Angelika S.

Perez
BSED English 1-B
YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE (Y.O.L.O)

My message today is entitled “You Only Live Once” and it’s about how to live a great
life despite the fact that life is difficult. Are you happy with your life? You know what?
Everybody wants to be happy in life. We all want to live a perfect life. We want that great job or
a successful business. We want to be married to Mr. Right or Mrs. Perfect. We want to have
great kids. We want to have friends that stick by us come rain or shine. We want to be able to
have all the material things life has to offer and have all our problems just disappear.
Everybody wishes for good life. It may be at different levels. For one person a good life
may be just having three meals a day and for another it may be having a huge mansion and a
couple of million dollars in the bank. There are different levels and meanings to what a good life
is. But whatever definition of it, you might want that good life stress free. You would like to
have it without having to work so hard or struggle so much for it. That is a normal human
expectation. Nobody likes to struggle through life.
But What is Life? for me. Life is hard. I remember someone said that “Once we know
that life is difficult. once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult.” So, I
realize that, in life you will have difficulties getting anything you want. It is very rare to get
anything in life without some degree of effort.
Life is hard. your teacher will not always be the nicest person in the world. Your studies
will have challenges that you did not foresee. Your classmates will sometimes be a pain and You
won’t always get the grade that you want and deserve at school. Life is hard. your friends won’t
always be the ideal friends you want them to be. Your boyfriend or girlfriend may not be as
perfect as you thought they were before. Your home may not be the ideal place you would want
it to be and You may not have the perfect parents that you want. I could go on and on with these
examples, but the bottom line is that Life is hard. But that’s okay. It’s normal. That’s what being
human is all about. That’s what life is all about. Life is hard. Accept that. That is one of the
beautiful things about life. Accepting that life is hard comes with accepting that you have the
responsibility, ability, and power to make it better. And you will find that you are no longer stuck
just because life is hard. At that point, life is still hard, but you have the final say. Your life
becomes more meaningful and purposeful.

We all known that we only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough because life is
like a coin. you can spend it any way you wish. but you only spend it once. But In order to truly
understand the meaning of life, you should first start thinking about how to live the moment.
Many people don’t give themselves enough time to think about what they’ve done, and what
needs to be done. Those are the people who need to learn how to live for themselves before
living for others. I remember someone says to me that “Life is too short, so make the best of
what you can. Believe in yourself, trust who you are, and bring happiness to others, because we
don’t remember days, we remember moments.”
Learning how to live is an essential part in knowing the meaning of life because life is
like a camera, focus on what’s important, Capture the good times, develop from the negatives,
and if things don’t work out, take another shot. Nowadays many people walk around with a
meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they think are
important. This is because they’re chasing the wrong things. The way you bring meaning into
your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you,
and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning. You’ll never be
brave if you don’t get hurt. You’ll never learn if you don’t make mistakes. You’ll never be
successful if you don’t encounter failure. Learning to trust is one of life’s most difficult tasks.
sometimes when you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you
are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them too, even
when you’re in the dark. Even when you are falling.
Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breaths
away. it is not just about growing up and getting older, but also about using that time in
something useful. Before I end my speech, I want all of you to do the kinds of things that come
from the heart. When you do, you won’t be dissatisfied, you won’t be envious, you won’t be
longing for someone else’s things. On the contrary, you’ll be overwhelmed by what comes back.
And always remember, life isn’t about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself because
“You Only Live Once.”