[心得] The Grammy Legend Award for 1993
以下是Michael Jackson出席1993年Grammy Awards獲頒Legend Award所發表的得獎感言。
特別用顏色標示的句子，我覺得很感動。
I hope this finally put to rest another rumour that has been in the press
for too many years.
Me and Janet really are two different people.
In the past month, I've gone from "Where is he?" to "Here he is again."
（PS. 以前有媒體報導麥可和珍娜是同一個人；麥可從珍娜手中接過獎座，
還特別澄清這一點）
But I must confess, it feels good to be thought of as a person,
not as a personality,
because I don't read all the things written about me.
I wasn't aware that the world thought I was so weird and bizarre
but when you grow up as I did
in front of 100 million people since the age of five
you're automatically different.
（譯：我不知道世人認為我很奇怪，
但是如果你和我一樣，
從五歲起，就在一億人的關注下長大，
你自然會與眾不同。）
That last few weeks, I have been cleansing myself
and it's been a rebirth for myself.
It's like a cleansing spirit.
My childhood was completely taken away from me.
There was no Christmas.
There was no birthdays.
It was not a normal childhood.
No normal pleasures of childhood.
Those were exchanged for hard work, struggle, and pain
and eventual material and professional success.
But as an awful price
I cannot re-create that part of my life
nor would I change any part of my life.
However, today when I create my music I feel like an instrument of nature.
I wonder what delight nature must feel
when we open our hearts and express our God-given talents.
The sound of approval rose across the universe
and the whole world abounds in magic.
Wonder fills our hearts, for we have glimpsed, for an instant
the playfulness of life
and that's why I love children
and learn so much from being around them.
I realise that many of our world's problems today
from the inner-city crime to large-scale wars
and terrorism and our overcrowded prisons
are a result of the fact that children
have had their childhood stolen from them.
The magic, the wonder, the mystery and the innocence of a child's heart
are the seeds of creativity that will heal the world.
I really believe that.
What we need to learn from children isn't childish.
Being with them connects us to the deeper wisdom of life
which is ever-present and only asks to be lived.
They know the way to solutions that lie waiting to be recognised
with our own hearts.
Today I would like to thank all the children of the world
including the sick and deprived.
I am so sensitive to your pain.
I also want to thank all those who have helped me to channel my talent here on
Earth.
From the beginning, my parents, all my brothers and sisters especially Janet.
I am so proud of her.
It's incredible.
...（略）
我一直都很喜愛Michael Jackson，我也相信他在音樂上的成就沒有人能夠突破，
當電視節目、報章雜誌都揶揄他過度的整型，質疑他有戀童癖的同時，
我依然不改對他的擁護愛戴。
今天打開電視，一轉到新聞台就看到令人難以置信的消息，和版上多數人一樣，
多希望這只是誤傳。
縱使英文很破，還是轉到CNN，想看看有關MJ的消息。
希望MJ可以聽到大家的祝福，也希望他下輩子能有美好的童年。
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