Money can't buy good healthy life

United States
January 29, 2013 7:35pm CST
From a telephone conversation with her good friend, my mom just found out one of her childhood friend got cancer 2 months ago, and now, he is going through treatment. It was a sad news, even though his business is doing so good in the past 15 years. But these money couldn't buy his good health though. He is only above 55 years old, and his wife was really supportive. When I come to think about it, even though you have million of dollars on hand, it can't exchange a healthy life. Sometimes, you rather have more time with your family. What do you think?
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12 responses
25 Mar 13
I agree that money can't buy healthy life, money just like a tools that can support the life you desired, but of course money can't buy all of your desires. Yes I think that stay healthy is above the money, which means healthy is more important than money.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
2 Feb 13
very true... Id rather be a poor girl in good health.. than a rich one in poor health. Have a great day there. See you here soon....
@DoctorDidi (7018)
• India
2 Feb 13
Yes, I agree fully with you that money can't buy good health, it can at best afford one to avail oneself of a costly treatment but there is no surety that the best available medical treatment would return one the normal healthy life which one have possessed earlier in life.
@tshihmin2 (186)
• Malaysia
30 Jan 13
Yes, it's true that money can't buy good health. You can have so much money to pay the doctor but doctor also can make mistake and got limited knowledge. So, doctor cannot guarantee to bring back good health. Moreover, again you can have a lot of money, but one day we will grow old too and pass away. That too it also don't work with money.
@babyeve (1048)
• Seychelles
30 Jan 13
I think that indeed money cannot buy your health. Having a lot of money does not necessarily mean you will get the best of health. Although you can afford to get the best treatment, you body might not be able to respond to these treatments in a positive manner.
• Philippines
30 Jan 13
Your right, wealth is health and you can do it with a healthy habit. Maybe he was just too busy making fortune on the early days of his life but forgot to kept himself healthy. I he just missed a balance life style and it was just his destiny.
@youless (112091)
• Guangzhou, China
30 Jan 13
Of course money can buy many things, however, it can't buy everything. It is true that a good health can not be exchanged by money. When you are ill, you are still suffering even if you have lots of money. The money can only give you a better medical care but that's all. I think sometimes when the people are rich, they shall take a break and enjoy the lives.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
30 Jan 13
Oh yes! That is why we have a saying that goes like this: Health is wealth. It is nice to have both wealth and health but if I can't have both I would choose health over wealth. It is better not to be wealthy but very healthy. What is the use of money if this money can't even cure you from sickness. It is just like being a poor who can't afford to buy medicine. I think a wealthy person feels very miserable if his money can't even help to treat his terminal illness or any chronic illness that make his living not delightful at all. All of us will die but it is better to die healthy. We all have just one life to live so better live this life the healthy way. It is so sad to leave our family ahead of time. Nevertheless even the healthy ones sometimes die for one reason or another so it is really good if you do the most of your life for as long as you are still alive. Let us all give our family and all loved ones the companionship and fellowship they will truly enjoy and cherish.
@jambi462 (4576)
• United States
30 Jan 13
No money can't buy you a good healthy life but it can allow you to make much more healthy life choices and be able to afford things to help benefit your health. If you make more money you can afford more money and preventive health benefits like supplements and vitamins and minerals. You can also afford to pay for a healthier diet of fruits, vegetables, and high quality meats. I'm trying to make more money so that way I can afford higher quality food and hopefully buy all organic at some point in time. However working all the time to make more money can really deplete your health. It adds fatigue and aches from standing so much or whatever you may do at your job. It can also take away from sleep time and from just personal time to relax and recuperate.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
30 Jan 13
That's true. We tend to grab every opportunity we get hoping for the best for the family. Sometimes, it goes in the way in having quality time with the family. But we often say that everything is for the family and that the family should understand. Being sick is never a choice. It happens the least we expect it. Only when things get worse do we realize that the time we spent in making ourselves successful have taken the precious times that were suppose to be for the family. Millions of money is worthless when one gets sick.
@averygirl72 (37544)
• Philippines
30 Jan 13
People who are rich tends to be a lot healthy in life because they can nourish themselves well. Poor people will die easily in hospitals because they can't pay for more services. Health is wealth and so precious. Sometimes money cannot save our health and buy as a new life. Some can pay for chemotherapy but then when our bodies cannot handle a disease, money has no use. So, being healthy is being rich.
• India
30 Jan 13
It is very true. Money can buy everything you need and it includes love,care,friends,family,health and many more. These things are only bought by our good efforts and they can be achieved once in our life time.