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顾秋蓓
Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.todayiwouldliketobeginwithastory.
Yes,that'samemorablesceneinoneofmyfavoritemovies,calledGorillasinthemist,basedonatruestoryofmrs.DianFossey,whospentmostofbetlifetimeinRwandatoprotecttheecoenvironmentthereuntiltheveryendofherlife.
tome,themovienotonlypresentsanunforgettablescenebutalsoactsasa6）timelessreminderthatweshouldnotdevelopthetouristindustryatthecostofourecoenvironment.
allthese7）appalling（令人震惊的）factshavebroughtustotherealizationthatwecannolongerstandbyanddonothing,becausetheverythoughtofithasbeen8）eroding（侵蚀）ourresources.encouragingly,theexplosivegrowthofglobaltravelhasputtourismagaininthespotlight,whichiswhytheUnitednationshasmade2002theyearofecotourism,forthefirsttimetobringtotheworld'sattentionthebenefitsoftourism,butalsoitscapacitytodestroyourecoenvironment.
noweveryyear,manylocalecoenvironmentalprotectionorganizationsan:receivingdonations--bignotes,smallnotesorevencoins--fromhousewives,9）plumbers（水管工人），ambulancedrivers,salesmen,teachers,childrenand10）invalids（残疾人），Someofthemcannotaffordtosendthemoneybuttheydo.thesearetheoneswhodrivethecabs,whonurseinhospitals,whoaresufferingfromecologicaldamageintheirneighborhood.why?Becausetheycare.Becausetheystillwanttheirmothernatureback.Becausetheyknowitstillbelongstothem.
thiskindoffeelingthatihave,ladiesandgentlemen,iswhenitfeelslikeit,smellslikeit,andlookslikeit,it'sallcomingfromascenetoremember,ascenetorecallandtocherish.
theothernight,aslsawthemoonlingeroverthelandandbeforeitwassentintotheinvisible,mymindwasfilledwithsongs.ifoundmyselfhummingsoftly,nottothemusic,buttosome-thingelse,someplaceelse.aplaceremembered,aplaceuntouched,afieldofgrasswherenooneseemtohavebeenexceptthedeer.
andallthoseunforgettablescenesstrengthenedthefeelingthatit'slimeforustodosomething,forourownandourcominggeneration.
onceagain,ihavecometothinkofmrs.DianFosseybe-causeit'swithherspirit,passion,courageandstrongsenseofourecoenvironmentthatwearetakingournextstepintotheworld.
andnomatterwhoweare,whatwedoandwherewego,inourmind,there'salwaysascenetoremember,asceneworthourefforttoprotectitandfightforit.
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itakewithmethememoryoffridayafternoonacmhappyhours,knownnotforkegsofbeer,butratherbowlsofrainbowsherbetpunch.overtheseveralyearsthatiattendedthesehappyhourstheyenjoyedvaryingdegreesofpopularity,oftenproportionaltothequalityandquantityoftheaccompanyingrefreshments-buttherewasalwaystherainbowsherbertpunch.
itakewithmememoriesofpurpleparkingpermits,thewestcampusshuttle,checkingmypendaflex,over-duelibrarybooks,tryingtoprintfromcec,lunchesondelmar,friendswhosleptintheiroffices,miniaturegolfinlopatahall,thegreenwaytalk,divisioniiibasketball,andtryingtoconvincedeanrusselthatyetanotherengineeringschoolruleshouldbechanged.
finally,iwouldliketoconclude,notwithamemory,butwithsomeadvice.whatwouldagraduationspeechbewithoutalittleadvice,right?anyway,thisadvicecomesintheformofaversedeliveredtothe1977graduatingclassoflakeforestcollegebytheodoreseussgeisel,betterknowntotheworldasdr.seuss-here'showitgoes:
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overthepastspringfestival,igotinvolvedinafamilydispute.rightbeforeigothome,foursatellitechannelsofcctvwereaddedtothe14channelswehadalreadyhad.inprimetimeatnight,theyallhadinterestingshows.therefore,thefiveofus-myparents,mysistersandi-hadtoargueoverwhattowatch.finally,weagreedthatweshouldwatchthe"mostinteresting"programme...ifwe
couldagreewhatthatwas.
however,allofusthererememberthatforalongtimeafterwehadtv,therewereonlyoneortwochannelsavailable.theincreaseinoptionsrevealsanimportantchangeinourlife:theabundanceofchoice.
fifteenyearsagowealldressedinonestyleandinonecolour.today,weselectfromawidevarietyofdesignsandshades.
fifteenyearsago,wereadfewnewspapers.today,wereadenglishnewspaperslikethechinadailyandthe21stcentury,aswellasvariouschinesenewspapers.
fifteenyearsago,englishmajorstookonlycoursesinlanguageandliterature.today,wealsostudywesternculture,journalism,businesscommunications,internationalrelations,andcomputerscience.
theemergenceofchoicesmarksthebeginningofanewerainchina'shistory;aneraofdiversity,ofmaterialandculturalrichness,andaneraoftherebirthofthechinesenation.
weenjoytheabundanceofchoice.butthishasnotcomeeasily.
about150yearsago,chinawasforcedtoopenupitsdoorbywesterncanonsandgunboats.ithasbeenthroughthestruggleandsacrificeofgenerationsthatwefinallyhavegainedtheopportunitytochooseforourselves.thepolicyofreformandopennessisthechoicethathasmadeallthedifference.
likeothersofmyage,i'mtooyoungtohaveexperiencedthetimewhenthechinesepeoplehadnorighttochoose.however,asthenextcenturydrawsnear,itistimetoask:whatdoeschoicereallymeantousyoungpeople?
ischoiceagamethatreliesonchanceorluck?ischoiceanemptypromisethatnevermaterializes?orischoiceapuzzlesodifficultthatwehavetoavoidit?
first,iwouldliketosay:tochoosemeanstoclaimopportunities.
iamathird-yearenglishmajor.animportantchoiceforme,ofcourse,iswhattodoupongraduation.icangotograduateschool,athomeorabroad.icangotoworkasateacher,atranslator,ajournalist,aneditorandadiplomat.actually,thesystemofmutualselectionhasallowedmetoapproachalmosteverycareeropportunityinchina.
indeed,thisisnotgoingtobeaneasychoice.iwouldlovetoworkinsuchbigcitiesasbeijingorshanghaiorshenzhen.iwouldalsolovetoreturntomyhometown,whichisintimate,thoughslightlylaggingindevelopment.iwouldlovetostayinthecoastalareawherelifeisexcitingandfast-paced.iwouldalsolovetoputdownrootsincentralandwesternchina,whichisunderdeveloped,butholds
greatpotential.
allofthesesoundgood.buttheyareonlypossibilities.tothoseofuswhoarebewilderedattheabundanceofopportunities,iwouldliketosay:tochoosemeanstoacceptchallenge.
tousyoungpeople,challengeoftenemergesintheformofcompetition.inthenextcentury,competitionwillnotonlycomefromothercollegegraduates,butalsofrompeopleofallagesandofallorigins.
withincreasinginternationalexchanges,wehavetofacegrowingcompetitionfromthewholeoutsideworld.thisiscallingforahigherlevelofourpersonaldevelopment.
fifteenyearsago,theknowledgeofaforeignlanguageorofcomputeroperationwasconsideredmerelyanadvantage.buttoday,withwidereducationalopportunities,thissameknowledgehasbecomeessentialtoeveryone.
giventhissituation,evenoursmallestchoiceswillrequiregreatwisdomandpersonaldetermination.
aswegainmoreinitiativeinchoicemaking,theconsequenceofeachchoicealsobecomesmoreimportant.
aswegainmoreinitiativeinchoicemaking,theconsequenceofeachchoicealsobecomesmoreimportant.
nuclearpower,forinstance,mayimproveourqualityoflife.butitcanalsobeusedtodamagethelivesandpossessionsofmillions.
economicdevelopmenthasenrichedourlivesbutbroughtwithitseriousharmtoourair,waterandhealth.
tothoseofuswhoareblindtotheconsequencesoftheirchoices,iwouldliketosay,tochoosemeanstotakeresponsibility.whenwearemakingchoicesforourselves,wecannotcasuallysay:"it'sjustmyownbusiness."aspolicymakersofthenextcentury,wecannotfailtoseeourresponsibilitytothosewhosharetheearthwithus.
thetraditionalchinesecultureteachesustostudyhardandworkhardsoastohonorourfamily.tome,however,thisfamilyisnotjustthefiveofuswhoquarreledovertelevisionprogrammes.rather,itisthewholeofthehumanfamily.asiammakingmychoices,iwillnotforgetthesmileofmyteacherwhenicorrectlyspelledouttheword"china"forthefirsttime,iwillnotforgetthehappyfacesoftheboysandgirlswehelpedtosendbacktoschoolinthemountainsofjiangxiprovince.iwillnotforgetthetearfuleyesofwomenandchildreninbosnia,chechnyaandsomali,wheremillionsaresufferingfromwar,famineorpoverty.
allthesepeople,knownandunknown,makeupourbighumanfamily.atdifferentpoints,theycameintomylifeandbroadenmyperspective.nowasiamtomakechoicesformyself,itistimetomakeeffortstoimprovetheirlives,becauseaworldwillbenefitusallonlyifeveryoneinitcanleadapeacefulandprosperouslife.
译文：选择的重要性
去年春节期间，我陷入过一场家庭纷争。在我回家之前，我们家的电视除了已有的14个频道外又增加了四个卫星频道。晚上的黄金时间，每个频道的节目都很精彩.结果，我们一家五口(父母，两个姐姐和我)为了选台而争执起来。最后，我们决定应当看“最有意思”的节目——如果我们在什么是“最有意思”上可以认同的话。
不过我们全都清楚地记得，买了电视后的好长一段时间里，只有一两个频道可供选择。电视频道的增多反映出我们生活中的一个重大变化:选择余地的扩大。
XX年前，我们身着同样的款式，单一的色调。而如今，纷繁的花色和众多的式样让我们挑得眼花缭乱。
XX年前，我们几乎无报可读。而如今，除了大大小小的中文报纸，我们还读上了《中国日报》、《21世纪报》这样的英文报纸。
XX年前，英语专业的学生只能选语言与文学课程。而如今，我们还学习西方文化，新闻，商务，国际关系，甚至还有计算机课程。
选择的涌现标志着中国进入了一个崭新的时代，一个充满多样化的时代，一个物质与精神都愈加丰富的时代，一个中华民族获得新生的时代。
我们为选择之多而欢呼雀跃，同时也深深地感到这一切来之不易。
一个半世纪之前，在西方大炮、战舰的威通下，中国被迫打开了国门。经过祖祖辈辈的抗争与牺牲，我们才最终赢得了当家作主的机会。改革开放这个正确的抉择使一切发生了翻天覆地的变化。
我和其他同龄人一样，太年轻了、没有经历过中国人丧失选择权的岁月。但是，随着下个世纪的脚步越走越近，我们是该们心自间了:选择，对于我们青年一代，到底意味着什么?
选择，是场靠侥幸来获胜的游戏吗?是句不用兑现的空话吗?抑或是种让人知难而退的困境?
首先，我认为，选择意味着抓住机遇。
我是英语专业三年级学生，我所面临的一个重大选择当然是毕业后的去向。我可以攻读硕士学位，或在国内，或在国外。我可以走上工作岗位，做名教师，翻译，记者，编辑或外交家.实际上，双向选择的体制在我面前铺开了通向各行各业的大道。
说真的，这个选择并不好做。我愿意在像北京、上海、深圳这样的大都市里工作，我也盼着能回到虽不那么发达却使我倍感亲切的故乡。我希望可以留在生活节奏快，令人兴奋的沿海地带，我也愿意扎根于广炭的中西部地区，那里虽然条件艰苦，却有极大的发展潜力。
所有这一切听上去令人振奋，但它们毕竟只是可能性。有些人面对五花八门的选择挑得眼花缭乱，我要告诉他们:选择就意味着接受挑战。
对于我们青年一代，挑战常以竟争的形式出现。到下个世纪，竞争者将不仅只是其他大学毕业生，更有各行各业不同年龄层的人们。
随着国际交流的不断增多，我们得面对来自整个外部世界日益激烈的竞争，这就对我们个/、的发展提出了更高的要求。
XX年前，懂门外语或会用计算机是个优越条件。但今天，随着受教育面的拓宽，以上的知识也成了每个人必备的条件。
在这种形势下，即便最细小的选择也要求我们具有极大的智慧和自主精神。
当我们面对选择不断增强自己的主动性时，每一次选择的结果也同样变得愈加重要。
比方说，核能可以提高人民的生活水平，可它同样也能毁灭千百万人的生命财产。
经济的发展使我们富裕起来，却也给我们的空气、水、健康带来了严重危害。有些人对选择的后果毫不在乎，我要对他们说:选择还意味着承担责任。我们替自己做选择时，不能随口一句“这不关别人的事”。作为下个世纪的决策者，我们必须承担对和我们共同拥有这个地球的人们所负的责任。
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whatdoyouthinkofthisstory?lifetodayiswhatyou’vedecidedyearsago,andsoisthefuture:yourdecisionstodaywillaffectyourdestinyyearslater.nowihavetwothingstochoosefrom:togoabroad,tofindmyselfadecentjobaftergraduationortofurthermystudyasapostgraduate.ihaven’tworkedoutananswertothisquestionyet,butiknowthatwhateveridowilldirectlyaffectmyfuture.
anindianoncesaidlifeisjustlikeagameofcards,thecardsinyourhandrepresentopportunities,whilethewayyouplaydecidestheresultyou’llget.lookingbackinhistory,duringworldwarⅱ,churchillwholedthebritishpeopleresolvedtoexpect“blood,toil,tearsandsweat”.theywonthevictorythen.todayshenzhou5tookthefirstchineseastronautintospace.iamsurethatlaterthere’llbemorespacecrafts,likeshenzhou6,7and8……
sowhatdoesthefuturelooklike?noonecantell.butiknowthechoiceisyours,thefutureisnow.makegooduseofeveryday,amancanachievegreatersuccesses,acountrycangainprosperityandthewholeworldcanbeunited,asithasneverbeenbefore.
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hello,everybody!mytopictodayis"apositiveattitude."
communistpartyofchinamustxxbirthday,andithinkasagenerallaborer,intheirhardpaidordinarypost,quietdedicationisatributetothepartybest,thebestreturnonthemotherland.
wehavetodoagoodjob,firstofallhaveapositiveattitude.thereisaformulaofsuccess,succe=goals+action+insisted+positiveattitude.consistentpositiveattitude,succemustbequality.
boramilutinovicledthechineseteamforthefirsttimereachedtheworldcup,whichisbyfarthemostsuccessfulsessionofchina'snationalfootballteam.milutinovicwasmade"happyfootball,attitudeiseverything"hasbecomeaneventinfootballculture,otherareasarekeentolearn.
environmentweface,thereisonlyoneapproachbuttherewillbetwotypes:positiveandnegative.openthesamewindow,oneseesthestarsinthesky,anothertoseethemuddyground.suchastory.aconductorisperformed,audiencesaroundhisneckhungagarland.whenhiscommandabout,therewillbeafewpetalsfalling.amansaidhewouldstandinthelastpetalinapileofotherpeoplesaythatlastonlyaropearoundhisneck.thisishowthetwodistinctcontexts,embodiedinthetwoapproachesarecompletelydifferent.
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i’mveryhonoredtostandhereandgiveyouashortspeech！tobeginwith，iwanttoaskaquestion。doeseverybodydreamagooddreamlastnight？actually，todayiwanttotalkaboutdreamwithyou。ofcourse，whatiwanttotalkisnotadreamyouhavelastnight，butadream——aboutlife。
everyonehasdreamsaboutlife，differentdreamsatdifferentlifestage，andweneeddreamstosupportus。dreamsarelikethestarsweneverreachinthesky，butlikemostmariners，wecanchartourcoursebythem。withthedream，wehaveadirection，withadirection，wewerenolongerconfused。withthedream，thereishope，withhope，wehavethestrengthtofight。
ihaveadream：tobeadoctor。，becausedoctormayrelievethepainofpatients。mayletthehumanchangethehealth。atthesametime，ibelievedthat，thosewhohelpothersmaybeabletoobtainjoyfully。therefore，ihopedinthenearfuture，imightbeadoctor。
butiknow，lifeistough，andtherearealwaysupsanddowns，maybewefailinthewaytoouraims，andwemayfeeldepressed，wheneveratthistime，thedreaminourheartcanalwayscomfortus，encourageus，andsupportustomoveahead。
young！fortunately，iamyoungnow。justduetoit，iknowthatnothingisimpossible。ifirmlybelievethatnothingcanstandinmyway。ifican'trealizemydream，itresultfromthatihaven'tworkharderenoughandiwon'tfindotherexcuses。ifnopeoplebelieveyou，youcanmakeittoprovethatyouareright。ifyouthinkthegodhaven'tblessedyouandthereisnotruthhere，youcanbecomethegodandcreatethetruth。
"mybreathswallowstheskyandmaketheyellowriveroverflow，myswordisfamousinkyushuanditcancollapsethefivesacredmountains。"atsometimeinthepastialsohadambitiouswordsandihadsomeachievements。eachachievementresultsfrommyhardwork。ialwaysbelievethat"ifyouwanttohavemoreachievementsthanothers，youmustworkharder。"insomeextent，thedreamisthehope。ifyoucaninsistondoingsomething，thevictorywillcome。
holdfasttodreams，forifdreamsdie，lifeisabroken—wingedbirdthatcannotfly。holdfasttodreams，forwhendreamsgo，lifeisabarrenfieldfrozenwithsnow。somydearfriends，thinkofyouroldandmaybedeaddreams。whateveritis，pickitupandmakeitalivefromtoday。let's———move————out！
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"mum,i'msorry,butineed3,000yuanformytuitionthisyear."
"mum,itismyfriend'sbirthdaytomorrow,imustbuyherapresent."
"mum,thisjacketwasoutoffashionlongago,wouldyoudomeafavor?"
take.take.take.therelationshipbetweenamotherandachildalwaysseemstofollowsuchapattern.iknowmymotherisalwaysthereforme,providingmewitheverythingineed;fromfoodtoclothing,fromtuitiontopocketmoney.ineverthoughttwiceaboutallshediduntilonedayshesaid,"willtherebeatimethatyou'llsayyouhavetakenenoughfromme?"
likeachildendlesslyasking,wehumans,throughouthistory,havebeencontinuallydemandingwhatwedesirefromnature.weenjoythecomfortandbeautyofourfurniture,yetweneverbothertothinkabouttheserioussoilerosioncausedbydeforestation.wetakeitforgrantedthatwemustwarmourselvesinwintertimes,yetweseldomrealizetheburningawayofpreciousnaturalresources.weappreciatealltheprosperityfromthedevelopmentofmodernindustry,yetfewwouldgivetheslightestconsiderationtotheglobalairandwaterpollutioncausedbyindustrialwastes.ourruthlessexploitationhaspermanentlyimpairedourmotherearth.aswetragicallylearnedfromlastsummer'sfloods.wecannotcontinueourcarelessness.
finally,standinghereatthethresholdofthe21stcentury,wecannothelpthinkingofourposterity.natureisnotonlythemotherofthepresentgeneration,butalsothemotherofthegenerationstocome.howseverelyourdescendentswillcriticizeusifweleavethemabarrenandlifelessmother?howmuchmoretheywillappreciateusifwegivethemaworldofharmonytoinherit?letusstartrespectingandcaringfornaturefromnowon.letusstartthecampaignofcreatingamutuallybeneficialrelationshipbetweenpeopleandnaturerightfromthismoment.withthisnewstart,ifirmlybelieve,thatourchildren,andourchildren'schildrenwillliveinabrandnewageofgreentrees,cleanair,crystalwater,blueskyandanevenmorepromisingworld!
译文:自然是我们的母亲
请允许我用一个我们今天在座的大部分人，就算不是全部，都很熟悉的场景来展开我的演讲。
“妈妈，不好意思，今年的学费要三千元。”
“妈妈，明天是我朋友的生日，我要给她买份礼物。”
“妈妈，这件衣服早过时了，帮我买件新的，好吗?”
索取，索取，再索取。母亲和孩子的关系似乎永远都是这一种形式。我知道母亲总是我的靠山，给我一切需要的东西，从食物到衣服，从学费到零用钱。我觉得她所做的一切都是理所当然的，直到有一天，她说:“会不会有这么一天你对我说我已经索取够了?’’
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everyonehashisowndream,whichcanberealizedornotandwhichcanbedifferentfromtimetotime.however,theremustbealong–termoneinone’smind.inotherwords,itisnoteasytoberealized.ihaveadream:topasscet-6beforeigraduatefromtheuniversity.it’smaybeeasyformostofmyclassmates,buttomeitisasdifficultascrackingthehardestnutintheworld.
ihavebeenstudyingenglishforabout10years.itshouldnotbetheno.1taskinmyuniversityagenda,buttoomanyfailuresforcedmetodoso.ienteredoneofthemostfamousuniversitiesinchinawiththealmostlowestenglishmarkamongallmystudents.iwasreallydisappointedaboutthat.althoughiwasnotgoodatenglishwheniwasinthemiddleschool,itwasnotatleastabouttheaverage.ihadnostrengthtofacethefrustration.afterasemester’sstudyiwasthelowestindeed.ihavenevercriedforstudybefore,butthistimeishedtears.sincethenimadeupmymindtopasscet-6beforemygraduation.
glancedbacktomyenglishstudyingexperience,irealizedthatinterestisoneofthekeyfactorstograspknowledge.istudyenglishonlyfortheexaminationbefore,butnotthelanguageitself.thatistheweakestpointofme.imustovercomeitsoastorealizemydream.imadeaplan:readonestoryuntilicanreciteiteachday;listentothetapesrelatedtothebooksaswell.englishisnotsodisgustingformenow.iwillpersistindoingsoevenafteripasscet-6.iwishmyenglishwouldbeasgoodasmynativelanguageinthefuture.
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theremaybasomangykindsofsuccessintheworldthatican'tenumeratethemall.somaybeit'sdifficulttosetadefinationforsuccess.but,inmyopinion,it'seasytodefinewhatisfailure---thereisonlyonefailurecallednevertry.
everyonehashisdreamsbutnotallofthemdaretomakeitcometrue.justlikeahuteraimedathisgamebutneverfireorasoldierwhocryingoutbutnevertoward.theyareafraidoffailurethattheymightencounter.
thatremindsmeofagameweusedtoplay.weputthechairsinacircle.andtheplayermustpassthroughthbarriersmadebythechairswithhiseyescoveredup.hewouldbeallowedtomemorizethepositionsofthechairs.butassoonashiseyesiscovered,wewillremoveallthechairs.
sometimes,ourlifeisjustlikesuchkindofgame.wetriedourbestnottobumpagainstthebarriers.butthesethingsturnouttobeexistingonlyinourminds.andsometimes,wemadethemforourselves.wedarenottoparticipateacompetitionorgetcoldfeettocalltheboyorgirlwelove.itturnsoutthatthebarrierswemadeforourselvesleadtothelossofalotofthings.
don'tgiveuptryinguntillyoureallybumpagainstthechairs.evenso,atleastyouhaveaplacetositon.
somepeoplewouldsayitriedbutifailedtopassanexamortofindajob.i'amafailure.butonthecontrary,iprefertocallthesethingssetbacksinsteadoffailures.thereisnofailureinawinner'sdictionary.
itdoesn'tmatteriyouhaveatumble,whatreallymattersisthatyoulosethecouragetostandupandgiveitanothertry.theprocessisfulloftearsandpains.
justlookbackonhowwelearntowalkwhenweareyoung.ifwegaveupeasily,todaywemayonlycrawl.iftomasedisongaveupeasilyinfindingapropermaterialtomakeabulb,maybewewillliveinthedarknessafterthesunset.perhapsweneedsometorchestogoonwithourcompetition.
i,myself,ashypersonbynaturewhoeasilysuffersfromstagefright,hadtogetupmycouragetotakepartinthisspeechcontestlikethis.icouldhavestayedawayandhadaneasytimeofitbynotcominghere.butichosetoacceptthechallengeandtofacethedifficulties.nowhereiam.iwilltrymybestbecauseiknowiwouldbroadenmyhorizonandmakealotoffriendshere.
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sincethequalityofhonestyappliestoallbehaviors,onecannotrefusetoconsiderfactualinformation,forexample,inanunbiasedmannerandstillclaimthatone'sknowledge,belieforpositionisanattempttobetruthful.suchabeliefisclearlyaproductofone'sdesiresandsimplyhasnothingtodowiththehumanabilitytoknow.basingone'spositionsonwhatonewants—ratherthanunbiasedevidencegathering—isdishonestevenwhengoodintentionscanbecited—afterallevenhitlercouldcitegoodintentionsandintendedgloryforaselectgroupofpeople.clearlythen,anunbiasedapproachtothetruthisarequirementofhonesty.
becauseintentionsarecloselyrelatedtofairnessandcertainlyaffectthedegreeofhonesty/dishonesty,thereisawidespreadconfusionabouthonesty--andageneralbeliefthatbeingdishonestmeansthatonealwayscorrectlyunderstandsiftheirbehavioriseitherhonestordishonest.self-perceptionofourmoralityisnon-staticandvolatile.it'softenatthemomentwerefusetoconsiderotherperspectivesthatthereisaclearindicationwearenotpursuingthetruth,ratherthansimplyandexclusivelyatthemomentwecanmusterupevidencethatweareright.socrateshadmuchtosayabouttruth,honestyandmorality,andexplainedthatifpeoplereallyunderstoodthattheirbehaviorwaswrong—thentheysimplywouldn'tdoit—bydefinition.unfortunately,honestyinthewesterntraditionhasbeenmarginalizedtospecificinstances—perhapsbecauseathoroughunderstandingofhonestycollideswithideologiesofalltypes.ideologiesandidealismoftenexaggerateandsuppressevidenceinordertosupporttheirperspectives—attheexpenseofthetruth.thisprocesserodesthepracticeandunderstandingofhonesty.toanideologistthetruthquiteoftenbecomesinsignificant,whatmattersmostaretheiridealsandwhateversupportstheirdesirestoenjoyandspreadthoseideals.
humanbeingsareinherentlybiasedaboutwhattheybelievetobegoodduetoindividualtastes&backgrounds,butonceoneunderstandsthatadecidedlybiasedapproachtowhatistrue—isinherentlydishonest,onecanalsounderstandhowidealismandideologyhavepoorlyservedthequestforanhonest,moralsociety.bothhonestyandmoralityrequirethatwebaseouropinionsaboutwhatisgood—uponunbiasedideasofwhatistrue—ratherthanviceversa(determiningwhatistruebasedonwhatwefeelisgood)—thewayallideologieswouldhaveusbelieve.