Only when you go abroad do you realize how good China is

A beautiful Harvard graduate student gave a shocking speech: Only when you go abroad do you realize how good China is!

“Working well will bring you material security, studying hard will bring you the security of final exams, and if you don’t commit suicide, you won’t die. That is the security of love. However, there is such a kind of security Feelings are not based on any conditions and do not require any effort. We are often in the midst of blessings but do not know the blessings..."

"A Strong Country and a Strong Young Man"

I would like to invite the boys present Imagine or recall a scene. Your girlfriend stood aside with a straight face and suddenly started crying because she didn't say anything. The baby felt miserable, but the baby didn't say anything. At this time, you are very panicked. You are thinking wrong. What happened? I bought the bag I liked last month. I liked it on yesterday’s Moments. I deleted the text message sent by my girlfriend the day before yesterday. It fell off. At this time, the eldest lady finally spoke, and she said: "I don't know why, I just don't feel safe." At this time, your heart is broken, because this is the 101st time that she has brought up the concept of security to you. . The guy who applauded may have been mentioned to you by your girlfriend 200 times. Boys will be very silent at this time, right? Then the girl panicked when she saw you ignoring her, so she went to a place like Zhihu to ask questions. She posted a post called: Tell your boyfriend that you don’t feel safe. My boyfriend ignores me. Sisters, what should I do? What should I do? Wait online. It’s quite urgent. There are generally not many comments under this kind of post, but usually a veteran driver who has experienced many vicissitudes of life will say some nonsense. This nonsense is praised by your girl as the truth, and the veteran driver will say: "Sister, your sense of security is not given by your boyfriend." Yes, we give ourselves a sense of security.”

This old driver is actually right. The sense of security in life is something we give ourselves. Working hard will give us material security. Only by studying hard can you have the sense of security of the final exam. If you don't commit suicide, you won't die. That is the sense of security of love. The essence of security is an equivalent exchange that we make with our own efforts and life, but what I want to talk about today is a sense of security that is not based on any conditions and does not require effort. We are often in the midst of blessings but do not know how to be blessed. .

In the spring of this year, our college organized students to go to various countries for field research. I chose to go to Israel, which is located in the Middle East. This country is prone to disasters, but it is an international power, so I am full of enthusiasm for it. interested.

There are two details that solidify my view of this country. The first detail happened at the airport, when I went to check in my luggage. Everyone knows that it usually takes 5 to 10 minutes to check in your luggage. No one will ask you too many questions, right? But that day, the Israeli security personnel interrogated me for half an hour. What is your name? What's your last name? Where are you from, where are you going, what school have you attended, what work have you done, which countries have you been to, what dreams have you had, what papers have you written, who have you loved? Ask them all. I felt very offended because I am a normal tourist, why are you treating me like a terrorist.

At this time, my Israeli classmate explained to me that this has actually been the norm for our Israeli airlines for many years. Since the founding of the country in 1948, we have been attacked by various international terrorist forces. The Arab world has Our national status has not been recognized, so we can only use this safest but stupidest method to detect dangers. The country is too small and has too many attacks, and we cannot afford to lose.

The second detail happened in the cabin. When the plane landed in the city of Tel Aviv, there was a burst of applause in the cabin. I was very puzzled because the whole trip was very safe and there was no turbulence. bumpy. In other words, it was an extremely routine and safe landing. In this case, does it make sense to applaud?

My Israeli classmate explained to me that every flight, whether it is an international flight or a domestic flight, as long as it lands safely, we will definitely applaud. Because we have an obsession with safety. During World War II, the Nazis launched a genocide against the Jews. Our fathers either fled or died on the way. Since that time we have become an insecure nation, so what we are doing today is to rebuild a sense of security.

His words made me realize what insecurity is like for a country and its citizens. In fact, insecurity does not affect the improvement of comprehensive national strength, because insecurity encourages people to advance, so today Israel is a world power in defense, military, technology, agriculture, commerce, finance, and any field you can think of. But once such an insecurity penetrates into every citizen's life and spreads into every citizen's heart, it will make people lose their peace of mind. This peace of mind means that you don’t need to explain the legitimacy of your country’s existence to the outside world, you don’t need to be constantly vigilant about homeland security, and you don’t need to live in another country because you are worried about the destruction of your country and your family. This sense of security is the most fundamental sense of security a country provides its citizens.

As we said at the beginning, the sense of security in life is often an exchange of equal value, but the sense of security at the national level is that regardless of personal factors, you can avoid it just because you have national status. Be wandering and free from fear.

When I was in the United States, there was a classmate from Syria in my class. When he learned that I would return to China after graduation, he told me, "I envy you very much." Ah, my country has been in civil war all year round. Although we are both international students in the United States today, we each still have an identity. My identity is called a Syrian refugee, and your identity is called a Chinese national."

The biggest difference between refugees and nationals is whether you have the right to make a free choice. Do you have to pin your destiny on another country, on a very cold immigration bill, or can you carelessly Said: "The world is so big, I want to see it. But my home is so nice, I can come back at any time."

The right to choose freely brought by a sense of security is what a country gives young people The best gift ever. Because it means that you don't have to be a very good individual in someone else's land to be respected. If you just act down-to-earth and be an ordinary Chinese, you will be treated well. Because you have a stable country behind you, and the world is in awe of your country.

When I was studying in the United States, I was often arranged by our teacher in class to explain China’s 13th Five-Year Plan, One Belt and One Road, our newly introduced two-child policy, or the South China Sea conflict. In fact, my language has many flaws, and my views may be very ordinary, but in this way I can always have a voice in the classroom. That is because they think China is very important, so Chinese students must listen to what they say.

More than 100 years ago, Mr. Liang Qichao once said: "Today's responsibility does not lie with others, but with my youth. A strong youth will make China strong." Today, 100 years later, the truth is actually the same in reverse. If China is strong, its young people will be strong, and if China is strong, its young people will be strong. Because a strong country will give a young man a strong sense of security. Based on this sense of security, he can freely choose where he wants to live, his career, his state, and even his mood. He traveled lightly to see the world, and returned to his homeland confidently.

There is a saying that goes like this: If you feel that you are living a comfortable life, it is because there are many people who are silently paying for you. If you feel safe, there are many people taking risks for you. They are border officers and soldiers, peacekeeping forces, diplomats, and people from all walks of life working tirelessly to give you and me a stronger sense of security. But even with their tireless efforts, our country still has many imperfections, and we have our own insecurities.

So in this sense, today’s China is indeed strong, but today’s Chinese youth can only be stronger.

Because only in this way can we proudly respond to the expectations of Mr. Liang Qichao more than 100 years ago, telling him that if young people are strong, the country will be strong, and if China is strong, China's young people will be stronger. China is strong because of young people!