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

speak from experience.

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

piness. For example, many tremendously wealthy pop icons, such as Robbie Williams 

and Kirsten Dunst, suffer from debilitating depression often linked to extraordinary 

lifestyles that make it difficult to maintain friendships. As such instances show, 

money cannot be labelled an infallible precursor to happiness. The manner in which 

it often isolates people suggests that human interaction in the form of family and 

friendships is much more likely than money to be at the foundation of lasting happi-

ness in life.

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

my grandparents claim their relationships with family and friends are the experi-

ences that brought them the greatest happiness in their lives. As this is a common 

viewpoint among the aged of all countries and cultures, and because the aged simply 

have more experience with life, such an opinion needs to be given precedence when 

discussing this topic. Thus, human relationships are much more likely to be precur-