dear audience and judges,

　　my topic is "can money buy happiness".

　　as we all know, money can buy all the goods in our life, no matter how huge it is. a spaceship, for example, if you really feel your bank account can afford it.

　　however, when it comes to love, satisfaction, happiness and many other human feelings, it is completely not like this. the result of many recent research can support my point. they said that, though people received far more money than ever, their standard for happiness also rised. that means, if you had one yuan, a car might be your dream, but if you had one million, you might consider owning a space trip. so when people always hope for those they can not afford, they will push themselves to an unhappy situation.

　　anyhow, money equal wealthy in life but not happiness in mind. only by changing our attitude to money and enjoying every day, can we obtain a truely happy future!

　　life is what we make it

　　are you dissatisfied with today's success? it is the harvest from yesterday's sowing. do you dream of a golden morrow? you will reap what you are sowing today. we get out of life just what we put into it.

　　nature takes on our moods: she laughs with those who laugh and weeps with those who weep. if we rejoice and are glad the very birds sing more sweetly, the woods and streams murmur our song. but if we are sad and sorrowful a sudden gloom falls upon nature's face; the sun shines, but not in our hearts, the birds sing, but not to us.

　　the future will be just what we make it. our purpose will give it its character. one's resolution is one's prophecy. leave all your discouraging pessimism behind. do not prophesy evil, but good. men of hope come to the front.