Lifeisunfair.

　　Successisnotmeasuredonthedayswhenthesunshines.Successismeasuredonthedark,stormy,cloudydays.

　　Ifyoucan'tabsorbfailure,you'renevergonnameetsuccess.Thethingaboutlifeisit'snotalwayseasy,andyoucan'talwayswin.Somepointofyourlife,ithitsyou.Ithitsyoureallyreallyhard.

　　Thepersonyoulovedoesn'tloveyouback,yougetfired,youloseafamilymember.Atsomepointofyourlife,you'regonnahitrockbottom.

　　You'reparalyzed,you'relike,"Why?"Andthatwhycanreallyreallydestroyyou.Onceyoustartaskingyourself,"Whyme?Whynottheothers,whyme?

　　I'mactuallyagoodperson,Ineverdidsomethingsignificantlybad,whythehelldidithitme?"Becausethat'slife.

　　Lifeisunfair.Successisnotmeasuredonthedayswhenthesunshines.Successismeasuredonthedark,stormy,cloudydays.Andifyoucan'tabsorbfailure,you'renevergonnameetsuccess.

　　Goodafternoon,everyone.It’smygreathonortostandhereandgiveyouashortspeech.Mytopicis“Nevergiveup”.Nowlet’sbegin.

　　HaveyouseenafilmnamedTitanic,Ibelievenoonewillshakehead.It’safilmabouthowtheshipTitanicsankintotheseainthattime.Itisveryexciting.ButIamquiteinterestedinthestoryofthefilm,JackandRose’sstory.Icanlearnsomedeeperthingsfromit.

　　Aftertheshiphitanicebergandsankintothesea.JackandRoseandotherpeoplefellintothecoldseawater.Astheweatherwasgettingcolderandcolder,theyweregraduallysteppingintodeath.JackaskedRosetopromisehimnottogiveupthehopeoflife.Atlast,Jackwasdead,andRosehadanarrowescape,becauseshelistenedtoJackanddidn’tgiveup.

　　Asforus,wewillneverbeinthesankTitanicanddonotinsistonwaitingfortherescueofothers,but,inreality,nevergiveupisstillnecessaryandmuchmoreimportant.

　　IntheraCEOflife,thereisnodoubtthatwewillgothroughupsanddowns,peaksandvalleys,andjoysandsorrows.Whenconfrontingadversities,someonefeelsblueandfrustrated,decliningtostruggleonemoretime.However,therearesomepeopleholdingfasttotheiroriginaldreams,makingrelentlessdeterminationstoovercomelife’schallengesandbecomerespectable.Infaceofobstacles,theypracticethespiritof“nevergiveup”andeventuallymountthewinner’stand.

　　Nevergiveupthehopeoflifeishighlevelthing,butweareobligedtodoitbitbybit.Nomatterhowlifetreatsus,weshouldn’tgiveupthepossibilityofsuccess,evenifwearerefusedthousandsoftimes,evenifweareactinginadversity.Wecouldnt,wouldntandshouldntgiveup.Inshort,nevergiveupisnecessaryandmuchmoreimportantinourlife.Onlyholdingthespiritcanweachieveourgoalsandtastethesenseofthesuccess.

　　That’sall.Thankyouforyourattention.

　　Iamaboywholovesbaroquemusic,especiallytheworksofJohannSebastianBach.Atmyage,lovingclassicalmusicisseenasanexceptionaltaste,butIdon'tagreewiththis.Forme,ageisirrelevantwhenitcomestomusic.Themostimportantthingaboutlisteningtoclassicalmusicistohaveaheartofgodliness.

　　Bachisconsiderednowtobeoneofthegreatestmusiciansever.Whyisthat?Ifeelitisbecauseofhisdevotiontowardsgod.Bachhaddevotedhiswholelifetorevealingthegloryofthelordbymusic.Composing,forBach,wasawaytoconnectthedivineworldandthemortalworld.Similarly,IhavedevotedmymusicaltasteandlifetowardslisteningtoBach'smusic.Inotherwords,thewayIviewBachishowBachviewedgod.Withthissamekindofpiety,IamabletoconnectwithBachonanemotionallevel,whichallowsmetoovercomethedifficultiesandfrustrationsIfaceinlife.IconsidermyselftobeverysimilartoBachbecausewearebothpersistentinsettingandachievinggoals.

　　ThespiritofBach'smusicinspiresmeandhelpsmetofacemylifewithanewdeterminationtofulfillmygoals.ItisevidentthatBach'smusichasandwillcontinuetoshapemylifeinyearstocome.

　　Ifyou'reabletolistentoclassicalmusicwithemotionevenjustonce,Iknowthatyou'llfindanewpositiveinfluenceinyourlifejustasIdid.