我-相-信.doc

I believe

我 相 信

   For my part, in the 25 years since my Harvard graduation. I have come to believe in hope over despair, striving over resignation(n.辞职、放弃、顺从), faith over cynicism(n.玩世不恭、冷嘲热讽).

       I believe in the power of knowledge to make the world a better place. Cynics may say: Human beings have never learned anything from history. All that is truly useful about knowledge is that it can provide you with advantages over the pack. But the cynics are wrong: we have the capacity to learn from our mistakes and transcend our past. Indeed, in this very place we have been taught that truth——Veritas——can set us free.

       I believe in finding fulfillment in family, for the family is the true center of a meaningful life. Cynics may say: All families are confining and ultimately dysfunctional(n.[医]功能紊乱、机能不良) The very idea of family is outdated and unworkable. But the cynics are wrong: it is our families that we learn to love.

       I believe in working to achieve social justice and freedom for all. Cynics may scorn this notion as naive, claiming that all our efforts for equal opportunity, for justice, for freedom have created only a wasteland(n.荒地) of failed hopes. But the cynics are wrong: freedom is our destiny;justice is our guide; we shall overcome.

       I believe in protecting the earth's environment against an unprecedented onslaught(n.冲击). Cynics may laugh out loud and say there is no utility in a stand of thousand year old trees, a fresh breeze, or a mountain stream. But the cynics are wrong: we are part of God's earth not separate from it.

       I believe in you, all of you here, individually and as a group. The cynics say you are motivated principally by greed and that ultimately you will care for nothing other than yourselves. But the cynics are wrong. You are care about each other, you cherish freedom, you treasure justice, and you seek truth.

       In the end we face a fundamental choice,cynicism or faith, each equally capable of taking root in our souls and shaping our lives as self fulfilling prophecies(n.预言、预言能力).I believe we must open our hearts to each other and build on all the vast and creative throughout our history and what we still are in our deepest character.

       I believe in our future.

对我来说，从哈弗毕业后的25年里，我懂得了坚信希望而不陷入绝望，努力奋斗而不听天由命，坚定信念而不愤世嫉俗。

    我相信知识的力量会使世界更美好。愤世嫉俗者可能会说：人类从未在历史中学到什么。知识的真正作用只是使人类优于其他物种。但他们错了：我们能够从错误中吸取教训，并超越过去。的确在哈弗，我们知道了：真理能让我们自由。

    我相信履行家庭义务是我们的职责，因为有意义生活真正的核心是家。愤世嫉俗者可能会说：所有的家庭都很狭隘且毫无价值。家庭观念已经过时，不切实际。但是他们错了：让我们学会爱的正是家庭。

    我相信通过努力，可以实现社会公正和全民自由。愤世嫉俗者可能嘲笑这种想法太幼稚。他们声称，努力追求机会均等、公平公正、自由自在，只会创构一个绝望的荒原。但是，他们错了：自由是我们的命运公正是我们的向导，我们将所向无敌。

    我相信，保护地球的环境，可以抵制前所未有的冲击。愤世嫉俗者可能嘲笑道，一片古树林，一阵清风，或者一条山涧，都毫无价值。但是，他们错了：我们无法独立生存，人类是世界的一部分。

    我相信你，相信这里的每一个人，也相信这个群体。愤世嫉俗者说，你们的内心受贪欲驱使，最终，你们只会在乎自己，而毫不顾及他物。但是，他们错了：你们彼此关心，珍爱自由，崇尚公正，追求真理。

    最终，一个重要的抉择摆在我们的面前：愤世嫉俗还是坚定信念。它们都能扎根我们的心灵深处，像能自我实现的寓言一样，塑造我们的生活。我相信，我们必须相互敞开心扉，在无限可能的基础上，创造一切可能。这是一个自信民族的任务，也是贯穿整个历史，至今仍深植我们内心深处的品格。

    我相信我们的未来！