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Friends and family bring more happiness than money and possessions. How far do you agree with this statement?

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These days
people
 try to make themselves happy by hanging out with
friends
 and family or buying things that make them feel good. Some
people
 think that
happiness
 comes from spending
time
 with
friends
 and family, but other
people
 believe that
money
 and possessions bring them more joy than having fun with others. In my view
money
 cannot bring more
happiness
 than family and
friends
 and I agree with
this
 statement. These are my opinions. Earning lots of
money
 can give
people
 a short
time
 of
happiness
, so they can buy whatever they want and have a lot of fun.
For example
, they can have delightful food at a fancy restaurant, buy brand clothes or have their dream house.
On the other hand
, rich
people
 can be lonely sometimes because they do not have many
friends
, and they are always worried about what to wear or eat so they cannot enjoy their
time
 with their
friends
. Everybody needs someone else to hang out with, so they can talk and laugh together and forget about bad things that happened to them by having quality
time
.
However
, if they do not earn enough
money
 it may cause them trouble finding a place to have fun.
To conclude
friends
 and family bring more
happiness
 than
money
 and possessions and it is because of that
people
 need each other to have healthy thoughts.
Also
 having
friends
 can make
people
 feel that they have reasons to live and follow the right.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Emotional well-being
  • Intrinsic value
  • Meaningful activities
  • Diminishing returns
  • Temporary pleasure
  • Psychological needs
  • Long-term satisfaction
  • Interdependence
  • Community and belonging
  • Supportive relationships
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