刚写的 SAT essay (Nov. 17, 2008)

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Prompt:
6 F3 a! J& d: R7 V( O$ rMany societies believe that the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human right. But it is also true that attainment of happiness remains elusive. Perhaps Bertrand Russell had it right when he said, “To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.”
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Assignment:
4 E" G$ }! E( o9 F8 p; aWhat gives us more pleasure and satisfaction: the pursuit of our desires or the attainment of them? Plan your response...

As we are not able to get hold of all riches in the world, our happiness can only be built upon bits of specific achievements. In our pursuit of our desires, many will find happiness in the journey to success. When I reach the summit, attaining my desired achievement, I will inhale exhilarating fresh air, enjoying the fruits of success.
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/ b- `1 H: J  V! T" C# r9 tFor me, achievements do not come easily and I always have to go through the grind, the long bumpy path to success. The path to our desired target is just like mountain climbing, where we are bound to face obstacles and setbacks. I play the interesting mind sport Go, where there are lots of competition and selection for overseas tournaments. Before going to the selections, I will surely prepare myself by training a lot more. This period of time before the actual selections is my grind towards the big challenge ahead. This is my process of pursuing the desired victory in competition, practicing matches online and doing questions related all to Go. When actual selection competition arrives, I will be better geared to facing opponents of equal or even tougher strength. The achievement at the end of the day, is definitely winning the competition and attaining the representation.
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After going through several grueling selections and winning the most prestigious ones, I review and compare the training process, where I pursued my desires to the actual attainment of winning, I realize that I honestly do not feel much happiness after winning the big competition, but feel some sense of sympathy on my opponents who lost out, as they are friends after all. I strongly feel that I gain much more happiness through the training process. This is where I get to focus myself whole heartedly on online skirmishes with Go friends over the world, from China, Ukraine, Mexico, Argentina and a lot more. The process where I undergo training to pursuit my desires allow me to realize my progress, where I really gain true happiness from my progress in strength.

I would conclude that for me who focus more on the process to my desired dreams. I will surely harness more happiness in the pursuit of my desires. When I finally succeed, I always look back at the grueling hard work that leads to the achievement making me strongly feel more happiness in the path towards success.
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