Translator: Kuan Yu Chen Reviewer: Mirjana Čutura
Good afternoon, everybody.
My name is Mariana.
Today I'm going to talk to you about respecting differences between people.
Because it makes me terribly angry and terribly sad
that some people think they're less important than others
just because they're different.
Some people have different problems and differences.
However, they deserve to be treated the same.
We need to help them.
We need to give them a hand.
A very good way to help is just by respecting them.
For example, I wouldn't laugh at them.
I would laugh with them.
Stand up for yourself.
And if you're brave enough,
stand up for others.
Also, I bet we all have abilities, right?
Well, that's the first thing you need to recognize​:
recognize your abilities​, and then work on your weaknesses.
I understand we all might feel very scared or very shy
to tell a super footballer friend
you're any good at playing football.
But I would tell you something.
Don't keep it secret​.
Stop comparing,
compliment​ instead.
Remember, we're all different.
Furthermore​, we also need to understand their background.
How many of you have been vaccinated when you were smaller?
I could guess all of you.
I could also guess you've got a lot of pain.
Just like I understand your background,
you need to understand others' background.
We need to understand their culture.
For example, Indians don't eat beef.
Another example, their emotions.
Well, if you're nervous or shy,
you might sweat or something similar, right?
In addition, others might have a medical situation.
Have you watched "Wonder," the movie about Auggie?
Well, he was actually born with the problem on his face.
We could also have a problem of just having one arm or one leg
or no arms or no legs
or only one ear.
However, we need to treat others the way we would like to be treated.
To conclude,
as I said before,
some people have different problems, abilities and weaknesses
that we need to understand and respect.
But why do we need to respect others?
In my opinion,
we need to respect others
because at the end, we all have the same value.
Thank you for listening to my speech.
(Applause) (Cheers)
Thank you.