Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Today I want to tell you a story about
one of my friends, a lovely and smart girl who is always ready to help
others. Being our grade leader, she is good at both work and study. In
many people's opinion, she is excellent and perfect. But one day she told
me she was gloomy and insecure. People around her considered her outstanding
and flawless, thinking she could handle everything. But the more she thought
about herself, the more disappointed she became. She found that she was
far from perfection. Last week, she didn't do well in her French quiz
, and the day before yesterday, she was late for a conference. She felt
depressed and frustrated, because she failed to be a perfect girl without
any mistakes. I was surprised to hear that for I thought she had every
reason to be confident. However, the expectation of perfection has become
a burden to her. I told her no one could be perfect and I suggested she
find her own position. In fact, people are so eager to be perfect that
they demand too much of themselves. They want to be special and unique
, and they want to have no defects or weaknesses. However, we can never
avoid mistakes and errors. It's impossible for us to be a superman or
a superwoman. No matter how successful we are, there are always some flaws
. If we hold that everything should be perfect, we would be overcritical
. My friend now has changed her attitude. She accepts her shortcomings
but still keeps a positive outlook. She is even more active and doesn
't allow the mistakes to hinder her pursuit of excellence. And I think
that's the way we should be! That's all. Thank you!