Are You Happy?

[SuperNatural]

I can relate to the poorness but not the lonliness. We have more money now, but all year last year we had not enough to even pay our bills. Without my bf, I would be unhappy, but without money, could care less. I could care less if I was on the streets with no food, long as I had him. So I see where you are coming from.

Thank you for understanding. In my mind money does bring happiness, because there is a person I want to be with, but my financial situation is what keeps stopping. If I had the money to have a car, I'd be alright just as long as I wasn't here and I wasn't alone.

I'm sorry, I misunderstood you. I thought you ment money as in being rich makes you happy which isn't true, but you need money to survive in order to buy food, clothing and shelter. You need the requirements in life to survive.

[Rye]

I'm very happy lately. I just turned 16, I'm healthy, I live in a very nice house, and I have people who really care about me, who I really care about. It's great.

[Nominus Experse]

Oh and I'm 'happy' now.

You can gamble in Oklahoma at 18. I'm 20 so maybe I can win me moneys for a car. *had to lighten up her feel, 'cause she's the only one who totally snapped at the question*

May I inquire as to if this was directed at me? I cannot tell as you refer to someone as her, yet it came immediately after my post. More than anything, I am confused and would appreciate if you, Avarice-ness, could be so kind as to clear things up.

[Avarice-ness]

I can relate to the poorness but not the lonliness. We have more money now, but all year last year we had not enough to even pay our bills. Without my bf, I would be unhappy, but without money, could care less. I could care less if I was on the streets with no food, long as I had him. So I see where you are coming from.

Thank you for understanding. In my mind money does bring happiness, because there is a person I want to be with, but my financial situation is what keeps stopping. If I had the money to have a car, I'd be alright just as long as I wasn't here and I wasn't alone.

I'm sorry, I misunderstood you. I thought you ment money as in being rich makes you happy which isn't true, but you need money to survive in order to buy food, clothing and shelter. You need the requirements in life to survive.

Which is my point exactly, in the smallest sense, money does equal happiness, you just can't let that ideal control your ideas. And atleast now I can stop defending that ideal.

Oh and I'm 'happy' now.

You can gamble in Oklahoma at 18. I'm 20 so maybe I can win me moneys for a car. *had to lighten up her feel, 'cause she's the only one who totally snapped at the question*

May I inquire as to if this was directed at me? I cannot tell as you refer to someone as her, yet it came immediately after my post. More than anything, I am confused and would appreciate if you, Avarice-ness, could be so kind as to clear things up.

No no no. I meant that -I- snapped at the question. Not you. xD Sorry for the confusion. I meant that I want to liven things up some because I'm not normally the one to get 'offended' or 'defensive' over a topic.

[Nominus Experse]

Alright, I was quite confused considering I am male...

Thanks, and you do have a viable and interesting point that people commonly miss, that being money and how it definately effects people and their states of happiness.

...in the smallest sense, money does equal happiness, you just can't let that ideal control your ideas.

Well-said.

[SuperNatural]

Actually you do have to know me.

My family was very wealthy at one point, I grew up thinking I needed no one, that money was my only friend, when ever I was sad, People would buy me stuff. You can't tell me what -I- think because you, like you said, do not know me. We went bankrupt in the 90's, Lost everything, had no money, I went from money being my only friend to learning that people can be friends too. I was living with my mom at the time, who strangely enough was not materialistic. I am back with my dad now. My dad has money, so when ever I seem sad and depressed to him, what does he do. He buys me things, never a car, because he was the one to brought me up to believe I didn't need people. I've had money, I've had no money, I havn't happy for a very long time. Only one thing will make me happy, being with someone I want to atleast be able to be around when I want too, with out money I can't do that. I can't buy a car with my looks, I can't walk, I can't ride a bike. I -need- money to get to sentimentalism. You know who gives me the guidance to be self-confident? My father, oh wait he doesn't because he believes I can be dependent on him alone and be alone at that.
Money will get me to my source of guidance. The person I want to be around, I can't teleport myself places when I wish. I need the money in which you so condem, the money I was raised to believe to get me anywhere. And it can, if I had it. I don't, I am physically alone, maybe not mentally because I know people care, but I am alone, and like I said, people need people. Don't tell me I can be happy with out money, I have no money, I am confined to a house, because of my lack of money. I guess I can attempt to be happy with having nothing of sentimental value, but I don't believe people should ever be alone, and if material things can get you from being alone (AKA a vehicle, a mode of transportation to be with someone) then I am one for material items, and your psycology telling me I am incorrect will never change my ideas on that.

Well, like I said in my last post, you need money to survive, but you don't need material things to be happy. This "person you want to be around" seems to be a source of what you think is your happiness, and in order to get to this person, you need a car and money can buy uo a car. I understand that, but please open your mind and listen to me. You may not agree, but please try to be open-minded about this. Materials will not make you self-confident. They will not make you happy for who you are. They will only make you happy for the moment you have them or use them. You can beliece whatever you want, I really can't change you to think my way, but it is fact the material goods will not make someone happy with themselves, and with mine and many other philosopher's idea of true happiness, you need to be happy with who you are to be truely happy.

I'd also like to point out that I'm not saying money can't make you happy. It can, but it is a different kind of happiness that isn't perminate.

[Avarice-ness]

I'm not saying that the one person alone will make me happy. People and a sense of not being alone will. Aside from the fact I'm very dependent of people, I'm also very prideful. I'm very confident in my ability to know I can survive alone, but surviving is not living in my eyes, being with people and helping them, have them help me, always there for each other, that is happiness in my eyes. I'm just a people person. I would rather be happy with what I know makes me happy, then survive in my confidence.

[SuperNatural]

I'm not saying that the one person alone will make me happy. People and a sense of not being alone will. Aside from the fact I'm very dependent of people, I'm also very prideful. I'm very confident in my ability to know I can survive alone, but surviving is not living in my eyes, being with people and helping them, have them help me, always there for each other, that is happiness in my eyes. I'm just a people person. I would rather be happy with what I know makes me happy, then survive in my confidence.

That's cool. That's how I feel at times, but I am kind of on this personal quest to find my self-confidence. Sorry if I made it sound like I was say you were wrong, but looking back at my post, I guess I was.

[Yamaneko]

A well-balanced person can derive happiness from many things; cars, homes, and large paychecks included. It might not be for everyone, but for some people it's the way to go. Besides, how do you know you're really happy? You can't be happy all the time.

[Christmas]

I am full of HAPPINESS everyday.

[SuperNatural]

Besides, how do you know you're really happy? You can't be happy all the time.

I guess when you feel good about yourself, don't constantly worry what others say or think about you, can be yourself infront of anyone, and don't feel you have to constantly prove yourself. Of coarse, you can't be happy all the time no matter who you are. We are human and feel many emotions.

[Evolavas]

I'm on the brink of suicide, you call that happy?

Nah, I'm happy with my life so far. Don't really feel like going into deeper discussion bout it though.

[fantasyjunkie]

I don't know. I'm happy with the friends I've got, but I have issues that make me feel very unhappy. That's my honest answer for ya'.

That's about how I feel.

[Jebus]

Well. I wasn't earlier this month. I tend to get so caught up in how boring my life is, that it depresses the hell out of me. Not to mention the fact that I am quite the lonely person, although when confronted by this, I deny it up and down.

However recently something inside me snapped, and I'm pretty much happy and in a good mood 24/7.

[marc]

Its wierd, because now I've finally finished school, and have no real commitments, I guess I should be really happy, but I guess I'm not, simply because I'm not content, I feel bored and unchallenged every single day, and find it hard to stimulate myself(unsexually), and find most of the people I know painfully boring (note I said most, some of rather fun to be with), I feel as if my whole life is mess, everything in my life is temporary and I feel very unstable, I guess I'm going through some mid life crisis at the age of 16 because I haven't done anything with my life and I don't know what I'm going to do.
The only thing I've got which I can fall back on is my band which is on the verge of splitting up and I really don't know if I can be bothered to join or form a knew one.
I am highly irritable because of my "man cramps" and I love going clothes shopping with money I don't have which shows that I am becoming more reliant on material possesions to make myself happy.

Wow, I'm surprised how much I managed to write.
Btw, I guessed the secret word in chat today, it was wrote.
That made me happy.