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My Dad had difficulty breathing his whole life, and the complications of Polio are what took him from us too soon. He would have been very upset that Polio still persists even though we have a vaccine. He would have been equally upset that back in India we had polio virus on our shoes from walking through the contaminated gutters that spread the disease. We were spreading the virus with every footstep, right under beautiful kids playing everywhere. The world is on the verge of climinating polio, with 328 people infected so far this year. Let's get it done soon. Perhaps one of you will do that.
我的父亲一生都感觉呼吸困难，而小儿麻痹症的并发症很快就把他从我们身边带走了。如果他知道即使我们有疫苗但小儿麻痹症仍然存在，他会非常苦恼。如果他知道在回到印度时，我们的鞋由于行走于那些传播这种疾病的水沟，而沾染了病毒，他会很不安。我们每走一步都在传播病毒，就是那些到处玩耍的美丽的孩子也都被传染上。世界将彻底消除小儿麻痹症，今年到目前为止只有328人被感染。让我们忙消灭它吧。也许你们中间有人会做那件事。
My Dad was valedictorian of Flint Mandeville High School class of 1956 for about 90 kids. I happened across his graduating speech recently, and it blew me away. 53 years ago my Dad said:"... we are entering a changing world, one of automation and employment change where education is an economic necessity. We will have increased periods of time to do as we wish, as our work week and retirement age continue to decline and we wish that true... We shall take part in, or witness, developments in science, medicine, and industry that we can only dream of today... It is said that the future of any nation can be determined by the care and preparation given to its youth. If all the youths of America were as fortunate in securing an education as we have been, then the future of the United States would be even more bright than it is today."
我父亲是弗林特·曼德维尔高中1956级毕业的90名孩子中的毕业生代表。我碰巧最近看到他的毕业演讲，这演讲完全让我着迷了。53年前，我爸爸在他的毕业演讲中说：“……我们正走进一个改变的世界，一个自动化和就业模式发生改变的世界，在这里，教育对经济发展来说是必需的。我们会有更多的时间做自己想做的事情，因为我们的工作时间和退休年龄在持续下降，而且我们也希望如此。……我们将参与，或见证我们今天只能梦想的科学、医药和工业的发展。……据说，任何一个国家的未来都取决于对其青年一代所进行的关心和培育。如果所有的美国青年都像我们一样有幸受到稳固的教育，那么美国的未来将会比今天更加光明。”
