The Meaning of Life is to enjoy life regardless of contributions to society.

Your welcome ------------------------------------------------ Okay on to my case and then afterwords I will refute what the opponent has said about this debate. Thank you also to the opponent for making the debate possible in the first place. CONTENTION 1 - Helping out in society is very important when it comes to happines and also to the happiness of others. Take a concert for example.....a famous band you love is coming to benefit a fund raising event....in a case like this, it is benefitial for both the audience and the cause as to why they have come in the first place. What about volunteers? I have volunteered at other schools and it makes me happy to see that I am also making the teacher happy with all the paperwork I did and the students who need help with their work or need someone to play with during recess. In society you are actually doing alot without really thinking about it. When you open the door and smile for the person walking in or out with too many papers to open the door themselves. Every little bit counts and how can you not be happy when you make others happy as well? It's like when someone laughs.....you can't help, but laugh too. CONTENTION 2 - The Meaning of life. It varies with people, but I agree that with the majority speaking.....that in life, it is abvious that you only live once and it is important to view life in the way that will make you happy and others too. Why not? Life is valuable and making life for someone else just as meaningful can make you happy as well. Lets say mom gets home from work and she's tired! You see her make dinner and you start to help her out. You're happy to help her out, but you see that she does'nt look happy, she's not smilling...At the moment she's not because she is very tired from work, she is not going to have a huge smile on her face, but she will apprecited it by the end of the day. This little bit of help was more important than you think because you never know if you or anybody else is going to live the next day and be able to say "I should have helped her" For example in a funeral, you always hear the words "If only I could say I love you one more time" That is why it is important to make others happy too... not just yourself. CONTENTION 3 - What it truely means to be happy can make others happy too. When you see little kids playing, for example two little girls playing with their dolls...they are sharing and being happy together. How can you be happy by being selfish? If those two girls were being selfish and started to fight....neither are going to be happy. Chances are that atleast one of them is going to be crying. Being happy creates an emotional satisfaction to yourself and when you're happy so can others. On to what the opponent's arguments...... In many cases, making someone else happy does not guarantee something in return. There are people who help out for their own happiness meaning that they are not doing this for something in return! Even if you do get something in return, most of the times, the only thing you get in return is a "thank you" Open the door for someone....."thank you" Pick up a pencil for someone in class sitting next to you......"thank you" Surprising someone with a present....... "thank you" The occasions are many. Of coarse you cannot make someone else 100% happy, but every little bit counts! If I was really busy with chores, work, preparing a dinner party, etc I am going to be stressed out!!! If at work someone gave me a hand and did half of what I was suppose to do....that would have made my day much better than if I had to do all the work myself. Helping the society does benefit both you and others. Many worry about the environment and helping out by recycling, planting a tree, or simply using less paper bags etc is a big difference. In a case like that, you have helped yourself live in this world and others who are also worried about it. If everyone thought like the opponent and said that it is important to only worry about yourself and not care about others...what kind of world would we be living in? People would not help others, we might not have volunteers to make others happy, our world would be harmed because no one cares, etc. Seeing that the opponent believes that one should only worry about themselves and not help others......how can we expect help in return if no one is going to care like the opponent has stated? Thus, it is because of these main reasons that I urge today a strong vote on the negation of this debate. Thank you.