13岁女孩在联合国大会震撼世界的演讲.docx

13岁女孩在联合国大会震撼世界的演讲

第一篇：13岁女孩在联合国大会震撼世界的演讲13岁女孩在联合国大会震撼世界的演讲（1992年）AddresstothePlenarySession,EarthSummit,RioCentro,Brazil1992SevernCullis-SuzukiHello,I'mSevernSuzukispeakingforE.C.O.vanishingforever.Inmylife,Ihavedreamtofseeingthegreatherdsofwildanimals,junglesandrainforestsfullofbirdsandbutterflies,butnowIwonderiftheywillevenexistformychildrentosee.Didyouhavetoworryabouttheselittlethingswhenyouweremyage?Allthisishappeningbeforeoureyesandyetweactasifwehaveallthetimewewantandallthesolutions.I'monlyachildandIdon'thaveallthesolutions,butIwantyoutorealize,neitherdoyou!Youdon'tknowhowtofixtheholesinourozonelayer.Youdon'tknowhowtobringsalmonbackupadeadstream.Youdon'tknowhowtobringbackananimalnowextinct.Andyoucan'tbringbackforeststhatoncegrewwherethereisnowdesert.Ifyoudon'tknowhowtofixit,pleasestopbreakingit!Here,youmaybedelegatesofyourgovernments,businesspeople,organizers,reportersorpoliticiansandallofyouaresomebody'schild.I'monlyachildyetIknowweareallpartofafamily,fivebillionstrong,infact,30millionspeciesstrongandweallsharethesameair,waterandsoilwehavewatches,bicycles,computersandtelevisionsets.TwodaysagohereinBrazil,wewereshockedwhenwespentsometimewithsomechildrenlivingonthestreets.Andthisiswhatonechildtoldus:“IwishIwasrichandifIwere,Iwouldgiveallthestreetchildrenfood,clothes,medicine,shelterandloveandaffection.”Ifachildonthestreetwhohasnothing,iswillingtoshare,whyarewewhohaveeverythingstillsogreedy?Ican'tstopthinkingthatthesechildrenaremyage,thatitmakesatremendousdifferencewhereyouareborn,thatIcouldbeoneofthosechildrenlivingintheFavellasofRio;IcouldbeachildstarvinginSomalia;avictimofwarintheMiddleEastorabeggarinIndia.I'monlyachildyetIknowifallthemoneyspentonwarwasspentonendingpovertyandfindingenvironmentalanswers,whatawonderfulplacethisearthwouldbe!Atschool,eveninkindergarten,youteachustobehaveintheworld.Youteachus:nottofightwithothers,toworkthingsout,torespectothers,tocleanupourmess,nottohurtothercreaturestoshareweareyourownchildren.Youaredecidingwhatkindofworldwewil