雙語暢銷書《我是馬拉拉》第25章:尾聲(9)
We believe that when we have our first sight of the Kaaba, the black-shrouded cube in Mecca that is our most sacred place, any wish in your heart is granted by God.
When we prayed at the Kaaba, we prayed for peace in Pakistan and for girls' education, and I was surprised to find myself in tears.
當我們在克爾白處祈禱時，我們祈禱巴基斯坦的和平，以及女子的受教育權。But when we went to the other holy places in the desert of Mecca where the Prophet lived and preached, I was shocked that they were littered with empty bottles and biscuit wrappers.
我很訝異地發現自己淚流滿面。但當我們動身前往另一個位於麥加沙漠地帶、先知曾經在此居住並講道的聖地時，我很驚訝人們居然在這裏亂丟空瓶子和糖果包裝袋。
It seemed that people had neglected to preserve history.
似乎人們已經毫不在意保護歷史古蹟的重要性。I thought they had forgotten the Hadith that cleanliness is half of faith.
我認爲他們已經忘記了聖訓的教誨：維持整潔佔信仰一半的重要性。My world has changed so much.
我的生活發生了鉅變。On the shelves of our rented living room are awards from around the world – America, India, France, Spain, Italy and Austria, and many other places.
在我們租住的屋子起居室的架子上，放置着來自世界各地的獎項——美國、印度、西班牙、意大利、奧地利，以及許多其他的地方。I've even been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, the youngest person ever.
我甚至榮獲了諾貝爾和平獎的提名，成爲有史以來最年輕的候選者。When I received prizes for my work at school I was happy as I had worked hard for them, but these prizes are different.
當我因爲在學校認真學習而獲得嘉獎時，我會很開心，因爲這正是我努力的目標，但這些獎項對我的意義則不同。I am grateful for them, but they only remind me how much work still needs to be done to achieve the goal of education for every boy and girl.
我很感謝它們的存在，但它們只會提醒我，我需要做出更大的努力，才能完成“每個男孩和女孩都能夠接受教育”的目標。I don't want to be thought of as 'the girl who was shot by the Taliban' but 'the girl who fought for education'.
我不想讓人們將我看作是“被塔利班槍擊的女孩”，我希望自己是“爲受教育權而奮鬥的女孩”。This is the cause to which I want to devote my life.
這是我想爲之投入一切的終生事業。
