Essays on do money and material possessions bring happiness

As Russell addressed the concern, “…what can a man or women, here and now, in the midst of our nostalgic society, do to achieve happiness The Role of Luck in a Person's Quest for happiness happiness seemed to be a very elusive feeling or emotion for people living in a very fast-paced world.... As Russell addressed the concern, “…what can a man or women, here and now, in the midst of our nostalgic society, do to achieve happiness for himself or herself?...

Material possessions and worldly goods have to bring happiness in life to everyone, including people next to them as friends, relatives, family members, or business partners.... Therefore, material possessions are important in giving the monks and nuns gifts for their services.... In temples, material possessions are used as offertories to the gods, pleasing the dead relatives as well as offerings to guests (Karunaratna Suvimalee: pp 70).... The paper "Prosperity and happiness the Buddhist View" states that contentment is being happy in life....

For the majority of Americans, money, whatever else it does, does not bring happiness” (Lane, 15). ... Usually, external circumstances such as family activities are considered to be at top to derive happiness, other things that bring happiness such as friends, music, work, meals or sports do not require significant amount of money to procure.... The pertinent thing is that the factors of well-being that are not related to money cannot be bought by anyone and that is why money cannot bring happiness in life....

Moreover, money and happiness are relative concepts which mean that if we constantly compare our situations to others, we will naturally become jealous of their money, reputation, and happiness.... In other words, since we can only have instant satisfaction feelings from money, we will never be able to feel happiness from it, because real happiness isn't just a feeling of satisfaction but it is a feeling of fulfillment that we can accomplish only after overcoming many obstacles on the way to our goals....

It tells the story of a poor family and their only son is bitten by a scorpion and the family does not have money to provide him with proper medical treatment.... Often, after reading a book an individual develops new perspectives about life and the process of thinking undergoes a marked change....

It has also been defined as the importance placed on material possessions by people, as well as the possessions' acquisition as a desirable or necessary form of conduct in reaching desired end-states, which include happiness (Richins and Dawson, 1992, pp 307). ... esires for material possessions have been found to begin very early in a child's life.... This is mainly been sparked by the influence of mass media advertisements that creates a desire in the girls to have material possessions. ...

Kasser reveals that individuals, whose values are focusing on the buildup of wealth and material possessions, undermine their overall wellbeing or quality of life.... Hence, the desire for more possessions implies people working harder to purchase items, and since the possession does not bring happiness, they are distracted in trying to maintain the items.... Kasser blames mostly the media and advertising industry for influencing individuals' psychology into believing that pursuit of material goals will fulfill their necessity for sanctuary, self-esteem, community partaking and personal freedom....

The point does not imply that any material desire is inherently bad as acquisition and material possession is healthy and natural part of a person's life.... The way consumer adjust their spending help them become more interested in family and community life and less in money and products to attain higher levels of wellbeing.... As people tend to use possessions and acquisition to seek happiness or as yardstick to success, after sometimes, they can not the distressing nature and self-mutilation effect of materialism....

With regard to happiness being the result of the possession of money and health, the elite would attach minimal importance. ... This essay focuses on the meaning of happiness, according to Aristotle is the outcome of the human activity, and the happy man is seen to be at his best in work, activity, and liveliness.... happiness, in his opinion, was the ultimate goal of life and of leading a virtuous life.... In general, people act in a manner that provides them or assures them of happiness, contentment or satisfaction....

This has made self-identity defines with possessions; such norms have placed excessive value monetary success and material possessions.... The pursuit of money, wealth and other material possessions are being perceived as determinants of pleasure and meaning in life.... This need is materialistic since recognition has to do with material possessions.... People have become materialistic thus viewing wealth acquisition as the centre of life, and crucial success, which is vital for their happiness....

This is attributed to the question as to whether growth in possessions and material abundance resulted to happiness in the country.... This is also true in other social media including LinkedIn and Twitter, which have indeed replaced Aristotle of friendship with a different modern one which entirely wipes out the real happiness brought about by real friendship.... ursuit of happiness is indeed a major concern in the society.... Every individual primarily works to achieve and maintain happiness....

Epicurus has spawned a philosophy called Epicureanism which underlying teachings suggest that happiness can be achieved by eliminating physical pain and mental anguish.... Epicurus has spawned a philosophy called Epicureanism which underlying teachings suggests that happiness can be achieved by eliminating physical pain and mental anguish.... The infamous quote "riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss" can be likened to a mirage as the perception of the acquirement of money gives a false illusion of true happiness....

Some may get pleasure from material possessions while others may get pleasure in reading, playing games, listening to music or watching television.... Getting what we want, like a life of luxury and material wealth gives a sense of pleasure.... Physiological needs like food, clothing, shelter, comfort and security can be purchased with money and enable one to lead a respectable life.... The desire to be happy urges him to run after money and his ever increasing desires keep him dissatisfied and restless....

179) This point, as stressed by Jansson-Boyd, underscores how the consumerist attitude is parallel to the concept of the survival of the fittest, wherein the most capable survive and reproduce, with material possessions as pawns in the evolutionary process.... Here, love is considered a substance, an object of gratification and that it absence becomes an experience similar to lacking material possessions and that receiving and providing love is like the in and out flow of goods and services....

he short story is a harsh depiction of the criticism on the power structures and how one group can control the other simply through material possessions.... Due to the limit in the class structure, the income of Monsieur Loisel is limited, the happiness of Mathilde is limited.... He wants us to learn from the disadvantages of greed, pretension, materialism, vanity and futility and understand that these elements can suck the happiness out of a person's life and lead to an unbearable loss....

It means succeeding in life with all the benefits and privileges of money and social recognition.... This essay "Philosophy of happiness" discusses the concepts of happiness and good life.... It has evaluated that happiness is not necessarily bad for us, but happiness alone is not sufficient to result in a good life.... Many people nowadays chase after happiness forgetting that this doesn't satisfy them....

After all, having more money means you could purchase the material possessions or experiences that make life enjoyable.... The Unseen Benefits of money and Happiness money and happiness have a long-standing relationship.... The correlation between money and contentment can be seen in the way it allows us to meet our basic needs, eliminates stress related to uncertainty and provides access to leisure activities.... Understanding the Complex Relationship between money and Contentment Money is often seen as the key to happiness and contentment, and for some it can be an integral part of achieving these goals....

The problem with the “having” mode is that the greed for money and possession can never be satisfied no matter how much has acquired.... Here, man does not really seem to toil for money and other materialistic things of the world.... In fact, everything is a source of his happiness, depending on the perception.... In this mode, the human beings are in a constant state of wanting more possessions and money.... Every effort made is geared towards having some material thing in return....

Vitrano states that happiness cannot be construed on the volume of material possessions a person has or the moral and intellectual cause of his or her actions (3).... Although based on evidence, people who are deprived of material possessions are less happy compared to those who have abundant resources, “increases on material wealth have little impact on one's happiness” (Fitzgerald 271).... I agree with Vitrano in saying that human beings have individual bases in explaining their happiness, whether it is justified on the grounds of morality or not, such as acquiring material possessions (Wadell 2)....

The author then argues that unlike the days of the yore when material possessions were associated with basic needs and requirements, the contemporary Australians endow material entities like gadgets and cars with personal status and well-being.... Hamilton emphatically deplores the fact that this craze for affluence and material goods is eating into the vital Australian attributes like a fundamental sense of equality, community spirit and general gregariousness....

Happiness can be found out in a number of areas of daily life ranging from the material possessions of a man to the deeds of a human.... It means that certain kind of humans attain happiness by the use of the material possessions, while others seek happiness in the deeds.... Some have an external locus of happiness, as for example, the material possessions, money, clothes and wife.... CAN WE ATTAIN happiness WITHOUT GOD?... The attainment of happiness is one of the most important desires of any human being....

Goal of Christian counseling Crabb has stressed on the fact that modern councelors focus more on making clients happy in the material sense which means telling them to find happiness in worldly possessions.... Crabb has his own perspective which abides by the Biblical path that tells happiness can be achieved by following the ways of God.... Only by subjecting oneself to the will of God, can one find true happiness.... According to Crabb there is nothing wrong in pursuing happiness, but one should focus on walking the path that Christ walked on, because only Christ can bestow humanity with joy and peace that no worldly possessions can provide....

Going by the centrality that society offers material possessions it would then appear that the poor lack meaning and inevitably faces exclusion from society.... It is as if most Americans would pick money over happiness if they had a chance.... Dispelling conventional wisdom that ‘money cannot buy happiness' the author narrates stories of four Americans who found meaningful happiness through consumption.... All that counts are the possessions he has accumulated....

The luster of money and power blinds him and he begins to lose his grip of his true goal: to win back Daisy.... happiness is the main pursuit of humans One of the main goals of humans is to be happy.... happiness may be defined in different ways but there is a consensus that we, as humans, want to find our true happiness in life.... There may be different ways how humans view their happiness.... Some may find happiness in love, some through success, wealth or fame....

As this story is relayed by different people the ending changes in a number of ways, dependent on how they prefer to interpret the tale (Penjore, 2005) in terms of whether they consider the old man as foolish or as the provider of the secret to happiness.... Folklore is dynamic and ever changing, and is a part of everyday life that is informally and implicitly learned either by word of mouth, through material items or through customs (Sims & Stephen, 2005)....

The paper "Background of Omniomania" discusses that there are psychological aspects that govern impulsive shopping behavior and they include emotions where the feeling of happiness and lack of control impulses are some of the emotions allied to impulse buying.... According to Elizabeth (2010), the activity of shopping and spending comes with a feeling of happiness and power, which is instantly satisfying.... There are psychological aspects that govern impulsive shopping behavior and they include emotions where feeling of happiness and lack of control impulses are some of the emotions allied to impulse buying....

The perpetuating desire for affluence deprives people the opportunity to be happy; material possessions are superficial to achievement of happiness.... happiness may be manifested by the predominance of positive emotions and is chiefly cognitive.... happiness is a state of mind demystified by an enduring enjoyment of life out of consciousness of the purpose and meaning of life.... Why is it that despite our affluence, happiness is so elusive in the industrialized world?...

A place where entertainment and other valuable materials are not available as well cannot be fully called a home because material possessions bring happiness to people especially in these modern times.... Peace, happiness, Love and Home.... A house is simple a dwelling place but a home is said to be a livable place where families and friends can enjoy the company of each other, sharing intrinsic and intangible values such as peace, happiness and especially, love....

Value possessions are means to achieve happiness and acts as an indicator of success for the possessor.... This might not have been possible without the existence of those valuable possessions.... It becomes important to discuss these concepts which evaluating the significance of personal values and possessions.... These valued possessions are the brands towards which the consumers are loyal.... Special possessions and the Expression of Material Values....

This study explores a small country named Silva, which promotes the greatest happiness for its vast population.... A Small Country That Fosters the Greatest happiness for the Greatest Number of People + Submitted ASmall Country That Fosters the Greatest happiness for the Greatest Number of People ... It is a question of how well a country perform in fostering great happiness for a large number of its citizens and even the citizens of other states that are linked to it either directly or indirectly (Kahneman, Diener & Schwarz, 2003)....

The most direct route to that is to buy and flaunt, indeed most Americans according to research would pick money over happiness if they had a chance (Wolfe 32).... These measurements do not take into account what he has achieved, how many people he has helped or even how happy he is, all that counts are the possessions he has accumulated.... He implies that human beings view, define and judge each other and then based on material possession, he attempts to explain the material culture of consumerism where people keep buying and collecting items even those that have no practical use....

Economic wealth and happiness Name: Instructor: Task: Date: Abstract In economic sense, economic wealth has a direct relationship with healthier living and happiness.... Additionally, creation of jobs as a measure of eradicating poverty is a sign of economic well being that brings happiness and healthy while conducting business (Dean 2010, p.... Similarly, the determination of the government to improve on the national income is a significant technique of distributing wealth uniformly hence attainment of happiness and healthy existence....

ccording to psychologist, young people live in less happiness compared to their grandparents and their days.... The conception has worn and has made consumers believe that happiness is achieved by buying new products.... In consumerism, the material wealth is general the major Factor that determines whether a society is developed or not thus spiritual values are undermined.... Basically marketing in the past was done by specific marketers where few people had the full information of certain products; marketing was done on channels that cost a large sum of money (Cohen & Continuum 2004)....

The author dexterously maneuvers the plot and shows how the greed of man and unrealistic dreams ultimately deprive him of happiness and a peaceful life.... Kino and his wife throw the pearl back into the sea because it deprives them of only happiness that their son represented and nothing can bring him back.... The simple and uncomplicated life of Kino is suddenly fraught with the treacherous consequences of extreme wantonness of the man's greed for money....

Therefore, when talking with regard to the future, material possessions and status can be considered more effective drives to make an individual study harder.... Thus, it can be said that material possessions such as money, cars, mansions and other luxury items can be the main motivation behind a students work rate.... The thought of a better future, which is usually defined through the ownership of material possessions and financial wealth, is able to motivate these individuals to work harder in their quest for a good grade. ...

While material possessions can act as a basis of happiness, this pleasure is merely short-term, and would obviously be followed by deterioration to feelings of unhappiness.... The American Dream is the objective to achieve something in life and experience its magnificence of riches as well as happiness.... For this reason, Fitzgerald proposes that cupidity becomes the central aspect of the American Dream, which changes happiness.... Consequently, Gatsby's methods of achieving money were contaminated with corruption, and Fitzgerald makes use of the maxim of cheaters never flourish to put forward that Gatsby's unfair way of life and lack of moral honesty secured the failure of his American Dream....

To wrap up the argument, it is worth concluding that a high life is better because one has more access to the elements that bring happiness in life.... A wealthy town life involving the accumulation of money and resources is better than a simple life.... Some believe that good life is not all about money and resources; it entails fulfillment and happiness.... Some believe that good life is not all about money and resources; it entails fulfillment and happiness....

In the novel, Gatsby's own interpretation of the American Dream is particular with two things - that of money and Daisy.... In the novel, Gatsbys own interpretation of the American Dream is particular with two things - that of money and Daisy.... Gatsby believed in his happiness – his dream - and in Daisy as its object.... He may be wrong about his dream or its kind that is possible, or with the woman that represented his happiness, but he has committed himself to it nonetheless....

They get disapproved by Walter when he displays that, in life some things are more valuable than material possessions.... It is an interest in and a desire for money and possessions, as opposed to ethical values and spirituality.... It is an interest in and a desire for money and possessions, as opposed to ethical values and spirituality.... She covets a house in a neighborhood owned by the whites and does this at the expense of her son's happiness....

This study, happiness and Intimate Relationships, was carried and out and our investigation helped us take a closer view of the factors of love and happiness are intertwined with our intimate relationships and how they in turn impact on our lives.... happiness is central to human existence.... The depth of relationships correlates directly and impacts upon an individual's happiness.... Most people are often of the opinion that making happiness in one's life a top priority goal, is selfish; but great philosophers such as Aristotle, Kant, Buddha, Bertrand Russell all advocated that happiness should be the primary goal in each and everyone's life....

It does not simply involve personal riches or material possessions for the Islamic.... But if I am jealous of other people's riches, happiness, and good health, God will refuse to bless me with good fortune.... Islam says that God will give good fortune to those who are righteous or moral and bring bad luck or wickedness to those who are immoral or committing evil deeds.... ut I do not fully believe in this.... So, if I avoid getting jealous of other people's good fortune, if I do not invade other people's privacy, if I avoid hurting other people, if I pray for the good fortune of other people, and if I strive in life, God will certainly give me good fortune....

So, eventually it is for an individual to decide as to where he needs to stop wasting one's life in the quest of material possessions to spend time on those activities that make a meaningful difference to one's life and the lives of others (Pearcey & Phillips, 2004).... A Right Attitude towards Life In today's consumerist society it is imperative for us to stand and ask ourselves as to the whether the extra toys we buy or aspire to acquire bring true happiness to our lives or are they merely facilitating the temporary and evanescent pleasures and a chance to consider ourselves to be successful, at least in a relative context (Brown & Phillips, 1996, p....

What make an individual happy may not be the same things that would bring happiness to another.... happiness and success is not measured by the amount of money one have in their wallets but yet it is measured by the contentment a person have within the self as these people are not putting up a mask to be accepted by others.... It is more on promoting independence and more on believing on an individual's capabilities rather than holding on to a group just to find happiness, success and other worldly concepts....

Therefore, it seems as if Wilde is making the point that, to put it in cliched terms, money does not buy happiness.... Dorian often said that he desired to be good, yet couldn't bring himself to be good.... Thoreau demonstrated that spiritual bankruptcy of a life dictated by possessions when he decided to live in the woods by himself and to try to make a life there that is simplified.... However, one of the main points of this novel is that there is a danger in a life that is lived solely for material gain, to the neglect of spiritual sustenance....

While I never received much background on the bum, other stories have shown that it is the giving up of money and the concerns that go with it that leads to happiness.... “Virtually every study ever done on money and happiness has noted that wealth produces diminishing returns.... As people always say, “Money can't buy happiness.... While the world decays around him, he tries to buy his way to happiness and health, as if he could withdraw inside a cocoon of money (293-94)....

He understood that real happiness in life cannot be drawn from material pleasure and therefore he reverted to the primitive aspect of life falling back into the lap of nature and trying to seek a life of a pantheist thereof.... Harm to one facet can bring the similar effect to another.... Christopher Johnson McCandless was an itinerant from America who renounced the worldly possessions, took the name of Alexander Supertramp and hiked in the obscured parts of wild Alaska with very insufficient food and equipments to perceive the nature and its wilderness....

Self-expansion is achieved through a number of means such as money, power, love, influence, and material possessions.... Much emphasis is put on the interpersonal connections; relationships especially the intimate ones are regarded as the best indicators of happiness (40 percent of the married people view themselves as very happy in comparison with 23 percent of people who are not married).... It is not well known if getting involved with religion increases happiness in other cultures....

They concentrate more on making money and acquiring material possession than making friends and socializing with the rest of the community.... As a result, Aristotle came up with a unique term to describe happiness.... Aristotle used the term Eudaimonia to refer to happiness.... Although the term was used to mean happiness, Aristotle also used Eudemonia to mean being alive and fully aware of the various happenings in the community (Soccio 176)....

This research paper "Sublimating Lives Value and happiness in Work" examines the basic needs to avail a warm and comfortable life, which needs to require a substantial amount of money that should be logically obtained from the market where there is just an exchange of values - from work.... There is delight and simple happiness when pockets are filled with a sum or when bank account is credited of an amount by the company in exchange for invested labour and skills....

Through the understanding of the ideologies of separate spheres, the concept that is prevalent in many societies where men and women have roles in two separate worlds, the male world in the public sphere and the female world in the domestic sphere, the power follows the money and the money resides firmly in the public sphere.... It is only in understanding the nature of freedom, the mental state where peace and tranquility has released the individual from feeling that they are powerless to pursue their happiness, that true freedom can be discovered....