要素禀赋理论:一封来自仙台的信 A letter from Sendai

一封来自仙台的信（A letter from Sendai）。
By Anne,Mar 15,2011
写信人Anne，于2011.03.15
(校译员林琼华注：AnneThomas是一位来自美国，在日本仙台居住超过二十年的英语教师。)

Things here in Sendai have been rather surreal. But I am veryblessed to have wonderful friends who are helping me a lot. Since my shack iseven more worthy of that name, I am now staying at a friend's home. We sharesupplies like water, food and a kerosene heater. We sleep lined up in one room,eat by candlelight, share stories. It is warm, friendly, andbeautiful.

仙台现在恍若成了另一个世界。但我很幸运的有那麽多帮助我的好心朋友。自从我原来简陋的居所变比简陋更恶劣之后，现在我只能住在朋友家。我们共用诸如水、食物和火炉之类的日用品。我们一字排开地睡在同一个房间，就着烛光吃晚餐，相互聊天讲些故事。这画面是如此的温暖、友爱和美好。（当灾难到来时，人们反而忘记了相互之间的隔阂，忘记了个人恩怨，大家的心彼此连在一起，才能理解到大家是与爱同在的）

During the day we help each other clean up the mess in ourhomes. People sit in their cars, looking at news on their navigation screens, orline up to get drinking water when a source is open. If someone has waterrunning in their home, they put out a sign so people can come to fill up theirjugs and buckets.

这些天里我们相互帮助清理着我们杂乱不堪的家园。人们坐在车里，用车上的导航银幕关注着新闻，当饮水供给开放的时候，大家排着队领取饮用水。当有人家里的自来水接通时，他们会告诉给大家，以便大家带着水壶和水桶来取水。

It's utterly amazingly that where I am there has been nolooting, no pushing in lines. People leave their front door open, as it is saferwhen an earthquake strikes. People keep saying, "Oh, this is how it used to bein the old days when everyone helped one another."

我所在的地方完全没有抢夺、没有人插队，这是非常可敬的。人们把他们的大门敞开，因为这样地震袭来时可以快速撤出来。人们都这样说：“过去大家如何相互帮助，现在我们也这样做。”

Quakes keep coming. Last night they struck about every 15minutes. Sirens are constant and helicopters pass overhead often.

地震一直在持续，昨晚大概每15分钟就有一次。不断地有警报声，直升机也频繁地从头顶飞过。

We got water for a few hours in our homes last night, and now itis for half a day. Electricity came on this afternoon. Gas has not yet come on.But all of this is by area. Some people have these things, others do not. No onehas washed for several days. We feel grubby, but there are so much moreimportant concerns than that for us now. I love this peeling away ofnon-essentials. Living fully on the level of instinct, of intuition, of caring,of what is needed for survival, not just of me, but of the entiregroup.

昨晚我们在家里接到了够用几小时的供水，现在可以得到半天的用水。在今下午也恢复了供电，煤气供应还没有恢复。但是这都只是局部供应，有的人得到供应，有的人不能得到。所有人都已经好多天没洗澡了。我们虽然觉得很脏，但其他对我们更重要的事已让我们顾不上那麽多了。我喜欢这种从非必需的生活状态中脱离开来的生活，完全生活在本能、直觉、关爱和生活必需的状态中，不只我如此，我们整个群体都如此。（放下了，就觉得轻鬆了，换一种方式生活，何尝不是好事？）

There are strange parallel universes happening. Houses a mess insome places, yet then a house with futons or laundry out drying in the sun.People lining up for water and food, and yet a few people out walking theirdogs. All happening at the same time.

很奇怪地这里出现了截然不同的两种世界。有些地方房子到处乱七八糟，然而还有房子旁边晾晒着蒲团和乾净衣服。人们忙碌地排着队领取供水和食物，然而还有一些人悠閒地在遛狗。所有都发生在同一时刻。（真的是平行世界吗？不该出现在这个时刻的画面出现在了这个时刻，是时空交叉？还是一种全息投影？）

Other unexpected touches of beauty are first, the silence atnight. No cars. No one out on the streets. And the heavens at night arescattered with stars. I usually can see about two, but now the whole sky isfilled. The mountains are Sendai are solid and with the crisp air we can seethem silhouetted against the sky magnificently.

也第一次接触到了其他意料之外的美妙--夜晚的宁静。街道上没有车，没有外出的人群。夜空中散佈着点点星光。以往我通常只能看到2颗星星（应该一颗是木星，一颗是天狼星），但现在整个天空都满布着繁星。（星星们不是看不见，只是平时我们已经失去了关注星星的热情，追逐于表面的浮华，静下心来，它们都会出现在你眼帘。也跟心静自然凉是同样的道理）仙台山是如此的雄壮，在新鲜的空气下我们可以看到它的伟岸轮廓与浩瀚星海遥相呼应。

And the Japanese themselves are so wonderful. I come back to myshack to check on it each day, now to send this e-mail since the electricity ison, and I find food and water left in my entranceway. I have no idea from whom,but it is there. Old men in green hats go from door to door checking to see ifeveryone is OK. People talk to complete strangers asking if they need help. Isee no signs of fear. Resignation, yes, but fear or panic, no.

当地的日本人真了不起。我每天都回到我的小窝去查看，以便在恢复供电时第一时间发出这封邮件，就在我的大门左边我看到一些水和食物。我不清楚是谁送来的，但它们确实地在那里。带着绿色草帽的老人一家挨一家地查看是不是所有人都还【安好】。人们与完全陌生的人交谈，问他们是否需要帮助。我没有看到任何害怕的表情。顺其自然，就对了；但请不要害怕或恐慌。

They tell us we can expect aftershocks, and even other majorquakes, for another month or more. And we are getting constant tremors, rolls,shaking, rumbling. I am blessed in that I live in a part of Sendai that is a bitelevated, a bit more solid than other parts. So, so far this area is better offthan others. Last night my friend's husband came in from the country, bringingfood and water. Blessed again.

他们告诉我们可能将面临更多馀震，甚至其他更大地震，可能是一个月后，也可能是几个月后。我们就这样生活在连续不断的震颤、轰隆声、摇晃、持续低沉的声响中。我很庆幸我能成为比其他地方更鼓舞人心的、更团结一致的仙台大家庭中的一员。因此，到现在这里比其他地方的情况要好。昨晚，我朋友的丈夫从乡下过来，给我们带来了水和食物。再次感恩！

Somehow at this time I realize from direct experience that thereis indeed an enormous Cosmic evolutionary step that is occurring all over theworld right at this moment. And somehow as I experience the events happening nowin Japan, I can feel my heart opening very wide. My brother asked me if I feltso small because of all that is happening. I don't. Rather, I feel as part ofsomething happening that much larger than myself. This wave of birthing(worldwide) is hard, and yet magnificent.
Thank you again for your care andLove of me,
With Love in return, to you all,

不知为何，我直觉地领悟到，此时全世界确实行进在一个伟大的宇宙演化的路上。也不知为何当我经历了现在日本所发生的一切之时，我能感觉到我的心境非常开阔。我哥哥问我，是否因为这一切的发生而敢觉自己的淼小，我没有这样的感觉，相反的，我觉得我成为一个超越自我的强大力量当中的一部份。儘管（全世界的）新生之浪潮面临重重险阻，但依然是宏伟壮观的。
再次感谢你们对我所给予的关照与爱。唯有以爱回应，给你们所有人。

Anne（安妮）