letmebeginmyspeechwithareplayofscenesfamiliartomost,ifnotall,ofthosepresentheretoday.
mum,imsorry,butineed3,000yuanformytuitionthisyear.
mum,itismyfriendsbirthdaytomorrow,imustbuyherapresent.
mum,thisjacketwasoutoffashionlongago,wouldyoudomeafavor?
take.therelationshipbetweenamotherandachildalwaysseemstofollowsuchapattern.
iknowmymotherisalwaysthereforme,providingmewitheverythingineed;fromfoodtoclothing,fromtuitiontopocketmoney.
ineverthoughttwiceaboutallshediduntilonedayshesaid,willtherebeatimethatyoullsayyouhavetakenenoughfromme?
likeachildendlesslyasking,wehumans,throughouthistory,havebeencontinuallydemandingwhatwedesirefromnature.
weenjoythecomfortandbeautyofourfurniture,yetweneverbothertothinkabouttheserioussoilerosioncausedbydeforestation.
wetakeitforgrantedthatwemustwarmourselvesinwintertimes,yetweseldomrealizetheburningawayofpreciousnaturalresources.
weappreciatealltheprosperityfromthedevelopmentofmodernindustry,yetfewwouldgivetheslightestconsiderationtotheglobalairandwaterpollutioncausedbyindustrialwastes.
ourruthlessexploitationhaspermanentlyimpairedourmotherearth.
aswetragicallylearnedfromlastsummersfloods.
wecannotcontinueourcarelessness.
finally,standinghereatthethresholdofthe21stcentury,wecannothelpthinkingofourposterity.
natureisnotonlythemotherofthepresentgeneration,butalsothemotherofthegenerationstocome.
howseverelyourdescendentswillcriticizeusifweleavethemabarrenandlifelessmother?howmuchmoretheywillappreciateusifwegivethemaworldofharmonytoinherit?letusstartrespectingandcaringfornaturefromnowon.
letusstartthecampaignofcreatingamutuallybeneficialrelationshipbetweenpeopleandnaturerightfromthismoment.
withthisnewstart,ifirmlybelieve,thatourchildren,andourchildrenschildrenwillliveinabrandnewageofgreentrees,cleanair,crystalwater,blueskyandanevenmorepromisingworld!