please explain,.,.
2007-03-05 09:26:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
It depends. Having more money is better than having less, unless it means more stress. Having more stress is not better than having less. Having more problems is worse than having less. If havin more means less of the negatives, then yes. If having less means having more of the postives, then yes. Sometimes more can be too much. And sometimes less, just like the Baby Bear in Goldilocks, is just right.
2007-03-05 09:36:12 · answer #1 · answered by Scoots 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, I don't believe in the philosophy that says: "its better to have and not want than want and not have", I think its capitalist, individualistic, egocentric acquisition. On the other hand if you don't too much or put the other way, if you have just enough you keep the capacity to have more to give to others. There is no limit to having more. Better a little with contentment than more with fear.
2007-03-05 17:39:23 · answer #2 · answered by Life Dynamics 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More WHAT?
Assuming you mean more material prosperity, it may be better or it may not. Like most abstract values, "prosperity" is neither positive nor negative, but totally NEUTRAL - it IS as it DOES.
For all that we think prosperity can bring us happiness, the stereotype of the miserably unhappy rich person is one that just doesn't go away. WHY?
Because too many people think that prosperity should REPLACE the other values in life, when it really should ENHANCE and IMPROVE them.
It is just the icing, but they think it is the entire cake. They are like the fool at the banquet table who throws away his pancakes, just swills down the bottle of syrup and then sits there wondering why his stomach hurts and his appetite wasn't satisfied.
For the guy who uses his prosperity to attract and hold onto a fashion-model trophy wife, half his age, the guy who knows she doesn't care about him and is just eagerly waiting for him to die and leave her a fortune, the guy whose kids and the less attractive ex-wife he threw over for for that trophy beauty, hover like vultures ready to fight her for it when he's gone, "more" is NOT really better.
For the guy who truly loves and is deeply loved in return by his family, the guy who uses his prosperity as a means to find and fund new positive activities and experiences to share with them, the guy who uses his prosperity to bring security and greater enjoyment of life to those close to him, "more" is VASTLY better!
That trite phrase, "It's not what you've got, but what you do with it." can refer to more than one area of life!
2007-03-05 17:57:12 · answer #3 · answered by monarch butterfly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
If you already have it, you more likely to take it for granted, and/or waste it.
If you don't have it (and need it), one works harder for "it" and appreciates it more when "it" is finally achieved.
When I was in college on the G.I. Bill, after I got out of the military, I really screwed around, and didn't take it seriously.
Later, when I was paying for all my classes, books and materials, I realized the importance of my education (and I didn't "play" like I did before). Honestly, I felt guilty for wasting the opportunities I had, when it wasn't coming out of my pocket.
2007-03-05 17:42:41 · answer #4 · answered by doktor.vonster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how easily satisfied you are.
2007-03-05 19:10:25 · answer #5 · answered by Lindsey H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you have the wisdom to handle it.
2007-03-05 17:35:14 · answer #6 · answered by Bethany 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a toughie. I won't answer.
2007-03-05 19:20:42 · answer #7 · answered by Grrr! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋