Речь на конкурс ораторского мастерства: Nothing is impossible

I strongly believe nothing is impossible. To put it more exactly, everything is possible when you believe in it.

Faith, good will, strength of character can do miracles. You can conquer every mountaintop if you have a strong desire and if you believe you can. A Chinese proverb says: “Perseverance can reduce an iron rod to a sewing needle.” I think it is perfectly true. Determination, hard work and sense of optimism are the keys to success. If you are a lucky owner of such keys, you will definitely reach you goal.

Now I will give an example of a man who was able to go through all the difficulties in life.

Stephen  William Hawking is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge.

In early 1960s Stephen began to show symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which subsequently led to paralysis.  After the diagnosis of the disease in 1963, doctors considered that he was left to live just two and a half years, but the disease was progressing not so fast, and he began to use the wheelchair only in the late 1960s. Hawking was very ill with pneumonia. And after series of operations, he lost the ability to speak. To communicate with others, someone who knew him well used to translate his words into intelligible speech. Later on, the mobility was left only in the facial muscles, in front of which a sensor was fixed. With it, Steven manages to use the computer, which allows him to communicate with others.

And even in spite of this serious illness, Stephen Hawking tried hard and was able to live the life to its full extent. He is a father of three children and an outstanding scientist. He studied the theory of the origin of the world as a result of the Big Bang and black holes. He created a theory  that small black holes lose energy by emitting Hawking radiation, and, in the end, "evaporate".

You see. even such people who seem to be on the edge, do not lose their will and set goals for self-improvement. Unfortunately, there are a lot of healthy people who do not know what to do in their lives.

 As for me, I realize it is essentially important to develop every day. I set goals for myself and reach them. As a proverb says: “If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.”!