第2906期:The healing power of soap-making

So what I use is, I use organic food grade coconut flakes. I blend that with essential oils, never perfume. We use a kosher, goat's milk, glycerin base.

我用的是有机食品级椰片，将其与精油混合，从不添加香精，我们采用符合犹太标准的山羊奶甘油基底。

Maxwell Moore is having fun making soap from only the most natural organic ingredients.

麦克斯韦·摩尔正乐此不疲地用最天然的有机原料制作肥皂。

But it wasn't easy for Moore to return to civilian life in Los Angeles after 16 years of military service including tours in war-torn Iraq and Afghanistan that led him to suffer from PTSD.

但对摩尔来说，在经历了16年的兵役，包括在饱受战争蹂躏的伊拉克和阿富汗服役，这使他患上了创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）之后，要回到洛杉矶过平民生活并不容易。

The VA and they suggested that I should employ my hands, with something that will keep me busy and out of trouble.

退伍军人管理局建议我忙碌起来，不惹麻烦。

And so they asked me what are you, do you have any hobbies. And I told them and they were like, what do you have any hobbies that aren't dangerous.

他们问我有什么爱好吗，我告诉了他们，然后他们问我，你有什么不危险的爱好吗？

Well I like to make soap and they said oh you should do that. And so I started doing this and I just got obsessed.

我喜欢做肥皂，他们说那你就应该去做肥皂。于是我开始做这件事，然后我就着迷了。

Moore's hobby grew beyond just making and selling soap. I was going again to my VA appointments.

摩尔的爱好不仅仅是制作和销售肥皂。我又去参加退伍军人管理局的预约了。

And this homeless man, I came out of the hospital, and he says, hey I'm giving him spare change.

我从医院出来时，这个无家可归的人叫住我，我给了他一些零钱。

And I was like you know I don't have any spare change right now, but I've got this hobby. I make soap, do you want some soap?

我说，我现在没有多余的零钱，但我有个爱好。我做肥皂，你要肥皂吗？

And the guy goes oh yeah lots of soap and I was like really really. He says, yeah I live on the street, you know, I'm dirty.

他说，当然了，我需要肥皂。我当时就心想真的吗，他说：我流浪街头，脏兮兮的。

Now Moore gives some of his soap for free to the homeless. Don't get me wrong, I love money.

现在摩尔把他的部分肥皂免费赠送给无家可归的人。别误会我的意思,我喜欢钱。

But if you're making money and you're surrounded by people who are poor, who are sick, who can't take care of themselves, then you're going to get sick, and all the money in the world doesn't matter.

但如果你在赚钱，但周围都是穷人、病人、无法自理的人，那么你也会生病，挣再多钱都无济于事。

Thousands of orange blossom eucalyptus and grapefruit soap bars. Moore employs other military veterans and single mothers to help them adapt and stay afloat financially.

成千上万的橙花桉树和葡萄柚肥皂。摩尔雇佣了其他退伍军人和单身母亲，帮助他们适应生活、维持生计。

I was really motivated by the service and sacrifice of my comrades at war. And I felt like those guys are dead and gone unfortunately.

战友们的奉献和牺牲真的激励了我。当时的战友不幸离世了。

They can't make an impact anymore back here at home. So in some ways I feel like I owe those guys.

他们没办法对这里做贡献。在某些方面我觉得我亏欠他们。

Stanley who got a bar of soap from Moore during the pandemic is very grateful.

斯坦利在大流行期间从摩尔那里得到了一块肥皂，非常感激。

No, Santa Fe burnt, my hands are dry so they burn me, but I'm constantly trying to wash my hands as much as I can.

不，圣达菲着火了，我的手很干，所以它们让我感觉火辣辣的，但我一直在尽可能多地洗手。

While the issue of homelessness in Los Angeles isn't easy to solve, Moore believes in starting with small things, help people stay clean and healthy and the rest will follow. 

尽管洛杉矶的无家可归问题不易解决， 但摩尔相信从小事做起，帮助人们保持清洁和健康，其他问题自然会迎刃而解。