"Henry David Thoreau believed that in order to live well, we must reduce the number of material goods we have. Otherwise, these things begin to dominate us. Take a position on this and explain."
You hear things like that all the time. "Money doesn't buy happiness." No. I guess not. Well, not directly anyhow. But money is always nice. And who doesn't like to have nice things? Of course, you can't depend on material possessions for happiness. That's where the people that you share your possessions and your life with come in. People make people happy, not mere items.
But it's always reassuring and comforting to know that you have things to call your own. I definitely don't agree with Thoreau. While yes, I agree to an extent that possessions aren't all there is to life and happiness, I don't think that they are a bad thing at all. I live rather well with my iPhone and my laptop, thank you very much.
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