MONEY CAN'T BUY YOU HAPPINESS. SO CAN'T POVERTY.

Dear Readers, this article is written by my beautiful friend Pauline Mtui. She also has a passion in writing like I do.. she will also be posting some articles in time..  Enjoy! 
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There has always been a myth about wealth. It isoften said that money is the root of all evil and that it causes nothing butmisery. It is also a common anthem that Money won’t buy you happiness. What I failto understand is, does it mean that the penniless are happier?

I know I should not generalise, but I cancomfortably say in my humble opinion that this type of gibberish is usuallyuttered by those who have nothing to lose because they have achieved nothing intheir lives whatsoever. It is probably a way of justifying their failedattempts at life if I may say!

The sad reality is that the resultant of poverty is often depression,hostility, anxiety, emotional stress, insecurity and loss of dignity andself-respect. Poverty breeds feelings of failure, despondency,frustration and defeat. It can lead to violence, crime and brokenrelationships. Poverty does no one any good and it takes a toll in society.

On the other hand wealth does not automatically bring happiness, it nonethelessprovides an opportunity for a comfortable living, security and independence.Wealth encourages self-confidence and a feeling of contentment and well-beingat heart. With wealth comes overseas travel, extra leisure time, luxury carsand homes, the finest food and fashion, the best education and so much more.

Money itself won't make you happy but having moneywill provide the freedom to do whatever you want and to live wherever andhowever you want. Some people are fortunate enough to inherit, marry into orwin vast amounts of money. But for the rest of us it comes down to hard workand resourcefulness. As the common saying goes, “it is very expensive to be poor”.


It is high-time we are true to ourselves, the mainreason we all wake up in the morning is not only love and affection or the willto live and die eventually but rather the will to live a comfortable and happylife and that is why we work for it!  Andthat is what waking up in the morning is all about.