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訓(xùn)是,我們?yōu)楦杆鶓?yīng)做的是傳給我們孩子對(duì)人應(yīng)有同感empathy的人生價(jià)值。不是同情,而是同感——即能設(shè)身處地地為人著想,將心比心;能透過別人的眼觀世界。有時(shí)候我們是那么容易地執(zhí)著于“我們”,而忘了我們相互之間所應(yīng)承擔(dān)的義務(wù)。我們的社會(huì)有這么一種文化(流行的看法),認(rèn)為牢記我們相互之間所應(yīng)承擔(dān)的義務(wù)是一種軟弱的表現(xiàn),因此我們不應(yīng)該對(duì)人表示關(guān)愛?!暗覀兡贻p的男孩女孩都會(huì)觀察到這一切。他們會(huì)觀察到你不理會(huì)或虐待你的妻子;會(huì)觀察到你在家不為別人著想的表現(xiàn);會(huì)觀察到你的冷漠無情;會(huì)觀察到你只為一己之私著想。所以,我們?cè)趯W(xué)校或在街上會(huì)看到這些同樣的行為表現(xiàn)是不足為奇的。這就是為什么我們必須以身作則來把同感和關(guān)愛這些人生價(jià)值傳給我們的孩子。我們須要給他們做出這樣的榜樣——強(qiáng)者不是把別人擊倒而是把別人扶起來,這才是強(qiáng)者。這就是我們?yōu)楦傅乃鶓?yīng)負(fù)起的責(zé)任?!??接下去奧巴馬談到政府應(yīng)如何幫助盡責(zé)的父親和所應(yīng)采取的措施。然后他接著說道: “我們應(yīng)該采取這一切措施來為我們的孩子建立一個(gè)堅(jiān)實(shí)的基礎(chǔ)。但我們也必須明白,即使我們做到這一切,既使我們做父親和家長(zhǎng)的盡了我們的義務(wù),即使華盛頓政府履其職責(zé),我們?cè)谏钪腥匀粫?huì)碰到許多艱難的挑戰(zhàn)。人將仍會(huì)有掙扎與痛苦的日子。風(fēng)仍會(huì)在吹,雨仍會(huì)在打?!耙虼俗詈笪覀?yōu)楦傅膽?yīng)總結(jié)的教訓(xùn),也是我們可以傳給我們孩子最貴重的禮物,就是希望這個(gè)禮物?!拔抑v的希望不是空談的希望——那種類似盲目的樂觀主義或?qū)栴}不加考慮的盲干。我講的希望是那種寄托于我們內(nèi)心的精神——即堅(jiān)信在逆境中我們只要愿意為之努力而奮斗,就會(huì)有更好的事在等待著我們。只要我們有這個(gè)信念啊?!扒耙惶煳以谕箍敌侵莸囊粋€(gè)市政廳座談會(huì)上回答問題。有一個(gè)年輕人舉起手,我猜想他想問的是有關(guān)大學(xué)學(xué)費(fèi)、能源問題或者也許有關(guān)伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。但他不問這些,卻很嚴(yán)肅地瞪著我問道:‘生活對(duì)你有何意義?’“欸,我必須承認(rèn)我對(duì)這個(gè)問題毫無準(zhǔn)備。我當(dāng)時(shí)開始回答得有點(diǎn)結(jié)巴,然后我停下來,想了一會(huì)兒就說道:“我年輕的時(shí)候,我想到的生活就是關(guān)于我——我如何為自己在世界闖出一條路來,我如何取得成功,以及我如何獲得我所要的東西?!暗F(xiàn)在,我的生活圍繞著我的兩個(gè)小女兒。我想到的是我要留給她們一個(gè)什么樣的世界。她們應(yīng)該生活在一個(gè)只有一小撥人富有而一大撥人為了生存而必須每天掙扎的國(guó)家嗎?她們應(yīng)該生活在一個(gè)依舊有種族歧視的國(guó)家嗎?生活在一個(gè)由于她們是女孩而不能享有與男孩同樣多機(jī)會(huì)的國(guó)家嗎?她們應(yīng)該生活在一個(gè)由于我們不能與其他國(guó)家有效地合作而被世人所討厭的國(guó)家嗎?她們應(yīng)該生活在一個(gè)由于我們對(duì)氣候所造成的不良影響而出現(xiàn)嚴(yán)重危機(jī)的世界嗎?“我所深刻認(rèn)識(shí)到的是,你如果不愿意為我們的孩子——所有我們的孩子,作出一丁點(diǎn)貢獻(xiàn)而留下一個(gè)更美好世界的話,生活就沒有多大價(jià)值。哪怕這很困難,哪怕所要做的工作有多艱巨,哪怕在我們一生中所能做到的還遠(yuǎn)離目標(biāo)甚遠(yuǎn)?!斑@就是我們做父親和做家長(zhǎng)的最重大的責(zé)任。我們嘗試,我們希望,我們盡力把我們的房子建在一個(gè)最堅(jiān)實(shí)的巖石上。風(fēng)吹雨打時(shí),讓風(fēng)雨吹打房屋吧,我們堅(jiān)信我們的主會(huì)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)我們,看著我們,保護(hù)著我們,帶領(lǐng)著祂的孩子穿過暴風(fēng)雨的極度黑暗而走向更美好未來的光明。這就是今天父親節(jié)我為我們大家作的祈禱,也是我對(duì)我們國(guó)家將來所抱有的希望。原上帝保佑您和您們的孩子。謝謝大家?!钡谌簥W巴馬父親節(jié)英文講話Hi, is Father39。s you haven39。t got Dad a gift yet, there39。s still the truth is, what we give our fathers can never match what our fathers give know how important it is to have a dad in your life, because I grew up without my father felt the weight of his for Michelle and our girls, I try every day to be the husband and father my family didn39。t have when I was every chance I get, Iencourage fathers to get more involved in their children39。s lives, because what makes you a man isn39。t the ability to have a child – it39。s the courage to raise , over the past couple years, I39。ve met with a lot of young people who don39。t have a father figure while there39。s nothing that can replace a parent, any of us can do our part to be a mentor, a sounding board, a role model for a kid who needs this year, I launched an initiative called My Brother39。s Keeper – anallhandsondeck effort to help more of our young men reach their full if you want to be a mentor to a young man in your munity, you can find out how at, when I launched this initiative, I said that government can39。t play the primary role in a young person39。s responsibility for being a great parent or mentor is a choice that we, as individuals, have to governmentprogram can ever take the place of a parent39。s , as a country, there are ways we can help support dads and moms who make that 39。s why, earlier this week, we brought working dads from across America to the White House to talk about the challenges they in a few weeks, I39。ll hold thefirstever White House Working Families 39。ve still got too many workplace policies that belong in the 1950s, and it39。s time to bring them up to date for today39。s families, where oftentimes, both parents are and dads deserve affordable child care, and time off to care for a sick parent or child without running into deserve equal pay for equal work – and at a time when more women are breadwinners for a family, that benefits men, because no parent who works fulltime should have to raise a family in poverty, it39。s time forCongress to follow the lead of state after state, get on the bandwagon, and give America a work our country should do what we can to make sure their hard work pays off。to make sure life for them and their families is a little less str