Fight for Justice — Even if You Don’t Live To See It | Golriz Lucina | TED

譯者: 妏芯 戴 審譯者: Shelley Tsang 曾雯海

It is not an unusual sight in Iran:

在伊朗，這種景象並不罕見：

a large conference attended only by men.

只有男性參加的大型會議

After all, women are to be hidden from public view,

畢竟，女性就不該出現在公眾場合

kept uneducated, silent, powerless.

不接受教育，保持沈默，無能為力

It is within these strict confines that a young woman,

在這些嚴格的限制下 有一位年輕女性

eyes bright with possibility for a more just and equitable world,

閃爍的眼裡充滿著對一個更公正、平等 世界的可能性

bravely steps into this gathering of men with her veil removed.

她摘下了面紗 勇敢地走進這個男人的聚會

Her face is uncovered,

她的臉露了出來

an act considered blasphemous.

這種行為被認為是褻瀆神明

Just the presence of this woman alone sends shock waves through the crowd.

光是這位女性的存在 都會對人群帶來衝擊

She declares that the time has come to break away from antiquated traditions

她宣稱 是時候擺脫這過時的傳統

and step into a new era of human consciousness,

踏入人類意識的新時代

in which every person is free to choose their own path.

讓每個人都能自由選擇人生道路

Soon after, she is imprisoned,

不久後，她被監禁了

charged with spreading corruption on Earth

被指控在地球上散播腐敗

and sentenced to death.

並被判處死刑

This woman was Táhirih.

這位女性是塔荷蕾（Táhirih）

A poet, a mystic, a champion for human rights.

她是詩人、神秘主義者、人權捍衛者

Now, this story may sound like a recent headline from Iran,

現在，這個故事聽起來很像 伊朗最近出現的頭條新聞

but it actually took place nearly 200 years ago, in 1848.

但這真實發生在 約200年前，1848年

When I look at my birthplace of Iran today, I have to ask,

當我現在看我的出生地伊朗時 我不得不問

what's changed?

有什麼改變？

Have we made any progress?

我們有任何進展嗎？

I see Táhirih's fate being replayed in the lives of other courageous women

我看到的是塔荷蕾的命運不斷地 在其他勇敢女性身上重演

who at this very moment are choosing nonviolent means,

她們此刻正採取非暴力手段

such as speaking out and removing their hijabs,

像是公開發聲、摘下頭巾

to proclaim their freedoms.

以此宣告自己的自由

And tragically, just like Táhirih,

而不幸的是，就像塔荷蕾一樣

their lives and the rights they are defending

她們的生命和她們所捍衛的權利

are being stamped out and suffocated.

正在被摧毀與遏制

It's easy to feel hopeless.

很容易感到絕望

It's easy to feel defeated.

很容易感到挫敗

Yet within their stories,

然而，在她們的故事中

and within hers,

以及她的故事中

I do see progress.

我確實有看見進展

I see powerful lessons about what it means

我從中學到

to believe so deeply in the transformation of society

深信社會改革所帶來的強大意義

that we dedicate our lives to laying down the building blocks of a better world.

將一生致力於建構更美好的世界

A world we may not even live to see.

一個我們可能無法活著看到的世界

Táhirih's life is an example of being undeterred

塔荷蕾的一生就是在限制與阻礙下

by our limitations and our constraints.

依然意志堅定的例子

In an arranged marriage since the age of 14,

塔荷蕾從14歲起在包辦婚姻下

and with three children,

生下三個孩子

Táhirih still used whatever tools she had within her means --

她仍然利用她力所能及的一切手段

her words, her actions, her poetry --

包括她的言語、行動、詩歌

to encourage all of those around her to abandon the suffocating scripts

來鼓勵她周圍的人放棄那些束縛的劇本

that they had inherited for their lives,

那些她們繼承了一輩子的劇本

and to independently investigate the truth for themselves.

獨立探究自己人生的真相

She was met with hostile opposition,

她遭遇到了敵對的反對

abuse and imprisonment.

虐待與監禁

Yet Táhirih was unflinching in her efforts,

然而，塔荷蕾毫不畏懼地努力

fixing her eyes on a horizon line of justice and freedom for all.

將目光投向了人人享有 正義與自由的地平線

Through Táhirih's actions, we understand the power that sacrifice has

透過塔荷蕾的行動 我們領悟到犧牲

in awakening a collective consciousness.

在喚醒集體意識的力量

Though much of her writing and her poetry was destroyed after her death,

儘管她大部分的寫作和詩歌 都在她死後被摧毀了

her legacy could not be extinguished.

但她所留下的遺跡沒有被抹去

So many hearts were transformed by the teachings that she spread,

她所傳遞的教義改變了許多人的心

and the seeds of possibility that she planted for equality and freedom

她為平等和自由的可能性埋下的種子

are now bursting through the soil of Iran,

正在伊朗土地上快速萌芽

as evidenced in these brave, youthful, female-led protests

這些勇敢、年輕、由女性發起 的抗議活動就是明證

that erupted following the tragic death of Mahsa Jina Amini,

這些活動在馬赫薩·阿米尼（Mahsa Jina Amini） 死後爆發

the 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman

她是22歲的伊朗庫德族婦女

who died in police custody after being arrested

她被逮捕後，在警方拘留期間死亡

for improperly wearing her hijab.

只因頭巾配戴不恰當

Now today, when I hear that rallying cry, "woman, life, freedom,"

現在，只要我聽到集會呼喊著 「女人、生命、自由」時

I can't help but hear Táhirih's last words

我就忍不住想起塔荷蕾在被處決前 說的最後一句話

before she was executed,

taken in the middle of the night and strangled with her own scarf.

她在半夜被抓走 並被人用她自己的圍巾勒死

She said,

她說：

"You can kill me as soon as you like,

「你可以隨時殺死我，

but you cannot stop the emancipation of women."

但你無法阻止女性的解放。」

"You can kill me as soon as you like,

「你可以隨時殺死我，

but you cannot stop the emancipation of women."

但你無法阻止女性的解放。」

Táhirih's legacy invites each of us to consider

塔荷蕾所留下的遺跡， 鼓勵我們每個人思考

what is fueling our own activism.

是什麼在激起我們的行動主義

Her words and actions, though radical and upending,

她的言行雖然激進又顛覆

were not born out of bitterness or hatred, or fueled by self-interest.

但不是出於痛苦或仇恨 也不是出於私利

It was Táhirih's deep love for humanity that propelled her forward.

是塔荷蕾對於人道的熱愛 激勵她前進

And therein lies our challenge.

現在我們的挑戰來了

Can we stand up against oppression and injustice

我們能否挺身對抗壓迫和不公

while deeply rooting our thoughts, our words, our actions

並同時將我們的思想及言行 深深扎根於

in compassion and love?

同情與愛中？

Táhirih's life teaches us that we must act with urgency and conviction,

塔荷蕾的一生告訴我們 我們必須以迫切性和信念採取行動

while recognizing that we may not live to see the fruits of our efforts.

同時接受我們有可能無法活著 看到自己努力的成果

We cannot expect immediate gratification in our pursuit of justice,

我們不能指望在追求正義的過程中 能即時得到滿足

because the transformation of society is a multigenerational endeavor.

因為社會改革是需要多代人的努力

So what can we do?

那我們能做什麼？

We can take to heart Táhirih's trailblazing example,

我們可以將塔荷蕾 具開拓性的榜樣銘記於心

and in every moment,

在每分每秒

we too can bravely choose to do the next right thing,

我們也可以勇敢地去做下一件正確的事

knowing that we are planting seeds that will grow into trees

明白我們播下的種子終將成樹

under whose branches future generations will find justice and peace.

我們的後代將在樹下找到正義與和平

I want to end with a poem of Táhirih's,

我想以塔荷蕾的一首詩作為結尾

translated from its original language of Farsi,

這首詩由波斯語翻譯而來

not only because it feels like it could have been written today,

不僅因為它像是今天才寫成的詩

in light of all the conflicts we are witnessing with broken hearts

我們在世界各地目睹所有令人心碎的衝突

all around the world,

but also because she offers us a clear and poignant call to action

也因為在這個時刻 我們可能會問自己

at a time where we might be asking ourselves

希望留下什麼樣的遺跡時

what we want our legacy to be.

她給了我們明確及鼓舞的指示來行動

"Let warring ways be banished from the world.

「將交戰的道路逐出世界。

Let justice everywhere its carpet throw.

讓正義無所不在。

May friendship reconcile ancient hatreds.

願友誼調和古老的仇恨。

May love grow from the seed of love we sow."

願愛能從我們播下的種子中成長。 」

Thank you.

謝謝

(Applause)

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