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Oscar Wilde said he felt sorry for those who never got their heart’s desire, but sorrier still for those who did. It seems to be

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问题 Oscar Wilde said he felt sorry for those who never got their heart’s desire, but sorrier still for those who did. It seems to be a paradox.  What’s your understanding of it? Do you agree with him? Why or why not?
   You should write at least 400 words. You are required to support your ideas with relevant information and examples based on your own knowledge and experience.
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答案Be Careful with What You Desire What if you won a lottery of 500 million dollars? I reckon many of us have daydreamed of it and even had a thorough plan concerning a fairly good car, a spacious house or a childhood dream of traveling around the world. But do we really know what to do with the sudden fortune or any other fulfillment of our heart’s desire? The fact is that we usually don’t. That’s why Oscar Wilde felt sorrier for those who got their desire than those who didn’t. That’s also why I agree with him. Because the essence of life lies in the pursuit of desires, not the realization of them. Therefore, we’d better be careful about what we desire, otherwise we may either be stumbled down by the endless desires that follow up or lose the happiness of striving for them. There was once an experiment of desire where a jar with some peanuts inside was put beside a hungry monkey. The jar was carefully chosen that the bottleneck was just a little wider than the size of the monkey’s bare fist, which meant that every time the monkey could take out only a couple of peanuts. However, the monkey was so impatient that he poked his hand in, grabbed a full handful of peanuts and then got stuck in the jar. Getting more anxious to eat the peanuts, the monkey just wouldn’t let the fist go. Some may disapprove, saying that men are much wiser than a monkey, but the tragedy fable that a greedy king who was given the magical power of golden finger finally turned his beloved daughter into gold has made it clear that desire is an endless hole both for animal and man. Once a smaller one comes true, the desire for more can hardly be nipped in the bud, which will become runaway and bite you in turn. There exists another scenario: you get whatever you want and there is nothing worth fighting for; thus life becomes meaningless. Desire is too good to be blunted or lost. Take me for example. Last year in March, I was expecting to attend a concert in April. I spent almost every day with the joy of excitement; even when I ran into some problems, I could tackle them more optimistically than before, harboring the idea that "only if I survive March" On the contrary, after the concert I felt lost in some way since I had no particular thing to desire. This reminds me of a cursed pirate in the serial movie " Pirates of the Caribbean" who trades his soul for wealth so that he has innumerable bottles of liquor but loses all of his senses to taste them. In most cases, it is the process of getting closer to our heart’s desire than the desire itself that makes it enticing. Moreover, only when the desire is relatively restrained can the reward of our efforts be enjoyed to the fullest extent. Great minds think alike. Bernard Shaw said that there were two tragedies in life: one was to lose your heart’s desire; the other was to gain it. The desire for the better sheds light upon the path through darkness and motivates us to tread ahead, whereas too much of it drives us off way and the indulging in the realization of it makes us be at a standstill. So be careful what you desire for and try to control and preserve it, and then you shall maintain the curiosity and anticipation of life.
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