Will Money Make You Happy?

Will Money Make You Happy?

If money grew on trees, what do you see?
Buy this, buy that, go here, go there?
No more budgeting, no more balancing on a tight rope, you now live carefree
If you look at your reflection in a bar of gold
Are you smiling?
Would money make you as happy as you could be?

It seems like all we see are ways to spend
Digital pictures show us what is cool and in-the-now
Luxury is never out of style
As you keep buying anew, it becomes less and less special
You are not as happy as when you first purchased
But the feeling of spending gives immediate gratification
You are happy now, right?
Until the new and improved rears its head

What happened to:
"You can't buy happiness"?
Some say 50 is the magic number
The happiness meter is unchanged at 75 or even 100
"Maybe a million?" You ask, "Maybe a billion?"
Your meter remains at a standstill

Your blood and your experiences make you happy
After all, your tuned up super car is going as fast as the average commuter on a 35 mph road, isn't it?
Instead of buying him a toy to play with, give him the gift of:
"Son, you wanna go play catch?"
Your presence is a present

Money is an object
Used to buy materials.
Materials are just on the surface. Cold and hard, just like their atomic makeup
Happiness is warm like the sun
The feeling you get when you give to those in need
The feeling of love that consumes your soul and fills your heart- the passion
Accomplishment in achieving something great
And the laughter and bliss that come with family and friends

Everyone is always on the paper chase
"This is all I need to be happy" they say
Remember
The true answer to happiness lies in love and care
Relationships bind us social creatures to each other, almost magnetic
Don't connect to the icy items of greed
Connect to the warmth of another's heart, fuel the fire of joy
And dance around that fire
And Smile!
Because at the end of the day, when you strip a man of his possessions, his character is truly visible
He is authentic
He is free.
How about the best things in life?

Author's Note

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