honorablejudges,ladiesandgentlemen,
thefairytaleofaladdinhasalwaysbeenmychildhoodfavorite.iwasmesmerizedbyhowaladdinusedhisthreemagicwishes.asasmallgirl,idreamedofhavingthemagicwishestogowhereveriwantedtogoandseewhateveriwantedtosee.asyoucanprobablyguess,ihaven'tfoundmygenieinthelampyet,however,ihavefoundsomethingjustasexcitingandithasmademarvelouschangesinnotonlymylife,butthelivesofallhuman-beings.itiscalledtechnology.
istillrememberhowmyfathertoldmeabouthischildhoodbackinthosedayswhenchinawasnotasopenanddevelopedasitisnow.childrenwouldrunforkilometerstoschool,maketoyswithwoodbythemselves,andthebiggestdreamofachildwasholdingtwojarsofsugar,onewhite,theotherbrownineacharmandhavingthechoiceofeatingwhicheverhewanted.justlookatwhatwehavenow.magnificenttechnologicaladvancementhasopenedupawholenewworldtous.
however,justasourlivesbecomemoreconvenient,problemsarisefromthisnewlifestyle.weseemtobecagedinthemoderntechnology;wearethinkingalikeasaresultofusingthesamesearchengine,wearegettinglazyasmostofourworkcanbedonebymachines,andwearealienatingpeoplearoundusforwearemorecomfortabletalkingonphonesandtypinginfrontofacomputer.
ifiwasgiventhechancetomakemymagicwishesnow,iwouldwishwecouldgobackintimeandliveforthreedayswithoutadvancedtechnology.iwonderwhatwewoulddointhosethreedays.hereiswhatiimagine:
onthefirstday,peoplewouldbefeelingsouncomfortablewiththenewsituationthattheywouldprobablybeconfusedandjustnotknowwhattodo.theworldwouldbeinamessforthewholeday.
onthesecondday,aslifegoeson,peoplewouldhavetofindalternativewaystodealwiththeirdailyrituals:studentswouldhavetogotolibrariesforinformationtheywantedinsteadofsearchingongoogle;boyswouldhavetoexpresstheiraffectiontogirlsinpersoninsteadofsendinganannoyingtxtmessage;andtheyoungpeopleoftodaywouldhavethechancetoexperiencethechildhoodoftheirparents.onthisparticularday,wecouldrecoverallwehadlostinthemodernworld.
thencomesthethirdday.aftertheprevioustwodays,wewouldgraduallycometorealizethatweshouldhavepaidmoreattentiontoourstudiesandworkasweactuallyhavesomuchcreativityandpotentialwithinourselves.wewouldalsorealizethatweshouldhavespentmoretimewithafriend,aparentorachildaswedolovethem,butwedon'treallyunderstandthemduetothelackofpersonalcommunication.weshouldn'thavebeensodependentonmoderntechnologyasitwasn'tinventedtoconfineus,buttoinspireus.thislastdaywouldbespentinsparksofnewideasandsweetmomentswithourlovedones.maybesomewouldarguethatitisjustmyimagination,andthatmagicwouldneverworkinourworld.true,butmagiccanalwaysworkinourhearts,helpingusunderstandthatwe,insteadofthemachine,arethemastersoftheworld.thekeyistotreasureourhumaninitiativeandconnections,toseetheworldwithourowneyes,exploretheunknownwithourmindsandtreatotherswithourhearts.justlikealaddindidn'tchoosetousemagictogainahappylife,wecanmakeourchoice,too.andwhenwedo,wewilllive,asinthefairytales,happilyeverafter.thankyou.