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David Brooks: Should you live for your résumé ... or your eulogy?
David Brooks: David Brooks: David Brooks: Trebate li živjeti za vaš životopis... ili vaš posmrtni govor?
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U svakom od nas postoje dva ja, predložio je David Brooks u svom meditativnom kratkom govoru: ja koji teži uspjehu, koji gradi životopis, i ja koji traži povezanost, društvenost, ljubav -- vrijednosti koje se spominju u posmrtnom govoru. (Joseph Soloveitchin je zvao ove ličnosti "Adam I" i "Adam II".) Brooks pita: možemo li uravnotežiti ove dvije ličnosti?
David Brooks - Op-ed columnist
Writer and thinker David Brooks has covered business, crime and politics over a long career in journalism. Full bio
Writer and thinker David Brooks has covered business, crime and politics over a long career in journalism. Full bio
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So I've been thinking about the difference between
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Dakle, razmišljao sam o razlici između
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the résumé virtues and
the eulogy virtues.
the eulogy virtues.
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životopisnih vrlina i vrlina za posmrtni govor.
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The résumé virtues are the
ones you put on your résumé,
ones you put on your résumé,
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Životopisne vrline jesu one
koje stavljate u životopis,
koje stavljate u životopis,
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which are the skills
you bring to the marketplace.
you bring to the marketplace.
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poput vještina koje
donosite na tržište.
donosite na tržište.
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The eulogy virtues are the ones
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Vještine za posmrtni govor su one
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that get mentioned in the eulogy,
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koje se spomenu u vašem posmrtnom govoru,
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which are deeper: who are you,
in your depth,
in your depth,
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koje su dublje; tko ste,
vaša nutrina,
vaša nutrina,
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what is the nature of your relationships,
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obilježja vaših odnosa s drugima,
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are you bold, loving, dependable, consistency?
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jeste li hrabri, srdačni, pouzdani, dosljedni?
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And most of us, including
me, would say
me, would say
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I većina nas, uključujući
i mene samog, bi rekla
i mene samog, bi rekla
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that the eulogy virtues are the
more important of the virtues.
more important of the virtues.
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da su od tih dviju vrsta vrlina
vrline za posmrtni govor važnije.
vrline za posmrtni govor važnije.
00:40
But at least in my case,
are they the ones that
are they the ones that
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No, bar u mom slučaju,
jesu li one te o kojima
jesu li one te o kojima
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I think about the most?
And the answer is no.
And the answer is no.
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najviše razmišljam?
Odgovor je, ne.
Odgovor je, ne.
00:45
So I've been thinking about that problem,
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Stoga sam razmišljao o tom problemu,
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and a thinker who has
helped me think about it
helped me think about it
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i mislilac koji mi je
pomogao u razmišljanju o tome
pomogao u razmišljanju o tome
00:48
is a guy named Joseph Soloveitchik, who was a rabbi
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jest Joseph Soloveitchik, i bio je rabin
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who wrote a book called "The
Lonely Man Of Faith" in 1965.
Lonely Man Of Faith" in 1965.
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koji je napisao knjigu
"Usamljeni vjernik" 1965. g.
"Usamljeni vjernik" 1965. g.
00:53
Soloveitchik said there are two sides of our natures,
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Soloveitchik je rekao da naše biće ima dvije strane,
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which he called Adam I
and Adam II.
and Adam II.
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koje je nazivao Adam I
i Adam II.
i Adam II.
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Adam I is the worldly, ambitious,
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Adam I je svjetovna, ambiciozna,
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external side of our nature.
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vanjska strana naše prirode.
01:03
He wants to build, create,
create companies,
create companies,
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Želi graditi, stvarati,
osnivati tvrtke,
osnivati tvrtke,
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create innovation.
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uvoditi inovacije.
01:06
Adam II is the humble
side of our nature.
side of our nature.
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Adam II je krotka strana
čovječje prirode.
čovječje prirode.
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Adam II wants not only
to do good but to be good,
to do good but to be good,
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Adam II ne želi samo raditi
dobro nego i biti dobar,
dobro nego i biti dobar,
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to live in a way internally
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živjeti na način koji iznutra
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that honors God, creation and our possibilities.
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poštuje Boga, stvaranje i sve naše mogućnosti.
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Adam I wants to conquer the world.
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Adam I želi pokoriti svijet.
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Adam II wants to hear
a calling and obey the world.
a calling and obey the world.
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Adam II želi čuti svoj
poziv i služiti svijetu.
poziv i služiti svijetu.
01:22
Adam I savors accomplishment.
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Adam I uživa u uspješnosti.
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Adam II savors inner
consistency and strength.
consistency and strength.
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Adam II uživa unutarnju
dosljednost i snagu.
dosljednost i snagu.
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Adam I asks how things work.
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Adam I se pita kako stvari rade.
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Adam II asks why we're here.
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Adam II se pita zašto smo ovdje.
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Adam I's motto is "success."
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Moto Adama I je "uspjeh."
Moto Adama II je "ljubav, pokajanje i povratak."
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Adam II's motto is "love, redemption and return."
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And Soloveitchik argued
that these two sides
that these two sides
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I Soloveitchik se zalagao
za to da su ove dvije strane
za to da su ove dvije strane
01:41
of our nature are
at war with each other.
at war with each other.
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naše prirode zaraćene,
jedna protiv druge
jedna protiv druge
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We live in perpetual self-confrontation
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Živimo u neprekidnom samo-sukobu
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between the external success and the internal value.
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između vanjskog uspjeha i unutarnje vrijednosti.
01:49
And the tricky thing,
I'd say, about these
I'd say, about these
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I problem je, rekao
bih, u svezi ovih
bih, u svezi ovih
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two sides of our nature is they work
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naših dviju strana, što ih navode
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by different logics.
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različite logike.
01:55
The external logic is
an economic logic:
an economic logic:
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Vanjska logika je
ekonomična logika:
ekonomična logika:
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input leads to output,
risk leads to reward.
risk leads to reward.
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uzrok donosi posljedicu,
rizik donosi nagradu.
rizik donosi nagradu.
02:01
The internal side of our nature
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Nutarnja strana naše prirode
02:03
is a moral logic and
often an inverse logic.
often an inverse logic.
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je moralna logika,
i počesto obrnuta logika.
i počesto obrnuta logika.
02:06
You have to give to receive.
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Trebaš dati da bi primio.
02:08
You have to surrender
to something outside yourself
to something outside yourself
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Trebaš se predati
nečemu izvan sebe
nečemu izvan sebe
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to gain strength within yourself.
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da bi izgradio unutarnju snagu.
02:12
You have to conquer the
desire to get what you want.
desire to get what you want.
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Trebaš pokoriti želju
kako bi dobio ono što želiš.
kako bi dobio ono što želiš.
02:14
In order to fulfill yourself,
you have to forget yourself.
you have to forget yourself.
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Da bi se ispunio,
trebaš se zaboraviti.
trebaš se zaboraviti.
02:17
In order to find yourself,
you have to lose yourself.
you have to lose yourself.
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Trebaš se izgubiti
kako bi se našao.
kako bi se našao.
02:21
We happen to live in a society
that favors Adam I,
that favors Adam I,
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Živimo u društvu
koje daje prvenstvo Adamu I,
koje daje prvenstvo Adamu I,
02:24
and often neglects Adam II.
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a često zanemaruje Adama II.
02:27
And the problem is, that turns
you into a shrewd animal
you into a shrewd animal
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I problem je u tome što vas to
pretvara u prepredenu životinju
pretvara u prepredenu životinju
02:30
who treats life as a game,
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koja se životu odnosi kao prema igri
02:31
and you become a cold,
calculating creature
calculating creature
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i postajete hladno,
proračunato stvorenje
proračunato stvorenje
02:34
who slips into a sort of mediocrity
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koje se uljulja u jednu vrstu osrednjosti
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where you realize there's a difference
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u kojoj shvaćate da ima razlike
02:38
between your desired
self and your actual self.
self and your actual self.
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između vašeg željenog 'ja'
i vašeg stvarnog 'ja'.
i vašeg stvarnog 'ja'.
02:41
You're not earning the sort of eulogy you want,
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Ne zarađujete vrstu posmrtnog govora kakvog želite,
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you hope someone will give to you.
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za koju se nadate da će vam biti dana.
02:46
You don't have the
depth of conviction.
depth of conviction.
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Nemate dubinskih uvjerenja.
02:48
You don't have an emotional sonorousness.
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Nemate emocionalni sklad, zvučnost.
02:51
You don't have
commitment to tasks
commitment to tasks
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Niste posvećeni radnjama
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that would take more than a lifetime to commit.
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koje zahtijevaju posvećivanje više od jednog života.
02:56
I was reminded of a common
response through history
response through history
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Podsjetilo me na opći odgovor
povijesti na to
povijesti na to
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of how you build a solid Adam II,
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kako izgraditi čvrstog Adama II,
03:02
how you build a depth of character.
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kako izgraditi dubok karakter.
03:04
Through history, people
have gone back
have gone back
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Kroz povijest
ljudi su se vraćali
ljudi su se vraćali
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into their own pasts,
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u vlastitu prošlost,
03:09
sometimes to a precious
time in their life,
time in their life,
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ponekad u vrijedni
trenutak u njihovom životu,
trenutak u njihovom životu,
03:11
to their childhood,
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u njihovo djetinjstvo,
03:12
and often, the mind
gravitates in the past
gravitates in the past
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i potom često um teži u prošlosti nekom
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to a moment of shame,
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trentku srama,
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some sin committed,
some act of selfishness,
some act of selfishness,
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nekog počinjenog grijeha,
nekog sebičnog čina,
nekog sebičnog čina,
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an act of omission, of shallowness,
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činu izostavljanja, plitkosti
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the sin of anger, the sin of self-pity,
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grijehu bijesa, grijehu samosažaljenja,
03:26
trying to be a people-pleaser,
a lack of courage.
a lack of courage.
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pokušavanju da se udovolji
svima, nedostatku hrabrosti,
svima, nedostatku hrabrosti,
03:29
Adam I is built by
building on your strengths.
building on your strengths.
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Adam I se izgrađuje izgrađivanjem
svojih jakih strana.
svojih jakih strana.
03:34
Adam II is built by fighting
your weaknesses.
your weaknesses.
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Adam II se izgrađuje borbom
protiv vlastitih slabosti.
protiv vlastitih slabosti.
03:38
You go into yourself,
you find the sin
you find the sin
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Uđete u sebe,
nađete grijeh
nađete grijeh
03:41
which you've committed over
and again through your life,
and again through your life,
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koji ste počinili iznova i iznova
u toku svog života,
u toku svog života,
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your signature sin
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grijeh s vašim potpisom
03:44
out of which the others emerge,
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iz kojeg ostali grijesi proizlaze
03:47
and you fight that sin and you wrestle with that sin,
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i borite se protiv tog grijeha i hrvate se s njim,
03:50
and out of that wrestling,
that suffering,
that suffering,
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i iz tog hrvanja,
te patnje,
te patnje,
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then a depth of character is constructed.
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izgrađuje se duboki karakter.
03:57
And we're often not
taught to recognize
taught to recognize
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I često nas ne uče prepoznati
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the sin in ourselves,
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grijeh unutar nas,
04:00
in that we're not taught in this culture
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i nismo naučeni u ovoj kulturi
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how to wrestle with it,
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kako se hrvati s njim,
04:03
how to confront it,
and how to combat it.
and how to combat it.
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kako mu se suprotstaviti
i kako se boriti protiv njega.
i kako se boriti protiv njega.
04:06
We live in a culture
with an Adam I mentality
with an Adam I mentality
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Živimo u kulturi Adam I mentaliteta
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where we're inarticulate
about Adam II.
about Adam II.
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u kojoj smo neuki
u svezi Adama II.
u svezi Adama II.
04:13
Finally, Reinhold Niebuhr
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Na kraju, Reinhold Niebuhr
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summed up the confrontation, the fully lived
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je zaokružio taj sukob, potpuno proživljen
04:16
Adam I and Adam II life, this way:
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život s Adamom I i Adamom II, na ovaj način:
04:20
"Nothing that is worth doing
can be achieved in our lifetime;
can be achieved in our lifetime;
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"Ništa što je vrijedno
ne postiže se za našeg života;
ne postiže se za našeg života;
04:23
therefore we must
be saved by hope.
be saved by hope.
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stoga nas mora
spasiti nada.
spasiti nada.
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Nothing which is true or
beautiful or good makes
beautiful or good makes
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Ništa istinito,
lijepo ili dobro nema
lijepo ili dobro nema
04:29
complete sense in any immediate context of history;
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nikakvog smisla u tom trenutnom kontekstu povijesti;
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therefore we must be saved by faith.
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stoga nas mora spasiti vjera.
04:34
Nothing we do, however virtuous,
can be accomplished alone;
can be accomplished alone;
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Ništa što učinimo, ma kako čestito,
ne možemo postići sami;
ne možemo postići sami;
04:38
therefore we must
be saved by love.
be saved by love.
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stoga nas mora spasiti ljubav.
04:41
No virtuous act is quite as virtuous
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Ni jedan čestit čin nije tako čestit
04:44
from the standpoint of our friend
or foe as from our own standpoint.
or foe as from our own standpoint.
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iz gledišta našeg prijatelja ili
neprijatelja, kao što je iz našeg gledišta.
neprijatelja, kao što je iz našeg gledišta.
04:48
Therefore we must be saved
by that final form of love,
by that final form of love,
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Stoga nas mora spasiti
posljednji oblik ljubavi,
posljednji oblik ljubavi,
04:50
which is forgiveness.”
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a to je oprost."
04:52
Thanks.
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Hvala vam.
04:54
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
David Brooks - Op-ed columnistWriter and thinker David Brooks has covered business, crime and politics over a long career in journalism.
Why you should listen
David Brooks became an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times in September 2003. He is currently a commentator on "The PBS Newshour," NPR’s "All Things Considered" and NBC's "Meet the Press."
He is the author of Bobos in Paradise and The Social Animal. In April 2015, he released with his fourth book, The Road to Character, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller.
Brooks also teaches at Yale University, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Born on August 11, 1961 in Toronto, Canada, Brooks graduated a bachelor of history from the University of Chicago in 1983. He became a police reporter for the City News Bureau, a wire service owned jointly by the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times.
He worked at The Washington Times and then The Wall Street Journal for nine years. His last post at the Journal was as Op-ed Editor. Prior to that, he was posted in Brussels, covering Russia, the Middle East, South Africa and European affairs. His first post at the Journal was as editor of the book review section, and he filled in as the Journal's movie critic.
He also served as a senior editor at The Weekly Standard for 9 years, as well as contributing editor for The Atlantic and Newsweek.
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