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First off I would like to congratulate Hello-Orange on a fantastic and enjoyable speech. I agree that a people's beliefs create their realities, because without our beliefs, really, what are we? This topic actually is what gave me the idea for my speech, so I would also like to thank my opponent for this. THE MEANING OF LIFE Humans are the most intelligent beings on the planet, and arguably, the universe (for those of you who don't believe in alien life forms). We have evolved greatly from the beginning of our existence here on earth. Our knowledge only grows and continues to grow, with each and every passing year. Why is it that we learn so rapidly? It is because from the beginning, man kind has always asked questions. How can we search for an answer without the question? There are many big questions that man has asked yet still search for the answer to. Such as, "Why are we here? ", "What happens after death? ", or "Is their a greater being? ". There are so many questions, but I think that (arguably) the biggest one, is "What is the meaning of life? ". So for this speech, my goal will be to inform you all, what I believe the answer to that question is. My answer to the question is: To enjoy life! My main points for the round will be as follows. 1. We don't have all the answers. 2. Time not enjoyed, is time wasted. 3. We live to enjoy, yet we constantly deny it. Going into my first point, We obviously don't have all the answers. Why else would some of the questions above be so controversial? I think it's great that my opponent brought up the subject of relative beliefs, because it actually ties into the point I am trying to make. As my opponent said, we base our realities, off of our beliefs. So be basically live our beliefs, and perceptions. In truth that is all we have. We choose our beliefs because we enjoy them. If we do not enjoy our beliefs, and the prospects of them, it is because we have been born and raised to believe in something, that doesn't correlate to our own personal views and beliefs! Given the fact that we don't know the answers to such hard questions, why would we waste so much time and energy of our lives on them? Which leads me into my second point. Time not enjoyed is time wasted! Everything we do on this earth, whether we know it or not, is to achieve some sort of goal of happiness. Even those who commit their lives to acts of terror, know (given their beliefs) that they will be rewarded in the afterlife, which is their happiness. We go to work everyday, such that we can support ourselves or our families. But it is more than that. Because living is more than just staying alive. To really live, we need to enjoy our lives and have fun! What I mean when I say the rest is "time wasted", is this. If you were to go into an office every single day of your life, to earn money to live, yet never did anything to enjoy your life, what would the point of life be? There is simply no such gain of value from wasting your life away at a good job, with no end mean. So why not make a living doing what we love instead? The pay may not be great, but at least we enjoy ourselves, thus fulfilling some sort of life goals based on our perceptions and beliefs. If you were to die this way, knowing that you have accomplished all the goals in life to make you happy, how could you ever say it was a life wasted? And again this ties into my third point. We live to enjoy, yet we constantly deny it! Alot of us have dis-illusioned ourselves to believe that in order to accomplish our wants, me must first accomplish our needs! We fail to see that is it possible to accomplish our needs by first acknowledging our wants. So technically this boils down to our attitude about life. Here's an explanation of how we illusion ourselves into unhappiness by telling ourselves that we must accomplish our needs to be happy. Average mindset: I need _____. If I have _____ then I will get _____. Now let me point out the flaw with this mindset that creates unhappiness, by filling in the blanks. EX: I need a good job. If I have a good job then I will get Good money. If I get good money, I can pay my bills. If I can pay my bills then I can focus on Building my fence. If I Build my fence, then I can clean my house. If I clean my house. .. Etc. Etc. Truth is, the list can perpetually go on and on, til virtually forever. Yet at the same time we deny ourselves of happiness, when replacing our wants with needs. Really, what do we accomplish by accepting a need? Better attainability to accomplish other needs? All the while, by doing this we neglect and deny that what we WANT is happiness, and by doing so, refuse to obtain it. What if happiness was as simple to achieve, by easily reaching out in front of us and taking it? By enjoying all the little things in our life, such that we don't have to neglect and distrust that it is there, out hanging right before our blinded eyes? What if we went into all of our daily actions with an attitude of "This is what I want! ", such that we can obtain our one and only true need. The need to be happy, and enjoy life. So to conclude, let's replace the 'need to need' with the 'desire to want'. So let's not waste our time doing what we do not want to do, rather than enjoying and embracing that which makes us happy. That which makes us feel accomplishment at the end of the day, and answers the question, "What is the meaning of life? ". Because if were happy, does that question really even matter? Thankyou.