Stephanie - Money is happiness?

Money cannot buy happiness. Money creates a sense of hope and contentment, but ultimately you can’t buy true happiness. The important things in life are friends and family; not what kind of car you drive or how big your house is. Yes, a Coach purse or a Rolex can provide a short window of thrill, but these items can’t love you back, or provide any sense of satisfaction when you are alone.If happiness could be purchased, every actor and actress in Hollywood would be married and have perfect lives, when in reality the rich and famous can end up being the most miserable. There is no way to control love; it is a sacred treasure that can’t be manipulated with money. Of course, the shallow people of the world give us examples of marrying for money and the tabloids take advantage of their pain and stupidity. Ultimately, choosing money over love leaves a person depressed and unfulfilled in life. There is no substitute for pure happiness.Money can act as a convenient tool in life, which can be considered delightful at times. Wealth can generate feelings of excitement and self-importance, but those emotions are miniscule compared to true love, compassion, and joy. Building a multi-million dollar business is exciting and worth priding yourself on, but it does not define a person’s character. People with money may receive admiration from their peers, but jealousy is rarely attained because extreme wealth does not define a ‘good life’. The essential things in life can’t be acquired through money and problems of the mind and soul can’t be fixed by wealth. Happiness can be obtained through nature’s beauty; another treasure that riches can’t create. Sunsets, flowers, and waterfalls are wondrous parts of our world that are untainted by the corruptness of money. Even though wealth is helpful, it does not provide a person will a lovable life. It cannot create loved ones, and it cannot create happiness.