Noonewouldargue,Ithink,thatmoneyisunimportant.Therearecertainthingsthathumanbeingsneed—food,shelter,medicalcareandthesethingscostmoney.Butifonehasenoughmoneytoliveon,topayforthebasicessentialsoflife,isitimportanttohavealotmoremoneythanthat?Willyourlifeimproveinproportiontotheamountofmoneythatyouhave?
Well,thereisnodenyingthatmoneycanbuyalot.Maybeyoudonotneedmuchmoneytopayforasimpleshelter,buthowaboutifyouwantanicebigapartmentinaniceneighbourhood,orifyouwanttobuyahouse?Infact,peopledogetoneachother'snervesiftheyarecrowdedtogetherinasmallkitchen,ifamarriedcouplecannotbutsharearoomwiththeirparents,ifchildrenarenotallowedtohavealittleprivacyoftheirown.
Moreover,itisnicetogetalittlepleasureoutoflife,alittlefunfromtimetotime.Unfortunately,manyofthefunthingsthatyoucandotodaycostmoney.Inmoderncities,forexample,onanynight,outstandingperformersappearinnightclubsandonconcertstages.Furthermore,youcandineonfoodsfromeverycorneroftheworldintherestaurants.Sohowcanitbethatmanypeopleinmoderncitiesdonothavefun?Simple,theydonothavethemoneytotakeadvantageofalltheseattractions.
So,ismoneytheroadtohappiness?Notreally.Largenumbersofpeopleworkeveryday,workovertime,workweekends,andmakealotofmoney.Aretheyhappy?No.Theyhavenotimetoformormaintainfriendship,notimetoenjoythemselves.
Surelyeveryonehasthoughtattimes,"IfonlyIhadalotofmoney,Iwouldbethehappiestpersonintheworld."Butitisimportanttorememberthatmoneyisonlyameanstoanend,nottheenditself.