佚名/Anonymous
Doesmoneybuyhappiness? Not! Ah, butwouldalittlemoremoneymakeusalittlehappier? , webelieve, , yes, "veryimportant" or "essential" thattheybecome "verywellofffinancially".Moneymatters.
Well, arerichpeoplehappier? Researchershavefoundthatinpoorcountries, , rest, shelterandsocialcontact.
Butasurprisingfactoflifeisthatincountrieswherenearlyeveryonecanaffordlife'snecessities, "surprisinglyweak", observedUniversityofMichiganresearcherRonaldInglehartinone16-nationstudyof170,, , orthesecond $100,000, nevertastesasgoodasthefirst.
EvenlotterywinnersandtheForbes': itsutterabsencecanbreedmisery, buthavingitdoesn'.
Hasourhappinessfloatedupwardwiththerisingeconomictide? Arewehappiertodaythanin1940, whentwooutoffivehomeslackedashowerortub? Whenheatoftenmeantfeedingwoodorcoalintoafurnace? When35percentofhomeshadnotoilet?
Actually, wearenot.Since1957, thenumberofAmericanswhosaytheyare "veryhappy" hasdeclinedfrom35to32percent, Meanwhile, thedivorceratehasdoubled, theteensuicideratehasnearlytripled, theviolentcrimeratehasnearlyquadrupled (evenaftertherecentdecline), andmorepeoplethanever(especiallyteensandyoungadults) aredepressed.
Icallthissoaringwealthandshrinkingspirit "theAmericanparadox".Morethanever, wehavebighousesandbrokenhomes, highincomesandlowmorale, , wefeelspiritualhunger.
金钱买得到幸福吗？买不到！但是，钱多一点儿，幸福是不是也会多些呢？我们很多人会咧嘴一笑，点点头。我们相信，财富的多少与精神愉悦之间有些关联。多数人会说：我们确实想成为富人。现在，美国大学生中有3/4的人认为，“经济的富足”是“非常重要”或“必不可少”的。金钱的确重要。
富人更幸福吗？研究人员发现，在一些贫困国家里，相对富足的确能使安康的可能性更大。因为我们需要食物、休息、庇护所和社会联系。
