Do you agree that with enough money you can be truly happy?
2006-07-31 08:58:31 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Yes, and here is how:
Once you have enough money, use them to help hungry families in 3rd world country. From helping these people, you can truly be happy. But if everyone in the world is rich, then there is no real value to money anymore. At that point, it doesn't really matter if you have a lot of money or not, you have to find happiness elsewhere.
2006-07-31 09:33:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I can't believe you even asked! Of course not. If money truly bought happiness, why is everyone in Hollywood always getting divorced, over-dosing, and battling eating disorders/depression? Why is the divorce rate at an all time high, families splitting apart, just look around!!! Do you really think money buys happiness? Money can definately make things a little easier, but you have to be happy with yourself first.
2006-07-31 09:07:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. I recently came into more money than I ever thought I'd have in my life, and realized two things. One is that, if I could buy "x", where "x" was something that might make me happy, "x" still wouldn't make me happy. In other words, there would be no way in which to spend my money that would bring me happiness; I couldn't buy happiness.
Second is that when you have a lot of money, you have to worry about it all the time. I know that it sounds counter-intuitive, but it's true. Investments, all that crap, they take up more time than you really want to spend just thinking about them.
So, no, not even with enough money, will you be happy. It's actually burdensome having a lot of money.
2006-07-31 09:06:50 · answer #3 · answered by Hello Che 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. I once dated a man who had the means by which to retire well off at age 40. He moved to an area of the country where he surrounded himself with people of financial "bliss". His days were empty except for filling the hours with meaningless, shallow events. He had little trust for women, as a few had shown themselves to be more interested in money than him. He was truly lonely for honest people. I was only a lowly school teacher with little interest in his material assets, but he just wasn't able to trust women. In the end, his confidence was dependent upon his financial portfolio and his material gains. What a sad spiritual place that must be.
2006-07-31 09:11:28 · answer #4 · answered by Gretchen P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When your parent, spouse or child is terminally ill or dies see if you can determine how much money it will take to make you happy about that, If you come up with a figure that will truly make you happy, you are to ignorant to know what happiness is.
2006-07-31 09:11:34 · answer #5 · answered by buck_i_46 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Money can´t buy happiness but it can help a lot
2006-07-31 09:01:56 · answer #6 · answered by Glittering angel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. But this is how I always word it - Money won't make you truly happy, but not having money will make you truly miserable.
2006-08-01 01:30:28 · answer #7 · answered by JenEstes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
True happiness is found within ones self.
Money, however, can purchase the enhancements of happiness.
2006-07-31 09:04:37 · answer #8 · answered by maryquast 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Money can only buy things.
You make your own self Happy.
2006-07-31 09:06:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, there will always be something else to complain about, I'm sure. Plus, if someone ends up with a lot of money, they're most likely bound to spend more of it and thus still be mostly broke.
2006-07-31 09:01:58 · answer #10 · answered by ♥ Luveniar♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋