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Candy Chang: Before I die I want to ...
Candy Chang: Abans de morir vull...
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Al seu veïnat de Nova Orleans, l'artista i membre de TED Candy Chang va convertir una casa abandonada en una pissarra gegant on hi havia escrita la pregunta: "Abans de morir vull...".
Les respostes dels seus veïns (sorprenents, punyents, divertides) van convertir-la en un reflex imprevist de la comunitat. (Què responeu, vosaltres?)
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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Hi ha moltes maneres de fer que les persones que ens envolten
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can help improve our lives.
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ens ajudin a millorar la nostra vida.
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We don't bump into every neighbor,
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No coincidim sempre amb tots els veïns,
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so a lot of wisdom never gets passed on,
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així que hi ha molts coneixements que no es transmeten,
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though we do share the same public spaces.
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tot i que sí que compartim els mateixos espais publics.
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So over the past few years, I've tried ways to share more
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Per això en els darrers anys he buscat maneres de compartir més coses
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with my neighbors in public space,
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amb els meus veïns als espais públics,
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using simple tools like stickers, stencils and chalk.
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fent servir eines simples com enganxines, plantilles i guix.
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And these projects came from questions I had, like,
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Aquestes idees van sorgir de preguntes que jo em feia com, per exemple,
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how much are my neighbors paying for their apartments?
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quant paguen els meus veïns pel seu pis?
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(Laughter) How can we lend and borrow more things
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(Rialles) Com podem demanar que ens deixin i deixar més coses
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without knocking on each other's doors at a bad time?
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sense haver de trucar al timbre d'algú altre en un mal moment?
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How can we share more of our memories
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Com podem compartir més records
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of our abandoned buildings,
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dels nostres edificis abandonats
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and gain a better understanding of our landscape?
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i conèixer millor el nostre paisatge?
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And how can we share more of our hopes
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I com podem compartir millor les nostres esperances i propostes
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for our vacant storefronts, so our communities
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per als aparadors de les botigues buides, de manera que la nostra comunitat
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can reflect our needs and dreams today?
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pugui reflaxionar sobre les nostres necessitats i somnis d'avui en dia?
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Now, I live in New Orleans,
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Jo visc a Nova Orleans,
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and I am in love with New Orleans.
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i n'estic enamorada.
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My soul is always soothed by the giant live oak trees,
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Se m'assossega l'ànima quan veig aquells roures gegants, vius,
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shading lovers, drunks and dreamers
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que han fet ombra als amants, als borratxos i als somiadors
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for hundreds of years, and I trust a city
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durant centenars d'anys; i confio en una ciutat
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that always makes way for music. (Laughter)
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que sempre té espai per a la música. (Rialles)
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I feel like every time someone sneezes,
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Em sembla que cada vegada que algú esternuda,
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New Orleans has a parade. (Laughter)
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a Nova Orleans es fa una desfilada. (Rialles)
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The city has some of the most beautiful architecture
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La ciutat té una de les arquitectures més boniques
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in the world, but it also has one of the highest amounts
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del món, però també un dels nombres més grans
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of abandoned properties in America.
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de propietats abandonades dels Estats Units.
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I live near this house, and I thought about how I could
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Visc a prop d'aquesta casa i vaig pensar com podia fer
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make it a nicer space for my neighborhood,
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que fos un espai més maco per al meu veïnat,
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and I also thought about something
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i també vaig pensar en una cosa
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that changed my life forever.
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que em va canviar la vida per sempre més.
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In 2009, I lost someone I loved very much.
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El 2009 vaig perdre algú que m'estimava molt.
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Her name was Joan, and she was a mother to me,
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Es deia Joan i era com una mare per mi.
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and her death was sudden and unexpected.
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La seva mort va ser sobtada i inesperada.
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And I thought about death a lot,
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Això em va fer pensar molt en la mort
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and
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i
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this made me feel deep gratitude for the time I've had,
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em va fer sentir una gratitud enorme pel temps que havia tingut
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and
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i
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brought clarity to the things that are meaningful
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em va fer veure les coses que són veritablement importants
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to my life now.
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a la meva vida ara.
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But I struggle to maintain this perspective in my daily life.
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Però lluito per mantenir aquesta perspectiva en la meva vida quotidiana.
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I feel like it's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day,
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Crec que és fàcil deixar-se endur pel dia a dia
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and forget what really matters to you.
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i oblidar el que és important de debò.
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So with help from old and new friends,
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Així que, amb l'ajuda de vells i nous amics
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I turned the side of this abandoned house
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vaig convertir una paret d'aquesta casa abandonada
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into a giant chalkboard and stenciled it
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en una pissarra gegant i hi vaig guixar
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with a fill-in-the-blank sentence:
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una frase per completar:
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"Before I die, I want to ... "
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"Abans de morir, vull..."
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So anyone walking by can pick up a piece of chalk,
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Així, qualsevol que hi passi pot agafar un tros de guix,
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reflect on their lives, and share their personal aspirations
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reflexionar sobre la seva vida i compartir les aspiracions personals
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in public space.
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en un espai públic.
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I didn't know what to expect from this experiment,
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No sabia què esperar-ne d'aquest experiment,
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but by the next day, the wall was entirely filled out,
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però l'endemà la paret estava atapeïda d'escrits,
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and it kept growing.
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i anava augmentant.
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And I'd like to share a few things
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M'agradaria compartir alguna de les frases
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that people wrote on this wall.
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que la gent hi havia escrit.
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"Before I die, I want to be tried for piracy." (Laughter)
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"Abans de morir, vull que em jutgin per delicte de pirateria". (Rialles)
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"Before I die, I want to straddle the International Date Line."
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"Abans de morir, vull tenir una cama a cada banda de la línia internacional de canvi de data".
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"Before I die, I want to sing for millions."
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"Abans de morir, vull cantar per a milions".
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"Before I die, I want to plant a tree."
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"Abans de morir, vull plantar un arbre".
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"Before I die, I want to live off the grid."
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"Abans de morir, vull estar desconnectat de la xarxa".
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"Before I die, I want to hold her one more time."
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"Abans de morir, vull abraçar-la un cop més".
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"Before I die, I want to be someone's cavalry."
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"Abans de morir, vull ser la cavalleria d'algú".
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"Before I die, I want to be completely myself."
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"Abans de morir, vull ser totalment jo mateix".
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So this neglected space became a constructive one,
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Així, aquest espai abandonat es va convertir en un espai útil
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and people's hopes and dreams
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i les esperances i somnis de les persones
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made me laugh out loud, tear up,
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em van fer riure pels descosits, em van fer vessar llàgrimes
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and they consoled me during my own tough times.
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i em van consolar durant els moments difícils.
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It's about knowing you're not alone.
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Es tracta de saber que no estàs sol.
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It's about understanding our neighbors
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Es tracta d'entendre els nostres veïns
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in new and enlightening ways.
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amb maneres noves i entenedores.
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It's about making space for reflection and contemplation,
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Es tracta de deixar espai per a la reflexió i la contemplació
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and remembering what really matters most to us
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i recordar el que és veritablement important per a nosaltres
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as we grow and change.
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a mesura que creixem i canviem.
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I made this last year, and started receiving
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Això ho vaig començar l'any passat i vaig començar a rebre
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hundreds of messages from passionate people
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centenars de missatges de gent apassionada
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who wanted to make a wall with their community,
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que volien fer una paret amb les persones de la seva comunitat,
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so my civic center colleagues and I made a tool kit, and now
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així que els companys del centre cívic i jo vam crear un conjunt d'eines i ara
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walls have been made in countries around the world,
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s'han creat parets a països d'arreu del món,
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including Kazakhstan, South Africa,
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incloent-hi Kazahstan, Sud-àfrica,
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Australia,
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Austràlia,
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Argentina and beyond.
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Argentina i molts més.
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Together, we've shown how powerful our public spaces
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Tots junts, hem demostrat com de poderosos poden ser els espais
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can be if we're given the opportunity to have a voice
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públics si se'ns dóna la oportunitat de tenir veu
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and share more with one another.
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i compartir més els uns amb els altres.
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Two of the most valuable things we have are time
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Dues de les coses més valuoses que tenim són el temps
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and our relationships with other people.
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i les nostres relacions amb la resta de persones.
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In our age of increasing distractions,
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En l'època de distraccions constants que vivim
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it's more important than ever to find ways to maintain
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és més important que mai trobar maneres de mantenir
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perspective and remember that life is brief and tender.
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la perspectiva i recordar que la vida és curta i fràgil.
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Death is something that we're often discouraged
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Parlar de la mort, o fins i tot pensar-hi, és un assumpte que
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to talk about or even think about, but
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sovint ens desanima, però
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I've realized that preparing for death
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m'he adonat que el fet de preparar-se per la mort
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is one of the most empowering things you can do.
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és una de les coses més encoratjadores que es poden fer.
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Thinking about death clarifies your life.
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Pensar en la mort t'aclareix la vida.
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Our shared spaces can better reflect what matters to us
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Els nostres espais compartits poden reflectir millor el que ens importa
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as individuals and as a community,
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com a indivuds i com a membres d'una comunitat;
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and with more ways to share our hopes, fears and stories,
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i amb més maneres de compartir les nostres esperances i històries,
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the people around us can not only help us
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les persones que ens envolten no només ens poden ajudar
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make better places, they can help us lead better lives.
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a tenir millors espais sinó també a portar una vida millor.
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Thank you. (Applause)
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Gràcies. (Aplaudiments)
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
06:07
Thank you. (Applause)
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Gràcies. (Aplaudiments)
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
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!
Candy Chang | Speaker | TED.com