AfamousAmericanpoetsayswell,“Lifeisshort,artislong.”Everyoneshouldworkhardandstudywell.Neverwasteanytime.Nowweareyoung,it’shightimeforallofustomakeupourmindstostudyforourcounty.Youthtimeislikeahappybird.Ifitflewaway,itwouldneverreturn.Nothingismorepreciousthantime.
Todaysomestudentsspendtoomuchtimeenjoytheirlivessuchaseating,clothing,travelingandsoon.Othersspendtoomuchtimereadingbooksofsmallvalueandlittleimportance.Alotoftimehasbeenwasted.Theyhavenoideathatwasteoftimemeanswastingofone’slife.
Whileweareyoungandfullofvigor,let’sworkhard.
Ihavenothingtoofferbutblood,toil,tearsandsweat.Wehavebeforeusanordealofthemostgrievouskind.Wehavebeforeusmany,manymonthsofstruggleandsuffering.Youask,whatisouraim?Icananswerinoneword,itisvictory.Victoryatallcosts—victoryinspiteofallterrors—victory,howeverlongandhardtheroadmaybe,forwithoutvictorythereisnosurvival.Letthatberealized,nosurvivalfortheBritishEmpire,nosurvivalforallthatBritishEmpirehasstoodfor,nosurvivalfortheurge,theimpulseoftheages,thatmankindshallmoreforwardtowardhisgoal.Itakeupmytaskinbuoyancyandhope.Ifeelsurethatourcausewillnotbesufferedtofailamongmen.Ifeelentitledatthisjuncture,atthistime,toclaimtheaidofallandtosay,“Comethen,letusgoforwardtogetherwithourunitedstrength.”