Long Walk to Freedom
When I walked out of prison, that was my mission, to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor both. Some say that has now been achieved. But I know that that is not the case. The truth is that we are not yet free; we have merely achieved the freedom to be free, the right not to be oppressed. We have not taken the final step of our journey, but the first step on a longer and even more difficult road. I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended.
当我步出监狱的时候,我就把解放被压迫者以及压迫者视为我的使命。有人说这使命已经完成,但我知道并非如此,事实上我们并没有获得自由,我们只是获得争取自由的自由,获得了不被压迫的自由,我们的征程才刚刚开始,我们刚刚踏出这艰苦而又漫长的征程的第一步。在通往自由的道路上我走了很久。我努力不让自己止步。在这条路上我也曾迷失过,但我却发现了一个秘密,就是当爬过一座高山后,才发现原来还有更多的山要攀登,我只是在这里稍加歇息,看一看身边的美好风景,回顾一下自己所走过的路,但我只能稍作停留,因为随着自由而来的还有责任,我不敢逗留,漫长的旅途还未到尽头。
freedom n.自由 liberate v.解放 surround v.环绕 linger v.逗留