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A - I was raised by two Vietnamese immigrants in a low-income household and was constantly led to
believe that happiness could be bought with money. We lacked the one thing that would have been the
answer to our problems: money. I can have all the money in the world, but it could never acquire my
"happiness." My mother, who is the epitome of wealth, has always been content with her marriage. She
has all the money in the world, money that supposedly could buy her ‘happiness’, yet all the money she
threw towards her marriage, it only leE her unhappy, so there my epiphany occurred, money can’t buy
happiness because it is a state of mind rather than a possession that can be bought.
B – Money has never been able to heal or give me that 'happy'
fi
x' that everyone swore it would o
ff
er me
during the many unfortunate blimps in my life. The primary cause of my skepLcism was witnessing the
breakdown of my parents' marriage. How could two individuals try to save something that was obviously
making them drown in their own sadness and spend an absurd amount of money doing it? Their
marriage was intended to be
fi
xed with the help of that money, bringing them to the height of their
happiness. Instead, it did the exact opposite, making life exhausLng for both them and me.
C – The common belief that "money buy happiness" comes from less fortunate populaLons for whom
money can help them get out of a slump. However, money does not bring happiness because it is
unsaLsfactory. Money can never be more than a band-aid soluLon. AddiLonally, individuals sLll hold
onto this belief because, in their eyes, money takes care of their needs—bills, a roof over their heads,
and food on the table. In this situaLon, the economy of the naLon of believers comes out on top. They
are so commiQed to this idea that they labor day and night to earn every dollar they can, puRng the
country's economy ahead of their own. They are giving up their enjoyment of life in exchange for money,
disproving the idea that happiness can be purchased. Speaking from my experience, I spent the most of
my adolescent years working long hours while juggling school because I thought it would make me
happier, but my happiness comes from within. Family Lme, hanging out with friends, or simply being
able to sit down and watch the sunset are all free acLviLes that make me happy.
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