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Lee Thomas: How I help people understand vitiligo
Li Tomas (Lee Thomas): Kako pomažem ljudima da razumeju vitiligo
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Voditelj TV vesti Li Tomas je mislio da je njegova karijera završena nakon što mu je otkriven vitiligo, autoimuni poremećaj koji je ostavljao velike delove kože bez pigmenta, što je izazivalo podsmeh i buljenja. U zadivljujućem govoru, on iznosi kako je pronašao način da se suoči sa nerazumevanjem i strahom koji je njegov izgled budio angažovanjem, razgovorom - i osmehom. „Pozitivnost je nešto za šta se vredi boriti, ali borba nije sa drugima - to je unutrašnja borba,” kaže Tomas. „Ako želite da napravite pozitivne promene u svom životu, morate stalno da budete pozitivni.”
Lee Thomas - Broadcast journalist, diversity advocate
Lee Thomas has loved to watch, write and share stories his entire life. Full bio
Lee Thomas has loved to watch, write and share stories his entire life. Full bio
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00:13
When I was young,
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Kada sam bio mlad,
00:15
I wanted to be on TV:
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želeo sam da budem na TV-u:
00:17
the lights, the cameras,
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svetla, kamere,
00:20
the makeup,
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šminka,
00:22
the glamorous life.
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glamurozan život.
00:24
And from my vantage point,
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Sa moje tačke gledišta,
00:26
just outside of a military base
in Lawton, Oklahoma,
in Lawton, Oklahoma,
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odmah do vojne baze u Latonu u Oklahomi,
00:29
I didn't make the distinction
between TV reporter or actor.
between TV reporter or actor.
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nisam pravio razliku
između TV reportera i glumca.
između TV reportera i glumca.
00:33
It was all the same to me.
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Za mene je to bilo isto.
00:35
It was either,
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Bilo je ili:
00:36
"Reporting live from Berlin"
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„Izveštavamo uživo iz Berlina”
00:38
or "I shall attend her here and woo her
with such spirit when she comes."
with such spirit when she comes."
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ili „Čekaću je ovde i oboriti s nogu
sa takvim duhom kad dođe.”
sa takvim duhom kad dođe.”
00:42
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
00:43
It was all special,
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Sve je bilo posebno.
00:45
it was all the spotlight,
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Sve je bilo pod reflektorima
00:47
and I just knew that it was for me.
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i ja sam jednostavno znao
da je to za mene.
da je to za mene.
00:50
But somewhere along my journey,
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Ali negde na mom putu,
00:54
life happened.
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desio se život.
02:30
Ah, much better.
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Ah, mnogo bolje.
02:32
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
02:36
I have a disease called vitiligo.
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Imam bolest koja se zove vitiligo.
02:38
It started early in my career.
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Počela je rano u mojoj karijeri.
02:42
It's an autoimmune disorder.
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To je autoimuni poremećaj.
02:45
It's where it looks like your skin
is getting white patches,
is getting white patches,
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Izgleda kao da vaša koža
dobija bele fleke,
dobija bele fleke,
02:49
but it's actually void of color.
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a u stvari je odsustvo boje.
02:51
It affects all ethnicities,
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Pogađa sve nacionalnosti,
02:54
it affects all ages,
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sve uzraste,
02:56
all genders,
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sve rodove,
02:58
it's not contagious,
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nije zarazna,
02:59
it's not life-threatening,
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nije smrtonosna,
03:01
but it is mental warfare.
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ali stvara mentalni rat.
03:05
It's tough.
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Teško je.
03:07
Now, I was diagnosed with this disease
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Ova bolest mi je utvrđena
kada sam radio
„Vesti očevidaca” u Njujorku.
„Vesti očevidaca” u Njujorku.
03:09
when I was working on
"Eyewitness News" in New York City.
"Eyewitness News" in New York City.
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03:12
I was in the biggest city in the country,
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Bio sam u najvećem gradu u zemlji,
03:15
I was on their flagship station
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na njihovoj vodećoj TV stanici
03:18
and I was on their top-rated 5pm newscast.
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i bio sam među najpopularnijim članovima
ekipe vesti u pet popodne.
ekipe vesti u pet popodne.
03:23
And the doctor looked me
right in the eye and said,
right in the eye and said,
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Doktor me je pogledao pravo u oči i rekao:
03:25
"You have a disease called vitiligo.
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„Imate bolest koja se zove vitligo.
03:27
It's a skin disorder
where you lose your pigment.
where you lose your pigment.
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To je kožni poremećaj
usled koga gubite pigment.
usled koga gubite pigment.
03:31
There is no cure,
but there a-la-la-la-la".
but there a-la-la-la-la".
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Ne postoji lek, ali ima bla-bla-bla.”
03:34
Charlie Brown's teacher.
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Učitelj Čarlija Brauna.
03:36
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
03:37
He said there is no cure.
All I heard was, "My career is over."
All I heard was, "My career is over."
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Rekao je da ne postoji lek.
I sve što sam ja čuo je:
„Moja karijera je gotova”.
„Moja karijera je gotova”.
03:44
But I just couldn't give up.
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Ali nisam se mogao predati.
03:47
I couldn't quit,
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Nisam mogao odustati,
03:49
because we put too much into this.
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zato što smo mi suviše uložili u ovo.
03:53
And by "we" I mean Mr. Moss,
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Pod „mi” mislim na gospodina Mosa,
03:55
who sent me to speech and drama club
instead of to detention,
instead of to detention,
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koji me je slao u govorničku
i dramsku sekciju, umesto kažnjavanja,
i dramsku sekciju, umesto kažnjavanja,
03:59
or my sister who paid
part of my college expenses,
part of my college expenses,
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ili na moju sestru koja je platila
deo moje fakultetske školarine,
deo moje fakultetske školarine,
04:03
or my mom,
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ili na moju mamu,
04:06
who simply gave me everything.
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koja mi je prosto dala sve.
04:15
I would not quit.
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Nisam želeo da odustanem.
04:18
So I decided to just put on makeup
and keep it moving.
and keep it moving.
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Zato sam odlučio da stavim šminku
i nastavim da radim.
i nastavim da radim.
04:24
I had to wear makeup anyway.
It's TV, baby, right?
It's TV, baby, right?
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Morao sam ionako da nosim šminku.
To je TV, dušo, zar ne?
To je TV, dušo, zar ne?
04:28
I just put on a little more makeup,
and everything's cool.
and everything's cool.
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Samo sam stavljao malo više šminke
i sve je bilo odlično.
i sve je bilo odlično.
04:32
And that actually
went very well for years.
went very well for years.
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To je u suštini godinama
odlično funkcionisalo.
odlično funkcionisalo.
04:36
I went from being a reporter
in New York City
in New York City
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Od reportera u Njujorku
04:40
to being a morning show anchor in Detroit,
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dogurao sam do voditelja
jutarnjeg programa u Detroitu,
jutarnjeg programa u Detroitu,
04:42
the Motor City.
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gradu motora.
04:44
And as the disease got worse,
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Kako je bolest napredovala,
04:47
I just put on more makeup.
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stavljao sam sve više šminke.
04:49
It was easy.
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Bilo je jednostavno.
04:51
Except for my hands.
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Osim ruku.
04:55
See, this disease is progressive
and ever-changing.
and ever-changing.
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Bolest je takva da se širi
i stalno menja mesto.
i stalno menja mesto.
04:58
That means it comes and goes.
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To znači da dolazi i odlazi.
05:01
At one point, for about a year and a half,
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U jednom momentu, tokom oko godinu i po,
05:04
my face was completely white.
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moje lice je bilo potpuno belo.
05:10
Yeah, it trips me out too.
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Da, i mene to plaši.
05:11
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
05:13
Yeah.
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Da.
05:14
And then, with a little help,
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Zatim se, uz malu pomoć,
05:18
some of the pigment came back,
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deo pigmenta vratio,
05:21
but living through this process
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ali proživljavati ovaj proces
05:24
was like two sides of a coin.
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je bilo kao dve strane istog novčića.
05:28
When I'm at work
and I'm wearing the makeup
and I'm wearing the makeup
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Kada sam na poslu i nosim šminku,
ili je nosim van posla,
ja sam tip sa TV-a.
ja sam tip sa TV-a.
05:30
or wearing the makeup outside,
I'm the TV guy.
I'm the TV guy.
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05:32
"Hey, how you doing everybody? Great."
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„Hej, kako ste, ljudi? Odlično.”
05:34
At home without the makeup,
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Kod kuće, bez šminke,
05:36
I'd take it off
and it was like being a leper.
and it was like being a leper.
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skinuo bih je i osećao se kao gubavac.
05:41
The stares, constantly staring at me,
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Ljudi koji konstantno bulje u mene,
05:44
the comments under their breath.
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komentari kroz šaputanja.
05:47
Some people refused to shake my hand.
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Neki su odbijali da se rukuju sa mnom.
05:49
Some people moved
to the other side of the sidewalk,
to the other side of the sidewalk,
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Neki bi se sklanjali
na drugu stranu trotoara,
na drugu stranu trotoara,
05:52
moved to the other side of the elevator.
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pomerali u drugu stranu lifta.
05:54
I felt like they were moving
to the other side of life.
to the other side of life.
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Imao sam osećaj kao da se pomeraju
na drugu stranu života.
na drugu stranu života.
05:59
It was tough,
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Bilo je teško,
06:01
and those were some tough years.
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i to su bile teške godine.
06:06
And honestly,
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Iskreno,
06:07
sometimes I just had to shelter in place.
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ponekad sam morao da tražim utočište.
06:10
You know what I mean?
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Znate šta to znači?
06:12
Kind of just stay at home
till I get my mind right.
till I get my mind right.
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Znači da bih ostajao u kući
dok ne sredim misli.
dok ne sredim misli.
06:17
But then I'd put my blinders back on,
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Onda bih ponovo stavio svoje naočnjake,
06:20
I'd get back out there,
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vratio se tamo
06:22
do my thing,
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i nastavio da radim,
06:24
but in the process of doing that,
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ali u tom procesu
06:26
I developed this --
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sam razvio neko
06:30
angry, grumpy demeanor.
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besno i džangrizavo ponašanje.
06:33
Anger is an easy go-to,
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Bes je bio lagano rešenje,
06:35
and people would leave me alone,
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i ljudi bi me ostavljali na miru,
06:37
but it just wasn't me.
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ali to jednostavno nisam bio ja.
06:41
It wasn't me.
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To nisam bio ja.
06:43
I was allowing this disease to turn me
into this angry, grumpy, spotted guy.
into this angry, grumpy, spotted guy.
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Dozvoljavao sam bolesti da me pretvori
u besnog, namrgođenog, tačkastog tipa.
u besnog, namrgođenog, tačkastog tipa.
06:49
It just wasn't me.
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To nisam bio ja.
06:51
So I had to change.
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Morao sam da se promenim.
06:54
I knew I could not change other people.
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Znao sam da ne mogu da menjam druge ljude.
06:58
People are going to react
and do what they gonna do.
and do what they gonna do.
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Ljudi će reagovati i raditi
onako kako oni hoće.
onako kako oni hoće.
07:02
But there was a cold hard reality as well.
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Ali postojala je još jedna
strašna i teška činjenica.
strašna i teška činjenica.
07:08
I was the one
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Ja sam bio taj
07:10
that was showing anger, sadness
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koji je pokazivao bes i tugu
07:14
and isolating myself.
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i koji je izolovao sebe.
07:16
It was actually a choice.
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To je u suštini bio izbor.
07:19
I was walking out the door every day
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Svakoga dana bih izlazio napolje
07:21
expecting the world
to react with negativity,
to react with negativity,
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očekujući da će svet reagovati negativno,
07:26
so I just gave them that mean face first.
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pa sam im samo prvi
pokazivao to zlobno lice.
pokazivao to zlobno lice.
07:30
If I wanted change,
the change had to start with me.
the change had to start with me.
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Ako sam želeo promenu,
ona je morala da počne od mene.
ona je morala da počne od mene.
07:37
So I came up with a plan.
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Zato sam smislio plan.
07:41
Two-parter, not that deep.
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Plan iz dva dela, ne tako komplikovan.
07:45
Number one: I would just let people stare,
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Prvi deo: pustio bih ljude da bulje -
07:48
drink it in, stare all you want,
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nagledajte se, buljite koliko hoćete -
07:51
and not react.
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i ne bih reagovao.
07:53
Because the truth is
when I got this disease,
when I got this disease,
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Zato što, kada sam dobio ovu bolest,
07:56
I was all up in the mirror
staring at every new spot
staring at every new spot
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bio sam stalno pred ogledalom,
buljeći u svaku novu tačku,
buljeći u svaku novu tačku,
07:59
trying to figure out what is going on.
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pokušavajući da shvatim šta se dešava.
08:02
So I needed to let other people
have that same opportunity
have that same opportunity
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Zbog toga sam morao da dopustim
drugim ljudima istu mogućnost
drugim ljudima istu mogućnost
08:07
to get that visual understanding.
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da bi vizuelno razumeli.
08:11
Number two:
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Broj dva:
08:14
I would react with positivity,
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reagovao bih pozitivno,
08:18
and that was simply a smile,
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a to bi bio mali osmeh,
08:20
or, at the very least,
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ili makar
08:22
a nonjudgmental, kind face.
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neosuđujuće, ljubazno lice.
08:26
Simple plan.
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Jednostavan plan.
08:29
But it turned out to be
more difficult than I thought.
more difficult than I thought.
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Ali ispostavilo se da je to mnogo teže
nego što sam mislio.
nego što sam mislio.
08:33
But over time,
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Vremenom,
08:35
things started to go OK.
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stvari su počele da se kreću nabolje.
08:39
Like this one time, I'm at the store
and this dude is like staring at me,
and this dude is like staring at me,
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Jednom, na primer,
ja u prodavnici i lik bulji u mene,
ja u prodavnici i lik bulji u mene,
08:43
like burning a hole
in the side of my head.
in the side of my head.
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kao da će me progoreti pogledom.
Ja kupujem, on bulji u mene,
08:45
I'm shopping, he's staring at me,
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ja idem do kase, on bulji u mene,
08:46
I'm going to the checkout,
he's staring at me,
he's staring at me,
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ja plaćam, on je na drugoj kasi
i bulji u mene,
i bulji u mene,
08:49
I'm checking out, he's on the other line
checking out, he's staring at me,
checking out, he's staring at me,
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idemo do izlaza, on i dalje bulji u mene,
08:52
we go to the exit,
he's still staring at me,
he's still staring at me,
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dakle, ja znam da on bulji,
08:54
so I see he's staring
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08:56
and finally I turn to him
and I go, "Hey buddy, what's up!"
and I go, "Hey buddy, what's up!"
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i na kraju se okrećem prema njemu
i kažem: „Hej druže, šta ima?”
i kažem: „Hej druže, šta ima?”
08:59
And he goes ...
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I on odgovara:
09:01
(Mumbles nervously) "Hi!"
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(Nervozno mrmljanje) „Zdravo!”
09:02
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
09:03
Awkward.
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Čudno.
09:06
So to relieve the tension, I say,
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Da bih spustio tenzije, kažem:
09:08
"It's just a skin disorder.
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„To je samo kožni poremećaj.
09:10
It's not contagious,
it's not life-threatening,
it's not life-threatening,
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Nije zarazno, niti smrtonosno,
samo izgledam malo drugačije.”
09:12
it just makes me look a little different."
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Na kraju sam jedno pet minuta
pričao sa tim likom.
pričao sa tim likom.
09:14
I end up talking to that guy
for like five minutes.
for like five minutes.
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09:17
It was kind of cool, right?
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To je bilo baš kul iskustvo, zar ne?
09:19
And at the end
of our conversation, he says,
of our conversation, he says,
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Na kraju razgovora je rekao:
09:23
"You know, if you
didn't have 'vitilargo'" --
didn't have 'vitilargo'" --
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„Znaš, da nemaš vitilargo“ -
09:26
it's actually vitiligo,
but he was trying, so --
but he was trying, so --
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u stvari je vitiligo, ali trudio se, pa -
09:29
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
09:31
"if you didn't have vitilargo,
you'd look just like that guy on TV."
you'd look just like that guy on TV."
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„da nemaš vitilargo,
izgledao bi isto kao onaj lik sa TV-a.”
izgledao bi isto kao onaj lik sa TV-a.”
09:35
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
09:36
And I was like, "Haha,
yeah, I get that, I get that, yeah."
yeah, I get that, I get that, yeah."
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A ja sam bio u fazonu:
„Haha, da, da, ljudi mi to često kažu.”
„Haha, da, da, ljudi mi to često kažu.”
09:40
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
09:41
So things were going OK.
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Dakle, stvari su se kretale ka boljem.
09:45
I was having more good exchanges than bad,
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Imao sam više dobrih nego loših iskustava,
09:49
until that day.
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sve do tog dana.
Imao sam malo vremena pre posla,
09:54
I had a little time before work
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pa volim da zastanem u parku
i gledam decu kako se igraju.
i gledam decu kako se igraju.
09:56
so I like to stop by the park
to watch the kids play.
to watch the kids play.
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09:58
They're funny.
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Smešna su.
10:00
So I got a little too close,
this little girl wasn't paying attention,
this little girl wasn't paying attention,
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Malo sam preblizu stao,
devojčica nije obraćala pažnju,
devojčica nije obraćala pažnju,
imala je oko dve ili tri godine,
10:03
she's about two or three years old,
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trčala je, naletela direktno u moje noge
i pala prilično snažno.
i pala prilično snažno.
10:05
she's running, she runs directly
into my leg and falls down, pretty hard.
into my leg and falls down, pretty hard.
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Pomislio sam da se povredila,
10:08
I thought she hurt herself,
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pa sam pružio ruke
pokušavajući da joj pomognem.
pokušavajući da joj pomognem.
10:10
so I reach out to try
and help the little girl
and help the little girl
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10:12
and she looks at my vitiligo
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Ona je pogledala u moj vitiligo
10:14
and she screams!
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i počela da vrišti!
10:25
Now kids are pure honesty.
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Deca su čista iskrenost.
10:28
She's like two or three.
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Devojčica ima oko dve ili tri godine.
10:30
This little girl,
she wasn't trying to be mean.
she wasn't trying to be mean.
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Ona nije htela da bude zla.
10:34
She didn't have any malice in her heart.
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Nije imala ni trunku zlobe u srcu.
10:36
This little girl was afraid.
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Ta mala devojčica se uplašila.
10:39
She was just afraid.
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Samo se bojala.
10:44
I didn't know what to do.
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Nisam znao šta da radim.
10:46
I just took a step back
and put my hands by my side.
and put my hands by my side.
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Odmaknuo sam se i stavio ruke uz sebe.
10:52
I stayed in the house for two weeks
and three days on that one.
and three days on that one.
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Zatvorio sam se u kuću dve nedelje
i tri dana nakon toga.
i tri dana nakon toga.
10:59
It took me a second
to get my mind around the fact
to get my mind around the fact
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Trebalo mi je vremena da shvatim činjenicu
11:02
that I scare small children.
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da ja plašim decu.
11:06
And that was something
that I could not smile away.
that I could not smile away.
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A to je nešto što nisam mogao
da oteram osmehom.
da oteram osmehom.
11:15
But I jumped back on my plan
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Vratio sam se svome planu,
11:19
and just put on my blinders,
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navukavši naočnjake,
11:23
started going back out.
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i počeo ponovo da izlazim.
11:26
Two months later, I'm in a grocery store
reaching on the bottom shelf,
reaching on the bottom shelf,
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Dva meseca kasnije, u samoposluzi,
tražeći nešto na donjoj polici,
tražeći nešto na donjoj polici,
11:29
and I hear a little voice go,
"You've got a boo-boo?"
"You've got a boo-boo?"
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čujem glasić: „Ti si se povredio?”
11:33
It's like a two-year-old, three-year-old,
same age, little girl,
same age, little girl,
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Devojčica istih godina,
od dve ili tri godine,
od dve ili tri godine,
11:37
but she's not crying,
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ali ona ne plače.
11:39
so I kneel down in front of her
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Kleknuo sam ispred nje
11:42
and I don't speak two-year-old
so I look up at the mom,
so I look up at the mom,
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i pošto ne znam šta je rekla,
pogledam u mamu,
pogledam u mamu,
i pitam: „Šta je rekla?"
11:45
and I say, "What did she say?"
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Ona odgovara: „Ona misli
da ste se povredili.”
da ste se povredili.”
11:46
And she says, "She thinks
you have a boo-boo."
you have a boo-boo."
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11:49
So I go, "No, I don't have
a boo-boo, no, not at all."
a boo-boo, no, not at all."
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Nastavljam: „Ne,
nisam se povredio, uopšte.”
nisam se povredio, uopšte.”
11:53
And the little girl says,
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Zatim devojčica kaže:
11:54
"Duh-duh-hoy?"
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„Dai-taj-boji?”
11:57
And so I look to mom for the translation,
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Ponovo gledam u mamu za prevod,
11:59
and she says,
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i ona odgovara:
12:01
"She thinks you're hurt."
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„Ona misli da vas boli.”
12:03
And I say, "No, sweetie,
I'm not hurt at all, I'm fine."
I'm not hurt at all, I'm fine."
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Kažem: „Ne dušo,
uopšte ne boli, dobro sam.”
uopšte ne boli, dobro sam.”
12:08
And the little girl
reaches out with that little hand
reaches out with that little hand
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Devojčica pruža svoju malu ruku
12:11
and touches my face.
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i dodiruje mi lice.
12:13
She's trying to rub
the chocolate into the vanilla
the chocolate into the vanilla
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Pokušava da pomeša čokoladu i vanilu
12:16
or whatever she was doing.
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ili šta god da je htela da uradi.
12:17
It was amazing!
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To je bilo čudesno!
12:19
It was awesome.
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To je bilo fenomenalno.
12:21
Because she thought she knew what it was,
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Zbog toga što je ona mislila
da zna šta je u pitanju,
da zna šta je u pitanju,
12:23
she was giving me everything I wanted:
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pružila mi je sve što sam želeo:
12:25
kindness, compassion.
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dobrotu, saosećanje.
12:28
And with the touch of that little hand,
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Dodirom te male ruke,
12:31
she healed a grown man's pain.
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izlečila je bol odraslog čoveka.
12:35
Yee-ha.
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Jupiiii.
12:37
Healed.
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Izlečila.
12:42
I smiled for a long time on that one.
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Dugo sam se osmehivao nakon toga.
12:47
Positivity is something
worth fighting for,
worth fighting for,
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Pozitivnost je nešto
za šta se vredi boriti,
za šta se vredi boriti,
12:52
and the fight is not with others --
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a borba nije sa drugima -
12:55
it's internal.
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već unutrašnja borba.
12:58
If you want to make
positive changes in your life,
positive changes in your life,
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Ako želite da napravite
pozitivne promene u svom životu,
pozitivne promene u svom životu,
13:03
you have to consistently be positive.
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morate stalno da budete pozitivni.
13:13
My blood type is actually B positive.
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Moja krvna grupa je u stvari B pozitivna.
13:15
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
13:18
I know, corny TV guy dad joke,
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Znam, znam, otrcani
ćale-fazon lika sa TV-a,
ćale-fazon lika sa TV-a,
13:21
my daughter hates it, but I don't care!
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moja ćerka ga mrzi, ali ne marim!
13:23
Be positive!
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Budite pozitivni!
13:25
(Laughs)
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(Smeh)
13:32
A 14-year-old boy years ago --
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Četrnaestogodišnji dečak,
pre nekoliko godina -
pre nekoliko godina -
13:35
this kid had vitiligo --
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imao je vitiligo -
13:37
he asked me to show my face on television.
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tražio je od mene
da pokažem lice na televiziji.
da pokažem lice na televiziji.
13:41
I wasn't going to do it,
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Nisam želeo to da uradim,
13:42
we've been over this,
I thought I was going to lose my job,
I thought I was going to lose my job,
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već sam pričao, mislio sam
da ću izgubiti posao,
da ću izgubiti posao,
ali dečak me je ubedio rečima:
13:45
but the kid convinced me by saying,
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13:48
"If you show people what you look like
and explain this to them,
and explain this to them,
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„Ako pokažeš ljudima
kako izgledaš i objasniš im to,
kako izgledaš i objasniš im to,
13:53
maybe they will treat me differently."
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možda će mene tretirati drugačije.“
13:56
Boom! Blinders off.
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Bum! Naočnjaci dole.
13:59
I did a TV report,
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Uradio sam TV reportažu,
14:02
got an overwhelming response.
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dobio odlične reakcije.
14:05
So I didn't know what to do.
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Nisam znao šta da radim.
14:06
I took the attention
and focused it back on the kid
and focused it back on the kid
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Prihvatio sam tu pažnju
i prebacio fokus na tog klinca
i prebacio fokus na tog klinca
14:09
and other people that have vitiligo.
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i druge ljude koji imaju vitiligo.
14:12
I started a support group.
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Osnovao sam grupu za podršku.
14:15
Pretty soon, we noticed "VITFriends"
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Uskoro smo širom zemlje primetili
14:18
and "V-Strong" support groups
all over the country.
all over the country.
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grupe za podršku
„VITPrijatelji“ i „V-Jaki“.
„VITPrijatelji“ i „V-Jaki“.
14:24
In 2016, we all came together
and celebrated World Vitiligo Day.
and celebrated World Vitiligo Day.
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Godine 2016. skupili smo se
i zajedno proslavili Svetski dan vitiliga.
i zajedno proslavili Svetski dan vitiliga.
14:32
This past June 25,
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Prošlog 25. juna
14:35
we had over 300 people,
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bilo nas je preko 300
14:38
all in celebration of our annual event.
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na proslavi našeg godišnjeg događaja.
14:42
It was amazing.
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Bilo je fenomenalno.
14:44
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
14:46
Thanks.
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Hvala.
14:52
Now, I'm not going to lie to you
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Neću vas lagati
14:54
and say it was quick or easy
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i reći kako je za mene bilo brzo i glatko
14:57
for me to find a positive place
living with this disease,
living with this disease,
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da pronađem pozitivnost
živeći sa ovom bolesti,
živeći sa ovom bolesti,
15:03
but I found it.
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ali našao sam je.
15:06
But I also got much more.
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Uz to sam dobio još mnogo više.
15:10
I became a better man,
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Postao sam bolji čovek,
15:13
the man I always wanted to be,
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čovek koji sam uvek želeo da budem,
15:15
the kind of guy who can stand up
in front of a room full of strangers
in front of a room full of strangers
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tip čoveka koji može da ustane
u prostoriji punoj nepoznatih ljudi
u prostoriji punoj nepoznatih ljudi
15:21
and tell some of
the toughest stories in his life
the toughest stories in his life
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i ispriča im neke
od najtežih priča iz svog života,
od najtežih priča iz svog života,
15:25
and end it all with a smile,
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da sve to kruniše osmehom,
15:29
and find happiness in the fact
that you all just smiled back.
that you all just smiled back.
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i da pronađe sreću u činjenici
da ste svi vi uzvratili osmehom.
da ste svi vi uzvratili osmehom.
15:35
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
15:36
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lee Thomas - Broadcast journalist, diversity advocateLee Thomas has loved to watch, write and share stories his entire life.
Why you should listen
An Emmy-winning entertainment reporter, Lee Thomas's movie review show, "CriticLee Speaking," and his reports originate from WJBK Fox 2 in Detroit, Michigan. Turning White, Thomas's personal memoir of living with the skin disease vitiligo, gained world attention launching his passion to create a clear global path for self acceptance, diversity and inclusion. He is the global spokesperson for the Vitiligo Society of London and Vstrong USA as well as a Certified Diversity Professional with the National Diversity Council (NDCCDP).
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