tedintothearmyandsenttofightinChina.Asachildbornafterthewar,Iusedtoseehimeverymorningbeforebreakfastofferinguplong,deeply-feltprayersatthesmallBuddhistaltarinourhouse.OnetimeIaskedhimwhyhedidthis,andhetoldmehewasprayingforthepeoplewhohaddiedinthebattlefield.Hewasprayingforallthepeoplewhodied,hesaid,bothallyandenemyalike.Staringathisbackashekneltatthealtar,Iseemedtofeeltheshadowofdeathhoveringaroundhim.
Myfatherdied,andwithhimhetookhismemories,memoriesthatIcanneverknow.Butthepresenceofdeaththatlurkedabouthimremainsinmyownmemory.ItisoneofthefewthingsIcarryonfromhim,andoneofthemostimportant.
IhaveonlyonethingIhopetoconveytoyoutoday.Weareallhumanbeings,individualstranscendingnationalityandraceandreligion,andweareallfragileeggsfacedwithasolidwallcalledTheSystem.Toallappearances,wehavenohopeofwinning.Thewallistoohigh,toostrong--andtoocold.Ifwehaveanyhopeofvictoryatall,itwillhavetocomefromourbelievingintheutteruniquenessandirreplaceabilityofourownandothers’soulsandfromourbelievinginthewarmthwegainbyjoiningsoulstogether.
Takeamomenttothinkaboutthis.Eachofuspossessesatangible,livingsoul.TheSystemhasnosuchthing.WemustnotallowtheSystemtoexploitus.WemustnotallowtheSystemtotakeonalifeofitsown.TheSystemdidnotmakeus:wemadetheSystem.
ThatisallIhavetosaytoyou.
IamgratefultohavebeenawardedtheJerusalemPrize.Iamgratefulthatmybooksarebeingreadbypeopleinmanypartsoftheworld.AndIwouldliketoexpressmygratitudetothereadersinIsrael.YouarethebiggestreasonwhyIamhere.AndIhopewearesharingsomething,somethingverymeaningful.AndIamgladtohavehadtheopportunitytospeaktoyouheretoday.
Thankyouverymuch.
——鸡丁转引自“会飞的鱼的博客”,http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_51f28aef0100djyj.html。
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