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Harmonious Co-existence
Good morning, honorable judges, ladies and gentlemen:
Five years ago, I went to the Sunshine Coast in Australia and took my first adventure to an underwater world. At the beginning, I had a hard time adapting my eyes to the water pressure, but after a while, when I open my eyes again, I was in a paradise! I was amazed at the brilliance of the tropical fish and the beauty of the sea horses and awesome power of the sharks. Although safe with my instructor, I strongly felt the impending force of the sharks and it made me puzzled: “How can those smaller fishes survive alongside these apparently dominant species?”
But I later, saw what’s really happening——the smaller fishes were living off the ferocious sharks by eating their dead skin and waste, with each needing the other to survive. The instructor then told me it’s only co-existence of different species that this underwater paradise can stay so wonderful.
That experience in Australia five years ago left me with a strong desire for our human world to also e so peaceful and harmonious. I know it may take a long time to realize my dream, but today I want to share with you my two hopes to perhaps make e sooner. My first hope is Beijing Olympics will bring the whole world together under the banner of “On World, One dream.”
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