尼克胡哲英文演讲稿

Part1“SeetheBody”尼克胡哲英文演讲稿Thankyou,thankyouverymuch.Goodmorningeverybody.Students:Morning!Morning,howareyoudoing?Students:Good.Youarefine?Students:Yeah.Ohsweet,nicetoseeyou.MynameisNickVujicicandit’osbeawithpleasureyou.Ithaveawheelchairoverthere.It’smyBMW7series.Iamgonnapimptakemyittoride(翻新)andgetsomespinningrimsonit.Andyouknowthosefullypimpedcarsyouknowwithhydraulicandstuff,youknowhowthey’redownsandaroundff.Iwannastugivemywheelchairbouncing.Why?LikeifIcancrosstheroadandgobangbangbang!It’cooldrivingthatthingaround.IhavenoarmsandnolegsandIwasactuallybornthisway.AndThereisnomedicalreasonwhythishashappened.SoIhavenolimbs,butIhavealittlechickendrumstick.Andwecallthischickendrumstick,becausefirstofallitlookslikeoneandsecondofallsometimesmydogthinksit’soneyou.AndmanItellsofunnyhecomesuptostartbitingonthat.Ihavetohithimintheheadacoupleoftimes.It’snuIt’ssocoolman.IlovetoswimaswellandIactuallyfloatlikealifejacket.IfloatuprightlikethisandthenIhavemylittlemotordownhereandIgowhirrandthat’sright.Andit’ssofunnywhenpeopleseemeforthefirsttime.It’ssocool.Kidsfreakedout.YouknowwhatIamsaying?Itellyouthislittleboycameuptomeandhegoes“whathandIwentuptohim,andIgoes:”cigarettes!”.andtherewasonegirlndshewhosawmgoes“mummy!Look,it’sanalien!”SoIwentuptoherandIwent:”ah~~Iranafterherandsaid:”Iamgonnaeatyou!，Freak”Youherknowout!Sowithmylittlefoothere,Icanalsowrite.Thisismypenhere.IcanactuallywriteandtypewithmyfootbutIlearnhowtodrawandallthissortofthingssothat’sprettycool.Ilearnhowtotype43wordsaminuteonthenormalcomputer.Soitaheel’andsliketoeheelandtoecombinationandIamlearningsignlanguagewithmyfootIamlearningit.Ready?Peace.Isthatcool?Verycool.Anyway,wegonnahavesomefuntoday.AndIjustgonnatellyouthefunnystoryofall.It’ssofunny.Iwasinacaroneday.Whenyouseemefromtheoutsideofthcar,youhavenoideathatIhavenoarmsandnolegsright?Youjustseemygorgeousface.whenthetrafficlightsoneday,andthiscarcomesupnexttous.AndthisgirllookedatmeandIamlike:”cool!Let’shavesomefunhere.”IknowthatshehasnocluethatlimbssoIlookedather,Igrabbedtheseatbeltinmymouthandlooseitlikethisanddiditinthecarseat,Ijustdidthisandshewaslike，shewaslike“areyoufreakingmeout,man!”It’sverycool.Anyway,Ihaveacoupleofthingstoshowyou.Iplayumsdr.Doyoubelieveme?Students:yeah!Iactuallyplaydrums;Igetthedrumstickinmyteeth.Iamjustjoking.LookIhavedrummachineuphereandwejustgonna.Sowhatitis?Basicallyit’sapadright?Inbuttonsandsoeachbuttonrepresentsasoundright?SoIamnotpressingplayeroranythinglikethat.Youseemyfoot?Allright,it’OKslikeserious.Doyoulikethat?Students:yeah!Sothat’ssortofmorelikeyourrocking,youknow,orpoporwhatever.Butthenyougotahah.CanIhavesomemorevolume?Pleasegivemesomemoreuhuhjuice.Rightherewego.SoIt’slike.Doyoulikethat?Wouldn’titbereallycoolifIcouldgetthisonmywheelchairandplaywhileIamdriving?AndIgetsometechnogoinglikeherewego.1,2,3,4Heyguys,doyoulikethat?Isthatcool?Beautiful.SoIhaveatennisballhere.IjustwanttoshowyouhowfarIcankickthisthing.Andalotofpeoplearefreakingout,youknow,wonderinghowcanyoudothat!AndIjustwanttoshowyou.Itery’veryscool.CanIhaveavolunteerpleasetocatchtheballforme?Ahlet’see,let’see,let’see,sure,Iwillgetyou.Howareyoudoing?Yes,you,myfingerpointatyou.Standup.Howareyoudoing?Beautiful.What’syournamStudent:Jack.Whatisit?Jack:Jack.Jack,nicetomeettoyoutoday.NowcanIgetyoutodomeafavor?Andprobablyjustgoupthatway,seemyfingerpointthatway?Upthatwayalittlebit.Canyouguysmakealittlebitofpathforhimtogoinamongstthecrowdalittlebit?Beautiful,nowjustfacemeJack.NowIjustwanttoshoweverybodyhowfarIcanactuallybootthisthing.IamabigfanofDavidBeckham.IloveDavidBeckham.Ilovehowhecurvesthatball.SoIampracticingthisthing.YouknowwhatImean?Iamjustgoingtomaybegetyoumoveback,keeponmovingback,keeponbackbackkeeponback.Ibamckjoking,Icankick’tthatfar.Comeforward.It’sallgood.Iwasjustjoking.Right,thereisgood.Right,theregood.Nowthat’sayprettbigkicksoIamgonnatakealittlebitofrun-uphere.LetmejustOhIwasjustjoking.Ithinkit’ssogood.IjustwanttoseeifIcangetyouscaredalittlebit.Allright.Herewego.Areyoureadyrightnowwhenyougetthisball,donback’tbecauseIcan’tcatch,doyouunderstandme?Areyouready?Herewego,whenyougetthisballjustcomeuphereonthestage.Isthatcool,Ready,1,2.Lookatthatright,onthisside.Beautiful,nowJack,haveyouhadagooddaytoday?‘Yeah.’’Thagood,Iwillgetyoutoholdtheballforme.WaitamnotdoneIwithyouyetalright?Ill’justgetyoujuststandhereandfacethecrowd.Soanythingnewhappenedinyourlifetoday?School,outschool,boring,learnanything?No.Didyourhomework?No.Allright,herewego.Iwanttoberealwithyou.There’sacoolgameIwannaplaywithyou.Thatgonnagetyourrighthandonthetable.Allrightthat’sacoolringone.Igonnafgivethose,getaatoering.YouknowwhatImean?OnedayIamgonnagetawristwatchtoo.Anyway,justputthewholehandonhere.Beautiful,now,whatwegonnadoiswegonnaplayagamecalledslappers.Ok?NowIdon’knowtifyouknowwhatthisgameis.Basically,Iamgonnaslapyou,Ok?andifyou..whenIgolikethis,youshouldmoveawaythisbeforeIgetyou,soit’asracebetweenyourhandandthechickendrumstick.Allright?Sowhatsgonna’happen.You’vegot5shots?Ok?IfImissyouonceoutofthe5,youwin.Sothatmakesense?Youonlygottobeatmeoncetowin.Areyouready?Yousaidyouarehavingagooddaytodayyet?This’sgoodat.Th’sgonnachange.Iamjoking.Areyouready?Areyouscared?Youarenotscared.Areyouready?No.1.sowhenIgolikethis,yougolike?Exactly.Okyou’vegottabequicker.No1..No2..No.3.Imakeiteasierforyou.IevenlookawayandI’llclosemyeyes.Ok,nowishishandstillthere?Ihavedonethisacoupleoftimes.Youcan’tcheatme.Allonright.NowIclosemyeyes.Yourhandsthere?’Ishishandthere?Areyouready?Allright.No.4.Iwillletyouwin,ok?Givemeahug,Iloveyou.Givehimaroundofapplauseguys.ThankyouverymuchJack.Alright.Ewalquick,Ihavegotaphoneuphere.Itisnotmycellphone.It’saphone.Ijustrippeditoutfromthewall.IamgonnaactuallyshowyouhowIcanactuallyflickthisphoneontomyshoulder.It’sverycool.It’sactuallynotalwaysguargonnahappenthefirsttime.Sowhathappenswhenyoufail?Students:Tryagain.Verygood!Verygood!Socansomeonegivemeasoundforaringingphoneplease.Students:ringring-ring~~.Thankyou,thankyou.Iamcoming.ready?Hey,isthatcool?Awesome!Part2heartheheartIwanttotalkaboutlikewhenIstarted,youknow,gotoschoolandstuffandalotofpeopleputmedown.YouknowpeopleteaseeachotherImeanpeoplecomeupandsay,”Hey!youarefat,youarefat,youarefat,youarefat,..youknow,youneedtolosesomeweight”whenyougohomeyoulookatyourselfinthemirrorandgo“em~！”rightI’？mSofatmanypeopleteaseeachother.Asyouknow,you’retooshort,tootall,youlooklikewhatever,differenthairandallthat,Itdoesn'tmatter.Seeingthingis,whenyou’reinschool,whenyougrowupinlife,youactuallysawitmatterstopeoplehowyoulook.Andthenitmatterstoyoubecauseitmatterstoothers.Why?Whydoesitmattershowyoulook?Because,iftheydon’tlikeyou,thenwhowill?Iftheydon’tacceptyou,thenwhowill?Andthefearthatwehaveisthatwegonnabealone,thatwe’renotgoodenough.We’regoingtochangeourselves.Youknowsomanypeopleputmedownandsay“Nick,youweirdlook！soNooneisreallyyourfriend.Youcan’tdothis,Youcan’tdothat.”AndIcouldn’tchangeanything,Icouldn’tchange/fixmyhaironedayandeverythinfine.Itisn’tlikeyouknowwhatever,Icouldnchangemycircumstance’！Icouldn’tjustonedaywakeupandsay“Hey!Givemearmsandlegs.IneedarmsanYouknowwhatImeanlike,Igotoabodybuilder,youknow,canyougivemearmsandlegs.I’mjoking.Hehe,Bodybuildercannotgetit.Right?Igouptopeoplecan“yougivemeahand”youknowIwasjoking.ButItwassohardbecausepeopleputmedown.IstartedbelievingthatIwasnotgoodenough.IstartedtobelievethatIwasafailure,thatIwouldnevereverbesomebodywhopeoplewouldlikeandpeoplewouldaccept.Anditwassohard,man,Isaytomyself:”Ican’gotonthesoccerfieldlikeeverybodyelse.Ican’tridemybike,Ican’tskateboardandallthesesortofthings.”Istartgettingdepressed.IthoughtwhatkindofpurposeIhavetolive,Ijustheretolivetodie?Imean.Isn'tthereapurposeforme?Isn'tthereapurposeinlife?AndIhavequestionsthatarenoanswers.Iaskedmymomanddadwhythishappened.Iaskeddoctorwhydidthishappen.Theydon’tknow.Thereissomethingsinlifethatareoutofyourcontrol,thatyoucannotchangeandyou'regoingtolivewith.Thechoiceswehave,though,iseithertogiveuporkeepongoing.Iwanttoaskyouwhatyou’regonnatobelieve?Areyougoingtobelieveinyourself?Areyougoingtobelieveeverybodyelse'sjudgementonyou?Areyougoingtobelievepeoplewhentheysaythatyouareafailureandnoonereallylikesyou.Thatnoonereallycaresaboutyou?Hey,Idon’tmeanthatyoudon’tneedsomeonewhoreallycomeupandsaytoyoureallylikeyouandcareaboutyou.itisnotreally”tosaythatyouneedsomebodytocomeuptoyou.andsayHey.IreallylikeyouandIreallycareaboutyou.No,itisnotthat,itisthefactthatpeopleputyoudown.Peopledon’tevenlookyouintheeye.Peopleaskhowyouareandyousayfinebutactuallyyouarenotfineandtheydon’hat,knowtheynevertknowthat.I’lltellyouthatlifeisinteresting,lifeisajourney.Seethisphonehere.Let’ssaythatIwannagotothephoneandIstartfrommovinghere.Nowtogettothephone,itisnotlikeIamgoingtostartmeditatingandgoinghum~~,right?Andfloatacrosstheair,right?Itisnotgoingtowork.itisnotlikeI’amgoingtogoHmmandwuu,Itisnotgoingtowork.Ihavetotakeonestepatatime,onestepatatime,onestepatatime.Youcanonlytakeonestepatatime.Idon’tcarehowbigyourstepis.Becauseitisonlyonestepatatime.Youcan’tdotwostepsinone,understand?Soitislikeonestepatatime.Youtakestepsinthisdirectionandyoutakestepsinthatdirection.Soyousortofgetlostalongthewayandsometimesyoufalldown.Toillustratemypoint,Iamgonnajumpoffthetableanddoabacktwistandlandonthefloor.Ok,isthatcool?Areyouready?Thereisaclockdownthere,canyoumovetheclockawayforasecond?Beautiful,beautiful,allright,areyouready?Justletmeknowwhenyou’reready.Areyouguysready,Ok,1,2,I’mrejokingyouseriousman.APleaseputtheclockbackthere.IfIdidthatIwouldbreakmyarmsorsomething,youknowwhatImean?Buthonestly,alongthewayyoumightfalldownlikethis.Ready?Hello!Sowhatwillyoudowhenyoufalldown?Getback“up!”everybodyknowstogetbackup.BecauseifIstartwalkingIamnotgoingtogetanywhere.ButItellyoutherearesometimesinlifewhenyoufalldown,youfeellikeyoudon’thavethestrengthtogetbackup.Soyousortofputamaskonyourfacewhenyoucometoschool.PretendthateverythingisOKwhenitisnot.Andyougohome,layinyourbedwhennooneislookingatyou.Youdon’thaveimpresstoanybody.Youareyourself.Andfearcomesin.Youknowthefearthatyouhaveassoonasyouwalkintothedoorofyourhouse.Maybeitisabrokenhome.Maybeyouhavedoubtinyourlife?Maybeyoudon’surewhatisgonnahappeninthefutureanditscaresyou.Maybeworryaboutwhatpeoplethinkofyou,whatpeoplesayaboutyou.Youseethatfearwillparalyzeyou.Ijustwannaaskyoutoday“Doyouthinkyouhavehope?”BecauseItellyou,Iamdownhere,facedown,andIhavenoarmsandlegs.Itshouldbeimpossibleformetogetbackup.Imeanwhenyougohomeandyoutiethearmsandlegsofyourbrothersandsisters.Andlikepushthemdownandseehowlongitisgonnatakethemtogetbackup.YouknowwhatImean.youcantellthem“Seeyoutomorrowouknow”what.YImean?Butthisisthething-Itshouldbeimpossibleformetogetbackup,butitisnot.YouseeIwilltryonehundredtimestogetbackup,andifIfailonehundredtimesifIfailandIgiveup,doyouthinkIamevergonnagetup?No.ButifIfail,Itryagain,andagainandagain.ForaslongasItry,thereisalwaysthatchanceofmegettingup.Doesthatmakesense?Itisnottheenduntilyouvegivenit’up.Andjustthefactthatyouarehere,itshouldpersuadeyouthatyouhaveanotherchancetogetbackup.Thereisstillhope.I’mnotheretodaytotellyouthatIunderstandyourdon’tknowhowitfeelstobeabused.Idon’tknowhowitfeelstofeelquotefatoryou’vegotaneatingdisorder.Idon’tknowowhitfeelstohaveabrokenhome.Idon’tknowhowitfeels.ButIknowhowitfeelswithabrokenheartandIknowhowitfeelstobealone.AndIwantyoutoknowthatIfoundmystrengthinJesusChrisis.You’regonnatofindyourstrengthinwhateveryoufinditin.AndIjustwantyoutoknowthatthisisnottheend,itmattersthathowyou'regonnatofinishit.Areyougonnatofinishstrong?Andyouwillfindthatstrengthtogetbackup.likethis.HowdidIgetfromdepressedtowhoIamtoday.becauseItellyouIwasdepressed.WhenIwas8,IusedtoconcentrateonthethingsIdidn’thave.IwishedIhadarmsandlegs.IwishedIcoulddothis.ButwhatcanIdo?YouseeIhaveachoice.That’swhatwe’regonnatotalkabouttoday.Choices!!Icaneitherbeangryfornothavingarmsandlegsorbethankfulformylittlechickendrumsticks.YouseeIcanstilldoalotofthings.AthomeIcanbrushmyteeth,combmyhairs,getmyselfreadyinthemorning.Iamtravelingaroundtheworld.Itisamazing!ButIhavetoaskmyselfacoupleofquestions.Andthefirstquestionisreally“whoamI?whoamI?”IamNickVujicic.ButwAnditisfunnythathowthefriendsaroundyoushoulddeterminewhoyouare.Youchangeyourself.YoucometoschoolandeverybodysworearoundmeinhighschoolandIstartedswearing.Why?Becauseitisthecoolthingtodo.Everyoneswears.SoIdon’twannabeleftout.AndIwannabeacceptedsoIstartedswearing.Yougotoapartyandeverybodyisdrinkingsoyoudrink.Why?Everybodyaroundmeisdoingit.Bigdeal!Andyoustartlosingyourselfandyoustartputtingyousecurityintemporarythings.Youstartputtingyourhappinessinthingsthatwillnotlast.Youcangetdrunkallyourlife,butinthemorning,yougonnabesoberwithaheadache,withthesameproblems.Youwannabehightherestofyourlifeondrugs.Everybodysays‘Don’tdodWhyevenwegothere?becauseoutofcuriosityorpeerpressure？Ortrytoescapereality.Basically,3things.That’swhywegotodrugs,sexandalcohol.Whyyoudo?Becauseitfeelsgood.Ok,thatishowwedoit.Imeanwhenyouwantsomething,yougogetit.Youwannabuysomething,yousaveupmoneyyougoandgetit.Why?Becausethatwillmakeyouhappy.Andwetakethesestepsinthewrongdirectionandthatwillactuallytakeyouawayfromyourdreams.don’tworry,Nick,drugsandalcoholwillnottakemeawayfrommydreamsandmypurposesandsexallthatno!”ButIwilltellyou,itactuallywill.Becauseyougotoalevelofdrinkingandyougotolevelofdrugs.Itisn’tenough,youwillfinditout.Thenyoutrysomethingnew.Andyoullalso’gotoschoolandpeoplewillputyoudown.Parentswillsaythatyou’reafailurebecauseatayoutestfail.Andyoustarttobelievetheliesaroundyou.Sayingthatyou’renotgoodenough,noonegonnawantyouandyounevereverdoinganythinggoodinyourlifeandyounevereverachievethedreamsandgoalsthatyouwishyouhaddoneorwishthatyoucoulddo.Anditisthestepthattakesyouclosertothatvoicesaying”you’renotgonotgoodenough!all”youjustneedisonemorestepforthefall.Seeyouhaveachoice,toknowwhichstepyou’regonnataketoday.Letmeaskyou“doyouknowwhoyouare?YouwannaknowwhoIthinkyouare?”Youcareaboutwhatyourfriendsthinkwhoyouare.Youknowyoucareabouttheiropinion.DoyouknowwhoIam?YouwannaknowwhatIthinkwhoyouareIwilltellyourightnow.Ididn’tecarhowyoulook.Honestly,ifyouare400kg,Iamgoingtocomeuptoyouandgiveyouahugandsay“Iloveyou!”Idon’tcareifyou’refatshorttallandthinIdidn’tcare.Ireallydondon’tcarewhatyougoodat,Idon’tcarewhatyounotgoodat.ifIyoudonlikerock’tcarmusicornot.Idon’tcare!Idon’atcaregoodyoumathematican’reorgoodathleteorevennotgoodatanythingthatyouthinkButI’mgonnacomeandtellyou’reawesomejustthewayyouare!Iknowsomanyteenagerswholookatthemselvesinthemirrorandwishthattheyhaveadifferentbody.Girls,you’rebeautifuljustthewayyouare!Youaregorgeous!Youaregorgeous!Iloveyoujustthewayyouare!Andtheboys,youarethemen!Becauseitisnothowyoulook.Whenyouseemeforthefirsttime,manyofyourfeelsorryforme.DoyoufeelsorryformeanymoreNo!Why?BecauseyouknowwhoIam.Butdon’tyourememberIhavenarmsandnolegs?Wouldyouwannabemyfriends?Ofcourse,youwould.Why?BecauseyoulikewhoIam.ButIhavenoarmsandnolegsandyougonnasay,Sowhat?”“Sowhenyousay“IhavethisorIdon’havetthat”I,amgoingtogo”Sowhat?Idon’tcare!”Youareworthmorethandiamonds,allthediamondsintheworld.Youaresopreciouseverysingleoneofyourheart.Youcandosomethingnotjustsomethingyoucandobutyoucanlive.life!Lifeisnotalwaysgood,lifeisalwaysnotrozy.Butlifeisworthlivingwhenyoufindpurpose.“Nick,Idon’tknowwhatmypurposeis.Idon’tknow!Myparentswantmetodoteacherswantmetodothat,myfriendsthinkIshoulddothis.Ireallydon’do”Andyou’retorn,man!Youdon’tknowwhattodo.Youhavemaketoimportantdecisions,man.Youdon’tknowhatwtodo.Whodoyoubelieve?Followyourheart.IfthatiswhatyouwannabeIfthatiswhatyouwannadoinlife,thenwalktoit.Onedayatatime.Thatphonemightfeelsofaraway,infact,youmightthinkthatitisimpossibleforyoutoreachthat.Letussaythatthephoneisallthewayatthebackoftheroom.HowamIgonnagetoffthistable,Ican’t.HowamIgonnagetthere?Ican’t.ButIwantyoutoknowthatnothingisimpossible.Andififitisimpossibleforyourdreamtocometrue.Let’ssayyouwannabeapilotbutyoucan’betapilotforsomereasonsmaybeyoureyesight,maybeyourheight.Iknowsomebodywhocouldn’tbeapilot.Theyaredoingsomethingnowthattheyactuallylovetodo.Seeallthingscometogetherforthegood.Thatishowyouseeitinmylife.Youseeitisnothinggoodabouthavingnoarmsandnolegs.Andif,Iyouknow,clickmyfingermetaphoricallyspeakingandyourarmsandlegsjustdisappeared.Doyouthinkyou’dbehappywithme?No!Youdcome’runaftermeandheadbumpme,OK？Becauseitisnothinggoodhavingnolimbs.ButIlovemylife!Doyouwannaknowwhy?BecauseIhaveseenthepurposes.BecauseIhavenoarmsandnolegs,you’realllisteningtowhatIhavetosay.Thisismaybethemostattentiveyouhavebeeninanyguestspeakerthateverybodyelseisboringandwhatwouldtheyknowanyway.Thatiswhatyouthink,Iknow.Don’tworwasataschooltoo.Andwhatdoyouknow?Idon’tcarewhatmanypeoplehadtosay.TheyhavenoideaofwhatIamgoingthrough.Whatpaindotheyknow?ButyouseemeandyouseewhatsortofpainIcouldgothrough,whatIve’gonethrough.AlthoughallofasuddennowI’mseeingallofyouheremaybeforthefirsttime.Youbelieveinthesewordsoutofmymouthsaying“Iloveyou!”Youdon’tevenknmebutyouactuallybelievethatIdoloveyou!Youseeitisanunconditionallove.Youdon’needttodoanythingformetoloveyou.Ijustloveyou,why?Idon’know,tbecauseIjustloveyou,itunconditional’slove,love.Notonlyisitaboutyouandyourlife,butwhataboutthepeoplearoundyou.Youknowifyouthinkthatyouhavenopurpose,“Nick,Idon’tknowwhattodo.IwishIcouldbutIdon’tthinkthisisgonnahappeninmylifeet.metellyouso“manylpeoplecomeuptomeandsay“Nick,Idon’thaveapurpose.Idon’tknowwhattodoinmylifeLetmeaskyouonething..Ifyouwentthroughyourlifefullofpain,fulloftears,andattheendofyourlifeyouactuallysavesomebody’slife.Isyourlifeworthliving?Isthepainworthsomeone’slifeifyoucouldactuallysavesomebody?Canyouimagineifyouactuallysawsomebodynearlygetrunoveracarandyoudieandgethim(them)outawayofthecar.Forinstance,anexample,wouldthatbeworthliving?Yousavesomebody’slife,Idon’tknow.Whataboutthis?Let’ssayyouhaveaprobleminyourlifeandyouwannagiveupnow.Imagineifsomeone10yearsolderwhosegonethroughsamethingyouhaveactuallygotthroughit.Andhecametoyouandsaid“Iknowhowitfeels.Ihavebeenthere.Ihavebeegoingthroughwhatyouaregoingthroughnow,butI’mstillhere.”Willthatnotencourageyou?Couldthatpossiblysaveyourlife?Yes,isthatnotagoodpurposeworthlivingfor?AndthatiswhyIbelieveinyou,becausethatisthegreatestpurposeinlife.Itistolove,honest.Itsoundscorny.WhateveryouwantsayI.don’tcare.Ilovepeoplebecausethereisfreedomandpowerinlovingpeople.Youhaveachoice,everydayyoucometoschool,toeitherteasesomebody,gossipaboutsomebody,oryoucangouptothemandencouragethem.Youcangouptosomebodyandsay“hey,you’relookinggoodtoday.”WhenyouaskhowtheydoingandtheysayOknowtheyarenotOKandyoucouldsay“Noreally,howareyoudoing?”Youcansavesomebody’slife.“Oh,really?Nick,Idon’tCtheckinksoitout..”WhenIwas6yearsold,grade1,12peopleteasedme.Icountedthemallwithmyfingers.12peopleteasedme!Andattheendoftheday,10to3,intheafternoon,Isaid,“Ican’tdothis.ifonemorepeopleteasesmetoday,that’sit.I’mgonnagiveup.”AndIamdrivinginmywheelchairmyBMW7seriestoparents,right?Andthereisthisisonegirlwhoyellsout“hey,Nick,”I’mthinkinggreat,hereitis.Shecomestomeandshesays“Nick,Ijustwantyoutoknowthatyou’relookinggoodtoday.”AndI’mlikewow~~Thepowerofencouragement,youcansaveaperson’slife.ItellyouIwaswalkingthisway“You’enough,renotgoodpeopletellingyounoonelovesyou.thereisnothinggoodinyourlife,youcan’tdothis,youcan’tdothat.Nooneisgonnatomarryyouandallthesesortofthings”andyougettotheedgeandallIneededwasthatonemorepersontotellmethatIwasnotgoodenoughandI’llbedownthere.DoyouknowyoucouldbethatonepersonforsomebodyelsetopushthemoverYoudon’tknowhowmanypeoplehaveeatingdisorderintheschool.Youdon’manypeoplewanttohurtthemselvesintheschool.Theyhideit.Youdon’knowthowmanypeoplehatetheirlives.Andyouareoneofthereasons.why.Canyouimagethat?Seriously,why?Justbecauseyouwanttohavefun.Growup,growup!Idarethisschoolnottoteaseotherpersonattherestoftime.Idareyou,doyouthinkitispossible.Peoplesay“Iwon’tdoitbuteverybodyelsewill.”Bethecha