"This I Believe"

In my 11th grade Honors English class, our final assignment was to write a "This I Believe" essay. When I first heard about the assignment I thought,"good, something easy." I didn't realize how wrong I was. It has been a struggle trying to come up with a statement. I also believe that Mr. Rich, our teacher, wouldn't give us this assignment to please himself. He was trying to make a point, (I think). I think that the reason Mr. Rich gave us this particular assignment, was to help us understand and find something we truly believe in. Beliefs are important no matter who you are or where your from. Without something to believe in, then what is the point living. Believe by definition means, "to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right on doing so: Only if one believes in something can one act purposefully." (www.dictionary.com) I believe in believing. Somethings we just don't understand, so we believe in something, or someone that does. This I believe, that without belief, life is empty and there is no hope for the future.