尼克胡哲演讲稿.doc

PAGE PAGE 1 周江龙 2011级2班 2011444182 英文演讲初稿 原著：尼克胡哲 I have no arms and no legs, but I’m very thankful that I have my little chicken drumstick. There were times when I sort of looked at my life, and thinking “I can’t do this?” or “I can’t do that?”, and you keep on concentrating on the things that you wish you had or the things you wish you didn’t have. And you sort of forget what you do have. There’s no point, I believe in my life where I wish I had arms and legs, I wish I had arms and legs… because wishing wouldn’t help. What I’ve seen in life are just a couple key principles. And the first thing I’ve seem is to be thankful. It’s hard to be thankful when I was 8 years old, I sort of summed up my life and thought: I’m never going to get married. I’m not going to have a job. I’m not going to have a life of purpose. What kind of husband am I going to be if I can’t even hold my wife’s hands? It’s a lie to think that you’re not good enough; it’s a lie to think that you’re not worth anything. I love life, you know so many people come and say “how come you smile so much?” And I’m like “Well, it’s a long story, but it’s very simple at the same time.” You see, it’s very hard to smile sometimes in life. There are things that happen that you don’t know, and you don’t understand, and you don’t know if you are going to get through it. You know you go through your storms in life, and you don’t know how long the storm’s going to be. And today, I want to share with you some principles that I’ve learnt in my life that you can use in yours. Being patient is a beautiful art. I tell you it’s the hardest thing. But I realize I may not have hands to hold my wife’s hand. But when the time comes, I’ll be able to hold her heart. I don’t need hands to hold her heart. Life is life. Life is an interesting journey of ups and downs. But how that journey ends, is up to you today. You see when you fall down, you feel like giving up. When times get tough, it’s not the end. The question is “Ar