曹丰Our Future: A Battle between Dreams and RealityGood afternoon, ladies and gentlemen:When I was in the primary school, I have a dream. I want to invent a device which couldbring you from one place to another in no time at all. When I was in the secondary school,my dream was to study in my ideal university. And when eventually I got into the university,my dream was to graduate.How pathetic! When we grow up, we dream less and become more realistic. Why? Whydo we have to change our dreams, so, so in order to let it be "fulfilled"? Why do we have tosurrender to the so-called "reality"? What IS the reality actually?Ladies and gentlemen, the reality is not real. It is a barrier keeping us from all the possiblefantasies. Flying, for example, had been a dream to mankind for thousands of years. Ahundred years ago, "man could not fly" was still regarded as the "reality". Now if that wasreally the reality, what did the Wright brothers do? How did some of you get to Macau?Only when we believe that the reality is not real can we soar with our dreams.People say that our future is a battle between the reality and our dreams. And if,unfortunately, Mr. Reality wins this war, then I see no future of mankind at all. AIDS willnever be curable as this IS the reality; People living in the undeveloped countries willsuffer from starvation forever as this IS the reality; 4)Disputes among different countrieswould never be settled as this misunderstandings and intolerance IS the reality.Ladies and gentlemen, how many of you have a dream of being able to make a lot ofmoney? Please raise your hands. Oh, quite a number of you! Actually, ladies andgentlemen, this is not a dream, but a task. Every one...
