卡内基慈善奖颁奖典礼致辞

英文原文：https://www.lksf.org/english-carnegie-medal-of-philanthropy-award-ceremony/ 日期：2011 年 10 月 20 日

中译

戈里安博士、市长先生、各位遴选委员、女士们、先生们：

这份奖项所赋予我的殊荣，我由衷感激。

我常暗自思忖：倘若把人类长途跋涉至今的一切所得与所失，统统记上一张资产负债表，那最真实、最公允的看法会是什么？我们累积成就之"资产"，真能抵得过那许多失败之"负债"吗？回首前尘，无论国家还是个人的历史，都清晰地印着未走之路的错失、未尽之责的遗憾；而那些本可带来成长、富足与繁荣的机缘，却无端、往往是悲剧性地被挥霍一空。有时真令人觉得：我们在丰裕中所取得的一切进步，与那日益弥漫的苦涩幻灭相比，竟显得黯然失色。

我确信，在座许多人都和我一样相信：在一个日益纷繁复杂的世界里，进步并非一条直线。借用马丁·路德·金牧师在阿拉巴马州议会大厦台阶上的那句话——“道德宇宙的长河"仍在延展之中，它需要我们自觉而集体的努力，才能将它扳向公正与悲悯的一侧。我们这些有幸成功的人，必须矢志不渝，去经营一种"成功”——一种能够为他人带来改变的成功。

在我们中文里，“命"与"运"交织而成"命运”——个人的选择，会实实在在地影响结局。我深信，我们的至诚与努力，能为周遭世界带来切实而高效的改变。诸位当中很多人知道，我常把自己这份"推动社会改变"的担当，称作除了膝下两个儿子之外，又养育了一个"第三个儿子"。

女士们、先生们，今天，我和我的"第三个儿子"，能与诸位同道并列，深感荣幸。

English Original

Dr. Gregorian, Mr. Mayor, Members of the Selection Committee, Ladies & Gentlemen:

I am truly grateful for the great honor you have conferred on me with this award.

I have often wondered if we could aggregate on a balance sheet all that we have accomplished or lost throughout mankind’s long journey to where we are today, what would be the truest and most fair view? Would the assets of our cumulative achievements exceed our many failings? Reflecting back on the past, it is clear that the histories of both nations and individuals are marked with roads not taken, duties not fulfilled and opportunities for growth, affluence and prosperity needlessly, often tragically squandered. Sometimes, it does indeed seem that all our progress in abundances pales in comparison to a growing sense of bitter disenchantment.

I am certain many of us here today believe that in a world increasingly filled with complexity of all kinds, progress is not linear. To borrow the words of Dr. Martin Luther King on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol, the “long arc of the moral universe” is a work in progress. It needs our conscious collective effort to bend it toward justice and compassion. Those of us who have the good fortune of success must remain committed and determined to build a life of success that can make a difference for others.

In our Chinese language, destiny is the confluence of fate and luck – where one’s own choice has material influence over outcome. I believe our dedication and effort can bring about effective and efficient changes to the world around us. As many of you know, I have often referred to my own commitment to making a difference as being like having a “third son”, in addition to the two sons I have been blessed with in this life.

Ladies and Gentlemen, my third son and I are honored to be counted among your company today.