TOEFL Independent Writing 幸福在于清心寡欲
People would be happier if they had fewer possessions
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>TOEFL Essay Question:
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People would be happier if they had fewer possessions.
Use reasons and specific examples or details (based on your knowledge or experience) to support your answer.
>Example Answer by Jeenn Lee Hsieh:
Happiness in life does not lie so much in the quantity of material possessions as in the quality of spiritual satisfaction. In some cases, increases in material possessions may well be accompanied by a decrease in happiness due to lack of peace of mind. As people's possessions increase, so do their expectations since material possessions alone will not bring lasting happiness.
As the saying goes, "the more people have, the more they want". In fact, the more people want, the less happy they may feel. Over time, through advertisements people are made to believe that their well-being and self-worth are defined by what they wear, drive and use. They wrongly think that acquiring more possessions will bring them more happiness, not being aware that the quantity of possessions can increase their financial happiness only to a certain point, after which perhaps their wealth increases but not their spiritual happiness. In most cases, buying more material goods requires even more new possessions to maintain the same level of happiness as before. It is not very unlike the over-usage of drugs or alcohols in that the more people take, the more they need to consume the next time to sustain the previous degrees of "feeling good".
Furthermore, what generates more sustainable happiness in people is the peace of mind related to simple lifestyles. Contrary to what many might think, spiritual experiences far outweigh material goods in bringing happiness. Simple experiences like going for a spa, going to the concert, and going on a holiday are instrumental to achieving peace of mind whereas material acquisitions are usually not. It is because unnecessary possessions often turn out to be unnecessary burdens, and because when people have these burdens, they have to take care of them. Then, they tend to lack peace of mind closely associated with spiritual happiness. That said, it makes sense to agree that people would be happier if they had fewer possessions.
True happiness is spiritual happiness more than material happiness. With peace of mind and with enough to go around, people can be happy. It is spiritual satisfaction rather than material desire that makes the difference. (购买谢振礼写作讲义 人民币60元 Jeenn Lee Hsieh ielts360toefl@hotmail.com )
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托福独立写作>TOEFL iBT independent writing task--
Use specific reasons and examples or details (based on your knowledge or experience) to answer your question.
雅思大作文>IELTS writing task 2--
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience (to support your opinion).
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What stand (position) do you take to answer (all parts of) the question?
What relevant evidence and/or specific examples would you use to support your answer (opinion)?
What is the outline (mind-map) for your essay?
What is the thesis statement or your opinion in your introduction paragraph?
What are the topic sentences (mini-theses) for your body paragraph?
>Stick to one method: four paragraphs (no more, no less)
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