12.Long Live Love!

12 Long Live Love！
　　In 1970，two years before his death，Edward said：
　　There are some people who think that I was wrong to give away my crown．But they don't understand true love．
　　When I was young，I lived in Buckingham Palace．I could have anything that I wanted．But I wasn't happy be-cause my heart was empty．
　　Then I met Wallis and everything changed．For half of my life I have lived here with the most beautiful woman in the world．And she is everything to me．
　　When I sit in my garden with the Duchess by my side，I sometimes think about my early life．I remember the days alone in my bedroom．I remember the teacher who hit me with a stick．I remember the war and my travels around the world．And then I remember the crowds of people below my window，who shouted：'Long live love！'
　　On my last night in London I spoke with Winston Churchill．In the middle of our conversation he said：'I think，Sir，that the best things in life are free．'I have nev-er forgotten those words．And now，many years later，I un-derstand what they mean．You cannot buy happiness．And you cannot buy love．
　　To be happy deep inside your heart is the most wonderful thing in the world．I have been a lucky man．And so I say：
　　'Thank God for Wallis，and LONG LIVE LOVE！'




■ 12 爱情万岁！
　　1970年，即爱德华去世前两年，他曾说过：
　　有些人认为我放弃王位是错误的。但他们不懂得真正的爱情。
　　我年轻的时候住在白金汉宫。我想要的东西都能得到。但我并不快乐，因为我的内心是空虚的。
　　后来我遇到了沃利斯，一切都变了。我的后半生都和这位世界上最美丽的女人在这里一起度过。她就是我的一切。
　　我和公爵夫人一起坐在花园里时，有时会想起自己早年的生活。我想起自己孤零零待在卧室里的那些日子。我想起那个用棍子打我的老师。我想起战争和周游世界的旅行。我想起那些聚集在我窗下的人群，他们高呼着：“爱情万岁！”
　　我离开伦敦前的最后一个晚上和温斯顿·邱吉尔做过一次长谈。谈话中，他说：“陛下，我认为生活中最好的事情是无偿的。”我从未忘记这句话。现在，许多年之后，我才理解了它的涵义。幸福是买不到的。爱情也是买不到的。
　　内心深处的幸福是世界上最美妙的。我是一个幸运的人。所以，我要说：
　　“感谢上帝给了我沃利斯，爱情万岁！”