每天,當太陽穿過厚厚的雲層升起時,我躺在床上,不禁想:今天,會是這個世界找回良知的一天嗎?
今天,會是人們開始作出改變的一天嗎?讓我們不必再失去那些美好、耀眼、有才華、溫柔、甜美、謙遜、慷慨、體貼,擁有如此美麗心靈的生命。
像是 Qiao Renliang、Qiu Feng、Yu Menglong、Shang Yubo、Ji Dongran、Jin Ze、Ren Jiao、Liu Feng、Godfrey Gao、Tan Biexi、Ben Xi,以及其他許許多多的人。
那些我不願流下的淚水,再次盈滿眼眶,怎麼也止不住。
失去這些美好的生命,讓我感到如此絕望。想到他們曾經承受的痛苦與恐懼,我的胸口就難受不已。他們所遭遇的一切,實在令人不寒而慄。
最讓我害怕的,是意識到這個世界上有許多人,似乎無法對其他人懷有同理心、憐憫與體諒。
明白竟有如此多的人失去了人性,數量之多令人震驚,實在可怕。更糟的是,有些人似乎還以自己施加在他人身上的可怕痛苦為樂。
這樣的邪惡,超出了我的理解。
我無法讓自己動手打別人一巴掌。光是想到這件事,我的手指就不由自主地蜷縮握緊,胃裡一陣翻攪。
我常常想,究竟是什麼讓我們彼此如此不同——對於親眼看見,甚至只是在腦海中想像的事情,所能承受的程度竟有這麼大的差異。
我有九個兄弟姊妹,我們有著相同的父母。然而,我們之中有些人富有同情心,會關心、體貼他人,卻也有幾個人能看著極其血腥暴力的電影,而絲毫不感到不安。
我無法想像,有什麼能說服我去故意傷害另一個人或一隻動物。就連蜘蛛,我也會輕輕地把牠們送回屋外。
我希望我們能找出,那些能夠接受、甚至參與殘酷行為的人,內心究竟缺少了什麼。
英文原文如下:
As the sun rises each day through the thick clouds, I lie in bed and wonder: will today be the day the world finds its conscience?
Will today be the day people begin to make changes, so that we no longer have to lose beautiful, bright, talented, gentle, sweet, humble, generous, and caring souls with such lovely spirits?
Souls such as Qiao Renliang, Qiu Feng, Yu Menglong, Shang Yubo, Ji Dongran, Jin Ze, Ren Jiao, Liu Feng, Godfrey Gao, Tan Biexi, Ben Xi, and many others.
My eyes fill once again with unwelcome tears that will not stop.
I feel such hopelessness over the loss of these beautiful lives. When I think of the pain and fear they endured, I feel sick in my chest. What happened to them is horrifying.
What frightens me most is the realization that there are many people in this world who seem unable to feel empathy, compassion, or consideration for other human beings.
It is terrifying to understand that a horrifying number of people have lost their humanity. Worse still, some seem to enjoy the terrible suffering they inflict on others.
This is an evil beyond my comprehension.
I could not bring myself to slap another person’s face. Even the thought of it makes my fingers curl into a tight fist and my stomach turn.
I often wonder what makes us so different from one another—so different in what we can tolerate seeing or even thinking about.
I have nine siblings, and we have the same parents. Yet some of us are sympathetic, concerned, and caring, while a few can watch grotesquely violent films without feeling disturbed.
I cannot imagine what could persuade me to deliberately hurt another human being or an animal. I even gently put spiders back outside.
I wish we could discover what is missing in those who can accept, or even take part in, cruel behavior.
