Speech Tutorial

Author: Sun Jinyu, Feng Tao / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: Today, humanity has long realized the dream of traveling to and from the moon. However, the only thing the Earth has repeatedly launched into space is an underdeveloped species. Essentially, humans have not yet fully awakened. When faced with ruthless attacks, when driven by needs and desires, the weak often become victims. We can split atoms, yet we cannot persuade each other to uphold justice; we can even rearrange genes, yet we cannot bestow love upon one another. Is this not astonishing? Of course, the greatest danger is when technology falls into the hands of a group of barbarians. And they are called barbarians because their ability to speak is not much higher than that of their ancestors who roared in the distant past. In short, we know how to dominate others as objects, but to truly view others by the standard of "humans," we are stilling in the dark ages of the Middle Ages. Relying solely on speeches, we do not expect to save all of humanity. However, we must and can take a step—though small, it is crucial—just as our ancestors, by crafting stones, embarked on a long journey of technological innovation. To do this, we must master simple yet effective methods of communication with others; we must learn to communicate with partners and children and listen to their voices; and we must also know how to effectively expand our interest in our work. Even if we only learn how to have heartfelt conversations with our neighbors, even if we only understand that we must use persuasion to obtain what we need and achieve our dreams, we can achieve a great leap forward in the development of human society and witness a major breakthrough in the evolution of humans as a species. And before that, we often have to pay a terrible price in the form of widespread death. The wise man Muhammad said, "Where a whip can suffice, I do not use a sword; where a tongue can suffice, I do not use a whip. Even if only a single hair connects me to my fellow humans, I will not let it break; if they hold tightly, I will relax, and if they relax, I will hold tighter." (P2)