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It is often said that retirement is the happiest time of a person’s life. How far do you agree with this view?

It is often said that retirement is the happiest time of a person’s life. How far do you agree with this view? NeGg
In many countries, the population is ageing consistently, and this presents the older people themselves with challenges as well as opportunities. It seems to me that retirement is not in fact the most contented period of life, and I will explain why in this essay. Firstly, retired people have to contend with the major issue of health. No matter how optimistic a person is, and how conscientiously they try to keep fit, their health will inevitably decline as they grow older. This affects their mobility, their ability to interact with people, and their physical comfort when compared to the earlier stages of their life. A second negative factor is the whole question of finance. By this we mean that even people who have saved or invested carefully during their working lives will find their income in retirement reduced considerably, for example by relying on savings. This results in their leisure options being more restricted than in their younger years, even though they have more time to fill. This leads us on to the final, and perhaps most significant drawback to retirement, which is isolation. This happens when declining health and limited resources make people increasingly cut-off, even if they have surviving family members who seek to care for them. However much the family (or neighbours and social services) may offer support, this lack of contact will lead progressively to a less contented frame of mind. It is true that there are some positives to retirement, most notably the time to pursue personal interests and the presence of grandchildren in many cases. Despite this, it seems that for many older people, these pleasures are outweighed by issues which can cause stress and depression. To conclude, the problems of health, financial concerns and isolation combine together to make retirement a challenging and potentially difficult time for many, especially when compared to the prime period of life. This is not to say that all retired people suffer in this way, but it appears to be the case very frequently.
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countries, the population is
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ageing
consistently
, and this presents the older
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people
themselves with challenges
as well
as opportunities. It seems to me that
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retirement
is not in fact the most contented period of life, and I will
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explain
why in this essay.
Firstly
, retired
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people
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have to
contend with the major issue of
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health
. No matter how optimistic a person is, and how
conscientiously
they try to
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keep
fit, their
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health
will
inevitably
decline as they grow older. This affects their mobility, their ability to interact with
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people
, and their physical comfort when compared to the earlier stages of their life. A second
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negative
factor is the whole question of finance. By this we mean that even
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people
who have saved or invested
carefully
during their working
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lives
will find their income in
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retirement
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reduced
considerably
,
for example
by relying on savings. This results in their leisure options being more restricted than in their younger years,
even though
they have more time to fill. This leads us on to the final, and perhaps most significant drawback to
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retirement
, which is isolation.
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This
happens when declining
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health
and limited resources
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make
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people
increasingly
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cut
-off, even if they have surviving family members who seek to care for them.
However
much the family (or
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neighbours
and social services) may offer support, this lack of contact will lead
progressively
to a less contented frame of mind.

It is true that there are
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some
positives to
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retirement
, most
notably
the time to pursue personal interests and the presence of grandchildren in
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many
cases. Despite this, it seems that for
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many
older
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people
, these pleasures
are outweighed
by issues which can cause
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stress
and depression.

To conclude
, the problems of
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health
, financial concerns and isolation
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combine together
to
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make
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retirement
a challenging and
potentially
difficult time for
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many
,
especially
when compared to the prime period of life. This is not to say that all retired
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people
suffer in this way,
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but
it appears to be the case
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very
frequently
.
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IELTS essay It is often said that retirement is the happiest time of a person’s life. How far do you agree with this view?

Essay
  American English
3 paragraphs
336 words
5.5
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Coherence and Cohesion: 5.0
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