Time does not heal the pain, it transforms it | Elsa Demo | TEDxTirana

In a talk deriving from the depths of her own existence, Elsa Demo allows the audience to pierce inside her life, or as she herself describes it, “a life of silence, a life of dead words.” Elsa admits that she has chosen cultural journalism to seek answers through art, to express herself or as Thomas Elliot says as "an escape from your own personality". She believes that by dealing with words and styles, one is able to process its consciousness and "educate its emotions", which is of paramount importance when found in extreme circumstances. Elsa studied literature at the Faculty of Philology, University of Tirana and since 2000 contributes with her writings to some of the major daily newspaper. She is the author of numerous articles, essays, reportage and analyzes and since 2017 the author of a TV program on culture, "Arkapia". Alongside publicist and scholar Ardian Klosi, Elsa has published two documentary and literary anthologies: the first depicts life under the dictatorship in Albania "Albania recalls 1944-1991", and "Albania tells 1991-2010". She has published in several Albanian and foreign journals/magazines such as: "Hylli i Dritës", "At Zef Pllumi speaks to journalists", "Poeteka" and "Wagnis der Erinnerung". In 2009, Elsa was awarded the Woytila Prize at the international competition "Mediterranean Journalists" in Italy. Currently, she is completing her doctoral studies at the Center for Albanological Studies, Tirana. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@andiameksi8170]

Fjale te ndjera, te sinqerta dhe te urta. Nje fjalim frymezues dhe emocionues, Te lumte Elsa, je nje shembull i gazetarise dhe figures njerezore.

[@eraldoxhelili3160]

Figura jote inspiron dhe fjalimi eshte mreslenes. Te pershndes dhe te perqafoj, Elsa Demo! Respekt! :)

[@theronmisha4820]

elsa e ke djeg skenen, vazhdo keshtu!

[@arisdemaj3446]

I wish someone had taken the time to translate her speech into English (CC) .

[@TEDxTiranaOfficial]

Aris, the talk will be transcribed and translated in the upcoming days :)

[@arisdemaj3446]

Super because her speech was beautiful

[@tedt7991]

@@TEDxTiranaOfficial 3 years later and still no subs...

[@velixhelili2736]

Respekte vajzë. Ka nevoje per fjalen tende shoqeria jone qe ndodhet ne tymin e mediokreve.

[@HockeyIsMyHome]

Where's the translation?

[@anxhelaziu5317]

Mbyllje me vend.

[@algal6062]

Fjalim shume i dobet!!!
Kur hasa kete fjalim nga TEDx, u gezova me ca habi qe TEDx paska shkuar ne Tirane. Por u zhgenjeva me fjalimin per disa arsye. Ajo qe ishte me e dukshmja, 1. fjalimi nuk ish ne anglisht, 2. tema e fjalimit ish shume e pergjithshme (ndonese mesojme, qe ne familjen e foleses, dikush paska vrare veten), dhe 3. fjalimi ishte ku-tu-ru; nuk kishte nje bosht, qe t'a mbante te gjithe fjalimin se bashku.
U nis me LAKURIQESINE e Ademit dhe Havase dhe mekatit te tyre (???) E tmerrshme te permendesh perralla arabe si te qena ne nje fjalim qe rreket te preke nje shqetesim shoqeror, si ai... MENDOR???
Ne lidhje me shqetesimin MENDOR ne shoqerine tone, folesja me paaftesine e saj argumentuese, ia ve fajin programeve televizive.
Dobet, shume dobet! Nje rrekje e deshtuar dhe e ceket filozofike per te shpjeguar nje teme si problemet mendore nga traumat jetesore (???).

[@AlmaSdance]

Arabe qenka perralla e Adamit dhe e Eves?!

[@algal6062]

@@AlmaSdance mund të jetë edhe përrallë çifute, por pak rëndësi ka. Siç e thekson edhe vetë, përrallë është dhe për më tepër, e shëmtuar.