I nte r nati o nal e n g LI s h lan g uag e testi n g syste m

people who speak from experience.

Firstly, the lives of wealthy celebrities often illustrate that money cannot buy hap-

piness.  For example, despite being fabulously wealthy, Robbie Williams and Kirsten 

Dunst suffered from clinical depression they attributed to loneliness.  As their 

experiences show, the link between money and true happiness appears to not be as 

strong as the link between loneliness and unhappiness.  Thus, relationships between 

people are more important than money.

The advice from many older people regularly reiterates this.  For example, all four of 

my grandparents claim family and friends to be the things that brought them the 

greatest happiness in their lives.  As these sorts of sentiments are common among 

the elderly of all countries and cultures, it is clear that as people age things of true 

importance are clarified.  Thus, human relationships are much more likely to be pre-