hafatra an-jatony tamin'ireo olona liana
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who wanted to make a wall with their community,
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te-hanangana rindrina toa io any amin'ny fokontaniny aho,
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so my civic center colleagues and I made a tool kit, and now
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noho izany izaho sy ireo mpiara-miasa amiko dia nanamboatra "kit" ary
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walls have been made in countries around the world,
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ankehitriny firenena maro no efa ahitana rindrina toa io
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including Kazakhstan, South Africa,
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toy ny any Afrika Atsimo, Kazakhstan,
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Australia,
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any Aostralia,
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Argentina and beyond.
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any Argentine sy ny maro hafa.
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Together, we've shown how powerful our public spaces
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Isika miaraka dia afaka mampiseho fa ny toerana andalambe
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can be if we're given the opportunity to have a voice
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dia fitaovana lehibe ahafahana maneho hevitra
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and share more with one another.
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sy mifampizara izany amin'ny hafa.
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Two of the most valuable things we have are time
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Ireo zavatra roa sarobidy ananantsika dia ny fotoana
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and our relationships with other people.
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sy ny fifandraisana amin'ny hafa.
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In our age of increasing distractions,
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Vanimpotoana mahabetsaka ny rendrarendra izao,
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it's more important than ever to find ways to maintain
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zava-dehibe anefa ny fitazonana
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perspective and remember that life is brief and tender.
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tanjona sy fitadidiana hatrany fa fohy ary malemy ny fiainana.
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Death is something that we're often discouraged
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Matahotra hiresaka momban'ny fahafatesana isika,
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to talk about or even think about, but
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na tsy te-hieritreritra izany mihitsy aza, kanefa
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I've realized that preparing for death
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mahatsapa aho fa ny fiomanana amin'ny fahafatesana
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is one of the most empowering things you can do.
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dia isan'ny fandraisana andraikitra lehibe afaka ataontsika.
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Thinking about death clarifies your life.
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Ny fieritreretana ny fahafatesana vao mainka manazava ny fiainana.
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Our shared spaces can better reflect what matters to us
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Ireo toerana hifandraisantsika dia ahafahana mitaratra ny zava-dehibe
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as individuals and as a community,
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amin'ny maha-singan'olona sy amin'ny fiaraha-monina koa.
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and with more ways to share our hopes, fears and stories,
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Misy fitaovana maro ahafahana mizara fanantenana, ahiahy ary tantara,
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the people around us can not only help us
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afaka manampy antsika ireo olona manodidina antsika
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make better places, they can help us lead better lives.
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amin'ny fanavaozana ireo toerana tsizarizary ahafahana manatsara ny fiainana.
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Thank you. (Applause)
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Misaotra indrindra. (Tehaka)
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(Applause)
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(Tehaka)
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Thank you. (Applause)
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Misaotra. (Tehaka)
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(Applause)
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(Tehaka)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Candy Chang - Artist, designer, urban plannerCandy Chang creates art that prompts people to think about their secrets, wishes and hopes -- and then share them. She is a TED Senior Fellow.
Why you should listen
Candy Chang is an artist, designer, and urban planner who explores making cities more comfortable and contemplative places. She believes in the potential of introspection and collective wisdom in public space to improve our communities and help us lead better lives.
Recent projects include Before I Die, where she transformed an abandoned house in her neighborhood in New Orleans into an interactive wall for people to share their hopes and dreams -- a project The Atlantic called “one of the most creative community projects ever.” Other projects include I Wish This Was, a street art project that invites people to voice what they want in vacant storefronts, and Neighborland, an online tool that helps people self-organize and shape the development of their communities. She is a TED Senior Fellow, an Urban Innovation Fellow, and was named a “Live Your Best Life” Local Hero by Oprah magazine. By combining street art with urban planning and social activism, she has been recognized as a leader in developing new strategies for the design of our cities. She is co-founder of Civic Center, an art and design studio in New Orleans. See more at candychang.com.
Coming up: Before I Die ... the book!
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