英文演讲稿：make money on your own

have you ever heard about warren buffet, the second richest person in the world? well, today i am not going to talk about him but his three kids.

for someone whose parent is such an extraordinarily successful investor, the three kids come out pretty ordinary guys. when they were young, they each received $ 10,000 a year. if they wanted to borrow more money form their father, they have to sign a written agreement. when growing up, however, they all found their lovely jobs-housewife, farmer, musician, instead of relying on their well off father.

it seems that they are unlucky to have a father who criticizes the self-indulgence of super-rich. but is it really true? no, absolutely not! in fact, they are grateful to him because they found their own passion which suits their true talent, and they are able to make money on their own.

so what could we learn from them? three words: independence, responsibility, passion. indeed we are fortunate to be protected by the whole family, but this cannot be the reason for us to become boomerang children.

although we, the generation of 90s have been questioned from the day we were born: selfness and weakness, indifference and rebellion, sensitivity and pride, we are still pressing on with our creed: yes we can. at a time when the earthquake happened in we chuan, we were praised by the whole public because of the bravery and determination we show during the process of rescuing. yes we can. when the world expo was held in shanghai, the smile on volunteers’ faces impressed millions of people all around the world. yes we can. when the two kids fell into the river, fifteen freshmen of chang jiang university saved them from drowning regardless of the truth that they cannot swim. yes we can. we were there for the return of hong kong and macao, the olympic game in beijing, the 60th anniversary of founding of new china, and premier wen jiabao who told the survivors in earthquake that “we shall overcome.” yes we can.

as the only child in the family, however, some of us just like flowers growing in the greenhouse that take for granted, and parents will give them whatever they want, from  toys to books, from watches to cell phones, from houses to cars. but apart from this, we have to be independent. everyone is an individual. you are not your parents’ sequel. you are not your kids’ prequel. you have your own talents and you have to rely on yourselves.

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