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Link: Moose’s Can money buy happiness?

Personally I think money can buy happiness, in certain situations. For instance, in the movie the pursuit of happiness he is living the lowest possible lifestyle. He, and his son are running from Shelter to shelter as he interns for a job he wants to get. I haven’t seen the movie yet but from what I see in the credits II would say it is a very touching movie. It makes me want to stop to think about how my life would be so much different and really what I would do if my possessions, my clothes, and my home all gone. It is a scary thought. I think being homeless would bring a family together but I don’t think it is the lifestyle I would want to live everyday. What I mean by that is that the one thing no matter if you have no money, no extra clothes, or no home, you would still have family. It seems like spending all that time with your family would bring you so much closer together. If we really stop and think about it most of us are not that close with our parents/siblings. Most of us argue with our siblings and our parents. I know some of the time it seems like all I use my parents for is money and a ride to my friends’ houses, the movies, the mall, etc. Then I go back to thinking of a homeless lifestyle. It seems that you would talk with your parents you would be able to connect with your parents, and because you don’t have that money and sometime not even a ride you get a chance to spend more time with your family. Sometimes it is hard to tell which of us lives the better life on a more “emotional” level rather than a “possessions” level. I think that every person does deserve to have a home and money to feed there families though. Recalling the movie one of the saddest parts is when the main character gives a man 5 dollars that asks for a cab ride. We would think that 5 dollars oh well we can just go get another five dollars some other time. At this part in the movie he stands there looking in his wallet. He has 7 dollars to for him and his son. Thats all. We give five dollars and we get more money, where as he gives five dollars. and that is more than 60 percent of the money to his name. All I am saying is next time you ask for five dollars or you ask for a ride from your parents just think. Think about all the things you could do without using money. Think.

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