people now are less happy or less satisfied with their lives than people were in the past Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Because the world is changing so quickly, people now are less happy or less satisfied with their lives than people were in the past. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Admittedly, with the rapid development of society and economy, people’s life standard has been dramatically enhanced. The changing world does have brought us various new products and have changed our lives greatly. Some people consider that with the better material life modern citizens must enjoy a cheerful life that the past people can’t envision. On the contrary, there are another group of people who believe it is the modern material life that deprives their happiness. As a member of the modern people, I think the second explanation is more accurate. The world is changing so quickly that it causes a lot of stress and anxiety in people’s work. Hence, they are less happy with their lives. People nowadays have to work very hard, only by doing so, can they catch up with the ever-changing society. They have to pay a lot of time and energy to learn some new technology and new skills in order to fulfill the requirements of their work. For example, as an architect, I not only have to learn the knowledge about my major, but also have to learn foreign language to communicate with my customers and computer knowledge to tackle with working software. In the past, most workers only have to master one or two particular skills to complete their work, which is much simpler and easier than today. In this situation, people can hardly feel satisfaction about their lives. The rapid changing world has negative influence on people’s personal lives, thus they are less satisfied with their lives. As we all know, too many changes make people’s life busier and much more complex than before. They have sacrificed a massive amount of time, which should have been spent on communicate with their beloved family members and friends, to catch up with the world. It makes hard for them to sustain a healthy relationship. They have not enough time for relaxation or entertainment, which is harmful for their mental health. In contrast, people in the past could easily get the sense of satisfaction and lasting joy from a quiet and slow-paced lifestyle. In short, people born in this modern society are very hard to satisfied and feel less pleased when being compared to the people live in the past.