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manolita · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 37

Hi everybody .I would like to ask you if you think that rich people are happier than the rest,Personally I think that life is much more than have a lot of money.You can have many other things that love friendas a good job..etc Money is only 50 per cent of your life.What's is your opinion about that ? thank you

Alberto81 · Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Posts: 26 Location: Italy

I think money don't make the happyness.....but.....it is said....they help to live better.
Laughing

Important are health, family, friends, sport, music, hobbies...valours!!!....and a little bit money for not having bad thoughts.
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RedRose · Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 2735 Location: GuangZhou, China

Money makes happiness. but not in any case.

some of rich people are happy, some ain't. also, some poor people are happy, but some ain't. mabe that's not just because of money.

asterix · Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Posts: 1654

I know a man who has 1 billion dollars. He is unhappy.
He is not married because he thinks they are all after his money.
He can buy anything he wants and so there is no pleasure in dreaming about having something special.
I I had one thousandth of his money, I would live happily for the rest of my life.

Anuradha Chepur · Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 933

Many rich people eat tranquilizers.
Man is difficult to satisfy and it takes a set of circumtances to make him happy, which is again volatile.
I think the poor man sleeps better.

beancurdturtle · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:18 am Post subject:

Money is lubrication for life.

Happiness comes from contentment, acceptance, and letting go of fear - which is in the mind and has nothing to do with money.

I have known many VERY wealthy people and most of them were miserable. Having everything you ever want is like a drug, it only hides what's in your mind and keeps you from knowing your discontent. Most people with money's largest fear is that they will lose their money.

Those that have nothing and are happy, they are truly happy.
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garfield_jesse · Joined: 17 Oct 2005 Posts: 271

I have never been rich so i would love to be rich Laughing

. Some ones you saw that they were rich but they are not happiness...But do you wonder that whether are you rich you will less happiness?
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beancurdturtle · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:01 pm Post subject:

CP · Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Posts: 2875 Location: California

An old proverb:

Money is not so good as lack of money is bad.
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Anuradha Chepur · Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 933

I remember this joke:

The beggar is not far behind the billionaire; the billionaire is working for his second billion, and the beggar is working for his first one.

Anuradha Chepur · Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 933

I think man is inherently unhappy Sad

, which is why he has travelled a looooooong way from the cave, in search of happiness. It might remain a wild goose chase, hehe.

RedRose · Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 2735 Location: GuangZhou, China

Anuradha Chepur · Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 933

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CP · Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Posts: 2875 Location: California

Having money is good. Say, 5 on a scale of 1-10.

But not having money is bad. Say, 8 on a scale of 1-10.

So having money (5) is not so good as not having money ( 8 ) is bad.
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