Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m Ziyi HE from AL1.
Kahlil Gibran once said, "There is a distance between a man's ideals and his achievements that can only be crossed by his passion.”From the success of Eileen GU, I will share what we should learn from her in the post-Olympic era.
"Dreaming is boiling hot blood, sweat and tears into a soup and pouring it over a dry and barren reality." On February 8th, in the women's freeski big air final, Chinese athlete Eileen GU surpassed her limits in the third jump, making a never-before-attempted 1620 degrees grab board and overtaking the first competitor to win the champion. In the interview, she said: "My mother told me to go on 1440 degrees, if I played well I could get a silver medal, but I said I don't want to, I want to go on the difficulty, I want to push myself to the limit. She dedicated her ideals and hopes to her true faith and surpassed herself with the will to break through, creating a miracle for China in this event.
Without the will, ideals are illusions. The German writer Samuel Erdmann mentioned in Youth that youth is a deep will, a magnificent imagination, a deep fountain of life gushing forth. We are in the prime of life, so we must dare to dream. The will of the youthful is the life force that always leaps within. The life of a youthful person is to strike the sky like an eagle.
There was a question on the American Quora website: How can I be as amazing as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs or Elon Musk? Justin Musk answered: If the work itself doesn't drive you, if you're not looking for doing something great, but just to look amazing, you won’t achieve that extreme success. There is something in common in Musk and Eileen GU: they are fully committed to their passions. By the same token, we should also respond to the call of what we love, keep moving forward and motivate ourselves to become an 'extreme player' in our own fields.
With the will and the love, we should put in the effort. Effort is the guarantee of aspiration. Carlyle once said, "Work by the morning light, not by the evening sun." Only by keeping your feet on the ground, what you love can coalesce into a light in your life. Only by persevering in your efforts can your ideals shine into reality.
There’s writing on the wall in the International Department of NJ: University is not the destination. As an international student, from discovering my love for economics to completing 5 economics dissertations independently and getting offers from universities such as Cambridge interviews, HKU and Edinburgh, I have laid a solid foundation at NJHS. Eileen’s pursuit of aspirations encouraged me to continue working hard at university.
In this age of all tides of radical advancement, there is nothing great about the fall of fortune, but behind every rolling success, there is a gritted soul holding on.
Guys, as part of NJ, at this very significant moment, the approaching 140th birthday of our beloved school, we are to pursue a Best Myself, to present a Best Myself , and to be a Best Myself, thus making for a Best NJ !
May all the students have a great job in the career and reach the top.
That’s all for my speech. Thanks for your attention.
