Carmelo Anthony Dear New York
原文
http://www.thisismelo.com/2017/dear-new-york/
翻译转自我自己的BLOG
http://yaodaosbron.blogspot.tw/2017/09/nba-carmelo-anthony.html
亲爱的纽约
从第一次见到你那天，我就知道我们会在一起。
那是一种一见钟情的感觉。
在我还很年轻的时候，你就教会了我一些东西，
如何在艰难的生活中生存，我必须坦承有时候真的让我觉得很害怕，
而那时我并没有意识到这将慢慢的将我打造成今后的样子。
我人生的前9年一闪而过，在我开始懂事时已经过了一段时间了，
我也开启了人生的新篇章，他叫做巴尔的摩。
很快的我再次陷入爱河(如同人家说的爱情没有障碍)，我对于怎么在
逆境生存太熟悉了，很快的我就知道了该如何生存，学到了何为“社区”，
也学会了责任，并且成为了一个P.O.M.E适存者(Product Of My Environment)。
然后我又开启了旅程，面对了许多挑战，过了很多好的与坏的时光，
产生了许多迷惑与误解，有时我会失去自我，就这样日复一日年复一年，
我发现了与我的初恋重逢的机会，如同重生一般。
而我再次启程回到了纽约，就像获得新生，
在这发生了很多特别的事情，许多的夜晚我无法好好入睡，总是想着各种可能性，
而我一直提醒自己“我要在纽约留下属于我的符号，我要成为一个人物”
在纽约的日子让我能够克服一切的困难顺利的生存在世界的每个角落，
较会了我如果在不好的地方也感到自在。
与你说再见对我来说很艰难，我从来没想过这会发生，特别是对你，
在我心中没人能取代你的地位，也很难再找到跟你一样的人了，
所以你知道我会永远永远地想念你的，你让我笑亦让我流干泪水，这些都是因为你，
我已无所畏惧，你走进了我的人生，并且赐与我祝福，
该是挥挥手说再见的时候了，但这个告别不会是永别，
如同我一直在说的，纽约永远都在。
我们认识已经过了好久，我必须说那几年是最棒的几年，你让我成为了现在的我。
我只想让你知道你永远在我心中，不管发声什么，我都会一直爱着你。
这个告别是暂时的，但对我来说却是最艰难的一句再见，
我将保持微笑并且擦去泪痕，因为我知道我们有一天会再见面的，
“这著个日渐变暗的舞台中，我也曾经有过光辉时刻”，
在我收藏的宝贝中，你永远不会是其他的选项，
当一切万物灯灭时，你的明亮将继续伴我而行。
“时光飞逝、只有持续超越困难并且一直保持信念的伟人们能在变换不断的时代
中生存下来”我不得不问自己接下来我要追求什么目标与成就呢？
我知道生活总是充满著矛盾、不公与无情，但我无法接受这一切，
我只能选择上游或者沈沦，而现在我做出了决定，我必须继续往上游，
不管我会面对多少怒涛。
谢谢你们
我是Me7o
谢谢那些陪我走过一切的粉丝，也谢谢那些不管结果如何总支持着尼克的人，
谢谢Jim Dolan以及尼克的制服组以及没有得到应有回报努力的工作人员们。
最重要的是谢谢你纽约，让我代表过这座城市，7将与你同在。
Dear NEW YORK,
From the day I first met you, I knew we were meant to be together. It was
love at first sight. From a very young age you taught me something that I
will never forget- how to survive within the belly of the beast. I must
admit it was scary, frightening at times. But, not fully aware of my purpose,
I was being molded and prepared for the rest of my life without even knowing.
My first nine years went by so fast. By the time I really was starting to
understand, it was time for me to move on and start another chapter in my
life. That chapter was called BALTIMORE. Instantly, I’d fallen in love
again. (Hence the saying LOVE HAS NO BARRIERS). I guess I was all too
familiar with the Belly of the Beast. I learned how to survive, I learned the
sense of community, I learned about responsibility, as well as becoming a
P.O.M.E (Product Of My Environment). You catch my drift. Then I had to
depart again to go on this long journey where my ART OF WAR skills would be
tested. Lots of good times and lots of bad times. Losing myself at times,
questioning myself in the midst of finding KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM, and
UNDERSTANDING. Several years, months, days, hours, seconds went by and I
found myself having an opportunity to get back with my first love. (Its
called CIPHER in my lessons). It was a sense of rebirth.
I came to NYC to B (Be) Born again. The sense of something extraordinary
happening left me with a lot of sleepless nights dreaming of possibilities.
The one thing I kept telling myself was ‘Make my mark in NYC and I’d be a
made man’.
New York equipped me to make it in any other place in the world. It taught
me how to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable. Saying Goodbye is the
hardest thing to do. I never thought I would, especially to you. No one
will ever take your place. It’s hard to find someone like you, so know you
will always be missed. You helped me laugh. You dried my tears. Because of
you, I have no fears. You came into my life and I was blessed. It’s time
to raise my hand and say goodbye. It’s not the end, because like I’ve
always said, NYC ‘til the end.
I’ve known you for years now, and I must say they’ve been the best years I’
ve ever had. You helped me become the person I am today. I just want you to
know YOU will always be in my heart. No matter what happens, I will always
LOVE YOU. Although this goodbye is just temporary, this is the hardest
goodbye for me to say. I wipe the tears off my cheek and smile at the same
time because I know that we will meet again someday. “I’ve had my shining
moments, upon this life darkened stage.” And in my BOOK of WONDERMENTS, you
will never be just another page. Your bright lights will travel with me far
past when all the other lights go out.
“The years pass. The times change. The only thing that survives and
transcends this inevitable process, that shines brighter with each new era is
the record of a GREAT human spirit that has endured struggle and remained
true to its deepest convictions to the very end.” I had to ask myself,
toward what goal or achievement am I striving in life? I know life can be
full of contradictions. It can be unfair, unforgiving, too. I cannot afford
to dismiss it and turn my back to the world. I was given a choice to sink or
swim. I’m choosing to swim. ‘Til the very end. No matter how much the seas
around me may rage.”
THANK YOU
ThisIsMe7o
Thank you to All My Fans who supported me through Thick and Thin. And those
who continued to support The Knicks regardless of the outcome. Thank You to
Jim Dolan and the Knicks organization and all the hardworking people that don
’t get the credit they deserve. And most importantly, Thank you to the City
of New York for allowing me to represent OUR city. 7eace be with you