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我们如何毫?恐惧地?起直?未来

题?：Howwecanfacethefuturewithoutfar,together作者:RabbiLordJonathanSacks

Thesearethetimes,saidThomasPaine,thattrymenssouls.Andtheyretryingoursnow.

这些时刻，托马斯·潘恩说，“考验着?们的灵魂。”?现在，我们正被考验着。

ThisisafatefulmomentinthehistoryoftheWest.Weveseen divisiveelectionsanddividedsocieties.Weveseenagrowthofextremisminpoliticsandreligion,allofitfueledbyanxiety,uncertaintyandfear,ofaworldthatschangingalmostfasterthanwecanbear,andthesureknowledgethatitsgoingtochangefasterstill.IhaveafriendinWashington.Iaskedhim,whatwasitlikebeinginAmericaduringtherecent presidentialelection?Hesaidtome,Well,itwaslikethemansittingonthedeckoftheTitanicwithaglassofwhiskeyinhishandandhessaying,IknowIaskedforice--butthisis ridiculous.

这是西?历史中?个决定性的时刻。我们见到了充满分歧的竞选结果，见到了阶级极度分化的社会。我们看到了在政治和宗教??，极端主义的增长。所有的这些，都由焦虑，不确定性和恐惧导致，因为现在的世界正在快速改变，快到我们难以承受，?且改变的速度只会越来越快。我在华盛顿有个朋友。我问他，在最近这场总统选举进?时，?活在美国是什么样的体验？他告诉我：“唔，这就好像在泰坦尼克号甲板上的那个男?，?中拿着?杯威?忌酒，说着：我知道我说过酒要加冰——但现在的情况太荒唐了。”

Soistheresomethingwecando,eachofus,tobeabletofacethefuturewithoutfear?Ithinkthereis.

所以有没有什么我们每个?都?所能及的事情，来使得我们能够毫?恐惧的直?未来呢？我觉得有。

divisive

adj.决定性的

d

dividedsociety

分化的社会

extremism

n.极端主义

n.燃料

v.提供燃料

p

presidential

adj.总统的

w

whiskey

n.威?忌酒

ridiculou

ridiculous

adj.荒唐的

Andonewayintoitistoseethatperhapsthemostsimplewayintoacultureandintoanageistoask:Whatdopeopleworship?Peoplehaveworshippedsomanydifferentthings--thesun,thestars,thestorm.Somepeopleworshipmanygods,someone,somenone.Inthe19thand20thcenturies,peopleworshippedthenation,theAryanrace,thecommuniststate.Whatdoweworship?Ithinkfutureanthropologistswilltakealookatthebookswere