问答题
Consider carefully the issue discussed in the following paragraph, and then write an essay that answers the question posed in the task.
Human beings can attain a worthy and harmonious life if only they are able to rid themselves, within the limits of human nature, of the striving for the wish fulfillment of material kinds. The goal is to raise the spiritual values of society.
—Albert Einstein
Assignment: You are required to write an essay of about at least
400 words
in which you answer the question "
Is the desire for " wish fulfillment of material kinds" a good or a bad thing?
" and discuss your point of view on this issue. Support your position logically with examples from literature, the arts, history, politics, science and technology, current events, or your experience or observation.
Marks will be awarded for Content, Organization, Grammar, and Appropriateness. Failure to follow the instruction will result in a loss of marks.
【正确答案】正确答案： Desire for Fulfillment of Material Kinds—a Double Edged Sword Desire for fulfillment of material kinds has always been a controversial topic. There are mainly two kinds of attitude. Some people take the attitude that it is good, for it can bring wealth and comfortable life. Others may hold the view that it is the source of trouble, which may bring emptiness and crime. However, neither of them sees the whole picture of the problem. As far as I am concerned, desire for fulfillment of material kinds is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, this kind of desire gives great contribution to development of people and society. Material kinds lay the basic foundation of harmonious society. They are closely related to every aspect of people"s daily life. Suppose we were still concerned with our subsistence problem, like famine victims in Africa, how could we develop other aspects of our society? Desire for fulfillment of material kinds is instinct of human beings as well. In fact, the desire for fulfillment of material kinds has existed for a long time. From the ancient time, people are never satisfied with their present material life. To strive for their desire, they begin to improve themselves by reforming and innovation. In this way, productivity has been increased and new technologies have been developed. On the other hand, too much desire for material kinds may become a burden of life, sometimes even bring people self-destruction. There is a story about that. A king of an ancient country once told his servant, "I"ll give you the land you"ll go cross as long as you can come back here before the sunset. " The servant was very happy and tried his best to run, like a crazy beast. Finally he returned, but at that time he was exhausted and died. The servant got the land, but it was the land where he was buried. This story shows us the disastrous result of the uncontrolled desire. Those who wants to have too much will finally taste a bitter fruit. We cannot stop our desire for fulfillment of material kinds, but we can make it serve for us if we can make use of it properly. It can bring us comfortable and wealthy life but no fulfillment of spirit. Learn how to control it and do not let it control you. Then you can gain abundance of material life and enrichment of spiritual life at the same time.