立志实现梦想的阿富汗女孩

我以诚挚的内心书写此篇文章。我将勇敢追梦直至生命最后一刻。
Afghanistan, Southern Asia

Story by Tahmina. Translated by Jie Li
Published on November 14, 2021.

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我现年20岁。我出生时,我的国家叫阿富汗斯坦伊斯兰共和国。[1] 就在几周前,我的祖国被塔利班占领。在我的祖国,女孩们曾经可以勇敢地追寻自己的梦想,没有实现梦想的女孩也许最后会抱憾离世。我就是那个女孩,勇于追逐梦想,并立志在有生之年实现梦想。

我的学习之路从学习技术开始。在阿富汗,像我这种生在一个中产阶级的家庭的孩子,能上学是一个了不起的事情,特别还因为我是一个女生。在我小的时候,上大学,有工作对我来说就是一个遥远的梦。想要实现梦想就需要逆着社会潮流和人们的思想,但这并非易事。所以我在学校拼命学习,拿到最高分,向我的家人证明我还是大有作为的。技术专业一直是属于男生的专业,这都是我攻读技术专业的原因。我成为了班级第一。我的目标一直是学习新事物,让我的家人过上该有的生活。

过去的半个月内 [2],塔利班控制了阿富汗。塔利班袭击了阿富汗后,国家随之沦陷。我的人生也从天堂跌倒了谷底。在此之前,我和家人过着美好的生活,我在国内最好的大学里攻读计算机专业。直到现在,我还希望这是一场可怕的噩梦,我醒来后,这一切都会结束。但是,我认为我应该接受现实。我的梦想、我的家人就是那黑暗里的一缕阳光。我曾经听别人讲过,人生中最苦难的事情就是死亡。但是,我现在意识到了,孤独绝望地或者比死亡还要可怕。人生中最痛苦的事情莫过于活在这世上,因为自己爱的人而假装幸福。

我热爱我的梦想,热爱希望,热爱14年奋斗的自己,我热爱一切。我就像这有翅膀无法飞翔,被困在牢笼里的鸟儿。我的梦想就是攻读计算机学专业,我的目标一直是学习新事物。

我的人生里唯一的那束光就是我的家人。能够拥有一个思想开明又全力支持我实现梦想的家庭是何等的幸运。我会用知识的力量努力冲破束缚,如果我成功做到了,我会为其他女孩创造出实现梦想的机会。我想说,我仍然是那个为了追梦而不惜一切的女孩。

黑暗固然可怕,但黑夜中的星星足够照亮未来的人生。

 


[1] 2021年8月,塔利班在发动袭击后很快控制了阿富汗。详情请见此篇文章。

[2]这篇文章写于2021年8月。


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Tahmina

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I'm 20 years old and I live in Kabul, Afghanistan. I was a computer science student in one of the top universities in my country. Moreover, my biggest dream is to study computer science and to work in the field of technology, plus I want to create opportunities for girls like me. Finally, I have never travelled, so I really would like to travel the world once in my life.

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