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1、AlettertoourdaughterMARKZUCKERBERG·WEDNESDAY,DECEMBER2,2015DearMax,YourmotherandIdon'tyethavethewordstodescribethehopeyougiveusforthefuture.Yournewlifeisfullofpromise,andwehopeyouwillbehappyandhealthysoyoucanexploreitfully.You'vealreadygivenusareasontoreflectontheworldwehopeyoulivein.Lik
2、eallparents,wewantyoutogrowupinaworldbetterthanourstoday.Whileheadlinesoftenfocusonwhat'swrong,inmanywaystheworldisgettingbetter.Healthisimproving.Povertyisshrinking.Knowledgeisgrowing.Peopleareconnecting.Technologicalprogressineveryfieldmeansyourlifeshouldbedramaticallybetterthanourstod
3、ay.Wewilldoourparttomakethishappen,notonlybecauseweloveyou,butalsobecausewehaveamoralresponsibilitytoallchildreninthenextgeneration.Webelieveallliveshaveequalvalue,andthatincludesthemanymorepeoplewhowillliveinfuturegenerationsthanlivetoday.Oursocietyhasanobligationtoinvestnowtoimprovethe
4、livesofallthosecomingintothisworld,notjustthosealreadyhere.Butrightnow,wedon'talwayscollectivelydirectourresourcesatthebiggestopportunitiesandproblemsyourgenerationwillface.Considerdisease.Todaywespendabout50timesmoreasasocietytreatingpeoplewhoaresickthanweinvestinresearchsoyouwon'tgetsi
5、ckinthefirstplace.Medicinehasonlybeenarealscienceforlessthan100years,andwe'vealreadyseencompletecuresforsomediseasesandgoodprogressforothers.Astechnologyaccelerates,wehavearealshotatpreventing,curingormanagingallormostoftherestinthenext100years.Today,mostpeoplediefromfivethings--heartdis
6、ease,cancer,stroke,neurodegenerativeandinfectiousdiseases--andwecanmakefasterprogressontheseandotherproblems.Oncewerecognizethatyourgenerationandyourchildren'sgenerationmaynothavetosufferfromdisease,wecollectivelyhavearesponsibilitytotiltourinvestmentsabitmoretowardsthefuturetomakethisre
7、ality.YourmotherandIwanttodoourpart.Curingdiseasewilltaketime.Overshortperiodsoffiveortenyears,itmaynotseemlikewe'remakingmuchofadifference.Butoverthelongterm,seedsplantednowwillgrow,andoneday,youoryourchildrenwillseewhatwecanonlyimagine:aworldwithoutsufferingfromdisease.
