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Money doesn't bring happiness?
Since long time ago, many people have been saying this statement, which is "money doesn't bring happiness", but is that really the case?
Most people that tend to say this usually have stable income that is above minimum wage, and their main argument is "there are many millionaires that are unhappy with their lives even with all that money", but does that prove anything?
In my opinion, money is not equal happiness, but without money obtaining happiness is much harder than with stable income. People who work from 9 to 5 every day usually can't be happy, because their main focus is work, which allows no time for such things as entertainment, relationship, etc.
Feel free to discuss this subject, I'm really curious as to what the rest of the community thinks about it.
Most people that tend to say this usually have stable income that is above minimum wage, and their main argument is "there are many millionaires that are unhappy with their lives even with all that money", but does that prove anything?
In my opinion, money is not equal happiness, but without money obtaining happiness is much harder than with stable income. People who work from 9 to 5 every day usually can't be happy, because their main focus is work, which allows no time for such things as entertainment, relationship, etc.
Feel free to discuss this subject, I'm really curious as to what the rest of the community thinks about it.
Last edited by Smaguris; May 17, 2017 at 01:22 PM.
I think you have to understand that in life you have to take everything like a grain of sand. People try to take things all at once. Not having a stable income and not being happy are because of people being over burdened. You have to take things one step at a time. People try to take two steps at a time and slip and fall. Have to go one step and keep your footing and keep going. Money may make happiness easier, but the happiness you can buy with money is only temporary, since those come and go. Love is something that can stay, so getting a family that loves themselves, can work things out. Materialistic things don't last forever. A memory does. ^_^
If you pick a job you enjoy, you'll never work a day in your life. If you honestly try, you can't go wrong. Even if you don't succeed, you have to keep trying. No matter how many times you try. Remember, most people give up right before they're almost there.
Also, optimism is finding what no one else can in a hard time, hope. I am a rather sanguine person myself I must admit.
If you pick a job you enjoy, you'll never work a day in your life. If you honestly try, you can't go wrong. Even if you don't succeed, you have to keep trying. No matter how many times you try. Remember, most people give up right before they're almost there.
Also, optimism is finding what no one else can in a hard time, hope. I am a rather sanguine person myself I must admit.
Originally Posted by MrMiyagy
I think you have to understand that in life you have to take everything like a grain of sand. People try to take things all at once. Not having a stable income and not being happy are because of people being over burdened. You have to take things one step at a time. People try to take two steps at a time and slip and fall. Have to go one step and keep your footing and keep going. Money may make happiness easier, but the happiness you can buy with money is only temporary, since those come and go. Love is something that can stay, so getting a family that loves themselves, can work things out. Materialistic things don't last forever. A memory does. ^_^
That's true for the most part, but who can find more time for family and love, a person that spends 70% of his day working or a person with 100k in his bank account?
When you take everything into account, being non-materialistic is almost impossible, and focusing entirely on happiness will only land you on the streets most of the time.
Originally Posted by MrMiyagy
If you pick a job you enjoy, you'll never work a day in your life. If you honestly try, you can't go wrong. Even if you don't succeed, you have to keep trying. No matter how many times you try. Remember, most people give up right before they're almost there.
This deserves a discussion on its own, but this statement is also not entirely true. You might love the field that you get into, but until you learn everything required for working in it, it will be very hard work, and only after years you can get to the point where you enjoy your work, because only then you have enough knowledge where you could find the work enjoying.
I'm not saying to be non-materialistic. Also, of you're working all the time that's fine. When it comes to family, the love doesn't really need to be worked on. Family should just love family, although it doesn't always happen like that, but still. Besides, having a family to support you, that supports you, you can't go wrong with that, but I see what your saying. With the learning. Learning can be boring, but if you enjoy it, maybe you'll like learning it.
