Selena Gomez We Day Speech
发布时间：2023-03-23 06:21:22 来源：文档文库
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WEDAYSPEECHIhavetosaythatissuchanhonertobehere,I’msohappytobehere,I’mlikeanerdandbroughtmyownspeech,butIhopeit’sokaythatItakethisopportunitytoreallyjustspendwithyourguys,andtellyoualittlebitaboutmystory.I’mnotanactivist,Ihaven’tchangedtheworldorledacampaign,I’mheretojusttellyoumypathsothatyouhopefullycantakesomethingawayfromit,becauseIdon’tlikebeinghonestwith(thisisthetruthIdon’tlikebeinghonestwithpressandinterviews.Ilikebeinghonestwithyoudirectly,whichiseacheveryoneofyou,causeIfeellikeIcan.I’mjustgonnastartwiththebasics,soI’m21,andmymomhadmewhenshewas16,andI’mfromGrandPrairieTexas,andsheworkedfourjobs,andcompletelydedicatedherlifeintomakingminebetter,sotomesheisthedefinitionofastrongwoman,andIlovehersomuchbecauseshe’staughtmethosevaluessomuch.IhavebeenactingmyentirelifeandIhaveknownsinceIwasfirstonBarney,youknowthatpurpledinosaurthatIhookupwith,he’sgreat.WhenIwas11,thepointthingiswhenIwas7,Iwantedtobeanactress,andIwantedtolivemydream.AndwhenIwas11,IhadacastingdirectortellmethatIwasn’tstrongenoughtocarrymyownshow,andI’msureallofyouhavebeentoldthatyoudon’thavewhatittakes,andthatyoumaynotbegoodenough,andyoudon’thaveenoughpeoplesupportingyou,andyou’rebeingtoldallofthesethings,andwhendeepdownit’sallyouwannado,youwannabeapartofsomethinggreat,youwannamakesomethinggreat,anditdosemorethanknockthewindoutofyou,itcrushesyouwhenpeopletrytotellyouthatyouarenotgoodenough.Anditalmostdidforme,buttherewasmymom,nexttome,strongerthanever,andshesaidthemostimportantthingistoalwaystrustinmyself.IfI’mdoingsomethingbecauseI’mloveit,Ishoulddoit
becauseIloveit,andIbelieveIcandoit.Soshetoldmetokeepgoing,shetoldmeandshetaughtmetoturntheothercheek,andletthecriticsbecritics,andletusjusttrustourselves.Soforme,twoyearslaterIgotmyownshow,andthefirstgutwasn’t“ohman,thatgirlwhenIwas11saidIwouldn’tcarrymyownshow”andIdid,ImeanIthoughtaboutthatforalittlebit,butIthoughtaboutwhatmymomsaid,mymomwaslike“Youhavetotrustyourself”,andIrealizeifIdidn’tbelievethatIcoulddoit,Iwouldn’tbeabletobehere,I’mgonnasayIliveaveryblessedlife,Ihavesomuchtobethankforfor,andalotofyourarebigpartofinspiringmebecauseIdon’tthinkyougetitandmaybeyouarenottoldenough,butyouinspiremetobebetter,andweshouldinspireeachothertobebetter,I’msurroundedbypeoplewhoaresupposedtoguideme,andsomeofthemhaveandothershaven’t,theypressureme.Therearesomuchpressure.You’vegottabesexy,you’vegottabecute,you’vegottabenice,you’vegottabeallthesethings.AndI’msureyoucanallrelate,yourallhavepressurethatyouhavetodealwitheveryday,I’msurewithschool,withwork,withfriends,withparents,withfamily,withparents,Iknow,sometimes,mine.Theytellmewhattowear,howtolook,whatIshouldsay,howIshouldbe.UntilrecentlyIhadgivenintothatpressure,IlostsightofwhoIwas.IlistentoopinionsofpeopleandItriedtochangewhoIam,becauseIthoughttheotherswouldacceptmeforit.AndIrealizedIdon’tknowhowtobeanythingbutmyself.AndallIreallywantyoutoknowisthatyouarechangingtheworld,I’mnotchangingtheworld,you’rechangingtheworld,andthat’samazing.Please,pleasejustbekindtoeachother.Andloveandinspirepeople.Let’sdoit,let’sdoit,let’schangethegame,let’schangethegame!Themostimportantthingisthatwelearn,andwecontinuetolearnfromeachother.Pleasestaytruetoyourself,pleasejustremainwhoyouare,andknowthatwehaveeachothersback,allofushaveeachothersback.I’llbelyingifIsaidthatI’dnevertriedtomakemyselfbetterbygivingin,becauseIhave,butI’velearnedfrommyactions,andforall
