总有一种力量让我们泪流满面

这是新年的第一天。祝愿阳光打在你的脸上。阳光打在你的脸上，温暖留在我们心里。这是冬天里平常的一天。北方的树叶已经落尽，南方的树叶还留在枝上，人们在大街上懒洋洋地走着，或者急匆匆地跑着，每个人都怀着自己的希望，每个人都握紧自己的心事。

新世纪的日历正在一页页减去，没有什么可以把人轻易打动。除了真实。人们有理想但也有幻象，人们得到过安慰也蒙受过羞辱，人们曾经不再相信别人也不再相信自己。好在岁月让我们深知"真"的宝贵——真实、真情、真理，它让我们离开凌空蹈虚的乌托邦险境，认清了虚伪和欺骗。尽管，"真实"有时让人难堪，但直面真实的民族是成熟的民族，直面真实的人群是坚强的人群。

没有什么可以轻易把人打动，除了正义的号角。当你面对蒙冤无助的弱者，当你面对专横跋扈的恶人，当你面对足以影响人们一生的社会不公，你就明白正义需要多少代价，正义需要多少勇气。没有什么可以轻易把人打动，除了内心的爱。没有什么可以轻易把人打动，除了前进的脚步......

这是新年的第一天，就像平常一样，我们与你再次见面，为逝去的一年而感怀，为新来的一年作准备。祝愿阳光打在你的脸上。阳光打在你的脸上，温暖留在我们心里。有一种力量，正从你的指尖悄悄袭来，有一种关怀，正从你的眼中轻轻放出。在这个时刻，我们无言以对，惟有祝福：让无力者有力，让悲观者前行，让往前走的继续走，让幸福的人儿更幸福；而我们，则不停为你加油。我们不停为你加油。因为你的希望就是我们的希望，因为你的苦难就是我们的苦难。我们看着你举起锄头，我们看着你舞动镰刀，我们看着你挥汗如雨，我们看着你谷满粮仓。我们看着你流离失所，我们看着你痛哭流涕，我们看着你中流击水，我们看着你重建家园。我们看着你无奈下岗，我们看着你咬紧牙关，我们看着你风雨度过，我们看着你笑逐颜开......我们看着你，我们不停为你加油，因为我们就是你们的一部分。

总有一种力量它让我们泪流满面，总有一种力量它让我们抖擞精神，总有一种力量它驱使我们不断寻求"正义、爱心、良知"。这种力量来自于你，来自于你们中间的每一个人。所以，在这样的时候，在这新年的第一天，我们要向你、向你身边的每一个人，说一声，"新年好"！祝愿阳光打在你的脸上。因为有你，才有我们。阳光打在你的脸上，温暖留在我们心里。为什么我们总是眼含着泪水，因为我们爱得深沉；为什么我们总是精神抖擞，因为我们爱得深沉；为什么我们总在不断寻求，因为我们爱得深沉。爱这个国家，还有她的人民，他们善良，他们正直，他们懂得互相关怀。

《总有一种力量让我们泪流满面》作者：沈颢，首发于1999年《南方周末》

This is the first day of the New Year. May the sunshine grace your face. The sunshine on your face, the warmth in our hearts. It is an ordinary day in winter. In the north, the leaves have fallen, while in the south, the trees still hold onto their leaves. People stroll lazily or rush hurriedly through the streets, each carrying their own hopes and holding onto their private thoughts.

The calendar of the new century is turning a page each day, and nothing easily moves people anymore—except the truth. People have ideals, but also illusions. They have been comforted, yet also humiliated. They have doubted others and themselves. Fortunately, time has taught us the value of “truth”—authenticity, true feelings, and truth itself. It has guided us away from the dangerous utopia of delusion, revealing hypocrisy and deceit. Although truth may sometimes be uncomfortable, a nation that faces the truth is a mature nation, and people who confront reality are strong people.

Nothing easily moves people anymore, except the clarion call of justice. When you stand before the helpless and wronged, the arrogant and oppressive, or the social injustices that shape lives, you understand how much justice demands, and how much courage it takes. Nothing easily moves people anymore, except the love in their hearts. Nothing easily moves people anymore, except the steps forward...

This is the first day of the New Year, just like any other. We meet you again, reflecting on the year that has passed and preparing for the year ahead. May the sunshine grace your face. The sunshine on your face, the warmth in our hearts. There is a power quietly flowing from your fingertips, a care gently radiating from your eyes. At this moment, we are speechless, except for a wish: May the powerless gain strength, the pessimistic move forward, those pressing ahead continue their journey, and the happy become even happier. And we will keep cheering for you. We will keep cheering for you because your hope is our hope, and your suffering is our suffering.

We see you raising a hoe, swinging a sickle, sweating under the sun, and filling your barns with grain. We see you displaced, crying bitterly, braving turbulent waters, and rebuilding your homes. We see you reluctantly laid off, gritting your teeth, weathering storms, and smiling again. We see you, and we keep cheering for you because we are a part of you.

There is always a power that brings tears to our eyes, a power that lifts our spirits, a power that drives us to keep seeking “justice, love, and conscience.” This power comes from you, from every single one of you. So, at this moment, on this first day of the New Year, we want to say to you, and to everyone around you: “Happy New Year!” May the sunshine grace your face. Because of you, we exist. The sunshine on your face, the warmth in our hearts.

Why do our eyes often brim with tears? Because we love deeply. Why are we always so spirited? Because we love deeply. Why do we keep seeking? Because we love deeply—love this country and her people, their kindness, integrity, and care for one another.

There Is Always a Power That Brings Tears to Our Eyes , was first published in 1999 by Southern Weekly