谢振礼写雅思作文【10】Happiness

IELTS Sample Essay: Happiness
by Mr. Jeenn Lee Hsieh
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IELTS Topic
Writing task 2

Happiness is considered important to people. Why are the definitions of happiness different? What are the factors in achieving happiness?

Example writing:

The pursuit of happiness is very important to people. What are the factors which contribute to happiness? Health and wealth are too obvious an answer. Good health is a blessing while great wealth is only mathematics. What then are other achievements which make people happy, or rather, think they are happy?

Some people believe they are as happy as they make their minds to be. Their happiness doesn't depend so much on what they are or what they have as on what they think. Being happy is something like remembering the past, enjoying the present and planning for the future. Or simply someone to love, work to do and a clear conscience. These "happy" people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. In other words, happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.

Along with health, money usually makes a difference in achieving happiness. There is no disputing the point that there are few things money cannot buy. It's good to have money and the good things money can purchase such as food, clothing, housing, cars, amusement, education and health care. It's good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that things money cannot buy haven't been lost-- love and friendship and compassion and passion and conscience and dreams, and of course, health.

Happiness may be many a small factor as homely as home. When people look at their lives, the great happiness is family happiness. Money will buy a household, but not a home. Likewise, money will buy a bed, but not sleep. Books, but not wisdom. Luxuries, but not beauty. In fact, money is a passport to everywhere, but not to heaven.

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