While, many think that money can bring all things in life but truly speaking you may have all material things but money cannot bring you real love and happiness. Through this article we will try to find reasons that why money cannot buy happiness. Money can be a tool to buy things that brings temporary pleasure but it can’t buy permanent happiness. Happiness depicts reflection of one’s soul, it depends upon inner state of mind.

An object can make a person happy for a short while but happiness is for a lifetime. If somebody thinks money can buy happiness then that is not true happiness. Money is given huge importance and simple things which bring us true happiness are often overlooked. One of things that give happiness is love. It does not cost anything but can fill your life with happiness. Generally, people believe that they can make someone feel happy or loved with help of money and perhaps they can but only for a while.

People have made concept that having money can solve their all problems and this will lead them to live a happy life. But it is probably not fact. Having money doesn’t make you happy. Money can buy basic necessities of life. Wearing branded clothes, having a prestigious home and a wide car does not enriches a person with real happiness. It gives a temporary pleasure that can be faded away leaving not even a single foot step behind. If happiness was something to be bought by money then all rich would be happiest and poor would be miserable ones having sorrowful and saddest heart. But that’s not case. Often poor people are seemed to have a happy life.

Happiness is hidden in such little things. Money can’t buy friendship. Friends and family are not products that can be bought by money. Money cannot fix broken relationships. Not everything can be fixed by money. Happiness is enjoying our own company, living in peace and harmony with our own soul and in love with ourselves. For being truly happy, we do not need money and material things.

It is reality of universe that everything is not about money, it’s the little things in life that matter most. Money cannot buy time, so use your time astutely. Money cannot fix broken relationships. Addiction to earning money can cause severe mental stress. Money can seem to be “never enough. “Materialism can become a harmful obsession. Money alone cannot buy peace of mind.

In my opinion, I do not believe that money can buy happiness. I cannot deny the fact that money is a basic need of our lives to purchase our everyday necessities. We can use money to purchase fancy and expensive goods like branded stuffs but satisfaction would only be limited. Because we would remain unable to buy relations, love and emotions of joy and happiness through money.

Lot of us think of our friends as treasures. A friend is somebody that likes you for what you are and who you are and they continue to believe in you even when you stop believing in yourself. Friendship which we form is a tight bond and we get emotionally involved with people. Money can’t obstruct with our approach, nor can money buy us true friends. When we have an honest relationship with our friends, they will be there for us and stand by our side no matter what happens. On other hand those who stay with us just because of our wealth will never benefit us in our hard time. Because they actually do not love us or care about us they only stand by us because of our money.

Lot of us think of our friends as treasures. A friend is somebody that likes you for what you are and who you are and they continue to believe in you even when you stop believing in yourself. Friendship which we form is a tight bond and we get emotionally involved with people. Money can’t impede with our approach, nor can money buy us true friends. I have personally seen people who buy clothes, accessories, food or anything to buy friends. It might work but only for a while and then it just goes to prove once again that money cannot buy happiness.

Some priceless possessions that are essential for happiness but cannot be bought are mentioned below:

An honest opinion from a loved one. True friends who have your back. A family you can always count on. True love. Humor and laughter. Having a positive attitude. Doing a good deed. First time someone says, “I love you.” Quality time with your loved ones. Having someone listen to you intently. Love of your children, family and significant other. Pushing one to achieve something great.

It should be noted that money is an essential part of modern life and one cannot survive without it but one should not make money as sole source of happiness. Money can buy pleasures but not happiness and these two things should be kept different. Money has never made a man happy and nor will it.  A precious and priceless asset, happiness is something no sum of money can ever buy. Money can buy medicines but not health, it can buy beds but not sleep. Similarly, it can buy tools which may bring happiness but not happiness itself.

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 21 2023

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