TEDSalon NY2014
Pico Iyer: The art of stillness
Piko Ijer (Pico Iyer): Umetnost mirovanja
Filmed:
Readability: 3.7
3,176,968 views
Kuda bi putopisac Piko Ijer najviše voleo da ode? Nikuda. U neočekivanoj i liričnoj meditaciji, on posmatra izuzetne uvide do kojih se stiže kad se odvoji vreme za mirovanje. U našem svetu stalnog kretanja i ometanja, on pronalazi strategije uz pomoć kojih možemo povratiti nekoliko minuta svakog dana, ili nekoliko dana u svakih nekoliko meseci. Ovo je govor za svakoga ko se oseća preplavljenim zahtevima našeg sveta.
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
Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.
00:13
I'm a lifelong traveler.
0
875
1908
Ja sam doživotni putnik.
00:14
Even as a little kid,
1
2783
1659
Čak i kao dete,
00:16
I was actually working out
that it would be cheaper
that it would be cheaper
2
4442
3480
zapravo sam računao kako bi bilo jeftinije
00:20
to go to boarding school in England
3
7922
2126
ići u internat u Engleskoj
00:22
than just to the best school down the road
from my parents' house in California.
from my parents' house in California.
4
10048
5120
nego u najbolju školu u okolini
kuće mojih roditelja u Kaliforniji.
kuće mojih roditelja u Kaliforniji.
00:27
So, from the time I was nine years old
5
15168
3379
Tako sam od svoje devete godine
00:30
I was flying alone several times a year
6
18547
3228
leteo sam, nekoliko puta godišnje
00:33
over the North Pole, just to go to school.
7
21775
3466
preko Severnog pola,
kako bih otišao do škole.
kako bih otišao do škole.
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,
8
25241
3635
Naravno, što sam više leteo,
to mi se letenje više dopadalo,
to mi se letenje više dopadalo,
00:41
so the very week after I graduated
from high school,
from high school,
9
28884
3266
tako da sam iste nedelje kada sam
maturirao nakon srednje škole
maturirao nakon srednje škole
00:44
I got a job mopping tables
10
32150
2714
našao posao gde sam brisao stolove
00:47
so that I could spend
every season of my 18th year
every season of my 18th year
11
34864
4201
kako bih mogao da provedem
svako godišnje doba svoje 18. godine
svako godišnje doba svoje 18. godine
00:51
on a different continent.
12
39065
3001
na drugačijem kontinentu.
00:54
And then, almost inevitably,
I became a travel writer
I became a travel writer
13
42066
4121
Onda je bilo skoro neizbežno
da postanem putopisac
da postanem putopisac
00:58
so my job and my joy could become one.
14
46187
4109
kako bih posao i uživanje
pretvorio u istu stvar.
pretvorio u istu stvar.
01:02
And I really began to feel
that if you were lucky enough
that if you were lucky enough
15
50636
3886
Zaista sam počeo da mislim
da ako ste imali tu sreću
da ako ste imali tu sreću
01:06
to walk around
the candlelit temples of Tibet
the candlelit temples of Tibet
16
54522
3432
da hodate kroz hramove u Tibetu
osvetljene svećama
osvetljene svećama
01:10
or to wander along the seafronts in Havana
17
57954
2804
ili da lutate obalama Havane
01:12
with music passing all around you,
18
60758
2380
dok se muzika čuje svuda oko vas,
01:15
you could bring those sounds
and the high cobalt skies
and the high cobalt skies
19
63138
3297
mogli biste da prenesete te zvuke
i kobaltno plavo nebo,
i kobaltno plavo nebo,
01:18
and the flash of the blue ocean
20
66435
2342
kao i žubor plavog okeana
01:20
back to your friends at home,
21
68777
2013
svojim prijateljima kod kuće
01:22
and really bring some magic
22
70790
1791
i da zaista u svoj život unesete
01:24
and clarity to your own life.
23
72581
2821
nešto magije i jasnoće.
01:27
Except, as you all know,
24
75402
2466
Osim toga što, kao što svi znate,
01:30
one of the first things you learn
when you travel
when you travel
25
77868
2832
jedna od prvih stvari koju naučite
dok putujete je to
dok putujete je to
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.
26
80700
5377
da nijedno mesto nije magično
ukoliko ga ne gledate pravim očima.
ukoliko ga ne gledate pravim očima.
01:38
You take an angry man to the Himalayas,
27
86078
2479
Ako besnog čoveka odvedete na Himalaje,
01:40
he just starts complaining about the food.
28
88557
3316
samo će početi da se žali na hranu.
01:44
And I found that the best way
29
91873
2522
Na moje čuđenje,
otkrio sam da je najbolji način
otkrio sam da je najbolji način
01:46
that I could develop more attentive
and more appreciative eyes
and more appreciative eyes
30
94395
4044
da razvijem pažljivije i zahvalnije oči
01:50
was, oddly,
31
98439
1598
bilo to da ne idem nikud,
01:52
by going nowhere, just by sitting still.
32
100037
3468
samo da sedim mirno.
01:55
And of course sitting still
is how many of us get
is how many of us get
33
103505
2849
Naravno, mirnim sedenjem
dobar deo nas dobija ono
dobar deo nas dobija ono
01:58
what we most crave and need
in our accelerated lives, a break.
in our accelerated lives, a break.
34
106354
5050
čemu najviše težimo
u našim ubrzanim životima, a to je odmor.
u našim ubrzanim životima, a to je odmor.
Ali otkrio sam da je to i jedini način
02:04
But it was also the only way
35
112124
1722
02:06
that I could find to sift through
the slideshow of my experience
the slideshow of my experience
36
113846
5501
da filtriram kroz galeriju
svojih iskustava
svojih iskustava
02:11
and make sense of the future and the past.
37
119347
3284
i pridam smisao budućnosti i prošlosti.
02:14
And so, to my great surprise,
38
122631
3042
Na moje veliko iznenađenje,
02:17
I found that going nowhere
39
125673
1902
otkrio sam da je neodlazak nikud
02:19
was at least as exciting
as going to Tibet or to Cuba.
as going to Tibet or to Cuba.
40
127579
4118
u najmanju ruku uzbudljiv
kao odlazak na Tibet ili Kubu.
kao odlazak na Tibet ili Kubu.
02:23
And by going nowhere,
I mean nothing more intimidating
I mean nothing more intimidating
41
131697
4052
Pod neodlaskom nikud,
ne smatram nešto strašnije
ne smatram nešto strašnije
02:27
than taking a few minutes out of every day
42
135752
2832
od toga da odvojite nekoliko minuta
svakog dana
svakog dana
02:30
or a few days out of every season,
43
138584
1971
ili nekoliko dana svakog godišnjeg doba,
02:32
or even, as some people do,
44
140555
1969
ili kao što neki ljudi rade,
02:34
a few years out of a life
45
142524
2819
nekoliko godina života
02:37
in order to sit still long enough
46
145343
2701
kako biste dovoljno dugo stajali u mestu
02:40
to find out what moves you most,
47
148044
3391
da otkrijete šta vas najviše pokreće,
02:43
to recall where your truest happiness lies
48
151435
3344
da se setite gde je vaša istinska sreća
02:46
and to remember that sometimes
49
154779
1770
i da se prisetite da ponekad
02:48
making a living and making a life
50
156549
2715
preživljavanje i življenje
02:51
point in opposite directions.
51
159264
3183
idu u suprotnim pravcima.
02:54
And of course, this is what wise beings
through the centuries
through the centuries
52
162457
3197
Naravno, ovo su nam pričali
mudri ljudi kroz vekove,
mudri ljudi kroz vekove,
02:57
from every tradition have been telling us.
53
165654
2243
iz svih tradicija.
03:00
It's an old idea.
54
167897
1926
To je stara ideja.
03:02
More than 2,000 years ago,
the Stoics were reminding us
the Stoics were reminding us
55
169823
3294
Pre više od 2000 godina,
Stoici su nas podsećali
Stoici su nas podsećali
03:05
it's not our experience
that makes our lives,
that makes our lives,
56
173117
3054
da nije naše iskustvo
ono koje čini naše živote,
ono koje čini naše živote,
03:08
it's what we do with it.
57
176171
2208
već ono šta s njime radimo.
03:10
Imagine a hurricane suddenly
sweeps through your town
sweeps through your town
58
178379
3852
Zamislite da kroz vaš grad
iznenada prođe uragan
iznenada prođe uragan
03:14
and reduces every last thing to rubble.
59
182231
4508
i pretvori sve u gradu u prah.
03:18
One man is traumatized for life.
60
186739
3662
Jedan čovek je potresen do kraja života.
03:22
But another, maybe even his brother,
almost feels liberated,
almost feels liberated,
61
190401
3864
Drugi čovek, možda njegov brat,
oseća se skoro oslobođeno
oseća se skoro oslobođeno
03:26
and decides this is a great chance
to start his life anew.
to start his life anew.
62
194265
4242
i odlučuje da je ovo sjajna prilika
da ponovo započne život.
da ponovo započne život.
03:30
It's exactly the same event,
63
198507
1850
U pitanju je identičan događaj
03:32
but radically different responses.
64
200357
2552
ali sa drastično različitim odgovorima.
03:35
There is nothing either good or bad,
as Shakespeare told us in "Hamlet,"
as Shakespeare told us in "Hamlet,"
65
202909
4381
Ne postoji ništa ili dobro ili loše,
kao što je Šekspir napisao u "Hamletu",
kao što je Šekspir napisao u "Hamletu",
03:39
but thinking makes it so.
66
207300
2130
već razmišljanje to čini takvim.
03:42
And this has certainly been
my experience as a traveler.
my experience as a traveler.
67
210720
3340
Ovo je bilo i moje iskustvo kao putnika.
03:46
Twenty-four years ago I took
the most mind-bending trip
the most mind-bending trip
68
214060
3173
Pre 24 godine otišao sam
na neverovatno putovanje
na neverovatno putovanje
03:49
across North Korea.
69
217233
2682
po Severnoj Koreji.
03:52
But the trip lasted a few days.
70
219915
2889
Ali putovanje je trajalo nekoliko dana.
03:55
What I've done with it sitting still,
going back to it in my head,
going back to it in my head,
71
222804
3580
Ono što sam s njim uradio sedeći,
vraćajući mu se u mislima,
vraćajući mu se u mislima,
03:58
trying to understand it,
finding a place for it in my thinking,
finding a place for it in my thinking,
72
226384
3672
pokušavajući da ga razumem,
nalazeći za njega mesto u mislima,
nalazeći za njega mesto u mislima,
04:02
that's lasted 24 years already
73
230056
2264
to traje već 24 godine
04:04
and will probably last a lifetime.
74
232320
3363
i verovatno će trajati celog života.
04:07
The trip, in other words,
gave me some amazing sights,
gave me some amazing sights,
75
235683
3376
Drugim rečima, putovanje mi je pružilo
neke neverovatne uvide,
neke neverovatne uvide,
04:11
but it's only sitting still
76
239059
2065
ali sam samo sedeći u mestu
04:13
that allows me to turn those
into lasting insights.
into lasting insights.
77
241124
3692
mogao da ga pretvorim
u dugotrajne uvide.
u dugotrajne uvide.
04:17
And I sometimes think
that so much of our life
that so much of our life
78
244816
2946
Ponekad mislim da se dosta naših života
04:19
takes place inside our heads,
79
247762
2017
dešava unutar naših glava,
04:21
in memory or imagination
or interpretation or speculation,
or interpretation or speculation,
80
249779
4813
u sećanju, mašti, tumačenju, nagađanju,
04:26
that if I really want to change my life
81
254592
2803
tako da ako zaista želim
da promenim život,
da promenim život,
04:29
I might best begin by changing my mind.
82
257395
4035
najbolje bi bilo početi od uma.
04:33
Again, none of this is new;
83
261430
1520
Još jednom, ništa ovde nije novo -
04:35
that's why Shakespeare and the Stoics
were telling us this centuries ago,
were telling us this centuries ago,
84
262950
4300
zato su nam Šekspir i Stoici
govorili ovo vekovima unazad,
govorili ovo vekovima unazad,
04:39
but Shakespeare never had to face
200 emails in a day.
200 emails in a day.
85
267250
4253
ali Šekspir nikada nije morao
da se suoči sa 200 mejlova dnevno.
da se suoči sa 200 mejlova dnevno.
04:43
(Laughter)
86
271503
1402
(Smeh)
04:45
The Stoics, as far as I know,
were not on Facebook.
were not on Facebook.
87
272905
4323
Koliko ja znam,
Stoici nisu bili na Fejsbuku.
Stoici nisu bili na Fejsbuku.
04:49
We all know that in our on-demand lives,
88
277228
2846
Svi znamo da smo u našim instant životima
04:52
one of the things that's most on demand
89
280084
2108
mi sami ti koji smo
04:54
is ourselves.
90
282192
1228
među najopterećenijim stvarima.
04:55
Wherever we are, any time of night or day,
91
283420
2632
Gde god da smo,
koje god doba dana ili noći,
koje god doba dana ili noći,
04:58
our bosses, junk-mailers,
our parents can get to us.
our parents can get to us.
92
286052
3731
naši šefovi, pošiljaoci mejlova,
naši roditelji, mogu da dopru do nas.
naši roditelji, mogu da dopru do nas.
05:02
Sociologists have actually found
that in recent years
that in recent years
93
290443
3329
Sociolozi su zapravo
otkrili da Amerikanci
otkrili da Amerikanci
05:05
Americans are working fewer hours
than 50 years ago,
than 50 years ago,
94
293772
3458
poslednjih godina rade manje sati
nego pre 50 godina,
nego pre 50 godina,
05:09
but we feel as if we're working more.
95
297230
3166
ali imamo osećaj da radimo više.
05:12
We have more and more time-saving devices,
96
300396
2546
Imamo sve više uređaja za uštedu vremena,
05:15
but sometimes, it seems,
less and less time.
less and less time.
97
302942
3800
ali se ponekad čini da vremena
imamo sve manje.
imamo sve manje.
05:18
We can more and more easily
make contact with people
make contact with people
98
306742
2484
Sve lakše možemo kontaktirati ljude
05:21
on the furthest corners of the planet,
99
309226
2359
u najdaljim delovima planete,
05:23
but sometimes in that process
100
311585
1994
ali ponekad u tom procesu
05:25
we lose contact with ourselves.
101
313579
3746
izgubimo dodir sa nama samima.
05:29
And one of my biggest surprises
as a traveler
as a traveler
102
317325
3793
Jedno od mojih najvećih
iznenađenja kao putnika
iznenađenja kao putnika
05:33
has been to find
that often it's exactly the people
that often it's exactly the people
103
321118
3178
je to što sam otkrio
da su često oni ljudi
da su često oni ljudi
05:36
who have most enabled us to get anywhere
104
324296
3117
koji su nam najviše omogućili
da idemo svuda
da idemo svuda
05:39
who are intent on going nowhere.
105
327413
2715
upravo oni koji nemaju nameru
da idu bilo kuda.
da idu bilo kuda.
05:42
In other words, precisely those beings
106
330128
2185
Drugim rečima, upravo ta bića
05:44
who have created the technologies
107
332313
2333
koja su stvorila tehnologije
05:46
that override so many
of the limits of old,
of the limits of old,
108
334646
3550
koje prevazilaze toliko
ograničenja starinskog,
ograničenja starinskog,
05:50
are the ones wisest
about the need for limits,
about the need for limits,
109
338196
3011
su ona koja su najmudrija
što se tiče potrebe za ograničenjima,
što se tiče potrebe za ograničenjima,
05:53
even when it comes to technology.
110
341207
3676
čak i kad je tehnologija u pitanju.
05:57
I once went to the Google headquarters
111
344883
2629
Jednom sam otišao u sedište Gugla
05:59
and I saw all the things
many of you have heard about;
many of you have heard about;
112
347512
2803
i video sam sve one stvari
za koje su čuli mnogi od vas -
za koje su čuli mnogi od vas -
06:02
the indoor tree houses, the trampolines,
113
350315
3224
kućice na drvetu unutar zgrade,
trampoline,
trampoline,
06:05
workers at that time enjoying 20 percent
of their paid time free
of their paid time free
114
353539
4478
radnike koji imaju
20% plaćenog vremena slobodno
20% plaćenog vremena slobodno
06:10
so that they could just let
their imaginations go wandering.
their imaginations go wandering.
115
358017
4040
kako bi mogli da puste maštu da luta.
06:14
But what impressed me even more
116
362057
2918
Ali još više me je impresioniralo to,
06:17
was that as I was waiting
for my digital I.D.,
for my digital I.D.,
117
364975
3579
dok sam čekao
svoju digitalnu identifikaciju,
svoju digitalnu identifikaciju,
06:20
one Googler was telling me
about the program
about the program
118
368554
2769
jedan radnik Gugla
mi je pričao o programu
mi je pričao o programu
06:23
that he was about to start
to teach the many, many Googlers
to teach the many, many Googlers
119
371323
3794
koji je trebalo da započne
kako bi podučio mnogo drugih
kako bi podučio mnogo drugih
06:27
who practice yoga
to become trainers in it,
to become trainers in it,
120
375117
3393
koji vežbaju jogu 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
121
378510
4254
a drugi radnik Gugla mi je pričao
o knjizi koju treba da napiše
o knjizi koju treba da napiše
06:34
on the inner search engine,
122
382764
3014
o unutrašnjem mehanizmu pretrage
06:37
and the ways in which science
has empirically shown
has empirically shown
123
385778
2993
i načinima na koje je nauka
empirijski dokazala
empirijski dokazala
06:40
that sitting still, or meditation,
124
388771
2537
da sedenje ili meditacija može da dovede
06:43
can lead not just to better
health or to clearer thinking,
health or to clearer thinking,
125
391308
3612
ne samo do boljeg zdravlja
i jasnijeg razmišljanja,
i jasnijeg razmišljanja,
06:47
but even to emotional intelligence.
126
394920
3520
već i bolje emotivne inteligencije.
06:50
I have another friend in Silicon Valley
127
398440
2313
Imam drugog prijatelja
u Silicijumskoj dolini
u Silicijumskoj dolini
06:52
who is really one
of the most eloquent spokesmen
of the most eloquent spokesmen
128
400753
3122
koji je zaista jedan
od najelokventnijih zagovornika
od najelokventnijih zagovornika
06:56
for the latest technologies,
129
403875
1803
najnovijih tehnologija,
06:57
and in fact was one of the founders
of Wired magazine, Kevin Kelly.
of Wired magazine, Kevin Kelly.
130
405678
3885
i koji je zapravo bio jedan od osnivača
magazina "Wired", Kevin Keli.
magazina "Wired", Kevin Keli.
07:01
And Kevin wrote his last book
on fresh technologies
on fresh technologies
131
409563
3753
Kevin je napisao svoju poslednju
knjigu o novim tehnologijama
knjigu 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.
132
413316
4563
bez pametnog telefona,
laptopa ili TV-a u svom domu.
laptopa ili TV-a u svom domu.
07:10
And like many in Silicon Valley,
133
417879
2882
Poput mnogih u Silicijumskoj dolini,
07:12
he tries really hard to observe
134
420761
2976
veoma se trudi da se pridržava
07:15
what they call an Internet sabbath,
135
423737
3186
onoga što nazivaju internet sabatom,
07:19
whereby for 24 or 48 hours every week
136
427643
3098
gde svake nedelje na 24 ili 48 sati
07:22
they go completely offline
137
430741
3080
potpuno odu sa interneta
07:26
in order to gather the sense of direction
138
433821
2148
kako bi dobili smisao pravca
07:28
and proportion they'll need
when they go online again.
when they go online again.
139
435969
3494
i proporcije koji će im trebati
kada ponovo odu na mrežu.
kada ponovo odu na mrežu.
07:31
The one thing perhaps
that technology hasn't always given us
that technology hasn't always given us
140
439463
3727
Jedna stvar koju nam tehnologija
nije uvek dala
nije uvek dala
07:35
is a sense of how to make
the wisest use of technology.
the wisest use of technology.
141
443190
4709
je možda smisao za to
kako da je najbolje koristimo.
kako da je najbolje koristimo.
07:40
And when you speak of the sabbath,
142
447899
2665
Kada pričamo o sabatu -
07:42
look at the Ten Commandments --
143
450564
1937
pogledajte Deset zapovesti -
07:44
there's only one word there
for which the adjective "holy" is used,
for which the adjective "holy" is used,
144
452501
4373
tu je samo jedna reč
gde se koristi pridev "sveti",
gde se koristi pridev "sveti",
07:49
and that's the Sabbath.
145
456874
2276
i u pitanju je sabat.
07:51
I pick up the Jewish holy book
of the Torah --
of the Torah --
146
459150
3030
Uzmem svetu jevrejsku knjigu, Toru -
07:54
its longest chapter, it's on the Sabbath.
147
462180
3341
njeno najduže poglavlje tiče se sabata.
07:57
And we all know that it's really
one of our greatest luxuries,
one of our greatest luxuries,
148
465521
3897
I svi znamo da je to jedan
od naših najvećih luksuza,
od naših najvećih luksuza,
08:01
the empty space.
149
469418
2188
prazan prostor.
08:03
In many a piece of music,
it's the pause or the rest
it's the pause or the rest
150
471606
3922
U mnogo muzičkih dela,
pauza ili prekid je ono
pauza ili prekid je ono
08:07
that gives the piece
its beauty and its shape.
its beauty and its shape.
151
475528
3110
što komadu daje njegovu lepotu i oblik.
08:10
And I know I as a writer
152
478638
1583
Kao pisac, ja znam
08:12
will often try to include
a lot of empty space on the page
a lot of empty space on the page
153
480221
4133
da ću često pokušati da ubacim
dosta praznog prostora na stranici
dosta praznog prostora na stranici
08:16
so that the reader can complete
my thoughts and sentences
my thoughts and sentences
154
484354
3712
kako bi čitalac mogao da završi
moje misli i rečenice
moje misli i rečenice
08:20
and so that her imagination
has room to breathe.
has room to breathe.
155
488066
4102
i kako bi čitaočeva mašta
imala mesta da diše.
imala mesta da diše.
08:25
Now, in the physical domain,
of course, many people,
of course, many people,
156
493618
2578
Naravno, u fizičkom svetu, dosta ljudi,
08:28
if they have the resources,
157
496196
1524
ako imaju sredstva,
08:29
will try to get a place in the country,
a second home.
a second home.
158
497720
3480
pokušaće da uzmu
zemlju na selu, drugi dom.
zemlju na selu, drugi dom.
08:33
I've never begun to have those resources,
159
501200
3142
Nikad nisam počeo da imam ta sredstva,
08:36
but I sometimes remember
that any time I want,
that any time I want,
160
504342
3715
ali ponekad se setim da kada god hoću,
08:40
I can get a second home in time,
if not in space,
if not in space,
161
508057
4365
mogu da imam drugi dom u vremenu,
ako ne u prostoru,
ako ne u prostoru,
08:44
just by taking a day off.
162
512422
2431
samo tako što ću uzeti 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
163
514853
3565
To nikad nije lako jer, naravno,
kada god to uradim, dobar deo provedem
kada god to uradim, dobar deo provedem
08:50
worried about all the extra stuff
164
518418
1678
brinući se o dodatnim stvarima
08:52
that's going to crash down on me
the following day.
the following day.
165
520096
2674
koje će se sručiti na mene sledećeg dana.
08:54
I sometimes think I'd rather give up
meat or sex or wine
meat or sex or wine
166
522770
3022
Ponekad pomislim da bih se radije
odrekao mesa, seksa ili vina
odrekao mesa, seksa ili vina
08:57
than the chance to check on my emails.
167
525792
2042
nego mogućnosti da proveravam mejl.
09:00
(Laughter)
168
527834
1124
(Smeh)
09:01
And every season I do try to take
three days off on retreat
three days off on retreat
169
528958
4308
Svakog godišnjeg doba
pokušam da se povučem na tri dana
pokušam da se povučem 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
170
533266
4302
ali deo mene se još oseća krivim
što ostavljam svoju jadnu suprugu
što ostavljam svoju jadnu suprugu
09:09
and to be ignoring
all those seemingly urgent emails
all those seemingly urgent emails
171
537568
3048
i ignorišem sve te naizgled hitne mejlove
09:12
from my bosses
172
540616
1754
od svojih šefova
09:14
and maybe to be missing
a friend's birthday party.
a friend's birthday party.
173
542370
3067
i možda propuštam
rođendansku žurku nekog prijatelja.
rođendansku žurku nekog prijatelja.
09:17
But as soon as I get
to a place of real quiet,
to a place of real quiet,
174
545437
3828
Ali čim dođem na mesto potpunog mira,
09:21
I realize that it's only by going there
175
549265
2469
shvatam da samo odlaskom na takvo mesto
09:23
that I'll have anything fresh
or creative or joyful to share
or creative or joyful to share
176
551734
4027
dobijam nešto sveže,
kreativno ili radosno što bih podelio
kreativno ili radosno što bih podelio
09:27
with my wife or bosses or friends.
177
555761
2506
sa suprugom, šefovima ili prijateljima.
09:30
Otherwise, really,
178
558267
1280
Inače, zaista,
09:31
I'm just foisting on them
my exhaustion or my distractedness,
my exhaustion or my distractedness,
179
559547
3520
samo im namećem
svoju iscrpljenost ili zaokupljenost,
svoju iscrpljenost ili zaokupljenost,
09:35
which is no blessing at all.
180
563067
2572
što uopšte nije blagoslov.
09:39
And so when I was 29,
181
566849
2468
Kada sam imao 29 godina,
09:41
I decided to remake my entire life
182
569317
3065
odlučio sam da preuredim ceo život
09:44
in the light of going nowhere.
183
572382
2717
tako što neću ići nigde.
09:47
One evening I was coming back
from the office,
from the office,
184
575099
2501
Jedne večeri sam se
vraćao iz kancelarije,
vraćao iz kancelarije,
09:49
it was after midnight, I was in a taxi
driving through Times Square,
driving through Times Square,
185
577600
4179
ponoć je prošla, bio sam u taksiju
i išao sam Tajms skverom,
i išao sam Tajms skverom,
09:53
and I suddenly realized
that I was racing around so much
that I was racing around so much
186
581779
3500
i odjednom sam shvatio
da sam toliko jurcao
da sam toliko jurcao
09:57
I could never catch up with my life.
187
585279
3156
da nikad nisam mogao
da sustignem svoj život.
da sustignem svoj život.
10:00
And my life then, as it happened,
188
588435
1816
Tako se desilo, da je moj život tada
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.
189
590251
3821
bio skoro pa onaj
o kom sam sanjao kao dečak.
o kom sam sanjao kao dečak.
10:06
I had really interesting friends
and colleagues,
and colleagues,
190
594072
2315
Imao sam veoma 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.
191
596387
4248
lep stan na ćošku
Avenije Park i 20. ulice.
Avenije Park i 20. ulice.
10:12
I had, to me, a fascinating job
writing about world affairs,
writing about world affairs,
192
600635
4433
Po meni, imao sam fascinantan posao
gde sam pisao o dešavanjima u svetu,
gde sam pisao o dešavanjima u svetu,
10:17
but I could never separate myself
enough from them
enough from them
193
605068
2988
ali nikad nisam mogao da sebe
dovoljno odvojim od toga
dovoljno odvojim od toga
10:20
to hear myself think --
194
608056
1703
da se čujem kako mislim -
10:21
or really, to understand
if I was truly happy.
if I was truly happy.
195
609759
4126
ili zaista, razumevam
da li sam istinski bio srećan.
da li sam istinski bio srećan.
10:26
And so, I abandoned my dream life
196
613885
3187
Tako sam napustio svoj život iz snova
10:29
for a single room on the backstreets
of Kyoto, Japan,
of Kyoto, Japan,
197
617072
4155
zbog jedne sobe
u uličicama Kjota u Japanu,
u uličicama Kjota u Japanu,
10:34
which was the place
that had long exerted a strong,
that had long exerted a strong,
198
622382
3286
mesta koje me je dugo
10:37
really mysterious gravitational pull on me.
199
625668
3850
vuklo sebi na jak i misteriozan način.
10:41
Even as a child
200
629518
1335
Čak i kao dete,
10:43
I would just look at a painting
of Kyoto and feel I recognized it;
of Kyoto and feel I recognized it;
201
630853
3371
samo bih pogledao sliku Kjota
i prepoznao bih ga,
i prepoznao bih ga,
10:46
I knew it before I ever laid eyes on it.
202
634224
3247
znao sam ga pre nego što sam
ga video svojim očima.
ga video svojim očima.
10:49
But it's also, as you all know,
203
637471
1929
Kao što znate, to je
10:51
a beautiful city encircled by hills,
204
639400
2719
predivan grad okružen brdima,
10:54
filled with more than 2,000 temples
and shrines,
and shrines,
205
642119
3629
sa više od 2000 hramova i svetilišta,
10:57
where people have been sitting still
for 800 years or more.
for 800 years or more.
206
645748
5112
gde su ljudi bili u mestu
800 i više godina.
800 i više godina.
11:03
And quite soon after I moved there,
I ended up where I still am
I ended up where I still am
207
650860
3993
Ubrzo nakon što sam se tamo preselio,
završio sam ovde gde sam još uvek,
završio sam ovde gde sam još uvek,
11:07
with my wife, formerly our kids,
208
654853
2579
sa suprugom, tada našom decom,
11:09
in a two-room apartment
in the middle of nowhere
in the middle of nowhere
209
657432
2581
u dvosobnom stanu, bogu iza nogu,
11:12
where we have no bicycle, no car,
210
660013
2388
bez bicikla, bez automobila,
11:14
no TV I can understand,
211
662401
2169
bez TV programa koji razumem,
11:16
and I still have to support my loved ones
212
664570
2553
i još uvek moram
da izdržavam moje najbliže
da izdržavam moje najbliže
11:19
as a travel writer and a journalist,
213
667123
2531
kao putopisac i novinar,
11:21
so clearly this is not ideal
for job advancement
for job advancement
214
669654
3364
tako da ovo očigledno nije idealno
za napredak u poslu,
za napredak u poslu,
11:25
or for cultural excitement
215
673018
1827
kulturno uzbuđenje
11:27
or for social diversion.
216
674845
2367
ili društvenu različitost.
11:29
But I realized that it gives me
what I prize most,
what I prize most,
217
677212
4528
Ali shvatio sam da mi to daje
ono što najviše cenim,
ono što najviše cenim,
11:34
which is days
218
682400
1640
a to su dani
11:36
and hours.
219
684040
1733
i sati.
11:37
I have never once had to use
a cell phone there.
a cell phone there.
220
685773
2627
Tamo nijednom nisam morao
da koristim mobilni telefon.
da koristim mobilni telefon.
11:40
I almost never have to look at the time,
221
688400
3543
Skoro nikad nisam morao da gledam na sat,
11:44
and every morning when I wake up,
222
691943
2554
i svakog dana kada bih ustao
11:46
really the day stretches in front of me
223
694497
2361
dan bi se preda mnom ispružio
11:49
like an open meadow.
224
696858
2974
kao otvorena livada.
11:52
And when life throws up
one of its nasty surprises,
one of its nasty surprises,
225
699832
3196
A kada život izbaci jedno
od svojih gadnih iznenađenja,
od svojih gadnih iznenađenja,
11:55
as it will, more than once,
226
703028
1961
kao što zna, više puta,
11:57
when a doctor comes into my room
227
704989
2181
kada doktor dođe u moju sobu
11:59
wearing a grave expression,
228
707170
1895
sa ozbiljnim izrazom lica
12:01
or a car suddenly veers
in front of mine on the freeway,
in front of mine on the freeway,
229
709065
3628
ili automobil iznenada skrene
ispred mog na putu,
ispred mog na putu,
12:04
I know, in my bones,
230
712693
2744
znam, u svojoj srži,
12:07
that it's the time I've spent
going nowhere
going nowhere
231
715437
2710
da će me vreme koje sam proveo
ne idući nikud
ne idući nikud
12:10
that is going to sustain me much more
232
718147
2002
održati mnogo više od vremena
12:12
than all the time I've spent
racing around to Bhutan or Easter Island.
racing around to Bhutan or Easter Island.
233
720149
4953
koje sam proveo jurcajući
po Butanu ili Uskršnjem ostrvu.
po Butanu ili Uskršnjem ostrvu.
12:18
I'll always be a traveler --
234
726306
1404
Uvek ću biti putnik -
12:19
my livelihood depends on it --
235
727710
1904
moja egzistencija zavisi od toga -
12:21
but one of the beauties of travel
236
729614
2179
ali jedna od lepota putovanja je to
12:23
is that it allows you to bring stillness
237
731793
4106
što vam dozvoljava da donesete mirovanje
12:28
into the motion and the commotion
of the world.
of the world.
238
735899
4120
u kretanje i halabuku sveta.
12:32
I once got on a plane
in Frankfurt, Germany,
in Frankfurt, Germany,
239
740019
3378
Jednom sam seo na avion
u Frankfurtu, u Nemačkoj,
u Frankfurtu, u Nemačkoj,
12:35
and a young German woman
came down and sat next to me
came down and sat next to me
240
743397
2948
i mlada Nemica je došla i sela pored mene
12:38
and engaged me
in a very friendly conversation
in a very friendly conversation
241
746345
2620
i započela veoma prijateljski razgovor
12:41
for about 30 minutes,
242
748965
1751
koji je trajao oko 30 minuta,
12:42
and then she just turned around
243
750716
1993
i onda se samo okrenula
12:44
and sat still for 12 hours.
244
752709
3273
i mirno sedela 12 sati.
12:48
She didn't once turn on her video monitor,
245
755982
2634
Nijednom nije uključila svoj monitor,
12:50
she never pulled out a book,
she didn't even go to sleep,
she didn't even go to sleep,
246
758616
3295
nije izvukla knjigu, nije čak ni spavala,
12:54
she just sat still,
247
761911
2787
samo je sedela mirno,
12:56
and something of her clarity and calm
really imparted itself to me.
really imparted itself to me.
248
764698
4531
i nešto od njene čistoće i smirenosti
se zaista prenelo na mene.
se zaista prenelo na mene.
13:02
I've noticed more and more people
taking conscious measures these days
taking conscious measures these days
249
769999
4322
Primetio sam da ovih dana sve više ljudi
svesno poduzima mere
svesno poduzima mere
13:06
to try to open up a space
inside their lives.
inside their lives.
250
774321
3273
kako bi stvorili prostora
u svojim životima.
u svojim životima.
13:09
Some people go to black-hole resorts
251
777605
2330
Neki ljudi odlaze u izolovana odmarališta
13:12
where they'll spend hundreds
of dollars a night
of dollars a night
252
779935
2360
gde će potrošiti stotine dolara za noć
13:14
in order to hand over
their cell phone and their laptop
their cell phone and their laptop
253
782295
3158
samo da predaju svoj telefon i laptop
13:17
to the front desk on arrival.
254
785453
2204
recepciji po dolasku u hotel.
13:19
Some people I know,
just before they go to sleep,
just before they go to sleep,
255
787657
2965
Neki ljudi koje znam,
pre nego što odu na spavanje,
pre nego što odu na spavanje,
13:22
instead of scrolling through
their messages
their messages
256
790622
2124
umesto pregledanja svojih poruka
13:24
or checking out YouTube,
257
792746
1672
ili posete Jutjubu,
13:26
just turn out the lights
and listen to some music,
and listen to some music,
258
794418
3244
samo isključe svetla i slušaju muziku
13:29
and notice that they sleep much better
259
797662
2426
i primećuju da spavaju mnogo bolje
13:32
and wake up much refreshed.
260
800088
3213
i bude se odmorniji.
13:35
I was once fortunate enough
261
803301
2206
Jednom sam imao sreće
13:37
to drive into the high, dark mountains
behind Los Angeles,
behind Los Angeles,
262
805507
5040
da se vozim do visokih, tamnih planina
iza Los Anđelesa,
iza Los Anđelesa,
13:42
where the great poet and singer
263
810547
2548
gde je veliki pisac i pevač
13:45
and international heartthrob Leonard Cohen
264
813095
3222
i međunarodni srcelomac, Lenard Koen
13:48
was living and working for many years
as a full-time monk
as a full-time monk
265
816317
4171
živeo i radio mnogo godina
kao pravi monah
kao pravi monah
13:52
in the Mount Baldy Zen Center.
266
820488
2851
u Zen centru Maunt Boldi.
13:55
And I wasn't entirely surprised
267
823339
1965
Nije me iznenadilo
13:57
when the record that he released
at the age of 77,
at the age of 77,
268
825304
3710
kada je album koji je snimio
u svojoj 77. godini,
u svojoj 77. godini,
14:01
to which he gave the deliberately
unsexy title of "Old Ideas,"
unsexy title of "Old Ideas,"
269
829014
5281
kojem je dao namerno
neprivlačan naziv "Stare ideje"
neprivlačan naziv "Stare ideje"
14:06
went to number one in the charts
in 17 nations in the world,
in 17 nations in the world,
270
834296
2962
došao na prvo mesto top lista
u 17 zemalja sveta,
u 17 zemalja sveta,
14:09
hit the top five in nine others.
271
837258
3230
a u drugih devet je bio u prvih pet.
14:12
Something in us, I think, is crying out
272
840488
2767
Mislim da nešto u nama vapi
14:15
for the sense of intimacy and depth
that we get from people like that.
that we get from people like that.
273
843255
4506
za osećajem intimnosti i dubine
koje dobijamo od takvih ljudi
koje dobijamo od takvih ljudi
14:19
who take the time
and trouble to sit still.
and trouble to sit still.
274
847761
3782
koji odvoje vreme da bi sedeli mirno.
14:23
And I think many
of us have the sensation,
of us have the sensation,
275
851543
2238
I mislim da mnogi imaju osećaj,
ja ga imam svakako,
ja ga imam svakako,
14:25
I certainly do,
276
853781
1528
da sedimo na oko 5 centimetara
od ogromnog platna
od ogromnog platna
14:27
that we're standing about two inches away
from a huge screen,
from a huge screen,
277
855309
4449
14:31
and it's noisy and it's crowded
278
859767
1838
i bučno je i prenatrpano
14:33
and it's changing with every second,
279
861605
2176
i menja se svake sekunde,
14:35
and that screen is our lives.
280
863781
2749
a to platno je naš život.
14:38
And it's only by stepping back,
and then further back,
and then further back,
281
866530
3623
Samo tako što ćemo koraknuti unazad,
i onda još nazad,
i onda još nazad,
14:42
and holding still,
282
870153
1738
i tako što ćemo biti mirni,
14:44
that we can begin to see
what the canvas means
what the canvas means
283
871891
2818
možemo da počnemo da vidimo
šta platno znači
šta platno znači
14:46
and to catch the larger picture.
284
874709
2296
i da vidimo širu sliku.
14:49
And a few people do that for us
by going nowhere.
by going nowhere.
285
877005
3985
Nekoliko ljudi to čini za nas
tako što ne idu nigde.
tako što ne idu nigde.
14:54
So, in an age of acceleration,
286
881950
2022
U dobu ubrzanja,
14:56
nothing can be more exhilarating
than going slow.
than going slow.
287
883972
4049
ništa ne može biti uzbudljivije
od toga da idete polako.
od toga da idete polako.
15:00
And in an age of distraction,
288
888021
2181
A u dobu ometanja pažnje,
15:02
nothing is so luxurious
as paying attention.
as paying attention.
289
890202
3663
ništa nije tako luksuzno
kao obraćanje pažnje.
kao obraćanje pažnje.
15:06
And in an age of constant movement,
290
894715
2726
A u dobu stalnog kretanja,
15:09
nothing is so urgent as sitting still.
291
897441
3773
ništa nije tako hitno kao sedenje u mestu.
15:13
So you can go on your next vacation
292
901214
2229
Tako da na sledeći odmor možete otići
15:15
to Paris or Hawaii, or New Orleans;
293
903443
3066
u Pariz, na Havaje ili u Nju Orleans -
15:18
I bet you'll have a wonderful time.
294
906509
3540
kladim se da ćete se divno provesti.
15:22
But, if you want to come back home
alive and full of fresh hope,
alive and full of fresh hope,
295
910049
5068
Ali ako želite da se kući vratite
živahni i puni sveže nade,
živahni i puni sveže nade,
15:27
in love with the world,
296
915117
2160
zaljubljeni u svet,
15:29
I think you might want
to try considering going nowhere.
to try considering going nowhere.
297
917277
4436
mislim da ćete možda želeti
da uzmete u obzir da ne idete nikud.
da uzmete u obzir da ne idete nikud.
15:33
Thank you.
298
921713
1147
Hvala vam.
15:35
(Applause)
299
922860
1271
(Aplauz)
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