Understanding has changed the world Ladies and gentlemen, Two years ago, I failed the entrance exams, hoping majoring in English would help me out of being depressed, since I loved English. However, at one night, my father tore my application form and shouted to me! “You either will stay unemployed after graduation majoring in English or you shall change your mind”. How poor I was. God treated me unfairly by making me unhealthy for 3 months and I failed the exams. My father screwed up the last straw of my life by destroying my wish to study English. I couldn’t stand any more, standing up and starting a fight with him. I was deeply hurt by my father’s powerful fists, as the way God did to me. Finally, I came to an ordinary university majoring in preventive medicine. At first, I refused everything of the school, especially my major. “You are happy now, by torturing me!” said by myself. My father kept silent, which made me angrier. Suddenly, I found he was smoking again. But he quitted smoking 8 years ago. Then, I asked my mother. Her answer shocked me. “Your father had more pressure than you did. He struggled lots of times for you. And all he can do is promise you a better future.” After that, I began to understand my father, and the hatred was melt away. Gradually, I learned to accept the school and also, learned how to be a medical student. Now I am one of the most excellent students in my class and most importantly, I can continue my study in English and my beloved English has helped me to stand on this stage. Ladies and gentlemen, I believe many of you have had the similar experience like me. Hatred won’t work; the only way to change is to understand. And this is how understanding has changed the world for me, helping me learn to understand and then forgive and change. People quarreled, disputes between countries happened. As long as we could calm and understand, things will change. Understanding has changed all of us to love and care, rather than to hate. Understanding has changed the world from hatred to harmony, and from indifference to love. It is understanding that has changed the world. And please always remember to understand others and care more.