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Hello,ladiesandgentlemen.TodaymytopicisTheRoadNotTakeninLife.

“Whyareyoudoingthis?Don’tyouknowit’satotalwasteoftime?”That’swhatmymomyelledattheten-year-oldme,whenshefoundoutthatIhadsignedupforanEnglishstory-tellingcompetition.

Ibowedmyhead;yes,shewasright.BythenIwasenteringGradeSi*,facedwiththebiggestchallengeyettocome—thee*aminationtoentermydreamjuniorhighschool.Forthat,Ihadgivenupmybelovedpianolesson,myfavoritecartoonprogramandeventheplayfulweekendfamilyreunionwithmycousins.Iwouldn’tbesurprisedatallifmyvery-strict-university-teachermothergotfuriousatmewhenIchosetodoanythingbesidesstudyatthatcrucialmoment.

Butthat’snotalltoit.Nowpleasetakeagoodlookatthetwenty-year-oldme,andimaginewhatIwaslikewhenIwasten.Herearethekeywords:nervous,timid,shy,tongue-tiedwhenfacingstrangers,andessentiallyabookworm.Thesesignslookedfataltomymother,andpossiblytoyou,too;shethoughtthatIcouldbeanythingbutagoodpublicspeaker.

Well,ImyselfactuallysaidnotomyEnglishteacheratfirst,becauseIhadneverdoneanythinglikethatbeforeandIwasafraid.ButhetoldmesinceIlikedreadingsomuch,whynottrytotellastoryIlovetoeveryone?Healsopromisedmethatthejudgeswerenotfrighteningatall;justthinkofthemascarrotsandcabbagesinavegetablepatch.

Theten-year-oldmewaspersuadedbymyteacher’swords.Thefeelingoftellingmybelovedstoriestosomeoneelseignitedasparkofanticipationinmylittlechest.SoIchosetoenduremymother’srantingforanentirehour,thenraisedmyheadbravelyandpleaded:“Mom,please.Ijustwanttotry.”

Mymotherlookedasifshewasonthevergeofanotheroutburst—butsheonlysighed.Itookthatasherpermission,andstartedworkingwithmyteacherdayandnighttofindastory,toillustratethedetails,andtopracticemyfaciale*pressionsandgesturesinfrontofthemirror.Onthedayofthecompetition,Iwentonthestagefortheveryfirsttimeinmylife;Icouldfeelthenervousnessthreateningtobringmedown,andIfeltcheatedbymyteacher:itwasimpossibletopicturethejudgesasmerecarrotsandcabbages.ButIwenton.AlthoughIonlygotthethirdprizeatthattime,onthatstageIstayedeversince,eventothisverymoment.

IshouldthankmyteacherandmymotherforlettingmetakearoadthatIhavenevertakenbefore.LittledidIknowthenthatthisroadwouldonedayleadtheshylittleten-year-oldmeintoawonderland;itledmetomeetallofyouheretoday.Icantellyoufromthebottomofmyheartthatitisn’tsoterrifyingtoventureintotheunknownatall;allyouneedisalittlecourageanddetermination.Seewheremyroadhasledme,andbravelytakeyourfirststep.

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Veryhappyandwefeelweareonetogether-youngteachersheroicfeelings,MynameisLing,graduationYiduteacher.

Iwascryingmychoicetoo,haveworkformesadtoo,becauseIembarkedonacareerlikeIdidnotdoaverypoorteacher,Icrymanytimesmychoice,theycanIncountlessgriefIhavebeencomforted,whenIsawbothofthatisfullofnaive,buteagertoswimintheoceanofknowledgeachild,mysinking,floatingcalmthemind,andslowlyIalsolearnfrompracticefeeltheteacherspride,hewaslikeaSpringSilkworms,likethededicationoftheirowncandlesnoregrets,Ihaveseenitcountlessteachersnoregrets,andwiththeiryouthandlivestodefendthesanctityoftheteachingprofession,butalsowhattheyusetheirownactions,withtracesoflife,inspiredbythoseofuswhocomeafter,Ihavereluctantlyenamelreluctantly,bythereluctancetowholeheartedlylovethisjob,becauseIhaveseenthatlifewillgobeyondtheutilitarian,althoughmealsforlife,Butthelivingisnotforeating,livinginthepossessionofmanysmallminded,short-termbirthineternity,whiletheteachersaresuchacareer.

Iknowthatateachertired,bitter,buttotheirownideal,Istillwouldliketopursue,tothesurgingwavesoffighting,tosinistermountainclimbing,theremaybestorms,astorm,theroadmaybebumpy,butIstillwoulduselaughter,withsongstofillupsanddowns,Iwillmeetwiththemerrylaughteroftherisingsun,Iwillbeflyingthehearttofacemyworkandlife.Yesah!

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Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,changehaspenetratedintoeveryaspectofourdailylife.Toillustratethat,I’dliketomakeacomparisonofthesetwoseeminglyinsignificantthings:milkmanandmailman,whosedifferencesindicateourchangingwayoflivingwiththetimes.

Homemilkdeliveryhasalmostgonee*tinctinChinanow,alsogonewithitarethemilkmen,whooncedeliveredbottledfreshmilkdoor-to-door.Ontheotherhand,mailman’sbusinessorthecourierservicehasthrivedasonlineshoppinggainspopularity.However,inretrospect,Ifindsomethinghasbeenlostinthistransition,somethingShakespearecalledas“themilkofhumankindness”.

WhenIwasakid,milkwasn’tforsaleeverywhere.Forthefamilieswhoneedit,theydependedonthemilkmentotakeitfromthelocaldairyfarmstotheirhouses.Inourneighborhood,therewassuchamilkman,whosearrivalwasmuchanticipatedbythechildrenandalwaysbroughtuslaughterandjoy.Heknewthenameofeverykidandcouldeasilyseethroughourtricks.Ifwedidn’tbehave,hewouldsidewithourparentsandthreatentorobusofthenutritiousdrink.Theentireneighborhoodwasacquaintedwithhim;sawhimasamemberofthecommunityjustlikethemanyresidentsorstreetvendors.Therewasabondbetweenallofusforitwasnotonlythecommoditiesthatbeentransacted,butalsoasenseofcaringanddependability.Andthatsmallbo*fi*edontoourdoor,otherthanbeingadrop-offpointformilk;itwasacommunicationjunctionbetweenthepeopleaswetooktheinitiativetoreachouttoothers.

Fastforwardtotoday,milkisubiquitouswithnodedicateddeliverysystem.Buttheconveniencelevelofourlivehasgoneupanotch.Almosteverythingisforsaleonline,whichsparesusallthetravellingandtalking.Withafewreadyclicks,shoppingisdone.Therestisleftforthosespeeddeliverycompanies.Usuallyit’sagrumpymailman,whoreachesusthroughcellphone,urgingeveryonetopickuptheirparcelsassoonaspossible.Andtheminutethereceiptissigned,werushbacktounpackwhilethecourierdashestothene*tdestination.Thereisbarelyaconversationcarriedout,nordowefeeltheneedtotalktosuchastranger,whochangesfromtimetotimefrequently.Itseemsthatpeoplearealwaysinahurrynow,thoughwehavemoreconveniences,stillwerunshortoftimetostopandstare,tospeakandshare.

Callmeanold-timer,butIthinkthepersonaltouchrepresentedbythemilkmaniswhathasbeenmissinginthemodernsociety.WilliamWordsworthoncewrotethat“Gettingandspending,welaywasteourpowers.”Moderntechnologymayhavemultipliedourpossessionsorgaveusmoreconveniences,butweruntheriskofreducingourvaluesifwelaywasteourpowerofinterpersonalrelationships.

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SogivenaTimeTurner,Iwouldtellmy21-year-oldselfthatpersonalhappinessliesinknowingthatlifeisnotacheck-listofacquisitionorachievement.Yourqualifications,yourCV,arenotyourlife,thoughyouwillmeetmanypeopleofmyageandolderwhoconfusethetwo.Lifeisdifficult,andcomplicated,andbeyondanyone’stotalcontrol,andthehumilitytoknowthatwillenableyoutosurviveitsvicissitudes.

NowyoumightthinkthatIchosemysecondtheme,theimportanceofimagination,becauseofthepartitplayedinrebuildingmylife,butthatisnotwhollyso.ThoughIpersonallywilldefendthevalueofbedtimestoriestomylastgasp,Ihavelearnedtovalueimaginationinamuchbroadersense.Imaginationisnotonlytheuniquelyhumancapacitytoenvisionthatwhichisnot,andthereforethefountofallinventionandinnovation.Initsarguablymosttransformativeandrevelatorycapacity,itisthepowerthatenablesustoempathisewithhumanswhosee*perienceswehavenevershared.

Oneofthegreatestformativee*periencesofmylifeprecededHarryPotter,thoughitinformedmuchofwhatIsubsequentlywroteinthosebooks.Thisrevelationcameintheformofoneofmyearliestdayjobs.ThoughIwasslopingofftowritestoriesduringmylunchhours,Ipaidtherentinmyearly20sbyworkingattheAfricanresearchdepartmentatAmnestyInternational’sheadquartersinLondon.

ThereinmylittleofficeIreadhastilyscribbledletterssmuggledoutoftotalitarianregimesbymenandwomenwhowereriskingimprisonmenttoinformtheoutsideworldofwhatwashappeningtothem.Isawphotographsofthosewhohaddisappearedwithouttrace,senttoAmnestybytheirdesperatefamiliesandfriends.Ireadthetestimonyoftorturevictimsandsawpicturesoftheirinjuries.Iopenedhandwritten,eye-witnessaccountsofsummarytrialsande*ecutions,ofkidnappingsandrapes.

Manyofmyco-workersweree*-politicalprisoners,peoplewhohadbeendisplacedfromtheirhomes,orfledintoe*ile,becausetheyhadthetemeritytospeakagainsttheirgovernments.Visitorstoourofficesincludedthosewhohadcometogiveinformation,ortotryandfindoutwhathadhappenedtothosetheyhadleftbehind.

IshallneverforgettheAfricantorturevictim,ayoungmannoolderthanIwasatthetime,whohadbecomementallyillafterallhehadenduredinhishomeland.Hetrembleduncontrollablyashespokeintoavideocameraaboutthebrutalityinflicteduponhim.HewasafoottallerthanIwas,andseemedasfragileasachild.

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Iwasseventeen,almostaseniorinhighschool.Iwasridingmybiketoschool.Ihadtakenaspecialroutetopickupagift,butthatday,theroadlesstraveledbyledtodisaster.Crossingaroad,adrunkdriverranaredlight,slammedintome,andshatteredmyleftknee.

Itmadeallthedifference.

Iwasforcedtopostponecollege,plungedintopainfultherapy...buteventually,Ialsolearnedmuchaboutlifeandmyself.Ifoundthestrengthtowithstandadversity,learnedcompassion,andaboveall,Ilearnedthattheroadnottakenisnotjustaboutregretsorchoicesbutalsoabouttheperpetualnowandthealways-comingfuture.

WhenIfirststudiedRobertFrost’s“TheRoadNotTaken”inmiddleschool,Iwasunabletograspitsambiguity.IalwaysthoughtthatFrost’spersonachooses“aroadlesstraveledby”andliveslifebeingsubversiveandirreverent.Iwaswrong.Inthepoem,bothofthetworoadsthat“divergedinayellowwood”areactually“aboutthesame.”Buttherehastobeachoice,andsometimes,theyitcanbeinvoluntary(asIlea