A report has been issued which says that the wealthier we get as a nation, the more miserable we become! It took a university research team to come up with this finding, after a lot of study, and money was thrown at the project.
Anyone with some common sense could have seen this outcome. You only have to look at the lives, and in some cases deaths, of the celebrity group. The so called stars of our entertainment industry, sports personalities, TV and movie queens and kings of this age and years past are easily seen and remembered. You, like me, will remember some of those very wealthy people who were very sad, and in some cases, took their own lives as a result of their loneliness! Names do not need to be listed.
Wealth and money is not a crime, or indeed the problem in itself, but when it takes over our lives, and becomes a LOVE, it is a monster. There are many men and women in our nation who struggle to manage their finances to support their growing families through difficult times, but these same people would not normally be described as 'depressed' or suicidal, because the rewards far outweigh any difficulty they face.
The 'ordinary' person can always do with more money to help them, but this study didn't focus on them, but the 'wealthy'. These are the ones who, with increasing money, correspondingly have decreasing happiness. There is more than one kind of wealth, and I know lots of people who have that! Wealth of a loving family, good friends, and people who love them in return. There is no greater wealth in the world, and that kind of wealth does not create sadness. On the contrary, these are the happiest people I know!
Where should we put our treasure? Into the bank, or invested in the lives of others? For me, there is no contest!
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