Thao Tam's speech EF Challenge with Eng sub and Viet sub
hi everyone my name is Tâm. Nguyen Lam Thao Tam. from Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
today I'm competing for EF Challenge on
the topic do you believe everything is
impossible. hmm do you realize that we
live and grow by the stories of others,
the stories of exceptional intelligence
of amazing achievements. of how Thomas
Edison invented the light bulb, of how
Isaac Newton discovered the three laws
of physics. we go through our lives
listening to these motivational stories.
and yet have you ever stopped to imagine
that up there in the light, could be you
and you too, could do the impossible. now
I don't want to tell you about the
stories of others, the stories of the
greats the stories of success, and
achievement you must have heard a
hundred times over. I want to tell you
about our little survey I've done, at my
school LSTs on dreams. in four days I've
invited students ages from 11 to 18 to
answer an online question poll, asking
them about aspirations. in just four days
I've managed to get 250 plus responses
that could be split into three
categories .very positively 74% of my
respondents said that yes. they have what
it takes to conceive their dreams. when
asked what those dreams were it was
range from learning an instrument,
becoming a businessman, to becoming
president and being featured on Forbes. a
seventh grader tugged on my heartstrings
when he said he wanted to build a system
of villas around the world so that the
less fortunate could stay at it as a
care home after he passed away. such a
great gesture and such a good deed it
was. and it seems so impossible that a 12
year old had thought of it. this comes to
show that with good heart good thoughts
and the leaf who could bring such a
positive.
see the world our next 20% however
thought that they didn't have what it
takes to complete what they wanted. the
three options for why was a lack of
patients, lack of support, and the dream
itself is unrealistic. the last six
percent however were completely
different they say that they have no
dream. whatsoever at all.
this would be due to the educational
system where I live. Vietnam and Asia at
large it's very how do you say. um biased
towards academic achievements so that we
overuse rote learning and Tereus tenías
extra classes.
this results in lack of time and lack of
energy. the three reasons for why they
put their dreams or don't have any.
they're too busy to think of one they
don't think a dream is necessary. and they
just think studying too much is enough
already. you can't complete greatness
without knowledge, without energy, and without
trust. fight for an even schedule and
balance yourself out. when you're four
years old you sit still because your parents told you to.
when you're 9 years old you sit still,
because your teachers told you to. when you're 12 years old you sit still because all of your friends are doing it. and for the rest of
your life you sit still because that's
all you have ever known. it is true that
the ones around us affect our actions
and is our main moral support. but never be
afraid to set yourself apart. be
reasonable but be unique. and remember
asking for help as always okay.
impossible. it gets hard. have you ever
read a work of fiction and wanted to
become the main hero who saves the day.
have you ever listened to someone's speech
and felt so inspired, you just wanted to
do something for this world. you can, the
impossible is less impossible than you
think. start writing your own story I'll
be here waiting and eager to listen
