Can you find Happiness if you got all the Money you need to get what you want?

Philippines
January 28, 2010 8:25pm CST
This is one question that keeps bothering many of us... There are millionaires that continues to earn a lot, but also keeps talking that he is not Happy... Here is one ugly guy, even though he keeps thinking what he should do to find an amount to buy one meal for the day, but he can easily be Happy if he can eat even just once for a day or two... This is just one irony for a Life... Where is Happiness?
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@asanlee (408)
• Indonesia
29 Jan 10
Hallo....if I have become a millionaire, I can buy whatever I want, I can pay all my debts, I can give the best to my family, I will feel happy for a while...but maybe not last for life...because Money can buy many things, but can not buy everything ...For me the most important is Healthy.....besides I have much money, I must be in good health, not only me, but all my family in Good health then I will be in the greatest of my Happiness.....
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@fizanali (478)
• Pakistan
29 Jan 10
Nice question this one bothers me a lot too. I think happiness is unrelated to money, I feel most happy pursuing my dreams. But when i get what i want there is temporary happiness only. We must find happiness with ourselfs if we can't do that we'll never be happy.
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@May2k8 (18102)
• Indonesia
29 Jan 10
money can not buy happiness, money can buy items and pay bills when we find out course find again. So many uses of money, but if we are wasteful and can not manage it all the happiness we will depart. What particularly appealed to the god is to be given sustenance in our lives, and provide enjoyment of the world and the hereafter.
• India
29 Jan 10
Money is Important, but for me It can't buy you some precious things, like a child's smile, your parent's blessing. For me I am happy when I am at work, doing my stuff so it doesn't matter to me that money is their or not
• Philippines
30 Jan 10
one, among the the many more precious things that money can't buy, is Love... If just we can buy the Love for God and give the People who needs it most, I am so sure that we can give happiness... If only we can buy love, we can make many people happy... Happy MyLooting... Thanks for the response... and to Many people who responded, as well...
@grace118224 (1038)
• China
29 Jan 10
Yes what you are talking about is ture and ironic in our real world . I'm just thinking whether happiness is some kind of thoughts deep in people's hearts. There is a saying from China that if you are satisfied with or what you have you will be always happy . Well that's true indeed. No matter what or how much we own if we are happy with them we will feel happy. But it's hard to do that therefore there are so many people in this world are not happy.
• Philippines
30 Jan 10
Contentment is just a word... but many people can't hear it, and don't understand the real meaning of contentment, being happy of what you got, and happiness... thanks for the response, hope to hear more from you... God Bless...
@y2j2008 (44)
• Sri Lanka
29 Jan 10
This is something dependable on the character..For me Happiness is something that can not buy for money.But most of times money is become main thing to reach the happiness.. MONEY....... It can buy a house But not a Home ! It can buy a bed But not Sleep ! It can buy a clock But not Time ! It can buy you a book But not Knowledge ! It can buy you Medicine But not Health ! It can buy you blood But not LIFE !
• Philippines
30 Jan 10
lIFE, it's the most priceless, and the most valued treasure that people care of... But no man can buy Life...
• United States
30 Jan 10
If I had enough money to pay the bills and get what I need, I would be happy. This is mainly because I have to support my boyfriend and myself, all by myself. When i can't do it, we fight...so of course, when I find enough ways to make a lot of money, I'm blissful.
• Philippines
30 Jan 10
it's just only shows that you really love your boyfriend that much... it's also that one thing that money can't buy, how you love...
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
29 Jan 10
I think I'd be a lot more comfortable with mroe money, and I think I'd even be unhappy if I had less money - but i don't think that I'd necessarily be happy if i had a lot of money.
@levis143 (70)
• Philippines
29 Jan 10
Money of course brings happiness. Imagine yourself broke and cannot pay the bills, and the collectors are knocking on your door, and you are hiding because you cannot pay. Money is very important for we cannot survive in this physical world without money. In fact, why are people keep on working and working everyday? Partly maybe because they love what they do, but mostly because they need an income or salary to make both ends meet, otherwise they end up begging for food or borrowing from friends and relatives. Therefore it must be one of the most important goals of every human being living on earth to make sufficient amount of money to meet his or her needs and buy what he wants, and to be able to give to those in need. To think that you can be happy without money in this modern world is not being honest and true to yourself.
• Philippines
29 Jan 10
That's exactly true. I, myself, could hardly understand what is really the meaning of happiness in our lives. I am confused about what do I really want to become happy. I have been wanting to have many material things but i am not sure if these are all I need to have to become a happy person. I guess life is really full of irony. Or maybe, it's only about people. Discontentment, I think, is innate within us already. Once we have achieved something, we couldn't help ourselves but to look for more. But what I actually want to have is to be happy everyday, if possible. Money, can truly be the reason for us not to become happy. In this world, people are filled with material objects which preoccupied our minds. Those things control our lives because the truth is, we can hardly live without money to buy what we need for survival.
• China
29 Jan 10
I'm not sure I would be happy for getting plentiful money, but I'm completely sure I would be exalted if I could sleep well everyday.
• Nigeria
29 Jan 10
Money is not happiness, happiness depends on happenings i.e things that happen to you or around you.Rather you should strive to have joy this does not depend on happenings.
@emine08 (1551)
• Indonesia
29 Jan 10
Money cann't bring all our happiness. Happiness lay down in our heart and mind. If someone is happy, he or she he doesn't think about money. money isn't everything but everyting needs money. Money is a need not the source of happiness.
@meldred (94)
29 Jan 10
For me money is not totally an instrument to make a person happy,but it can contribute. Yap you're right because even a very poor guys or children roaming around the streets asking for food & money are also happy.I believed you can find true happines if you surrender your life to Jesus and by doing that i think your life will change & you will be contented of what you have. Because almost all people are not contented of what they have that why they are always worried about thier future. You know i have read a passage in the Bible that says What shall it porfit a man if He gains the whole world & losses HIs own soul.
• Philippines
29 Jan 10
...in my own opinion.yes you are rich,you can easily find something that makes you happy.but how long you will be happy?an hour?a day?we cannot say how long,because people don't have satisfaction, you can be happy but not to the fullest!
• Philippines
30 Jan 10
yes, I really agree... as long as you can find Contentment, Happiness is just easy...
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
29 Jan 10
hi dweebs well to me since I am poor happiness is having enough to pay your bills and rent and buy your food, not talking luxuries here at all. we all have a certain amount we need just' to keep our heads above water, have that I am really happy so yes we do need some money,a person would be a fool to say otherwise. I am not happy when I cannot pay my bills.
• Malaysia
29 Jan 10
You are not the only one my friend..I've been thinking about this a lot..Sure we always trying to be success and earn a lot of money..I heard of unhappy things happen to those who need not worry about money. That is what struck me, isn't money suppose to make life easier when you can get whatever you want..Sometimes I heard people said that they don't want to get rich because it will be hard to live. Sometimes I agree with them, but then I always dream to be rich. Getting all the fancy cars, wonderful houses and no worry about money anymore. We would never know how it felt like to be rich, maybe we will enjoy in a period of time and at some point money can destroy us if we bow to it.
• China
29 Jan 10
Money is important but not the most important thing to me. I think the warm family can make me happy. If you have much money you can get what you want, maybe you will find some happiness, but it also brings some problems to you. For example, your husband will find another beautiful woman, the relations with your friends will be not nature....