an experiment about words and the human spirit. Wonderful thing

[roguevalley]

As part of an experiment, a man asks for help translating a Facebook message he has received.

There's a man in Lithuania who speaks only English. The message is in Lithuanian. He can't read it, so he asks some locals to translate it for him. As he asks one person after another to translate the message for him, two things become obvious.

1. He's received a message full of hate speech.

2. Translating it for him is breaking people's hearts.
It's nearly more than these people can bear.

There's a sudden, powerful connection between the translators and the man they're translating for. They want to protect him, telling him not to bother with the message.

here is the location of the video. It is amazing.

http://www.upworthy.com/when-a-man-asks-people-to-translate-a-hate-message-hes-received-their-response-is-unforgettable?c=aol1

[Marie Marie]

1. Wow. That was truly powerful.

Thank you so much for posting this roguevalley. This one is going to stay with me for a long time. I never knew anything about Lithuania but if I can judge a populace by this, they are a gentle and beautiful people.