For and Against Essay. Valeria Koshechkina

Are rich people happy?

The more rapidly the world develops, the more important the money becomes. Nowadays, people often wonder what role money plays and whether they can make them happy. Appropriately, the question is whether rich people are happy?

On the one hand, rich people are definitely happy. After all, what is happiness in the material sense? This is the satisfaction of our needs. Every wish fulfilled brings a person happiness. Rich people can afford everything they want. The most important aspect is not even material things, but traveling. During travels, you experience true happiness that is difficult to convey. Of course, in this sense, the rich are definitely happy.

Moreover, money gives power. I do not mean violent power or gross power over people, but simply a sense of confidence. It is not a secret to anyone that a confident person feels much more optimistic, happier and more adapted in society. Because of  such “state” in society,  many people have the impression that they are happy. Usually, rich people have a lot of friends and acquaintances, many entertainment and meetings. In their free time, they do what they want and no one can forbid them. Honestly, I do not know whether it is actually happiness or not, but many rich people call these facts as important to their happy life.

But now let's talk about the spiritual sense.There are many examples when very rich people give up everything, their business, investments, all the money and even family, and renounce. Why do they do it if they are happy? Of course, it depends on the person, but if we talk on this topic from the point of view of spirituality, then we cannot call rich people happy. At first, unfortunately, rich people have more negative situations. And again, this is due to money. Many people envy them that leads to bad consequences. To remain a happy person in this situation, you need to be able to find a balance between "good" and "evil''.  Money often spoils people.

And finally, real emotions and especially feelings cannot be bought or sold. Such things are not used at all in the context of money. These are rather trivial things, but they are: friendship and love are the most important things in the life of every person, and these things cannot be bought. People are really happy when they find something that is really close to them, and money doesn’t affect it. We cannot imagine our life without our family, relatives, friends, and this is proof that money is not connected with happiness.

In general, it is very difficult to answer the question whether wealthy people are definitely happy. Happiness depends on the inner state of a person, on their own perception of the world. Money is just one of the ways to make your dream come true, but you can’t get enough of it.