After a simple rebirth

Although the mulberry tree seedlings were only one year old, they were not small, and it was even more difficult to dig up the whole plant. Fu Yu asked Sister Ling and Aunt Fu, and then asked the children of her godmother to help carry them up the cliff. They only moved half of it on the first day.

Fu Wei missed the first transplant of seedlings, as he arrived on the first night, but he made it to the second one.

Even though he was extremely reluctant, Fu Yu still grabbed him in the morning and carried him up the mountain to dig seedlings.

Fu Ying didn't get involved. She went to school and back home as usual and prepared her speech.

After the midterm exam, her homeroom teacher found her and asked her to write a speech and read it on stage during the flag-raising ceremony next Monday morning.

In fact, the teacher had approached Fu Ying in her first year of high school and asked her to write a speech about "youth" and read it on stage. Fu Ying refused, so he sent Yuan Jun to do it instead. Unexpectedly, another round of questions came up in her second year of high school.

"Fu Ying, the teacher knows that you are reluctant to participate in these things, but you are the top student in the liberal arts class of the second year of high school. Many classmates are more concerned about your study methods and recommendations, so you must go on stage and give a speech to represent yourself and Class 1.

In this way, I will not give you a given topic. You can just write it yourself, about 1000 words. After you finish writing it, let me review it, and then you can practice it by yourself.

You have been on stage to receive awards so many times, and you are very brave. This is not a difficult task for you. The teacher believes you can do it!"

The class takes turns to give a speech on the flag-raising platform. Although it is considered an honor by others and something that many people dare not even dream of, Fu Ying really doesn't want to be in the spotlight. But again, since the head teacher said so, Fu Ying had no choice but to agree.

On the way home from school, Fu Ying kept thinking about this. Since she was giving a speech to the whole school, she must talk about learning. How could she write it so that it would meet the school's requirements and be really listenable to the students?

Since Fu Ying has agreed, she wants to do a good job. She doesn't ask for perfection, but she will try her best.

Now, on the way home from school, there are not only Fu Ying and Li Xingying, but also Wang Yu. Wang Yu has entered junior high school and his schedule is closer to Fu Ying. Li Xingying has to go to class on Saturdays, so sometimes Wang Yu and Fu Ying go home together.

Fu Xianying asked Wang Yu,

"Wang Yu, how do you think we can persuade him to study hard like your brother?"

"I can't persuade him. My brother thinks studying is useless and he can't concentrate on learning. He won't do his homework when our teacher asks him to, let alone study."

Li Xingying also agreed,

"Yes, my brother is the same. He gets angry when my parents ask him to read more. He always says he has a lot of homework and wants to watch TV to relax after finishing his homework.

My dad told him to finish his senior year of high school and see how he does in the college entrance exam. If he doesn’t pass, he will go to Zhejiang Province to work.”

"What about you? If someone advises you to study harder, do you think it will be helpful? What kind of advice do you prefer to hear?"

"Uh, us." Wang Yu and Li Xingying looked at each other and began to think.

"I want to take a break after finishing my homework. Every time I review for a short while, I get tired and can't concentrate on reviewing." Li Xingying answered first.

"I don't understand math. I feel like I can't understand the questions every time I do them, and I don't know where to start." Wang Yu also replied.

"From my point of view, you just failed to concentrate on studying, and you didn't find a method. I guess I understand." Fu Ying said this in a confusing manner. Li Xingying and the others didn't understand, so Fu Ying smiled and said she would keep it a secret.

They will find out during the flag-raising ceremony on Monday. Just treat it as a little surprise.

The manuscript was finished and she showed it to her class teacher on Friday. After some minor revisions, Fu Ying practiced it at home.

Although this kind of speech is delivered with paper and does not need to be impromptu, Fu Ying does not fight a battle unprepared. It is better to read without looking at the script. The tone, posture and gestures when speaking should be practiced. It is always better to be attentive.

On Monday, Fu Ying followed the music to the square, said hello, and went to find the teacher in charge of broadcasting.

After the flag-raising ceremony, she went on stage after listening to the teacher read out her name.

"The speaker today is Fu Ying from Class 1, Grade 1. Since high school, she has always been the top student in her grade and the deputy monitor of her class. She is dedicated to her studies and is also willing to help others. Today, she will share her speech titled "The Power of Action". Please welcome her with applause."

Fu Ying pretended not to be embarrassed at all and went on stage and took the microphone from the teacher.

Fu Ying's first thought was that there was no vertical microphone, which was too inconvenient. After her mind wandered, Fu Ying got to the point.

It had been a long time since she spoke into a microphone. Fu Ying habitually put her chin down, looked straight ahead without looking at the script, and a clear voice began to come out of the microphone:

"Hello, teachers and classmates. I am Fu Ying from Class 1, Grade 2.

Many of my classmates at the scene knew me, perhaps because they saw me on the school bulletin board, heard the monthly exam results announcement, or because I was known by adults as a good student with excellent grades and a hard-working and studious character.

But I want to say that those are labels given to me by the outside world. The real me is just an ordinary high school student, no different from everyone else. I am also confused about what kind of job I will do in the future, and I worry about taking exams that I haven't reviewed for. When the exam results are not ideal, I have argued with my parents. So there is no need to exaggerate me. There is no so-called academic god. It's just that I am more willing to take action for learning.

Just as the teacher said just now, what I want to talk about today is the word "do". I would like to share with you the power of action based on my own views.

First, let me quote something that I find very inspiring, "The outcome of the world is uncertain, you and I are both dark horses."

No matter you are in the third year of high school, the second year of high school, or the first year of junior high school, as long as you have not finished the college entrance examination paper, everything is possible. As long as we are alive, we will definitely be able to make progress and change little by little.

There are always people who worry about whether what they learn in school is useful. This is like the question of whether the chicken or the egg came first, and there is no need to worry about it.

When I was in junior high school, I would not touch my books after finishing my homework. When the results came out, I regretted not reviewing well. After countless times of regret and torture, I began to realize that I was thinking too much and doing too little. In the words of the older generation, I was just bored and had nothing better to do.

Dear students present here, you can also think about whether you are just thinking about it but not doing it now?

The Chinese teacher said that if you memorize more ancient poems and classical Chinese, you can get higher scores in the exam. You lie on the table and say that you feel sleepy when you see ancient Chinese. The English teacher said that if you memorize more words, you can understand the meaning of sentences and choose the right ones easily. You open the textbook and say that it is chicken intestines and you can't learn it. The geography teacher said that you should learn more about the folk culture of various places. You can answer the questions you can't answer with common sense. You said that you are Han and don't want to learn other cultures. You have no culture and your mind is blank.

When your classmates recommend study materials to you, and your teachers and parents ask you to read more books, your first reaction is to resist. After you refuse, you feel uneasy, but you don't know what to do, so you pretend that it doesn't matter and continue to lie down.

Have you noticed that these are things you haven’t done yet, but you may have already started to reject them just by hearing about them!

How can you do well in something that you resist from the bottom of your heart? Have you tried? Do you have a super brain or a divine calculation, and you know it’s not possible?

So the first thing you need to do is take action. Switch from passive learning to active learning.

There is nothing shameful about studying, just like eating every day, it is a daily behavior. No one does not need to study, and no one is not studying at any moment.

Some people may be confused about what to learn. The essence of learning is to continuously increase your cognition and strengthen your skills.

So learn what you are interested in, whether it is learning how to control the shot with a scope, learning how to draw a beautiful picture, or learning how to tidy up the house. Learning is a process that makes you a better person.

You can also take the initiative to learn to understand an ancient poem, learn to play a game, and learn to comprehend what adults say. When you start to take the initiative to learn, you are already making progress.

Instead of thinking about it a thousand times in your mind, it is better to do it once.

Before Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions, he didn't know that he would open up a trade route between China and the Eurasian continent, and that the seeds he brought back would benefit future generations; before Li Daoyuan compiled "Annotations to the Classic of Geography", he didn't know that it would be the most comprehensive and systematic geographical work in the world, and would play an important role in the geographical and historical references of later generations; before Li Bing and his son presided over the construction of the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, they didn't know that this water conservancy project would still be functioning normally 2500 years later, and still benefit the people of the Land of Abundance.

No one has the ability to predict the future. The view from the top of the mountain after hard work is particularly intoxicating. This is the charm of action. Doing nothing and facing a predetermined fate that can be seen at a glance is boring.

If you don't do it, how do you know what height you can reach? No matter when, it is never too late to take action. Just resist the urge to lie down, set a goal for yourself, and start to complete it from the moment you have the idea. Enjoy the happiness, discomfort, growth and gains that your actions bring you.

Action is always above all else. Each of us should use the power of action to pave the way for growth, use the power of action to forge a strong character, and use the power of action to support our own unique life.

Finally, I would like to quote a classic proverb that everyone knows: 30% is determined by fate, and 70% depends on hard work. Only by doing can things change, and only by changing can there be surprising results. Life is long, whether you fall to the bottom, rebound from the bottom, or reach the peak of life, my fate is determined by me, and I have to do it to witness miracles. This is the power of action.

This concludes my speech, thank you everyone. ”

Amidst applause, Fu Ying returned to the classroom.

If being the top student in the grade has made Fu Ying famous, Fu Ying feels that this speech has made her even more recognizable to passers-by.

During breaks, Chen Lu chattered about this to her. After school, Wang Yu and Li Xingying also told her about this. Even when she got home, relatives who came to visit also talked about this.

The person involved can only hide in the room to study, try to avoid contact with the outside world, keep a low profile for the next few days, and wait for this storm to pass.