Do You Love Someone? ...... Da li volite nekoga?
.........For Bob....with...my....love..............Bobu....s...mojom.....ljubavlju.......
The universe is wide and wonderful.......Svemir je prostran i divan
and filled with many stars....................... i ispunjen s mnogo zvijezda.
The world is rich and varied...................Svijet je bogat i raznolik
and filled with many people.....................i ispunjen s mnogo ljudi.
And among its..........................................I među njegovim
hundreds of towns,..................................stotinama gradova
and thousands of homes,.........................i tisućama domova
and millions of people,..............................i milionima ljudi
each of us is only "one" . . ......................svatko od nas je samo "jedan". . .
one small person......................................jedna mala osoba
in a world..................................................u svijetu
of millions of other people,........................miliona drugih ljudi,
in a universe.............................................u svemiru
of billions of other worlds..........................biliona drugih svijetova.
Knowing this,............................................Znajući to,
sometimes we each feel very small..........katkada se svatko od nas osjeća jako malen.
Sometimes we feel lonely and lost,............Ponekad se osjećamo usamljeni i izgubljeni,
as though nothing we do..........................kao da ništa ne možemo napraviti
can ever truly matter.................................što bi ikada zaista bilo važno.
Each of us.................................................Svatko od nas
wants to be needed...................................želi biti potreban.
Each of us.................................................Svatko od nas
wants to be remembered...........................želi biti pamćen.
Each of us.................................................Svatko od nas
wants to be important................................želi biti važan
in his own special way...............................na svoj poseban način.
There are many different ways..................Ima mnogo različitih načina
to be important in this world.......................da se postane značajan u ovome svijetu.
Some people become doctors...................Neki ljudi postaju doktori
and heal the sick........................................i liječe bolesne.
Some become farmers...............................Neki postaju zemljoradnici
and feed the hungry...................................i hrane gladne.
And some become teachers.......................A neki postaju učitelji
and share wisdom and knowledge.............i dijele mudrost i znanje. (Vitae)
But you can be a shepherd,.......................Ali ti možeš biti pastir,
or a shoemaker,.........................................ili postolar,
or a baker,..................................................ili pekar,
or a barber,.................................................ili brijač,
or a captain,................................................ili kapetan,
or a carpenter,.............................................ili stolar,
or a king!......................................................ili kralj!
And whatever you are,.................................I što god da jesi,
there is still one thing...................................još uvijek ima jedna stvar
that matters most.........................................koje je najvažnija.
Do you love someone . . . ...........................Da li voliš nekoga . . .
and does someone love you?......................i da li netko voli tebe?
For the heart................................................Jer srce
is its own world,............................................je svoj vlastiti svijet,
and in that world...........................................i u tom svijetu
you are important!.........................................ti si važan!
And that*s what really matters,.....................A to je ono najvažnije,
isn*t it?..........................................................nije li?
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First published in Great Britain 1972 - autor: Joan Walsh Anglund
prevela: 1977 - R.P.- Hrvatska
Svima s imenom Valentin, Valentina, Zdravko i Zdravka želim sretan imendan!
Svima Sretno Valentinovo!
Joan Walsh Aunglund
