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The Lies Behind “The Happy Poor” and “The Sad Rich”
Let’s stop with this fictional narrative and face the actual facts.
Who never heard about a family that was poor but very happy. And how often we don’t see stories on the screens about how rich people can be sad and the only way to handle their days is by popping pills.
Well, I think that both cases are lies. I believe that they want us to believe in “The Happy Poor” and “The Sad Rich” to keep us exactly where we are. Why would you want to be a sad rich when you can be a happy poor? Isn’t it all about happiness anyway?
The truth is that no matter how happy someone is or not, everyone deserves to live with enough money to live a comfortable life, with a roof over their heads, with food on their tables for every meal, with clothes for every season and with access to a good public education and health system. Then, we can talk about happiness, but only after the basic needs are met.
We can’t deny that money is related to our happiness levels, so that’s why it is so hard to accept that a poor person can be happy because they don’t have money (because they don’t need money to be happy). I am sure that they are happy for many other reasons, but there is nothing to be happy about when they feel their pockets empty. In many ways, money can…
