Sure, financial stability is a wonderful platform to stand on, but dipping below and nearing that poverty line often leads to a better life-experienced person. Without suffering through a valley in one's life, how can someone truly appreciate the top of a peak? Any incremental difference of having nothing and having something will be intensified, leading to a greater sense of appreciation and happier attitudes. The trick is to not allow your fear of lacking money drive you to surround yourself with cash or any other financial cushion. A rich man's world might be a dark place, filled with dread, fear, and loneliness. (What happens if my stocks crash? Do people really like me, or do they like my money? Forget this. I'm just going to push everyone away.) Therefore, the best life is lived without a thought to the correlation of money and happiness.
Be happy and you will be rich.
(Also, in the music video for "Money, Money, Money" when they sing about money, they show a bunch of quarters, dines, and nickels falling- not the piles of actual cash rappers today use in their videos.
Also-also,
Taylor Mali's "What Do Teachers Make". This is a beautiful spoken-word responding to the stereotype that "those who can't, teach" and the jokes made towards a teacher's salary.)
I agree with your point that money doesn't always correlate with happiness. It's true that someone could be very wealthy yet live a depressing life due to their focus on material things.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Allison and I like how you pointed out that a man may have tons of money, but still isn't happy. Money really can't always buy happiness.
ReplyDeleteI like your introduction, with ABBA and money equating to happiness, which it doesn't. Children surrounded in wealth often crave their parents' love and attention and are unhappy just as people living in poverty don't have enough needs.
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