Honorablejudgesanddearfriends,mynameisMaerDongyan,I’mveryhappytodaytostandheretosharemyspeech,myimagination,andmystoryasanairtrafficcontrollerwithallofyou。 I,asa35yearoldairtrafficcontroller,havebeenworkingonthetowerfornearlytenyears。Throughtheseyears’working,Ireallycometolovethisjob。Besides,asthehusbandofmybeloved,thefatherofmy8yearolddaughter,andthesonofmyoldparents,Ialsolovemyfamily,ahappyfamily。 However,ithasbeenreallyhardtocoordinatemyworkandmyfamily。 It’sgenerallyconsideredgreattobeanairtrafficcontrollerbythepublic,forthejobisbelievedtobewellpaidandquiteeasy。IwasalsooneofthembeforeIstartedthework。ButthingshavebeenentirelydifferentfromwhatIusedtothink。Asanairtrafficcontrollerofthenewcentury,we’refacingtasksandbarriersgreaterandharderthanever,thatis,wehavetoensurethesafetyandorderofthefastdevelopingcivilaviation。We’reburdenedwithpressure,responsibilities,thetrustofhundredsofpilots,thelivesoftensofthousandsofpassengers,andthehopesofmillionsoffamilies。Everystepwetake,everywordwesayisconnectedtothesafetyofpassengers。Anddisastersmayoccurifwe’reevenalittlebitcareless。Then,howcanthatbeeasy? Asamanwhoownsafamily,Ialsohavetotakecareofmyfamily。Still,itisn’tthateasy。SinceItookthejob10yearsago,Ihaven’thadenoughtimetobewithmyfamily。SomanyfestivalshaveIspendwithmicrophones,butnotmyfamilyandfriends,justbecausemyjobneedsme。Somanytimeshavemywifecomplainedaboutmyreturninghomelateandhavingmealsoutsideoften,justbecausemyjobneedsme。Andsomanytimes,mymomordadissickinbed,butIcannotbetherewiththemintime,justbecausemyjobneedsme。Icannotfullydevotemyselftomyfamilybecausemyjobneedsme,alotofpeopleneedme。Andagain,asamanwithafamily,howcanthatbeeasy? EventhoughI’mnotcompetentasafather,ahusband,andason,Istilllovemyfamily。Mydaughteroncesaidthatitwasherhappiesttimetoseemebackfromwork。Andit’sthesamewithme。I’mpleasedandgratefultoseethatmyfamilycansupportandunderstandmyworkandmylittledevotiontothem。 Ihavemademanysacrificesasanairtrafficcontroller。Ireallyfeelsorryformyfamily。ButasIhelppilotsfindtheirdestinationsunderterribleweatherconditions,andthenhearthanksfromthem,I’msatisfied。AndasIseeplanestakingoffandlandingsafely,andmakesurethathundredsmorefamiliescangettogether,I’mcomforted。Ievenseemtobeabletoseethehappysmilesontheirfaces。 Suchismyjob,thoughIcannotenjoymuchofthehappinessmyfamilybringstome,Icanexperiencethesenseofresponsibilitythroughmywork。I’llneverregretthis,regretchoosingmyjob。ItisthroughtheseyearsthatIknowwhatresponsibilityanddevotionreallymean。AnditisthroughtheseyearsthatIrealizewhatfamilyreallymeanstomesupportingandunderstanding。Ireallyappreciatethem。 Withmyfamilyasananchorforme,IfirmlybelievethatIcanovercomeallthedifficultiesonmyway,andmakeacontributiontothecauseofairtrafficcontrol。AndIbelieve,Iam,andalwayswillbeamemberofcivilaviation,andmyfamilyaswell。 That’sallformyspeechtoday,thankyouverymuchforyourlistening。