Wealth Influence and Opinion.

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Whoever says that money cannot buy happiness has never truly experienced the agonizing sting of poverty. For starters, we live in a world where nothing is free and everything has a price tag, so how can you experience happiness if you cannot afford to live?

At some point in our lives, we must have noticed that the relationships we share with others and how they perceive us are often tied to our achievements and capabilities.

As time progresses, we have seen that wealth brings fulfilment and that society often sizes people up based on their economic status, which is greatly dependent on income. In fact, even the respect that we seek or receive, as the case may be, is greatly influenced by our level of independence, competence and even success, all of which have wealth as a common factor.

There is a popular proverb in my environment which states that the rich also cry, and whenever I hear anyone use this term to downplay wealth, I immediately ask, "Who says that those living in poverty have it easy?" Well, after my question, the argument often goes cold.

As someone who has experienced life from both ends of financial abundance and scarcity, I can certainly, without any doubt, say that I would gladly lose sleep and miss out on special family events if it means I get to secure my family with financial security and a sustainable future of luxury.

You would agree with me that seeing our family live in comfort without concerns of financial constraints and lack is usually one of the greatest sources of joy anyone can experience.

On several occasions, I have had dialogues with people who believe that money is not everything. These categories of people often defend their opinions with compelling instances. For example, they paint scenarios of people suffering from chronic diseases that money cannot cure. They also give instances of famous people who battle depression and sometimes become suicidal, and their money was no source of comfort in those dark times.

While I agree that money can't solve every problem and its guarantee of long-term happiness is relative, in the grand scheme of things I beg to differ because money solves most problems that are sources of unhappiness.

The thing is, wherever or whatever we derive joy from, we often see money as a major determinant in the execution process. So what if, for some people, it doesn't fulfil their desires or preserve their lives? At least they had a good run and they enjoyed life at one point. I mean if, for the duration that we get to live life, we do so on our terms because we can afford it, will that not have been a life worth living regardless of the outcome?