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Originally Posted by MuseChaser
That attitude is WHY so many people are unhappy. The OP STARTED with, basically, what he thought mattered most to him and going for it (being rich). Obviously, that didn't work out. If we all lived as if ourselves and our wants were the only things that mattered, the world would be an incredibly miserable place. What matters is the good we can do for others, and the gratitude we can express for what we DO have. That's where happiness lives.
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I disagree totally. The only reason anyone wants to be rich is because society tells them it is important, when it is totally and completely meaningless. It is not a goal that comes from within, but one forced on people by an evil meaningless materialistic moronic useless society. Our society offers nearly nothing at all if you want to be truly happy.
Happiness and joy can only come from within. Everything else, including the fake high people get from "helping others," is totally false.
And I also disagree with your second point. If people took the time to make themselves better human beings first, rather than worry about what everyone else is doing and how they must "help" them, which really means they decide that other people are too stupid to take care of themselves so they must "need" to be told what to do, our world would be a better place.
Our society is already a miserable place, because far too many people think they are superior to everyone else and that must mean they have to "help" them, when the world would be much better if they minded their own damn business.
To prove the point, parts of Africa are in a really bad situation. We keep making it worse, because we keep giving them free materialistic garbage. No one can earn a living there, because why would anyone pay for anything when they can get it for free? This type of thinking is destroying everything.
Now if you mean, go volunteer, like at local food kitchens, or places that actually do positive things, then I'm wrong about your meanings. Far too many people would never actually take the time to do anything positive in this world, yet they still think they are "helping." Just avoid the American Red Cross. You won't find a more evil corporation posing as a "charity".
People absolutely need to get help for themselves. Depression is horrific, disgusting, and evil, and no one should face it alone.