Haveyoueverwatchedkidsonamerry-go-round
你曾否看过孩子们骑旋转木马
Orlistenedtotherainslappingontheground
或听过雨水拍打地面的声音呢
你曾否追逐过飘忽不定的蝴蝶
Orgazedatthesunintothefadingnight
或看着夕阳消失于地平线呢
Youbetterslowdown,
放慢你的舞步
不要匆匆忙忙
Timeisshort,
人生苦短
音乐不会永远奏下去
Doyourunthrougheachdayonthefly
你是否每天忙个不停
Whenyouask"Howareyou",doyouhearthereply
当问候别人时，你真的在意他们的回答吗
Whenthedayisdone,doyoulieinyourbed
每晚就寝时
Withthenexthundredchoresrunningthroughyourhead
你是否仍在脑海中念叨着无数的杂事呢
Timeisshort
音乐不会永远奏下去。
你是否告诉过孩子们，我们可以把事情放到明天
Andinyourhaste,notseehissorrow
而由于你的仓促，却没注意到他的忧伤
Everlosttouch,andletagoodfriendshipdie’Causeyouneverhadtimetocallandsay“Hi”
珍贵的朋友也由于你太忙碌，无暇问候彼此而失去了联系，
You’dbetterslowdown.
Don’tdancesofast
不要大匆忙
Themusicwon’tlast...
音乐不会永远演奏下去。
Whenyourunsofasttogetsomewhere,
当你匆忙赶到目的地时，
youmisshalfthefunofgettingthere.
也就错过了旅途中一半的乐趣。
Whenyouworryandhurrythroughyourday,itislikeanunopenedgift...Thrownaway...
当你终日忧心忡忡并马不停蹄时，就像一份礼物还没被拆开…就已丢弃…
Lifeisnotarace.
人生不是一场竞赛。
Dotakeitslower
放慢你的脚步，
HearthemusicBeforethesongisover.
在音乐还没结束以前，倾听沿途的音符。
Ibelieveitisinmynaturetodancebyvirtueofthebeatofmyheart,thepulseofmybloodandthemusicinmymind.SoIdancedaily.
Theseldom-useddiningroomofmyhouseisnowanoften-usedballroom—anopenspacewithahardwoodfloor,stereo,andadiscoball.TheCD-changerhassixdiscsattheready:waltz,swing,country,rock-and-roll,salsa,andtango.
Readingmymind,anolderwomandroppedoutofthedance,satdownbesideme,andsaid,"Ifyoujointhedancing,youwillfeelfoolish.Ifyoudonot,youwillalsofeelfoolish.So,whynotdance"
And,shesaidshehadasecretforme.Shewhispered,"Ifyoudonotdance,wewillknowyouareafool.Butifyoudance,wewillthinkwellofyoufortrying."
Recallingherwisewords,Itookupthechallengeoftango.
Iseekthesharp,scarypleasurethatcomesfrombeginningsomethingnew—thatcallsonallmyresourcesandchallengesmymind,mybody,andmyspirit,allatonce.
RobertFulghumhaswrittensevenbestsellersincluding"AllIReallyNeedtoKnowILearnedinKindergarten."AnativeofWaco,Texas,hewasaUnitarianministerfor22yearsandtaughtpaintingandphilosophy.FulghumlivesinSeattleandCrete.
IndependentlyproducedforNPRbyJayAllisonandDanGedimanwithJohnGregoryandVikiMerrick.PhotobyMiroSvolik.
我相信，随着心跳、脉搏以及心中的音乐去跳舞是我的天性。所以我每天都跳。
我屋子里那个很少使用的餐厅，现在经常被用来作“舞厅”——一个铺着硬木地板、配有立体音响装置的迪厅。我的换片箱里备好了6张碟片：华尔兹、摇摆、乡村、摇滚、萨尔萨和探戈。
探戈最近很火爆。这是一种很复杂的比较难跳的舞，所以我一周要上三次课，花三个晚上出去跳舞，我还打算去布宜诺斯艾利斯待三个月，接受探戈文化的浸礼。
第一次去上探戈舞蹈课的时候，我非常害怕，都不敢到地板上去。我还记得，有一次，在希腊克里特岛上，一场乡村婚礼之后，舞会开始了，而我却一直待在旁边不敢跳。那高超的步法让我眼花缭乱。“别做傻事了，”我想，“就看看吧。”
一位年龄比我还大的女士看出了我的想法，她从舞场中退出来，坐在我旁边说，“如果加入这场舞会，你会觉得很傻。如果你不加入，你一样会觉得很傻。既然这样，干吗不跳”
然后，她说她要告诉我一个秘密。她低声说道：“如果你不跳，我们就会知道你是个傻瓜。可是如果你跳了，我们就会因为你的尝试而觉得你很棒。”
听了这席话，我接受了探戈的挑战。
一个朋友问我，我对探戈的嗜好是不是有点儿太狂野了。“探戈你这个年龄你一定是精神不正常了!”
恰恰相反：这是我深思熟虑之后的决定。我对探戈的热情掩盖了一种害怕。我害怕生命随着年龄的增长而缩短。我害怕因为不再学习、不再冒险而产生的无聊。我害怕在退出生命之局而等着末日审判的过程中，你体内发生的死亡。
我追寻那种随着新事物而产生的，尖锐而略带惊吓的喜悦——这就要求我全身心投入，对我的心智、身体和勇气同时进行挑战。
我现在的目标就是：跳完所有我能跳的舞蹈，然后，在某个甜蜜的夜晚，跳完最后一支优雅的探戈后，满意地坐下来，离开世界——因为我体内没有一支没有跳过的舞了。
所以，当人们说，“探戈你这个年龄精神不正常吧”我便回答：“没有啊，我可不想不正常。”
Mydreamistobecomeadancer,oneday,Iwillstandinthecenterofthestage,inthecolorfullights,listeningtobeautifulmusic,dancethedanceoftheswans.Mydreamandabigdanceroom,teachchildrenbeautifuldance.
EverytimeIdanceclasstime,carefullylisteningtoeverywordtheteacher,toseetheteacherputeverymovementanddance.Afterreturninghome,Iamnotafraidoftired,notafraidofhardship,andpracticeagainandagain,justformydancemorebeautiful,tomakemymovementsmorestandard,makemedancefullofsoul,likeapuppetwithlife.Iamnotproud,Iwillrefineon,makemebecomeagooddancer.
Ihopethatoneday,mydreamwillcometrue.
Doyoulikedancing
Oneofmyclassmateslikesdancingverymuch.Shehasbeenstudyingdancefortenyears,shehasstudiednationaldanceandballet,anddancehasmadeheranelegantgirl.Shehadateacherwhotaughthertodancebecauseshewantedtogotocollegebydancing.Ilikedancing,too,butIlikestreetdance.Ilikewatchingstreetdanceshowsverymuch,suchas"thisisstreetdance",Ithinkstreetdanceisverycool,canmakeapersonveryattractive,andstreetdancespreadloveandpeace,whichisverymeaningful.
Inthesummerrecessbetweenfreshmanandsophomoreyearsincollege,IwasinvitedtobeaninstructoratahighschoolleadershipcamphostedbyacollegeinMichigan.Iwasalreadyhighlyinvolvedinmostcampusactivities,andIjumpedattheopportunity.
Aboutanhourintothefirstdayofcamp,amidthefrenzyoficebreakersandforcedinteractions,Ifirstnoticedtheboyunderthetree.Hewassmallandskinny,andhisobviousdiscomfortandshynessmadehimappearfrailandfragile.Only50feetaway,200eagercamperswerebumpingbodies,playing,jokingandmeetingeachother,buttheboyunderthetreeseemedtowanttobeanywhereotherthanwherehewas.Thedesperatelonelinessheradiatedalmoststoppedmefromapproachinghim,butIrememberedtheinstructionsfromtheseniorstafftostayalertforcamperswhomightfeelleftout.
AsIwalkedtowardhimIsaid,“Hi,mynameisKevinandI’moneofthecounselors.It’snicetomeetyou.Howareyou”
Inashaky,sheepishvoicehereluctantlyanswered,“Okay,Iguess.”
Icalmlyaskedhimifhewantedtojointheactivitiesandmeetsomenewpeople.Hequietlyreplied,“No,thisisnotreallymything.”
Icouldsensethathewasinanewworld,thatthiswholeexperiencewasforeigntohim.ButIsomehowknewitwouldn’tberighttopushhim,either.Hedidn’tneedapeptalk,heneededafriend.Afterseveralsilentmoments,myfirstinteractionwiththeboyunderthetreewasover.
Atlunchthenextday,Ifoundmyselfleadingcampsongsatthetopofmylungsfor200ofmynewfriends.Thecamperswereeagerlyparticipated.Mygazewanderedoverthemassofnoiseandmovementandwascaughtbytheimageoftheboyfromunderthetree,sittingalone,staringoutthewindow.InearlyforgotthewordstothesongIwassupposedtobeleading.Atmyfirstopportunity,Itriedagain,withthesamequestionsasbefore:“HowareyoudoingAreyouokay”
Towhichheagainreplied,“Yeah,I’mallright.Ijustdon’treallygetintothisstuff.”
AsIleftthecafeteria,ItoorealizedthiswasgoingtotakemoretimeandeffortthanIhadthought—ifitwasevenpossibletogetthroughtohimatall.
Thateveningatournightlystaffmeeting,Imademyconcernsabouthimknown.Iexplainedtomyfellowstaffmembersmyimpressionofhimandaskedthemtopayspecialattentionandspendtimewithhimwhentheycould.
ThedaysIspendatcampeachyearflybyfasterthananyothersIhaveknown.Thus,beforeIknewit,mid-weekhaddissolvedintothefinalnightofcampandIwaschaperoningthe“lastdance”.Thestudentsweredoingalltheycouldtosavoreverylastmomentwiththeirnew“bestfriends”—friendstheywouldprobablyneverseeagain.
AsIwatchedthecamperssharetheirpartingmoments,Isuddenlysawwhatwouldbeoneofthemostvividmemoriesofmylife.Theboyfromunderthetree,whostaredblanklyoutthekitchenwindow,wasnowashirtlessdancingwonder.Heownedthedancefloorasheandtwogirlsproceededtocutuparug.Iwatchedashesharedmeaningful,intimatetimewithpeopleatwhomhecouldn’tevenlookjustdaysearlier.Icouldn’tbelieveitwashim.InOctoberofmysophomoreyear,alate-nightphonecallpulledmeawayfrommychemistrybook.Asoft-spoken,unfamiliarvoiceaskedpolitely,“IsKevinthere”
“You’retalkingtohim.Who’sthis”
“ThisisTomJohnson’smom.DoyourememberTommyfromleadershipcamp”
Theboyunderthetree.HowcouldInotremember“Yes,Ido”,Isaid.“He’saveryniceyoungman.Howishe”
Anabnormallylongpausefollowed,thenMrs.Johnsonsaid,“MyTommywaswalkinghomefromschoolthisweekwhenhewashitbyacarandkilled.”Shocked,Iofferedmycondolences.
“Ijustwantedtocallyou”,shesaid,“becauseTommymentionedyousomanytimes.Iwantedyoutoknowthathewentbacktoschoolthisfallwithconfidence.Hemadenewfriends.Hisgradeswentup.Andheevenwentoutonafewdates.IjustwantedtothankyouformakingadifferenceforTom.Thelastfewmonthswerethebestfewmonthsofhislife.”
Inthatinstant,Irealizedhoweasyitistogiveabitofyourselfeveryday.Youmayneverknowhowmucheachgesturemaymeantosomeoneelse.ItellthisstoryasoftenasIcan,andwhenIdo,Iurgeotherstolookoutfortheirown“boyunderthetree.”
在大一到大二之间的那个暑假，密歇根的一所大学主办一次中学学生干部夏令营，邀我担任辅导员。对于校园的多数活动，我都持赞同态度并积极参与，那次我同样欣然接受了。
头一天活动进行大约一个钟头，我注意到，开始活跃的营员们兴致浓厚，不太自然地互动起来，而树下却有一个孤零零的男孩。他身材矮小，瘦弱不堪，那明显的不安和羞怯使他显得不堪一击。在只有五十英尺远的地方，二百名充满激情的营员正在玩耍、开玩笑并互作介绍，而树下的男孩似乎除了想呆在原地，不想去任何地方。他流露出的极度孤独令我几乎难以靠近，但我没忘记资深辅导员们的提示：对可能感觉受到冷落的营员要保持警惕。
我走向那个男孩，对他说：“嗨!我叫凯文，是你们的辅导员。很高兴认识你，你好吗”
带着颤抖的怯生生的声音，他勉强答道：“我想——还好吧。”
我平静地问他想不想投入到那些活动从而结识一些人，他轻声回答：“不，那不关我的事。”
我能感觉到他在面对一个新的环境，这种体验对他来说是全然陌生的。也不知为什么,我觉得强迫他加入也不妥当。他不需要鼓励性的讲，他需要的是朋友。几次沉默之后，我和树下男孩的接触就此结束。
第二天吃午饭的时候，我扯开嗓门，领着二百名刚认识的新朋友唱起了营歌。营员们都热情参与，我的目光游移于这群人，忽然那个“树下男孩”的样子吸引了我的注意：他孤零零地坐着，眼瞅着窗外。我几乎忘记了领唱的歌词。只要一有机会，我就会照旧用那些话问他：“你怎么样你好吗”
他的回答依然是：“嗯，我很好。我真地不想参与那种事儿。”
营员们共度这难忘的分别时刻，这时我突然目睹了我一生都记忆最清晰的一幕：那个曾透过厨房窗户茫然盯着外面的树下男孩，此时却成了不穿衬衫的跳舞奇才。他和两个女孩跳着摇摆舞，在舞池里到处舞动。我注视着他跟大家共享这亲密无间又意义深长的时刻，而仅仅几天前他却对他们连瞧也不瞧一眼。判若两人，让我无法相信。
“凯文在吗”
“我就是，您是哪位”
“我是汤姆约翰逊的母亲，您还记得那个参加夏令营的汤米吗”
树下的那个男孩，我怎么会不记得呢
“我记得。”我说，“他是个很不错的小伙子，他现在情况怎么样”
长长的反常沉默过后，约翰逊夫人又说道：“汤米这个星期从学校回家的时候，一辆汽车撞了他使他辞别人世。”我感到震惊，向她表示我的哀悼。
在那一刻，我意识到，你每天奉献出一点点还是容易得很，你可能永远都不知道你的举动对他人的影响有多大。我常常讲起这个故事，每当讲起的时候，我总是力劝别人也注意一下他们自己的“树下男孩”。
Achild,Iusedtositinfrontofthetelevision,dancefascinated,immersedinthebeautifulmelodiesanddancerswhodanceinthegentle,andsincethen,Ihaveforgedabondwiththedance.
Fromkindergartenon,Iwillbepracticingdance,tothesecondgrade,myteacherandmydancetheaterbranchZhujicontest,theresultswonthesecondprize,teacherbonusesboughtmeabeautifulcostumeso,Iwouldbemoreinterestedindance.
Thirdgrade,mymothergavemeapacketofLatindancetraining,IfeellikeIwouldhavebeenlike,aclassdown,theteacherpraisedmymotherstraighthigh-savvy,smart,studious,Ilistenedtomyheartthefirstflatteredatfirst,butmymotherIexercise,butthenthemoreIjumpbetter,skipthemoreinterested,so,Ihavealwaysbeenforthreeyears,fromtheinterruption.
Now,myclassmatesandIareworkingtogethertorehearseadancefortherace,trainedinthelastfewdaysofbackpain,Iwantedtoquitseveraltimestogiveup,butwithperseveranceandloveofdanceledmetoproducedispelthisidea.WhatIliketosharethisawkwarddancethatdancebecamemyhobbyneverletgoofmydancingcareerwillgoonforever.
Stressisastateofbeingupsetthathappenswhenweareunderpressure.Bothourfeelingsandourbodiesgetupset.Wecanevengetemotionallyandphysicallysickifwehavetoomuchstressfortoolong.
Stresscancomeatusfromeverydirection.Forinstance,itcancomefromfightswithotherpeople.Itcancomewhenwehavetoomanythingstodoandtoolittletimetodothem.Itcanalsocomewhenwedonothaveenoughmoneytopayforwhatwewant.
Sincestresscanmakeussick,wehavetolearnhowtodealwithit.Therearegoodwaysandbadwaystodoso.Weshoulddealwithstressingoodways,ofcourse.Goodwaystocutdownonstressincludechangingourlifestyles.Forexample,wecanlearneithertogetalongwithpeopleortostayawayfromthem.Wecandecidewhattodonow,whattodolater,andwhattoleaveoffdoingforever.Wecanalsofigureouthowtogetmoneyorwecancutdownonwhatwewant.
Weshouldnotdealwithstressinbadwaysbecausebadwaystocutdownonstressjustleadtomoretroubles,forexample,skippingoutandleavingourworkundone,blamingourproblemsonsomeoneelse,stealingorcheating.
Goodafternoonhonorablejudgesandbelovedfriends.Mytopictodayis"EmbracingtheWorld,Embracingsports".
SinceMaLongandZhangjike’sbreathtakingtriumphoveralltheopponentsinRio,nomatterincompetitionorinreallife,theirlovinglittleinteractions,hasalreadycapturedtheheartofthousandsofgirlsfromhomeandabroad.AreyoustillobsessedwithabunchofpopstarsinentertainmentindustrySinceFuyuanhuitoldCCTVreporter."Ivebeenutilizingprehistoricalpowers."Areyoustillbelieveinthetraditionalsportsconceptthat"winner-takes-all"or"victoryonlybelongstothewinners"WhenSunyangdidn’twonthechampionof1500-meterfreestyleswimmingmatch,butsticktothelastminutesenduringthepainofphysicalsickness,areyoustillaccusinghimofnotwinninghonorforourcountryOfcourse,no!
Becauseofthenationwidesportssysteminourcountry,wealwaysattachgreatimportancetothegloryofthemosthigh-neckedawardplatform,requiringathletestowinthegame.Istillrememberthatin20__,LiuXiangdroppedoutbecauseoftheseriousinjuryinhisAchillesstendon,buthegrithisteethandsticktotheend,bearingallthepainandpressurewemayneverknow.However,someonemockhimthatheisnolongertheAsianflieranymore,someevensaidthathisinjurywasjustputonashow,suddenlyheturnedfromanationalherointoaloser,justbecauseheupsetthewholecountryofnotwinningonegame.
From"medalonly"toenjoythecharmandjoyofthecompetitivesports,fromrequiringathletestowinthegametosincerelyadmirethenoble-characterandcharmingpersonalityofthem.Thismaybeonesmallstepfor20__RioOlympic,butonegiantleapfortheChinesenationalsportspirit.WhocansaythisisnotthemisteryofsportwhocansaythisisnotthepowerofsportAndwhocansaythisisnotthecharmofsport
So,ladiesandgentlemen,letsembracetheworldwiththecharmofsports!
Defeatsarenothingtobeashamedof.Theyareroutineincidentsinthelifeofeverymanwhoachievessuccess.Butdefeatisadeadlossunlessyoudofaceitwithouthumiliation,analyzeitandlearnwhyyoufailed.Defeat,inotherwords,canhelptocureitsowncause.Notonlydoesdefeatprepareusforsuccess,butnothingcanarousewithinussuchacompellingdesiretosucceed.Ifyouletababygrasparodandtrytopullitaway,hewillclingmoreandmoretightlyuntilhiswholeweightissuspended.Itisthissamereactionwhichshouldgiveyounewandgreaterstrengtheverytimeyouaredefeated.Ifyouexploitthepowerwhichdefeatgives,youcanaccomplishwithitfarmorethanyouarecapableof.
生活中如果有任何一个因素可以促进成功，那就是从挫折中受益的能力。我所了解的每一次达到的成功都是因为那个人能够对挫折进行分析，在下一次工作中真正得益。如果混淆挫折和失败，你就注定会真正失败。因为不是挫折使你失败，而是你自己拒绝从挫折中看到成功的方向和勇气。
挫折并不可耻。在每个取得成功的人的生活中，挫折是家常便饭。但你一定要能够面对挫折而不感到羞耻，能够分析它并了解失败的原因，否则挫折就是绝对的损失。换言之，挫折可以帮助解决它自身的起因。挫折不但可以为我们成功做好准备，而且没有任何东西可以在我们的内心激发起如此强烈的想要成功的欲望。如果你让一个婴儿抓住一根竿子，然后试着把竿子抽出来，孩子就会越抓越紧，直到他们整个重量都依附于此。每次你被击败的时候，正是这同样的反应会赋予你崭新的更为巨大的力量。如果你能够利用挫折带来的这种力量，你就能够用它来完成远远超乎你能力的目标。
goodmorningteachersandfellowstudents.todaywewouldliketointroduceafewfavoritebookstoyou.
myfavoritebookis(italian:cuore).thisisadiarywrittenbyanitalianboyenrico.thediaryisabouthislifeandstudy.itincludedvarioustouchingstoriesthathappenedaroundenrico,themottostaughtbyhisparents,aswellasthewonderfulten"monthly"storiestoldbyhisteacherduringtheclass.everywordinthechapterdescribestheword"love".frompatriotismtofriendship,andtothelovebetweenparentsandchild--reallytouching.
thisnoveltaughtmehowtolove,andhowtolearnfromlove.ireallylikethisbookverymuch.howaboutyouwhatisyourfavoritebook
myfavoritebookis.haveyoureaditbefore
oh,ihaven’treadthisbookbefore.whatisitabout
well,itisastoryofarichgirlwhomaintainedhernoblecharacterafterthebankruptcyofherfather.thestoryishappyending.
canyoutelluswhyyoulovethisbooksomuch
sure.itisbecausethestorytaughtustobebraveandtofacethechallengesanddifficultieswithcourage.iamdeeplyimpressedbythestrengthandperseveranceofthelittleprinceinthestory.ihavedecidedtolearnfromherfromnowon.
ohisee,thestorysoundsverygood.icannotwaittoreadthisbookaswell.
goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.iamjoyandgladtogiveyouaspeechaboutstress,yes,justthetopicyouseeonthescreen.
psychologisttellusthatstressisastateofworrycausedbytheproblemofliving,suchastoomuchworkorstudy,heavyresponsibilities,andquickenedpaceoflife.
statisticsshowthatstresscomesfromeverydetailinourlife.financialproblems,poorhealth,beinglaidoffmaybethestressthatmostadultsnowsuffering.asstudentsintheuniversity,wearealsounderourspecialstress.whilestudy,havingtotakevarioustestsandsubmitaprojectagainstadeadlinemayputagreatpressureonus.andthethingsmakeusfeltstressedmaybeourparents’sgreaterexpectationsonusthanwecouldreach.later,whenwearelikelytograduate,someotherproblemswillalsoannoyus.ithinkwewillworryalotaboutourabilitytocompeteinthejobmarketandhowwecanbestusewhatwe’velearnedatcollegeinourfuturejob.
thechiefproblemweshouldfacetoisouratitudetowardsstress.peopleusuallysaytheycannotliveinthesunexcepttheyescapefromstress.it’sunwelcome!yes,however,verynecessary.justimageaworldwherestressdoesnotexistandpeopleleadtheirlifeinaverycomfortableway.butisthiskindoflivingconditionasperfectaswehopewithoutstress,theymayfeelverysatisfiedwiththecurrentlifebutlackofpowertodiscovernewthings.toomuchwww.diyifanwen.comresultinnothingexceptacountermarchofthesociety.nostress,nodevelopment.soacertainamountofstressisgood.itcanstimulateusandincreaseourlevelofalertness.
MaybeyouaresurprisedwhyIchoosethistopic.Well,thereisastory.BeforeImetmyboyfriend,Iknewnothingaboutfootballandwouldchangechannelimmediatelyifafootballgamewason.Buteverythingchangedattheendoflastterm.
Watchingmatchestogetherwithhim,surfingtheInternetforfootballnews,andpayingmoreattentiontootherfootballinformation,Ibecamesensitivetothisworld.GraduallyIwasaddictedtotheexcellentandpopularsport.
Footballisnotonlyasporttome.IhavebeguntogothroughtheworldandIwillletitgoon,notinordertofrustratemyboyfriend,butbecausethefootballitselfiswavingtome.
一个女孩的足球故事
也许你很惊讶我为什么选择这个话题，好的，有一个故事，在我遇见我的男朋友之前，我对足球一无所知，如果一场足球赛的话，我会立刻换个频道，但是在上学期末一切都改变了。
他--我的爱人，闯进了我的心与他心爱的足球，他有一个狂热的热情在深夜观看比赛，“足球大脑”记得那些明星的名字，昵称，喜欢和不喜欢的，俱乐部的历史和教练的战术等等。而且他是大学生团队的一员，并发挥它至少每周两次。但是，我只能成为一个哑巴每次我们之间的圆球滚。
一天下午，我在宿舍里，没有做什么，然后我错过了他。站在阳台上，我可以清楚地看到，他正在跑步，踢和射击，我觉得有点失落感。室友取笑我，“你是他的妻子，足球是他的爱人，妻子永远不是情人的对手。”!我将成为一个“足球寡妇”吗当然不是!我决定改变自己，而不是等到球变成一个立方体，如果我知道更多关于足球的话，他会感到失落感。
足球不仅是一项运动，给我。我开始周游世界，我会让它继续下去，不是为了让我的男朋友，但因为足球本身就是向我招手。
TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeopleandiswhenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.
WakinguponNewYear,everybodydressesup.Firsttheyextendgreetingstotheirparents.TheneachchildwillgetmoneyasaNewYeargift,wrappedupinredpaper.PeopleinnorthernChinawilleatjiaozi,ordumplings,forbreakfast,astheythink"jiaozi"insoundmeans"biddingfarewelltotheoldandusheringinthenew".
ThatChinesepeoplepaymoreattentiontobepolite,whileitisdifferentfromothercountries.Andchinesecultureisbrilliantandtheyknowhowtouseabrushtowrite
NowdragonisthesymbolofthewholeChinesepeople.
DragonisaanimalworshippedbytheChinesepeoplefromthetimeimmemorial.ButwhatisitNooneknows.
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Idon'tknowwhattosay.Ididn'tknowthattherewouldbeapodiumwithamicrophone.IthoughtIwouldjustbesingingsongs.Nottodownplaythat,but...
我不知说什么好了。我不知道这边有一个带麦克风的讲台。我还以为只要唱几首歌就好了。不是说那不重要。
Oh,mygoodness,whatanhonor.Iamjustsohumbledandexcitedtobeherelookingoutatallofyou.
哦，我的老天，多么大的一份荣誉。在这里看着大家，我既诚惶诚恐，又激动万分。
Beingbackhereoncampusis...Ifeelsoproudtohavestudiedhere.And...that's16yearsago,but...IusedtocometoSymphonyHalleveryweekendandgetthoserushtickets,thestudentpacks,andwatchtheBostonSymphonyOrchestraperformasoftenaspossible,oftenbymyself.
重新回到这里真的是…我为自己曾在此学习过而感到自豪。已经是16年前了，但是…我以前经常一个人在周末来到交响乐大厅，抢一些所谓的“赶急票”，来欣赏波士顿交响乐团的表演。
AnditwasoneofthehighlightsofmytimehereatBerklee,sobeinghereonstageisreallyunreal.WalkingaroundoncampustodaywasatestamenttohowfarBerklee'scomeinthelast16years.Itisbeautiful,thecampus,thefacilities.IwaswalkingbytheMP&E,thestudios,theequipment,thefitnesscenter.Wedidn'thaveanyofthesestuffs.SoIguessyouguyshavebeendoingaprettygoodjob.Sothankyou,andcongratulationstothat.WhatatimefortheEastandWestinmusic,inpopculture.
这是我在伯克利学习生活的众多亮点之一了，所以能来到这个台上实属不易。今天我在校园漫步，感受到了母校在这16年间的变化之大。她太美了，无论是环境还是设施。我还路过MP&E，那些工作室，一些设施，对了还有一个健身中心。我们那会儿可没有这玩意儿。所以校方的努力非常的棒，谢谢你们，也祝贺你们。这是一个东西方在音乐、流行文化中交流的伟大时代。
Allofyou,musiclovers,futuremusicians,futureprofessionalmusiciansonthestage,andlikewhatRogerjustsaid,it'ssoimportantforustobeambassadors,tobethatbridge,tobeambassadorsofpeace,andbreakingdownthewalls,bringingpeopletogether.Lastnight...thisisanissuethat'ssocloseinmyheart,becauselastnightinLosAngeles,mydearfriendJackieChanwasthefirstperson...firstChineseactorevertowinanOscar,lastnight!Ijustwanttothankallofyouforbeinghere,that'swhywemakemusic,istoconnectwithpeople.
在座的各位，无论你是音乐发烧友、未来的音乐人，还是未来专业的舞台表演音乐家，就像Roger刚所说的，我们要成为大使，这一点非常重要。我们要成为沟通东西方的桥梁，成为和平的使者，我们要消除阻碍，把人和人连接起来。对了，跟大家说一件很激动人心的事情，昨天晚上在洛杉矶，我的好朋友成龙大哥成为了第一个获得奥斯卡小金人的中国演员，就在昨天晚上。真的感谢大家今天来到这儿，这也是让我做音乐的原因—把人连接起来。
I'veneverwrittenasongwithoutlovingitmyself.Soforallofyoumusicians,alwaysfollowyourheartandalwaysdowhatyoulove.I'vedefinitely...youknow...neverconvinceyourselfthatwhatotherpeoplearetellingyoutodoisrightifyoudon'tfeellikeit'srightinyourheart.Asamusician,itjustdoesn'twork.
我对我写的每一首歌都很喜欢，没有不喜欢的。所以，各位音乐人，请跟随自己的心，做自己爱做的事。如果你内心不认可的事情，那么无论别人怎么说，你都别动摇。作为一个音乐人，不这么做是行不通的。
Soworklikeabull,Iguess...andalwayshavefun.Andalltheaccoladesdon'tmeananythingwithoutyourfriendsandyourfamilytosharewith.SoThankYoutothemaswellforbeingheretogether,andalways.
whatwouldyoudoifyoufailedmanypeoplemaychoosetogiveup.however,thesurestwaytosuccessistokeepyourdirectionandsticktoyourgoal.
onyourwaytosuccess,youmustkeepyourdirection.itisjustlikealamp,guidingyouindarknessandhelpingyouovercomeobstaclesonyourway.otherwise,youwilleasilygetlostorhesitatetogoahead.
directionmeansobjectives.youcangetnowherewithoutanobjectiveinlife.
youcantrytowriteyourobjectiveonpaperandmakesomeplanstoachieveit.inthisway,youwillknowhowtoarrangeyourtimeandtospendyourtimeproperly.andyoushouldalsohaveabeliefthatyouaresuretosucceedaslongasyoukeepyourdirectionallthetime.
坚持你的方向
如果失败了你会怎么做很多人可能会选择放弃。然而，要想成功，最可靠的方法就是坚持你的方向和目标。
在通往成功的路上，你必须坚持你的方向。它就像一盏灯，在黑暗中为你指路，帮助你度过难关。否则，你很容易就会迷失方向或犹豫不前。
方向意味着目标。人生如果没有目标，将一事无成。
LadiesandGentlemen：
NewYear‘sDayisoneofimportantdaysformanypeopleintheworldduringtheyear.MostpeoplespendtheNewYear‘sDayinhotels.January1stisconsideredastheNewYear‘sDay.Mostcompanies,shops,school,andgovernmentofficesareclosedduringthattime.PeopleprepareforNewYear‘sDayfromlateDecember.First,peoplespendafewdaystocleantheirhousescompletely.SomefamiliesthenputupsomenewpaintingfromNovembertobesentinJanuary.TheNewYear‘smealisalsopreparedfromtheendofDecember.DuringtheNewYear‘sDay,peopleusuallydonotcookandrelaxathome.OnNewYear‘sEve,itiscommontohaveabagdinnerwithfamilymembersorfriendsathomeorinhotelsandhearbellswhichinformsusofthecomingNewYear.OnNewYear‘sDay,peoplegreeteachother.SomepeoplewearnewcoatsandvisittemplestoprayforhappinessandhealththroughouttheNewYear.Childrenarebusywithgettingthegiftsfromtheirparentsandrelatives.
Asapopularsayinggoes,"Timeismoney."ButdoestimedefinitelymeanmoneyIdon'tthinkso.Firstofall,timeismorepreciousthanmoney.Whenmoneyisspent,youcanearnitbackifyouwantto.However,whentimeisgone,itwillnevercomeback.Tosomeextent,timeispriceless.Second,notalltimecanbeturnedintomoneyintheend.Somepersonsareidlingallthetime.Theirtimeisjustforwasting,notforearningmoney.Theywillendinnothingatlast.Sobesuretorememberthattimecanbeturnedintomoneyonlywithhardworkinvolvedinit.
Everyoneinourlifeshouldfacesomethingwehate,orsomeoneweneverwanttoface.
So,howcanwefacethedifficulties.
Difficultieshappenallthetime,butdonotbeafraidofgoaheadwithewhatwearedoingwithacryandhaveasmile,whichisthebestwaywecanusetobeatrgiveupanddoyourbestfortomorrow'styourself,believeinthattomorrowwillbebetter.
Yousee,nomatterwhatdifficultiesweface,wealwayssmile,don'tweSo，earthquakewearenotafraidbecauseofoursmile;hXnX,wearenotafraidbecauseofoursmile....
Togetherforevernomatterwhathappens,and,withasmile,trustthateverythingcanbesoved!
thewordwealthalwaysremindspeopleofmoneyandthesayingsorconceptsrelatedtomoney。forexample，“moneytalks”;“moneymakestheghoststurnthemill”;“asbirdsdieforfood，somendieforwealth”;“thepoorhavenofriendseventhoughtheyliveinthenoisydowntown，whiletherichhaveremotekinsfolkeveniftheyliveinthedeepmountains”;“povertychillsambition”“onecentshortmayputaheroinanawkwardsituation”etc，etc。。
inthe1980’s，allshopswerestate-ownedwithmarkedprices。youcouldn’tbuywhatyouwantedwithevenonecentshort，soonecentcouldindeedembarrassahero。apopularsongatthattimestarted“ipickeduponecentattheroadside，andihandeditovertothepoliceman…”butnownoonecarestopickitupevenifitweretencents。
people’sreverenceformoneyisexpressedinvariedways。thenamesofcompaniesorstoresareoften“beerofwealthandhonor”，“restaurantofwealthandrank”“storeofthearistocrats”“hoteloffameandprestige”etc。(evensomepeople’snameshavethemeaningsof“fullofgold”or“greatfortune”)。atnewyear’stime，thegodofwealthisworshipedandthepictureofthegodiscoveredwithsignsofmoney。whenamillionaireiswalkinginthestreet，peoplewillshowtheirprofoundrespecteventhoughtheyknowverywellthattheycannotgetacentfromhim。theenglishfilm“themillion-poundnote”makesamostvividrevelationofthissituation。withthemillionpoundnoteinhand，theherohastheprivilegetobuyoncredit，oronloanandisevenpresentedmoneyfromothers。it’sanidealizedendofthestorythattheheroisstilllovedbyhisgirlfriendevenafterhelosthismillion-poundnote。however，withoutthemillion-poundnote，theycouldn’thaveknowneachother。it’sverydifficultforpeopletomakefriendsdirectlywithbeggars。
thesongof“allgoodthingsmustend”inadreamoftheredmansionsattacksthemoneyworshipersbysaying:
“allmenlongtobeimmortals
yetsilverandgoldtheyprize
andgrubformoneyalltheirlives
tilldeathsealsuptheireyes”
butwhenchenshih-yintriestoexpoundthissongbyanalyzingtheinconstancyofhumanrelationshipsandtheincomprehensiblehumanheart，hehastosay:
“whilemenwithgoldandsilverbythechest
turnbeggars，scornedbyallanddispossessed”
theconclusionisthatitdoesn’tworkwithoutmoney。
inspiteofthehumancivilizationsoverthousandsofyears，peoplecannotdenythefunctionofmoney。thisshowshowimportantmoneyis。moneyplaysadecisiveroletoindividuals，tofamiliesandeventocountriesornationalities。otherwise，whyiseveryone，fromdoorkeeperstopresidents，tryingtoearnasmuchaspossiblewhydoeseverycountryneedchancellorsoftheexchequer，whokeepformulatingandrevisingfinanciallawsandregulationshowdifferentitistobeacreditornationandadebtornation!theunitedstatesisplayingthetyrantjustbecauseitiswealthyenough。apoormanmaycherishloftyaspirations，butwillprobablybebeatenbecauseofhispoverty。theafghanistanmayhavewonalotofsympathy，buthowdifficultitwouldbetolivesolelyoncharity。
ofallagesandineverycountry，allkindsofcorruptionstemfrommoney。nomatterhowroughthemanis，andinwhatdespicablewayheearnedthemoney，hecangreasethepalmsoforbuyoversomeverydecentofficialsorevenintellectuals。canyouseehowcrucialarolemoneyisplaying(acaseinpointisthebankruptofthecompany)
somepeopleororganizationslikesomereligiousgroupsclaimthattheyhaveseenthroughthehumanvanityandcantakemoneylightly，buttopeople’spuzzlement，theyarealsoaccumulatingmoney，eithertorenovatethetemples，ortoregildbuddha’sstatues，inwhateverpretexts。theyarenotengagedinproduction，sotheycanonlydependonthedonationsfromthedevoutbelievers。sometimesyoursincerityreliesonwhetheryoudonateandhowmuchyoudonate。dothemonkscareaboutmoneytheanswerisaffirmative。what’smore，manymonksarealreadyprovidedwithasalary。
wearelivinginamaterialworld，andit’sreallydifficulttodenythefunctionofmoneyorwealth。weneedmoneyforfood，clothes，education，hospital，housingandtransportation，etc。there’srarelyanythingthatdoesn’tneedmoney。whatwecandiscussnowisnottheimportanceofmoney，butwhethermoneyisalmightyandwhethermorewealthcanbringusmorehappiness。
Helloeveryone:
IlikeYaoMingverymuchwhoistheidolIlikemost.Ilikeplayingbasketballandinmyopinion,heisthebestbasketballplayerinChina.
WhenhestartedtoplaybasketballinNBA,Iwassoe_citedthatIsawthenewsabouthimeveryday.Whenheperformedwell,Iwasreallyhappyforhim.Whenhedidnot,Ihopedhecouldrearrangehimselfanddowellinthene_tgame.What’smore.
hispersonalitiesattractmeaswell.Heiskind-heartedandhumorous.Healwayssmilesandiskindtoverybody,evenhisopponents.Althoughhedoesnotplaybasketballanymore,Istilllikehim.Ihopehecandowellinotherfieldsaswell.
Thanks!
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SomfmousclssiclcomposrswrBch,Vivldi,HydnndMozr.Inhirmusic,hydidnollsoryorshowsronmoions.Thywndomkbuifulndinrsinmusicwihlovlysounds.
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Clssiclmusichsbnpopulrforhundrdsofyrs.Bchwrobou300yrso.Bhovnwrobou200yrso.AndTchikovskywroovr100yrso.
Somimspoplcloshiryswhillisninoclssiclmusic.Iisdifficuloundrsndsomims.Whnhycloshiryshyhvohinkbouhmusic.
生活中如果有任何一个因素可以促进成功,那就是从挫折中受益的能力.我所了解的每一次达到的成功都是因为那个人能够对挫折进行分析,在下一次工作中真正得益.如果混淆挫折和失败,你就注定会真正失败.因为不是挫折使你失败,而是你自己拒绝从挫折中看到成功的方向和勇气.
挫折并不可耻.在每个取得成功的人的生活中,挫折是家常便饭.但你一定要能够面对挫折而不感到羞耻,能够分析它并了解失败的原因,否则挫折就是绝对的损失.换言之,挫折可以帮助解决它自身的起因.挫折不但可以为我们成功做好准备,而且没有任何东西可以在我们的内心激发起如此强烈的想要成功的欲望.如果你让一个婴儿抓住一根竿子,然后试着把竿子抽出来,孩子就会越抓越紧,直到他们整个重量都依附于此.每次你被击败的时候,正是这同样的反应会赋予你崭新的更为巨大的力量.
如果你能够利用挫折带来的这种力量,你就能够用它来完成远远超乎你能力的目标.
Ifthereisanysinglefactorthatmakesforsuccessinliving,itistheabilitytoprofitbydefeat.EverysuccessIknowhasbeenachievedbecausethepersonwasabletoanalyzedefeatandactuallyprofitbyitinhisnextundertaking.
Defeatsarenothingtobeashamedof.Theyareroutineincidentsinthelifeofeverymanwhoachievessuccess.Butdefeatisadeadlossunlessyoudofaceitwithouthumiliation,analyzeitandlearnwhyyoufailed.Defeat,inotherwords,canhelptocureitsowncause.Notonlydoesdefeatprepareusforsuccess,butnothingcanarousewithinussuchacompellingdesiretosucceed.Ifyouletababygrasparodandtrytopullitaway,hewillclingmoreandmoretightlyuntilhiswholeweightissuspended.Itisthissamereactionwhichshouldgiveyounewandgreaterstrengtheverytimeyouaredefeated.
Ifyouexploitthepowerwhichdefeatgives,youcanaccomplishwithitfarmorethanyouarecapableof.
Ifeveryoneispolitetoothers,theworldwillbemoreandmorebeautiful.
礼貌在我们的国家是一个很好的传统。没有人喜欢一个人是不礼貌的。对我们来说重要的是礼貌。我们应该礼貌的学生。
作为一个礼貌的学生,我们不应该在课堂上讲话。如果我们有问题,我们应该把我们的手。我们也不应该在课间休息时大声说话。我认为上课迟到是不礼貌的。当有人遇到麻烦时,我们不该嘲笑他们。我们应该经常说“请”,“谢谢”。
如果每个人都对别人有礼貌,世界将变得越来越美丽。
LadiesandGentlemen,Goodafternoon!Imverygladtostandhereandgiveyouashortspeech.todaymytopicis“youth”.Ihopeyouwilllikeit,andfoundtheimportanceinyouryouthsothatmorecherishit.
FirstIwanttoaskyousomequestions:1、Doyouknowwhatisyouth2、Howdoyoumasteryouryouth
Youth
Youthisnotatimeoflife,itisastateofminditisnotrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees,itisamatteroftheemotions:itisthefreshnessitisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.
Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidityoftheappetite,foradventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanaboyof20.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.
Yearswrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self–distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.
Whether60of16,thereisineveryhumanbeingsheartthelureofwonders,theunfailingchildlikeappetiteofwhatsnextandthejoyofthegameofliving.Inthecenterofyourheartandmyhearttheresawirelessstation:solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfrommenandfromtheinfinite,solongasyouareyoung.
Whentheaerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcynicismandtheiceofpessimism,thenyouaregrownold,evenat20,butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchwavesofoptimism,thereishopeyoumaydieyoungat80.Thatsall!Thankyou!
Thefourthseasoniswinter.December,JanuaryandFebruaryarethethreemonthsofthatseason.
Theweatherisverycold,andmostoftheplantsdieatthattime.Sometimesitsnows.
wheniwasnineyearsoldiwentofftosummercampforthefirsttime.andmymotherpackedmeasuitcasefullofbooks,whichtomeseemedlikeaperfectlynaturalthingtodo.becauseinmyfamily,readingwastheprimarygroupactivity.andthismightsoundantisocialtoyou,butforusitwasreallyjustadifferentwayofbeingsocial.youhavetheanimalwarmthofyourfamilysittingrightnexttoyou,butyouarealsofreetogoroamingaroundtheadventurelandinsideyourownmind.andihadthisideathatcampwasgoingtobejustlikethis,butbetter.(laughter)ihadavisionof10girlssittinginacabincozilyreadingbooksintheirmatchingnightgowns.
(laughter)
deepakchoprahasquotedanindianwisemanassaying,“whoyouarespeaksloudertomethananythingyoucansay.“isupposeitmustbeso.
goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen:
thankyouverymuchforchoosingtocomeinsuchacoldnight.todaymytopicisaboutchoiceandprocess.aresearchshowsthatamanhastomake73choicesoneday.withsomanychoicesoneday,peopleeasilygetsoconfusedandafraidofmakingwrongchoicethattheyhesitateandfinallymissthetruepartoflife.inmyopinion,thefollowingpartisofmuchmoreimportancethanthechoice.thereisnoabsoluterightorwrongchoicebutwonderfulorboringlife,whichtheprocessmakesthedifference.
lifeisaboxofchocolate,youneverknowwhatyouwillget.forrestgumpmadenodecisionbyandforhimselfbutheaccomplishedgreatsuccesswithhisstrongwillintheprocess.theprocessisnottheroaditselfbuttheattitudesandfeelings,thecaution,courageandpersistancewehaveasweencounternewexperienceandunexpectedobstacles.takemyselfasanexample,ichangedmymajorwhenibecameapostgraduate.afterthechoice,dayshavebeenharshforme.icannotunderstandthenewlessonsatall.fortheyarecloselyrelatedtomathmaticswhichilearnednothingaboutbefore.howeverwuththebeliefthatthisisthegreatchanceformetoexperiencenewideasandchallengemyself,ipersisted.iaskedforhelpfromeverychannelandreorgonizedmylife.graduallyicouldunderstandsomepartsandevenfoundmathsinteresting.moreover,ilearnedtoactinsteadofcomplaining.inretrospect,thechoiceleftnotraceinmymindbutthehappinessandbitternessofthepastfourmonthsbecomesanunforgetableexperienceinmylife.
nomatterwhatthechoiceis,enjoytheprocess.intheprocess,yourpotentialwillbeinspiredandnewdiscoveries,improvementandprogresswillcometoyou.thesearethemostbeautifulsceneriesandonlyonthewaycanyouseeit.thesemakeyourlifecolorful.
thereisnoneedandidonnotwanttojudgewhetheritrightorwrongformetobehere,buticongratulatetomyselfforigainandenjoythisfantasticexperience.somydearfriends,neverworryaboutyourchoiceandenjoytheprocess.iamsureyouwillgetsomethingnewandinterstingtonightafteryouchosetocomehere.thankyou!
英文演讲稿结尾
结尾：OK,thankyouforlistening,that'sall.(好了，谢谢各位的聆听，我的演讲结束了。)我参加过很多英语比赛，而这个是比较常用的，也能体现出你的修养，
2.……honorablejudges,distinguishedguests,ladiesandgentlemen,goodevening!Ifeelreallyhonoredtostandhereandmakeaspeech.todayI'mgoingtolooktogetherwithyouintothisquestion:……
3.Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen,andwelcometotheEnglishSpeakingCompetitionfor……Firstofall,pleaseallowmetointroducemyself女士们，先生们，大家晚上好!欢迎来到…………首先，请允许我介绍一下自己。
结束语
-Inconclusion,I'dliketo…
-I'dliketofinishby…
-Finally…
-Bywayofconclusion…
-IhopeIhavemademyselfunderstood
-Ihopeyouhavefoundthisuseful
-Ihopethishasgivenyousomeidea/clearidea/anoutlineof…
-Letmeendbysaying…
-That,thenwasallIhadtosayon…
-Thatconcludesourpresentation…
-IhopeI'vemanagedtogiveyouaclearerpictureof…
-Ifthereareanyquestions,I'dbedelightedto…
-Thankyouforyourattention…
-Let'sbreakforacoffeeatthispoint
-Iamafraidthattheclockisagainstus,sowehadbetterstophere
-Youhavebeenaveryattentiveaudience---thankyou
autumnislovely.itistheseasonofharvest.therearemanyorangesonthetreesontianpingmountain.theyweresmilingatourarrival.
onthe12thnovember,,wecametotheorangegardenandsawmanylovelyoranges.someofthemwerenotfullyripe,sotheirpeelsweregreenlikesmallbellsorlanterns.howbeautiful!whenipickedoranges,ineededtouseforcetopullthemdown.theyseemedasiftheywerenotwillingtoleavetheirmums—theorangetrees.theorangeswerebigandround.theirpeelswereverythin.wetastedasectionoftheorange.itwassweetandaslightlysour.ifeelthatsuzhouhasreallygoodmountains,goodwaterandgoodscenery!
throughthisautumnouting,iexperiencedthehappinessofharvestandthehardnessoflabor.
Honorablejudges,ladiesandgentleman,goodmorning.
Iwantyoutotellmesomething.What’sthefirstthingthatpopsintoyourmindwhenyouhearthewordfaith,asacredandheart-warmingwordthat’ssupposedtoremindyouofallthebeautiesandgoodnessoflife,thekeythatusedtokeepusgoingwhenconfrontedwithallsortsofhardshipsandobstacles.However,whenIhearthewordfaith,thethingitremindsmeofissoremoteandintangible.Inthisrichandpeacefulera,therearen’tasmanydisastersorwars,especiallyforusyoungpeoplewhoselivesaremucheasierandwealthierthanourfathers’.Soisfaithgraduallylosingitssignificanceinthehumanworldnowadays
Likemanyofothers,Iusedtothinkoffaithasofnoimportanceatall,andIdeemedmyselfasafaithlessperson.IthoughtIcanlivemylifeperfectlyfinewithoutintentionallygraspingsomethingasmyfaith.UntilonedayImetanAmericanChristiannamedJohn,wholaterbecameaverygoodfriendofmine.JohnisanextremelyfaithfulChristian,andhethinksofJesusChristashislord.He,asapastor,triedtoconvertmeintoaChristianwhenwefirstmet.Sohelecturedmewithhisextensiveknowledgeofhistoryandphilosophyeverytimewehungout.InspiteofhisamazinglydetaileddescriptionofthehistoryofJesus,whatreallygotmeintriguedisnotthestoryhetold,instead,isJohnhimselfasprobablythefirstandmostfaithfulpersonI’vemetinmyentirelife.Icanfeelthesparksinhiseyeswhenhetalksaboutbiblicalthings,andIamsotouchedbytheintegrityofhimwhenhesays:”JesusChrististheultimatepursuitofmylife”withoutanyhesitationordoubt.
Themorewegotalong,themoreIbecamejealousofhim,becausehealwaysseemstobejoyfulandoptimistic.WhenIaskhimhowhemanagesit,hesaid:”I’vehadbaddaystoo,butIalsoknowthatGodiswithme.SoIknowthatit’llallbeokay.”Suddenlyitoccurredtomehowluckyitistohavesomethingyoucancompletelyputyourtrustinto,somethingthatwillbringyoustrengthwhenyourmindisweak,somethingthatremindsyou“it’snotsobad”whenyou’refilledwithsorrow,somethingthatgivesyourexistencesignificanceandbringituptoahigherlevel.SoIwasliterallyconverted,notintoaChristian,notintosomeonefaithfuleither,butintosomeonewhowantstobeasfaithfulatleast.
ThatwasthefirsttimeIamexposedtothepoweroffaith.Toputitsimple,yourlifeiscompleteonlyifyouhavefaith.Youmustfindsomethingimportantandsignificantinyourlife,yourpurpose,yourpursuit,whateveryoucallit.I’mnotsayingfaithmustrelatetoreligionorGod.Itcouldbeanything.Itcouldbeyourcareergoal,yourchildren,yourlover,fellowship,oracertainkindoflifestyle,anything,aslongasyoudaretotrustyourlifeinitwithyourheartofhearts.
NowI’mstillfaithless.Ihaven’tbecomeaChristianorfindwhatmatterstomemostyet.ButwhatJohngavemeiswholenewperspectivetoseelife.SoI’llstrivetoreallyfeelandtouchthebeautyinlifeandwon’ttakeitforgranted.Andthat’salsowhatIencourageallofustodo.Keeplookingforthefaithofyourown,andwhenyoudo,you’llknowit’sallworthit.