Some people say the main way to be happy in life is to have a lot of money. How might having a lot of money make people happy? What other things in life can make people happy? (14GT-3; 18/01/21;V-6)

It is true that everyone wants to lead a happy
life
. There are
people
who say more
money
is
the
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effective way to have a happy
life
. It
an
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undeniable fact that having more
money
will make
people
happy
also
other factors will give immense pleasure to
people
. Having more
money
will allow
people
to enjoy all their wishes.
For example
, few
people
would like to take a long vacation to exotic places
this
will not be possible if they do not have sufficient
money
.
Moreover
,
people
who are earning more
money
will buy the things
as
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per
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their
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desires
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. Most importantly, many
people
have a lifetime wish to own a luxury car by having more
money
people
can make all their dreams into reality.
On the contrary
,
money
is not the only source that makes
people
happy there are other things like spending
time
with family, helping
others
also
give
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immense joy to
people
.
Although
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, if, we have more
money
but
we
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are not spending quality
time
with
a
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family
member's
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then
what's the use of earning more
money
.
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For instance
, a survey by Amnesty International revealed that middle classes are leading happier
life
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then
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than
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rich
people
,
this
is because middle-class
people
are spending more
time
with their children and family members.
This
would not be possible for many busy
business men
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businessmen
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. Another reason that makes
people
happy is helping
others
. A good example of
this
is Mother Teresa until, their entire
life
she leads a happy
life
by helping
others
.
Furthermore
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people
, who help their surroundings will have
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happy and successful
life
. To summarise,
while
people
may vary with their opinions
but
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other factors like helping
others
and spending
time
with family members
also
make
people
happy. Happiness is not only restricted to
money
.
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