Why do we think money means happiness?

Because money is much like that elusive butterfly of love...we see those who have it and envy their circumstance. In reality, when you get to know those people, most of them have more problems that money can ever fix. Money buys them everything but the vast majority of them are not happy and their money will not buy it.

On top of that, they have the paranoia of worrying about whether or not you are really a friend or just hanging around to get your hands on their money. In reality, money is a tool of living and loving. Hopefully we have enough to keep us fed, warm, and safe.

Beyond that ,money is reall over-rated and never buys true happiness. WB.

I don't think money means happiness. The things you say are most likely true, but I don't see it happening.

To many people have been brain washed by this idea of suburbia. Have a happy little house,a wonderfull job, and picture perfect family. I call it the hive.

I work my you know what off. Struggle to balance family, work,and social life and the queen(corporate americA) enjoys all of the kick backs.

All the while I pray my job survives the bet of the day(dow jones)and the little bit of a nest egg I have is not stolen by the families trusted accountant(washington) as if thats not enough I then hope the neighbors never find out I borrowed their gas can.(the oil) I AREE we need to reinvest into our own communities , Help oUR lOCAL Farmers! For god sake they feed our children! We need to place once again a value on us the individuals.

Ya, we have gotten ourselves into a vicious circle that unless the whole country flights together, will never end.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.