Seeing Is Not Believing

There is an old saying in China “The eyes are reliable; the ears are false.” Nowadays, this saying needs to be considered again. Seeing is not believing.

What is known to us all is that the magic is very popular in the world. The magician who stands alone on the black stage conjures up some new things. For example, we all see that his bare hands turn into a rabbit suddenly. But it is not true.

In the spring and autumn period, Yan Hui who is another student of Confucius is cooking porridge when the something dirty falls into the pan; he wants to scoop out it with the spoon originally, but he eats it owing to the frugal virtue. However, this scene has been seen by Confucius. Confucius blames him for stealing porridge. When the whole thing come to be obvious, Confucius sighs that seeing is not believing. What’s important, some goods of famous reliable brand also exists a great deal of issue of quality hurting people’s health and violates consumers’ right. So it is absurd to follow the tide to believe the celebrity effect.

Now, I will make an experiment: there are two same pens. I will make them into nail shape. You can see the standing pen is longer than the horizontal pen. This easy experiment can tell us seeing is not believing.

All in all, one thing or believe one should observe carefully, and then learn to judge, not jumping to conclusions or decisions. No one can guarantee that seeing is certainly accurate facts. Really want to insight into a person requires repeated observation and understanding, seeing is not necessarily true, but in seeing things in people heart status is some.

In my perspective, the hearing is illusory, the seeing is not believing. For example, some beautiful ladies who put on makeup or have plastic surgery are charming, but they may be ugly originally. If we all believe our eyes instead of the analysis and thinking, we will be puzzled by the surface of illusion. We need to go to have great lengths to use our hearts to touch the truth. When we put down the concept of egoism, we can catch the truth.

第二篇：Seeing is not believing眼见不一定为实 英文演讲

Seeing is not believing

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

As the old Chinese saying goes,” What you hear about may be false, but what you see is true.”We often easily believe in what we see without a shadow of doubt, but as a matter of fact, it is not always so convincing.

Most of you must have the experience that the more distant an object is, the smaller it looks like. The size of it in our eyes seems to be changeable, but nothing really changes. If you put a chopstick into the water, it looks as if it is broken. If you walk in the desert for a long time, you may witness the mirage of the oasis. You can intuitively see these phenomena with the awareness that they are not real. That is to say, you are likely to be taken in by your own eyes and what you see.

What we see at first sight may not be true, since the truth can be covered up. A criminal can arrange the crime scene to make the murder look like a suicide. An entrepreneur can create the false prosperity of the market to conceal the potential economic crisis. Even an ordinary person can draw support from the technology of Photoshop to hide his original appearance. Therefore, it is not enough to merely scratch the visible surface and the most crucial step is to expose the essence. For example, the apple falling onto the ground is the surface, while the gravity is the essence; the bubbles shining in the sun is the surface, while the refraction of the sunshine is the essence. And the connection between the surface and the essence is what we should search for from mere seeing.

From my perspective, what we personally see does exist, but it’s just a kind of unpersuasive reality. People often jump to conclusion on the basis of what they have seen at a time, which can incur mistakes or regrets. If humans can figure out everything with eyes, where does the brain stand? Even if we cannot always get the essence, it is still a rational choice to think, thoroughly and critically. Only in this way can we acquire valuable information and draw reasonable conclusion.

So ladies and gentlemen, always remember that what is essential may be invisible, so it is necessary to see through the surface and discover the true essence. As individuals, we must have our own penetrating judgment. After all, seeing is not always believing.

So much for my speech. Thank you!