魔法

The Magic

魔法

When I was younger, I was crazy about stories of magic.

当我年轻的时候，我痴迷于魔法故事。

I enjoyed books where wizards and warriors battled the powers of darkness in strange worlds.

我喜欢看法师和战士在奇异的世界里与黑势力战斗的书。

I was excited when they succeeded in bringing peace and happiness to their lands.

每当他们取得胜利并为他们生活的这片土地带来了和平和幸福时，我就倍感雀跃。

I guess like most of the readers of these stories I secretly wished for magical powers for myself.

我想，就像看这些故事的大多数读者一样，我也暗暗希望自己能拥有魔法。

I wanted to be able to magically make my pain disappear, to make my problems go away, and to have power over this world that so often has power over us.

希望它能奇迹般地让我的痛苦消失，让困扰我的问题得到解决，并能让我掌握这个世界而不用屈从于它。

As I got older, however, I realized that there was no such thing as magic due to the harsh reality of life.

然而，当我逐渐长大，我开始意识到，根本就不存在魔法，生活的残酷现实开始袭来。

I struggled through a long period of poverty. I had daily pain from a back injury that never healed right.

我曾在一段漫长又贫苦的岁月中挣扎。我每天都会因为后背上的伤口而疼痛，这个伤口至今都未痊愈。

I felt sadness and sorrow when both of my sons were diagnosed with autism.

当我的两个儿子都被诊断为自闭症时，伤感与悲痛从心底涌了出来。

Then one day I am not sure when I began to discover a different kind of magic. This magic grew stronger in my heart, soul, and mind day by day and year by year.

然后有一天，我不知是何时开始发现了一种独特的魔法。这种魔法在我的心中、灵魂和思想里逐日发展壮大。

This magic was called LOVE. It connected me to my own highest self and to all of the other souls in this world.

这种魔法的名字叫爱。这种魔法将我与最高尚的自我联系起来，将我与这世界的其他灵魂联系起来。

It didn't remove my poverty but it made every day of my life feel richer.

它没有消除我的贫穷，却让我每一天的生活都很丰富。

It didn't make my back pain go away but it helped me deal with it so much better.

它没有使我的背部疼痛消失，但它帮助我更好地面对它。

It didn't cure my sons' autism, but it helped me see them as the beautiful, loving, and joyful souls that they truly are.

它没能治愈我儿子的自闭症，但它让我看到了他们美丽，有爱，永恒，和快乐的灵魂，这是他们真实的样子。

It didn't make me a wizard or a warrior but it helped me to dispel the darkness of this world with my own light.

它没有使我变成一个法师或战士，但它使我用自己的一点亮光，驱散了这个世界的黑暗。

There is such a thing as magic in this world. There is such a thing as magic in each one of us.

在这个世界上，的确存在着一种魔法。而且我们每个人都拥有这样一种魔法。

This magic is called LOVE. May you choose it, share it, and live in it every single day of your life.

这种魔法就是爱。愿你可以选择爱，分享爱，并在充满爱的生活中度过每一天。

May you use it to help others and to heal this world.

愿你用它来帮助别人，治愈这个世界。