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George Bernard Shaw once wrote, "There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it."
George Bernard Shaw once wrote, "There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it."
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2014-04-28
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George Bernard Shaw once wrote, "There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it." To what extent do you agree or disagree with his statement? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.
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Ever Wanting, Ever Walking George Bernard Shaw wrote, "There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it." I agree with what he said, especially the latter part of the statement. Gaining your heart’s desire is even more of a dreadful tragedy than losing it. When what you wish for falls into your possession, you may grow dependent upon the possession since it is got by your own persistent endeavours. You might take it as an indispensable part of your life and might even unconsciously turn on the "fear of losing"—losing those that once bestowed the stage of joy and excitement on you. You become so attached to your belongings that you dread the thought of losing it every minute of every day. Besides, such dependence might also come from the fear to be back to square one because you might have to experience the same difficulties you’ve ever confronted again. Furthermore, once you obtain what you’ve been yearning for, it could be difficult to retrieve your original interest in it. It is determined by human nature that we tend to be amused with the new and bored with the old. We are a forgetful race who needs constant reminding to treasure what we have, especially those easily acquired. We take it for granted and leave it high and dry, until it is replaced by a new found pleasure. The worst scenario imaginable is to lose the motivation to keep going after acquiring something wanted. Seeing the finish line ahead, we can gather the strength to hang in there and keep walking. With the goal accomplished, we might slack off and even get disoriented. Take the story in Shawshank Redemption for example. Since the day a prisoner was thrown into jail, his only desire was to breathe the air outside the high walls again. He woke up every day with the hope of getting his parole application approved. He behaved himself; he picked up a new hobby; he even began learning Bible. In a word, he was a model convict. Twenty such years had passed when his appeal finally won permission from the parole committee. But two days after his release, he collapsed and committed suicide. This story vividly echoes the Bernard’s quotation—gaining what you desire might be a tragedy in your life. Basing on the above discussion, it is not exaggerated to say that gaining might turn into a tragedy in life. The progress of human history is driven by ongoing desires. It’s because of the fear of losing direction that we keep adding new desires, toward which we are ever walking.
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