社评 0721 受伤的城市仍然活力充沛

受伤的城市仍然活力充沛

今天我再次造访久违的圣安东尼市，从休斯敦出发一百九十九英里在十号州际公路上非常𣈱通无阻，此行主要目的也是到此追悼多年来有业务往来的广告公司创办人卡森老先生，他出生於圣安东尼市，是欧洲希腊裔移民，他和其子手创之卡森广告公司业务鼎盛，代理许多公司之广告业务。

圣安东尼位於德州中南部，是德州第二大城,人口近一百五十万，当一六九一年西班牙探险者到达此地区之时，正值葡萄牙的圣徒帕多瓦的圣安东尼之圣日，因而得名，此城驻有强大的美国空军基地，由于受到西班牙及墨西哥文化影响，充满了拉丁文化之氛围，其中过半人口是西班牙血统，白人只佔百分之三十二。

每年接待二千万人次的南方大城，可以感受到美洲原住民和古墨西哥合成之氛围，漫步在市中心的河滨步道，品嗜到拉丁美食，阿拉莫纪念碑，海洋公园是游客聚集之地。

遗憾的是就在上个月离开此地一小时车程的伊瓦利小镇，发生了震惊世界的小学屠杀案，二十一条生命牺牲在一名青少年枪下，使整个社区笼罩在哀伤之中。

今午我走在这个受伤的美丽城市，看到熙熙攘攘的人群，我们不知如何去解释人性的丑陋面，这个受过重创的城镇 要我们大家的关心和祝福来弥补伤痕。

                                                                    This Injured City Is Still Full Of Vitality

I came to San Antonio to pay my respects and mourn the founder of the Carson Advertising company, Mr. Paul Carson. We have been doing business with them over the past several years.

Paul Carson was born in San Antonio 83 years ago. He and his son John had been running a very successful business in Houston. Paul had a full and wonderful life with a beautiful family.

San Antonio is located in the south central part of Texas. It is the second largest city in Texas with a population of over 1.5 million. When the Spanish explorers arrived in this area in 1619, it was on the holy day of St. Anthony, Saint Padua in Portugal, so the city is named after St. Anthony. Lackland Air Force Base is located here. Due to the influence of the Spanish and Mexican cultures, the city is full of Latin culture. More than half of the residents are Latino.

This southern city welcomes more than 20 million tourists annually and you can feel the atmosphere of Native Americans and ancient Mexico here. Walking along the River Walkyou can taste the best cuisines from different worlds. The Alamo and SeaWorld are popular gathering places for tourists.

Unfortunately, the town of Uvalde is nearby. It suffered the tragic school shooting massacre in which twenty-one lives were lost due to a teenager killer. This tragedy covered the whole city and the nation with so much grief.

This afternoon I walked into this injured and beautiful city and saw the bustling crowds. We just don’t know how to explain the ugly side of human beings. This severely damaged town needs our prayers and blessings to take care and heal their scars.