Honorablejudges,ladiesandgentlemen:

　　Mytopictodayisthattheword“love”haschangedtheworld.

　　Allhumanbeingsareemotional,theycanlosemanythingsbutlove.

　　Lovenotonlycontinueshumanlifeandmultiplieshumanworld,butalsochangetheworldmoreorlessinitsownway.

　　Loveguidespeopletocontributingtotheadvancementoftheworldoftenunderthedisguiseofpatriotism,sympathyandgratitude.

　　WhenwetalkaboutAiQing,afamousmodernpoet,Ibelievenotonlythe1930s’Chinesepeopleweretouchedandrousedbythesolemnandstirringlinesinhis“MyLovefortheLand”:“Why,inmyeyes,dotearsalwayswellup?Becausemyloveforthelandissodeep...”Herewecansee,atthecriticalmomentwhenourvastterritorywaslostandournationatrisk,aChineseyoungpoetindignantlyappealtothenation’spatriotismandtheworld’ssenseofjusticetoresisttheJapanesemilitarism,whichgreatlyinspiredtheChinesepeopleandfinallydestroyedtheinvaders,drovethemoutofourterritory.

　　Asweallknow,May12,2008witnessedaterribledisasterinSichuanProvinceandagreatlossoffreshlives,butthedeepsympathyofalltheChinesepeopleandevenofthewordforthesufferersalleviatedthepainandmadethesituationforthebetter,especiallythemovingstoriesfromthedonationsite.

　　AnoldbeggarinNanjingdonated5yuanatnoon,andintheafternoonhecametodonatingboxagainandput100yuaninit.Hesaidthatallthemoneyhehadwassmallchanges,sohecollectedallhismoneyandgotitchangedinthebankandcamehereagain.Althoughhecannotspeakmandarinwellnorcouldhewrite,andneedyashewas,hiscareandloveforthoseneedyforeverwinsrespectfromandsetsagoodexampleforthepeoplewhoknowshisstory.

　　Loveissometimescloakedingratitude.Itisnaturalthatweareverygratefultothosewhohavesacrificedforusorhelpedus.

　　Wearegratefultoourparentsbecauseitisthemthatgavebirthtousandhavebroughtusup.Itisthemthathaveworkedsohardinordertosupportus.Itisthemthatwillneverleaveuswheneverwemeetwithanydifficulties.

　　Weshowourgratitudetoourfriendssincewithoutthemourlifewillbesoboring.Theybringlaughtertous,theysharesorrowwithus,theywillbethereforuswheneverweneedthem,theyarepartofourlives.

　　Weareverythankfultothosepeoplewhooncehelpedus.Weareevengratefultoouropponentsorenemiesbecauseitisthemthatteachushowtosurvive.

　　Nomatterwhereandwhenloveis,itceaselesslydeliversitselffromonepersontoanotherandtravelsfromoneplacetoanother,warmingandimprovingpeopleonitswayaroundtheworld.Alwaysremembertolove,cherishthepowertolove,forloveuniteshumanityandtheworld.

　　ByLinda