Tribute to the dog
Gentlemen of the Jury:
The best friend a man has in the world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name may become traitors to their faith.
The money that a man has, he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us, may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads.
The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog. A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer.
He will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounters with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings, and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.
If fortune drives the master forth, an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him, to guard him against danger, to fight against his enemies. And when the last scene of all comes, and death takes his master in its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by the graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad, but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even in death.
Most people would like to be popular with others, but not everyone can achieve this goal. What is the secret to popularity? In fact, it is very simple. The first step is to improve our appearance. We should always make sure that we stay in good shape and dress well. When we are healthy and well'groomed, we will not only look better but also feel better. In addition, we should smile and appear friendly. After all, our facial expression is an important part of our appearance. If we can do this, people will be attracted to our good looks and impressed by our confidence.
Another important step is developing more consideration for others. We should always put others first and place their interests before our own. It's also important to be good listeners; in this way people will feel comfortable enough to confide in us. However, no matter what we do, we must not gossip. Above all, we must remember to be ourselves, not phonies. Only by being sincere and respectful of others can we earn their respect. If we can do all of the above, I am sure popularity will come our way.
We've all been taught that we should help people. It is the right thing to do and will make us popular with others. It may even win us favors in return. However, we must be realistic. We can't say yes to every request. If we did, we would fail or go crazy for sure. Sometimes we simply don't have the time to help. In this case, we must know how to say no politely.
When we need to say no, here is one method we can try. First, we should tell the truth. If we really can't do something, we should just say so. Second, we should remember to refuse requests politely. We must communicate clearly, but must also be sincere and sympathetic. A true friend will understand. Finally, we must not feel guilty about saying no. Sometimes refusing others is the right thing to do. It can save ourselves, and them, a lot of trouble. In short, we cannot please everyone all the time. Refusing favors is a part of life.
又是一场秋雨过了，秋风渐紧，挨着秋天的裙裾坐下，在欧阳修厚重的秋声里解读落叶。
一片、两片、三片、落叶就这样怀揣着一颗恬淡从容的素心，再走完了一个生命的旅程之后，悄然而落。落叶总给人一种成熟的敦厚的爱与被爱的美感。即使一片不起眼的落叶，只因了她生命中的意蕴，便也有了“浩然养正气”的风骨与“静思观大千”的胸怀，落叶坦荡，自现柔情与风骨。
要完美体验落叶的风韵，就必须从滚滚红尘的繁杂人士俗物中脱身，用于自己孤独时刻。在大割大舍，大离大弃，两袖一甩，便是清风明月的心境里，用一双关照世界的眼睛，才能解读落叶的神性之美。夕阳里的落叶辉煌而又壮美，秋雨中的落叶顽强而又凄美，黄昏里的落叶温婉而柔美。落叶，总以她沉默的、质朴的美伫立。足踏意念与意念的空无之境，任凭落叶轻轻拍打肩膀，细听落叶的倾诉：是枝繁叶茂的回忆?生命成熟的慷慨?凋谢的悲壮?还是对大地的皈依与向往呢?只有一些爱一些伤感，在我的心中慢慢磋磨。无言的巨大不是人人和每时每刻都能感知的。
一片落叶在秋风里轻摇，像一只婴儿的手，搂着母体久久不愿离开。我的心不禁一沉：爱是有代价的，自然界也是如此。目睹落叶离开的过程使一次灵魂的洗礼。分离后的落叶并非直落，而是绕树干飘荡半圈后才依依离去，缠绵在大地的怀抱里。一片落叶和母体的分离过程竟是如此难舍难弃，令我的心境颤不已。看似飘落，不是飘落，是一份缠缠绵绵的牵挂。只为对母体的一片深情，在生命的最后一刻，再深深的爱过一次，含泪写完最后一片激情，欣然而逝。落叶也是刻骨，使一次内在精神生命的完成。顺随生命的瞬息过程，啜饮秋露到最后一滴，随着秋风的摇曳，金黄色的叶片簌然而落，褐红色的脉络清晰可寻。片刻，一切心灵懂得的语言，都在情感的激动中沉默。有时，落叶聚成一堆，互相拥挤着，有着羞涩和甜蜜的呼吸，像是爱情的絮絮地谈心。此时的落叶已被岁月侵蚀过，不会再因脱离母体而自苦，反而得到一份坦然、从容、无欲则刚、得失随缘的果决。
那翩翩落叶，如页页书卷，记载着生命所曾有过的梦。到了该告别什么的年龄就告别什么，这世界没有什么是永远的。岁月就是用这样一直看不见的手，书写着沧桑世界的一个又一个轮回。我突然想起，莫斯科郊外那片片白桦林树叶吹奏出那忧郁而略带感伤的旋律，给我们带来的是茫茫雪原的辽阔和精神的深邃;北欧落叶那样惊人的羞涩和内心的狂舞，带来的是对生命的怎样的一种热情啊!但落叶在中国文人墨客眼里为何总是飘落、凋零?总是寄寓着对季节的敏感和人事凄凉的愁绪?也许是不同的人文因素造就不同的心境吧!来时偶然，走是必然，生命的路途总要步入终结。时间只是一个概念，千万年与一瞬，没有本质的区别，不同的只是过程，看是否从容不迫地活出自己的样式来。若能保持对生活从容的步履，以自己生命的激情爱过恨过，也算没白到世间一回。落叶做到了!
落叶也多少暗示了一个生命的过程看那飘然而逝的落叶，我弄不清失去什么，也弄不清需要什么。但我知道，落叶不是美人迟暮不是伤心漂泊，更不是爱情与生命的终结。慈爱终究是一方沃土，希望是一个有生命的生命。冥冥之中，那片片落叶不正又在孕育一个蓬勃的春天?潇潇洒洒的落叶飘扬的永远是绿色的旗帜。
一切都在某种契机之中，不能点破，也不能遗忘。有一种情绪，落叶无需知道，而你我却心里明白。我只想与落叶和和睦睦、朦朦胧胧在暗中进行。
落叶之美，美在神性与自然。
What is nature
What is nature? It's everything that exists in the world independently of people, such as pants and animals, earth and rocks, and the weather.
Now more and more people are focusing on the nature. It is no doubt that the nature is important to every human being. No nature, no life. Because of the supplies of the nature, we have lived happily for a long time. And we started to gain every thing available from the nature. And this lasted so long a time. Today, people have discovered that the nature around is getting worse and worse.
What is threatening the nature? Air and water pollution, overharvesting of plant and animal species, overpopulation and so on. Overpopulation is the biggest source of pollution. Let's take overpopulation as an example.
What does overpopulation feel like? When we move slowly through the city in a tazi. When we enter a crowded slum district. When the temperature is high and when the air is thick with dust and smoke. The streets are crowded with people. The streets seem alive with people. People eating. People washing. People talking. People sleeping. People visiting each other, arguing and screaming. People relieving themselves. People pushing their hands through the taxi windows, begging. People leading animals. People, people, people, people. As we drive slowly through the crowd, sounding the taxi's horn, the dust, heat, noise and cooking fires made it like a scene from hell! I admit, frightening.
To the nature, overpopulation is a big problem. More people, more pollution. And the big population is threatening the nature every second.
The rapid rise in world population is not creating problems only for the developing countries. The whole world faces the problem that raw materials are being used up at an increasing rate and food production can not keep up with the population increase. People in rich countries make the heaviest demands on the world's resources, its food, fuel and land, and cause the most pollution. A baby born in the United States will use in his lifetime 30 times more of the world's resources than a baby born in India. Unless all the countries of the world take united action to deal with the population explosion there will be more and more people fighting for a share of less and less land, food and fuel, and the future will bring poverty, misery and war to us all.
江畔小舟，轻摇的芦苇、南来聚拢的风……赣江上一览无余，视野里找不到期待的身影。
我在滕王阁的一隅，独想王勃。
游人脆脆的思绪如牵强的秋风，薄薄地依偎在滕王阁穿越时空的坚强里。站在清冷的滕王阁上，睁眼闭眼间全是王勃清瘦忧郁的神情。斜阳拥抱着欲泣的滕王阁，阁影斜斜地躺在江水里荡漾。帝王君子犹不见，槛外长江空自流。寂寞的阁上，觥筹交错的场景不复存在，诗弦管乐也只是附和。我坐在阁的阶梯上独自听江的声音，江波的皱褶里藏着绝代的才子王勃。
阁的忧伤无声息地让我追随。每一寸楼板、每一抹丹朱都在我的心弦上颤动。想为流泪的滕王阁续一首诗，诗里面是伤痕累累的王勃。流泪的滕王阁日日孤寂地走进我梦中，独自徘徊复徘徊。我找不到王勃的诗句，无数醒着的黑暗的夜里，枕着阁影到天明。
有人说：所有的风景都会拒绝一部分人，偏爱一部分人;所有人，生来都会属于不同的风景。在朝堂上得不到肯定的滕王，一再遭遣受贬，然而层层不得意却抹不掉他悠游于世，歌舞人生脾性。贬到赣江边任小刺史，他仍意兴遄飞地要为自己建一座阁“拍檀板唱歌，举金樽喝酒”，吸引文人才子登临放歌，那个仲秋的日子，王勃的“独角戏”正上演着。他深望着水天相接的江面，感慨人生如江面枝柯，沉浮复沉浮，一腔激情和渴望却在纸上无羁地飘洒，洋洋一派文章，力透纸背的全都是对生活的向往。有人说“厚积”是为了“厚发”，王勃客居剑南数年，终有了其颠峰之作。滕王阁只不过是显其颠峰昂然之势的一种凭藉罢了。此时的长安，或许已将王勃淡忘得一干二净。谁会在抚筝时，思绪在筝上游移间想起王勃?如今，赣江畔的孤骛年年此时都要背起王勃馈赠给它们的礼物一上一下翩翩地飞，托起无限秋水长天的风情。
“物是人非事事休”，游人仍在阁上徘徊留连，眺望阁外水云间，心似江水茫茫，欲拍阑干，浅云灰灰地衬着阁，如一双饱蓄泪水的眼睑。
扁舟载着一截悠悠的阁影，忧郁地前行，涌起的江浪层层间依稀可见当年王勃的风姿。这个自幼饱读诗书，贯通五经的青年，瑟缩在蜀地的乡居里，不再想读书之外的事情。属地去长安已遥遥又遥矣。无人识君，只有在迷惘中放纵文字：《属中九日》《盛泉宴》……“每有一文，海内惊瞻”。人生有许多门，可其中一些门只对一些人是永远敞开的;不要试图去敲门，去敲人生遗憾的门。王勃在剑南之地逍遥了三年，终究不甘寂寞，踌躇北上，到河南任参军。书生之迂，终惹大祸，龙颜大怒，险丢小命。人生沉浮反复，王勃心冷了。
一片阁/躲在云层下/疲倦和黄昏的鸟一样/面对江水恸哭。江水缓缓流，终有温柔得叫人落泪的时候。一介书生咬文嚼字，终有让人品错味的时候。该张皇?迷惘?失落?还是愤懑?毕竟人生不是“数点扁舟向斜阳”那样诗意、简单而直观——人无语，惟有惆怅地醉去。滕王阁不在出产帝王将相的长安，站在这玲珑典雅的阁上，赣江无限风情一览无余，王勃的梦魂可以与阁相依偎至永远了。
昆德拉说：“生活是棵长满可能的树。”王勃在客居剑南的日子里，也许模拟了日后的种种可能，却没料到人生最绝望的一种可能就是立在水中候着。
王勃如断线的纸鹞一头栽进江里去了，灵魂可依附在江中鱼儿身上?想他经行处会不会开出一江的花来，让鱼儿也欢喜，让鱼儿也惆怅。
斜阳已成余辉，阁上人去，鸟去，空留一片寂寥。
尝闻一说曰：鹰鹫之属，本为同族，其名曰隼，日猎于苍野之间。岁逢大旱，草木尽枯，獐兔竞死，群隼枵腹。或搏苍穹，徙鸿蒙，求索于重峦之巅;或敛翅羽，扑尘埃，偏安于腐尸殍肉。则前者傲而化鹰，后者鄙而称鹫也。
余闻此而有言曰：大旱之岁，乃隼族转折之秋也。逢此时，志不同则前途殊也。归属若何，唯志所谋。
夫天地万物，转折之奥非仅此一案，广袤乾坤，何处不有。君曾见清泉流塞于大石者乎?此泉之转也。择退者，蔽于石阴，遁于林洼，而不名于世，久之腐臭;择进者，遇阻无畏，旋而复击百万遭，竟成深谷疾流而遏舟舸。君亦见清风之阻于绝壁者乎?此风之转也。择趋避者，散于群峦外，须臾而无形，顷刻而泯灭;择挺进者，继往削磨千亿载，乃得赤漠飞沙之掩白日。然则物之形貌，每决于何择于转折也。
而青史之上，举大业者亦莫不有择于转折也。百里奚之举，孙叔敖之仕，皆自其不辍于逆境之苦。而史迁之心，笃大志而不易，遭酷刑而不馁，于大辱之重折下毅然择生，终有绝唱之史、无韵之骚，令后世文客抚卷喟叹。亦有武侯之志，承先帝之德，尽报国之忠，剑指中原，不胜不休。虽夭大计于街亭，义不择退，再四出师，终塑尽瘁之名，而得千古慨叹。
由此观之，转折者，多为困阻也。唯怀大志不言败者，可转而为人杰。其逢小挫辄逡巡而返者，茫茫千载之间不可计数，而留其名者未之有也! 乃知骅骝骋于浩野，必有跌扑尘泥者，择偃志者死，择奋起者得利足;猿猱攀于绝壁，必有失手折臂者，择灰心者亡，择拼搏者得神技。人必有踬踣于疾风骤雨者，择苟安者寻一穴而居，闭塞而昧昧一生;择傲立者跋淖而行，待霁虹如画，而后登坦途，沐清风。不为斗米折腰，陶潜择归隐，弃荣华，于是《归去来兮》传诵千古;临刀戟而不屈，文天祥择死国，弃官爵，乃有灼目丹心永耀汗青。
余由是叹曰：适转折之地，择何方而往，人各有愿，未可强加;然播义于四海，流芳于后世，则非不畏困险、笃志愤发者莫属也!
曾几何时，当我再一次拾起这份幸福的记忆时候，只觉得当时我是那样的天真，那样的可爱。也许当时的我只想拥有星星的可爱，天使的纯洁，精灵的欢乐;不为什么，只为能抓住幸福的尾巴。
蔚蓝的天空，投下厚重而明亮的阳光，我的心如同身上冒出的珍珠一般――硕大而凌乱。
刚从家里跑出来，上气不接下气的，心里的烦闷惹得小草弯了腰，风儿断了线，吹得我只有无奈的向前走，无暇理会这小东西的悲哀。
幸福啊幸福，你是否在和我捉迷藏?
家，我热爱的家，你为什么，为什么会变成这样?
几日前的我，快活得像天上的小鸟，水里的小鱼，自由自在的奔走在家和学校的绿阴大道上。世界因我而旋转，时间因我而停顿，我就像上帝一般的操纵着生活。这时，家就是我的快乐窝。
可是有一天，死神仿佛降临了，世界变得黑暗起来。一切的一切都像在埋怨我，埋怨我生活的失败，原本和睦温馨的家弄得支离破碎。唉，死神，你不如一刀了结我吧!何必让我受到如此的煎熬呢?
幸福啊幸福，你是否被上帝所珍藏了?
自从爸妈决心要离婚时，我就下定了决心要用死来吓唬他们。当时的我脑袋一片空白，能想的办法就只有这样了。汹涌的波涛终于在我这条小鱼的叫喊声中暂时得到了平息，换回了属于我的东西――和睦。但这些只是表面的，当时幼稚的我却没有发觉，脸上又回复了往日的笑容?
无助的我徘徊在这熟悉而陌生的小路上，我不敢相信：我亲爱的爸爸妈妈竟然忍心欺骗我。
令我想不到的是，死神并没有离开我，平静的日子只过了三天。爸妈间又冒出了那令人厌烦的“鱼叉攻击炮”，到处轰炸，炸得我粉身碎骨，炸得这个家浓烟滚滚。爸妈的欺骗，触动了潜伏在我内心的恶魔，驱使我向楼顶冲去。
楼梯的栏杆快速后闪，爸妈的叫喊则逆风闯耳，我用泪水来驱赶着这厌恶的声音。我熟练地打开门朝墙边靠去，直立在水管上，任由高空的气流冲刷着这已失控的身体。这时，两双恐惧而后悔的双眼向我缓慢走来，同时发出惭悔的声音：“宝贝，是妈妈的错，来，过来妈妈身边。”“妈―妈。”我低声说着。突然，一阵大风冲来，我失去了重心。只有一步之差的爸妈发挥他们平时的默契，一个健步上来把我抱住了。
三魂不见七魄的我抱着爸爸大哭起来，边哭边说：“不要，我不要你们分开，我只要你们永远的陪着我。”声音似乎大得可以直入他们的心底，打穿了他们长久积累的隔膜。泪痕满面的妈妈抱着我和爸爸，用已经沙哑的声音极力喊道：“不会的，我们是不会分开的，更不会离开我们的宝贝。”爸爸坚定地应道：“对，对，不分开，一定不分开。”稚嫩的声音又问：“直到永远?”“对，直到永远，永远?”
刚下过雨的天空是那样的洁净，太阳也调皮地从云边露出了笑脸。我笑了，欣然地笑了，爸妈不知为何也笑了，我想可能是他们心中又多了一份了解吧!现在的我深知“不经风雨，怎能见这美丽的太阳呢!”。
我拉着爸妈的手，望着树上最后一片落叶的感叹。幸福，在我稚嫩的手中转了一下方向，幸好，我没让它走远。
幸福在哪里?哦!幸福就在脚下，幸福就在我家，幸福就在世界每一个充满温暖、充满快乐的角落里!
一条巨龙屹立在世界的东方，它的心中沉淀着五彩的梦更沉淀着不朽的思想，五千年风雨，五千年路途，一颗闪闪发光的红星永远在前方闪耀，指引我们行进的方向，我的梦，中国梦。
一个青年可以没有知识，但不能没有方向。一个地区可以没有财富，但不能没有信仰，一个国家可以没有经济，但不能没有梦想。
梦想是什么?梦想是一颗奋发向上的恒心，梦想是一种蓬勃向上的意志，梦想是一双坚硬有力的翅膀。上帝没有给我们飞行的能力，但却给我们了一次选择飞行的权利。
纵观历史，横越神舟，曾经的中国因为鸦片战争而将梦想埋葬，曾经的中国因为闭关锁国而把梦想深藏，曾经的中国因为经济落后任梦想流淌，我们是世界文明的发源地，同时，我们也是荣辱兴衰的承载体。
那时的我疲惫走在历史的沙滩上，亡国的心灵的海涛击伤，失去了对未来的追求与渴望。抬头仰望蔚蓝的天空，依旧那么清澈那么明朗，把忧愁放下，举目四望，未来的路真的好长。
纵使时间的沙漏将梦想深藏，纵使遗失的机遇苍白了等待的向往，只要信心不死，一切便如刚出嫁的新娘，美得让人频频回望。
我站在时代的前沿，任真实的双眼久久驻扎在流逝的过去与遥远的未来，如果说飞翔的大雁是价值，是喜悦，脚下的贝壳是奋斗，是精彩，又何必对逝去的往事耿耿于怀，一抹真实的阳光剔除曾经的阴霾，孕育出祖国美好的希冀与光明的未来。
依稀记得那时的祖国在一次又一次的人权民主的战争中走向胜利，依稀记得那时的祖国在一场又一场艰难困苦的改革中日新月异，依稀记得那时的祖国在一段又一段精彩纷呈的历史中腾空崛起。
遥记得当年的神舟五号，在它带着全国人民的梦想成功升天的那一刻我们是怎样的心情，骄傲!兴奋!自豪!恭喜我们伟大的祖国又向世界强国的领地再次迈出了崭新的一步，遥记得当时的汶川地震，中国如何让世界所有的国家刮目相看，我们的温又是如何让各国的领导人震惊不已，膛目结舌。遥记得那艘航空母舰“辽宁号”让中国海军敢于在世界海军的面前挺立卓然，伟大的祖国用自己的行动打败了外界宣扬的中国不可能拥有航空母舰的不实之说。
我们重整旗鼓，扬帆起航。我们自强不息，奋发图强。我们不惧艰难，逆流而上，因为什么，因为我们是中国人，因为十三亿华夏子孙的心中一个共同的梦想，愿伟大的祖国走向繁荣昌盛，愿中华民族永远屹立在世界的东方。
青春是一个五彩的花季，同时也是一个喜欢做梦的年纪，这时的我们往往不计较得失，只思考着明天的自己。
时光就像是流淌在指缝中的沙，不管如何紧握总会从自己的手中一点一点的消失殆尽。转眼间，青春的戏码基本已经被我挥霍殆尽，现在的自己已经成功的站在了大学的校园里，享受着高中拼搏之后的美味，可是时光埋葬了我的誓言，岁月磨平了我的棱角，无奈的我披上厚重的伪装，带上了一份不知人生为何物的等待。
几度风雨，几度春秋，大学的我，愈发的孤单无望。只是怀着那一颗疲惫的心灵在生活中默默的思考：我的生活究竟在哪里起锚，又在哪里下港?在我未来的道路上。。。。
难道人生真的是“生于忧患，死于安乐”吗?
其实未来一直都在，只是梦想的头颅长满了青苔，当誓言被青春打败，才发现天空多么苍白。
一句古话说的好：“老当益壮，不移白首之心，穷且益坚，不坠青云之志”是啊，要想实现梦想不付出努力是不行的，就像霍金，张海迪，海伦凯勒这些为了梦想而奋斗的人们。
闲暇无事时走向图书馆的学习室，打开放在书桌上的书本，脑海中不停的回想着泰戈尔的那句话：只有经历过地狱般的折磨，才有炼出天堂的力量，只有流过血的手指才能弹出世间的绝唱。忘记心中的苦闷，投入酝酿中的书本里。为了祖国的明天而奋斗。为了中华的崛起而读书。
谁将声震闪电，必将长久身自缄默。谁将脱颖而出，必将长久如云漂泊。
让我们携起手来，一同行走在时代的天空下，高举梦想的旗帜，佩戴奋斗的胸花，为了我们的梦，更为了那份中国梦。
It is easy to describe success in terms of money, fame and reputation. But I believe that success is not external. I believe that success comes from within. My definition of success is to be true to yourself, and be true to others. That means, that you must cherish your personal ideal even in the face of adversity. I also believe that success is not discriminatory. Success is not restricted to such a class of people, in fact, it may be achieved by any person irrespective of his race, creed, gender and economic background. A good example of success is that of Beethoven. He is one of the world's most famous composers, yet he was deaf. He could not hear the majestic pieces of music that he created. Yet, in the face of this adversity, he was able to maintain his ideals''that of composing music.
To exemplify what success means to me, I pose a question to all of you. What brings us together here today? I believe that it is the beauty of the spoken word. The effect of pause and the sound of rhetoric are unique to the spoken word. I believe the beauty of the spoken word is even stronger for those who have difficulty in expressing themselves. These people are reclusive and had their emotions hidden within them. I once went to Australia and I saw two pictures, Once was drawn by a normal child, the other was drawn by a child with social inhibitions. The picture drawn by the normal child was simple and plain. The other was life'like, full of details and imagination. What this shows is that these are ideas, emotions and feelings that are locked internally in these children.
My ideal is to be the key, spreading the beauty of the spoken words to these children. These children have been neglected, but I feel that I can and should help these children to find themselves and be able to express themselves.
I realize that this is a difficult task, and there are many obstacles on the way. But I believe in my ideals and I will stick to them''even in the face of adversity. We should never have a premature abortion of ideals'let the child, let our ideals, stand the challenge. For a life without ideals is not living.
Thank you!
Whether there's afterlife, the answer has never been the same. The atheists deny after life, believing that our life is no more than from the cradle to the grave. They may care about their illustrious names after death; they may feel attached to the affection of their offspring, but they never lay their hopes on their afterlife. They may also say that good will be rewarded with good, and evil with evil, but they don't really believe any retribution in their after life.
However, in the religious world or among the superstitious people, the belief in afterlife is very popular. They do not only believe in afterlife, but thousands of reincarnations as well. In the mysterious world, there are the paradise and the hell, the celestial beings and the gods, the Buddha and the Bodhisattvas.
Maybe they really believed it, or maybe they just wanted to make use of people's veneration, the ancient emperors always declared that they were the real dragons, the sons of God, while the royal ministers claimed to be the reincarnations of various constellations. But can the stars reincarnate?
Many people burn incense and kowtow, do good deeds and strive for virtues, not just for the present, but mainly to let God see their sincerity so as to be reborn into a better afterlife, or to achieve the highest enlightenment after several lives of practice. They do believe in afterlife. But I can't help asking: Suppose there were no afterlife, would you still do good deeds and strive for virtues? And If God does not see what you are doing, would you still be so upright and selfless? If you work, not for serving the public and liberating the others, but just for a better afterlife of your own, isn't it a little too selfish? Comparing with this kind of believers, those who don't believe in afterlife, but still keep doing good deeds, are the most sincere and honest philanthropists, because they do them not for themselves but for other.
You may wonder if I believe in afterlife. My answer is: I know nothing about my previous life, so I dare not make improper comments on afterlife. But I do hope there's afterlife! Because our present life is so short that so many things slip away before our proper understanding. I have so many dreams, so many wishes, so many ambitions, as well as so many regrets and concerns. If there were no afterlife, all of them will remain unrealized!
I'm not contented with the present commonplace life, I'm very much attached to the affections that should have been mine but have been washed away by the hurrying time, and I yearn for the perfection and maturity if I could start all over again. So believe it or not, I'd rather there were afterlife.
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen:
Today I would like to begin with a story. There was once a physical therapist who traveled all the way from America to Africa to do a census about mountain gorillas. These gorillas are a main attraction to tourists from all over the world; this put them severely under threat of poaching and being put into the zoo. She went there out of curiosity, but what she saw strengthened her determination to devote her whole life to fighting for those beautiful creatures. She witnessed a scene, a scene taking us to a place we never imaged we've ever been, where in the very depth of the African rainforest, surrounded by trees, flowers and butterflies, the mother gorillas cuddled their babies.
Yes, that's a memorable scene in one of my favorite movies, called Gorillas in the Mist, based on a true story of Mrs. Diana Fossey, who spent most of her lifetime in Rwanda to protect the ecoenvironment there until the very end of her life.
To me, the movie not only presents an unforgettable scene but also acts as a timeless reminder that we should not develop the tourist industry at the cost of our eco-environment.
Today, we live in a world of prosperity but still threatened by so many new problems. On the one hand, tourism, as one of the most promising industries in the 21st century, provides people with the great opportunity to see everything there is to see and to go any place there is to go. It has become a lifestyle for some people, and has turned out to be the driving force in GDP growth. It has the magic to turn a backward town into a wonderland of prosperity. But on the other hand, many problems can occur - natural scenes aren't natural anymore. Deforestation to heat lodges are devastating Nepal. Oil spills from tourist boats are polluting Antarctica. Tribal people are forsaking their native music and dress to listen to U2 on Walkman and wear Nike and Reeboks.
All these appalling facts have brought us to the realization that we can no longer stand by and do nothing, because the very thought of it has been eroding our resources. Encouragingly, the explosive growth of global travel has put tourism again in the spotlight, which is why the United Nations has made 20xx the year of ecotourism, for the first time to bring to the world's attention the benefits of tourism, but also its capacity to destroy our ecoenvironment.
夏悦和沐阳是在沿江一中认识的。那年夏天，夏悦作为高一新生独自一人办理了入学手续，然后，就留在了那所着名而陌生的高中。
入学之前，有为期一周的军训，那时正值夏季，那时大家只是积极的参加着军训，因为好奇，也因为一周之后的那个军训展示。夏悦的记忆力很差的，那时她常常会问班上同学的姓名，然后又总是这一刻记得，下一秒忘记。那天，夏悦又忘了那个刚告诉她不久的一个同学的名字，然后，她鼓起勇气说：“哎，请问你叫什么名字呀?”然后，那个同学便非常意外的惊呼道：”夏悦同学：我记得这已经是你第五次问我了，我叫沐阳，沐浴阳光，OK“从此，夏悦就记住了这个有着温暖阳光一样名字的同学--沐阳。只是，那时的她，不会知道也是这个同学影响并且改变了她的人生。自从沐阳第五次告诉夏悦他的姓名后，夏悦就开始关注他了，不知为何夏悦总是觉得沐阳很落寞，总感觉他的名字与他孤寂的背影不相匹配。
夏悦也不知自己是从何时开始爱上沐阳的，只是不知从何时起，夏悦会和他比成绩，告诉自己一定要赢他，然后，每次周考，会考，期末考夏悦都输了…
那时的沐阳非常出色，成绩好，为人和善，而且那时的沐阳，不仅是班长还是学校纪检队的成员。那时，夏悦会认真做好每一个笔记，因为作为纪检队成员的沐阳，有时，会去检查纪律卫生，有时，会赶不及回来上课，有时，夏悦也会偷偷的多买些零食，然后给沐阳，那时的沐阳，真的很忙，有时，会没时间吃饭，只是，不管夏悦怎么说沐阳都没有接受，自己买的零食。那时，夏悦会偷偷拨打沐阳的电话，有时也会偷偷帮沐阳交话费.那时，夏悦会帮沐阳做笔记，会在老师叫沐阳的前一刻叫醒在课堂上熟睡的沐阳，也会偷偷告知沐阳老师所提的问题，或是问题的答案。
那时，夏悦会偷偷的看向教室门外等到沐阳忙完纪检队的事回到教室上课，夏悦才会觉得踏实
那时，学校搞活动，夏悦会主动去邀请沐阳和自己一组，可是，沐阳却说自己有事，然后，沐阳便另外叫了一个同学和夏悦搭档，最后在活动结束之前沐阳赶回来和夏悦一起参加了比赛，虽然输了比赛，但是夏悦却非常高兴，因为沐阳终于和自己一起玩游戏，一起参加比赛。甚至在多年以后，夏悦依然清晰的记得，曾经有一个少年，站在绿色的操场上，微笑欣喜的对自己说道：”我又回来了…“
后来，夏悦由于某种原因，在高二时不得已退了学。在办理完退学手续后，夏悦回到教室对自己的同桌沐阳说：假如，有个人叫我留下，或许，我会留下来的。其实，夏悦也只是随口说说而已，却没想到沐阳却说：你应该留下来的，没有学历不好找工作…
当时，夏悦很开心因为沐阳开口留她，只是事实是;夏悦已经办好了所有的退学手续了，所以，只能这样了。当时，如果夏悦知道沐阳会有所挽留，就算再苦再累她自己都会坚持下去吧。可是没有如果，也没有早知道。所以夏悦最终还是离开了。
在沿江一中所度过的时光，是夏悦最最怀念的。同班的他，同桌的他，他就是夏悦的阳光，温暖了夏悦的世界，也占据了夏悦的心。
退学以后，夏悦独自去外地一家工厂上班，在领到第一笔薪水后，夏悦才给自己的妈妈打电话并告知她们自己退学的事实。然后，那一年夏悦独自一人在外地上班，并且第一次没有和家人一起吃团年饭，而是，自己一个人去超市狂购了许多泡面，然后吃着泡面，看着小说，流着泪，思念着家人。
在外工作的一年，夏悦还是会忍不住给沐阳打电话，每次也就是那短短的一两分钟，也会让夏悦开心好久。在第二年过年时，夏悦回家了，放弃了她心爱的电脑，当时她想如果回家就没有电脑，不回家就去买电脑，最后还是放弃了电脑，乘上了返乡的列车。
回家后，过完年夏悦就在离沿江一中不远的地方找了一份工作，然后，等到沐阳高考结束后，夏悦便向沐阳表白了，沐阳没有拒绝夏悦，只是说要以学业为重，叫夏悦再等他五年，夏悦答应了。然后，在那个夏天沐阳去打暑假工，夏悦上班，他们偶而会见面，沐阳送给夏悦一束白玫瑰，那时夏悦觉得很意外，因为她没想到沐阳会送自己白色玫瑰，沐阳说白玫瑰清新淡雅，白玫瑰的气质与自己比较配，但是夏悦却觉得怪怪的，她以为白玫瑰都是送给死人的，她还是觉得很诡异…虽然，比起红玫瑰来，夏悦也更钟情于白玫瑰，再后来夏悦无意间得知白玫瑰的花语是我足以与你相配。
那个假期过的很快，很快沐阳就要开学了，然后，沐阳就回家了，留下夏悦一个人，后来，夏悦又再次离开去了沿海地区，夏悦说她喜欢江南一带，她喜欢大海，她也想要拥有一所房子，面朝大海，春暖花开。她喜欢诗里所描绘的小桥流水人家，她喜欢苏州的园林式建筑。
所以她带着她的梦想，去了她所想去的地方。
然后，夏悦继续一边上班，一边欣赏周边的美丽风景。
夏悦拒绝了所有追求她的人，因为她已经有了沐阳…
时间，总是在不知不觉中流逝。夏悦去了很多地方，见过很多人，与他们相识相知又一度相离，他们也只是夏悦生命中的过客，人生旅途中的一段奇异风景，唯有沐阳不会离去，不会成为过客。
就在他们的约定期限到来时，夏悦才发现她与沐阳在不知不觉中已经越走越远。
沐阳的经历与自己不同，他不懂得察言观色，也不怎么会讨女孩子欢心，最重要的是：时间让一切都改变了吧!夏悦还是喜欢旅行，希望沐阳可以陪自己去旅行，可是沐阳总是会很忙，那时的沐阳帅气阳光，气宇轩昂。而那时的夏悦，不再年轻也不再漂亮，她总是很平静面对一切，不悲不喜，还是喜欢旅游，喜欢去陌生的地方，见陌生的人。也习惯了在午夜听伤感的音乐，读伤感的小说，然后写些不痛不痒的文字。而这些都是沐阳乃至他的父母所不能接受的。
其实，夏悦想要的也不多，只是希望有一个人爱自己，非常的爱，最好是溺爱吧。可是，沐阳却不能。有时夏悦会非常想要当一个小孩，然后对沐阳撒娇，可是，每次面对比自己小的沐阳时，一切好像又不可能了。沐阳总是会让夏悦改变，总是希望夏悦能做一个女强人，呵呵，可是，夏悦只是想要有一个温馨甜蜜的家，而不是一个宽敞漂亮的房子…
后来，夏悦又一次因为忘记吃饭而住进了医院，然后这次医生告诉夏悦她得了胃癌。
呵呵，夏悦最终还是得离开，哪怕她已经暗恋了沐阳三年又等了他五年，耗费了整个青春去等待结果还是必须离去。
那时，追求沐阳的女生很多。每一个都比夏悦漂亮，也都比夏悦有能力有背景，不过，沐阳都一一拒绝了，夏悦还是不知道沐阳是因为爱自己而拒绝了她们，还是只是因为内疚，或是那一个承诺?
夏悦在得知自己得了癌症以后，用打算和沐阳买房结婚的钱给自己的父母买了养老保险，然后，又抛售自己投资的所有股份，给父母存了一部分，其余部分以沐阳的名义分散的交给了几家理财公司。她去见了所有关心过她的人，也去看了沐阳在咖啡厅给自己留的言，然后，她让自己的朋友假装自己的男朋友，她对沐阳说：对不起我没有等你，我也没能战胜现实，现在我，所拥有的一切都是我男朋友给我的，而你却给不起，我们分手吧，爱情又不能当饭吃…说完这些，夏悦转身准备离去。在夏悦转身的瞬间，沐阳将他们的情侣对戒从手上取了下来，直接扔出了窗外，并说夏悦我看错你了，我一定会让你后悔的…
夏悦离开了，找到那枚戒指，伤心的离开了。
她没有告诉任何人自己生病的事，她去了自己的老家，种植了大片的玫瑰花，她看中医按时吃饭，那时的她，特别爱惜自己的身体，她很想要活下去，她想看见沐阳幸福，她经常去陪自己的父母，看望自己的朋友，当又是一年夏季，白玫瑰开便山野的时候，夏悦从朋友那里得知沐阳要结婚的消息，后来夏悦躲在一个角落里，参加了沐阳的婚礼。她在心里默默的说道：沐阳你一定要幸福，请记得我爱你，一直都爱你。
然后，夏悦又偷偷离去，戴着沐阳的那枚戒指来到了海边，她吟唱着”如果疼和痛不再这么纯粹，那么爱和梦也不会这么晶莹，我和你也不会成为彼此的影子，如果不是露珠，那我一定选择闪电，那是一颗心为你引爆了一生的心跳…
沐阳，我为你执着了十二年，如今你的身边已经有了她，你也有了自己的事业，我真的没有留下来的必要了。曾经，所有人反对我爱你，他们都说不现实，确实也是，我为了你执着了十二年，可我们真正在一起的时间却不足十二天…如果说你是大海，我是小鱼，那么，我们注定走不到一起，只是，如今的我，终于可以抛弃肉体的束缚和你在一起了，说完夏悦投入了冰冷的海里，没有人知道。
沐阳只是恨夏悦，然后，慢慢的就遗忘了，夏悦，终究只是沐阳生命中的过客而已。只是，沐阳不知道的是，他不知不觉成为了夏悦的唯一，也不知道夏悦爱他超过了自己的生命…
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多情的女子呀!你在思恋着谁?
远方的油船，请回来吧!这里有温暖的港湾。停泊吧!驻守…
星星呀!星星!
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