Can money buy happiness? This has been a long-time debate in American society. If given the choice would you choose to be dirt poor and happy or filthy rich and miserable?
Clearly, I would choose to be happy over unhappy. But, I don't think that it's one option or the other, based on money, like most people think of it as.
Obviously, more money means more opportunities. You can go more places, have more fun, instead of being stuck in the same routine of doing nothing and hanging around your house. More money means a better education in most cases. More money means better clothes, a better house, which is HONESTLY more appealing.
But, money can't by some things, such as love, and a brain. Example: if you took two couples of smart, beautiful, kind, experienced people who are 100% in love, and one couple was dirt poor, and the second couple was filthy rich, who would be happier? The rich ones.
All Americans want is to be able to have anything and everything they want. That goal is definitely more easily reached if you have more money.
I do not believe that money can buy happiness because humans thrive off of love and relationships, not financial security. I know many miserable rich people and even more happy poor people. Money is important but for true relationships, financial status is not the deciding factor.
Money cannot buy happiness. Material things can indeed bring you temporary pleasure. However, this pleasure is not true, fulfilling happiness. Humans find real happiness in love, not things you can buy.
I think that money, in a way, can buy happiness because happiness comes to everyone in different forms. Something that makes you happy might be worthless to someone else. For some, money means happiness because it gives them a sense of accomplishment, if they earned it. In the end, it matters just on the individual and what makes him/her happy.
Say you were poor and you had nothing to do at your house. You're only able to go out and do something, such as hang out with friends, go out to eat, go on a date, etc. due to the lack of money, maybe once a week.
If you are rich, you can afford to do these things more often. There are more of these "temporary pleasures". More "temporary pleasure" equals more overall happiness. If you can get what you want, and do what you want, it's in humankind's nature to be happy.
First off, Benson, who cares if Obama bought a new car. Secondly, I don't believe that money can buy happiness. Happiness is an emotion, not a physical product. Now, certain objects can be bought that create happiness, but in the end you still didn't buy the feeling.
Honestly, it all depends on who you are. Some people can be pleased just haveing better material objects than other. Although I believe the majority would rather have love, I sure do. :]
I would rather be living on the streets and be dirty and hungry and happy rather than living in a big house with all the money in the world and miserable. Money can't buy happiness but it can buy what you enjoy which can sometimes bring happiness whether long lasting or temporary. However, happiness is a mental state which only certain pleasures can bring such as seeing a baby smile for the first time or see their first steps, hearing someone say they love you and love them back, and so on and so forth. True happiness that goes above and beyond any material thing comes without the having to spend money to achieve it.
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Clearly, I would choose to be happy over unhappy.
But, I don't think that it's one option or the other, based on money, like most people think of it as.
Obviously, more money means more opportunities. You can go more places, have more fun, instead of being stuck in the same routine of doing nothing and hanging around your house. More money means a better education in most cases. More money means better clothes, a better house, which is HONESTLY more appealing.
But, money can't by some things, such as love, and a brain. Example: if you took two couples of smart, beautiful, kind, experienced people who are 100% in love, and one couple was dirt poor, and the second couple was filthy rich, who would be happier?
The rich ones.
All Americans want is to be able to have anything and everything they want.
That goal is definitely more easily reached if you have more money.
I do not believe that money can buy happiness because humans thrive off of love and relationships, not financial security. I know many miserable rich people and even more happy poor people. Money is important but for true relationships, financial status is not the deciding factor.
Just think of the government. They spent $1 trillion and no one in America is happy right now except Obama with his brand new Cadillac.
Money cannot buy happiness. Material things can indeed bring you temporary pleasure. However, this pleasure is not true, fulfilling happiness. Humans find real happiness in love, not things you can buy.
I think that money, in a way, can buy happiness because happiness comes to everyone in different forms. Something that makes you happy might be worthless to someone else. For some, money means happiness because it gives them a sense of accomplishment, if they earned it. In the end, it matters just on the individual and what makes him/her happy.
Natasha, think of it this way:
Say you were poor and you had nothing to do at your house. You're only able to go out and do something, such as hang out with friends, go out to eat, go on a date, etc. due to the lack of money, maybe once a week.
If you are rich, you can afford to do these things more often. There are more of these "temporary pleasures". More "temporary pleasure" equals more overall happiness. If you can get what you want, and do what you want, it's in humankind's nature to be happy.
First off, Benson, who cares if Obama bought a new car. Secondly, I don't believe that money can buy happiness. Happiness is an emotion, not a physical product. Now, certain objects can be bought that create happiness, but in the end you still didn't buy the feeling.
Honestly, it all depends on who you are.
Some people can be pleased just haveing better material objects than other. Although I believe the majority would rather have love, I sure do. :]
Danny... It was a joke so please calm down.
I would rather be living on the streets and be dirty and hungry and happy rather than living in a big house with all the money in the world and miserable.
Money can't buy happiness but it can buy what you enjoy which can sometimes bring happiness whether long lasting or temporary.
However, happiness is a mental state which only certain pleasures can bring such as seeing a baby smile for the first time or see their first steps, hearing someone say they love you and love them back, and so on and so forth.
True happiness that goes above and beyond any material thing comes without the having to spend money to achieve it.
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