Monika Bulaj: The hidden light of Afghanistan

翻译人员: Chunxiang Qian 校对人员: Angelia King

My travels to Afghanistan

很多年以前

began many, many years ago

我的阿富汗之旅始于

on the eastern border of my country,

我的祖国－

my homeland, Poland.

波兰的东部边境

I was walking through the forests

我走过祖母讲过的

of my grandmother's tales.

故事里的树林

A land where every field hides a grave,

一片到处是坟墓的土地

where millions of people

20世纪的时候

have been deported or killed

那里有成千上万的人

in the 20th century.

被杀害或流放

Behind the destruction,

在这毁灭之地的背后

I found a soul of places.

我找到了这儿的灵魂

I met humble people.

我遇到谦卑的人们

I heard their prayer

倾听他们的祷告

and ate their bread.

享用他们的食物

Then I have been walking East for 20 years --

我这样一直向东走了二十年－

from Eastern Europe to Central Asia --

从东欧走到了中亚－

through the Caucasus Mountains,

越过了高加索山脉

Middle East,

中东

North Africa,

北非

Russia.

俄罗斯

And I ever met more humble people.

遇见更多谦卑的人

And I shared their bread and their prayer.

倾听他们的祷告并分享他们的食物

This is why I went to Afghanistan.

这是我前往阿富汗的原因

One day, I crossed the bridge

有天我走过

over the Oxus River.

奥克苏斯河上的桥

I was alone on foot.

只身一人徒步前行

And the Afghan soldier was so surprised to see me

阿富汗士兵看到我无比惊讶

that he forgot to stamp my passport.

甚至忘了在我护照上盖章

But he gave me a cup of tea.

但他给了我一杯茶

And I understood

我明白

that his surprise was my protection.

他惊讶于我的毫无装备

So I have been walking and traveling,

我在旅途中

by horses, by yak, by truck, by hitchhiking,

骑过马，牦牛，坐过卡车，搭过便车

from Iran's border

一路从伊朗边境

to the bottom, to the edge of the Wakhan Corridor.

一直到瓦罕走廊

And in this way

这途中

I could find noor, the hidden light of Afghanistan.

我找到了光明，找到阿富汗的隐匿之光

My only weapon

我唯一的武器

was my notebook and my Leica.

就是我的笔记本和莱卡

I heard prayers of the Sufi --

我听过苏菲人的祈祷－

humble Muslims,

谦卑的穆斯林

hated by the Taliban.

承受着塔利班的仇恨

Hidden river,

这隐匿的河流

interconnected with the mysticism

连接着从直布罗陀

from Gibraltar to India.

直到印度的神秘

The mosque where the respectful foreigner

清真寺里 心怀敬畏的外国人

is showered with blessings

接受祝福

and with tears,

和泪水的洗礼

and welcomed as a gift.

并受到欢迎

What do we know

对于这个国家

about the country and the people

和我们假装保护的人们

that we pretend to protect,

我们了解多少

about the villages

对于那些

where the only one medicine

只能用鸦片来止痛和抵御饥饿的

to kill the pain and to stop the hunger

遥远村庄

is opium?

我们又了解多少

These are opium-addicted people

这些是鸦片成瘾的人们

on the roofs of Kabul

在喀布尔的屋顶上

10 years after the beginning of our war.

这是阿富汗战后10年

These are the nomad girls

她们是牧民女孩儿

who became prostitutes for Afghan businessmen.

成为阿富汗生意人的妓女

What do we know about the women

战后10年 我们对这些女性

10 years after the war?

又了解多少？

Clothed in this nylon bag,

她们穿着尼龙袋子

made in China,

产自中国的

with the name of burqa.

叫做布卡

I saw one day,

有一天

the largest school in Afghanistan,

我看到了阿富汗最大的学校

a girls' school.

一个女子学校

13,000 girls

13,000名女孩子

studying here

在地下室里

in the rooms underground,

学习

full of scorpions.

房间里到处是蝎子

And their love [for studying]

还有她们对学习的热爱

was so big that I cried.

我不禁流泪了

What do we know

我们对

about the death threats by the Taliban

在巴尔赫 因为把女儿送进学校

nailed on the doors

而日日饱受

of the people who dare to send their daughters to school as in Balkh?

塔利班死亡威胁的人们又了解多少？

The region is not secure, but full of the Taliban,

这个地区充满危险，到处是塔利班势力

and they did it.

是他们带来了危险

My aim is to give a voice

我的目标是代替这些

to the silent people,

沉默的人们发出呐喊

to show the hidden lights

昭示巨大阴谋幕帘背后的

behind the curtain of the great game,

隐匿之光

the small worlds ignored by the media

让这个被媒体和解决世界冲突的先驱者

and the prophets of a global conflict.

遗忘的世界得到光明

Thanks.

谢谢

(Applause)

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