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that I encountered in life was what brought me happiness. You see, I started learning the violin. It was extremely hard and I sounded like I was flaying a cat every time I picked it up. My fingers were awkward and the bow slipped off the strings more times than it stayed on. I spent three hours everyday, sawing at my violin. My fingers bruised and my neck ached, but gradually the mistakes lessened and I was making music. Three years later, I was First Chair violinist in the school orchestra. I still remember the pride I had felt when I took my very first bow in front of an applauding audience. Happiness had felt so much sweeter after a hard won success. When I got older and saw more of the world, I wanted to contribute more. So when most people my age chose to spend the three months before college relaxing, I decided to get a parttime job as a TA at a summer school. I woke up at the crack of dawn, took an houramp。 I said, “。ve sacrificed. The other day my mother called me and said, “。ve garnered more than youamp。ll find that youamp。s not the end of the world. Fill your heart with gratitude. Break up with your regrets, and fall in love with your dream. Through all the hardships and difficulties, youamp。t be so obsessed with the other road in your life. The path you chose may not be ideal, but thatamp。m happy with who I am, and I love what I have. So ladies and gentlemen, donamp。t have had a chance to think about this world, to ponder on life and to form a better understanding of myself. For all my blessings, I owe my life an attitude of gratitude. From time to time I would picture myself working in my own studio, designing a beautiful villa. But I will not regret it, because Iamp。t e up with a satisfying speech for 2 weeks. And had I not spent the last 2 weeks painfully preparing for the speech contest, I wouldnamp。t have met my professors who have always been patient with me, even when I couldnamp。t have met my friends, who, in order to boost my confidence before the speech contest, gathered in my dormitory and held a pep rally. I wouldnamp。t have found my love for English, and I wouldnamp。 Sometimes when we are stuck in a rut, we may stop and wonder if life could be better had we taken the other road, and we may regret having lost so much for our stupid decisions. But on the threshold of adulthood, I would rather view my life in a positive light. I believe there is no absolute losing. Even though we seem to have made a promise with each choice, even though we seem to have wasted a lot of effort with each failure, we are gaining something every step of the way. Had I no