Personal happiness depends on what

As the proverb goes, happiness is to a person what perfume is to flowers. Nowadays, people interpret happiness in so many different ways; some of them associate it with economic success, while others believe that happiness depends on other factors.

Some people believe that happiness is related to economic success because the possession of fortune makes it possible for people to enjoy more comfort and convenience in their lives. On the one hand, if someone owns great success on economic, that means he can spend more money on whatever he likes and he can spend more time on his hobbies. More often than not, rich people can choose to have a romantic dinner in a luxurious restaurant, or he can enjoy the best education and social welfare. Still, economic success implies high social status, which can bring people that sense of happiness and even earn respect from others.

On the other hand, it seems that many rich people are not as happy as we think. There are other factors that are more important than material things to have an impact on personal happiness such as marriage, work performance, income and so on. In other words, the happiness exists not only because economic success, but also because a majority of positive affect engenders happiness. In addition, the quality of people’s relationships also determines the degree of happiness. Harmonious relationship within a family and sincere friendship would make people happy. Last but not least, money can not buy everything, such as health, friendship and true love. You can buy things visible, but you can never spend money asking for more time.

In my opinion, economic success does not necessarily lead to individual happiness. There are so many factors that contribute to our happiness, which the most important is to keep a positive attitude with our life. If you want to be happy, you should sanely think what you want and know how to hold it!

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Some people say that education system is the only critical factor to development of a country. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Education has become one of the most essential aspects of individual and social development. Accordingly, it is often regarded as the unique contributing factor that advances the world. From my perspective, however, it is by no means capable of addressing all the crucial issues that weigh heavily against mankind.

Firstly, it is no substitute for a wholesome healthcare system. Our knowledgeabout hygiene, learned from common sense, can help us take precautions against ordinary epidemics. But once we are stricken with acuteillnesses, it would be more realistic to go to hospital than continue to search for remedies frombooks. From this viewpoint, it is the health service instead of education that indeed takes care of our ill-being.

Besides medical care, education also cannot replace a firm legal foundation. For years,teenagers have been taughtat school to be law-abiding citizens. Although ethic courses turn out to be a necessity, a smallproportion of adolescentsstill violate laws after growing up. It can be predictedthat without stringent punishment, it would be impossible to reduce the number of potential offenders simply through instructional programmes.

In spite of thelimited capacity in keeping health and social safety, that education has a key role to play in social progress is undeniable. It helps mankind acquire knowledge and skills, not to mention booming scientific and technological development. But although education is reasonably essential, to recognise it as the only driving force to human well-being is still somewhat arbitrary.

To summarise, without suggesting that education is insignificant, I argue that the indispensable function served by other social basics, such as healthcare and legal system, should not be ignored.