Perhaps, some people will think that the failure and pain on the road of life is the injustice of fate. Here, I want to tell a fable to share with you. There is a magnificent statue soaring into the sky in the empty square, and the ground is covered with neat marble slabs. Marble square brick looked up at the towering statue and complained, We are all made of the same material. Why do you accept the admiration of thousands of people every day, while I am trampled by thousands of people every day? The statue smiled and said slowly, "We are indeed made of the same material, but do you remember our making process?" ? You, after only a few simple cuts, have now become square and neat; As for me, it took me thousands of times to chisel with a knife and axe to get my face today. "Students, I heard that, do you still think that pain is unfortunate and failure is unfair? Perhaps you have experienced or are experiencing hardships unimaginable to ordinary people, please regard it as wealth! This is your best step towards success.

Throughout the ages, there are countless stories in adversity. After ten years of experience, Gou Jian, the King of Yue, finally realized the oath that "three thousand Yue families can swallow Wu". Sima Qian, who suffered from corruption and humiliation, wrote Records of the Historian, which was called "the historian's swan song, Li Sao has no rhyme"; Cao Xueqin, who fell at the door, was eating porridge with his family and kept writing. China's classic novel A Dream of Red Mansions, which reflects the decline of feudal families, was born. Chen Jingrun, who lives in a secluded room, has been interacting with black pen and white paper all day, and has worked hard for more than ten years, winning the jewel in the crown of mathematics.

These people have never been in adversity or faced difficulties. However, they are not as depressed and discouraged as ordinary people expected. On the contrary, they broke out in adversity, rose up in difficulties and achieved far-reaching success. From this perspective, adversity does not mean despair. As long as you are open-minded, happy, ambitious and willing to act, you may still capture the light of your life.

Balzac, a great French writer, has a proverb: Suffering is a stepping stone to genius, the wealth of the brave and the abyss of the weak. Adversity is not destined to be overcome, and people are not born to be defeated. Whether we can be fearless of many obstacles on the road to success depends on our own goals. The cactus in the depths of Gobi, despite the wind and sand, still stands. Yellow pine on the cliff, let the rain and snow thunder, proudly smile. The essence of life is more obvious because of the struggle against adversity. If we all have the same perseverance, even if we are an upside-down willow branch, as long as we strive to obtain from the land and pursue from the sky, we may also support our own shade!

What is life? "Difficulties" say that life is a road full of thorns and bumps, "depression" says that life is endless troubles, "failure" says that life is dizziness after being knocked down, and "selfishness" says that life is to achieve its goals by hook or by crook. I want to say that life is a brilliant flower from life. Time advances according to its eternal law, and time will not pity any sad heart. Since setbacks, pains, difficulties and obstacles are destined to follow us from the day we start living, let us bear this imperfection with strength. Bravely face the scars in life, cross the bumpy road of life, shed sweat, tears and even blood here, let us touch ourselves, influence others, and thank the pain and failure in life. One day, we will understand that suffering is a strong teacher, while being proud of the world is just.

Finally, I ended my speech with another fable that I like very much. There are many animals in the vast forest. The sun goes down, and the heroic lion is thinking, tomorrow, when the sun rises, I must run hard to catch up with the fastest antelope; At the same time, the agile antelope is also thinking, tomorrow, when the sun rises, I must run hard to escape the fastest lion! Students, whether you are a lion or an antelope, no matter how many setbacks and failures you encounter, tomorrow, when the sun rises, your only task is to run hard! Because, we are having youth!