money is regarded by some people as the most importent thing in life. it is even regarded as the symbol of wealth and social position. for example, with plenty of money a man can do whatever he wants to. he can afford expensive cars and luxurious houses, and he can travel around the world and visit as many interesting places as he wants to. in their eyes, money is everything in life.

　　in my opinion, money can both benefit people and do harm to them. on the one hand, we can't deny that money is useful. we need money to buy food, buy a house or pay our education cost. money can make us live more comfortably. for example, with more money, we can help others and take part in more social activities and receive a good education, thus increasing our knowledge and developing our skills. on the other hand, some people try to get money by dishonest means, for example, they often cheat and gemble, even rob and kill people. sooner or later, they will be punished by the law. money can bring them nothing but misery.

　　in addition, money can not buy everything, for instance, no matter how much money one hast he can not buy good health, happiness or friendship, although money is useful in many ways, there are still a lot of things that money can't buy in the world. in addition, money can also do harm to us. if a person really thinks of money as everything and pays his attention only to money, he will lose his friends, or even the care and warmth from his family. thus, it brings him only loneliness.