PAGEPAGE4HomelesstoHarvard：TheLizMurrayStory(風(fēng)雨哈佛路)2013級(jí)成規(guī)2班郭屹(Play《不停夢(mèng)想》)Hi,guys,welcometoPopcornTime!ThisisyouroldfriendFrank.Howtimesflies!Springissayinggoodbye,andherecomesGraduatingSeason.ForFreshmen,youaregettingdowntoyournewcollegelife;forsophomores,youareengagedwithyourmajors;forjuniors,youmaybebusypreparingforyourundergraduate-entranceexam;andforSeniorstudents,youareburyingyourselvesinhuntingjobs,ortakingTOEFL,IELTSorGMATinhopeofgoingbroadforfurtherstudy.Actually,everyoneisundergreatpressureandfacedwithvariousdifficulties.Haveyoufoundthewayout?Howtodealwithdifficulties？Youmaysaydiligenceovercomesdifficulties.However,whatiftheworldyouliveindoesn’tgiveyouachancetobediligent？Whatifallthetrustedpeoplearoundyouhavelosttheirfaithinlife,andinyou?Doyoustillbelievethereisachancetosurvive?Themovie，HomelesstoHarvard，willgiveyouaperfectanswer.LizMurraywasbornunfortunate—hermotherwasalcoholicandlegallyblind;bothherparentsweredrugaddicts.Shehasnotenoughfoodtoeat,nocleanclothestowearandnoschooltogoto.Attheageof8,shebeganherbegginglife.Whenshewas10,hermothergotAIDS.By15,hermotherdiedofAIDSandherfatherwenttoashelter,leavingherlivingonthestreets,eatingoutofdumpstersandsleepingatfriends’homeorsubwaytrains.However,sheeventuallyhasanaccesstotheworld'smostfamousuniversity,Harvard!Howdoesshemanageit?(PlayPerfect)Theanswerliesinhergreatstrengthen,independence,perseverance,confidence,togetherwithherhardworkingspirit,inclusivelovetoherparents.Now,FrankwouldliketoinviteyoutohavealookatLiz’sworld.WhatcontributesthemosttoLiz’ssuccess?Inmyopinion,itisherstrongDESIRE!Undersuchabadcircumstance,Lizhasnochoiceexceptstudyingashardasshecan.Shewantstochangehercurrentlivingcondition,thusshecanfurtherchangeherfuturelife.Becauseofthissimplereason,Lizspendsalmostallhertimeinstudying,evenonthewaytotheschool.thatshewaslucky.Whenallsecuritiesweredrivenawayfromher,whenshehadnothingtoholdonto,whenthere’snogoingback,thegirllookedforwardbravely,workedashardaspossiblybyherselftopullherselfoutoftheconditionshewasbornin.Hi,guys,whendeeplyimpressedbyhertremendousstrength,shouldn’twelearntobestrong?Yes!Nothingcandefeatus!Sometimes,asisthecasewithLiz,wehavenochoicebuttosticktomovingtowardsandappreciateallthehardshipsratherthancomplain,tofindthebeautiesinthedespairoflife.LizsetsagoodexampletousandIamconvincedthataslongaswekeeponmoving,onedaywewillachieveourgoals!WhenLizwasstandingonHarvardUniversityplatform,areporteraskedher:“Liz,howdidyoudothis?”Lizanswered：“HowcanInotdoit？Myparentsshowedmewhatpossibilitywas.”Don’tyouadmireher?!Aren’tyoutouchedbyherwords?!WannaaThumbs-upforher?AbsolutelyYES!Allofuscanchangeourfate,ifwehavedreamanddoubleefforts.Weneedtofacerealityoptimistically.Nomatterhowmanydifficultywemaymeetinourlife,chooseourroadtoreachourgoaluntilourlifebecomesmeaningful!Don’tcomplainourmisfortune!Rainbowwon'tbeenseenuntilyouhaveexperienceddifficulties.JustasLizsays,“I’msmart,IknowIcansucceed.Ijustneedachance,achancetoclimboutofthisplaceIwasbornin.It’sveryimprobable,butnotimpossible”Sometimeswejustneedthecouragetosaythatwehavenochoicebutbeingsuccessful,thecouragetosaythatwemusttryhardertowinmorerespects,thecouragetosaythatIamgonnaworkashardas