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[星子]

Before my speech tonight,.

I want to ask you some questions.

First, do you agree that anyone could hurt you, Please raise your hand if you agree with this statement.


Then, please consider my second question. Have you ever told yourself no one can hurt me… no matter how many times, and no matter what the circumstances.


You need not answer me, you need to answer to yourself.



Mr ToastMaster, fellow toastmasters and welcomed guests.


Tonight I want to share some stories and facts with you.


I did some research on internet and found some very interesting facts.


More people die from suicide than from homicide. In 2000, there were 1.7 times as many suicides as homicides.
Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among young people 15 to 24 years of age.

Those facts surprised me and also brought back some personal memories. When I was 18 years old, one of my good friends was a handsome guy, who was two years older than me. He seemed to have strong will. He also seemed to be easy-going. He seemed to have a lot of good things going for him. But he told me his secret. He felt he was like a loaded gun. He didn’t know when it would fire. And the target was himself. I was very shocked by his words. Those words hung in my mind for a while. Soon, I found I felt the same for myself.


People who look strong or cool may be very weak within themselves. They put on their masks in public only to protect themselves. Because they don’t want others see that they are hurt. They are afraid to be hurt.


Here are two notes from two suicides.

They were both famous actresses. They committed suicide at different times, but the notes they left, said the same: gossip is a fearing thing.


Why is gossip a fearing thing? Because it HURTS. The actresses were not strong enough to say no to the hurt, instead, they allowed the hurt to take away their lives.


I know it is hard to ignore hurt. Through my personal experience, when I have felt hurt deeply, I felt that death was nothing but another way to escape or to get away.


One teenager wrote this before he killed himself. “All of you laugh at me, now I am gone. Nobody can hurt me any more.”


But this is the negative way to respond to the hurt, it killed the boy.



For me at such critical times I always tell myself: When the hurt has damaged me to the point that I no longer fear death, then why do I still fear the hurt?

No. I will not allow them to hurt me. No I will not let the hurt take me away.


People always try to hurt those people who are weak.

If you allow it, the hurt will happen and you will suffer from it, then more hurt will come along…until it destroys you. But if you ignore and say no to it , then the hurt is nothing to you, it will go away.


So the decision is yours. You can decide to allow your feelings to be affected by others or you can allow your feelings to be directed by you..

You can decide if you allow the hurt to damage you or you can decide to ignore it completely. It is only you who can make that decision. It is only you who can make that change.


Fellow Toastmasters, make that decision today. Say no to those who hurt you and stay focused on your goals and continue your life’s journey. Do not fear the hurt, just be yourself.

[[ANNA]]

Before my speech tonight,.

I want to ask you some questions.

First, do you agree that anyone could hurt you, Please raise your hand if you agree with this statement.


Then, please consider my second question. Have you ever told yourself no one can hurt me… no matter how many times, and no matter what the circumstances.


You need not answer me, you need to answer to yourself.



Mr ToastMaster, fellow toastmasters and welcomed guests.


Tonight I want to share some stories and facts with you.


I did some research on internet and found some very interesting facts.


More people die from suicide than from homicide. In 2000, there were 1.7 times as many suicides as homicides.
Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among young people 15 to 24 years of age.

Those facts surprised me and also brought back some personal memories. When I was 18 years old, one of my good friends was a handsome guy, who was two years older than me. He seemed to have strong will. He also seemed to be easy-going. He seemed to have a lot of good things going for him. But he told me his secret. He felt he was like a loaded gun. He didn’t know when it would fire. And the target was himself. I was very shocked by his words. Those words hung in my mind for a while. Soon, I found I felt the same for myself.


People who look strong or cool may be very weak within themselves. They put on their masks in public only to protect themselves. Because they don’t want others see that they are hurt. They are afraid to be hurt.


Here are two notes from two suicides.

They were both famous actresses. They committed suicide at different times, but the notes they left, said the same: gossip is a fearing thing.


Why is gossip a fearing thing? Because it HURTS. The actresses were not strong enough to say no to the hurt, instead, they allowed the hurt to take away their lives.


I know it is hard to ignore hurt. Through my personal experience, when I have felt hurt deeply, I felt that death was nothing but another way to escape or to get away.


One teenager wrote this before he killed himself. “All of you laugh at me, now I am gone. Nobody can hurt me any more.”


But this is the negative way to respond to the hurt, it killed the boy.



For me at such critical times I always tell myself: When the hurt has damaged me to the point that I no longer fear death, then why do I still fear the hurt?

No. I will not allow them to hurt me. No I will not let the hurt take me away.


People always try to hurt those people who are weak.

If you allow it, the hurt will happen and you will suffer from it, then more hurt will come along…until it destroys you. But if you ignore and say no to it , then the hurt is nothing to you, it will go away.


So the decision is yours. You can decide to allow your feelings to be affected by others or you can allow your feelings to be directed by you..

You can decide if you allow the hurt to damage you or you can decide to ignore it completely. It is only you who can make that decision. It is only you who can make that change.


Fellow Toastmasters, make that decision today. Say no to those who hurt you and stay focused on your goals and continue your life’s journey. Do not fear the hurt, just be yourself.

[叶雨]

开头就能吸引人，然后善于诱导，层层深入，最后达到说理的效果。

赞！

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开头就能吸引人，然后善于诱导，层层深入，最后达到说理的效果。

赞！

[星子]

thanks.
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[[ANNA]]

thanks.
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