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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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