ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mark Bezos - Activist, volunteer firefighter
Mark Bezos works at Robin Hood, a poverty-fighting charity in New York City, and the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company in suburban New York.

Why you should listen

Mark Bezos is the SVP, Development, Communications & Events at Robin Hood, the leading poverty-fighting charity in New York City. Bezos joined Robin Hood following the sale of his advertising agency, excited to have found a way to use his powers of persuasion for good.

Bezos is the Assistant Captain of a volunteer fire company in Westchester County, New York, where he lives with his wife and four children. He is continuously amazed and motivated by the everyday acts of heroism--big and small--that surround him.

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Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter

Марк Безос: Дарси зиндагӣ аз сӯхторхомушкуни-ихтиёрӣ

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Сӯхторхомушкуни-ихтиёрӣ Марк Безос қиссаеро дар бораи як амали қаҳрамононае, ки чӣ тавре, ки ӯ мехост нагузашт, вале дарси муҳими зиндагиро ба ӯ омухт, нақл мекунад: Барои қаҳрамон шудан лаҳзаи муносибро интизор нашав!
- Activist, volunteer firefighter
Mark Bezos works at Robin Hood, a poverty-fighting charity in New York City, and the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company in suburban New York. Full bio

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Back in New York, I am the head of development
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for a non-profit called Robin Hood.
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ташкилоти чамъиятии «Робин Гуд» мебошам.
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When I'm not fighting poverty, I'm fighting fires
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Вакте, ки ман бо камбагали мубориза намебарам, ман бо оташ
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as the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company.
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хамчун ёрдамчии капитани гурухи сухторхомушкунони-ихтиёри мубориза мебарам.
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Now in our town,
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Холо дар шахри мо
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where the volunteers supplement a highly skilled career staff,
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шахсони ихтиёри сухторхомушкунони баландихтисосро ёри медиханд,
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you have to get to the fire scene pretty early
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ва бояд ба чои сухтор харчанд тезтар омада расанд,
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to get in on any action.
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то ки дар амалиёт иштирок кунад.
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I remember my first fire.
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Ман сухтори якуми худро дар ёд дорам.
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I was the second volunteer on the scene,
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Ман дуюм шахси ихтиёри будам,
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so there was a pretty good chance I was going to get in.
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барои хамин ман барои гирифтани супориш имконияти хуб доштам.
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But still it was a real footrace against the other volunteers
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Вале дигар шахсони ихтиёри кушиш мекарданд,
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to get to the captain in charge
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ки якдигарро гузашта, тезтар
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to find out what our assignments would be.
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ба назди капитан расида аз у супориш гиранд.
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When I found the captain,
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Вакте, ки ман капитанро ёфтам,
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he was having a very engaging conversation
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Вакте, ки ман капитанро ёфтам, вай бо оромкунии
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with the homeowner,
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сохибхоназан машгул буд.
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who was surely having one of the worst days of her life.
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Ин руз аз хама рузи бадтарини у дар зиндагиаш буд.
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Here it was, the middle of the night,
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Дили шаб буд,
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she was standing outside in the pouring rain,
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вай дар берун дар таги борон,
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under an umbrella, in her pajamas, barefoot,
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таги чатр, дар пижама, пойлуч меистод,
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while her house was in flames.
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хонаи вай бо алангаи оташ печонида шуда буд.
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The other volunteer who had arrived just before me --
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Дигар шахси ихтиёри, каме пештар омада буд,
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let's call him Lex Luther --
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уро Лекс Лютор (душмани Супермэн) — ном мебарем
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(Laughter)
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(Ханда)
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got to the captain first
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ба назди капитан якум давида омад,
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and was asked to go inside
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ва ба у супориши ба хона даромадан
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and save the homeowner's dog.
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ва саги сохиби хонаро начот додан ро доданд.
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The dog! I was stunned with jealousy.
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Сагро! Ман кариб аз бахили мекафидам.
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Here was some lawyer or money manager
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Ким-кадом хукукшинос ё сардори молия
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who, for the rest of his life, gets to tell people
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як хаёт таъриф мекунад,
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that he went into a burning building
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ки вай ба иморати оташин даромада,
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to save a living creature,
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хайвонро начот дод,
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just because he beat me by five seconds.
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факат барои он,ки вай панч сония тезтар буд.
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Well, I was next.
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Баъд навбати ман буд.
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The captain waved me over.
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Капитан ба ман ишораи ба наздаш рафтанро кард.
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He said, "Bezos, I need you to go into the house.
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Вай гуфт: «Бесоз, ба ман лозим, ки ту ба иморат даромада,
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I need you to go upstairs, past the fire,
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ба боло, оташро гузашта,
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and I need you to get this woman a pair of shoes."
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барои ин зан шиппакхои уро биёри.»
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(Laughter)
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(Ханда)
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I swear.
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О Худо,
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So, not exactly what I was hoping for,
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ин тамоман на он чизе, ки ман умед доштам,
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but off I went --
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вале ана ман давида рафтам
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up the stairs, down the hall, past the 'real' firefighters,
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бо зинапоя, бо дахлез, аз назди сухторхомушкунони «хакики»-е,
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who were pretty much done putting out the fire at this point,
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ки аллакай кисми зиёди сухторро хомуш карда буданд,
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into the master bedroom to get a pair of shoes.
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ба хонаи хоби сохибхоназан, то ки шиппахои уро гирам.
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Now I know what you're thinking,
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Ман медонам, ки шумо хозир дар бораи чи фикр мекунед,
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but I'm no hero.
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вале ман кахрамон нестам.
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(Laughter)
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(Ханда)
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I carried my payload back downstairs
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Ман ба поён бори киммат фаровардам,
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where I met my nemesis
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дар пеши дар дусти зормондаамро
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and the precious dog by the front door.
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ва саги пуркимматро во хурдам.
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We took our treasures outside to the homeowner,
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Мо чизхои кимматбахои худро ба назди сохибхоназан бурдем
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where, not surprisingly,
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ва бетаачуб
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his received much more attention than did mine.
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ба вай аз ман бисёртар лутф расид.
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A few weeks later,
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Баъди якчанд хафта
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the department received a letter from the homeowner
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ба кисми сухторхомушкуни нома аз номи сохибхоназан омад. .
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thanking us for the valiant effort displayed
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Вай моро миннатдори кард барои кахрамони нишон додан
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in saving her home.
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дар начотдихии хонаи вай.
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The act of kindness she noted above all others:
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Вале кори аз хама хубро оне кард, ки ба фикри вай,
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someone had even gotten her a pair of shoes.
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ба вай шиппахои уро овард.
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(Laughter)
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(Ханда)
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In both my vocation at Robin Hood
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Дар «Робин Гуд» кор карда
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and my avocation as a volunteer firefighter,
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ва дар вакти ёри дар сухторхомушкуни
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I am witness to acts of generosity and kindness
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ман шохиди бисёр рафторхои хуб ва сипосгузор шудам,
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on a monumental scale,
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ки барои бисёр шахсон маънои калон дошт,
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but I'm also witness to acts of grace and courage
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вале боз ман изхори гамхори
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on an individual basis.
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ва часуриро мухим барои як кас дидам.
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And you know what I've learned?
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Ва медонед ман чиро омухтам?
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They all matter.
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Хамаи рафторхо мухиманд.
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So as I look around this room
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Ман ба толор нигох карда,
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at people who either have achieved,
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одамонеро мебинам,
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or are on their way to achieving,
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ки ё аллакай чизеро ба даст оварданд,
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remarkable levels of success,
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ё дар рохи ба даст омадани муваффакияти калон карор доранд.
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I would offer this reminder:
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Маслихати маро фаромуш накунед:
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don't wait.
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мунтазир нашавед!
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Don't wait until you make your first million
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Мунтазир нашавед, ки кай шумо якум миллиони худро кор мекунед
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to make a difference in somebody's life.
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то ки хаёти касеро тагйир дихед.
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If you have something to give,
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Агар шумо чизи додан дошта бошед,
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give it now.
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пас онро холо дихед.
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Serve food at a soup kitchen. Clean up a neighborhood park.
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Шурборо дар ошхона барои одамони бехона резед, богро аз ахлот тоза кунед,
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Be a mentor.
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рохнамо бошед.
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Not every day is going to offer us a chance
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На хар руз ба мо имконияти
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to save somebody's life,
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хаёти касеро начот додан дода мешавад,
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but every day offers us an opportunity to affect one.
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вале хар руз ба мо имконияти ба он нишон додан дода мешавад.
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So get in the game. Save the shoes.
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Дар бози дохил шавед: шиппахоро начот дихед.
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Thank you.
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Рахмат.
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(Applause)
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(Карсак)
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Bruno Giussani: Mark, Mark, come back.
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Бруно Чуссани: Марк, Марк, бар гард!
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(Applause)
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(Карсак)
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Mark Bezos: Thank you.
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Марк Безос: Ташаккур.
Translated by Nekruz Ismoilov
Reviewed by Sheroz Ismoilov

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mark Bezos - Activist, volunteer firefighter
Mark Bezos works at Robin Hood, a poverty-fighting charity in New York City, and the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company in suburban New York.

Why you should listen

Mark Bezos is the SVP, Development, Communications & Events at Robin Hood, the leading poverty-fighting charity in New York City. Bezos joined Robin Hood following the sale of his advertising agency, excited to have found a way to use his powers of persuasion for good.

Bezos is the Assistant Captain of a volunteer fire company in Westchester County, New York, where he lives with his wife and four children. He is continuously amazed and motivated by the everyday acts of heroism--big and small--that surround him.

More profile about the speaker
Mark Bezos | Speaker | TED.com