Mother!Mother!Mydearmother!Youinthisworldishowgreat,howselfless,inthisdecade,youtomakemehappyinthisbeautifulworldofpeaceandenjoylife,don'tknowhowmuchhardworkandsweat.Youarelikeabeautifulangel,inmylife,formetoaddtomyglory,tomycharm.
Mother!Oh!Mydearmother!BeforeIcometothisworld,youdon'tknowhowmuchtimeyouhavetosufferinthehospitalroom,andIwasborninyourbelly.IhaveheardyousaythatIamanunderbelly,andIcanimaginethatImustbeasnaughtyasaboyinyourstomach,whichhasgivenyoualotofpain.
Mother,youarelikeabluesky,Iamthatbirdflyingfreelyinthesky,soaringinyourbroadarms.ItisyouwhogavemesomanytendernessthatIamhappyandhealthy.
Mother!Iwanttosaytoyou:"Iloveyou!Thankyouformakingmehappyandhealthyandmakemelearntobeahumanbeing.
TodayisThanksgivingDay,thinkingofmom'sdailyhardwork,Idecidedtohelpmymothertotowtheland.
Ihappilypickedupthemop,hummingaditty,leftdragdragrightdragdrag,dragin,evenjustdragtheplaceisdirtywithyourfeet,motherseemesoson,tolonglysay:"son!Whydoyousweeptheworldwithoutahouse?"Afterlisteningtomymother'swords,IbowedmyheadinshameanddeterminedthatIcoulddoitwell!Ifollowedmymother'srequestoverandoveragain,checkingeveryplace,andnotlettinggoofanydeadcorners.Afterthedry,Isee,wow!Thegroundwasspotlessandsawthefruitsoftheirlabor.Thehardworkhadbeencompletelyforgotten.
Mymothersaidmeaningfully,"nopain,nogain.Believeyouwilldobetterinthefuture!"
Goodeveningdearteachersandfellowparticipants.Iamverygladtomakeaspeechhere.Ihopeyouwillenjoyit.Howtimeflies!NowIamaseniorhighschoolstudentandbecomeanindependentandbravegirl.WhenIgooutforawalk,breathingthefreeandfreshair,Ialwaystellmyself：allthatIhavenowshouldbeowedtomyfamily,especiallymyparents.Itistheywhocreatemynewlife.
WhenIwasachild,Iwasverynaughty.EventhoughIwasagirl,whatIdidshowedIhadthesamecharacteristicsassomeboyslivingnearmyhouse.Atthattime,Ipreferredtoplaywaterandclimbtrees.TherewasnodoubtthatIdroppedintothewaterandwettedmyclothes.Onhearingtheword,mymothertookmehomeinahurryanddressedmeinacleandress,andthenshegavemeagoodbeating.Ididn’thaveanyreactionbutcryasloudlyasIcan.OriginallyIhopedthecrywouldchangehermindandshemightnolongerbeatme.However,itwasjustmysweetdream.Iwasstillbeatenbyherfrequentlybecauseofmybadhabitandbehavior.Myfatheralsoscoldedmehard,whichwasduetohisbadtemper.Sotheimpressionmyparentsmadeonmewasverystrictandtheylosttheirtempereasily,itseemedasifIwasnottheirdaughterandtheydidn’tlovemeatall.
Aftermylittlebrother’sbirth,mylifechangedalot.
Mybrotherwasalsoanaughtyboy;healwayslikedtomaketroubles.Sometimeshebrokeaplate,abowlorsomething.HepointedouttomymumthatitwasIwhodidit.Mymotheroftenhatedsomeonewhodidthat,soIhadnochoicebuttotolerateallscoldandbeatforhim.Therefore,Iwasfedupwithhim,andweoftenquarreledwitheachother.FinallymymothertaughtmealessonandremindedmenowthatIwastheeldersister;Ishouldtakecareofhimandtrytobepatientwithhim.Thereasonsdidn’tconvinceme.Onthecontrary,Ithoughtshehadapreferenceformybrother,itmademeuncomfortable.
Inreality,Iexperiencedalotinmychildhood.Isufferedfrommanydiseases,whichbroughtalotoftroublesformyparents,buttheymanagedtocuremeanddidtheirbesttoletmeenjoythebrightsunshineasothers.However,whatIgotfromitwasnotthehappinessfromtheircare,butthesighofmymiserablelife.HowfoolishIwas﹗
WhileIwasstudyingintheJuniorHighSchool,whatimpressedmemostwasthequarrelwithmymother.Atthatmoment,myfatherworkedinaremoteplaceformytuitionandexpensesofthewholefamily.IwasinaboardingschoolsothatIcouldonlygohomeovertheweekend.WhatapreciousopportunityIhad﹗Nevertheless,Ilostit.AfterIreturnedhome,Istillquarreledwithmymother.Icomplainedthatshedidwrongtomeandcouldnotunderstandmyfeeling—actuallyIhadneverspokenit,Ijustkeepadiaryinstead.Ihatedherpreferenceformybrother.Lateron,onmygrade2,IseemedtohaverealizedIhaddonesomethingwronginthepast.Iwasveryregretful,anddecidedtochangeit.Asaresult,IpromisedmyselfthatImuststudyhardtoliveuptotheirexpectations.Imadethebestofmysparetimeandspentitonmystudy.Atlast,IenteredintoaJiaolingSeniorHighSchool.
Duringmythreeyearsintheschool,Ireallystudieddiligently,andIhadneverforgottenthosewordsofencouragementmyparentsgaveme.WheneverIwasfrustrated,IcouldalwaysgetthecomfortfromiteventhoughIcouldn’tescapethemisfortune.Oneday,mymotherhadacaraccident.ThemomentIheardthenews,myheadspun.ShehadbeeninhospitalforalongtimebutIcouldn’tseeherandevenlookafterhersincemyfatherdidn’tallowmetodoso.Iblamedmyselfallthetimeeversince.IwishedIhadreplacedhertobearthepain.Shortlythenewsessionwascoming,Ithrewintoadilemma.Intheend,Imadeupmymindtoquittheschool.myfatherurgedmetogotoschoolbutIdidn’tagree.Theresultwasthatmyfatherandmyheadteachermanagedtopersuademetogoonwithmystudy.Fromthenon,Iunderstoodtherealmeaningofmylife.Itreasuredeverychance,sparingnoefforttomystudy.Mymotherwastreatedforaperiodoftimeandfinallysherecovered.Astonehangingupinmyhe
artwasputdown.Withmyeffortstomastermoreknowledge,Iwasadmittedtogototheuniversity.Onhearingtheexcitingnews,myparentssmiledhappily.
Inaword,mylifewasfullofupsanddowns,butitdidnotletmedown.Now,eventhoughIcan’tseemyparentsbecauseofthelongdistance,Iinsistoncallingmyparentsuptwiceaweek,chattingwiththem.Withoutthem,myfuturewouldbeindarkness.OnThanksgivingDay,Iwanttosay“Iloveyou”totheminaloudvoice.Ialsothankalltheparentsforthegreateffortstheymake.Inthemeantime,Iwishthembehappy.
Wearemorethanwecanexpresstoourparents,wholiterallyshapedusfromanexcitingideatomatureindependence.First,letusgivethankstothemforhavingthecommitmenttodedicatetheirlivestoraisechildren.Puttingasideone’sownselfishpleasuresandconveniencesforthesakeofanotheristhehallmarkofalovingperson.Tothosewithchildren,letusgivethankstoyou,wheredeferredgratificationisadailychallenge.Next,letusgivethankstoparentsforprotectingchildren.Kidsarevulnerable,andkeepingthemfreefromharmallowsthemtodevelopinacontextofsupportandsecurity.Kidswithoutthissafetyoftenarethrustprematurelyintotheadultworldandlaterfeelsaddenedthattheymissedtheopportunitiesofgrowingupwithoutconflict.
Finally,letusgivethanksforparentsasteachers.Childrenarebornasfairlyundifferentiatedpersonalities,andparents,overtheyears,transmitliterallymillionsofmessageswhicheventuallyshapechildren’spersonalities.Whileconflictorself-absorbedmessagescanhaveanegativeeffectonachild’sdevelopingpersonality,messagesbaseduponparent’sreflectedvaluescanteachpositivehabitscommonlyassociatedwithpersonalhappinessandsuccess.Thisteachingiscontinuousthroughoutchildhoodandprobablythroughoutlife.Themorethoughtfulthemessage,themorepreparedthechildistoconfrontthedevelopmentalchallengesoflife.
So,letusgivethanksforgoodparenting--thecommitment,protectionandteachingwhichdevelopsachild’sbestqualitiesandbenefitstheentirecommunity.
goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen,honorablejudgesanddistinguishedguest!thisisalextime!ha-ha…mytopictodayistoshowourgratitudetopeoplearoundyou.
thenwhatisgratitude?atthemomentawell-knownsongcomesintomymind.yes,thatiscalledheartoffeelgrateful.myheartisfilledupwithgratitudebecausei’mwithyou/yourmakemecourageoustobemyselffromcradletothegrave/sonowiwannathankfordestiny/i’llcherishtheflowerwhenitbloomsuntilfalls.thepoeticlyrictellsusthatgratitudeisactuallyastateofmind.
onceuponatime,thepilgrimstookthemayflowershiptonorthamerica.theystartedanewlifetherealthoughalotofdifficultiesandhardshipstheyencountered.afteralong-timework,theygotabigharvest.thepilgrimshadafeastin1621nearplymouth,massachusetts,whichisoftenreferredtoasthefirstthanksgiving.peopleshowtheirsinceregratitudetowardsthegod,thenature,theearth,theriver,theindiansandthemselves.moreoverthe1621feasthasbecomeamodelforthethanksgivingcelebrationintheunitedstates.sowecanseegratitudeisanactiontotake.
howcanweexpressourgratitude?it’sneverasimplequestiontoanswer.gratitudeisararejewel,notapieceofcake,iknow.buthowcanweexpectsuchbigeventshappeningnowandthen?howcanwebereadytosaythankyouaheadoftime?howcanwealwayshopetobegratefultoeverythingandeveryonefortheirdignityandgenerosity?sometimesimayasktomyself.isitmoral?isithonest?isitbeneficial?isitnecessary?orthemostinterestingone,isitridiculous?ha-ha…soinmyopinion,we’dbetterconcentrateonourlife’sdetails.keepyoureyesopentoyourdailylife.yes!ashiningsmileissupposedtobegratitude.athank-younoteissupposedtobegratitude.asoulfulwatchissupposedtobegratitude.asfarasababy’scryingonhisarrivalissupposedtobegratitude.andevenfallenleavesinautumnaresupposedtobegratitude.sotheperson,whostandsheregivingyouaspeech,isalsoshowinghisgratitude.
atlast,what’sthesignificanceofshowingourgratitude?aproverbsaysthatgratitudeisthesignofnoblesouls.wow!untilnowiamnotthatkindofgiant,butidaretosaythateveryone,youandme,hastherightandthedutytoshowourgratitudetotheworld,nomatterrichorpoor,happyorsad,youngorold.onlybydoingsocanweachieveourhumanultimateconcern.meanwhileitobviouslyhelpstobuildupaharmonioussociety.underthesameskyweenjoythesamesunshineandappreciatethesameloveduetothankingandcaringeachother.well,doesitplato’sparadise?
allinall,aworldfullofgratitudeispreciouslyexpectedforthousandsofyears.whynotshowourgratitudetopeoplearoundyou?
thankyouverymuch!
thepoetsaid:springflowerstothedoorpushedopena.isaid:thanksgivingtothedoorpushedopenaharmony,harmonyopenthedoortotheliving.ifyoucarefullylistentothevoicesofflowers,areeverywhereharmoniouslifemovement.
love,thesoullikefireignitedthehopeoflove,thesoullikeproppedupthesky.loveisaforce,isawealth.weshouldbeintheheartsofyoungsowtheseedsoflove.letusbethankfulfor,theinstituteofthanksgiving.thanksgivingwithahearttofacelife,inthefaceoflearning,inthefaceofsetbacks,therebyexperienceparents,teachers,classmatesandfriendsofselflessrelativesandfriends,"knowdripsoftu,whenyongquanof"therealmeaning.
thanksgivingisatraditionalvirtueofthechinesenation,buildasocialistharmonioussocietyneeds.guangdonglawyertian,inordertoreturnthemother’skindnessintellingyourmotherdyingwhenshedonatedhiskidneytorestorethemother’slife;xuyureturntothecommunityofhiskindness,decidedtoleaveaftergraduatingfromuniversityinthebustlingcity,brokeintothethatchedshedtoseekingknowledge,athirstforknowledgesentthechildren...
appreciateyourbirth,becausetheyallowyouaccesstolife;gratefulforyourdependents,becausetheyallowyoutocontinuetogrow;gratefulfortheconcernyou,becausetheygiveyouwarmth;gratefultoencourageyoutothepeople,becausetheygiveyoustrength;gratefulforyoureducation,becausetheykaihuayourignorance;gratefultoharmyourpeoplebecausetheytemperyourintellect;gratefulforyourtrip,becauseitstrengthensyourlegs;gratefulforyourcontempt,becauseitawakeningyourself-esteem;gratefulabandonedyourpeople,becausehetaughtyouthatindependence;everythinggrateful,instituteofgratitude,gratitudetoallthepeopleyougrowup!