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第51章 难以忽视的真相 2(第1页)

theyearssincethisrizewasfirstawarded,theentirerelationshibetweenhumankindandtheearthhasbeenradicallytransformed。Andstill,wehaveremainedlargelyoblivioustotheimactofourcumulativeactions。

Morethantwodecadesago,scientistscalculatedthatnuclearwarcouldthrowsomuchdebrisandsmokeintotheairthatitwouldblocklife—givingsunlightfromouratmoshere,causinga“nuclearwinter”。TheireloquentwarningshereinOsloheledgalvanizetheworld’sresolvetohaltthenucleararmsrace。

Nowscienceiswarningusthatifwedonotquicklyreducetheglobalwarmingollutionthatistraingsomuchoftheheatourlanetnormallyradiatesbackoutoftheatmoshere,weareindangerofcreatingaermanent“carbonsummer”。

Wemustquicklymobilizeourcivilizationwiththeurgencyandresolvethathasreviouslybeenseenonlywhennationsmobilizedforwar。Theywerecallsuonthecourage,generosityandstrengthofentireeoles,citizensofeveryclassandconditionwhowerereadytostandagainstthethreatonceaskedtodoso。Ourenemiesinthosetimescalculatedthatfreeeolewouldnotrisetothechallengetheywere,ofcourse,catastrohicallywrong。

Nowcomesthethreatofclimatecrisis—athreatthatisreal,rising,imminentanduniversal。Theenaltiesforignoringthischallengeareimmenseandgrowing,andatsomenearointwouldbeunsustainableandunrecoverable。Fornowwestillhavetheowertochooseourfate,andtheremainingquestionisonlythis:Havewethewilltoactvigorouslyandintime,orwillweremainimrisonedbyadangerousillusion?

MahatmaGandhiawakenedthelargestdemocracyonearthandforgedasharedresolvewithwhathecalled“Satyagraha”—or“truthforce”。

Truthalsohastheowertouniteusandbridgethedistancebetween“me”and“we”,creatingthebasisforcommoneffortandsharedresonsibility。

ThereisanAfricanroverbthatsays,“Ifyouwanttogoquickly,goalone。Ifyouwanttogofar,gotogether。”Weneedtogofar,quickly。

Wemustabandontheconceitthatindividual,isolated,rivateactionsaretheanswer。Theycananddohel。Buttheywillnottakeusfarenoughwithoutcollectiveaction。Atthesametime,wemustensurethatinmobilizingglobally,wedonotinvitetheestablishmentofideologicalconformityandanewlock-ste“ism”。

Thatmeansadotingrinciles,values,lawsandtreatiesthatreleasecreativityandinitiativeateverylevelofsocietyinmultifoldresonsesoriginatingconcurrentlyandsontaneously。

Thisnewconsciousnessrequiresexandingtheossibilitiesinherentinallhumanity。Theinnovatorswhowilldeviseanewwaytoharnessthesun’senergyforenniesorinventanenginethat’scarbonnegativemayliveinLagosorMumbaiorMontevideo。Wemustensurethatentrereneursandinventorseverywhereontheglobehavethechancetochangetheworld。

Whenweuniteforamoralurosethatismanifestlygoodandtrue,thesiritualenergyunleashedcantransformus。Thegenerationthatdefeatedfascismthroughouttheworldinthe1940sfound,inrisingtomeettheirawesomechallenge,thattheyhadgainedthemoralauthorityandlong-termvisiontolaunchtheMarshallPlan,theUnitedNations,andanewlevelofglobalcooerationandforesightthatunifiedEuroeandfacilitatedtheemergenceofdemocracyandroserityinGermany,Jaan,Italyandmuchoftheworld。Oneoftheirvisionaryleaderssaid,“Itistimewesteeredbythestarsandnotbythelightsofeveryassingshi。”

Inthelastyearofthatwar,yougavethePeacePrizetoamanfrommyhometownoftwothousandeole,Carthage,Tennessee。CordellHullwasdescribedbyFranklinRooseveltasthe“FatheroftheUnitedNations”。Hewasaninsirationandherotomyownfather,whofollowedHullintheCongressandtheU。S。Senateandinhiscommitmenttoworldeaceandglobalcooeration。

MyarentssokeoftenofHull,alwaysintonesofreverenceandadmiration。Eightweeksago,whenyouannouncedthisrize,thedeeestemotionIfeltwaswhenIsawtheheadlineinmyhometownaerthatsimlynotedIhadwonthesamerizethatCordellHullhadwon。Inthatmoment,Iknewwhatmyfatherandmotherwouldhavefeltweretheyalive。

JustasHull’sgenerationfoundmoralauthorityinrisingtosolvetheworldcrisiscausedbyfascism,sotoocanwefindourgreatestoortunityinrisingtosolvetheclimatecrisis。IntheKanjicharactersusedinbothChineseandJaanese,“crisis”iswrittenwithtwosymbols,thefirstmeaning“danger”,thesecond“oortunity”。Byfacingandremovingthedangeroftheclimatecrisis,wehavetheoortunitytogainthemoralauthorityandvisiontovastlyincreaseourowncaacitytosolveothercrisesthathavebeentoolongignored。

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