James A. White Sr.: The little problem I had renting a house
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joined the United States Air Force
į Jungtinių Valstijų oro pajėgas,
Air Force Base
the first goal that I had
mano pirmasis siekis
and my new baby, Melanie,
ir naujagimę dukrytę, Melanie,
the personnel office,
an apartment in Mountain Home, Idaho.
čia susirasti lengva,
because they know if they have an airman
one of their apartments,
of people that you can call,
kuriems gali paskambinti,
to select the apartment that you want."
and I told her what I wanted.
paaiškinau jai ko noriu.
available right now."
būstus, paruoštus nuomai.
a one-bedroom or two-bedroom?"
select the apartment that you want.
būsto kuris patinka.
to get your family out here right away."
iš karto čia atsivežti savo šeimą.“
and knocked on the door.
centrą ir pasibeldžiau į duris.
the woman came to the door,
"Can I help you?"
„Kuo galiu jums padėti?“
who called about the apartments.
skambinau dėl būsto.
to make my selection."
man tinkančio.“
I'm really sorry,
aš labai atsiprašau,
and didn't tell me about them."
ir man apie tai nepranešė.“
all five of them in one hour?"
per vieną valandą?“ – paklausiau.
and what she said was this:
Viskas ką ji pasakė buvo:
leave your number,
I'll give you a call?"
aš jums paskambinsiu.“
I did not get a call from her.
taip ir nepaskambino.
from the other people
where I could get apartments.
and feeling rejected,
to the squadron commander.
su būrio komandoru.
ar galite man padėti?“
and here's what he said to me:
štai ką jis atsakė:
that they don't want to rent to.
savo būstą tiems, kam jie nuomoti nenori.
with people in the community
gyventojais yra puikūs,
what you should do.
that you get a 30-day leave.
spend 30 days and then come on back."
30 dienų, ir grįši čia.“
resonate for me.
I went back to personnel,
solution for you.
žinau sprendimą.
and he has a trailer.
jis turi vagonėlį.
all over the place.
and you'd probably get a really good deal
už tikriausiai gana patrauklią kainą,
as soon as possible.
kuo greičiau.
the solution for you."
went downtown, saw the trailer --
į vietą ir pamačiau vagonėlį...
best thing that I could do.
"Can I just leave the trailer here,
vagonėlio palikti čia,
of all my problems,
another trailer park?"
I need to check with management."
turiu atsiklausti vadybos.“
vadyba pasakė:
to some other people."
kitiems žmonėms.“
other slots that were open,
vietų parke,
had promised that slot to someone else.
buvo pažadėta kažkam kitam.
because there are a lot of trailer parks."
daugiau vagonėlių stovėjimo aikštelių.“
of going to trailer parks.
varginančiu sąrašu.
after another.
neigiamą atsakymą,
for the apartment.
that they made to me,
didn't have any slots open,
why we can't rent to you,
tau nuomoti vietos, nes
in the trailer park."
šiame parke.“
because I like you people."
nes aš mėgstu jūsų žmones.“
I chuckled, too.
aš nusijuokiau.
will move out
nuomininkai išsikraustys,
that kind of a hit."
atlaikyti tokiam smūgiui.“
it didn't stop me.
tai manęs nesustabdė.
of the town in Mountain Home,
miestelio rajonuose,
from other trailer slots.
nuo kitų vietų.
at that moment
priėjau išvadą, kad
a lot of other options.
"We're going to make this one work."
„Mes tai įgyvendinsim.“
in Mountain Home, Idaho.
things settled down.
į savas vėžes.
to move from Mountain Home, Idaho
persikelti iš Aidaho
Labradoro regione, Kanadoje.
It was another great location. (Laughter)
Tai buvo dar viena šauni vieta. (Juokiasi)
from Mountain Home, Idaho
išsikraustyti iš Aidaho,
had just purchased a brand-new automobile.
ką tik nusipirkę naują automobilį.
and said she'll fly out.
pranešė, kad ir ji keliaus.
she'll help us manage the children.
padės prižiūrėti vaikus.
put a lot of food together for the trip.
daug maisto mūsų kelionei.
good conversation.
we got a little bit tired,
mes šiek tiek pavargome.
a motel so that we can rest
motelio pailsėti?
in the morning?"
of the motels as we drove down the road,
big, bright flashing light that said,
didele, žybsinčia iškaba:
I went inside.
aš užėjau vidun.
one contract with some folks,
kontraktą su grupele žmonių,
were coming in behind me.
for the evening for my family."
savo šeimai vienai nakčiai.“
I just rented the last one.
jau paskutinį kambarį„ – ji pranešė
until the morning."
rytojaus ryto.
about an hour, 45 minutes,
už valandos 45 minučių kelio,
'Vacancies' light on, and it's flashing."
šviečiantį „Laisvi kambariai“ užrašą.“
and turned the light off.
No one said anything.
Niekas nieko nesakė.
and went outside to the parking lot.
į stovėjimo aikštelę.
and also Melanie, and I said,
ir dukrai Melani:
drive a little bit further down the road
tolėliau pavažiuoti,
and pulled out of the parking lot,
automobilių stovėjimo aikštelės,
Vacancies, Vacancies."
but it was secure and it was clean.
bet vieta buvo saugi ir švari.
kinds of experiences
to Pennsylvania,
iki pat Pensilvanijos,
motels and restaurants.
ir restoranų.
Everyone was glad to see the kids.
Visi buvo laimingi matydami vaikus.
to Goose Bay, Labrador,
Goose Bay, Labradore,
two great-grandchildren.
du provaikaičius.
one in medical school.
bakalaurą, vienas medicinos mokykloj.
(Laughter)
(Juokiasi)
in college now for eight years.
jau aštuonis metus.
but he wants to be a comedian.
bet nori būti komiku.
to stay in school.
jį išlaikyti mokykloje.
does not make you a comedian, right?
nepadaro tavęs komiku, tiesa?
they're all good kids --
jie visi geri vaikai –
in high school, no crime.
vidurinėje, jokių nusikaltimų.
žiūrėjau televizorių,
and all the hullabaloo that was going on.
visą užvirusią maišalynę.
commentators got on the air and she said,
komentatorių pasirodė ekrane:
Afro-Amerikiečiai vyrai
white homeowners, or white citizens."
namų savininkų ar piliečių.“
it just all hit me.
aš viską supratau:
to do these kinds of things?"
verčia žmones daryti tokius dalykus?“
vienas iš anūkų.
what they said on TV?"
jie sakė per televiziją?“
but it seems that driving while black,
rodos, jog vairuoti būnant juodaodžiu,
it's just dangerous.
yra tiesiog pavojinga.
that you told us to do.
ką mums sakei daryti.
at the 12 o'clock position.
į dvylikos valandų poziciją.
into the glove compartment to get my I.D.'
pasiimti savo vairavimo teisių.“
because we know, you've told us,
nes žinome, ką tu mums sakei,
be the ones to challenge."
ir mes su viskuo susitvarkysime.“
that really bugs me:
we kind of hang together.
su jais leidžiame laiką.
of things happening to us, they say,
kokie mums nutinka, jie sako,
You need to challenge.
for their identification.'"
identifikacijos kortelę.“
taught to tell them:
jiems atsakyti:
but please do not do that
bet prašau –
are significantly different
yra žymiai kitokie
what do I tell my grandsons?
atsakau vaikaičiams?
How do I keep them alive?
išlaikau gyvais?
come to me and said,
of being enraged."
energy and my ideas and my experiences
energiją, idėjas ir patirtis,
at any point in time,
like it might be racist.
to do is to educate,
is to unveil racism,
is do everything within my power
viską, kas mano galioje,
by any means necessary.
išnyktų dar man gyvam esant.
to their dignity,
jų orumą,
heinous crimes in an adverse manner.
nusikaltimus ne negatyviai,
of societal knowledge,
visuomenės sąmoningumą,
and societal consciousness
all of us come together,
and we challenge any kind of insanity,
okay to kill unarmed people,
neginkluotus žmones,
It doesn't make any sense.
Tai juk nesąmonė.
is through a collective.
yra būti kartu.
and Asian and Hispanic
azijiečiai ir lotynų amerikiečiai
that kind of behavior anymore."
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
James A. White Sr. - ConsultantJames A. White Sr. believes that every person and organization has incredible potential. He works to help them understand it — and communicate it to others.
Why you should listen
James A. White Sr. is an executive coach and management consultant. The owner and president of Performance Consulting Services in Columbus, Ohio, he helps individuals, groups and organizations recognize their potential, fine-tune their strategic messages and present them effectively.
James is dedicated to sharing his energy, passion and insight into how to overcome life’s obstacles with others. As a dyslexic student in the inner city, he dropped out of high school — and after getting his G.E.D. jumpstarted his career by joining the U.S. Air Force. He went on to positions at Xerox, Wang Laboratories and Digital Equipment Corporation and has spent the past 25 as a consultant and educator. He also aims to share his experiences of racism in order to stress the message that all races, genders and backgrounds must come together to challenge the status quo.
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