ladiesandgentlemen,goodafternoon!i’mverygladtostandhereandgiveyouashortspeech.todaymytopicis“youth”.ihopeyouwilllikeit,andfoundtheimportanceinyouryouthsothatmorecherishit.
firstiwanttoaskyousomequestions:
1、doyouknowwhatisyouth?
2、howdoyoumasteryouryouth?
youthisnotatimeoflife,itisastateofmind;itisnotrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees,itisamatteroftheemotions:itisthefreshness;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.
youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidityoftheappetite,foradventureovertheloveofease.thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanaboyof20.nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.
yearswrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.worry,fear,self–distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.
whether60of16,thereisineveryhumanbeing‘sheartthelureofwonders,theunfailingchildlikeappetiteofwhat’snextandthejoyofthegameofliving.inthecenterofyourheartandmyheartthere’sawirelessstation:solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfrommenandfromtheinfinite,solongasyouareyoung.
whentheaerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcynicismandtheiceofpessimism,thenyouaregrownold,evenat20,butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchwavesofoptimism,thereishopeyoumaydieyoungat80.
thankyou!