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Band 7+: Do you think money can buy happiness?

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Well, I personally believe that money cannot buy happiness. The main reason is that there are several things that don't exist in real life, and they are terms of mentality, such as emotions, feelings, and pleasure. For example, when I do something I love, I feel happiness and pleasure, but I can't purchase these because they require your time, your attention, and other people's actions. Money can buy all physical things, such as cars, homes, and telephones, but these feelings depend on people in our hearts. So I think it doesn't play an essential role in purchasing happiness.

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Well, I personally believe that money cannot buy happiness. The main reason is that there are several things that don’t exist in real life and they are terms of mentality such as emotions feelings and pleasure for example when I do something I love I feel happiness and pleasure but I can’t purchase these facilities due to its requires because it requires your time your attention and other people’s action so money can buy all physical things such as cars whole houses and telephones but this feelings depends on our people’s in our hearts. So I think that it’s don’t play an essential role in purchasing happiness.

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happiness: 3

money: 2

things: 2

feelings: 2

pleasure: 2

these: 2

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