Ihaveadreamthatonedayeveryvallyshallbeexalted,everyhillandmountainshallbemadelow,theroughplaceswillbemadeplain,andthecrookedplaceswillbemadestraight,andthegloryoftheLordshallberevealed,andallfleshshallseeittogether.
Wow,whatadreamithasbeenforMartinLutherKing.Butthechangingworldseemstellingmethatpeoplegraduallygettheirdreamslostsomehowintheprocessofgrowingup,andsometimesIpersonallyfindmyselfsayinggoodbyeunconsciouslytothosedistantchildhooddreams.
However,wemeeddreams.Theynourishourspirit;theyrepresentpossibilityevenwhenwearedraggeddownbyreality.Theykeepusgoing.Mostsuccessfulpeoplearedreamersaswellasordinarypeoplewhoarenotafraidtothinkbiganddaretobegreat.Whenwewerelittlekids,wealldreamedofdoingsomethingbigandsplashy,somethingsignificant.Nowwhatweneedtodoistomaintainthem,refreshthemandturnthemintoreality.However,thetoughestpartisthatweoftenhavenoideashowtotranslatethesedreamsintoactions.Well,juststartwithconcreteobjectivesandsticktoit.Don’tletthenamelessfearconfusetheeyeandconfoundourstrongbeliefoffuture.Throughourtalents,throughourwits,throughourenduranceandthroughourcreativity,wewillmakeit.
Holdfasttodreams,forifdreamsdie,lifeisabroken-wingedbirdthatcannotfly.Holdfasttodreams,forwhendreamsgo,lifeisabarrenfieldfrozenwithsnow.Somydearfriends,thinkofyouroldandmaybedeaddreams.Whateveritis,pickitupandmakeitalivefromtoday.
Goodmorningladiesandgentlemen:
Thetitleofmyspeechtodayis“TheDoorsthatAreOpentoUs”.
Theotherdaymyauntpaidmeavisit.Shewasoverjoyed.“Igotthehighestmarkinthemid-termexamination!”shesaid.Don’tbesurprised!Myauntisindeedastudent;tobeexact,acollegestudentattheageof45.
Lastyear,sheputasideherprivatebusinessandsignedupforaone-year,full-timemanagementcourseinacollege.“ThiswasthewisestdecisionIhaveevermade,”shesaidproudlylikeateenagegirl.Toher,collegeisalwaysarightplacetopickupnewideas,andnewideasalwaysmakeherfeelyoung.
“Comparedwiththelate70s,”shesays,“nowcollegestudentshavemanydoors.”Myauntcannothelpbutrecallherfirstcollegeexperiencein1978whencollegedoorsbegantobere-openedaftertheCulturalRevolution.ShewasassignedtostudyengineeringdespiteherdesiretostudyChineseliterature,andafewyearslater,thegovernmentsenthertoworkinaTVfactory.
Iwasshockedwhenshefirsttoldmehowshe(had)hadnochoiceinhermajorandjob.Lookatustoday!Somanydoorsareopentous!Ibelievetherehaveneverbeensuchabundantopportunitiesforself-developmentaswehavetoday.Andmyaunttoldmethatweshouldreachourgoalsbygraspingalltheseopportunities.
ThefirstdoorIseeistheopportunitytostudydifferentkindsofsubjectsthatinterestus.Myauntsaidshewashappytostudymanagement,butshewasalsohappythatshecouldattendlecturesonancientChinesepoetryandonShakespeareandrama.Asformyself,IamanEnglishmajor,butImayalsogotolecturesonhistory.Tome,ifcollegeeducationinthepastemphasizedspecialization,now,itemphasizesfreeandwell-roundeddevelopmentofeachindividual.Soallthefineachievementsofhumancivilizationareopentous.
Whenclockisbelling,myheartripplealongwithit,todistantwithyou,transmitmymissing,tobejoyful!Mydearfriend!
Pleaseopenthewindow,letthenewyear’swindblowyourroomandthesnowflyingin,mywarmingwishfluttertoyourheart!
Flowersaredisseminationingfragrant,friendshiptransmissingwarm,hopeustobrimminginahappyyear,wishesyou:HappyNewYear!Bestwishes!Doesnotexperiencethewindandrain,howcanseetherainbow?nobodycancasuallysucceed!Sorefuel!ThesameasNewyear!
Missingareasmellofflowerfragrance,inundatedthemountainvalley,coveryourandme,andblessingaretheboundlessattention,overflowtheeye,untiltheheart.Wehuggingandlisteningthenewyear’clock,justlikelisteningthebreathofannual,crowdingaroundoursamedream,makingthesincerlyblessingwiththeturelove,HappyNewYear!
Mydearfriend!wishyouhappyusually,havethevitalitycontinually,stillhavehappinessandcontent,I’mveryhappytocooperatewithyouinthepastyear,hopedyoubestwishesinthenewyear!Thebreezelightlystrokes,thewhitecloudsfarpass,inmyheartwastheeternalfriendship,willingmyblessingisthemostfreshest,andyouwilltakeittoyourheart!!!
Inthiscompetitivesocietyitisessentialtoknowhowtosellyourselfinordertogetthejobyouwant.Thatmeansyoumustbeabletomarketyourbestfeaturesandpresentyourselfinthebestlight.Afterall,younevergetasecondchancetomakeafirstimpression.
Thereareseveralthingsyoucandotoprojectagoodimageinaninterview.Firstofall,looklikeawinner.Dressconservativelyandwell,andyou’lllooklikeyou’regoingtothetop.Second,communicateclearly.Considereachquestioncarefullyandrespondwithtotalhonesty.Remembertomakeeyecontactandmaintaingoodposture.Youneedtolookattentivebutalsoatease.Third,haveapositiveandassertiveattitude.It’simportanttoappearconfidentofyourabilityandoptimisticaboutyourfuture.Finally,beprepared.Presentaprofessionalresumeandbereadytoexplaineverythingindetail.
Byfollowingtheadviceabove,youareboundtomakeagoodimpressiononpotentialemployers.Thenyouwillbeabletochoosethebestopportunityforyouandtakethatfirststeptowardssuccess.
Theseconddooristhedoortotheoutsideworld.Learninggoesbeyondclassroomsandnationalboundaries.Myauntremembersherpreviouscollegedaysasmonotonousandevencallshergeneration“frogsinawell.”Buttoday,astheworldbecomesaglobalvillage,itisimportantthatourneighborsandwebeopen-mindedtolearnwithandfromeachother.Ihavemanyfellowinternationalclassmates,andIamapplyingtoanexchangeprogramwithauniversityabroad.Asformyaunt,sheisplanningtogetanMBAdegreeintheUnitedKingdomwhereherdaughter,mycousin,isnowdoinghermaster’sdegreeinbiochemistry.Wearenowtakingtheopportunitytostudyoverseas,andwhenwecomeback,we’llputtousewhatwehavelearntabroad.
Thethirddooristhedoortolifelonglearning.Asnewideasappearallthetime,wealwaysneedtoacquirenewknowledge,regardlessofourage.Naturally,myauntherselfisthebestexample.Manyofmyaunt’scontemporariessaythatsheisamazinglyup-to-dateforamiddle-agedwoman.Shesimplyresponds,“Agedoesn’tmatter.Whatmattersisyourattitude.Youmaythinkit’sstrangethatIamstillgoingtocollege,butIdon’tthinkI’mtoooldtolearn.”Yes,sheisright.Sincethegovernmentremovedtheagelimitforcollegeadmissionsin20xx,therearealreadysomeuntraditionalstudents,sittingwithusinthesameclassrooms.Likethesepeople,myauntisoldbutsheisveryyounginspirit.Withherincredibleenergyanddetermination,sheembodiesbothtraditionandmodernity.
Thedoorsopentousalsoposechallenges.Forinstance,wearefacedwiththechallengeofabalancedlearning,thechallengeofpreservingourfinetraditionwhilelearningfromtheWest,andthechallengeoflearningcontinuouslywhilecarryingheavyresponsibilitiestoourworkandfamily.So,eachdoorisatestofourcourage,abilityandjudgment,butwiththesupportofmyteachers,parents,friendsandmyaunt,IbelieveIcanmeetthechallengeheadon.WhenIreachmyaunt’sage,IcanbeproudtosaythatIhavewalkedthroughdozensofdoorsandwill,intheremainderofmylife,walkthroughmanymore.PossiblyIwillgobacktocollege,too.
Thankyouverymuch,ladiesandgentlemen.
franklindelanoroosevelinthefuturedays,whichweseektomakesecure,welookforwardtoaworldfoundeduponfouressentialhumanfreedoms.
thefirstisfreedomofspeechandexpression--everywhereintheworld.
thesecondisfreedomofeverypersontoworshipgodinhisownway--everywhereintheworld.
thethirdisfreedomfromwant,which,translatedintoworldterms,meanseconomicunderstandingswhichwillsecuretoeverynationahealthypeacetimelifeforitsinhabitants--everywhereintheworld.
thefourthisfreedomfromfear,which,translatedintoworldterms,meansaworld-widereductionofarmamentstosuchapointandinsuchathoroughfashionthatnonationwillbeinapositiontocommitanactofphysicalaggressionagainstanyneighbor--anywhereintheworld.
thatisnovisionofadistantmillennium.itisadefinitebasisforakindofworldattainableinourowntimeandgeneration.thatkindofworldistheveryantithesisoftheso-called“neworder”oftyrannywhichthedictatorsseektocreatewiththecrashofabomb.
tothatneworderweopposethegreaterconception--themoralorder.agoodsocietyisabletofaceschemesofworlddominationandforeignrevolutionsalikewithoutfear.
sincethebeginningofouramericanhistorywehavebeenengagedinchange,inaperpetual,peacefulrevolution,arevolutionwhichgoesonsteadily,quietly,adjustingitselftochangingconditionswithouttheconcentrationcamporthequicklimeintheditch.theworldorderwhichweseekisthecooperationoffreecountries,workingtogetherinafriendly,civilizedsociety.
thisnationhasplaceditsdestinyinthehandsandheadsandheartsofitsmillionsoffreemenandwomen,anditsfaithinfreedomundertheguidanceofgod.freedommeansthesupremacyofhumanrightseverywhere.oursupportgoestothosewhostruggletogainthoserightsandkeepthem.ourstrengthisourunityofpurpose.
tothathighconcepttherecanbenoendsavevictory.