Can Money Buy Happiness?

[nutbush]

i totally agree that talking cock is a happy past time...:o

my main problem is here:
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Yes that can make you happy too.

 

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for most people can but for some people cannot

 

[AhMeng]

Sometimes happiness may not be due to having money but other things, for example, delusion of grandeur.

Like who?

 

[ginfreely]

Yes, money definitely can buy happiness, go restaurant no need to see price before deciding what to order, go holiday no need to squeeze economy class, buy house no need to compromise on location, any medical condition can check up as soon as possible, no need to worry on consultation fees...

 

[AhMeng]

Yes, money definitely can buy happiness, go restaurant no need to see price before deciding what to order, go holiday no need to squeeze economy class, buy house no need to compromise on location, any medical condition can check up as soon as possible, no need to worry on consultation fees...

That's buying convenience, not happiness lah...

 

[Leongsam]

Yes, money definitely can buy happiness, go restaurant no need to see price before deciding what to order, go holiday no need to squeeze economy class, buy house no need to compromise on location, any medical condition can check up as soon as possible, no need to worry on consultation fees...

You have the wrong idea of what happiness is.

Once you have money for all the comforts of life, they'll all be taken for granted as part and parcel of your existence.

Using your logic, you should be overjoyed with your life if you compare it with one led by a starving African child who does not know where his next meal is coming from.

There are millions in this world who have never eaten in ANY restaurant, never gone for ANY holiday and never been on a plane, never owned a house regardless of location and have never seen a doctor.

Happiness is not about material wealth or lifestyle. Happiness is brought about by having a good relationship with your loved ones and by achieving goals and helping others do the same.

 

[AhMeng]

Happiness is not about material wealth or lifestyle. Happiness is brought about by having a good relationship with your loved ones and by achieving goals and helping others do the same.

This must be the most sensible statement I have seen coming from Leongsam all this years I have been on the forum!
To Leongsam, cheers!

 

[Lionheart]

I am happy.More money makes me more happy. Less money does not make me less happy.

 

[cheesecake]

Happiness is not about material wealth or lifestyle. Happiness is brought about by having a good relationship with your loved ones and by achieving goals and helping others do the same.

Some people simply don't get it.

 

[Asterix]

If I were rich, I'd have the time that I lack
To sit in the synagogue and pray.
And maybe have a seat by the Eastern wall.
And I'd discuss the holy books with the learned men, several hours every day.
That would be the sweetest thing of all.

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[po2wq]

depends on whether ur type of happiness can b bot wif moni anot ...

 

[orbin]

I am averagely happy with my life. Enuff to spend, splurge a little sometimes.

But I am increasingly digusted (unhappy) with PAP importing so many foreignors and screwing Singapore...

This is why I guess, my face is so black.

 

[Physiocrat]

Whats this obsession with happiness?

 

[Leongsam]

Whats this obsession with happiness?

Because it is something that is largely absent in Singapore. People have this idea that once they drive a Merc or a Beemer and have enough money to buy that condo, they'll live happily forever after but happiness doesn't work that way.

You can have all the material wealth in the world and still be absolutely miserable because the basic building blocks of a happy existence viz family, friends and a meaningful life are absent.

 

[Leongsam]

This must be the most sensible statement I have seen coming from Leongsam all this years I have been on the forum!
To Leongsam, cheers!

This the Sinkie conundrum. You have here a Singaporean who takes the good life for granted and is unhappy simply because of a few minor issues like having to stick to a budget when ordering food, having to put up with a bit of discomfort on a plane trip, not being able to buy a home in a prime location etc.

This attitude permeates the whole nation. They forget that for the majority of the rest of the world, property ownership, plane trips and meals out are nothing more than a piped dream.

 

[Physiocrat]

Happiness is a very profound shit which varies among individuals.

I enjoy reading. So when I read I suppose I am happy . But at the same time the more you read and start to know/doubt stuff, the more miserable one becomes.

So basically you get into a very illogical state= the more miserable I am, the happier I am.

 

[winners]

If you have money (and I mean excessive), you can buy almost anything you want, except to extend your life. So, why cannot be happy?

 

[Physiocrat]

Because it is something that is largely absent in Singapore. People have this idea that once they drive a Merc or a Beemer and have enough money to buy that condo, they'll live happily forever after but happiness doesn't work that way.

You can have all the material wealth in the world and still be absolutely miserable because the basic building blocks of a happy existence viz family, friends and a meaningful life are absent.

To be fair, hkies are no different. And the demand for drugs are high for both countries. I remember hearing somewhere (an educated junkie) that when one is a kid, there is a certain gland in the brain which excretes some juice which is the culprit for the feeling of "happiness". As one ages, this gland is not as active as before. Drugs apparently have the capability to sort of "reactivate" that gland momentarily.

 

[Leongsam]

If you have money (and I mean excessive), you can buy almost anything you want, except to extend your life. So, why cannot be happy?

Because buying stuff (acquiring possessions) does not bring about happiness. It may cheer you up for a day or so but that's it.

Take my cycling hobby as an example... buying a new bike does not make me happy. Polishing it every day won't make me happy either.

However, training for a race, building fitness, reaching new fitness milestones and finally winning a race brings immense satisfaction.

Happiness is brought about by achievements not possessions and especially if the possessions were acquired with no effort on your part.... eg winning a lottery or inheriting a few million dollars.

 

[po2wq]

... However, training for a race, building fitness, reaching new fitness milestones and finally winning a race brings immense satisfaction ...

u trained hard n surpassed various fitness milestones, u njoyed ur race ...

but u lost 2 ur bestest fren or most hateful rival by a whisker ...

wil u b happy? ...