Itisacommonplaceamongmoraliststhatyoucannotgethappinessbypursuingit.Thisisonlytrueifyoupursueitunwisely.GamblersatMonteCarloarepursuingmoney,andmostofthemloseitinstead,butthereareotherwaysofpursuingmoney,whichoftensucceed.Soitiswithhappiness.Ifyoupursueitbymeansofdrink,youareforgettingthehangover.Epicuruspursueditbylivingonlyincongenialsocietyandeatingonlydrybread,supplementedbyalittlecheeseonfeastdays.Hismethodprovedsuccessfulinhiscase,buthewasavaletudinarian,andmostpeoplewouldneedsomethingmorevigorous.Formostpeople,thepursuitofhappiness,unlesssupplementedinvariousways,istooabstractandtheoreticaltobeadequateasapersonalruleoflife.ButIthinkthatwhateverpersonalruleoflifeyoumaychooseitshouldnot,exceptinrareandheroiccases,beincompatiblewithhappiness.Ifyoulookaroundatthemenandwomenwhomyoucancallhappy,youwillseethattheyallhavecertainthingsincommon.
Themostimportantofthesethingsisanactivitywhichatmostgraduallybuildsupsomethingthatyouaregladtoseecomingintoexistence.Womenwhotakeaninstinctivepleasureintheirchildrencangetthiskindofsatisfactionoutofbringingupafamily.Artistsandauthorsandmenofsciencegethappinessinthiswayiftheirownworkseemsgoodtothem.Buttherearemanyhumblerformsofthesamekindofpleasure.Manymenwhospendtheirworkinglifeinthecitydevotetheirweekendstovoluntaryandunremuneratedtoilintheirgardens,andwhenthespringcomes,theyexperienceallthejoysofhavingcreatedbeauty.Thewholesubjectofhappinesshas,inmyopinion,beentreatedtoosolemnly.
Ithadbeenthoughtthatmancannotbehappywithoutatheoryoflifeorareligion.Perhapsthosewhohavebeenrenderedunhappybyabadtheorymayneedabettertheorytohelpthemtorecover,justasyoumayneedatonicwhenyouhavebeenill.Butwhenthingsarenormalamanshouldbehealthywithoutatonicandhappywithoutatheory.Itisthesimplethingsthatreallymatter.Ifamandelightsinhiswifeandchildren,hassuccessinwork,andfindspleasureinthealternationofdayandnight,springandautumn,hewillbehappywhateverhisphilosophymaybe.If,ontheotherhand,hefindshiswifefateful,hischildren'snoiseunendurable,andtheofficeanightmare;ifinthedaytimehelongsfornight,andatnightsighsforthelightofday,thenwhatheneedsisnotanewphilosophybutanewregimen--adifferentdiet,ormoreexercise,orwhatnot.Manisananimal,andhishappinessdependsonhisphysiologymorethanhelikestothink.Thisisahumbleconclusion,butIcannotmakemyselfdisbelieveit.Unhappybusinessmen,Iamconvinced,wouldincreasetheirhappinessmorebywalkingsixmileseverydaythanbyanyconceivablechangeofphilosophy.
Whatlifeisabouthttp
htmlAsweallknow,themostimportantthinginlifeisourattitudetowardsit,tonsofmenhavetrieddifferentwaysoftreatinglife,andsomesucceeded,somefailed,andherearesomeofthetipstheyleftus.
Lifeisn'taboutkeepingscore.Lifeisn'taboutyourshoesoryourhairorthecolorofyourskin.Infactit'snotaboutifyouhavelotsoffriendsorifyouarealone,andit'snotabouthowacceptedorunacceptedyouare.Lifejustisn'taboutthat.
Butlifeisaboutwhomyouloveandwhoyouhurt.It'sabouthowyoufeelaboutyourself.It'sabouttrust,happinessandcompassion.It'saboutstickingupforyourfriendsandreplacinginnerhatewithlove.Lifeisaboutavoidingjealousy,overcomingignoranceandbuildingconfidence.It'saboutwhatyousayandwhatyoumean.It'saboutseeingpeopleforwhotheyareandnotwhattheyhave.Andweshouldalwaysremembertobeourselves.Othermighthavethingsthatwedesirebutbeingwhatwereallyareistheonlytrailleadingtothetruecolorsoflife.Mostofall,it'saboutchoosingtouseyourlifetotouchsomeoneelse'sinawaythatcouldhaveneverbeenachievedotherwise.
Theparadoxofourtimeinhistoryisthatwehavetallerbuildingsbutshortertempers;webuymorebutenjoythemless.We'velearnthowtomakealivingbutnotalife,we'veaddedyearstolife,butnotlifetoyears.Anditistimeforustochoosewhethertomakeadifferenceinourlife.
Andthesechoicesarewhatlifeisabout.
Mydefinitionofsuccess
TodayIamverygladtobeheretosharewithyoumyideasofsuccess.Whatissuccess?Itiswhateveryoneislongingfor.Sometimessuccesswouldberathersimple.Winningagameissuccess;gettingahighgradeintheexamissuccess;makinganewfriendissuccess;evennowIamstandingheregivingmyspeechissomehowalsosuccess.
However,asaperson'swholelifeisconcerned,successbecomesverycomplicated.Isfortunesuccess?Isfamesuccess?Ishighsocialstatussuccess?No,Idon'tthinkso.Ibelievesuccessistherealizationofpeople'shopesandideals.Nowadays,inthemodernsocietytherearemanypeoplewhoareregardedasthesuccessful.Andthemostobviouscharacteristicsofhemaremoney,highpositionandluxuriouslife.Somostpeoplebelievethatssuccessandallthattheydoisforthispurpose.Buttheproblemiswetheritisrealsuccess.
Weallknowtherearealwaysmoremoney,higherpositionandbetterconditioninfrontofus.Ifwekeepchasingthem,whereistheend?Whatwillsatisfyusatlast?Therefore,wecansee,togettherealSuccesswemustneedsomethinginside,whichistherealizationofpeople'hopesandideals.
Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasaboutsuccess;causepeople'shopesandideasvaryfromoneanother.ButIamsureeverysuccessisdeartoeverybody,causeitisnoteasytocomeby,causeintheprocessofourstrivingforsuccess,wegotbothourbodyandsoultempted,meanwhileweareenlightenedbythemostvaluablequalitiesofhumanbeings:love,patient,courageandsenseofresponsibility.Thesearethebesttreasures.SonowIamveryproudthatIhavethisopportunitytostandherespeakingtoallofyou.Itismysuccess,causeIraiseuptochallengemyhope.
Whatissuccess?EveryonehashisowninterpretationasIdo.ButIamsureeverysuccessleadstoanever-brighterfuture.Soladiesandgentlemen,believeinourhopes,believeinourselves,we,everyoneofus,canmakeasuccessfullife!Wishyouallgoodsuccess!
Dearteacherandclassmates:
Iamverygladtosaysomethinghere.Atthistime,I'dliketotalkaboutmyhobbies.
Ihavemanyhobbies.First,Ilikeplayingvideogames.Computergamesarecool.IlikeCSbest.Icouldplayitallday.Secound,Ilikeallkindsofsports.Ilikebeingoutdoors.Ilovefreshairandsunshine.Playingfootballwithfriendsisfun.Swimmingintheseaismyfavorite.Inaddition,Iliketodrawpicturesathome.Ioftenreadcomicsonthebedintheevening.It'smysecret.Hey,buddy.Pleasedon'ttellmyparents.Furthermore,Ilikemusic.Ilikesinging.IofensingfilmsongswhileIwalkinthestreet.Ofcourse,IlearnEnglisheveryday.Asyouknow,Englishisusedeverywhereintheworld.SoIlearnEnglishveryhard.IhopeIcantravelaroundtheworldandspeakEnglishwithforeignerssomeday.ThenIcantalkabouttheBeijing20xxOlympicGameswiththem.It'smycolorfuldreamintheEnglishworld.
ThereismoreIliketodo.ThereismoreIwanttosay.maybeIcantellyoumorenexttime.Thankyouforlistening.
Attitude
ThelongerIlive,themoreIrealizetheimpactofattitudeonlife.
Attitudetomeismoreimportantthanfacts.
Itismoreimportantthanthepast,thaneducation,thanmoney,thancircumstances,thanfailures,thansuccesses,thanwhattheotherpeoplethink,say,ordo.
Itismoreimportantthantheappearance,thegiftednessorskill.
Itwillmakeorbreakacompany,achurch,ahome.
Theremarkablethingiswehaveachoiceeveryday,regardingtheattitudewewillembraceforthatday.
Wecannotchangeourpast.Wecannotchangethefactthatpeoplewillactinacertainway.Wecannotchangetheinevitable.
Theonlythingwecandoisplayontheonestagewehave.Andthatisourattitudes.
Iamconvincedthatlifeistenpercentwhathappenstome,andninetypercenthowIreacttoit.Andsoitiswithyou.
Weareinchargeofourattitudes.
boysandgirls，
goodafternoon.
Thecontentthatiwillgivealecturetodayisstillaboutthesubjectthat'sunchangedsinceancienttimestonowdays，whichisfriendship.Therehavebeenthousandsofexplanationsasfortheword"friend",butiresolutelythinkthatthereisthebestdefinitiontoexplainit,whichistrust.thestorythatireadrecentlymakesmyideafirm.
Ithappenedinitalyfourcenturiesb.c.Ayoungmannamedpisiawassentencedtodeath,becauseofhavingoffendedthetyrant.pisiawasafilialson,andheaskedtoseehisoldmotherbeforedeath.Thekingpromisedhim,butsetdowntheconditionthathemustfindanotherpersontobeinprisoninsteadofhim.Theconditionwassocriticalthatitwasalmostimpossibletoberealized.Butpisiadidfindsuchaman,whowashisfriendnameddameng.Thenpisiawenthometobidfarewellwithmotherashewished.
Dayspassedquickly,andthetermofimprisonmentwasnearathand,butpisiahadnotturnedbackyet.Mostpeopleascertainedthatpisiahaddeceivedhisfriend.
Itwasarainydaywhendemengwassenttotheexecutionground,allpersonswatchingaroundlaughedathim,butdemenghimselfwasnotworriedatall.Theropewashangingonhisneck,andjustatthecriticalmoment,onepersonranquicklythroughtherainshoutingloudly,"pleasewait,I'mcoming!"itwaspisiawhoturnedbackintime.
Thiswasthemostmovingcurtainintheworld.demengtooknocareofhimselfinordertohelphisfriendrealizetheduty,whosekindofspiritwasmovedonetotears.Whilepisiadidnothesitatetotakelifeasthepriceforperformingthepromise,whosekindofcouragewasalsoraretomeet.Mydearfriends,doyouknowwhydemengwassocalmbeforedeath?thereasonwasthathebelievedhisfriendpisiawouldnotdosuchdespicablethingasdeceivingfriends.Thisdependedonthestrengthoftrust.
Thisisatruestorythatisenoughtoshockeveryone.especiallytocontemporarypeoplewhoaresurroundedbythebenefitofthemselves，itismoreworthofpondering.friendshipisthepreciousdepositsofthehumanworldandthecoordinateoflife，anditmaykeeptheflowersofheartfreshandsweetforever.atruefriendislargetreasureofyourwholelife.whenyouaredownhearted，theymayencourageyoutodoalltocatchupwiththeothers，andwhenyouareproudofyourself，theymayremindyouofkeepingaclearheadwithsincereadvice.
However，inthemodernsocietythatregardstherealinterestasthemostsupremepower，friendshipbecomesfragileandstingy.itiscommonthatgoodfriendsknownseveralyearsfallouttobecomeenemies，andthefriendshipalsobecomesthechipofbusiness...
Infactfriendshipwillnotdieout,butpeopledonotknowtovalueit.thefamouswriterbishuminoncesaidinapieceofpaper，"thereisonlyonefruitinthetreeoffriendship，whichistrust."friendshipisakindofnutritionforpeoplethatisthemostsimpleandthemostluxuriousatthesametime，whichneedsirrigatingwithtrustandtruefeelings.itisjustliketheflowerlivinginthecomfortablehothouse.onlywiththeattentivecare，canitbecomemoreandmorebeautiful.inthemodernandchangeableage，weshouldabidebythean-cientrule,whichistrust.friendshipissohardthatitmayexistforeveraslongasyoutreatitwithheart.
Trustisonekindofpreciousfeelingintheworld.noonecanbuyitwithmoney,andnoonecangetitbycheatingorforce.itcomesfromtheinnermostsoulofpeople.justlikecleanspring,itwashesawaythedirtofcommoncustomsandmakesyoupureandself-confident.moreover,itcanclearawaytheobstaclesinyourheartandhelpyougainmorefriend-ship.
Inthereallife,whatwillbekeptinthehistoryisnotmaterialwealth,butmutualaffectionbeingloyal-hearted.Letusabandonsuspicion,hateoutofjealousy,anddealwithfriendsinallsincerity.believingthatoureyeswillbrighten,andtherewillbeevenmorehappylaughterandcheerfulvoicesinourworld.
尊敬的老师，同学们：
下午好！我亲爱的老师和朋友们。我叫李文文。我四岁。在一年级八班。
不同的人有不同的梦想。有人想当医生。有人想成为一名篮球运动员，因为他擅长运动。有人想成为作家，因为他喜欢写作。有人想当老师，因为他喜欢教孩子。
我长大后想做什么？
你看，我喜欢弹钢琴，而且弹得很好。所以我想成为一名钢琴演奏家。（钢琴家）。弹钢琴很有趣。你可以学点音乐。钢琴可以让你的'生活美丽而快乐。你的生活充满了音乐。很多音乐家和歌手都喜欢弹钢琴。
我十岁时会弹钢琴。我的老师和同学都说我钢琴弹得很好。我有五块钱。我希望当我十六岁的时候，我能得到八块钱。
现在我是一名中学生。学校里有很多东西。有时候，我没有时间弹钢琴。但是，我还是越来越难练习。最年轻的钢琴家郎朗是我的偶像。他是如此伟大的钢琴家。我希望我能成为像他一样的钢琴家。
我知道当一名钢琴师是一项艰苦的工作。但我相信我能做到。有志者事竟成。我的梦想总有一天会实现。相信我！非常感谢。
Myfatherisabusinessman.Heis42yearsold.Heisshort.Helikesreadingnewspapersaftermeals.HewatchesTVintheevening.Hegoestoworkbycar.Hehasgotaniceblackcar.Heoftenplaysgolfwithhisfriendsontheweekend.Hedoesnotofteneatdinnerwithus.
Mymotherisahousewife.Shedoesn'twork.Shestaysathome.Sheisbeautiful.Shehaslonghair.Shedoeshouseworkinthemorning.Sheoftengoesshoppingintheafternoon.Sheiskind,butsheisstricttomystudy.Shelikesreading.ShewatchesTVatnight,too.
Ilovemyparents.Andtheylovemetoo.Ihavemanyfriendsinmyclass.They'relovelyandinteresting.Iwouldliketointroducesomeofthem.Aliceisverycute.She'salsokindtoeveryoneandshe'sveryenthusiastic.She'salwaysreadytohelpeveryone,butsheisforgetful.Shealwaysforgetstobringhertextbooks,butourteachersalwaysforgiveher.Benisthemosttalkativeboyinourclass.Hisnicknameis“chatterbox.”HehasagreatsenseofhumorandhealwaysmakesmelaughLindaisaquietstudent.Sheisgoodateverysubjectbutshenevershowsoff.Allenisaverytallboy.Heplaysbasketballverywellandheisonourschoolteam.Heoftensays,“playingbasketballisgoodforyourhealth.Howaboutyourclassmates?Doyoulikethem?Trytoadmireyourclassmates.Youwillbehappier.
女士们，先生们：
下午好!我的演讲题目是沙尘暴。
沙尘暴是我国北方地区春季日益频繁发生的一种恶劣天气。虽然我才13岁，但也经历过多次了。
我想大家对上月发生的沙尘暴记忆犹新，它席卷了11个省，给我国造成了很大的损失。
正如您从电视上看到的'，沙尘暴所到之处，狂风卷着黄沙和尘土肆劣横行，有时候一些大树都被从中间吹倒了。鸟儿失去他们的家园，孩子们也找不到回家的路，就像到了世界末日。
当沙尘暴发生时，我们的教室也充满了沙尘。可怜的老师，尽管已饱受粉笔灰之苦，现在又不得不待在灰尘中。可怜的同学们，他们告诉我简直都要窒息了!
我们热爱美丽的春天，我们珍爱明媚的阳光。但是沙尘暴给这些蒙上了阴影，我们知道，沙尘暴是大自然母亲对我们破坏生态劣行的惩罚。要重新看到蔚蓝的天空和明媚的春光，我们必须绿化山川，保护环境。如果我们现在就开始，还不晚。
虽然这是一项艰巨的任务，但是我们必须勇敢地面对，因为这是一场我们必须获胜的战斗!
ThelongerIlive,themoreIrealizetheimpactofattitudeonlife.
Attitudetomeismoreimportantthanfacts.
Itismoreimportantthanthepast,thaneducation,thanmoney,thancircumstances,thanfailures,thansuccesses,thanwhattheotherpeoplethink,say,ordo.
Itismoreimportantthantheappearance,thegiftednessorskill.
Itwillmakeorbreakacompany,achurch,ahome.
Theremarkablethingiswehaveachoiceeveryday,regardingtheattitudewewillembraceforthatday.
Wecannotchangeourpast.Wecannotchangethefactthatpeoplewillactinacertainway.Wecannotchangetheinevitable.
Theonlythingwecandoisplayontheonestagewehave.Andthatisourattitudes.
Iamconvincedthatlifeistenpercentwhathappenstome,andninetypercenthowIreacttoit.Andsoitiswithyou.
Weareinchargeofourattitudes.
Asthesonggoes“Myfutureisn'tadream.”Ilovethesongwhichbringsmeconfidencewhensingingiteverytime.
Ibelievethatallourdreamscancometrueifwehavecouragetopursuethem.WhenIwasyoungmyfatheralwaysaskedmewhatIwouldbeinthefuture.SometimesIfounditveryhardtogiveacertainreply.“Iwanttobeadoctor.”“Iwanttobeateacher.”and“I'dliketobeascientist!”Manyoftheseanswersareperhapsverychildishandridiculous.ButIneverthinktheyarefaraway.
Howtimeflies!Whoisabletogiveadefinitiontohisfuture?Iknowclearlythatthosehighbuildingsarebasedonsolidfoundation.
Asastudent,Ishouldhaveareasonableaim,andstudyhard.Mygoalistoenterthebestuniversityforfurtherstudyaftermiddleschool.Iknowit'shardwork,andI'llcomeacrossmanydifficultiesandfrustrations.Butnomatterwhattheyare,I'llkeepworkingonitandnevergiveup.Myteachersaysthere'sonlyonekindofpeoplethataretrulysuccessful:thosewhoarebraveenoughtoputupwithhardships.EvenifIwon'tachievethegoal,IhavenoregretsforwhatIhavedone,forIhavestruggledformylife.
Mydearestfamilyandfriends，
Itisdifficulttoexpressmygratitudeandlovetoyouall.Iwanttosaysomuch，butIcanhardlyfindthewords.SoI'lljustsaythatyouarethegreatestblessinginmylife.Thiseveningistheexpressionofyourlovetome，Irealizethis，butalsoitistheeventwhenIseeallofyougatheredinthesameplace.
Thankyou!Thankyouforbeingwithmeallthatdifficulttime.Yoursupportandunderstandinggavemethestrengthtocontinuefighting.WithoutyouIwouldgiveup.ButthenyouwouldcomeorcallandIwouldrememberwhyIamsoinlovewiththiswonderfullife-becauseofyou.Youaremyworld，andIamsincerelygratefultoGodforgivingmesuchlovingfamilyandcaringfriends.Yoursupportwascrucialformethisyear，whenIachievedmuchduetoyourhelp.
Loveandgratitude-thisiswhatIfeelstandingnowinfrontofyou.Loveandgratitude-thesearethebestemotionsonecanimagine.Iamhappytoloveyouandtobegratefultoyou.Iknowthatyoulovemetoo.IwouldliketoassureyouthatmygoalinlifeistobecomeaswonderfulasyouthinkIam.Asfarasthisgoalattainmentrequiresmucheffort，skillsandtime，Ihopethatyou'llhelpmeinit，asalways，Ideeplyappreciateyoursupport.Thankyouforbeingwithme.
Thankyouverymuch!
Ijoinedthe"Duixingcou"pursuingstarstocatchupwithcrazy,atallcosts,tocollectthepopstarcartoons.Oneday,theirmotherinaroomfestoonedwiththestarofthepopularsongsphotographs.Curious,Iaskedmymother:"Youarenotlikepopularmusicstars?"Momsaid:"Aslongasyoulike,Ilike."Iheardthatandpleasedtomotherstreatedastheneck,athree-under.Fromthatpoint,mymotheragreedthatIkeptbuyingandpopularsongscollectedstarphotos,singingtheirsingingstaropeningandrefusestostar...Astimepasses,Jianglesuoshenmateacherintheclass,Ihavenotheardfortheheadsofallstars.Bytheendofthetestperiod,theparentswillhavetofaceisfinished,thewallsofthehomestarphotosandclosettapewaslost.Iwaswonderingabuse,andhermotherlaughsoutfromthekitchenandsaid:"alsopursuingstars?"Idonotknowifmymotherhappenedsellwhatmedicinewassoscared.Retrievetheminbusymotherapreparedsetof"CelebritySeries",saidtome:"agoodlookThesebookswillinspireyou!"Ieagerlyreadup.Fromthisbook,IunderstandbeofBaoZheng,WenTianxiangintegrityofthenationanddefendingthecountry'sZhengChenggong,hardwiththeSimaGuang,talentedChopin,literarymasterpiecesofTolstoy...Ifeeldeeply,Irecoverthosepopularsongsthanthesecelebritystaristooinsignificanttothe.Now,Ibegantorecover,"Star",buttheynolongeristhesinger,butagreathistoricalcelebrities.
Doingexercise
Havingfun
Whenhavingtomakeachoicemostpeoplethinktheyhavetochoosebetweenthetwo.Fartoooftenpeoplegoforthelatterandnaturallychoosefun.Forinstancemanypeoplewouldpreferwatchingtelevision,ormorecommonlyknownasTVtoexercising,weallknowthatit'strue,right?Theproblemis,ifyoudon'texerciseyouwillbecomeweakandultimatelyoutofshapeanditisnofuntobeoutofshape,right?Sothequestionis,whynotturnexerciseintofun?
Asanexample,ifTVisyourfavoritethingtodo,whynotconnectyourTVsettoanelectricgeneratorthatischargedbyastationarybike,youknow,thekindofbikeyoupeddle,thatdoesn'tgoanywhere.Sothinkaboutit,themoreyouwatchTV,thefitteryou'llbe.
Nowifyouarethekindofpersonwhothinkslisteningtomusicisfunandyouspendmanyhoursalonetaptaptappingyourfingersandyourtoestothebeat,whynottakeitonestepfurtherandgetuponyourfeetanddance,dance,dance.
Ormaybeyou'rethetypeofpersonwhoprefersbeingwithyourfriends.Therearemanywaysonecouldhavefunwiththeirpals.ForinstanceyoucouldjusthangoutanddonothingorbetteryetyoucouldgetintoafriendlygameofbasketballorfootballthereisnorulethatsayseveryonehastobeasgoodasYaoMingorDavidBeckham,right?
Howeversometimestherejustaren'tenoughplayers,oryoumayevenbealoneinwhichcaseyoucouldgoforarideonyourbike,maybe,stopbythelibrarytoborrowabook,orgoforawalkaroundtheparkandenjoythesunshineandscenery.Beforeyouknowit,you'rehavingfun.
Let'sfaceit,exerciseisworkandwhenwethinkofworkwethinkofthanklessunderpaidhardshipsyetitneedn'tbethisway,ifwethinkofexerciseasfun.
