Translator: Kuan Yu Chen

Reviewer: Mirjana Čutura

Good afternoon, everybody.

My name is Mariana.

Today I'm going to talk to you about

respecting differences between people.

Because it makes me
terribly angry and terribly sad

that some people think

they're less important than others

just because they're different.

Some people have different

problems and differences.

However, they deserve

to be treated the same.

We need to help them.

We need to give them a hand.

A very good way to help

is just by respecting them.

For example, I wouldn't laugh at them.

I would laugh with them.

Stand up for yourself.

And if you're brave enough,

stand up for others.

Also, I bet we all have abilities, right?

Well, that's the first thing

you need to recognize:

recognize your abilities,

and then work on your weaknesses.

I understand we all might feel

very scared or very shy

to tell a super footballer friend

you're any good at playing football.

But I would tell you something.

Don't keep it secret.

Stop comparing,

compliment instead.

Remember, we're all different.

Furthermore, we also need

to understand their background.

How many of you have been vaccinated

when you were smaller?

I could guess all of you.

I could also guess

you've got a lot of pain.

Just like I understand your background,

you need to understand others' background.

We need to understand their culture.

For example, Indians don't eat beef.

Another example, their emotions.

Well, if you're nervous or shy,

you might sweat

or something similar, right?

In addition, others might have

a medical situation.

Have you watched "Wonder,"

the movie about Auggie?

Well, he was actually born

with the problem on his face.

We could also have a problem

of just having one arm or one leg

or no arms or no legs

or only one ear.

However, we need to treat others

the way we would like to be treated.

To conclude,

as I said before,

some people have different problems,

abilities and weaknesses
that we need to understand and respect.

But why do we need to respect others?

In my opinion,

we need to respect others

because at the end,

we all have the same value.

Thank you for listening to my speech.

(Applause) (Cheers)

Thank you.