TodayI’mgoingtotalkaboutdiscoveryourself.Eversincetheaccelerateddevelopmentofhumancivilization,perpetualscientificdiscoveryofnaturehavecompaniedmankindallalongthejourney.Itwasbydiscoveringtheworldaroundusthathumanbeingshavebeenabletoliveamoresophisticatedlife.However,asG.K.Chestertononcesaid“onemayunderstandthecosmos,butnevertheego,theselfismoredistancethananystar.Thus,alifeisajourneyofunrelentingofferstodiscovermoreofourselves.WhenIwassix,IconstantlypicturemyselfasanelegantandskilledpianistrenderingXiaoBang’snocturnalbeautifullyonthestage,receivingawardandapplauseaftermyperformance.However,asIfurthermypianolessons,itwashardtobeobliviousofmynon-giftedskills.SometimesIcouldn’thelpbuthavethisfeelingofdespair,whenIwokeuptotherealityanddiscoverthatmygoalwasunrealistic.Brutalbutreal.Itwasthefirsttime;IhaddiscoveredthatIcouldn’thaveitatall,whenIwastwelve.Ithoughtthecoolestjobintheentireuniversewastobeasurgeon.IspenthoursandhourswatchingthedramaGrey'sAnatomyandcouldn’thelpfallinginlovewiththekindoflivethosedoctorleadonthescream.Iwasutterlymesmerizedbythescalpelandallthosefancymedicaltermsthatuse.However,IstoptodreamaboutbeingasurgeonwhenIdiscoverthatitwastheideaofbeingasurgeonthatappealstome,notwhatittrulywas.Asaresult,thedreamendedandIdiscoveredsomemoreaboutmyself.Thisyear,IturnedsixteenandIcouldproudlysayIdonotdreamtobe,butascertaintopursuebeingalawyerinthefuture.SincejuniorhighschoolIhadalwaysbeenawardedthemosteloquentdebaterineverysingledebaterparticipatedin.Icannotonlythinklogically,butalsodelivermythoughtpromptly.MyhugeinterestinphilosophyalsoactsmyreasoninwheneverItriedtoarguewithsomethingequivocal.Beingawareoftheobstaclesandthehardshipsonthewaybecomingagreatlawyerneverpanicsme,forthesimplereasonthatIhavethisfaithandpassioninwhatIamaspiringafter.G.K.Chestertonwasabsolutelycorrect;themostcomplicatedpartofcomprehendingtheworldisthestudyofsomehowsmallerworld,ourselves.Isubsequentlyrealizedthatgrowingupisaprocessthatdiscoveryourselves.Wegottoknowwhatwetrulyareandbecomewhowedreamtobe.Asweshapeourselvesandasweshapeofourlives,wegraduallybecomemoreawareoflimitsandpotentials,andconsequentlylearntoadjustwhat’soutthere,andbythatladiesandgentlemenI’mproudtosaythatIhavediscoveredpartofmyself,suetodiscoveringtodayanddefinitelyalotmoreinthefuture.Iwouldalwayskeepthisembeddedinmyheart.Thingsdonotchange,wedo!Firstofall,Iwouldliketosaythatthisisaratherprevalentphenomenonthesedays,wecanseealotofstudentsaroundmearehavingthisyoungpuppyloveandIthinkit’sutterlynormalforthembecauseIcanunderstandwhytheydothis.Theytrytoseekrecognitionfromtheothersexinsteadofacademicsuccess.However,Imorallyagainstitbecauseit’ssuddenlydetrimentaltoourfuturedevelopmentanditwouldneverlastlong.Firstofall,aswecanunderstandthatwearestillratherimmaturepsychologicallyinthiscurrentstage.Andmostimportantthingforloveisthatwecannotactuallythoroughlyunderstandwhatloveis.AndformostimportantpartisthatIcanseestudentsaroundmehavingpuppyloveforsimplymessingaround,seekingpleasureinsteadofmakingcommitments.Andbecauseofthiskindofflippancyattitude,Ithinkalltheycoulddoistomessaroundandthatiswhypuppylovediesintheblinkofaneye.AndforexampleIcouldsay,MarywouldbedatingDavidonthefirstdayofNovember,howevertwodayslatersheiskissingTomontheothersideofthecampus.Andthat’sverynormalthesedays.AndsecondlyIthinkisbecauseforpuppyloveisveryde...
