新年致辞英文(共9页)5900字.docx
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新年致辞英文
prague,january1,XXXX年
mydearfellowcitizens,
forfortyyearsyouheardfrommypredecessorsonthisdaydifferentvariationsonthesametheme:
howourcountrywasflourishing,howmanymilliontonsofsteelweproduced,howhappyweallwere,howwetrustedourgovernment,andwhatbrightperspectiveswereunfoldinginfrontofus.
iassumeyoudidnotproposemeforthisofficesothati,too,wouldlietoyou.
ourcountryisnotflourishing.theenormouscreativeandspiritualpotentialofournationsisnotbeingusedsensibly.entirebranchesofindustryareproducinggoodsthatareofnointeresttoanyone,whilewearelackingthethingsweneed.astatewhichcallsitselfaworkers'statehumiliatesandexploitsworkers.ourobsoleteeconomyiswastingthelittleenergywehaveavailable.acountrythatoncecouldbeproudoftheeducationallevelofitscitizensspendssolittleoneducationthatitrankstodayasseventy-secondintheworld.wehavepollutedthesoil,riversandforestsbequeathedtousbyourancestors,andwehavetodaythemostcontaminatedenvironmentineurope.adultsinourcountrydieearlierthaninmostothereuropeancountries.
allowmeasmallpersonalobservation.wheniflewrecentlytobratislava,ifoundsometimeduringdiscussionstolookoutoftheplanewindow.isawtheindustrialcomplexofslovnaftchemicalfactoryandthegiantpetr'alkahousingestaterightbehindit.theviewwasenoughformetounderstandthatfordecadesourstatesmenandpoliticalleadersdidnotlookordidnotwanttolookoutofthewindowsoftheirplanes.nostudyofstatisticsavailabletomewouldenablemetounderstandfasterandbetterthesituationinwhichwefindourselves.
butallthisisstillnotthemainproblem.theworstthingisthatweliveinacontaminatedmoralenvironment.wefellmorallyillbecausewebecameusedtosayingsomethingdifferentfromwhatwethought.welearnednottobelieveinanything,toignoreoneanother,tocareonlyaboutourselves.conceptssuchaslove,friendship,compassion,humilityorforgivenelosttheirdepthanddimension,andformanyofustheyrepresentedonlypsychologicalpeculiarities,ortheyresembledgone-astraygreetingsfromancienttimes,alittleridiculousintheeraofcomputersandspaceships.onlyafewofuswereabletocryoutloudlythatthepowersthatbeshouldnotbeall-powerfulandthatthespecialfarms,whichproducedecologicallypureandtop-qualityfoodjustforthem,shouldsendtheirproducetoschools,children'shomesandhospitalsifouragriculturewasunabletoofferthemtoall.
thepreviousregime-armedwithitsarrogantandintolerantideology-reducedmantoaforceofproduction,andnaturetoatoolofproduction.inthisitattackedboththeirverysubstanceandtheirmutualrelationship.itreducedgiftedandautonomouspeople,skillfullyworkingintheirowncountry,tothenutsandboltsofsomemonstrouslyhuge,noisyandstinkingmachine,whoserealmeaningwasnotcleartoanyone.itcouldnotdomorethanslowlybutinexorablywearoutitselfandallitsnutsandbolts.
whenitalkaboutthecontaminatedmoralatmosphere,iamnottalkingjustaboutthegentlemenwhoeatorganicvegetablesanddonotlookoutoftheplanewindows.iamtalkingaboutallofus.wehadallbecomeusedtothetotalitariansystemandaccepteditasanunchangeablefactandthushelpedtoperpetuateit.inotherwords,weareall-thoughnaturallytodifferingextents-responsiblefortheoperationofthetotalitarianmachinery.noneofusisjustitsvictim.weareallalsoitsco-creators.
whydoisaythis?
itwouldbeveryunreasonabletounderstandthesadlegacyofthelastfortyyearsassomethingalien,whichsomedistantrelativebequeathedtous.onthecontrary,wehavetoacceptthislegacyasasinwecommittedagainstourselves.ifweacceptitassuch,wewillunderstandthatitisuptousall,anduptousalonetodosomethingaboutit.wecannotblamethepreviousrulersforeverything,notonlybecauseitwouldbeuntrue,butalsobecauseitwouldbluntthedutythateachofusfacestoday:
namely,theobligationtoactindependently,freely,reasonablyandquickly.letusnotbemistaken:
thebestgovernmentintheworld,thebestparliamentandthebestpresident,cannotachievemuchontheirown.anditwouldbewrongtoexpectageneralremedyfromthemalone.freedomanddemocracyincludeparticipationandthereforeresponsibilityfromusall.
ifwerealizethis,thenallthehorrorsthatthenewczechoslovakdemocracyinheritedwillceasetoappearsoterrible.ifwerealizethis,hopewillreturntoourhearts.
intheefforttorectifymattersofcommonconcern,wehavesomethingtoleanon.therecentperiod-andinparticularthelastsixweeksofourpeacefulrevolution-hasshowntheenormoushuman,moralandspiritualpotential,andthecivicculturethatslumberedinoursocietyundertheenforcedmaskofapathy.wheneversomeonecategoricallyclaimedthatwewerethisorthat,ialwaysobjectedthatsocietyisaverymysteriouscreatureandthatitisunwisetotrustonlythefaceitpresentstoyou.iamhappythatiwasnotmistaken.everywhereintheworldpeoplewonderwherethosemeek,humiliated,skepticalandseeminglycynicalcitizensofczechoslovakiafoundthemarvelousstrengthtoshakethetotalitarianyokefromtheirshouldersinseveralweeks,andinadecentandpeacefulway.andletusask:
wheredidtheyoungpeoplewhoneverknewanothersystemgettheirdesirefortruth,theirloveoffreethought,theirpoliticalideas,theirciviccourageandcivicprudence?
howdidithappenthattheirparents--theverygenerationthathadbeenconsideredlost--joinedthem?
howisitthatsomanypeopleimmediatelyknewwhattodoandnoneneededanyadviceorinstruction?
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