五四演讲稿—王嫦妙whatwecan’taffordtoloseasayingoftagoregoesthat:“faithisabird,dawnordark,ittouchesthedawnpraise”.itakethisasmymotto.justlikethelightonthetunnel,faithgivesmehope,ican’taffordtoloseit.faithtomeiswhatwingstothebird.itisthestrengththatguidesmeinthedarkness;itistheresourcethatletsmebelieveicanwhenotherssayican’t;itisthepowerthatkeepsmestriveagain.istillrememberwheniwasafreshman,everythingaroundmechanged.thereweresomanythingsihavetolearn.isawthedifference.duringthatperiodoftime,iwastotallylost.ididn’tknowhowicouldmakeadifference,andhowicouldbecomemoreexcellent.therewasnoguideordirectionforme.manyatimehadinearlygaveuphalfwaywhenilostfaith.avoicedeepdownmyheartsaidtome:“believeyourself,makeagoodplanandkeepfighting,youcanmakeadifference”.so,thisiswhyi’mhere.itisthefaithofbelievingmyselfthatpushesmeahead.withoutfaith,icanhardlyimaginewhat’smylifewouldbe.abrahamlincoln,oneofthegreatestpresidentsonamericanhistory,hadsufferedfromcountlessadversitiesinhislife:thedeathofhistwosons;thefailureofhisbusiness;theridiculefromhispoliticalopponentsandsoon.buthestillrealizedhisgoals.whycouldhebesosuccessfulandmakeagreatchangetoamericanhistory。itwasbecauseoffaith,faithofbelievinghimself.“iamnotboundtosucceed,butiamboundto1liveupwhatlightihave”,hesaid.faithwasthelightthatgavehimstrengthtofight.napoleonhilloncesaid:“faithisthebasisofallmiracles”.faithtousissomethingwecannotaffordtolose.itwasfaiththatkeptapersonstrugglefor172hoursinadisastrousearthqua第1页共2页ke;itwasfaiththathelpedstephenwilliamhawkingmakeagreatcontributiontophysicsdespitehisdisability;itwasfaiththatsupportedustostriveagainwhenwewerediscouraged.so,ladiesandgentlemen,haveastrongfaithandbelieveyourself,miracleswillhappentoyou。第2页共2页