Money Matters

Many people agree that society values money too much. Money is an essential part of our economy and has made the trade of goods and services easier, but it has the potential to ruin our lives. We might even base our own lives on things we don’t like just because money is an incentive. For example, there are many cases in which people pursue a career that they don’t like just because they will earn more money. It brings us to the famous question “Does money really bring you happiness?” The answer to this heavily depends on how you define happiness. Although if you define happiness as having good friends and family, the answer to the question is no because a wealthy man may seem to be able to do whatever he wants, but he can’t buy happiness(friends and family) with money. We also use wealth as a means of defining a person’s importance in society. Why is it that richer people are treated better than poorer people in society? This is the true absurdity of society’s beliefs in reputation and wealth. People should follow their dreams instead of following the crowd or money. The one that is truly rich is the one with the most sincere happiness and that is not driven solely by the desire for money.