Paween Wongrat：Rangsit University（泰国）学生，第十九届中国日报社“21世纪•可口可乐杯”全国英语演讲比赛“海外选手特别评审奖”获得者。

演讲稿：

What we talk about when we talk about happiness

I consider happiness most important thing in my life. It is also a topic that we usually talk about and wish we would cherish ‘happiness’ sooner or later. When we talk about happiness, there are a lot of things we include. I am going to share with you the talks in the two main places I am familiar with. The first one is what we talk in my family, and the second one is what I talk with my friends.

When I talk about happiness with my family, we usually talk about the ties in our family. I like the good time when the family members are together. My father always talks about the good old days .This usually includes the time when I was young, which we shared a number of great activities together: playing games, choosing toys, and telling tales, for instance. They are wonderful memories we love to talk about. My father is happy to talk about how naughty I was and how he taught me rights from wrongs. We really enjoy our chats and laugh together. 

My mother, on the other hand, loves to mention how proud she is of me. She tells me that every bit of my success is her great happiness. Also, she cannot help telling her close friends about me- how successful I have been in studying, what kind of songs I compose, and how popular I am among friends. She is really proud of her son!

As for me, I always tell them how happy I am as their son. Without them, my life is meaningless. I am so lucky to have a warm family, understanding parents, and I promise to myself I will not make my family disappointed.

Next, when I talk about happiness with my friends, Our talks are not actually the same as when I talk with my family.  Among friends, we talk about things we do together in our school life. My friends and I usually talk about games, sports, and music; especially, music, it’s our favorite topic because we are all learning to be professional musicians. We share experiences and opinions about new songs and new sounds that we listen to. These topics make me and my friends happy every time when we mention them.  

Another very crucial topic I like to talk is love. I like to talk about love because love is a many splendid things. It makes everyone happy. If we love one another, happiness will be all around.

Finally, when I talk about happiness, I’ll talk about my life. I am so lucky to have wonderful life because everything around me is just right: I have a good family,and great friends. These give me love and security. I am happy to wake up every day in a warm family. I feel ready to do new things, learn from them, and share them with family and friends. I wholeheartedly accept that a good family, good friends, and surroundings are necessary for a happy society. If happiness starts at a small unit in a family, I am sure happiness is not just a dream or a talk, but it would be a perfect platform for other successful things in a person’s life, and it will make the world a great place for us to live together with understanding and mutual relationship.

Thank you.