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Boyd Varty: What I learned from Nelson Mandela
Bojd Varti (Boyd Varty): Šta sam naučio od Nelsona Mandele
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„Na svetom prostoru divljine imamo mogućnost da vidimo najlepše delove sebe koji se odražavaju na nas.“ Bojd Varti, aktivista koji se bavi divljim životinjama, deli priče o životinjama, ljudima i njihovoj međusobnoj povezanosti ili „ubuntuu“, koji se definiše kao „postojim zbog tebe“. Posvećuje svoj govor južnoafričkom vođi Nelsonu Mandeli, ljudskom otelotvorenju tog plemenitog duha otvorenog srca.
Boyd Varty - Environmental and literacy activist
In his native South Africa, Boyd Varty builds wildlife corridors to restore the environment and literacy centers to restore the human spirit. Full bio
In his native South Africa, Boyd Varty builds wildlife corridors to restore the environment and literacy centers to restore the human spirit. Full bio
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00:12
I'm a man who's trying to live from his heart,
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Ja sam čovek koji pokušava
da živi vođen srcem,
da živi vođen srcem,
00:16
and so just before I get going,
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a pre nego što krenem,
00:19
I wanted to tell you as a South African
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hteo bih da vam kažem, kao Južnoafrikanac,
00:21
that one of the men who has inspired me most
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da je jedan od ljudi
koji su me najviše inspirisali
koji su me najviše inspirisali
00:24
passed away a few hours ago.
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preminuo pre nekoliko sati.
00:27
Nelson Mandela has come to the end
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Nelson Mandela je priveo kraju
00:30
of his long walk to freedom.
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svoj dug put ka slobodi.
00:33
And so this talk is going to be for him.
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Ovaj govor biće posvećen njemu.
00:40
I grew up in wonder.
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Odrastao sam u čudu.
00:43
I grew up amongst those animals.
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Odrastao sam među životinjama,
00:47
I grew up in the wild eastern part of South Africa
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u divljem istočnom delu Južne Afrike
00:51
at a place called Londolozi Game Reserve.
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u mestu zvanom rezervat Londolozi Gejm.
00:54
It's a place where my family has been
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To je mesto gde je moja porodica
bila angažovana u poslu sa safarijem
bila angažovana u poslu sa safarijem
00:57
in the safari business for four generations.
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tokom četiri generacije.
01:01
Now for as long as I can remember,
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Otkad znam za sebe,
01:03
my job has been to take people out into nature,
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moj posao je bio
da odvodim ljude u prirodu,
da odvodim ljude u prirodu,
01:08
and so I think it's a lovely twist of fate today
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tako da smatram da je divan preokret
01:11
to have the opportunity
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to što danas imam priliku
01:13
to bring some of my experiences out in nature
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da iznesem neka svoja iskustva iz prirode
01:16
in to this gathering.
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na ovom okupljanju.
01:18
Africa is a place
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Afrika je mesto
01:20
where people still sit under starlit skies
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gde ljudi još sede pod zvezdanim nebom
01:23
and around campfires and tell stories,
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oko logorske vatre i pričaju priče,
01:27
and so what I have to share with you today
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tako da je ono što želim
da danas podelim sa vama
da danas podelim sa vama
01:29
is the simple medicine of a few campfire stories,
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jednostavno lečenje
pomoću nekoliko priča uz logorsku vatru,
pomoću nekoliko priča uz logorsku vatru,
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stories about heroes of heart.
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priča o herojima srca.
01:37
Now my stories are not the stories
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Moje priče nisu priče
01:39
that you'll hear on the news,
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koje ćete čuti na vestima
01:41
and while it's true that Africa is a harsh place,
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i mada je istina
da je Afrika surovo mesto,
da je Afrika surovo mesto,
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I also know it to be a place
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takođe znam da je to mesto
01:46
where people, animals and ecosystems
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na kome nas ljudi, životinje i ekosistemi
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teach us about a more interconnected world.
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uče o svetu koji je bolje povezan.
01:54
When I was nine years old,
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Kada sam imao devet godina,
01:56
President Mandela came to stay with my family.
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predsednik Mandela
je odseo u mojoj porodici.
je odseo u mojoj porodici.
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He had just been released from
his 27 years of incarceration,
his 27 years of incarceration,
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Upravo su ga bili pustili
nakon 27 godina u zatvoru
nakon 27 godina u zatvoru
02:03
and was in a period of readjustment
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i bio je u periodu prilagođavanja
02:06
to his sudden global icon status.
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na svoj iznenadni status svetske ikone.
02:08
Members of the African National Congress
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Članovi afričkog nacionalnog kongresa
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thought that in the bush
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mislili su da će na selu
02:13
he would have time to rest and recuperate
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imati vremena da se odmori i oporavi
02:15
away from the public eye,
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daleko od očiju javnosti,
02:17
and it's true that lions tend to be
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a tačno je da lavovi umeju da posluže
02:20
a very good deterrent to press and paparazzi.
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da vrlo lepo obeshrabre
novinare i paparacije.
novinare i paparacije.
02:24
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
02:26
But it was a defining time for me as a young boy.
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To je bilo vreme koje je mene,
kao dečaka, definisalo.
kao dečaka, definisalo.
02:29
I would take him breakfast in bed,
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Odneo bih mu doručak u krevet,
02:31
and then, in an old track suit and slippers,
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a zatim bi on,
u staroj trenerci i papučama,
u staroj trenerci i papučama,
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he would go for a walk around the garden.
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krenuo u šetnju po bašti.
02:36
At night, I would sit with my family
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Noću bih sedeo sa svojom porodicom
02:38
around the snowy, bunny-eared TV,
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okupljenom oko televizora
sa snegom i zečjim ušima
sa snegom i zečjim ušima
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and watch images of that same
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i gledao bih prizore
tog istog tihog čoveka iz bašte
02:43
quiet man from the garden
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surrounded by hundreds and thousands of people
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okruženog stotinama i hiljadama ljudi,
02:48
as scenes from his release were broadcast nightly.
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jer su scene njegovog puštanja na slobodu
emitovane svake noći.
emitovane svake noći.
02:51
He was bringing peace
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Donosio je mir
podeljenoj i nasilnoj Južnoj Africi;
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to a divided and violent South Africa,
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02:56
one man with an unbelievable sense of his humanity.
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jedan čovek sa neverovatnim smislom
za čovečnost.
za čovečnost.
03:01
Mandela said often that the gift of prison
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Mandela je često govorio da je dar zatvora
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was the ability to go within and to think,
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bila sposobnost da uđe u sebe
i da razmišlja,
i da razmišlja,
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to create in himself
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da stvori u sebi
03:08
the things he most wanted for South Africa:
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stvari koje je najviše želeo
za Južnu Afriku:
za Južnu Afriku:
03:11
peace, reconciliation, harmony.
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mir, pomirenje, harmoniju.
03:15
Through this act of immense open-heartedness,
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Kroz ovaj čin neizmernog pokazivanja
otvorenog srca,
otvorenog srca,
03:17
he was to become the embodiment
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postaće otelotvorenje
03:20
of what in South Africa we call "ubuntu."
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onoga što u Južnoj Africi
nazivamo „ubuntu“.
nazivamo „ubuntu“.
03:23
Ubuntu: I am because of you.
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„Ubuntu„ - „ja postojim zbog tebe“,
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Or, people are not people
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ili „ljudi nisu ljudi bez drugih ljudi“.
03:29
without other people.
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03:31
It's not a new idea or value
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To nije nova ideja ili vrednost,
ali svakako jeste nešto
što smatram da u ovim vremenima
što smatram da u ovim vremenima
03:33
but it's one that I certainly think at these times
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is worth building on.
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vredi graditi.
03:37
In fact, it is said that in the
collective consciousness of Africa,
collective consciousness of Africa,
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Zapravo, govori se
da u kolektivnoj svesti Afrike,
da u kolektivnoj svesti Afrike,
03:40
we get to experience the deepest parts
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imamo mogućnost da iskusimo
najdublje delove sopstvene ljudskosti
najdublje delove sopstvene ljudskosti
03:42
of our own humanity
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03:43
through our interactions with others.
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kroz interakciju sa drugima.
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Ubuntu is at play right now.
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Ubuntu se dešava upravo sada.
03:48
You are holding a space for me
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Vi mi dajete prostora
03:50
to express the deepest truth of who I am.
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da izrazim najdublju istinu
onoga što jesam.
onoga što jesam.
Bez vas sam samo tip
koji priča pred praznom prostorijom,
koji priča pred praznom prostorijom,
03:54
Without you, I'm just a guy talking to an empty room,
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03:56
and I spent a lot of time last week doing that,
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a proveo sam dosta vremena
prošle nedelje radeći to
prošle nedelje radeći to
03:59
and it's not the same as this.
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i nije isto kao ovo.
04:02
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
04:05
If Mandela was the national
and international embodiment,
and international embodiment,
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Ako je Mandela bio nacionalno
i internacionalno otelotvorenje,
i internacionalno otelotvorenje,
04:08
then the man who taught me the most
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onda je čovek koji me je najviše naučio
lično o ovoj vrednosti bio ovaj čovek,
lično o ovoj vrednosti bio ovaj čovek,
04:10
about this value personally was this man,
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04:12
Solly Mhlongo.
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Soli Mhlongo.
04:14
Solly was born under a tree
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Soli je rođen pod drvetom
04:16
60 kilometers from where I grew up in Mozambique.
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60 kilometra od mesta
na kome sam ja odrastao u Mozambiku.
na kome sam ja odrastao u Mozambiku.
04:18
He would never have a lot of money,
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On nikada neće imati mnogo novca,
04:20
but he was to be
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ali je jedan od najbogatijih ljudi
koje ću ikada sresti.
koje ću ikada sresti.
04:21
one of the richest men I would ever meet.
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04:24
Solly grew up tending to his father's cattle.
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Soli je odrastao starajući se
o stoci svog oca.
o stoci svog oca.
04:27
Now, I can tell you, I don't know what it is
about people who grow up looking after cattle,
about people who grow up looking after cattle,
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Mogu vam reći, ne znam šta je to
kod ljudi koji su odrasli
brinući se o stoci,
brinući se o stoci,
ali daje im nadljudsku snalažljivost.
04:31
but it makes for über-resourcefulness.
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04:34
The first job that he ever got in the safari business
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Prvi posao koji je dobio
u poslu sa safarijem
u poslu sa safarijem
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was fixing the safari trucks.
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bio je popravljanje safari kamiona.
04:39
Where he had learned to do that out in the bush
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Gde je to naučio da radi u šumi,
04:41
I have no idea, but he could do it.
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nemam pojma, ali umeo je to da radi.
04:43
He then moved across into what we called
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Zatim je prešao u ono što nazivamo
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the habitat team.
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tim za staništa.
04:47
These were the people on the reserve
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Tu su bili ljudi iz rezervata
koji su bili odgovorni
za to da on bude u dobrom stanju.
za to da on bude u dobrom stanju.
04:49
who were responsible for its well-being.
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04:51
He fixed roads, he mended wetlands,
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Popravljao je puteve, sređivao močvare,
04:53
he did some anti-poaching.
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borio se protiv krivolova.
04:55
And then one day we were out together,
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Zatim je, jednog dana
kada smo izašli zajedno,
kada smo izašli zajedno,
04:57
and he came across the tracks of where
a female leopard had walked.
a female leopard had walked.
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naišao na tragove
kuda je hodala ženka leoparda.
kuda je hodala ženka leoparda.
05:01
And it was an old track,
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Bili su to stari tragovi,
05:02
but for fun he turned and he began to follow it,
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ali je razonode radi počeo da ih prati,
i mogu vam reći,
05:05
and I tell you, I could tell by the speed
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mogao sam da primetim po brzini
kojom se kretao po tim otiscima,
kojom se kretao po tim otiscima,
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at which he moved on those pad marks
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05:08
that this man was a Ph.D.-level tracker.
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da ovaj čovek može
da doktorira na traganju.
da doktorira na traganju.
05:12
If you drove past Solly
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Ako biste prošli kolima pored Solija
05:14
somewhere out on the reserve,
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negde u okviru rezervata
05:16
you look up in your rearview mirror,
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i pogledali u retrovizor,
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you'd see he'd stopped the car
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videli biste da je zaustavio auto
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20, 50 meters down the road
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20, 50 metara niz put
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just in case you need help with something.
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za slučaj da vam treba neka pomoć.
Jedina pritužba koju sam ikada čuo
da mu je neko uputio
da mu je neko uputio
05:24
The only accusation I ever heard leveled at him
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je kada je jedan od naših klijenata rekao:
05:27
was when one of our clients said,
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05:28
"Solly, you are pathologically helpful."
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„Soli, ti si patološki uslužan.“
05:31
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
05:34
When I started professionally guiding people
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Kada sam počeo
da profesionalno vodim ljude
da profesionalno vodim ljude
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out into this environment,
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kroz ovu sredinu,
05:38
Solly was my tracker.
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Soli je bio moj tragač.
05:40
We worked together as a team.
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Radili smo zajedno kao tim.
05:42
And the first guests we ever got
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Prvi gosti koje smo imali
05:44
were a philanthropy group from your East Coast,
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bila je grupa filantropa
sa vaše istočne obale,
sa vaše istočne obale,
05:47
and they said to Solly, on the side, they said,
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a oni su rekli Soliju, nezvanično:
05:49
"Before we even go out to see lions and leopards,
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„Pre nego što krenemo
da vidimo lavove i leoparde,
da vidimo lavove i leoparde,
05:52
we want to see where you live."
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hoćemo da vidimo gde živiš.“
Stoga smo ih odveli u njegovu kuću,
05:54
So we took them up to his house,
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05:55
and this visit of the philanthropist to his house
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a ta poseta filantropa njegovoj kući
05:58
coincided with a time when Solly's wife,
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podudarila se sa periodom
kada je Solijeva žena,
kada je Solijeva žena,
06:01
who was learning English,
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koja je učila engleski,
06:02
was going through a phase
where she would open the door
where she would open the door
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prolazila kroz fazu
gde bi otvorila vrata rečima:
gde bi otvorila vrata rečima:
06:05
by saying, "Hello, I love you.
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„Zdravo, volim te.
06:07
Welcome, I love you." (Laughter)
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Dobrodošao, volim te.“ (Smeh)
06:09
And there was something so beautifully African
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Za mene je u vezi sa tim
postojalo nešto tako prelepo afrički,
postojalo nešto tako prelepo afrički,
06:12
about it to me, this small house
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ta mala kuća sa velikim srcem u sebi.
06:14
with a huge heart in it.
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06:16
Now on the day that Solly saved my life,
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Na dan kada mi je Soli spasio šivot,
06:23
he was already my hero.
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već je bio moj heroj.
06:25
It was a hot day,
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Bio je vreo dan
06:27
and we found ourselves down by the river.
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i našli smo se pokraj reke.
06:29
Because of the heat, I took my shoes off,
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Zbog vrućine sam skinuo cipele,
06:31
and I rolled up my pants,
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zavrnuo pantalone
06:33
and I walked into the water.
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i zakoračio u vodu.
06:35
Solly remained on the bank.
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Soli je ostao na obali.
06:37
The water was clear running over sand,
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Voda je bila bistra
dok je oticala preko peska.
dok je oticala preko peska.
06:40
and we turned and we began
to make our way upstream.
to make our way upstream.
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Okrenuli smo se
i počeli da se krećemo uzvodno.
i počeli da se krećemo uzvodno.
06:43
And a few meters ahead of us,
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Nekoliko metara ispred nas
06:45
there was a place where a tree
had fallen out of the bank,
had fallen out of the bank,
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nalazilo se mesto
gde je drvo palo sa obale,
gde je drvo palo sa obale,
06:48
and its branches were touching the water,
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grane su mu dodirivale vodu
06:51
and it was shadowy.
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i bilo je senovito.
06:52
And if had been a horror movie,
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Da je to bio horor film,
06:55
people in the audience would have started saying,
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ljudi iz publike bi počeli da govore:
06:57
"Don't go in there. Don't go in there." (Laughter)
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„Ne idi tamo. Ne idi tamo.“ (Smeh)
07:01
And of course, the crocodile was in the shadows.
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Naravno, krokodil je bio u senci.
Prva stvar koju primetite
kada vas krokodil dohvati
kada vas krokodil dohvati
07:04
Now the first thing that you notice
when a crocodile hits you
when a crocodile hits you
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is the ferocity of the bite.
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je silina ujeda.
07:08
Wham! It hits me by my right leg.
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Dohvatio mi je desnu nogu.
07:10
It pulls me. It turns. I throw my hand up.
I'm able to grab a branch.
I'm able to grab a branch.
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Vuče me. Okreće se. Dižem ruku gore.
Uspevam da uhvatim granu.
Uspevam da uhvatim granu.
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It's shaking me violently.
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Trese me žestoko.
07:16
It's a very strange sensation
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Vrlo je čudan osećaj
07:17
having another creature try and eat you,
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kada drugo stvorenje
pokušava da vas pojede,
pokušava da vas pojede,
07:19
and there are few things that
promote vegetarianism like that.
promote vegetarianism like that.
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a retko šta može toliko
da podstakne vegetarijanstvo.
da podstakne vegetarijanstvo.
07:23
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
07:24
Solly on the bank sees that I'm in trouble.
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Soli na obali vidi da sam u nevolji.
07:27
He turns. He begins to make his way to me.
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Okreće se. Uspeva da dopre do mene.
07:29
The croc again continues to shake me.
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Krokodil nastavlja da me trese.
07:31
It goes to bite me a second time.
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Ujeda me po drugi put.
07:33
I notice a slick of blood in the water around me
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Primećujem mrlju od krvi u vodi oko sebe
07:35
that gets washed downstream.
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kako se ispira niz vodu.
07:36
As it bites the second time, I kick.
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Pri drugom ujedu, šutiram.
07:39
My foot goes down its throat. It spits me out.
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Stopalo mi kreće
ka njegovom vratu. Ispljune me.
ka njegovom vratu. Ispljune me.
07:41
I pull myself up into the branches,
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Povučem se u granje,
07:43
and as I come out of the water,
I look over my shoulder.
I look over my shoulder.
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a dok izlazim iz vode,
gledam preko svog ramena.
gledam preko svog ramena.
07:47
My leg from the knee down
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Noga mi je od kolena naniže
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is mangled beyond description.
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neopisivo unakažena.
07:51
The bone is cracked.
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Kost je slomljena.
07:52
The meat is torn up.
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Meso je pokidano.
07:54
I make an instant decision that
I'll never look at that again.
I'll never look at that again.
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U momentu donosim odluku
da to neću ponovo da pogledam.
da to neću ponovo da pogledam.
07:59
As I come out of the water,
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Dok izlazim iz vode,
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Solly arrives at a deep section,
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Soli stiže u dublji deo,
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a channel between us.
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prolaz između nas.
08:05
He knows, he sees the state of my leg,
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Vidi u kakvom je stanju moja noga,
08:07
he knows that between him and I
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zna da se između njega i mene
08:09
there is a crocodile,
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nalazi krokodil
08:10
and I can tell you this man doesn't
slow down for one second.
slow down for one second.
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i mogu vam reći
da nije usporio ni sekundu.
da nije usporio ni sekundu.
08:13
He comes straight into the channel.
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Ulazi pravo u prolaz.
08:15
He wades in to above his waist.
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Zagazio je preko pojasa.
08:17
He gets to me. He grabs me.
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Stiže do mene. Uzima me.
08:18
I'm still in a vulnerable position.
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Još sam u ranjivom položaju.
08:20
He picks me and puts me on his shoulder.
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Podiže me i stavlja na svoje rame.
08:21
This is the other thing about Solly,
he's freakishly strong.
he's freakishly strong.
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To je druga stvar vezana za Solija,
nenormalno je jak.
nenormalno je jak.
08:24
He turns. He walks me up the bank.
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Okreće se. Donosi me na obalu.
08:26
He lays me down. He pulls his shirt off.
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Polaže me da legem. Skida svoju košulju.
08:28
He wraps it around my leg,
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Obavija mi je oko noge,
08:30
picks me up a second time,
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podiže me po drugi put,
08:31
walks me to a vehicle,
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nosi me u vozilo,
08:33
and he's able to get me to medical attention.
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uspeva da me odvede
da dobijem medicinsku pomoć
da dobijem medicinsku pomoć
08:37
And I survive.
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i ja preživim.
08:40
Now — (Applause)
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(Aplauz)
08:44
Now I don't know how many people you know
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Ne znam koliko ljudi znate
08:47
that go into a deep channel of water
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koji ulaze u duboko vodeno korito
08:49
that they know has a crocodile in it
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u kome znaju da je krokodil
08:51
to come and help you,
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da bi došli da vam pomognu,
08:53
but for Solly, it was as natural as breathing.
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ali za Solija je to bilo prirodno
koliko i disanje.
koliko i disanje.
08:56
And he is one amazing example
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On je jedan od sjajnih primera
08:59
of what I have experienced all over Africa.
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onoga što sam doživeo kroz celu Afriku.
09:02
In a more collective society,
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U društvu koje je više kolektivno,
09:04
we realize from the inside
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shvatamo iznutra
09:07
that our own well-being is deeply tied
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da je naša dobrobit duboko vezana
09:10
to the well-being of others.
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za dobrobit drugih.
09:13
Danger is shared. Pain is shared.
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Delimo opasnost. Delimo bol.
09:17
Joy is shared. Achievement is shared.
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Delimo radost. Delimo uspeh.
09:20
Houses are shared. Food is shared.
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Delimo kuće. Delimo hranu.
09:24
Ubuntu asks us to open our hearts
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Ubuntu traži od nas da otvorimo srce
09:27
and to share,
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i da delimo,
09:29
and what Solly taught me that day
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a ono čemu me je Soli naučio tog dana
09:31
is the essence of this value,
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je suština te vrednosti,
09:33
his animated, empathetic action
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njegovi životni, empatijski postupci
09:36
in every moment.
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u svakom trenutku.
09:38
Now although the root word is about people,
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Mada se koren reči odnosi na ljude,
09:41
I thought that maybe ubuntu was only about people.
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mislio sam da je ubuntu
vezan samo za ljude.
vezan samo za ljude.
09:44
And then I met this young lady.
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Onda sam upoznao ovu mladu damu.
09:48
Her name was Elvis.
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Zove se Elvis.
09:49
In fact, Solly gave her the name Elvis
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Zapravo, Soli joj je dao ime Elvis
09:51
because he said she walked like she was doing
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zato što je govorio da hoda kao da izvodi
09:54
the Elvis the pelvis dance.
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Elvisov karlični ples.
09:57
She was born with very badly
deformed back legs and pelvis.
deformed back legs and pelvis.
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Rođena je sa vrlo deformisanim
zadnjim nogama i karlicom.
zadnjim nogama i karlicom.
10:01
She arrived at our reserve from a reserve
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Stigla je u naš rezervat iz rezervata
10:03
east of us on her migratory route.
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istočno od nas, na svom migracionom putu.
10:05
When I first saw her,
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Kada sam je prvi put video,
10:07
I thought she would be dead in a matter of days.
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mislio sam da je pitanje dana
kada će umreti.
kada će umreti.
10:10
And yet, for the next five years
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Ipak, narednih pet godina
10:13
she returned in the winter months.
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vraćala se u zimskim mesecima.
10:15
And we would be so excited to be out in the bush
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Bili smo tako uzbuđeni kada smo u šumi
10:17
and to come across this unusual track.
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i kada naiđemo na taj neobičan trag.
10:20
It looked like an inverted bracket,
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Izgledao je kao obrnuta zagrada.
10:21
and we would drop whatever
we were doing and we would follow,
we were doing and we would follow,
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Ostavili bismo šta god da smo radili
i pratili bismo ga,
i pratili bismo ga,
10:24
and then we would come around the corner,
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a onda bismo došli iza ćoška,
10:26
and there she would be with her herd.
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gde je ona bila sa krdom.
10:28
And that outpouring of emotion
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Taj izliv emocija
10:30
from people on our safari trucks
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ljudi u safari vozilima
10:32
as they saw her, it was this sense of kinship.
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kada bi je videli,
to je bio taj osećaj bliskosti.
to je bio taj osećaj bliskosti.
10:35
And it reminded me
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To me je podsetilo
10:37
that even people who grow up in cities
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da čak i ljudi koji odrastu u gradovima
10:39
feel a natural connection
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osećaju prirodnu povezanost
10:42
with the natural world and with animals.
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sa svetom prirode i životinjama.
10:45
And yet still I remained amazed
that she was surviving.
that she was surviving.
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Međutim, i dalje sam bio zapanjen
time što je preživela.
time što je preživela.
Zatim smo jednog dana naišli na njih
pokraj male rupe sa vodom.
pokraj male rupe sa vodom.
10:48
And then one day we came across
them at this small water hole.
them at this small water hole.
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10:51
It was sort of a hollow in the ground.
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To je bilo nekakvo udubljenje u zemlji.
10:53
And I watched as the matriarch drank,
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Posmatrao sam kako matrijarh pije,
10:56
and then she turned in that
beautiful slow motion of elephants,
beautiful slow motion of elephants,
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a tada se okrenula onim prelepim
usporenim pokretom slonova,
usporenim pokretom slonova,
10:59
looks like the arm in motion,
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izgleda kao da se ruka kreće,
11:01
and she began to make her way up the steep bank.
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i počela da se uspinje uz strmu obalu.
11:04
The rest of the herd turned and began to follow.
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Ostatak krda se okrenuo
i počeo da je sledi.
i počeo da je sledi.
11:08
And I watched young Elvis
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Gledao sam kako mlada Elvis
11:10
begin to psych herself up for the hill.
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počinje da se priprema za penjanje.
11:13
She got visibly -- ears came forward,
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Videlo se na njoj -
uši su postale isturene napred,
uši su postale isturene napred,
11:17
she had a full go of it and halfway up,
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krenula je svom snagom do pola puta,
11:19
her legs gave way, and she fell backwards.
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kada su je noge izdale i pala je pozadi.
11:21
She attempted it a second time,
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Pokušala je drugi put
11:23
and again, halfway up, she fell backwards.
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i opet je pala unazad na pola puta.
11:26
And on the third attempt,
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Pri trećem pokušaju,
11:28
an amazing thing happened.
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nešto neverovatno se dogodilo.
11:30
Halfway up the bank,
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Na pola puta uz obalu,
11:32
a young teenage elephant came in behind her,
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mladi slon tinejdžer je prišao iza nje,
11:35
and he propped his trunk underneath her,
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podupreo surlu ispod nje
11:38
and he began to shovel her up the bank.
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i krenuo da je nosi uz obalu.
11:41
And it occurred to me
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Sinulo mi je
11:42
that the rest of the herd
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da je ostatak krda
zapravo brinuo o toj mladoj slonici.
11:44
was in fact looking after this young elephant.
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11:46
The next day I watched again
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Sledećeg dana sam ponovo posmatrao
11:49
as the matriarch broke a branch
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kako matrijarh lomi granu
11:51
and she would put it in her mouth,
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i stavlja je u usta,
11:53
and then she would break a second one
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a zatim lomi drugu
11:55
and drop it on the ground.
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i baca je na zemlju.
11:58
And a consensus developed between all of us
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Svi mi koji smo vodili ljude
u toj oblasti bili smo saglasni
u toj oblasti bili smo saglasni
12:00
who were guiding people in that area
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12:02
that that herd was in fact moving slower
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da se to krdo zapravo sporije kreće
12:05
to accommodate that elephant.
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da bi se prilagodili toj slonici.
12:09
What Elvis and the herd taught me
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Ono što sam naučio od Elvis i krda
12:11
caused me to expand my definition of ubuntu,
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dovelo je do toga da proširim
svoju definiciju ubuntua,
svoju definiciju ubuntua,
12:14
and I believe that in the cathedral of the wild,
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a verujem da na svetom prostoru divljine
12:17
we get to see the most beautiful parts of ourselves
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imamo mogućnost
da vidimo najlepše delove sebe
da vidimo najlepše delove sebe
12:19
reflected back at us.
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kako se odbijaju ka nama.
12:21
And it is not only through other people
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Ne doživljavamo našu čovečnost
samo kroz druge ljude,
samo kroz druge ljude,
12:25
that we get to experience our humanity
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12:28
but through all the creatures that live on this planet.
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već kroz sva stvorenja
koja žive na ovoj planeti.
koja žive na ovoj planeti.
12:32
If Africa has a gift to share,
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Ako Afrika ima dar koji može da podeli,
12:34
it's a gift of a more collective society.
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to je dar kolektivnijeg društva.
12:38
And while it's true that ubuntu is an African idea,
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Iako je tačno da je ubuntu afrička ideja,
12:42
what I see is the essence of that value
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ja smatram da je suština te vrednosti
12:47
being invented here.
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osmišljena ovde.
12:49
Thank you.
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Hvala.
(Aplauz)
12:51
(Applause)
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13:16
Pat Mitchell: So Boyd,
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Pet Mičel: Dakle, Bojd,
13:17
we know that you knew President Mandela
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znamo da si poznavao predsednika Mandelu
13:22
from early childhood
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od ranog detinjstva
13:24
and that you heard the news as we all did today,
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i da si čuo vesti, kao i svi mi danas,
13:27
and deeply distraught
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da si duboko uzrujan
13:30
and know the tragic loss that it is to the world.
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i da znaš kakav to tragični gubitak
predstavlja za svet.
predstavlja za svet.
13:34
But I just wondered if you wanted
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Samo sam se pitala da li želiš
13:36
to share any additional thoughts,
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da dodatno podeliš neke misli,
13:38
because we know that you heard that news
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jer svi znamo da si čuo te vesti
13:40
just before coming in to do this session.
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par trenutaka pre dolaska na ovu sesiju.
13:44
Boyd Varty: Well thanks, Pat.
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Bojd Varti: Pa, hvala, Pet.
13:45
I'm so happy because it was time for him to pass on.
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Srećan sam jer je bilo vreme
da on nastavi dalje.
da on nastavi dalje.
13:48
He was suffering.
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Patio je.
13:50
And so of course there's the mixed emotions.
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Naravno, tu su pomešana osećanja.
13:53
But I just think of so many occurrences
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Mislim na toliko mnogo situacija,
13:55
like the time he went on the Oprah show
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kao onda kada je gostovao
u Oprinoj emisiji
u Oprinoj emisiji
13:57
and asked her what the show would be about.
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i pitao je o čemu će emisija biti.
14:00
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
14:01
And she was like, "Well, it'll be about you."
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A ona je rekla: „Pa, biće o tebi.“
14:05
I mean, that's just incredible humility.
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Mislim, to je zaista neverovatno skromno.
14:07
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
14:11
He was the father of our nation
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Bio je otac naše nacije
14:14
and we've got a road to walk in South Africa.
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i pred nama u Južnoj Africi je put.
14:21
And everything, they used to call it Madiba magic.
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Sve to, nekada su to nazivali
„Madibina magija“.
„Madibina magija“.
14:24
You know, he used to go to
a rugby match and we would win.
a rugby match and we would win.
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Znate, on bi otišao na ragbi meč
i mi bismo pobedili.
i mi bismo pobedili.
14:27
Anywhere he went, things went well.
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Gde god bi otišao, sve bi išlo dobro.
14:30
But I think that magic will be with us,
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Ipak, mislim da će ta magija biti sa nama
14:33
and the important thing is that we carry
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i da je važno da nosimo u sebi
14:36
what he stood for.
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ono za šta se on zalagao.
14:38
And so that's what I'm going to try and do,
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To je ono što ću pokušati da uradim,
i to je ono što ljudi širom Južne Afrike
pokušavaju da urade.
pokušavaju da urade.
14:41
and that's what people all over
South Africa are trying to do.
South Africa are trying to do.
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PM: I to je ono što si uradio danas.
BV: O, hvala.
BV: O, hvala.
14:44
PM: And that's what you've done today.
BV: Oh, thank you.
BV: Oh, thank you.
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14:46
PM: Thank you.
BV: Thank you. Thanks very much.
BV: Thank you. Thanks very much.
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PM: Hvala.
BV: Hvala. Hvala vam puno.
BV: Hvala. Hvala vam puno.
14:50
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Boyd Varty - Environmental and literacy activistIn his native South Africa, Boyd Varty builds wildlife corridors to restore the environment and literacy centers to restore the human spirit.
Why you should listen
Everyone has felt that connection with nature. Through the Good Work Foundation, Boyd Varty is building a movement around it. The fourth-generation custodian of the Londolozi Game Reserve in South Africa calls it a psychology of restoration. “We would like to be pioneers of the age of restoration,” says Varty. “Restoration of land, people and the human spirit."
By providing environmental, English and computer education to the people who live and work in Londolozi, he’s also creating an economically and socially sustainable model for conservation.
Boyd Varty | Speaker | TED.com