[00:01.90]The cartoons vividly depict the relationship between wealth and happiness.
[00:06.18]In the first picture, a graduate is standing on the top of a hill named "high salary".
[00:12.60]In the second drawing, a magnate is imprisoned by a diamond crown.
[00:17.28]The caption reads "Wealth is not equal to happiness".
[00:21.60]There is no doubt that wealth brings happiness,
[00:24.99]especially in the modern society.
[00:27.07]Various kinds of up-to-date household appliances,
[00:30.18]latest fashions and recreations make their appearances with each passing day.
[00:35.80]On the contrary, wealth can also lead to disasters if we have an inappropriate approach to it.
[00:42.08]Wealth may tempt weak-willed persons to be addicted to harmful habits,
[00:47.78]such as drug-taking and gambling, and result in their ruin.
[00:51.99]From my point of view, one should never rely only on wealth to achieve happiness.
[00:57.82]For one thing, a person may lose his reason and go astray if he only intends to seek wealth and indulges himself in leading a luxurious life.
[01:08.15]For another, there are some government officials who take advantage of their positions to take bribes from the people turning to them for help.
[01:17.06]Hence, on no account can we equate happiness with wealth.