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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。