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Simon Lejeune
Does money make happiness? Men have been seeking happiness since the dawn of time. They have discovered, created, built, worked, cried, evolved, and interacted in the hope of finding the key to be happy. Throughout this eternal debate between stoicism and epicureanism, men have never stopped wondering what the best way to be happy was. Over the course of their journey, they also have tended to be materialistic and confuse ‘having’ with ‘being’. In today’s world, in which it is legitimate to say that money rules the world, does money make happiness? It is not easy to talk about money in our western society, this is a fact. Generally, it is not known how much people earn. First interesting observation: it is hard to imagine that the so-called most important thing in life is a taboo subject. However, people are constantly driven to believe that money is the only thing they should be concerned about. The consumer society is in the dock. Advertisings are now everywhere and no one can escape from them. People do not buy things because they need them, but because they can afford it. Men create their own needs. Moreover, a trend is spreading according to which this addiction to wealth and money should be felt by everyone. In a family dinner, the one who says that money is not very important to him will probably be called a hypocrite. It is true: it is more comfortable to declare that you are not obsessed by money when you can live easily on your own, even though you are not rich. Notwithstanding, there is no need to be the poorest person on Earth to say that money is not the most important thing in life. Of course, an important part of the world is starving and living under dramatic conditions because of a lack of money among other reasons. Unfortunately, there are still homeless people in every country, even in the so-called developed ones, for whom some extra money could change everything. However, this sad truth should not prevent people from claiming out loud that money is only one aspect of their life. Seeing the world only through dollars and euros is a big mistake too many people make. Money is not a goal, but a ‘tool’ that may help to reach the goals. We need money to survive, but we need people to live. We need relationships to give meaning to money. Unfortunately, too many people tend to forget it, and this is one of the biggest curse of today’s society. Human beings do not do what we want with money, they are its slaves. Thanks for correcting, What do you think of it?

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Does money make happiness?

Men have been seeking happiness since the dawn of time. They have discovered, created, built, worked, cried, evolved, and interacted in the hope of finding the key to be happy. Throughout this eternal debate between stoicism and epicureanism, men have never stopped looking for the best way to be happy. Over the course of their journey, they also have tended to be materialistic and confuse ‘having’ with ‘being’. In today’s world, in which it is legitimate to say that money rules the world, does money make happiness?
It is not easy to talk about money in our western society, this is a fact. Generally, it is not known how much people earn. First interesting observation: It is hard to imagine that the so-called most important thing in life is a taboo subject. However, people are constantly driven to believe that money is the only thing they should be concerned about. The consumer society is in the dock. Advertisements are now everywhere and no one can escape from them. People do not buy things because they need them, but because they can afford it. Men create their own needs. Moreover, a trend is spreading according to which where this addiction to wealth and money is felt by everyone. In a family dinner, the one who says that money is not very important to him will probably be called a hypocrite. It is true: it is more comfortable to declare that you are not obsessed by money when you can live easily on your own, even though you are not rich. Notwithstanding But, there is no need to be the poorest person on Earth to say that money is not the most important thing in life. Of course, an important part of the world is starving and living under dramatic conditions because of a lack of money among other reasons. Unfortunately, there are still homeless people in every country, even in the so-called developed ones, for whom some extra money could change everything. However, this sad truth should not prevent people from claiming out loud that money is only one aspect of their life. Seeing the world only through dollars and euros is a big mistake too many people make. Money is not a goal, but a ‘tool’ that may help to reach the goals. We need money to survive, but we need people to live. We need relationships to give meaning to money. Unfortunately, too many people tend to forget it, and this is one of the biggest curse of today’s society. Human beings do not do what we want with money, they are its slaves.

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Very much agree with your sentiment. Your english is very good! Some of your verbiage can be off, but it's far from gibberish. I completely understood your point!

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Hello Ariel, I couldn't agree more, that's exactly what I meant.
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You're required to have money to eat, to have a home, clothing to live a decent life. However, I would not say it's necessary to have money in order to be happy. People can be rich and still be unhappy. Money can allow you to purchase things you may think will make you happy but really the only way you can be happy is if you decide to be happy period. You have to make the decision whether or not you want to be happy or not. Happiness is not a result of material means.

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