Now a days people's evaluations were most of time tied to their income, the more they made, the more they felt their life was going well.
I think there is nothing wrong with having more money, as long as it is legally and ethically earned and deserved. It can sometimes help make us happier. Perhaps the best that we can do is try to have some of both, money and happiness. Even if you do not believe in destiny, I think our lives are often complex and beyond our individual control, so we cannot always choose one or the other, and then just make it happen. Someone may choose to earn less (for example with an easier or part-time job) and try to be happier; but circumstances may change and he might become unhappier. I think this is an engaging philosophical and psychological question but the each person's answer will be different. I would prefer to pick a more concrete and analyze that. For example, would I rather do a research project, where I do not like and care about the topic but an employer will pay me a large amount, or would I rather do an interesting research project that I would enjoy but nobody would pay or compensate me?... Would I choose personal joy and interest... or would I choose money to spend for myself in my free time and with other people that are close to me?... I would respect both answers. Thanks Aieman for the interesting question.
Certainly not.
It is not how much we earn but rather how we live. The ancient Chinese proverb applies here. To be happy, set the threshold on your expectations to an achievable level. In other words, learn to live within your means.
In the west, consumption is the norm. This is unfortunate because there are many things that are out of our reach due to cost. So why aspire for what we cannot afford?
It seems that RG sometimes cannot keep up with the number of posts being made.
I answered this question 10 minutes ago but my answer has not appeared in this thread.
Not at all, not even closer. In fact we observe people of wealth are more miserable and suicidal than those with meager resources. Those who have less money do indeed make less demands and those demands are met - sources of happiness. But those with huge money make huge and several demands that even humans sometimes fail to meet those demands - sources of unhappiness. Besides human beings are creatures with several ambitions and dreams to make and fulfill, in which financial satisfaction is only one from among those several wishes.
No.
However, one can buy things that can make people happy. We can buy toys (with money) that can make our kids happy. Or flowers, chocolates that can make our beloved happy.
But we cannot buy happiness.
Money never buy happiness, Many peoples have a lot of money they cannot eat normal. but as eddie said we can buy toys (with money) that can make our kids happy. Or flowers, chocolates that can make our beloved happy.
I think there is nothing wrong with having more money, as long as it is legally and ethically earned and deserved. It can sometimes help make us happier. Perhaps the best that we can do is try to have some of both, money and happiness. Even if you do not believe in destiny, I think our lives are often complex and beyond our individual control, so we cannot always choose one or the other, and then just make it happen. Someone may choose to earn less (for example with an easier or part-time job) and try to be happier; but circumstances may change and he might become unhappier. I think this is an engaging philosophical and psychological question but the each person's answer will be different. I would prefer to pick a more concrete and analyze that. For example, would I rather do a research project, where I do not like and care about the topic but an employer will pay me a large amount, or would I rather do an interesting research project that I would enjoy but nobody would pay or compensate me?... Would I choose personal joy and interest... or would I choose money to spend for myself in my free time and with other people that are close to me?... I would respect both answers. Thanks Aieman for the interesting question.
Of course no. Money cannot buy happiness. Mony can make you happy when you give donations to help poor people.
Spending money for some interesting tools may give short moments of saturation and complancency, but no permanent luck and happiness. This effect is independent from the purpose for your money spending. But of course spending money for people who need help is a better application than just buying more and more without any social aim.
We work hard to make money and buy facilities that we believe to make us happy. But while working hard to get that money, we are managing our time to get that money. But when we get too much money we will be busy and spend the whole time in the management of that money, then happiness will spill form our hands because we will be busy in saving and keeping that money secure not to evaporate in the air. Then happiness will turn into unhappiness because of money. So reasonable money is good, but how much is that REASONABLE? It depends on your personal needs and the degree of satisfactions.
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