【见信如唔】上好发条，明天是崭新的一天

Wind the Clock, for Tomorrow is Another Day

上好发条，明天是崭新的一天

主播介绍：

In 1973, celebrated children's author and essayist E.B.White, most famously known for "Charlotte's Web" and "Stuart Little", received a letter from a very distraught fan who said he had lost all hope and faith in humanity. E.B. White, who was 73 at the time, sat down and wrote him this beautiful response.

1973 年，以经典儿童读物《夏洛的网》和《精灵鼠小弟》而闻名著名儿童作家和散文家 E.B.White, 收到了的一封来信，来自于一位非常忧心如焚的书迷-纳多先生。在信中表达了他对人性失去了信心和希望 ，当时 73 岁的怀特先生坐下来给他写了这个优美的回复。

本期主题：A letter from E.B.White to Mr. Nadeau

North Brooklin, Maine

30 March 1973

Dear Mr. Nadeau:

As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate. Hope is the thing that is left to us, in a bad time. I shall get up Sunday morning and wind the clock, as a contribution to order and steadfastness.

Sailors have an expression about the weather: they say, the weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society – things can look dark, then a break shows in the clouds, and all is changed, sometimes rather suddenly. It is quite obvious that the human race has made a queer mess of life on this planet. But as a people we probably harbor seeds of goodness that have lain for a long time waiting to sprout when the conditions are right. Man’s curiosity, his relentlessness, his inventiveness, his ingenuity have led him into deep trouble. We can only hope that these same traits will enable him to claw his way out.

Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.

Sincerely,

E. B. White

尊敬的纳多先生：

只要还有一个正直的男人，只要还有一个富有同情心的女人，这些能量就会蔓延四方，世界就不会荒凉。在艰难的时候，我们唯有希望。星期天早上，我仍将起床，把时钟上好发条，为生活的有序性和坚定做出一点贡献。

水手们对天气有一种说法：天气非常地虚张声势。我想这一说法对我们人类社会也不假 - 有时你眼前的一切，也许看起来是灰暗的，但是只要等一阵子，你就会看到云开日出，有时变化还来得很突然。很显然，人类已经把地球糟蹋得乱七八糟。但作为人，我们更可能怀有良善的种子，在一直等待着萌芽的时机。人的好奇心，人的义无反顾，人的创造性，人的巧思，导致人类陷入深深的困境。我们只能希望，这些同样的特质也能助人类闯出困境。

为可能发生的做好准备，保持你的希望。上好发条，明天是崭新的一天。

诚挚的,

E. B. White

E.B. White Letter to Mr. Nadeau

Source: Letters Of Note

lettersofnote.com/2012/01/06/wind-the-clock-for-tomorrow-is-another-day/

中译：了了一味 2022/7/16