Life is a party.

I have to say, I am having fun. You might even say a ball... It's a type of par... Nevermind. But all awkward jokes aside, I must address my opponent's claims. 1) My opponent either refused or neglected hence to argue my first contention merely to say: "My first argument applies my opponents definition. LIFE IS A SOCIAL GATHERING. Life consists of humans interacting with one another socially. They are gathered in COUNTLESS ways. School, church, households, marriage, work. It is and has been in human nature to GATHER with others. Almost no humans live in COMPLETE isolation. Therefore Life is a social gathering." While life may CONSIST of certain social gatherings, it is not entirely. I have solitary moments in my home when I can just think, read a book, or type ebates such as this. Am I gathering socially in the solitude and, therefore, PRIVACY of my own home? Granted, I have a couple of bears from the days of yesteryear when life was hard and I would cuddle up and not have to fear the big bad boogeyman anymore... thirteen was an awkward year... Anyway, I would have been alone, not out and about galavanting in the limelight and painting the town red, if you pardon my cliches. The resolution states life is a party and so therefore, we must assume life is synonymous with a party or at least has to do with parties for the duration thereof. "Next, will be a bit tougher with my own definition. I would like to start off by saying that life has MANY opportunities for joy, and celebration. Humans of this generation fail to see this, or get caught up in stress, grief, or become preoccupied with small(,) materialistic things, so that they can no longer see benefits in life." I'm assuming my opponent is speaking in a certainty rather than hypothetically so I can say, with all certainty, that life should not just be happiness. The grief, exposure to sadness and injustice, the ability to feel pain and to live through life even in the hardships. True enough, some people ignore the good in life and only perceive the bad, this, as my opponent has said, is pessimism. I would say that, and you may certainly agree with me, that life is a cornucopia of events, actions, pursuits, dreams, and, yes, even the occaisional party. But I have no doubt in my mind that life is not a party. As my opponent has said: "For example, many people of this generation focus ONLY on getting enough money to support themselves. While this is of course vital, they lose the joy in doing so because they become so stressed over it all." These people, clearly, are not having a party and my opponent has conceded this to me. "Almost no humans live in COMPLETE isolation. Therefore Life is a social gathering." ALMOST. That is the key word. My opponent has conceded the fact that not all but some humans live in complete isolation. Therefore, we must deduce that those in complete solitude are not at a social gathering. "The main point of this argument is as follows: Life is short. humans need to cherish the life that they have. They need to look at the benefits that are given to them. THEY NEED TO CELEBRATE. ONCE THEY DO THIS, THEY ARE HAVING A POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE. THEY ARE HAVING A PARTY. HAVING A POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE WILL LEAD OTHERS TO DO THE SAME, AND TO ALSO LOOK AT LIFE AS A PARTY, OR A CELEBRATION. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, EVERYONE WILL BE HAPPY." If everyone was happy, the world would be a very creepy and nonsensical world. When another dies, is it not the healthy thing to grieve the death rather than laugh and go "Que serra serra!!!" Throwing streamers about the casket instead of flowers. Allowing other emotions, innate emotions that have been given to us from birth, is the healthy thing. Cry when you are sad. Vent when angry. And, if necessary, party when happy. But please, for the love of the Lord Almighty, do not make one of these your life. Do not constantly grieve a loss, do not base a life around anger, and by all means, do not party all your life. Do the healthy thing, vote CON. Thanks, -EG