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Rick Warren: A life of purpose
Rick Warren despre viaţa cu un scop
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Pastorul Rick Warren, autorul cărţii "The Purpose-Driven Life" (Viaţa ghidată de ţeluri), reflectă pe baza propriei crize de ţel, la începutul succesului nebun al cărţii sale. El îşi explică credinţa că intenţiile lui Dumnezeu pentru fiecare din noi, sunt ca noi să ne folosim talentul şi influenţa pentru a face lucruri bune.
Rick Warren - Pastor, author
Pastor Rick Warren is the author of The Purpose-Driven Life, which has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. His has become an immensely influential voice seeking to apply the values of his faith to issues such as global poverty, HIV/AIDS and injustice. Full bio
Pastor Rick Warren is the author of The Purpose-Driven Life, which has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. His has become an immensely influential voice seeking to apply the values of his faith to issues such as global poverty, HIV/AIDS and injustice. Full bio
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Sunt adesea întrebat,
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I'm often asked,
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Ştii, ce te surprinde pe tine la carte?
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"What surprised you about the book?"
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Iar eu răspund, faptul că am scris-o.
00:31
And I say, "That I got to write it."
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Nu mi-aş fi imaginat niciodată,
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I would have never imagined that.
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nu m-am gândit nici măcar în cele mai îndepărtate vise --
00:36
Not in my wildest dreams did I think --
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Nici măcar nu mă consider a fi un autor.
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I don't even consider
myself to be an author.
myself to be an author.
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Şi sunt adesea întrebat,
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And I'm often asked,
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de ce crezi că atât de mulţi oameni au citit-o?
00:44
"Why do you think so many
people have read this?
people have read this?
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This thing's selling still
about a million copies a month."
about a million copies a month."
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Ea încă se vinde cu aproape un milion de exemplare lunar.
00:52
And I think it's because
spiritual emptiness
spiritual emptiness
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Eu cred ca se întâmpla datorită faptului că golul din suflet
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is a universal disease.
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e o boală universală.
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I think inside at some point, we put
our heads down on the pillow and we go,
our heads down on the pillow and we go,
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Cred că în adâncuri când ne gândim câteodată, punând capul pe perna,
"Viaţa trebuie să însemne mai mult decât atât."
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"There's got to be more
to life than this."
to life than this."
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Trezit dimineaţa, mers la muncă, venit acasă şi uitat la televizor,
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Get up in the morning, go to work,
come home and watch TV,
come home and watch TV,
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mers la culcare, trezit dimineaţa, mers la muncă, venit acasă, uitat la televizor, mers la culcare,
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go to bed, get up in the morning, go
to work, come home, watch TV, go to bed,
to work, come home, watch TV, go to bed,
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mers la petreceri la sfârşit de săptămână.
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go to parties on weekends.
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Mulţi oameni spun, "Eu trăiesc." Nu, tu nu trăieşti -- asta e doar vegetare.
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A lot of people say, "I'm living." No,
you're not living -- that's just existing.
you're not living -- that's just existing.
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Doar vegetezi.
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Just existing.
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Eu chiar cred că există acea dorinţă internă.
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I really think that
there's this inner desire.
there's this inner desire.
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Cred ce-a spus Chris. Cred că tu nu exişti din întâmplare.
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I do believe what Chris said;
I believe that you're not an accident.
I believe that you're not an accident.
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Poate că părinţii tăi nu te-au plănuit, dar eu cred că Dumnezeu a făcut-o.
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Your parents may not have planned you,
but I believe God did.
but I believe God did.
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Cred că există părinţi accidentali, nu e niciun dubiu în privinţa asta.
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I think there are accidental parents;
there's no doubt about that.
there's no doubt about that.
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Dar eu nu cred că există copii accidentali.
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I don't think there are accidental kids.
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And I think you matter.
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Şi cred că eşti important.
Cred că tu contezi pentru Dumnezeu, cred că ai rolul tău în istorie,
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I think you matter to God;
I think you matter to history;
I think you matter to history;
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cred că ai importanţa ta în acest univers.
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I think you matter to this universe.
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And I think that the difference
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Şi cred că diferenţa dintre
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between what I call the survival level
of living, the success level of living,
of living, the success level of living,
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ceea ce eu numesc nivelul de viaţă de supravieţuire, nivelul de viaţă de succes
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and the significance level of living is:
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şi nivelul de viaţă semnificativă este,
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Do you figure out,
"What on Earth am I here for?"
"What on Earth am I here for?"
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îţi dai seama, pentru ce naiba sunt eu aici?
Întâlnesc o mulţime de oameni care sunt foarte inteligenţi,
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I meet a lot of people who are very smart,
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and say, "But why can't I
figure out my problems?"
figure out my problems?"
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şi spun, "Dar de ce nu pot să-mi rezolv singur problemele?"
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And I meet a lot of people
who are very successful,
who are very successful,
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Şi întâlnesc o mulţime de oameni de succes,
care spun, "De ce nu mă simt mai împlinit?
02:11
who say, "Why don't I feel more fulfilled?
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De ce mă simt fals?
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Why do I feel like a fake?
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Why do I feel like I've got to pretend
that I'm more than I really am?"
that I'm more than I really am?"
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De ce mă simt de parcă
Trebuie să pretind că sunt mai mult decât sunt cu adevărat?"
Cred că se rezumă la noţiunea de scop, importanţă, ţel.
02:23
I think that comes down to this issue
of meaning, of significance, of purpose.
of meaning, of significance, of purpose.
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I think it comes down to this issue of:
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Cred că se rezumă la
de ce sunt aici? Pentru ce sunt aici? Încotro mă îndrept?
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"Why am I here? What am I here for?
Where am I going?"
Where am I going?"
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Acestea nu sunt chestiuni religioase --
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These are not religious issues.
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acestea sunt chestiuni umane.
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They're human issues.
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I wanted to tell Michael before he spoke
that I really appreciate what he does,
that I really appreciate what he does,
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Am vrut să-i spun lui Michael înainte să vorbească
despre faptul că apreciez cu adevărat ce face,
02:44
because it makes my life work
a whole lot easier.
a whole lot easier.
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pentru că îmi face munca mult mai uşoară.
Ca preot, văd o mulţime de ţăcăniţi.
02:47
As a pastor, I do see a lot of kooks.
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Şi am învăţat că sunt ţăcăniţi în fiecare zonă a vieţii.
02:51
And I have learned that there are
kooks in every area of life.
kooks in every area of life.
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Religia nu are un monopol
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Religion doesn't have a monopoly on that,
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în chestiunea asta, dar sunt o grămadă de ţăcăniţi religioşi.
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but there are plenty of religious kooks.
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There are secular kooks;
there are smart kooks, dumb kooks.
there are smart kooks, dumb kooks.
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Sunt ţăcăniţi laici, sunt ţăcăniţi inteligenţi, ţăcăniţi proşti.
Sunt oameni -- o doamnă a venit la mine zilele trecute,
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There are people -- a lady
came up to me the other day,
came up to me the other day,
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şi avea o foaie de hârtie -- Michael, o să-ţi placă povestea --
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and she had a white piece of paper --
Michael, you'll like this one --
Michael, you'll like this one --
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şi a spus, "Ce vedeţi pe foaie?"
03:11
and she said, "What do you see in it?"
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M-am uitat pe ea şi am spus, "Ei, eu nu văd nimic."
03:13
And I looked at it and I said,
"Oh, I don't see anything."
"Oh, I don't see anything."
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Iar ea spune, "Ei bine, eu îl văd pe Isus," şi a început să plângă şi-a plecat.
03:15
And she goes, "Well, I see Jesus,"
and started crying and left.
and started crying and left.
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Iar eu, OK, tu ştii. Asta e.
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I'm going, "OK," you know? "Fine."
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Um.
03:23
(Laughter)
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Bine pentru tine.
03:25
Good for you.
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Când cartea a devenit cea mai bine vândută carte în lume pentru ultimii trei ani,
03:29
When the book became the best-selling book
in the world for the last three years,
in the world for the last three years,
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într-un fel am avut şi eu mica mea criză.
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I kind of had my little crisis.
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Criza fiind, de ce mi se întâmplă asta?
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And that was: What is the purpose of this?
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Because it brought in
enormous amounts of money.
enormous amounts of money.
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Pentru că am început să câştig o grămadă de bani.
Când scrii cea mai bine vândută carte din lume,
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When you write the best-selling
book in the world,
book in the world,
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aduce tone şi tone de bani.
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it's tons and tons of money.
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And it brought in a lot of attention,
neither of which I wanted.
neither of which I wanted.
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Şi a mai adus multă faimă, pe care nu mi-o doream.
Când am pus bazele Bisericii Saddleback, aveam 25 de ani.
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When I started Saddleback Church,
I was 25 years old.
I was 25 years old.
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I started it with
one other family in 1980.
one other family in 1980.
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Am pornit cu o familie în 1980.
Şi m-am decis că niciodată nu voi apărea la TV,
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And I decided that I was never
going to go on TV,
going to go on TV,
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because I didn't want to be a celebrity.
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pentru că nu-mi doream să ajung o celebritate.
Nu-mi doream să ajung, citez, "evanghelist, tele-evanghelist" --
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I didn't want to be a, quote,
"evangelist, televangelist" --
"evangelist, televangelist" --
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nu e felul meu.
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that's not my thing.
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And all of the sudden, it brought a lot
of money and a lot of attention.
of money and a lot of attention.
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Şi dintr-o dată, mi-a adus mulţi bani şi multă atenţie.
Eu nu cred --
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I don't think --
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now, this is a worldview,
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acum, acesta e un fel de-a vedea lumea, şi vă spun, oricine are un fel de-a vedea lumea.
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and I will tell you,
everybody's got a worldview.
everybody's got a worldview.
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Fiecare îşi pune viaţa în slujba a ceva.
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Everybody's betting
their life on something.
their life on something.
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Tu îţi pui viaţa în slujba a ceva --
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You're betting your life on something,
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ar fi bine să ştii de ce mizezi pe ceea ce mizezi.
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you just better know why
you're betting what you're betting on.
you're betting what you're betting on.
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Deci, oricine mizează pe ceva în viaţă,
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So, everybody's betting
their life on something.
their life on something.
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And when I, you know, made a bet,
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iar când eu, ştiţi, când am mizat, se întâmpla să cred
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I happened to believe
that Jesus was who he said he was.
that Jesus was who he said he was.
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că Isus era cine a spus că este.
Dar oricine are -- iar eu cred într-o societate pluralistă --
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And I believe in a pluralistic society,
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toată lumea mizează pe ceva.
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everybody's betting on something.
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Iar când am pornit biserica,
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And when I started the church,
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04:48
you know, I had no plans
to do what it's doing now.
to do what it's doing now.
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ştiţi, nu aveam planuri să fac ce face acum.
Iar apoi când am scris cartea,
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And then when I wrote this book,
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dintr-o dată pur şi simplu
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and all of a sudden, it just took off,
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a luat avânt,
începând să mă întreb, ei, de ce se întâmplă toate astea?
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and I started saying, now,
what's the purpose of this?
what's the purpose of this?
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Pentru că aşa cum începusem să spun,
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Because as I started to say,
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eu nu cred că ţi se dau bani sau faimă
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I don't think you're given money or fame
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pentru ego-ul tău, niciodată.
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for your own ego, ever.
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Pur şi simplu nu cred asta.
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I just don't believe that.
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Iar atunci când scrii o carte a cărui primă propoziţie e,
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And when you write a book
that the first sentence of the book is,
that the first sentence of the book is,
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"Nu e despre tine,"
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"It's not about you,"
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apoi, dintr-o dată
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then, when all of a sudden it becomes
the best-selling book in history,
the best-selling book in history,
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ea devine cea mai bine vândută carte din istorie,
trebuie să-ţi dai seama, ei bine, cred că nu e despre mine.
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you've got to figure, well,
I guess it's not about me.
I guess it's not about me.
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That's kind of a no-brainer.
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Oricine poate să-şi dea seama.
Deci, pentru ce este?
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So, what is it for?
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And I began to think about what I call
the "stewardship of affluence"
the "stewardship of affluence"
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Şi am început să mă gândesc la ceea ce eu numesc îndatoririle belşugului.
şi îndatoririle influenţei.
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and the "stewardship of influence."
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Deci eu cred, în esenţă, că leadership-ul e o îndatorire.
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So I believe, essentially,
leadership is stewardship.
leadership is stewardship.
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That if you are a leader in any area --
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Că dacă eşti un lider în orice domeniu --
în afaceri, în politică, în sport, în artă,
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in business, in politics,
in sports, in art,
in sports, in art,
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în lumea academică, în orice domeniu --
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in academics, in any area --
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nu e datorită ţie,
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you don't own it.
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eşti doar un executant.
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You are a steward of it.
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For instance, that's why I believe
in protecting the environment.
in protecting the environment.
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De exemplu, de aceea eu cred în protecţia mediului.
Aceasta nu e planeta mea, nu a fost a mea înainte să mă nasc.
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This is not my planet.
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It wasn't mine before I was born,
it's not going to be mine after I die,
it's not going to be mine after I die,
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Nu va fi a mea nici după ce mor.
Eu doar sunt aici pentru 80 de ani şi-atât.
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I'm just here for 80 years
and then that's it.
and then that's it.
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Discutam zilele trecute la un talk-show,
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I was debating
the other day on a talk show,
the other day on a talk show,
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iar interlocutorul mă provoca şi zice,
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and the guy was challenging
me and he'd go,
me and he'd go,
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"Ce face un pastor pentru protejarea mediului?"
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"What's a pastor doing
on protecting the environment?"
on protecting the environment?"
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06:12
And I asked this guy, I said,
"Well, do you believe
"Well, do you believe
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Iar eu l-am întrebat, "Ei bine, tu crezi că
oamenii au responsabilitatea
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that human beings are responsible
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de a face lumea puţin mai bună pentru generaţiile următoare?
06:20
to make the world a little bit better
place for the next generation?
place for the next generation?
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Crezi că avem nişte îndatoriri aici,
06:24
Do you think we have a stewardship here,
to take the environment seriously?"
to take the environment seriously?"
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pentru a lua mediul înconjurător în serios?"
Iar el răspunde, "Nu."
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And he said, "No."
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Iar eu zic, "Oh, zici că nu?" Zic eu, "Lasă-mă să reformulez.
06:31
I said, "Oh, you don't?"
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06:32
I said, "Let me make this clear again:
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Tu crezi că noi ca fiinţe umane -- nu vorbesc despre religie --
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Do you believe that as human beings --
I'm not talking about religion --
I'm not talking about religion --
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tu crezi că noi ca fiinţe umane, este responsabilitatea noastră
06:38
do you believe that as human beings,
it is our responsibility
it is our responsibility
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să avem grijă de această planetă şi să o facem puţin mai bună pentru generaţia următoare?"
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to take care of this planet,
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and make it just a little bit better
for the next generation?"
for the next generation?"
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Iar el răspunde, "Nu.
06:45
And he said, "No. Not any more
than any other species."
than any other species."
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Nu mai mult decât alte specii."
Când a spus cuvântul "specii", şi-a arătat de fapt felul de a vedea lumea.
06:50
When he said the word "species,"
he was revealing his worldview.
he was revealing his worldview.
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Iar el spunea, "Eu nu sunt mai responsabil pentru a avea grijă de mediul înconjurător
06:54
And he was saying,
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"I'm no more responsible to take care
of this environment than a duck is."
of this environment than a duck is."
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mai mult decât este o raţă."
07:00
Well now, I know a lot
of times we act like ducks,
of times we act like ducks,
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Ei acum, eu ştiu că de multe ori ne purtăm ca raţele,
dar tu nu eşti o raţă.
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but you're not a duck.
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Tu nu eşti o raţă.
07:05
You're not a duck.
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Iar tu eşti responsabil -- aşa văd eu lucrurile.
07:07
And you are responsible --
that's my worldview.
that's my worldview.
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Astfel, trebuie să înţelegi care e lumea ta, viziunea ta.
07:11
And so, you need to understand
what your worldview is.
what your worldview is.
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Problema e că marea majoritate a oamenilor niciodată nu se gândesc la asta.
07:15
The problem is most people
never really think it through.
never really think it through.
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Ei niciodată -- niciodată
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They never really ...
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07:23
codify it or qualify it or quantify it,
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nu decodifică sau califică sau cuantifică,
şi spun, "Eu cred în asta.
07:27
and say, "This is what I believe in.
This is why I believe what I believe."
This is why I believe what I believe."
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Din cauza asta eu cred în lucrul acesta."
Eu personal nu am destulă încredere pentru a fi ateu.
07:31
I don't personally have
enough faith to be an atheist.
enough faith to be an atheist.
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Dar tu poate ai, poate ai.
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But you may, you may.
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07:38
Your worldview, though, does determine
everything else in your life,
everything else in your life,
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Viziunea ta, deci, determină totul din viaţa ta,
pentru că ea îţi determină deciziile,
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because it determines your decisions;
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îţi determină relaţiile,
07:44
it determines your relationships;
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îţi determină nivelul de încredere.
07:47
it determines your level of confidence.
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Determină într-adevăr, totul în viaţa ta.
07:50
It determines, really,
everything in your life.
everything in your life.
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Ce credem, desigur --
07:53
What we believe, obviously --
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07:55
and you know this --
determines our behavior,
determines our behavior,
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şi se ştie asta -- ne determină comportamentul,
07:57
and our behavior determines
what we become in life.
what we become in life.
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iar comportamentul nostru determină ce devenim în viaţă.
08:03
So all of this money started pouring in,
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Deci toţi aceşti bani au început să îmi parvină,
08:06
and all of this fame started pouring in.
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şi toată această faimă,
08:10
And I'm going, what do I do with this?
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iar eu mă întreb, ce să fac cu toate astea?
Soţia şi cu mine am luat pentru început cinci decizii despre ce să facem cu banii.
08:13
My wife and I first made five decisions
on what to do with the money.
on what to do with the money.
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Am spus, "În primul rând,
08:18
We said, "First, we're not
going to use it on ourselves."
going to use it on ourselves."
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nu o să-i folosim pentru noi."
Nu m-am dus să-mi cumpăr o casă mai mare.
08:22
I didn't go out and buy a bigger house.
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Nu deţin o casă de oaspeţi.
08:25
I don't own a guesthouse.
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08:26
I still drive the same four year-old
Ford that I've driven.
Ford that I've driven.
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Încă mai conduc acelaşi Ford vechi de patru ani pe care-l conduceam.
08:30
We just said, we're not
going to use it on us.
going to use it on us.
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Pur şi simplu am spus, nu o să-i folosim pe noi.
Al doilea lucru a fost,
08:33
The second thing was,
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Am încetat să iau salariu de la biserică pentru că sunt preot.
08:36
I stopped taking a salary
from the church that I pastor.
from the church that I pastor.
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Al treilea lucru, am calculat tot ce m-a plătit biserica în ultimii 25 de ani,
08:40
Third thing is, I added up
all that the church had paid me
all that the church had paid me
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08:43
over the last 25 years,
and I gave it back.
and I gave it back.
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şi i-am returnat.
Şi i-am returnat pentru că nu vroiam să creadă cineva
08:46
And I gave it back because
I didn't want anybody thinking
I didn't want anybody thinking
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că fac ceea ce fac pentru bani -- nu de asta o fac.
08:49
that I do what I do for money -- I don't.
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08:51
In fact, personally, I've never met
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De fapt, personal, nu am întâlnit niciodată
un preot sau un pastor care să slujească pentru bani.
08:55
a priest or a pastor or a minister
who does it for money.
who does it for money.
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Ştiu că ăsta e un stereotip. Eu nu am întâlnit niciunul.
08:58
I know that's the stereotype;
I've never met one of them.
I've never met one of them.
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09:01
Believe me, there's a whole lot
easier ways to make money.
easier ways to make money.
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Credeţi-mă, există căi mult mai uşoare de a face bani.
09:05
Pastors are like on 24 hours-a-day call,
they're like doctors.
they're like doctors.
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Preoţii sunt de serviciu 24 de ore pe zi. Ei sunt ca doctorii.
Am plecat cu întârziere astăzi. Speram să fiu aici de ieri,
09:09
I left late today -- I'd hoped
to be here yesterday --
to be here yesterday --
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pentru că socrul meu trăieşte probabil, ultimele lui 48 de ore
09:13
because my father-in-law
is in his last, probably, 48 hours
is in his last, probably, 48 hours
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înainte să moară de cancer.
09:16
before he dies of cancer.
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Şi privesc o persoană ce şi-a trăit viaţa --
09:18
And I'm watching a guy
who's lived his life --
who's lived his life --
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09:21
he's now in his mid-80s --
and he's dying with peace.
and he's dying with peace.
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acum are în jur de 80 şi ceva de ani --
şi moare împăcat. Ştii, testul viziunii tale
09:24
You know, the test of your worldview
is not how you act in the good times.
is not how you act in the good times.
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nu este comportamentul în vremurile bune.
Testul viziunii tale este cum te comporţi la înmormântare.
09:30
The test of your worldview
is how you act at the funeral.
is how you act at the funeral.
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Şi participând efectiv la sute dacă nu mii de înmormântări,
09:35
And having been through literally
hundreds if not thousands of funerals,
hundreds if not thousands of funerals,
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chiar contează.
09:39
it makes a difference.
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Contează în ce crezi.
09:41
It makes a difference what you believe.
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Deci, am returnat tot,
09:44
So, we gave it all back,
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şi apoi am înfiinţat trei fundaţii,
09:48
and then we set up three foundations,
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ce activează în domeniul problemelor majore ale lumii.
09:51
working on some of the major
problems of the world:
problems of the world:
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analfabetism, sărăcie, boli pandemice -- în particular HIV/SIDA --
09:53
illiteracy, poverty, pandemic diseases --
particularly HIV/AIDS --
particularly HIV/AIDS --
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şi am înfiinţat aceste trei fundaţii,
09:59
and set up these three foundations,
and put the money into that.
and put the money into that.
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şi-am investit banii în ele.
Ultimul lucru ce l-am făcut, am devenit ceea ce eu numesc "zeciuiala pe dos."
10:03
The last thing we did is we became
what I call "reverse tithers."
what I call "reverse tithers."
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Asta înseamnă că atunci când ne-am căsătorit
10:07
And that is, when my wife
and I got married 30 years ago,
and I got married 30 years ago,
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în urmă cu 30 de ani,
am început zeciuiala.
10:15
we started tithing.
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10:17
Now, that's a principle in the Bible
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Ei, acesta e un principiu din Biblie
care spune să returnezi spre caritate 10 la sută din ce căştigi,
10:20
that says give 10 percent
of what you get back to charity,
of what you get back to charity,
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să-i dai ca să ajuţi alţi oameni.
10:23
give it away to help other people.
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10:25
So, we started doing that, and each year
we would raise our tithe one percent.
we would raise our tithe one percent.
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Deci, am început să facem asta, şi în fiecare an am crescut cu 1 procent zeciuiala.
10:29
So, our first year of marriage
we went to 11 percent,
we went to 11 percent,
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Astfel, în primul an de căsătorie am crescut la 11 procente,
în al doilea an am crescut la 12 procente,
10:32
second year we went to 12 percent,
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în al treilea an am crescut la 13 procente,
10:34
and the third year we went to 13 percent,
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10:36
and on and on and on.
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şi tot aşa. De ce am făcut asta?
10:39
Why did I do that?
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Pentru că de fiecare dată când donez,
10:40
Because every time I give,
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îmi rupe atenţia de la materialismul din viaţa mea.
10:42
it breaks the grip
of materialism in my life.
of materialism in my life.
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Materialismul este doar despre a aduna -- adună, adună, adună, adună tot ce poţi,
10:46
Materialism is all about getting --
get, get, get, get all you can,
get, get, get, get all you can,
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poţi tot ce aduni, să încapă într-o cană iar restul să se verse.
10:50
can all you get, sit on the can
and spoil the rest.
and spoil the rest.
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Totul este despre mai mult, a avea mai mult.
10:54
It's all about more, having more.
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Şi credem că de fapt viaţa de calitate este de fapt a arăta bine.
10:58
And we think that the good life
is actually looking good --
is actually looking good --
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Asta e cel mai important -- arătatul bine,
11:02
that's most important of all --
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11:04
looking good, feeling good
and having the goods.
and having the goods.
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a te simţi bine şi a avea lucruri.
Dar nu asta este viaţa bună.
11:08
But that's not the good life.
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Întâlnesc oameni tot timpul care au toate astea,
11:10
I meet people all the time who have
those, and they're not necessarily happy.
those, and they're not necessarily happy.
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şi nu sunt neapărat fericiţi.
Dacă banii te-ar face cu adevărat fericit,
11:14
If money actually made you happy,
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11:17
then the wealthiest people
in the world would be the happiest.
in the world would be the happiest.
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atunci cei mai înstăriţi oameni din lume ar fi cei mai fericiţi.
Şi din ce ştiu eu, personal, nu este adevărat.
11:19
And that I know, personally,
I know, is not true.
I know, is not true.
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11:22
It's just not true.
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Pur şi simplu nu e adevărat.
11:25
So, the good life is not about looking
good, feeling good or having the goods,
good, feeling good or having the goods,
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Deci, viaţa de calitate nu este a arăta bine, a te simţi bine, sau a avea lucruri,
11:28
it's about being good and doing good.
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este de a fi bun şi a face bine.
De a-ţi dărui viaţa.
11:32
Giving your life away.
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Importanţa vieţii nu vine din statut,
11:34
Significance in life
doesn't come from status,
doesn't come from status,
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pentru că întotdeauna găseşti pe cineva care are mai mult decât tine.
11:38
because you can always find
somebody who's got more than you.
somebody who's got more than you.
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Nu vine din sex.
11:41
It doesn't come from sex.
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11:42
It doesn't come from salary.
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Nu vine din salariu.
Vine din a servi.
11:45
It comes from serving.
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Este din a ne dărui viaţa pentru a găsi scopul,
11:47
It is in giving our lives away
that we find meaning,
that we find meaning,
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a găsi importanţa.
11:50
we find significance.
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11:52
That's the way we were wired,
I believe, by God.
I believe, by God.
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În felul acesta am fost creaţi, cred eu, de Dumnezeu.
11:57
And so we began to give away,
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Astfel am început să dăruim,
12:00
and now after 30 years,
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iar acum după 30 de ani,
12:02
my wife and I are reverse tithers --
we give away 90 percent and live on 10.
we give away 90 percent and live on 10.
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soţia mea împreună cu mine practicăm zeciuiala pe dos -- dăruim 90 la sută şi trăim cu 10.
Asta, de fapt, a fost partea uşoară.
12:07
That, actually, was the easy part.
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12:08
The hard part is, what do I do
with all this attention?
with all this attention?
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Partea grea este, ce să fac cu toată atenţia pe care am primit-o?
Pentru că am început să primesc tot felul de invitaţii.
12:12
Because I started getting
all kinds of invitations.
all kinds of invitations.
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Numai ce m-am întors dintr-un tur de aproape o lună de discursuri
12:15
I just came off a nearly
month-long speaking tour
month-long speaking tour
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pe trei continente diferite,
12:19
on three different continents,
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nu voi intra în amănunte,
12:21
and I won't go into that,
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dar a fost un lucru extraordinar.
12:23
but it was an amazing thing.
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Şi mă întreb, ce să fac cu asta,
12:26
And I'm going, what do I do
with this notoriety
with this notoriety
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cu notorietatea pe care cartea mi-a adus-o?
12:30
that the book has brought?
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12:32
And, being a pastor,
I started reading the Bible.
I started reading the Bible.
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Iar fiind preot, am început să citesc Biblia.
Este un capitol în Biblie denumit Psalmul 72,
12:36
There's a chapter in the Bible
called Psalm 72,
called Psalm 72,
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care e rugăciunea lui Solomon pentru mai multă influenţă.
12:39
and it's Solomon's prayer
for more influence.
for more influence.
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Când citeşti această rugăciune,
12:43
When you read this prayer,
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12:45
it sounds incredibly
selfish, self-centered.
selfish, self-centered.
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sună foarte egoistă, egocentrică.
Este cam aşa,
el spune, "Doamne, vreau să mă faci faimos."
12:49
He says, "God, I want you
to make me famous."
to make me famous."
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Pentru asta se roagă.
12:51
That's what he prays.
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El spune, "Vreau să mă faci faimos.
12:53
He said, "I want you to make me famous.
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12:54
I want you to spread the fame
of my name through every land,
of my name through every land,
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Vreau să răspândeşti faima numelui meu peste tot,
vreau să-mi dai putere,
12:57
I want you to give me power.
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vreau să mă faci faimos.
13:01
I want you to make me famous,
I want you to give me influence."
I want you to give me influence."
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Vreau să-mi dai influenţă."
13:04
And it just sounds like the most
egotistical request you could make,
egotistical request you could make,
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Şi sună pur şi simplu precum cea mai egoistă cerere pe care ai putea să o faci
dacă te-ai ruga.
13:08
if you were going to pray.
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Până citeşti tot psalmul, întregul capitol.
13:10
Until you read the whole psalm,
the whole chapter.
the whole chapter.
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Iar apoi el spune, "Astfel ca regele" --
13:13
And then he says,
"So that the king ..." --
"So that the king ..." --
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el era regele Israelului la vremea respectivă la apogeul puterii --
13:15
he was the king of Israel
at that time, at its apex in power --
at that time, at its apex in power --
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"pentru ca regele să poată avea grijă de văduve şi de orfani,
13:20
"... so that the king may care
for the widow and orphan,
for the widow and orphan,
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să-i sprijine pe necăjiţi, să-i apere pe cei neajutoraţi, să aibe grijă de bolnavi,
13:24
support the oppressed, defend
the defenseless, care for the sick,
the defenseless, care for the sick,
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să-i ajute pe săraci, să vorbească pentru străin,
13:28
assist the poor,
speak up for the foreigner,
speak up for the foreigner,
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13:32
those in prison."
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pentru cel din închisoare."
13:34
Basically, he's talking about
all the marginalized in society.
all the marginalized in society.
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În principiu, vorbeşte despre toţi marginalizaţii societăţii.
Şi cum citeam asta,
13:37
And as I read that,
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m-am uitat la ea, şi m-am gândit, ştii,
13:39
I looked at it, and I thought, you know,
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13:42
what this is saying is that the purpose
of influence is to speak up
of influence is to speak up
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ce spune e că scopul influenţei e pentru a vorbi
pentru cei care nu au influenţă.
13:46
for those who have no influence.
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Scopul influenţei nu e de a-ţi creşte ego-ul,
13:50
The purpose of influence
is not to build your ego.
is not to build your ego.
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sau averea netă.
13:55
Or your net worth.
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Şi apropo, valoarea netă nu este acelaşi lucru
13:57
And, by the way, your net worth is not
the same thing as your self-worth.
the same thing as your self-worth.
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cu valoarea ta.
14:00
Your value is not based on your valuables.
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Valoarea ta nu se bazează pe lucrurile tale valoroase,
14:06
It's based on a whole
different set of things.
different set of things.
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se bazează pe un set diferit de lucruri.
14:08
And so the purpose
of influence is to speak up
of influence is to speak up
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Astfel scopul influenţei este de a vorbi
pentru cei care nu au influenţă.
14:11
for those who have no influence.
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Şi trebuie să recunosc,
14:13
And I had to admit:
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Nu pot să-mi aduc aminte când e ultima oară când m-am gândit la văduve sau la orfani.
14:15
I can't think of the last time
I thought of widows and orphans.
I thought of widows and orphans.
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Ei nu sunt pe radarul meu.
14:18
They're not on my radar.
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Slujesc la o biserică într-una din cele mai influente zone din America --
14:21
I pastor a church in one of the most
affluent areas of America --
affluent areas of America --
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câteva comunităţi împrejmuite.
14:24
a bunch of gated communities.
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Am o biserică plină de preşedinţi de companii şi oameni de ştiinţă.
14:26
I have a church full
of CEOs and scientists.
of CEOs and scientists.
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Şi aş putea să merg cinci ani şi să nu văd niciodată o persoană fără adăpost.
14:30
And I could go five years and never,
ever see a homeless person.
ever see a homeless person.
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14:35
They're just not in my pathway.
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Pur şi simplu nu există în calea mea.
De fapt, sunt la 21 km înspre Santa Ana.
14:37
Now, they're 13 miles
up the road in Santa Ana.
up the road in Santa Ana.
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14:41
So I had to say, ok,
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Deci, mi-am spus, "OK,
14:44
I would use whatever affluence
and whatever influence I've got
and whatever influence I've got
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o să folosesc orice afluenţă sau influenţă am
pentru a-i ajuta pe cei care nu le au."
14:47
to help those who don't have
either of those.
either of those.
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Ştiţi, există în Biblie o poveste despre Moise.
14:52
You know, there's a story
in the Bible about Moses,
in the Bible about Moses,
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Indiferent dacă crezi că e adevărată sau nu --
14:55
whether you believe it's true or not,
it really doesn't matter to me.
it really doesn't matter to me.
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chiar nu contează pentru mine.
14:58
But Moses, if you saw the movie,
"The Ten Commandments,"
"The Ten Commandments,"
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Dar Moise, dacă aţi văzut filmul, "Cele Zece Porunci,"
15:01
Moses goes out, and there's this
burning bush, and God talks to him,
burning bush, and God talks to him,
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Moise merge şi dă peste acest tufiş în flăcări, iar Dumnezeu vorbeşte cu el.
15:04
and God says,
"Moses, what's in your hand?"
"Moses, what's in your hand?"
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Iar Dumnezeu spune, "Moise,
ce ai în mână?"
Cred că e una din cele mai importante întrebări ce-ţi vor fi puse vreodată.
15:10
I think that's one of the most important
questions you'll ever be asked:
questions you'll ever be asked:
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Ce ai în mână?
15:14
What's in your hand?
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Moise spune, "E un toiag.
15:16
Moses says, "It's a staff.
It's a shepherd's staff."
It's a shepherd's staff."
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E un toiag de păstor."
15:21
And God says, "Throw it down."
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Iar Dumnezeu spune, "Aruncă-l pe jos."
15:22
And if you saw the movie, you know,
he throws it down and it becomes a snake.
he throws it down and it becomes a snake.
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Iar dacă aţi văzut filmul, ştiţi, îl aruncă şi se transformă într-un şarpe.
Iar apoi Dumnezeu spune, "Ridică-l."
15:29
And then God says, "Pick it up."
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Şi îl ridică din nou,
15:32
And he picks it back up again,
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and it becomes a staff again.
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transformându-se în toiag din nou.
Şi citesc asta, întrebându-mă, despre ce sunt toate astea?
15:37
Now, I'm reading this thing,
and I'm going, what is that all about?
and I'm going, what is that all about?
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OK. Despre ce sunt toate astea? Ei, eu ştiu câteva lucruri.
15:41
OK. What's that all about? Well,
I do know a couple of things.
I do know a couple of things.
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Numărul unu, Dumnezeu nu face niciodată un miracol pentru a face pe grozavul.
15:44
Number one, God never does
a miracle to show off.
a miracle to show off.
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Nu e pur şi simplu, "Wow, aşa-i că-i uimitor?"
15:48
It's not just, "Wow, isn't that cool?"
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Şi, apropo, Dumnezeul meu nu trebuie să se arate pe plăcinta cu brânză.
15:50
And, by the way, my God doesn't
have to show up on cheese bread.
have to show up on cheese bread.
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Ştiţi, dacă Dumnezeu se va arăta,
15:53
You know, if God's going to show up,
he's not going to show up on cheese bread.
he's not going to show up on cheese bread.
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nu se va arăta pe plăcinta cu brânză.
(Râsete)
15:57
(Laughter)
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OK? Eu doar, de asta iubesc ce face Michael,
15:59
Ok? I just, this is why I love
what Michael does,
what Michael does,
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16:01
because it's like, if he's debunking it,
then I don't have to.
then I don't have to.
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pentru că e cam aşa, OK, dacă el le dezvăluie, atunci eu nu mai trebuie s-o fac.
16:06
But God -- my God --
doesn't show up on sprinkler images.
doesn't show up on sprinkler images.
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Dar Dumnezeu -- Dumnezeul meu -- nu apare pe reflexii în fântâni arteziene.
16:10
He's got a few more powerful ways
than that to do whatever he wants to do.
than that to do whatever he wants to do.
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El are câteva căi mai puternice pentru
a face orice vrea să facă.
16:15
But he doesn't do miracles
just to show off.
just to show off.
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Dar El nu face miracole doar pentru a face pe grozavul.
Al doilea lucru e că dacă Dumnezeu îţi pune o întrebare,
16:18
Second thing is,
if God ever asks you a question,
if God ever asks you a question,
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El ştie răspunsul dinainte.
16:20
he already knows the answer.
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16:22
Obviously, if he's God,
then that would mean
then that would mean
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Evident, dacă El e Dumnezeu, atunci asta înseamnă
16:24
that when he asks the question,
it's for your benefit, not his.
it's for your benefit, not his.
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că atunci când pune o întrebare, e pentru beneficiul tău, nu al Lui.
Deci, te întreabă, "Ce ai în mână?"
16:28
So he's going, "What's in your hand?"
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Ei bine, ce era în mâna lui Moise?
16:30
Now, what was in Moses' hand?
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16:32
Well, it was a shepherd's staff.
Now, follow me on this.
Now, follow me on this.
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Păi, era un toiag de păstor. Acum, urmăriţi-mă.
Toiagul reprezenta trei lucruri despre viaţa lui Moise.
16:36
This staff represented
three things about Moses' life.
three things about Moses' life.
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În primul rând reprezenta identitatea lui.
16:39
First, it represented his identity;
he was a shepherd.
he was a shepherd.
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El era un păstor. E un simbol a ocupaţiei lui.
16:43
It's the symbol of his own occupation:
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Eu sunt un păstor. E un simbol al identităţii sale, al carierei sale, al job-ului său.
16:46
I am a shepherd.
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16:48
It's a symbol of his identity,
his career, his job.
his career, his job.
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În al doilea rând, e un simbol nu numai al identităţii sale,
16:51
Second, it's a symbol
of not only his identity,
of not only his identity,
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e un simbol al venitului său, pentru că toate bunurile lui au legătură cu păstoritul.
16:54
it's a symbol of his income, because all
of his assets are tied up in sheep.
of his assets are tied up in sheep.
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În acele vremuri nimeni nu avea conturi în bancă,
16:58
In those days, nobody had bank accounts,
or American Express cards, or hedge funds.
or American Express cards, or hedge funds.
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sau carduri American Express, sau fonduri de investiţii.
Bunurile tale sunt legate de turmele tale.
17:03
Your assets are tied up in your flocks.
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Deci e un simbol al identităţii sale, şi e un simbol al venitului său.
17:06
So it's a symbol of his identity,
and it's a symbol of his income.
and it's a symbol of his income.
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Iar în al treilea rând: e un simbol al influenţei sale.
17:09
And the third thing:
it's a symbol of his influence.
it's a symbol of his influence.
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Ce faci cu un toiag de păstor?
17:13
What do you do with a shepherd's staff?
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Păi, ştiţi, e folosit să muţi oile din punctul A în punctul B cu el,
17:16
Well, you know, you move sheep
from point A to point B with it,
from point A to point B with it,
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le tragi sau împingi.
17:20
by hook or by crook.
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Le tragi sau le înghionteşti, una sau alta.
17:22
You pull them or you poke them.
One or the other.
One or the other.
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Deci, El spune,
17:26
So, he's saying,
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"O să laşi jos identitatea ta.
17:28
"You're going to lay down your identity.
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Ce ai în mână? Ai identitatea ta, ai venitul tău, ai influenţa ta.
17:30
What's in your hand?
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17:31
You've got identity, you've got income,
you've got influence.
you've got influence.
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Ce ai în mână?"
17:34
What's in your hand?"
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Iar El spune, "Dacă o să o laşi jos, o să-i dau viaţă.
17:36
And he's saying, "If you lay it down,
I'll make it come alive.
I'll make it come alive.
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O să fac lucruri care nu ţi-ai imaginat c-ar fi posibile."
17:39
I'll do some things
you could never imagine possible."
you could never imagine possible."
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Iar dacă aţi văzut filmul, "Cele zece porunci,"
17:42
And if you've watched that movie,
"Ten Commandments,"
"Ten Commandments,"
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toate miracolele care s-au întâmplat în Egipt
17:44
all of those big miracles that happen
in Egypt are done through this staff.
in Egypt are done through this staff.
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sunt făcute cu ajutorul toiagului.
Anul trecut, am fost invitat să vorbesc la un meci All-Stars NBA.
17:51
Last year, I was invited to speak
at the NBA All-Stars game.
at the NBA All-Stars game.
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17:56
And so, I'm talking to the players,
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Şi, vorbind cu jucătorii,
18:00
because most of the NBA teams,
NFL teams and all the other teams
NFL teams and all the other teams
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pentru că cele mai multe din echipele din NBA, NFL şi toate celelalte echipe
au făcut acele 40 de Zile de Ţel, conform cărţii.
18:04
have done this 40 Days of Purpose,
based on the book.
based on the book.
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Şi i-am întrebat, spunând, "Ce aveţi în mână?"
18:07
And I asked them, I said,
"What's in your hand?
"What's in your hand?
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Deci, ce aveţi în mână?" zic eu, "E o minge de baschet,
18:12
So, what's in your hand?"
I said, "It's a basketball.
I said, "It's a basketball.
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iar acea minge de baschet reprezintă identitatea voastră, cine sunteţi.
18:16
And that basketball represents
your identity, who you are:
your identity, who you are:
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Sunteţi jucători NBA. Reprezintă veniturile voastre.
18:20
you're an NBA player.
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18:21
It represents your income:
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Câştigaţi mulţi bani pe urma acelei mingi mici.
18:23
you're making a lot of money
off that little ball.
off that little ball.
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Şi reprezintă influenţa voastră.
18:26
And it represents your influence.
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18:28
And even though you're only going
to be in the NBA for a few years,
to be in the NBA for a few years,
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Şi chiar dacă veţi fi în NBA doar pentru câţiva ani,
18:31
you're going to be an NBA player
for the rest of your life.
for the rest of your life.
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veţi fi un jucător NBA pentru restul vieţii voastre.
Ceea ce vă dă multă influenţă.
18:34
And that gives you enormous influence.
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Deci, ce-o să faceţi cu tot ce vi s-a dat?"
18:37
So, what are you going to do
with what you've been given?"
with what you've been given?"
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Şi bănuiesc că principalul motiv pentru care am venit astăzi aici,
18:41
And I guess that's the main reason
I came up here today,
I came up here today,
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în faţa voastră, oameni minunaţi de la TED,
18:46
to all of you very bright people at TED --
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este ca să spun, "Ce aveţi în mână?"
18:49
it is to say, "What's in your hand?"
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Ce aveţi din ce vi s-a dat?
18:53
What do you have that you've been given?
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18:57
Talent, background, education,
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Talent, condiţie, educaţie,
19:01
freedom, networks, opportunities,
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libertate, conexiuni, oportunităţi,
bunăstare, idei, creativitate.
19:05
wealth, ideas, creativity.
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19:08
What are you doing
with what you've been given?
with what you've been given?
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Ce faceţi
cu ce vi s-a dat?
19:12
That, to me, is the primary
question about life.
question about life.
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Asta, pentru mine, e întrebarea primordială despre viaţă.
19:16
That, to me, is what being
purpose-driven is all about.
purpose-driven is all about.
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Asta, pentru mine, e ce înseamnă să fi ghidat de ţel.
19:20
In the book, I talk about
how you're wired to do certain things,
how you're wired to do certain things,
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În carte vorbesc despre cum eşti construit să faci anumite lucruri, eşti format.
19:24
you're "SHAPED" with -- a little acrostic:
Spiritual gifts, Heart,
Spiritual gifts, Heart,
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Această mică răscruce are nevoie de daruri spirituale, suflet,
19:27
Ability, Personality and Experiences.
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abilităţi, personalitate şi experienţe.
Aceste lucruri te modelează.
19:30
These things shape you.
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Şi dacă vrei să ştii ce ar trebui să faci cu viaţa ta,
19:32
And if you want to know what you ought
to be doing with your life,
to be doing with your life,
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trebuie să te uiţi la forma ta. Ce sunt construit să fac?
19:35
you need to look at your shape --
"What am I wired to do?"
"What am I wired to do?"
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De ce te-ar construi Dumnezeu să faci ceva
19:38
Why would God wire you to do something
and then not have you do it?
and then not have you do it?
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ca apoi să nu te pună s-o faci?
Dacă ţi-e scris să fii antropolog, vei fi un antropolog.
19:41
If you're wired to be an anthropologist,
you'll be an anthropologist.
you'll be an anthropologist.
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Dacă ţi-e scris să fii explorator subacvatic,
19:44
If you're wired to be
an undersea explorer,
an undersea explorer,
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vei fi un explorator subacvatic.
19:46
you'll be an undersea explorer.
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Dacă ţi-e scris să faci afaceri, fă afaceri.
19:48
If you're wired to make deals,
you make deals.
you make deals.
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Dacă ţi-e scris să pictezi, pictează.
19:50
If you're wired to paint, you paint.
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Ştiai că Dumnezeu zâmbeşte când tu eşti tu?
19:53
Did you know that God smiles
when you be you?
when you be you?
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Când copiii mei erau mici --
19:57
When my little kids --
when my kids were little --
when my kids were little --
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19:59
they're all grown now, I have grandkids --
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au crescut acum, am nepoţi deja --
Obişnuiam să mă aşez pe marginea patului lor,
20:01
I used to go in and sit
on the side of their bed,
on the side of their bed,
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şi să mă uit la ei cum dorm.
20:04
and I used to watch my kids sleep.
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Şi doar priveam trupurile lor mici cum se ridicau şi coborau,
20:07
And I just watched their little bodies
rise and lower, rise and lower.
rise and lower, rise and lower.
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se ridicau şi coborau.
20:12
And I would look at them:
"This is not an accident."
"This is not an accident."
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Şi mă uitam la ei, ăsta nu e un accident.
Ridicându-se şi coborând.
20:15
Rise and lower.
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Şi mă entuziasmam doar urmărindu-i cum dorm.
20:18
And I got joy out of just
watching them sleep.
watching them sleep.
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20:24
Some people have the misguided idea
that God only gets excited
that God only gets excited
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Unii oameni au ideea greşită că Dumnezeu e bucuros doar
când faci lucruri, citez, "lucruri spirituale,"
20:27
when you're doing, quote,
"spiritual things,"
"spiritual things,"
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cum ar fi mersul la biserică sau ajutatul săracilor,
20:29
like going to church or helping the poor,
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sau, ştiţi, spovedindu-vă sau făcând ceva asemănător.
20:32
or, you know, confessing
or doing something like that.
or doing something like that.
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Esenţa e, Dumnezeu e încântat privindu-te făcând ceea ce-ţi place. De ce?
20:36
The bottom line is, God gets pleasure
watching you be you.
watching you be you.
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20:40
Why? He made you.
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El te-a făcut. Şi când faci ceea ce ţi-a fost scris să faci,
20:42
And when you do what you were made to do,
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El spune, "Bravo fiule.
20:45
he goes, "That's my boy! That's my girl!
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Bravo fetiţa mea.
Foloseşti talentul şi abilităţile ce Eu ţi le-am dat."
20:49
You're using the talent
and ability that I gave you."
and ability that I gave you."
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Deci sfatul meu pentru voi e,
20:53
So my advice to you is:
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uitaţi-vă ce aveţi în mână --
20:55
look at what's in your hand --
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identitatea voastră, influenţa voastră, veniturile voastre --
20:57
your identity, your influence,
your income --
your income --
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şi spuneţi, "Lucrurile astea nu sunt pentru mine.
21:01
and say, "It's not about me.
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Sunt pentru a face lumea un loc mai bun."
21:04
It's about making the world
a better place."
a better place."
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Vă mulţumesc.
21:08
Thank you.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rick Warren - Pastor, authorPastor Rick Warren is the author of The Purpose-Driven Life, which has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. His has become an immensely influential voice seeking to apply the values of his faith to issues such as global poverty, HIV/AIDS and injustice.
Why you should listen
Pastor Rick Warren is one of the world's most influential Christians. His Saddleback Church, founded in 1980, boasts a congregation of 22,000, and his Purpose-Driven Life is one of the best-selling books of all time. Warren's mission is to attack what he calls the five "Global Goliaths" -- spiritual emptiness, egocentric leadership, extreme poverty, pandemic disease, and illiteracy and poor education.
He teaches that doing good is the only way humans create significance in our lives. He and his wife famously became "reverse tithers," donating 90 percent of their considerable fortune to philanthropic causes. Warren is particularly passionate about fighting AIDS, and in 2006, his church hosted the second annual Global Summit on AIDS and the Church, attended by US Senator Barack Obama, among others (controversial within the evangelical movement, because Obama is pro-choice).
In recent years, Warren has become a prominent steward of social justice, speaking out on poverty relief and encouraging spiritual leaders to play a role in guiding the planet toward sustainability. (He even attended the premiere of An Inconvenient Truth, after meeting Al Gore and producer Lawrence Bender at TED2006.)
Given his global focus and considerable platform, Warren has become a sought-after advisor to world leaders, speaking at the United Nations, the World Economic Forum and the Council on Foreign Relations. His involvement in the 2008 Presidential election sparked controversy and praise from both sides; during the campaign trail, he hosted candidates John McCain and Barack Obama at Saddleback Church for a forum on moral issues. It was the first time McCain and Obama appeared together publicly as presidential candidates. When Barack Obama was later elected to office, he asked Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration.
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