《架起友爱的桥梁》 ——在第八届世界朋友节庆祝大会上的讲话 （张井涛）
《架起友爱的桥梁》
——在第八届世界朋友节庆祝大会上的讲话
（张井涛）
尊敬的门孔省长，尊敬的马思·佛斯特酋长，尊敬的各位嘉宾、各位朋友大家下午好！
中国的孔子说过一句话，“有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎！”，今天，我想学说一句话，“至远方寻朋会友不亦乐乎！”
来到老挝，来到乌多姆赛，有一种走亲访友的感觉，老挝朋友的真诚热情，社会稳定，治安安宁，风景宜人，让人倍感亲切！
我们相聚于这么美好美丽的地方，举办第八届世界朋友节，可谓天遂人愿，情之所归。
在此，我代表世界朋友节组委会向来自四面八方的嘉宾朋友表示热烈的欢迎和衷心的感谢！
真诚的感谢各位嘉宾朋友，为友情而来，为友爱而至！
回顾世界朋友节走过的历程，2016年9月9日首届世界朋友节在斐济举行，2017年第二届在津巴布韦，2018年第三届在马来西亚，2019年第四届在澳大利亚，2020年——2022年因三年疫情，第五届、第六届、第七届，连续三届在中国曲阜、辽宁抚顺，以线下线上相结合的方式举办。世界朋友节如同一位长情的爱人，正一步步走向世界，走入人们的视野，走入人们的生活。
世界朋友节经过不断的发展，已形成了一个基本的内容形式，这就是“两坛一游一大会”，即，经济贸易交流论坛和文化艺术交流论坛，一次举办地深度旅游，一次庆祝大会。
本届世界朋友节与往届有所不同，有两个突出特点和亮点：
一是持续时间长，内容丰富。本届世界朋友节自9月9日在辽宁抚顺朋友部落以“世界朋友节诗艺大会”的形式正式启动，期间，“第四届金青藤国际诗歌奖评选、首届金青藤国际短诗歌大赛”、“孔子有朋奖评选”等一个系列的活动陆续展开。至今天，四面八方的嘉宾朋友云集乌多姆赛中心会场，开展了“国际经济贸易暨文化艺术交流论坛”、超级抗原·国际免疫健康节启动仪式以及本次庆祝大会，可谓内容丰富，精彩纷呈。
二是将进行“世界土著文化发展联盟启动仪式”和《世界土著文化发展联盟·孟塞宣言》的发布。这是本次活动的一大亮点。世界土著文化发展联盟的正式启动和“孟塞宣言”的发布，标志着世界土著文化发展步入了一个崭新阶段，随着这一事业的不断推进，我们将为全球土著文化的保护挖掘，整理展示，以及整体发展带来新的生机与活力。
各位嘉宾，各位朋友！
人类三大情感中，爱情、亲情主要体现在家庭和家族层面，爱情慰藉夫妻，亲情抚慰亲人。友情则有所不同，她主要体现在社会层面，友情会让一个人在事业的拼搏中和生活的艰辛中，感受到支持的力量和冬天般的温暖！可以说，友情是人与人之间和谐相处的情感基石，友爱则是用对待朋友一样的情谊，对待所有人以及所有生命！这正是我们今天大会“架起友爱的桥梁”这一主题的核心意义！
我理解，朋友要友好相处，就需要共同树立起两个思维，一是“换位思考的思维”，只有换位思考，才能相互理解；二是“活出自我的思维”，需知，自己要活出自我，他人也一定要活出自我，这一思维，会让我们相互包容。有理解，有包容，才会有朋友！
愿我们都能拥有友情，愿我们都能把友情提升为友爱！“人人友爱，万物共生”，我们的世界就会走向和平，我们的生活就会更加美好！
最后，我想用自己的切身感受，为美丽的乌多姆赛说句话：
乌多姆赛，一个能让心灵得到小憩的地方！
再一次感谢各位嘉宾、感谢各位朋友！
谢谢！
BUILDING A BRIDGE OF FRIENDSHIP
Speech on the 8th World Friends Day Celebration Conference
Zhang Jingtao
Respected Governor Menkong, Respected Chief Marshall Foster, Respected Guests and Friends, Good afternoon!
Confucius in China once said, 'What a pleasure to have friends coming from afar!' Today, I want to say, 'What a pleasure to find friends from afar!'
Coming to Laos and Oudomxay, a feeling alike of visiting relatives and friends. The sincere enthusiasm of Laotian friends, social stability, peace and order, and pleasant scenery make people feel even more friendly!
We are gathered in such a beautiful place to hold the 8th World Friends Day, which can be said to be a dream fulfilled by heaven and earth, and our love has come to us.
On behalf of the organizing committee of the World Friends Day, I would like to extend a warm welcome and heartfelt gratitude to guests and friends from all over the world!
Sincere thanks to all guests and friends, coming for friendly affection!
Looking back on the journey of World Friends Day, the first World Friends Day was held in Fiji on September 9, 2016, the second in Zimbabwe in 2017, the third in Malaysia in 2018, the fourth in Australia in 2019, and the fifth, sixth, and seventh sessions from 2020 to 2022，due to the three-year epidemic，in Qufu, China, and Fushun, Liaoning for three consecutive sessions, in a combination of offline and online activities. World Friends Day is like a passionate lover walking step by step towards the world, entering people's horizons, and entering people's lives.
After continuous development, the World Friends Day has formed a basic form of content, which is "two forums, one tour, and one conference", namely, the Economic and Trade Exchange Forum and the Cultural and Arts Exchange Forum, one deep tourism in the host area, and one celebration conference.
This year's World Friends Day is different from previous ones, with two prominent features and highlights:
Firstly, it has a long duration and rich content. This year, World Friends Day was officially launched on September 9th at the Friends Tribe in Fushun, Liaoning, in the form of the "World Friends Day Poetry and Arts Conference". During this period, a series of activities including the "Fourth Golden Ivy League International Poetry Award Selection, the First Golden Ivy League International Short Poem Competition," and the "Confucius Friends Award Selection" were successively launched. Today, guests and friends from all around the world gathered at the Oudomxay the main venue to hold the "International Economic and Trade & Cultural and Arts Exchange Forum", the launching ceremony of SuperAntigen International Immune Health Festival, and this celebration conference, which can be described as rich and exciting.
Second, the launching ceremony of World Indigenous Cultural Development Union and release the Mengsai Declaration of World Indigenous Cultural Development Union. This is a major highlight of this event. The official launch of World Indigenous Cultural Development Union and the release of the "Mengsai Declaration" mark a new stage in the development of indigenous cultures worldwide. With the continuous advancement of this cause, we will bring new vitality to the protection, excavation, organization and display of indigenous cultures globally, as well as overall development.
Dear guests and friends!
Among the three major emotions of human beings, love and family affection are mainly reflected at the family and family levels. Love comforts couples, while family affection comforts loved ones. Friendship is different, mainly reflected in the social level. Friendship allows a person to feel the power of support and winter like warmth in the struggle of their career and the hardships of life! It can be said that friendship is the emotional cornerstone of harmonious coexistence between people, and friendly affection is to treat everyone and all life with the same kind of friendship as friends! This is the core significance of the theme of "Building a Bridge of Friendship" in today's conference!
I understand that in order for friends to get along well, we need to establish two common thoughts. One is the "empathy thinking". Only through empathy can we understand each other; The second is "living out one's own thinking". It should be understood that one must live out oneself, and others must also live out oneself. This thinking will make us mutually inclusive. Only with understanding and tolerance can we have friends!
May we all have friendship, and may we all elevate friendship to friendly affection! Everyone is friend and all things together, and our world will move towards peace and our lives will be even better!
Last, I would like to use my personal feelings to say a word for the beautiful Oudomxay:
Oudomxay, a place where the soul can rest!
Thank you once again to all the guests and friends!
Thank you!