People believe that the word.docx

People believe that the word.docx

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Peoplebelievethattheword"love"isthemotivationofalldesiresandcommitmentsonearth.Becausetheword"love"canmeanmorethanjustwhatthewordstandsfor."Love"isasymbolismofpassion,kindness,anditmeanstohaveaffectiontosomeoneorsomething.Ialsobelievethat“love”isthewordthatcanchangetheworld.Becauseoflove,somethingthatusedtobeimpossiblecanbemadepossible,somethingthatyouneverreallylikedtodoyoucanenduploving.Becauseof“love”thereisthefuturegenerations,and“love”isoneofthemainelementthatdrivestheworldforward,toabettergeneration,abetterfuture.Iknowthatit’scheesytosaythingslikethat,butitisthetruth.Thusthewordthathaschangedtheworld,andwillcontinuetodoso,is“love”.

Acoupleofweeksago,whenIlearnedthethemeoftoday’scompetition,Iaskedsomeofmyroommates:

“Whatdoes‘faith’meantoyou?

”Justcomingbackfromaphilosophyclass,thegirlswereinapoeticmood:

“FaithiswhatJohnLennonhadwhenhewrotethelegendarysong‘Imagine’anddreamedof‘worldpeace’”,“FaithiswhattheHebrewshadwhentheyfollowedMosesthroughtheRedSeainsearchoftheirfreedom.”“AndfaithiswhatthepilgrimshadwhentheyjourneyedtothatstrangelandonMayflower,andstartedtheirpursuitofanewlife.”

Thanksforthehistorylessongirls,butIwasnotaskingforagreat,historiceventwherefaithmighthavealteredtheentirecourseofhumanity.AllIaskedwas“whatdoesfaithmeantoyou,tous,theindividualstoilingwithlife’shardchoiceseachday?

”Personallyspeaking,faithislikeoxygen:

Ididn’tknowhowpreciousitwasuntilIrantheriskoflosingit.

Myheartstirsstilleverytimememorybringsmebacktothreeyearsago,whenthedevastatingearthquakeengulfedourcountry.Asoneofthefewcitiesthattookthehitthehardestthatday,myhometownwassuddenlydevouredbyablackholeofdepression.Havingforsakenourworldlypossessions,myfamilyjoinedthearmyoftentseverynight,holdingourbreathandwaitingfordaybreak;havingabandonedthecomfortofhome,wemanagedtoliftourselvesup,alongwithneighborsandfriends,wheneachafter-shockthreatenedtotearusdown.Asapoliticianonceputit,inthefaceofdisaster,we’reremindedthatlifecanbeunimaginablycruel,butit’salsointhesemoments,thatwerediscoverourcommonfaithinlife.

Indeed,duringthosedarkhours,faithblazedinthecourageofmymathteacherMs.Liu,whenshestayedbehindinashakingbuildinguntilshemadesurethatthelaststudenthadsafelyevacuated;faithradiatedfromthepersistenceofmydadwhenhekepthiseyeswideopeneverysinglenight,sothatmymomandIcouldhaveagoodnight’ssleep;faithwasignitedfromtheempathyofmynext-doorneighbor,whenshetookastrangerthatwasinshockintoherarmsandconsoledhimwithherwarmembrace.Intheend,faithwasrekindledinthepassionofmeandmyfellowclassmates,whoimmediatelygotbacktopreparingforourCollegeEntranceExaminationtheverynextday,withgrittedteeth,andaconvictionassteadyasarock.

Ladiesandgentlemen,thisiswhatfaithmeanstome.It’sthesmallvoiceinourearsthatsays:

bestrong,begood,anddon’tgiveupwheneverwe’refrustratedbylife.That'swhyafterthreeyears,myfriendsandfamilyhavepickedthemselvesup,dustedthemselvesoffandwithtougherspirits,begunagaintheirjourneytowardsabetterfuture.

Atlast,totwistthelyricsoflastyear’scharitysong,Icalluponmyfellowyoungfriendstochanttogetherwithme,inthenameoffaith,forallthosewhoarestillsufferinginHaiti,JapanandMyanmar:

whenIgetolder,Iwillbestronger,they’llcallmefaith,justlikeawavingflag.LetuscarryaboveourheadsthewavingflagcalledFaith,andletitsmanyinspirationsliftusupfromwherewebelong.

Idon'tthinkthatonewordnecessarilycouldchangetheworldbuttherearemany"one"wordsyoucouldusethathavemuchpower.Theobviouswouldbelovebutmostpeopledonotunderstandthetypeoflovethatisimportant;itisGodlylove.Otherwordsthathavemeaningare:

1.Integrity=Tostandupforsomethingthathasameaning2.Value=Somethingscouldbeofsmallvalue,whereothersareoflargevalue（spiritually）3.Faithfulness=Goesalongwithbeinganhonestandmoralperson4.Humility=Tobeabletoknowonesplaceandnotthinksohighlyofonesselfandviews5.Tenacious=ThisisoneofthosenewwordsthatIhavelatchedonto.:

）Ithinkofabulldogorpitbullwiththeirhugemouthsandstrongjaws;theyholdontotheobjectandwon'tletgoeventohisdeath.Ifwelookatallthesewordsinaspiritualsenseyoucanseehowtheyallintertwinedtogetherforthebettermentofaspiritualperson.

Actuallythatoneword,justONE,canchangeaperson'slife/self-