My name is Sanja, the Geologist of the Soul. I look at the different layers of my life. For many years, I stood in the front row. I was an engineer and a mother. My life faced many tectonic shifts. I survived cancer and a difficult divorce. Now, things have changed in a natural way. I have discovered a new perspective. I am now sitting In the Second Row. This is not a loss of power. Instead, it is a gain of clarity. From this row, I can see the whole landscape. I no longer feel the need to lead every race. I enjoy the quiet rhythm of observation. The younger generation is now in the front. I see their goodness and their tolerance. Being In the Second Row means I can support them with my Malachite Peace.
U drugom redu
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Kad sam bila mlađa, učila sam kako živjeti kroz upute svojih roditelja. Nosila sam te upute sa sobom kad sam krenula vlastitim putem i gradila svoj život sa svojom obitelji.
Godine su prolazile, a ja sam polako stjecala samopouzdanje i osjećaj da radim prave stvari, da sam na svom putu.
Kasnije sam primijetila da me mladi sustižu. Njihove brzine su veće, njihove ideje drugačije, a ja sam se našla u drugom redu – sada promatram, a ne vodim.
Nisu poput naše generacije; rijetko pričaju naglas, stidljiviji su, manje otvoreni prema neznancima. Ponekad mi to nedostaje – naše pjesme, naši razgovori, naš smijeh koji je spajao ljude.
Ipak, vidim njihovu dobrotu, njihovu tolerantnost. Vjerujem im, jer svijet ide prema njima, a njihove ideje će oblikovati budućnost. Možda drugačije od nas, ali s istom ljudskosti.
U toj različitosti osjećam mir – jer generacije se mijenjaju, ali srce čovjeka ostaje isto. I u toj tišini i strpljenju mladih vidim ljepotu i snagu koja nas može držati zajedno.
Au deuxième rang
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Quand j’étais plus jeune, j’apprenais à vivre à travers les instructions de mes parents. J’ai porté ces instructions avec moi quand j’ai pris mon propre chemin et construit ma vie avec ma famille.
Les années passaient, et je gagnais lentement en confiance et le sentiment de faire les bonnes choses, d’être sur ma voie.
Plus tard, j’ai remarqué que les jeunes me rattrapaient. Leurs vitesses sont plus grandes, leurs idées différentes, et je me suis retrouvée au deuxième rang – maintenant j’observe, je ne dirige plus.
Ils ne sont pas comme notre génération ; ils parlent rarement à voix haute, ils sont plus timides, moins ouverts aux inconnus. Parfois, cela me manque – nos chansons, nos conversations, notre rire.
Pourtant, je vois leur bonté, leur tolérance. Je leur fais confiance, car le monde va vers eux, et leurs idées façonneront l’avenir.
Dans cette différence, je ressens la paix – car les générations changent, mais le cœur humain reste le même. Et dans ce silence des jeunes, je vois la beauté qui nous maintient ensemble.
In the Second Row
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When I was younger, I learned how to live through the instructions of my parents. I carried those instructions with me when I started my own path and built my life with my family.
Years passed, and I slowly gained self-confidence and the feeling that I was doing the right things, that I was on my path.
Later, I noticed that the young were catching up with me. Their speeds are faster, their ideas different, and I found myself in the second row – now I observe, I do not lead.
They are not like our generation; they rarely speak out loud, they are shyer, less open to strangers. Sometimes I miss that – our songs, our conversations, our laughter.
Yet, I see their goodness, their tolerance. I trust them, because the world is going towards them, and their ideas will shape the future.
In that difference, I feel peace – because generations change, but the human heart remains the same. And in that silence of the young, I see the strength that can keep us together.