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Washington is dysfunctional today largely because people can't find anything they work together on
華盛頓今天之所以功能失調 很大程度上是因為他們沒法找到任何一件能一起為之奮斗的事情
They think our difference is more important than what we are in common.
他們認為我們的不同點比我們的相同點更重要
Wait for the next election maybe you get the power
就等著下回選舉了 說不定你們能獲勝當選呢
And I say that, because everyone of us has to make a decision like that everyday
我之所以這么說 是因為我們每個人每天都將面對這樣的選擇
You can't live in a world that is interdependent where the walls come down and borders look more like nets
除非大多數人相信我們身上所具備的共同點 遠比那些有趣的差異更值得關注
You can't keep every bad thing out anywhere unless most people believe that what we have in common is more important than our interesting differences
否則你不可能在一個圍墻已經倒下 國界更像網一樣的相互依存的世界中生存 不可能阻止一切不好的事情發生
Turns out, there is not only a religious spaces for this and all fates
實際上 不僅在宗教領域是如此 更適用于所有領域
The Koran said that Allah put different people on the earth not that they might despise one another but that they might know one another and learn from one another
古蘭經說阿拉讓這世上存在不同的人 不是要讓人們互相輕視 而是要讓他們互相了解 互相學習
The Torah says that he who turns aside from a stranger might as well turn aside from the most high God
摩西五書里講到 一個對陌生人不聞不問的人 很可能也會對至高的神不管不顧
The Christian Bible says that you should love your neighbor as yourself,
圣經告訴我們應像愛自己一樣愛我們的鄰居
And it is the second most important command after Loving God
這是在第一條誡命愛上帝之后最重要的一條
The domapada of the Buddhist says that you are not truly human unless when you see the arrow piercing your neighbor's body you feel it as if it had pierced yours
佛經里說 除非當你看到你的鄰居受到傷害的時候 你能夠感同身受 否則你就不是一個真正的人
