天道酬勤感恩过去，砥砺前行By+Barack+Obama2023年1月，奥巴马卸任美国总统。此前，他给自己的美国同胞写了一封辞别信。他说：是你们使我成为一个更好的人。感恩过去，砥砺前行，这或许才是辞别的最好境界。MyfellowAmericans，It"salong-standing1〕traditionforthesittingpresidentoftheUnitedStatestoleaveapartingletterintheOvalOffice2〕fortheAmericanelected3〕totakehisorherplace.It"salettermeanttosharewhatweknow，whatwe"velearned，andwhatsmallwisdommayhelpoursuccessorbearthegreatresponsibilitythatcomeswiththehighestofficeinourland，andtheleadershipofthefreeworld.ButbeforeIleavemynoteforour45thpresident，Iwantedtosayonefinalthankyouforthehonorofservingasyour44th.BecauseallthatI"velearnedinmytimeinoffice，I"velearnedfromyou.YoumademeabetterPresident，andyoumademeabetterman.Throughouttheseeightyears，youhavebeenthesourceofgoodness，resilience4〕，andhopefromwhichI"vepulledstrength.I"veseenneighborsandcommunitiestakecareofeachotherduringtheworsteconomiccrisisofourlifetimes.Ihavemournedwithgrievingfamiliessearchingforanswers—andfoundgrace5〕inaCharlestonchurch6〕.I"vetakenheart7〕fromthehopeofyounggraduatesandournewestmilitaryofficers.I"veseenourscientistshelpaparalyzed8〕manregainhissenseoftouch，andwoundedwarriorsoncegivenupfordeadwalkagain.I"veseenAmericanswhoseliveshavebeensavedbecausetheyfinallyhaveaccesstomedicalcare9〕，andfamilieswhoseliveshavebeenchangedbecausetheirmarriagesarerecognizedasequaltoourown10〕.I"veseentheyoungestofchildrenremindusthroughtheiractionsandthroughtheirgenerosity11〕ofourobligationstocareforrefugees，orworkforpeace，and，aboveall，tolookoutforeachother.I"veseenyou，theAmericanpeople，inallyourdecency12〕，determination，goodhumor，andkindness.Andinyourdailyactsofcitizenship，I"veseenourfutureunfolding.天道酬勤Allofus，regardlessofparty，shouldthrowourselvesintothatwork—thejoyousworkofcitizenship.Notjustwhenthere"sanelection，notjustwhenourownnarrowinterestisatstake13〕，butoverthefullspanofalifetime.I"llberighttherewithyoueverystepoftheway.Andwhenthear...
