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Adora Svitak - Child prodigy
A prolific short story writer and blogger since age seven, Adora Svitak (now 12) speaks around the United States to adults and children as an advocate for literacy.

Why you should listen

A voracious reader from age three, Adora Svitak's first serious foray into writing -- at age five -- was limited only by her handwriting and spelling. (Her astonishing verbal abilities already matched that of young adults over twice her age.) As her official bio says, her breakthrough would soon come "in the form of a used Dell laptop her mother bought her." At age seven, she typed out over 250,000 words -- poetry, short stories, observations about the world -- in a single year.

Svitak has since fashioned her beyond-her-years wordsmithing into an inspiring campaign for literacy -- speaking across the country to both adults and kids. She is author of Flying Fingers, a book on learning.

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Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids

एडोरा स्भिटाक : वयस्कहरुले बच्चाहरु बाट के सिक्न सक्छन?

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बाल बहुमुखी प्रतिभा एडोरा स्भिटाक भन्छिन कि विश्वलाई "बालचिन्तन" को जरुरी छ: दह्रो विचार, व्यापक चिन्तन र बिशेष गरि आशावादिता | बच्चाहरुले ठुलो आशा सहितको सपना साँचेका हुन्छन, उनि भन्छिन,जति ठुलाबडा बाट सिक्छन त्यतिनै आफुहरुबाट पनि ठुलाबडाले सिकुन भन्ने चाहना पनि राखेका हुन्छन|
- Child prodigy
A prolific short story writer and blogger since age seven, Adora Svitak (now 12) speaks around the United States to adults and children as an advocate for literacy. Full bio

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Now, I want to start with a question:
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म एउटा प्रश्न सोधेर सुरु गर्न चाहन्छु:
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When was the last time you were called childish?
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बिगतमा कहिले तपाइंलाई कसैले "केटौले" भनेर भनेको थियो?
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For kids like me,
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म जस्ता बच्चाहरुको लागि,
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being called childish can be a frequent occurrence.
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"केटौले" त धेरै पटक भनि रहिने कुरा हो|
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Every time we make irrational demands,
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हामी जुनसुकै बेला, जस्तो कि हामि कुनै अविवेकी माग गरिराखेका हुन्छौं,
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exhibit irresponsible behavior
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गैरजिम्वेवार व्यवहार प्रस्तुत गरि राखेका हुन्छौं,
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or display any other signs
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अथवा त्यस्तै कुनै व्यवहार प्रस्तुत गर्छौ जुन
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of being normal American citizens,
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कुनै सामान्य अमेरिकी नागरिकले गरि राखेको हुन्छ,
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we are called childish.
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हामीलाई केटौले नै भनिन्छ,
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Which really bothers me.
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ति कुराले मलाई साच्ची नै चित्त दुख्छ |
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After all, take a look at these events:
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जे भएतापनि, लौ यी बिगतका घटनाक्रम लाई अवलोकन गरौ:
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Imperialism and colonization,
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विस्तारवाद र उपनिवेश
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world wars, George W. Bush.
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विश्व युद्ध, जर्ज डब्लु बुश |
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Ask yourself, who's responsible? Adults.
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आफैलाई सोधी हेर्नुस: को चाही जिम्मेवार छन्? बयस्कहरु |
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Now, what have kids done?
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बच्चाहरुले चाहिँ के गरे त ?
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Well, Anne Frank touched millions
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एन्नी फ्र्यांक ले होलोकास्टको प्रख्यात डायरी लेखेर
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with her powerful account of the Holocaust,
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करोडौ को मन जितिन,
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Ruby Bridges helped to end segregation in the United States,
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रुबी बिर्जेस ले अमेरिकामा रहेको विभेदलाई चिर्न मद्दत गरिन,
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and, most recently,
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र , अहिले भर्खरै,
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Charlie Simpson helped to raise
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चार्ली सिम्प्सनले हाइटी को लागि
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120,000 pounds for Haiti
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१,२०,००० चन्दा संकलन गर्न सहयोग गरे,
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on his little bike.
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उनको सानो साइकल चलाएर|
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So, as you can see evidenced by such examples,
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त्यसैले, तपाईले यी साना उदाहरणबाट देख्न सक्नुहुन्छ कि,
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age has absolutely nothing to do with it.
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उमेर ले यस्ता काम हरु गर्न कुनै बन्देज लगाउदैन|
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The traits the word childish addresses
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केटौले भन्ने शब्द उच्चारण गर्नेहरु को भिडमा
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are seen so often in adults
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बयस्कहरु नै बढी देखिन्छन
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that we should abolish this age-discriminatory word
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त्यसैले यो उमेर सँग जोडेर होच्याउने शब्द
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when it comes to criticizing behavior
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जुन गैर जिम्मेवारी र विवेकहिन चिन्तन को आलोचना
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associated with irresponsibility and irrational thinking.
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गर्ने बेला प्रयोग गर्ने गरिन्छ, हामीले त्यो हटाउनु पर्छ|
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(Applause)
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(तालि)
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Thank you.
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(धन्यवाद)
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Then again, who's to say
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अनि फेरी, कसले भन्छ कि
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that certain types of irrational thinking
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केहि त्यस्ता विवेकहिन चिन्तनहरु
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aren't exactly what the world needs?
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जुन संसारलाई चाहिदैन भनेर ?
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Maybe you've had grand plans before
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सायद तपाइंले पनि निकै ठुलो योजना बुन्नु भएको थियो होला पहिले,
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but stopped yourself, thinking,
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अनि तपाईं ले त्यो योजनालाई रोक्नु भो, यो सोचेर कि,
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"That's impossible," or, "That costs too much,"
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त्यो असम्भव छ, अथवा त्यसलाइ धेरै पैसा लाग्छ
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or, "That won't benefit me."
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अथवा त्यसले मलाई फाइदा गर्दैन भनेर|
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For better or worse, we kids aren't hampered as much
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चाहे फाइदा होस् वा बेफाइदा, हामी बालकहरु त्यस्ता कुरा ले धेरै प्रभावित हुदैनौ,
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when it comes to thinking about reasons why not to do things.
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जतिबेला हामीले "किन नगर्ने" भन्ने कुराको कारण खोजि गरिरहेका हुन्छौ|
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Kids can be full of inspiring aspirations
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बालकहरु उत्प्रेरणा
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and hopeful thinking.
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र आशावादी चिन्तनले भरिपूर्ण हुनसक्छन्,
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Like my wish that no one went hungry
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कोही पनि भोका नरहुन भन्ने मेरो सोच जस्तै
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or that everything were a free kind of utopia.
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अथवा एउटा रामराज्य मा जस्तै होस् भन्ने मेरो सोच जस्तै|
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How many of you still dream like that
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तपाईहरु मध्ये कतिले अझै पनि त्यस्तो सपना देख्नु हुन्छ
02:05
and believe in the possibilities?
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र त्यसको सम्भावना को बारेमा विश्वास गर्नु हुन्छ?
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Sometimes a knowledge of history
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कुनै कुनै बेला इतिहासको ज्ञान
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and the past failures of utopian ideals
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र पुराना रामराज्यको असफलताका कथाहरु
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can be a burden
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अनावश्यक भार हुनसक्छ
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because you know that if everything were free,
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किनकि तपाईंलाई थाहा छ कि यदि सबै कुरा निशुल्क हुन्थ्यो भने,
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then the food stocks would become depleted
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खाध्य गोदामहरु खाली खाली हुने थिए,
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and scarce and lead to chaos.
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अनि अभाव को सिर्जना भएर सबै भताभुङ्ग हुने थियो|
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On the other hand,
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अनि अर्कोतिर,
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we kids still dream about perfection.
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हामी बालकहरु सपनाको पुर्णता को आशा गर्छौ|
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And that's a good thing because in order
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र त्यो राम्रो कुरा पनि हो किनकि कुनै पनि चिजलाई
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to make anything a reality,
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वास्तविक बनाउनको लागि.
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you have to dream about it first.
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तपाइंले पहिले त्यसको कल्पना गर्न जरुरी हुन्छ|
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In many ways, our audacity to imagine
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विभिन्न तवरबाट, कल्पना गर्ने हाम्रो साहसले
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helps push the boundaries of possibility.
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सम्भावनाको सिमानालाई विस्तारित गर्न मद्दत गर्छ|
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For instance, the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington,
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उदाहरणको लागि, वाशिंगटन, टकोमाको शिशा संग्रालय,
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my home state -- yoohoo Washington!
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मेरो गृहनगर, या--हु वाशिंगटन---
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(Applause) --
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(तालि)
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has a program called Kids Design Glass,
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मा एउटा 'बालक परिकल्पना कक्षा' भन्ने कार्यक्रम छ,
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and kids draw their own ideas for glass art.
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र बालकहरु शिशाको बास्तुकला आफ्नो तरिकाले कोर्छन|
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Now, the resident artist said they got
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अनि, त्यहाँ का स्थानीय कलाकार ले भनेकी तिनीहरुले
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some of their best ideas through the program
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केहि उत्कृष्ठ विचारहरु त्यहि कार्यक्रम बाट प्राप्त गरे
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because kids don't think about the limitations
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किनकि बालकहरु त्यस किसिमको सिमितताको बारेमा सोच्दैनन
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of how hard it can be to blow glass into certain shapes;
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कि शिशालाई ति स्वरूपहरू ढाल्न कति गार्हो हुन्छ भनेर|
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they just think of good ideas.
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उनीहरू राम्रा विचारहरु मात्र सोच्दछन्|
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Now, when you think of glass, you might
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तर, यदि तपाईं ले शिशा को बारेमा सोच्नु भयो भने
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think of colorful Chihuly designs
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चिहुलीले बनाउने जस्तो रंगिन डिजाइनहरु
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or maybe Italian vases,
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अथवा इटालियन हरुले बनाउने जस्तो डिजाइनहरु सोच्न सक्नुहन्छ,
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but kids challenge glass artists to go beyond that
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तर बालकहरु शिशाका मूर्तिकारहरुलाई त्यो भन्दा माथि पुग्न चुनौती दिन्छन --
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into the realm of broken-hearted snakes
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बिछिप्त सर्पहरुको दुनिया र बेकन बनाएर,
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and bacon boys, who you can see has meat vision.
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जसको मांसाहारी सोच त्यहाँ झल्किन्छ |
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(Laughter)
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(हाँसो)
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Now, our inherent wisdom
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हाम्रो आन्तरिक चेतना
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doesn't have to be insider's knowledge.
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आन्तरिक ज्ञान संग मिल्नु पर्छ भन्ने पनि केहि छैन|
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Kids already do a lot of learning from adults,
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बालकहरुले बयस्क बाट पहिले नै धेरै कुरा सिकी सकेका हुन्छन,
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and we have a lot to share.
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र हामी संग भन्ने कुरा धेरै छन्|
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I think that adults should start learning from kids.
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र मलाई लाग्छ कि बयस्कहलेरु बालकहरु बाट सिकाई को सुरुवात गर्नु पर्छ|
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Now, I do most of my speaking in front of an education crowd,
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म मेरा धेरै भाषणहरु बौद्धिक जमात को आगाडि गर्ने गर्छु,
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teachers and students, and I like this analogy:
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शिक्षक र विद्यार्थीहरु को अगाडी, र मलाई यो समानता मन पर्छ|
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It shouldn't just be a teacher at the head of the classroom
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कक्षाकोठाको नेता प्रमुख भनेको शिक्षक मात्रै हुनु हुदैन
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telling students, "Do this, do that."
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विद्यार्थीलाई यसो गर उसो गर भन्ने|
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The students should teach their teachers.
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विद्यार्थीले शिक्षकलाई पो पढाउनु पर्छ त |
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Learning between grown ups and kids
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हुर्केकाहरु र बालकहरु बिचमा सिकाइको सम्बन्ध
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should be reciprocal.
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भनेको पारस्परिक हुनु पर्छ|
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The reality, unfortunately, is a little different,
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तर वास्तविकता चाहिँ, दुर्भाग्यबस, अलि फरक छ,
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and it has a lot to do with trust, or a lack of it.
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र यो कुरा विश्वासमा अडेको कुरा हो,अथवा हुनसक्छ विश्वासको कमीमा |
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Now, if you don't trust someone, you place restrictions on them, right?
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यदि तपाईले कसैलाई विश्वास गर्नु हुन्न भन्ने, तपाइंले उसमाथि केहि प्रतिबन्ध लगाउनु हुन्छ, हगि?
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If I doubt my older sister's ability
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यदि मैले अघिल्लो पटक ऋण दिदा
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to pay back the 10 percent interest
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मेरो दिदीहरुको १० प्रतिशत ब्याज तिर्ने
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I established on her last loan,
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क्षमता माथि शंका गरेँ भने,
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I'm going to withhold her ability to get more money from me
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मैले मबाट उनले लिन सक्ने सम्भावित रकमको रोक्का गरेर राख्दछु
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until she pays it back. (Laughter)
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जब सम्म उसले अघिल्लो ऋण तिर्दिन|(हाँसो)
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True story, by the way.
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कुरा सत्य हो है , जे भए पनि|
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Now, adults seem to have
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त्यसैले बयस्कहरुमा एउटा यस्तो स्वभाव
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a prevalently restrictive attitude towards kids
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बालकहरुलाई हेला गर्ने स्वभाब-- जरा गाडेर बसेको हुन्छ भन्ने लाग्दछ
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from every "don't do that,
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स्कुलको किताबमा लेखिएको प्रत्येक "त्यो गर्नु हुदैन"
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don't do this" in the school handbook
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"यो गर्नु हुदैन",
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to restrictions on school Internet use.
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देखि स्कुलको इन्टरनेट को प्रयोगमा रोक |
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As history points out, regimes become oppressive
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इतिहासले यो भन्छ कि, सत्ताधारीले जब नियन्त्रण गर्न सकिन्न कि
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when they're fearful about keeping control.
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भन्ने ठान्दछ, तब दमनमा उत्रन्छ |
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And although adults may not be quite at the level
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यद्दपी बयस्कहरु मा सर्बसत्ताबादी
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of totalitarian regimes,
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सोच नै त नहोला, तरपनि
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kids have no, or very little say in making the rules,
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बच्चाहरुलाइ नियम बनाउने सम्बधमा कत्तिपनि वा एकदमै थोरै बोल्ने अधिकार दिइएको हुन्छ,
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when really the attitude should be reciprocal,
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जबकी यहाँ अभिमत वास्तवमै पारस्परिक हुनु पर्थ्यो,
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meaning that the adult population should learn
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भनाइको अर्थ वयस्कहरुले सानाहरुको
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and take into account the wishes
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चाहनालाई बुझ्नु पर्ने र
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of the younger population.
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मनन गरिनु पर्थ्यो |
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Now, what's even worse than restriction
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अनि, नियन्त्रण भन्दा दुखलाग्दो कुरा त यो हो कि
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is that adults often underestimate kids abilities.
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वयस्कहरु प्राय जसो बच्चाहरुको खुबीलाइ कम आक्दछ्न|
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We love challenges, but when expectations are low,
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हामी चुनौतीहरु मन पराउछौ, तर जब त्यसको फलको आशा कम गरिन्छ,
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trust me, we will sink to them.
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विश्वास गर्नुस, हामी त्यसमै हराउदछौ|
04:51
My own parents had anything but low expectations
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मेरो आफ्नै बुवाआमा संग पनि यस्तै कम आशावादिता थियो
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for me and my sister.
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म र मेरो बहिनीबाट|
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Okay, so they didn't tell us to become doctors
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तेही भएर उनीहरुले हामीलाई कहिले पनि डाक्टर हुनु
04:59
or lawyers or anything like that,
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वकिल हुनु अथवा त्यस्तै खालको केहि हुनु भनेर भन्नु भएन
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but my dad did read to us
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तर मेरो बुवाले हाम्रो लागि
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about Aristotle
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अरस्तु सम्बधि
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and pioneer germ fighters
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र पायोनिएर जर्म फाइटर्स (अग्रणी वैज्ञानिक बारेको पुस्तक) बारेमा सुनाउनु हुन्थ्यो
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when lots of other kids were hearing
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जबकी अरु धेरै बच्चाहरुले
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"The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round."
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"दी व्हील्स अन द बस गो राउण्ड एंड राउण्ड" (बालगीत) सुनिरहेका हुन्थे|
05:11
Well, we heard that one too, but "Pioneer Germ Fighters" totally rules.
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जे होस्, हामीले त्यो पनि सुनेका थियौ,तर "पायोनिअर जर्म फाइटर" साच्चिकै दामी थियो|
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(Laughter)
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(हाँसो)
05:16
I loved to write from the age of four,
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मैले चार बर्सको उमेर देखि नै लेख्न मन पराउथे|
05:18
and when I was six
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र जब म ६ बर्सकी भए
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my mom bought me my own laptop equipped with Microsoft Word.
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मेरी आमाले मलाई ल्यापटप किनिदिनु भयो जसमा माइक्रोसफ्ट वर्ड थियो|
05:23
Thank you Bill Gates and thank you Ma.
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धन्यवाद बिल गेट्स अनि धन्यवाद आमा |
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I wrote over 300 short stories
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मैले ३०० भन्दा बढी संख्या मा लघुकथाहरु लेखे
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on that little laptop,
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त्यो सानो ल्यापटप मा,
05:29
and I wanted to get published.
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र म त्यसलाई प्रकाशित गर्न चाहन्थे|
05:32
Instead of just scoffing at this heresy
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एउटा बच्चाको प्रकाशित हुन चाहने यो जिद्दी
05:34
that a kid wanted to get published
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लाई हकार्नु को साटो
05:36
or saying wait until you're older,
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वा , पख ठुली भएपछि गरौली भन्नुको साटो
05:38
my parents were really supportive.
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मेरा बुवाआमा वास्तवमै सहयोगी बन्नुभयो|
05:40
Many publishers were not quite so encouraging,
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धेरै प्रकाशकहरु चाही उति सार्हो उत्साहित थिएनन|
05:44
one large children's publisher ironically saying
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एउटा ठुलो बच्चाहरुको प्रकाशकले
05:47
that they didn't work with children --
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हामी बच्चाहरु संग काम गर्दैनौ भन्ने जस्तो हास्यास्पद कुरा गरे|
05:49
children's publisher not working with children?
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बच्चाहरुको प्रकाशकले बच्चा संग काम नगर्ने ?
05:52
I don't know, you're kind of alienating a large client there.
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लौ तेस्तो कुरा चै थाहा भएन, तर तपाईंले चाही यहाँ ठुलो संख्यामा ग्राहक गुमाई रहनु भएको छ |
05:55
(Laughter)
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(हाँसो)
05:57
Now, one publisher, Action Publishing,
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र, एउटा प्रकाशक, एक्सन पब्लिसिंगले,
06:00
was willing to take that leap and trust me
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मलाई विश्वास गर्यो, र त्यो ठेक्का लिने मनसाय देखायो
06:03
and to listen to what I had to say.
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र मेरा आवाज हरु सुन्यो |
06:05
They published my first book, "Flying Fingers," -- you see it here --
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र तिनीहरुले मेरो पहिलो पुस्तक, "फ्लाईंग फिन्गर्स" प्रकासित गरे -- जुन यहाँ देख्न सकिन्छ---
06:08
and from there on, it's gone to speaking at hundreds of schools,
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र त्यस पछि ,म सयौ विद्यालयहरुमा बोल्दै हिडें,
06:12
keynoting to thousands of educators
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हज्जारौ शिक्षाविदहरुसंग को अगाडी प्रमुख वक्ताको रुपमा बोल्दै हिडें,
06:14
and finally, today, speaking to you.
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र अहिले , आज, तपाईं हरुको अगाडी बोल्दै छु|
06:16
I appreciate your attention today,
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म तपाईं हरुको धैर्यताको सराहना गर्दछु,
06:18
because to show that you truly care,
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तपाईंहरु बास्तबमै हाम्रो वास्ता गर्नु हुन्छ
06:20
you listen.
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भन्ने कुरा आज मेरो कुरा सुनेर देखाउनु भएको छ|
06:22
But there's a problem with this rosy picture
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तर बच्चा हरु वयस्क हरु भन्दा धेरै राम्रो भएको
06:25
of kids being so much better than adults.
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यो आशावादी तश्विरमा एउटा समस्या चाही छ|
06:28
Kids grow up and become adults just like you.
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बच्चा हरु हुर्कन्छन र केवल तपाईंहरु जस्तै वयस्क बन्दछन|
06:31
(Laughter)
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(हाँसो)
06:33
Or just like you? Really?
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केवल तपाईं जस्तै, हो र भन्या?
06:35
The goal is not to turn kids into your kind of adult,
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यहाँ उदेश्य चाही बच्चाहरुलाई तपाईहरु जस्तो वयस्क बनाउनु भन्ने चाही होइन,
06:38
but rather better adults than you have been,
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तर तपाईं हरु भन्दा असल वयस्क बनाउनु भन्ने हो
06:41
which may be a little challenging
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जुन अलिकति चुनौतिपुर्ण नै हुन सक्छ
06:43
considering your guys' credentials (Laughter).
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तपाईंहरुको क्षमतालाई मध्यनजर राख्दा,
06:45
But the way progress happens
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तर प्रगति कसरि हुदै जान्छ भने
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is because new generations and new eras
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नया पुस्ताहरु र नया समय हरु
06:50
grow and develop and become better than the previous ones.
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पुराना भन्दा बृहत्तर र विकसित र एकदमै राम्रो हुदै जान्छ|
06:53
It's the reason we're not in the Dark Ages anymore.
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यहि कारण ले त हामी अहिले ढुंगे युग मा छैनौ नि त|
06:56
No matter your position or place in life,
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तपाईं जिवनको जस्तोसुकै मोडमा हुनु भएको भए पनि,
06:59
it is imperative to create opportunities for children
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बच्चाहरु को लागि अवसरको सिर्जना गर्नु अत्यावश्यक छ
07:02
so that we can grow up to blow you away.
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ताकी हामी यसरी हुर्कन सकौकि तपाईंहरुलाइ कसिंगर सरि उडाइदिन सकौ|
07:05
(Laughter)
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(हाँसो)
07:08
Adults and fellow TEDsters,
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वयस्क तथा टेड का मेरा समकालीनहरु,
07:10
you need to listen and learn from kids
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तपाईहरुले बच्चाको कुरा सुन्नु अनि सिक्नु सक्नु पर्छ
07:12
and trust us and expect more from us.
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र हामीलाई विश्वास गर्नुस अनि हामी बाट धेरै आशा गर्नुस
07:16
You must lend an ear today,
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तपाईं ले आज यो सुन्ने धैर्यता राख्नु पर्छ,
07:18
because we are the leaders of tomorrow,
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किनकि हामी नै भोलिका नेता हरु हौ,
07:20
which means we're going to be taking care of you
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त्यसको अर्थ यो हुन्छ कि भोलि तपाईंहरु बृद्ध र असक्त हुदा
07:22
when you're old and senile. No, just kidding.
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तपाईहरुको रेखदेख गर्ने हामी नै हौ | होइन , ठट्टा गर्या के |
07:25
No, really, we are going to be the next generation,
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वास्तवमै, हामीहरु नै भोलिका नया पिढी हौ
07:28
the ones who will bring this world forward.
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र जसले भोलिको विश्वलाई आगाडि हाक्नेछ|
07:31
And in case you don't think that this really has meaning for you,
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र, यदि तपाईंलाई यो लाग्छ कि यी कुराले कुनै अर्थ दिदैन,
07:34
remember that cloning is possible,
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भने भोलि बिखण्डन को स्थिति पनि आउन सक्छ,
07:36
and that involves going through childhood again,
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र त्यसमा फेरी बच्चा हुनु पर्ने अवस्था पनि आउन सक्छ,
07:38
in which case you'll want to be heard
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अनि त्यस बखत तपाईं पनि हाम्रो पुस्ताले
07:40
just like my generation.
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जस्तै आफ्ना कुरा सुनियोस भन्ने चाहनुहुन्छ|
07:42
Now, the world needs opportunities
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त्यसैले, आजको विश्वलाई भोलिको नया नेता र
07:45
for new leaders and new ideas.
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नया विचारहरुको लागि अवसरको आवश्यकता छ|
07:48
Kids need opportunities to lead and succeed.
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बालबालिकाहरुलाई नेतृत्व गर्न र सफल हुन अवसरको आवश्यकता छ|
07:51
Are you ready to make the match?
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के तपाईं सहयोगको लागि तत्पर हुनुहुन्छ त?
07:53
Because the world's problems
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किनकि विश्वका समस्याहरु
07:55
shouldn't be the human family's heirloom.
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मानिसको पारिवारिक विरासत हुनु हुदैन|
07:58
Thank you.
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धन्यवाद
08:00
(Applause)
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(तालि)
08:03
Thank you. Thank you.
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धन्यवाद | धन्यवाद |
Translated by Deepak Basyal
Reviewed by Suresh Gautam

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Adora Svitak - Child prodigy
A prolific short story writer and blogger since age seven, Adora Svitak (now 12) speaks around the United States to adults and children as an advocate for literacy.

Why you should listen

A voracious reader from age three, Adora Svitak's first serious foray into writing -- at age five -- was limited only by her handwriting and spelling. (Her astonishing verbal abilities already matched that of young adults over twice her age.) As her official bio says, her breakthrough would soon come "in the form of a used Dell laptop her mother bought her." At age seven, she typed out over 250,000 words -- poetry, short stories, observations about the world -- in a single year.

Svitak has since fashioned her beyond-her-years wordsmithing into an inspiring campaign for literacy -- speaking across the country to both adults and kids. She is author of Flying Fingers, a book on learning.

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Adora Svitak | Speaker | TED.com