Discover yourself
Morning, ladies and gentlemen,
Today I’m going to talk about discover yourself. Ever since the accelerated development of human civilization, perpetual scientific discoveries of nature had accompanied mankind all along the journey. It was by discovering the world around us that human beings have been able to lead a more sophisticated life. However, as G.K. Chesterton once said, one may understand the cosmos but never the ego. The self is more distant in any star. Thus, our life is a journey of unrelenting efforts to discover more of ourselves. When I was six, I constantly pictured myself as an elegant-skilled pianist that rendering XIAOBANG’s nocturnal beautifully on stage receiving warm applause after my performance. However, as I furthered my piano lessons, it was hard to be oblivious of my non-gifted skills. Sometimes, I couldn’t help but have this feeling of despair when I woke up to reality and discovered that my goal was unrealistic. Brutal but real. It was the first time I had discovered that I couldn’t have it all. When I was twelve, I thought the coolest job in the entire universe was to be a surgeon. I spent hours and hours watching the drama Grey's Anatomy and couldn’t help falling in love with the kind of life those doctors lead on the screen. I was utterly mesmerized by the scalpel and all those fancy medical terms they use. However, I stopped dreaming about being a surgeon when I discovered that it was the idea of being a surgeon that appealed to me not what it truly was. As a result, the dream ended and I discovered some more about myself. This year, I turned sixteen and I could proudly say I do not dream to be but ascertain to pursue being a lawyer in the future. Since junior high school, I had always been awarded the most eloquent debater in every single debater participated in. I can not only think logically but also deliver my thoughts promptly. My huge interest in philosophy also adds to my reasoning whenever I try to argue with something equivocal. Being aware of the obstacles and hardships on the way to become a great lawyer never panics me for the simple reason that I have this faith and passion in what I’m aspiring after. G.K. Chesterton was absolutely correct: the most complicated part of comprehending the world is the study of the somehow smaller world, ourselves. I’ve subsequently realized that growing up is the process of discovering yourselves. We get to know what we truly are and become who we dream to be. As we shape ourselves and as we shape our lives, we gradually become more aware of our limits and potentials and consequently learn to adjust to what’s out there. And by that, ladies and gentlemen, I’m proud to say that I have discovered part of myself,so discovery today and definitely a lot more in the future. I will always keep this embedded in my heart. Things do not change. We do. And that’s all. Thank you.
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