迈克尔杰克逊牛津英语励志演讲稿.docx
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迈克尔杰克逊牛津英语励志演讲稿
迈克尔·杰克逊牛津英语励志演讲稿
healthechildren,healtheworld
拯救儿童,拯救世界——流行音乐之王迈克尔·杰克逊
inaworld?
lledwithhate,wemuststilldaretohope.keephopealive.inaworld?
lledwithanger,wemuststilldaretoxxfort.inaworld?
lledwithdespair,wemuststilldaretodream.andinaworld?
lledwithdistrust,wemuststilldaretobelieve.即使世界充满仇恨,我们也要勇于憧憬,让希望永存;即使世界充满愤怒,我们也要敢于安慰;即使世界充满绝望,我们也要勇于梦想;即使世界充满猜疑,我们仍然敢于信任。
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healthekids–oxfordspeech
oxforduniversity,marchXXbymichaeljackson
thankyou,thankyoudearfriends,fromthebottomofmyheart,forsuchalovingandspiritedwelxxe,andthankyou,mrpresident,foryourkindinvitationtomewhichiamsohonoredtoaccept.ialsowanttoexpressaspecialthankstoyoushmuley,whofor11yearsservedasrabbihereatoxford.youandihavebeenworkingsohardtoformhealthekids,aswellaswritingourbookaboutchildlikequalities,andinallofoureffortsyouhavebeensuchasupportiveandlovingfriend.andiwouldalsoliketothanktobafriedman,ourdirectorofoperationsathealthekids,whoisreturningtonighttothealmamaterwheresheservedasamarshallscholar,aswellasmarilynpiels,anothercentralmemberofourhealthekidsteam.
iamhumbledtobelecturinginaplacethathaspreviouslybeenfilledbysuchnotablefiguresasmothertheresa,alberteinstein,ronaldreagan,robertkennedyandmalcolmx.i'veevenheardthatkermitthefroghasmadeanappearancehere,andi'vealwaysfeltakinshipwithkermit'smessagethatit'snoteasybeinggreen.i'msurehedidn'tfinditanyeasierbeingupherethanido!
asilookedaroundoxfordtoday,icouldn'thelpbutbeawareofthemajestyandgrandeurofthisgreatinstitution,nottomentionthebrillianceofthegreatandgiftedmindsthathaveroamedthesestreetsforcenturies.thewallsofoxfordhavenotonlyhousedthegreatestphilosophicalandscientificgeniuses–theyhavealsousheredforthsomeofthemostcherishedcreatorsofchildren'sliterature,fromtolkientocslewis.todayiwasallowedtohobbleintothedininghallinchristchurchtoseelewiscarroll'saliceinwonderlandimmortalizedinthestainedglasswindows.andevenoneofmyownfellowamericans,thebeloveddrseussgracedthesehallsandthenwentontoleavehismarkontheimaginationsofmillionsofchildrenthroughouttheworld.
isupposeishouldstartbylistingmyqualificationstospeakbeforeyouthisevening.friends,idonotclaimtohavetheacademicexpertiseofotherspeakerswhohaveaddressedthishall,justastheycouldlaylittleclaimatbeingadeptatthemoonwalk–andyouknow,einsteininparticularwasreallyterribleatthat.
butidohaveaclaimtohavingexperiencedmoreplacesandculturesthanmostpeoplewilleversee.humanknowledgeconsistsnotonlyoflibrariesofparchmentandink–itisalsoxxprisedofthevolumesofknowledgethatarewrittenonthehumanheart,chiseledonthehumansoul,andengravedonthehumanpsyche.andfriends,ihaveencounteredsomuchinthisrelativelyshortlifeofminethatistillcannotbelieveiamchiseledonly42.ioftentellshmuleythatinsoulyearsi'msurethati'matleast80–andtonightievenwalklikei'm80!
sopleaseharkentomymessage,becausewhatihavetotellyoutonightcanbringhealingtohumanityandhealingtoourplanet.
throughthegraceofgod,ihavebeenfortunatetohaveachievedmanyofmyartisticandprofessionalaspirationsrealizedearlyinmylifetime.butthese,friendsareacxxplishments,andacxxplishmentsalonearenotsynonymouswithwhoiam.indeed,thecheeryfive-year-oldwhobeltedoutrockin'robinandbentoadoringcrowdswasnotindicativeoftheboybehindthesmile.
tonight,ixxebeforeyoulessasaniconofpop(whateverthatmeansanyway),andmoreasaniconofageneration,agenerationthatnolongerknowswhatitmeanstobechildren.
allofusareproductsofourchildhood.butiamtheproductofalackofachildhood,anabsenceofthatpreciousandwondrousagewhenwefrolicplayfullywithoutacareintheworld,baskingintheadorationofparentsandrelatives,whereourbiggestconcernisstudyingforthatbigspellingtestxxemondaymorning.
thoseofyouwhoarefamiliarwiththejacksonfiveknowthatibeganperformingatthetenderageoffiveandthateversincethen,ihaven'tstoppeddancingorsinging.butwhileperformingandmakingmusicundoubtedlyremainassomeofmygreatestjoys,wheniwasyoungiwantedmorethananythingelsetobeatypicallittleboy.iwantedtobuildtreehouses,havewaterballoonfights,andplayhideandseekwithmyfriends.butfatehaditotherwiseandallicoulddowasenvythelaughterandplaytimethatseemedtobegoingonallaroundme.
therewasnorespitefrommyprofessionallife.butonsundaysiwouldgopioneering,thetermusedforthemissionaryworkthatjehovah'switnessesdo.anditwasthenthatiwasabletoseethemagicofotherpeople'schildhood.
sinceiwasalreadyacelebrity,iwouldhavetodonadisguiseoffatsuit,wig,beardandglassesandwewouldspendthedayinthesuburbsofsoutherncalifornia,goingdoor-to-doorormakingtheroundsofshoppingmalls,distributingourwatchtowermagazine.ilovedtosetfootinallthoseregularsuburbanhousesandcatchsightoftheshagrugsandla-z-boyarmchairswithkidsplayingmonopolyandgrandmasbaby-sittingandallthosewonderful,ordinaryandstarryscenesofeverydaylife.many,iknow,wouldarguethatthesethingsseemlikenobigdeal.buttometheyweremesmerizing.
iusedtothinkthatiwasuniqueinfeelingthatiwaswithoutachildhood.ibelievedthatindeedtherewereonlyahandfulwithwhomicouldsharethosefeelings.whenirecentlymetwithshirleytempleblack,thegreatchildstarofthe1930sand40s,wesaidnothingtoeachotheratfirst,wesimplycriedtogether,forshecouldshareapainwithmethatonlyotherslikemyclosefriendselizabethtaylorandmccauleyculkinknow.
idonottellyouthistogainyoursympathybuttoimpressuponyoumyfirstimportantpoint:
itisnotjusthollywoodchildstarsthathavesufferedfromanon-existentchildhood.today,it'sauniversalcalamity,aglobalcatastrophe.childhoodhasbexxethegreatcasualtyofmodern-dayliving.allaroundusweareproducingscoresofkidswhohavenothadthejoy,whohavenotbeenaccordedtheright,whohavenotbeenallowedthefreedom,orknowingwhatit'sliketobeakid.
todaychildrenareconstantlyencouragedtogrowupfaster,asifthisperiodknownaschildhoodisaburdensomestage,tobeenduredandusheredthrough,asswiftlyaspossible.andonthatsubject,iamcertainlyoneoftheworld'sgreatestexperts.
oursisagenerationthathaswitnessedtheabrogationoftheparent-childcovenant.psychologistsarepublishinglibrariesofbooksdetailingthedestructiveeffectsofdenyingone'schildrentheunconditionallovethatissonecessarytothehealthydevelopmentoftheirmindsandcharacter.andbecauseofalltheneglect,toomanyofourkidshave,essentially,toraisethemselves.theyaregrowingmoredistantfromtheirparents,grandparentsandotherfamilymembers,asallaroundustheindestructiblebondthatoncegluedtogetherthegenerations,unravels.
thisviolationhasbredanewgeneration,generationoletuscallit,thathasnowpickedupthetorchfromgenerationx.theostandsforagenerationthathaseverythingontheoutside–wealth,success,fancyclothingandfancycars,butanachingemptinessontheinside.thatcavityinourchests,thatbarrennessatourcore,thatvoidinourcentreistheplacewheretheheartoncebeatandwhichloveonceoccupied.
andit'snotjustthekidswhoaresuffering.it'stheparentsaswell.forthemorewecultivatelittle-adultsinkids'-bodies,themoreremovedweourselvesbexxefromourownchild-likequalities,andthereissomuchaboutbeingachildthatisworthretaininginadultlife.
love,ladiesandgentlemen,isthehumanfamily'smostpreciouslegacy,itsrichestbequest,itsgoldeninheritance.anditisatreasurethatishandeddownfromonegenerationtoanother.previousagesmaynothavehadthewealthweenjoy.theirhousesmayhavelackedelectricity,andtheysqueezedtheirmanykidsintosmallhomeswithoutcentralheating.butthosehomeshadnodarkness,norweretheycold.theywerelitbrightwiththeglowofloveandtheywerewarmedsnuglybytheveryheatofthehumanheart.parents,undistractedbythelustforluxuryandstatus,accordedtheirchildrenprimacyintheirlives.
asyouallknow,ourtwocountriesbrokefromeachotheroverwhatthomasjeffersonreferredtoas"certaininalienablerights".andwhileweamericansandbritishmightdisputethejusticeofhisclaims,whathasneverbeenindisputeisthatchildrenhavecertaininalienablerights,andthegradualerosionofthoserightshasledtoscoresofchildrenworldwidebeingdeniedthejoysandsecurityofchildhood.
iwouldthereforeliketoproposetonightthatweinstallineveryhomeachildren'suniversalbillofrights,thetenetsofwhichare:
1.therighttobelovedwithouthavingtoearnit
2.therighttobeprotected,withouthavingtodeserveit
3.therighttofeelvaluable,evenifyoucameintotheworldwithnothing
4.therighttobelistenedtowithouthavingtobeinteresting
5.therighttobereadabedtimestory,withouthavingtoxxpetewiththeeveningnews
6.therighttoaneducationwithouthavingtododgebulletsatschools
7.therighttobethoughtofasadorable–(evenifyouhaveafacethatonlyamothercouldlove).
friends,thefoundationofallhumanknowledge,thebeginnin
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