麥帥除了 1962年 這一篇在 West-Point 西點軍校的著名演說外,另外一篇讓人為之動容的文章便是太平洋戰爭之初,麥帥寫給其子的 為子祈禱文 。相信有許多學長在學生時代曾經讀過這一篇文章。
以下是 為子祈禱文 全文
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麥帥為子祈禱文原文
General MacArthur’s Prayer For His Son
Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
Build me a son whose wishes will not take the place of deeds; a son who will know Thee—and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge.
Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge. Here let him learn to stand up in the storm; here let him learn compassion for those who fail.
Build me a son whose heart will be clear, whose goal will be high; a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men; one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past.
And after all these things are his, add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor, so that he may always be serious, yet never take him too seriously. Give him humility, so that he may always remember the simplicity of true greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, and the meekness of true strength.
Then I, his father, will dare to whisper, “ I have not lived in vain.”
主啊!求你使我的兒子
堅強到一個地步以致能知道自己的懦弱,
勇敢到一個地步以致在恐懼之中能面對自己。
使他成為一個勝不驕、敗不餒的人。
求你使我的兒子
不作一個只會幻想而無行動的人,
使他認識你
------同時也知道認識自己是知識的基石。
我懇求你
不要讓他走上安逸舒適的路,
而是要接受重壓、苦難與挑戰。
讓他學習在風暴中站起身來,
讓他學習對於失敗的人有切身的同情。
求你使我的兒子心地明朗、目標遠大,
使他在指揮別人之前先會駕馭自己,
使他成為一個遠瞻未來
但不忘記過去的人。
如果他能作到這一切,
主啊!我還要求你,
賜給他足夠的幽默感,
使他在嚴肅中不為已甚;
賜給他謙卑的心,
使他時刻緊記偉大不一定要轟轟烈烈、
智慧必須加上開明,
以及勇力必須帶有謙和。
如此,為父的我,才敢輕聲的說:
------ 「我沒有虛度此生。」
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另外檢附麥帥於美國國會演說之照片一張
以及兩張 麥帥公路 老照片兩張
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