Mîndreanu Gabriel, cls a XI-a

Money Doesn't Bring Happiness

Money helps us lead a comfortable life. It helps us provide the best possible education for our
children. It ensures that our near and dear ones have access to medical attention whenever
they need it. Having more money than you need is unlikely to increase your levels of
happiness, but not having enough will definitely destroy your peace of mind.

There is a limit to the amount of money that we can spend on ourselves. Still, the richest
among us have amassed wealth they or their progeny will never use in their lifetime. Still,
they aren’t satisfied. They want more. That is the lure of money. It never makes people
content. Those who don’t have it want to have it. Those who have it want to have even more
of it. Unfortunately, in our pursuit of riches, we often forget to live. We forget to appreciate
the little joys that make our lives worth living.

Having a lot of money is definitely a problem. It even threatens our safety and security and
makes us the target of thieves. Look at the richest people. They can’t move around freely like
you or I. They are always surrounded by their personal security guards and often live their
entire lives in constant fear of getting attacked.

It is truly undeniable that in this science and technology millennium, we can hardly live without
money. Even buying something small such as sweet will cost you some money. However, this
does not mean that money can buy happiness, unlike the misconception of most people in the
world. In fact, wealth is a far cry from happiness. One of the main gates to happiness is to stay
healthy. Maybe some people think that when one is rich, he can be healthy or it does not matter
even if they have diseases because these rich men have lots of money to pay their medication.
This is totally wrong.

A children or a teenage brought in moderate family is better than in a rich family. As the sons
or daughters of billionaires, their parents will give them whatever that they want in material.
These children or teenagers get a lot of pocket money from their parents and can afford to buy
many expensive things like branded, latest handset, expensive clothes and branded sport shoes.
But the question is, are they happy if their parents are always working with only a maid to
accompany them.

Successful businessmen may always have a chance of flying to all parts of the world when they
go out station to make business. However, very few of them can really take it as a holiday as a
treat for themselves for their schedules are always full and they are so stressful with their
works. Even fewer businessmen can ignore urgent, pursuing calls from their clients or office
when they are going for holidays or resting. In other words, one can make lots of money but he
may not enjoy even the beauty of nature around them or the branded, expensive things with
them. So what is the use of money when we do not even enjoy a meal properly and
discontented with lives. One with a moderate income can feels happier if he leads a simple life
and be grateful with what he has.