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When we think about how it should be built, we were reminded of Ubudehe, the building process we learned about in Rwanda.
當我們思考著如何建造的時候，我們想起了Ubudehe，從盧旺達學到的建筑方式。
We wondered if we could fill those very columns with the soil from the sites of where these killings occurred.
我們思考著是否能用當年私刑地點的泥土去填充這些柱子。
Brian and his team have begun collecting that soil
布萊恩及其團隊開始收集這些土壤，
and preserving it in individual jars with family members, community leaders and descendants.
并將之保存于瓶罐中，讓他們和家人、領(lǐng)導人及后代子孫們在一起。
The act of collecting soil itself has lead to a type of spiritual healing. It's an act of restorative justice.
這個搜集土壤的舉動本身能帶來某種形式的精神慰藉。這是一種修復式正義。
As one EJI team member noted in the collection of the soil from where Will McBride was lynched,
就像一位EJI隊員在搜集Will McBride受私刑處的土壤時寫的：
"If Will McBride left one drop of sweat, one drop of blood, one hair follicle
“如果Will McBride曾落下一滴汗、一滴血或是一根頭發(fā)，
I pray that I dug it up, and that his whole body would be at peace."
我希望我能將它挖出來，那么他也將能安息了吧。”
We plan to break ground on this memorial later this year,
我們計劃在今年動土建造紀念館，
and it will be a place to finally speak of the unspeakable acts that have scarred this nation.
這將會是一個具敘事力的地方，訴說著這個國家無法言喻的傷痕。
When my father told me that day that this house -- our house -- had saved his life,
那天，當我爸爸告訴我，這間房子--我們的房子--曾經(jīng)拯救他的生命，
what I didn't know was that he was referring to a much deeper relationship between architecture and ourselves.
而我卻不知道他所要表達的是更深層的意義是我們與建筑物之間的關(guān)系。
Buildings are not simply expressive sculptures.
建筑物不僅僅是表達性的雕塑品。
They make visible our personal and our collective aspirations as a society.
它使我們個人或群體的志向浮現(xiàn)于社會。
Great architecture can give us hope. Great architecture can heal. Thank you very much.
偉大的建筑能給人們希望。偉大的建筑能治愈人們。謝謝。
