Whenyouarelittleit’snothardtobelieveyoucanchangetheworld.Iremembermy1 whenattheageof12I2 delegatesattheRioEarthSummit.“Iamonlyachild”Itoldthem.“YetIknowthatifallthemoneyspentonwarwasspenton3 povertyandfindingenvironmentalanswers4________awonderfulplacethiswouldbe.Inschoolyouteachusnotto5 otherstoworkthingsouttorespectotherstocleanupourmessnottohurtothercreaturesto6________nottobegreedy.Thenwhydoyougooutanddothethingyoutellusnottodo?Yougrown-upssayyouloveusbutI7 youpleasetomakeyour8 reflectyourwords.”
Ispokeforsixminutesandreceivedastandingovation(长时间的喝彩)•Someofthedelegates9 cried.IthoughtthatmaybeIhad10 someofthemthatmyspeechmightactuallyspur(激励)action.NowadecadefromRioafterI’vesatthroughmanymoreconferencesI'mnotsurewhathasbeenaccomplished.Myconfidenceinthepeopleinpowerandinthepowerofanindividual’svoicetoreachthemhasbeendeeplyshaken.
WhenIwaslittletheworldwassimple.ButasayoungadultI’mlearningthataswehavetomake11________educationcareerlifestyle—lifegetsmoreandmore12________.Wearebeginningtofeel13 toproduceandbesuccessful.Wearetaughtthateconomicgrowthis14________butaren’ttaughthowto15________ahappyhealthyorsustainable(可持续的)wayofliving.Andwearelearningthatwhatwewantedforthefuturewhenwewere12wasidealand16________.
TodayI’mnolongerachildbutI'mworriedaboutwhatkindof17________mychildrenwillgrowupin.Iknowchangeis18________becauseIamchangingstillfiguringoutwhatIthink.Iamstilldecidinghowtolivemylife.Thechallengesaregreat19 ifweacceptindividualresponsibilityandmakesustainablechoiceswewillrisetothechallengesandwewillbecomepartofthe20 tideofchange.
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