The most important thing in life is to be happy?

flibbage0 said:
This might sound really stupid or stuck up or whatever but how can people be happy living on a basic salary?
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Because everyone has different goals/values =)

Personally I think a good start is being able to love yourself (and I'm not talking about in a right-handed messy way! =P). More just being content with the person you are.

Good friends is a close second - doesn't matter how little money you have, if you have some mates around to share the time with, you can still have a good laugh. Conversely, you could live in a castle made of platinum - if you're living on your own, what's the point?
 
There is no one most importent thing in life.

Some people are happy to lie in bed sit in a chair all day others are happy when they are out doing something.

Its all relevant to who asks themselves that question ?
 
jamesblade said:
There is no one most importent thing in life.

Some people are happy to lie in bed sit in a chair all day others are happy when they are out doing something.

Its all relevant to who asks themselves that question ?
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They all make themselves happy in different ways, but they all do it to make themselves happy.
 
I would agree.

If you are able to be happy on minimum wage, living a loner life style and quite unhealthy, then fair play to them. If they are happy, it doesn't matter how they get there.
 
Money = stuff, which is ok, but that's just so much gravy in the end. Some of the happiest people I've seen have been abjectly poor.

Health = better odds, but not a requirement for happiness. It doesn't seem to matter all that much to some people, they are happy regardless of their health.

The most important thing in life is to not be alone for most of it.
Apart from the odd eccentric, humans are highly dependent social creatures; deprive them of this contact, isolate them from the essential development trait that makes us what we are, and you will see a creature that will not flourish. Solitary confinement makes people mad for a reason.

We all make light of the foreveralone.jpg and the humour that surrounds it, but it's one of the keys to what makes us all tick, we all know it, which is why it's funny. That it can be amusing doesn't mean it's any less true.
 
Haggisman said:
Because everyone has different goals/values =)

Personally I think a good start is being able to love yourself (and I'm not talking about in a right-handed messy way! =P). More just being content with the person you are.

Good friends is a close second - doesn't matter how little money you have, if you have some mates around to share the time with, you can still have a good laugh. Conversely, you could live in a castle made of platinum - if you're living on your own, what's the point?
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You forget some people enjoy being alone and don't like human interaction.

If you can get happiness bypassing social interaction, then it doesn't matter how many friends you have.
 
No, the most important thing in life is to conform to as many social norms as possible and tick as many of the boxes everyone expects as possible.
 
Gilly said:
I doubt it. Money brings with it its own problems, and interaction with other people is required for happiness, which money doesn't impact.
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Of course it is, social standing and respect usually are bought. Whether that's a right thing is up for debate I don't doubt that though.
 
Gilly said:
I doubt it. Money brings with it its own problems, and interaction with other people is required for happiness, which money doesn't impact.
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How low have you gone to realise money is everything in a modern society?

I couldn't give two hoots about other people, except my family and friends, which works up to about.. 5 people total. But I don't require constant social interaction, I shy from it in fact not because of a fear but I just don't like it so much. It's a little wrong say it's required like an absolute nor in the same breath say money doesn't impact it. So many things in my life would be instantly improved with money, I could also persue a career I cannot yet afford.

But I understand what it's like to have no money, not "a little bit" I mean, zero cash; living at home and trying to find a job, not being able to do anything at all and being a complete shut in, when things break you can't replace them, shoes, glasses, phone, simple, cheap things. I'm just extremly lucky to have good friends and family to support me when needed, I would do the same back. If it wasn't for already owning a half decent PC and internet at home I'd have gone stark mad! ;)

Happiness to me would be the most important thing, because then I'd be content and have the things in my life I want and for those around me hopefully. But happiness can't be generalised, so many categories fill that in.
But I don't really want to get too deep and personal about why money would make things better, I would have to talk for hours about it :p
 
Modern day society is so materialistic that money = happiness.

I'm always amazed when I hear of all these rich pop/movie/sports stars who go into rehab for a variety of addictions because they are 'unhappy'. Given a share of their cash I'm sure I would be quite happy and content with life.

Herein lies the problem though. Those that have it all, crave the simple things in life, those that have nothing want it all. Imo if you find the middle ground, you are happiest (though would still crave for more so maybe not, such is our nature).
 
flibbage0 said:
The most important thing in life is to be happy?

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No.

Money tbh.

The only time I get really sad/depressed in life is that time when there's still a few days left until I get paid, but I've already spent all of my salary for the month.
 
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