Money Can't Buy Happiness

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Money can’t buy happiness Money and happiness, in anyplace at any time to anybody, the two always have countless ties. Money, the more money we possess, the higher social status we may have. We can do many things with money, such as going shopping, travelling, buying medicine and investing, etc. Thus, we can get the idea from the descriptions that things can be done smoothly with the help of money. Happiness, is something special in our heart, which can be spread in many different ways. Happiness is the smile on your face when you succeed in overcoming a very difficult problem; happiness is the applause getting from your teachers and classmates when you do a good job. However, happiness can easily slip away without informing you that she has already come and when you look back, you may regret that you have not cherished it. But firstly, as a substance, money can only buy objective existences while it can’t buy any inner feelings. For example, you bought a bunch of flowers for your mother as her birthday present, and she is really happy, we can obviously figure out that mother is happy because of your love rather than the money that the flowers stand for, right? Money is pursued by everyone. In the past people always said that if you have money, you have everything. But is it true? Money is important, but not omnipotent. Try to imagine one day we are trapped in a desolate island. There is no food, no transportation, no people. At this moment, do you think you still really need money? There are many precious things that we can’t buy with money. How much does time cost? There is an old saying goes that “Time is gold and it is difficult for one to use gold to get time”. It’s absolutely right. Time goes by without our noticing. Yesterday has become history, it’s beyond redemption. Time and tide wait for no man. How can money buy the young age? So can you
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