Can money really buy happiness? That question has been asked and debated for thousands of years. The idea of money was created at first to carry out trade when a sheep for a cow didn’t seem to work anymore. Money was a remarkable success. All over the world, currencies developed and the usage and gaining of money became increasingly relevant in modern society. As you know, today, money is a necessity. It’s practically impossible to get through a day without a need for money. Money has permanently altered the world. But is it for the better or worse? Well, the link between money and happiness is not straightforward. It’s incredibly hard to research happiness. It isn't a fixed variable like in a science lesson. So many things can change your happiness every single day, and we don’t even notice. A smile from a stranger finding something we’ve lost. And happiness will always be subjective. That's why it's so hard to measure happiness and test what changes it. An interesting topic to consider, though, is the lottery. Research has shown the even though most lottery winners have an initial increase in happiness, it isn't permanent. It's common to feel excited or relieved after a pleasant surprise. Winning the lottery could mean being able to pay off the mortgage or change the lives of the ones you love. But this doesn't last forever. Normally, the winner’s happiness soon goes back to its set point, as it was before. In fact, for some, happiness can decline. This may be due to guilt or feeling a lack of purpose as they no longer have anything to achieve. So, even winning the lottery does not necessarily have a long lasting positive impact on people's happiness. Although, I’m just a kid, I’ve never had a job or money for myself. So what would I know? Well, I know what makes me happy, and it’s not to do with money. It’s my dog Waffle, my family and my friends. But what do you think? Is money just a number or a slip of paper that you hold in your hands? Or is money more than that can affect our views, our relationships, our experiences, and can affect our happiness. Money, It’s a thing that causes war, jealousy, hatred. It’s a thing we might be painful. It might cause feelings of anxiety or panic. But when you have that money, is it worth more than happiness, the same as happiness or is it nothing compared to happiness? Earlier this year, I made a list about what makes me happy. And isn't it funny that nothing on now has to do with money? In fact, it was the simplest things in life. Like spending time with my family and friends. Swimming in the ocean, the satisfaction of completing all my homework, my grandad’s cooking. That made me happy. Now, at one point when I was writing the list, was I thinking about money? Why is this, I wonder? Well, research shows money does have an impact on an individual's life. Those with more money. So, better about their lives. Up until 2021, it was believed that happiness peaked with individuals who earn 75,000 American dollars, which has suggested, earning more money, did not make you more happy. However, in 2021, this research was in fact called into question. A new study found that more money did mean more happiness. More money, not more control over an individual's life and not made them happy. Having power over the way our lives go is what makes us truly happy. So maybe I didn't think about money when writing the list because I'm a child who doesn't have to think about how money impacts my life. Overall, my conclusion is that money which can be named to survival, stress, happiness, joy, a demon even cannot always be what it seems. The idea, the fantasy of money is what creates its reputation with happiness, not the power you can get from it. Thank you.
金钱真的能买来幸福吗? 这个问题已经被提出并争论了数千年。 货币的概念最初是为了进行贸易而产生的, 当时以羊换牛似乎不再起作用了。 金钱取得了非凡的成功。 在世界各地,货币不断发展, 货币的使用和获取在现代 社会中变得越来越重要。 如您所知,今天,金钱是必需品。 不需要钱几乎不可能度过一天。 金钱永久地改变了世界。 但这是好还是坏呢? 金钱和幸福之间的联系并不简单。 研究幸福是非常困难的。 它不是像科学课上那样的固定变量。 有很多事情可以改变你每一天的幸福感, 而我们甚至没有注意到。 陌生人发现我们丢失的东西时露出的微笑。 幸福永远是主观的。 这就是为什么衡量幸福感 并测试改变幸福感的因素比较困难。 不过,一个值得考虑的有趣话题是彩票。 研究表明,尽管大多数彩票中奖者的 幸福感最初有所增加, 它不是永久的。 惊喜过后,通常会感到兴奋或释然。 中彩票可能意味着能够还清抵押贷款 或改变您所爱之人的生活, 但这不会永远持续下去。 通常情况下,胜利者的幸福感 很快就会回到原点。 事实上,对于某些人来说, 幸福感可能会下降。 这可能是由于内疚或感觉缺乏目标, 因为他们不再有任何目标要实现。 因此,即使中了彩票也不一定 会对人们的幸福感产生持久的积极影响。 虽然我只是个孩子, 从来没有工作过或自己赚钱。 那我知道什么? 我知道什么能让我快乐, 而这与金钱无关,却与我的狗狗 Waffle, 我的家人和朋友有关。 但你觉得呢? 金钱只是你手中的一个数字或一张纸条吗? 或者金钱比这更重要? 它会影响我们的观点、我们的人际关系、 我们的经历吗?它会影响我们的幸福吗? 金钱,是引起战争、嫉妒、仇恨的东西。 是一件我们可能会感到痛苦的事情, 它可能会导致焦虑或恐慌的感觉。 但当你有这些钱的时候 但当你拥有这些钱时, 它是否比幸福更有价值,与幸福一样, 还是与幸福相比什么都不是? 今年早些时候,我列出了一份 关于什么让我快乐的清单。 清单上一切都与金钱无关,这不是很有趣吗? 事实上,这是生活中最简单的事情。 就像与家人和朋友共度时光。 在大海里游泳, 完成我所有的作业后的满足感 吃爷爷做的饭菜。 这让我很高兴。 现在,当我写这份清单时, 我在想钱吗? 我想知道这是为什么? 研究表明金钱确实对个人的生活有影响。 那些有更多钱的人对自己的生活感觉更好。 直到 2021 年, 人们认为收入达到 75,000 美元的人的 幸福感达到顶峰, 这表明赚更多的钱并不会让你更幸福。 然而,到了 2021 年, 这项研究实际上受到了质疑。 一项新研究发现, 更多的钱确实意味着更多的幸福。 更多的钱意味着对个人生活的更多控制, 这让他们感到快乐。 掌控我们的生活才是让我们真正快乐的事情。 所以也许我在写这份清单时 并没有考虑金钱,因为我是一个孩子, 不需要考虑金钱如何影响我的生活。 总的来说,我的结论是, 金钱事关生存、压力、 幸福、快乐,哪怕是恶魔也有多面性。 对金钱的想法、幻想才是幸福的源泉, 而不是你可以从中获得的权力。