Varianta 20 money and material possessions.

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Varianta 020
Write an opinion essay in response to the following statement: We would all be better off without money and material possessions. (250 words/25 lines)


Material possessions are a necessity. In our society you can't get by without them. They may not bring true happiness, but they bring comfort, which is needed. I don't agree with the notion, that we should be poor and hungry, in order to be happy, and to be rich spiritually. If I had lots of money, and material possessions, I wouldn't have to work, I would have my own little place at home to paint and draw all day, with a window overlooking the ocean, and that, would make me happy. True happiness will come with true realization of the wastefulness of the excessive attachment to material possessions. One must be satisfied with what material comfort that is available to us. ‘Enough is enough’ should be everybody’s motto. The pursuit of the 5 C’s in the developing and developed countries has been the bugbear. We work furiously just to acquire (1) cars, (2) condominium, (3) credit cards, (4) career, and (5) clubs membership to neurotic proportions. We forget that we cannot take it with us.
Though, I wonder, why do we have to suffer in poverty, in order to reach a higher level of spirituality, and learn unconditional love, compassion, and wisdom? Let's assume we 're not really meant to live on this planet, and we're spiritual beings that are here for a short time. Don't we need material things now that we have physical bodies?