昨天终于找到了原稿。这个是今年女儿小学毕业典礼演讲。五个班人人都写再由老师挑选代表。小女有幸当选。写的时候不到十一岁。她说是盯着墙用一个小时写出来的，没有任何成年人的编辑。
Graduation Speech
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing, and to get there, you need to open your mind and learn new things. Each year here was never a waste, it may have been torture but it helps you when adventure is calling.
During the years, I have learned that it doesn't matter if someone is different than everyone else, because what really matters is what they are in the inside, not the outside. Also working hard can be a real struggle but good things will always come out of it like Battle of the Books. People get into groups of 5 to learn as much as they can about 16 books. In a few months, each group in the country gets in costumes to gather and the battle starts. Question by question, everyone battles to get the prizes, either in sportsmanship, team name, costume, or the one which everyone desires, the grand prize for knowing the most about the books.
Talking about competitions, the teachers vs kids volleyball tournament was something to remember. Every kid and teacher in the school gathered into the gym. The teachers had one side and the kids, big or small, had the other. For two hours straight the teachers played against the kids class by class, grade by grade. The teachers won most of them, but having fun is really what mattered.
Teachers have made so many things that seemed boring at first, seen fun at the end. They also teach us so many things about the past, present, and future. That's why I would like to thank them for making our future brighter than ever before. The same goes for our parents. Without them, who would take care of you? Support you along the way? And that's why I'd like to thank all the parents who support their sons and daughters along the way. But you can't take on the world alone, you have to have friends, friends that cheer you up, make you happy when you are sad, and most importantly, friends that will always be there for you.
My advice is that in elementary school, it's all about getting prepared for middle school. Don't think that elementary is useless because going to middle school is a big difference and you will have to be prepared to take that giant step into a whole new world.
