tokens: People are put too much focus on making wealth and progress in technology The life today is totally different from half centuries before . Advances in technology do help humans to solve abundant of problems; however it also deprives of some things that we had . In my opinion, life in the old days brings more happiness to people than today for several reasons . The first reason is life is simple in the past . Nowadays, all humans compete together . Since world population getting higher, competition is getting fierce . If you are not able to handle your jobs, then someone will replace you right away . People need to put much more effort to keep their living condition . Therefore, lives in the old days is easier than today . Second, the environment today is serious damaged . Looking out the windows, what I see isn't sky, trees or mountains, but is coldly high buildings . Everyday, I walk on hard roads, breath in polluted air, and live in a limited space . What's worse, it has been proved that living in this kind of condition will result in some mental diseases . Thus, the environment our grandparents live is more comfortable than today . The third reason is that the pace of life . Today, we are able to read the news all over the world, to chat with people through the Internet, or to travel around the world by planes; however, it also means that any thing happens in the world will affect our life . If we cannot react properly and immediately, then we will be in a vulnerable situation . We have no choice but have to live in a fast pace . In conclusion, while there some people live in a pretty good condition, it is only a minority . People are put too much focus on making wealth and progress in technology; nevertheless, behind the glamorous facade of it, what we loss will never be returned .