2019年除夕記
對於香港人來說，或多或少，今年是可怕的一年。
抗爭運動已經徹底地改變了我們的生活，而對於價值觀和道德的衝擊更是難以想像。
無論如何，我們每一個人都已經被扯進時代的巨輪之中。
在除夕夜，我們必須銘記受傷的、在囚的、與及失去親友的香港人所受之痛苦。
他們亟需大家的慰解勉勵——為了香港人的共同福祉，他們無私地犧牲奉獻。
香港人，我對你們有信心。
你們有勇氣，有力量，更有一顆善良的心，去戰勝面前的危機。
我們都生長在同一屋簷下，而在狂風暴雨之中，更令我們緊靠在一起。
我們的團結和創意，能把暴政驅走，開拓一個自由的新世界。
在這頹垣敗瓦中重生固然不容易，但我們的堅毅意志會令香港早日康復。
抬頭遠望，是我們可見的目標。
既來之則安之，我們無所退，亦無所畏懼。
每個香港人都要為這片土地負起責任，出一分力，而非委托別人。
再者，我們未來的理想世界，是需要愛而非恨；需要建設，而非破壞。
改變的確會讓人感到不安，但我們要堅持亘久不變的金科玉律，以勇氣守護正義與誠信。
「大躍皆由小步起。」英女王伊利沙伯二世在今年聖誕文告中提及：「人們通常都是以小步來克服長久的深層次矛盾，並且帶來互信和諒解。」
星星之火，可以燎原。
憑一己之力，未必可以對抗邪惡，但團結就是力量，我們的一點一滴，將為這個城市帶來意想不到的改變。
香港人，加油！願榮光歸香港！
～～～～～～～～～～～～
At the End of Year 2019
To most if not all people in Hong Kong, this year can be referred to as Annus horribilis.
The resistance movement has changed the way of life in this small city irrevocably, and the changes in our previous values and norms were drastic and unimaginable.
Whether you like it or not, everyone was drawn into this wheel of history in some way or the other.
In the closing of this tragic year, we must remember the suffering of the wounded, bereaved, and the imprisoned. Those who have lost loved ones or been parted from them do need our comfort to their sorrows. They are sacrificing for the sake of our common good in our true life.
I have confidence in the people in Hong Kong. With your courage, strength and good heart, we shall overcome the perils that lie ahead in the coming year. We come from the same family circle, and our ties have been knit closer by danger. In the face of adversity, this newfound spirit of unity and fellowship will continue into the next decade, creating a world of free men and women, untouched by tyranny.
We cannot expect the world, so grievously wounded, to recover quickly, but its convalescence can certainly be hastened by our continued endurance and goodwill.
To keep going forward, our eyes should fix on the far-off, delectable mountains of goal and good will. Whatever comes or does not come, don’t be afraid. Everyone of you need to bear some as your burden, even if it seems insurmountable. If everybody think it is somebody’s then it is nobody’s.
After all, if our world is to survive in any sense that makes survival worthwhile, we must learn to love and not to hate, and to create and not destroy.
Change might be bewildering, it is important to hold on to ageless ideals and values. With courage, stand up for what is right, true and honest.
“Large leaps are brought about by small steps,” said Queen Elizabeth in her Christmas message a few days ago. “It is often those small steps that overcome long-held differences and deep-seated divisions to bring harmony and understanding.”
It is small steps, not the giant leaps that bring lasting change in the world. On our own, we cannot end wars or wipe out injustice, but the cumulative impact of thousands of small acts of goodness can be bigger than we imagine.
Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong.
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