It’s official. The week is almost over, but something stayed with me, and I can’t log off before sharing it.

A quote. A spark. A sentence from Paula Harraca that hit like a quiet truth we’ve always known, but rarely pause to acknowledge:

“Teaching is easy because it has to do with knowing; educating is difficult because it has to do with being.”

In that moment, I felt the urge to make it travel — everywhere. Within three minutes, and with my thinking buddies at OpenAI, I had the quote translated into 33 languages. That covers roughly 7.19 billion people — nearly the entire planet — in their first language.

Not a gimmick. A signal.

Because here’s the thing: this isn’t about a clever translation exercise. It’s about possibility. It’s about what happens when AI stops being a buzzword and starts becoming a bridge — across languages, cultures, generations.

We need to start thinking in AI, not just about it.

Thank you, Chris Daigle, for framing that mindset. We’re not just using tools; we’re rewiring how we approach human potential.

It’s no longer just about scaling what we know — it’s about expanding who we are, and who we can help become. In classrooms. In boardrooms. Across continents. In minutes.

So what if this quote, shared in a meeting between Paula and Nizan, becomes the seed for a new kind of global literacy — one not just of code or data, but of empathy and presence?

Because if I can do this in three minutes… what can we do in three months?

Obrigado, Paula. For the reminder that educating is the harder path — and the most human one.

Let’s walk it, together.

Here is the complete list:

Arabic (العربية):

التعليم سهل لأنه يتعلق بالمعرفة، أما التربية فهي صعبة لأنها تتعلق بالوجود.

Bengali (বাংলা):

শিক্ষা দেওয়া সহজ কারণ এটি জানা সম্পর্কে, কিন্তু শিক্ষিত করা কঠিন কারণ এটি হওয়া সম্পর্কে।

Chinese (中文, Simplified):

教学容易，因为它与知识有关；教育困难，因为它与存在有关。

Dutch (Nederlands):

Lesgeven is makkelijk omdat het te maken heeft met weten, opvoeden is moeilijk omdat het te maken heeft met zijn.

English:

Teaching is easy because it has to do with knowing; educating is difficult because it has to do with being.

Finnish (Suomi):

Opettaminen on helppoa, koska se liittyy tietämiseen; kasvattaminen on vaikeaa, koska se liittyy olemiseen.

French (Français):

Enseigner est facile car cela concerne le savoir, éduquer est difficile car cela concerne l’être.

German (Deutsch):

Lehren ist einfach, weil es mit Wissen zu tun hat; erziehen ist schwierig, weil es mit dem Sein zu tun hat.

Gujarati (ગુજરાતી):

શિક્ષણ આપવું સરળ છે કારણ કે તે જાણવાને લગતું છે, પરંતુ શિક્ષિત કરવું મુશ્કેલ છે કારણ કે તે હોવાને લગતું છે.

Hausa:

Koyarwa mai sauƙi ce domin tana da alaƙa da sani, tarbiyya kuwa mai wahala ce domin tana da alaƙa da kasancewa.

Hindi (हिन्दी):

पढ़ाना आसान है क्योंकि यह जानने से जुड़ा है, लेकिन शिक्षित करना मुश्किल है क्योंकि यह होने से जुड़ा है।

Igbo:

Ịkụziri mmadụ mfe bụ n’ihi na ọ bụ banyere ịmara; ime ka mmadụ maa mma sie ike n’ihi na ọ bụ banyere ịbụ.

Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia):

Mengajar itu mudah karena berhubungan dengan pengetahuan; mendidik itu sulit karena berhubungan dengan menjadi.

Italian (Italiano):

Insegnare è facile perché ha a che fare con il sapere, educare è difficile perché ha a che fare con l’essere.

Japanese (日本語):

教えることは簡単です、それは知識に関係しているからです。教育することは難しいです、それは「存在」に関係しているからです。

Javanese (Basa Jawa):

Mulang iku gampang amarga gegayutan karo kawruh, nanging ndidik iku angel amarga gegayutan karo dadi.

Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ):

ಬೋಧನೆ ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿದೆ ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಅದು ತಿಳಿದಿರುವದನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ; ಶಿಕ್ಷಣವು ಕಠಿಣವಾಗಿದೆ ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಅದು ಇರುವುದು ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ.

Korean (한국어):

가르치는 것은 쉽습니다. 그것은 아는 것과 관련이 있기 때문입니다. 교육하는 것은 어렵습니다. 그것은 존재하는 것과 관련이 있기 때문입니다.

Malay (Bahasa Melayu):

Mengajar itu mudah kerana ia berkaitan dengan pengetahuan; mendidik itu sukar kerana ia berkaitan dengan menjadi.

Marathi (मराठी):

शिकवणे सोपे आहे कारण ते जाणण्याशी संबंधित आहे, पण शिक्षण देणे कठीण आहे कारण ते असण्याशी संबंधित आहे.

Norwegian (Norsk):

Å undervise er lett fordi det handler om å vite, å oppdra er vanskelig fordi det handler om å være.

Persian (Farsi – فارسی):

تدریس آسان است چون مربوط به دانستن است، اما آموزش دشوار است چون مربوط به بودن است.

Polish (Polski):

Nauczanie jest łatwe, bo wiąże się z wiedzą; wychowywanie jest trudne, bo wiąże się z byciem.

Portuguese (Português):

Ensinar é fácil porque tem a ver com saber, educar é difícil porque tem a ver com ser.

Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ):

ਸਿਖਾਉਣਾ ਅਸਾਨ ਹੈ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਇਹ ਜਾਣਨ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਦੇਣੀ ਔਖੀ ਹੈ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਇਹ ਹੋਣ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਹੈ।

Romanian (Română):

A preda este ușor pentru că are legătură cu a ști, a educa este greu pentru că are legătură cu a fi.

Russian (Русский):

Преподавать легко, потому что это связано со знанием; воспитывать трудно, потому что это связано с бытием.

Spanish (Español):

Enseñar es fácil porque tiene que ver con saber, educar es difícil porque tiene que ver con ser.

Swedish (Svenska):

Att undervisa är lätt eftersom det handlar om att veta, att uppfostra är svårt eftersom det handlar om att vara.

Tagalog (Filipino):

Madaling magturo dahil may kinalaman ito sa kaalaman; mahirap magturo ng kabutihang-asal dahil may kinalaman ito sa pagkatao.

Tamil (தமிழ்):

கற்றுக்கொடுத்தல் எளிது, ஏனெனில் அது அறிவை குறிக்கிறது; கல்வி கொடுப்பது கடினம், ஏனெனில் அது இருப்பதைக் குறிக்கிறது.

Telugu (తెలుగు):

బోధన సులభం ఎందుకంటే అది తెలుసుకోవడంతో సంబంధం కలిగి ఉంది; విద్య ఇవ్వడం కష్టం ఎందుకంటే అది ఉండడంతో సంబంధం కలిగి ఉంది.

Turkish (Türkçe):

Öğretmek kolaydır çünkü bilgiyle ilgilidir; eğitmek zordur çünkü varoluşla ilgilidir.

Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt):

Dạy học thì dễ vì nó liên quan đến việc biết, giáo dục thì khó vì nó liên quan đến việc làm người.