D.+Persuasive+Essay+(topic+strip)

Can Money Buy You happiness? We always hear about it, the scandals, a rich family caught in affairs, the wife sleeping with the pool boy, all that good stuff! People believe that being rich can make them happy, that that’s all one needs. Money is not what is needed, or wanted though, it is nice to have, but all it does is buy you materialistic items. Money cannot buy happiness because it does not satisfy the heart’s needs, does not solve all of a person’s problems, and can complicate things rather than help them. Wealthy people always say they are “happy” with their excessive amount of money, but anyone can see through their lies. Behind the closed doors at home, there is fighting between spouses and arguing over the kids. Next thing you know there is a divorce that is all over the newspaper because one of the spouses were cheating. A very important part of us, spiritually and physically, is the heart. The heart gives you life and tells you what you feel is right and wrong, and love. Love is something the heart wants, not billions and billions of dollars. That is your greed and what you mistake as your heart. We all know the those movies where someone pays a hit on a guy that made him mad and problem solved, but what about when the hit falls apart and they find out who it was that put the hit on them in the first place? Them and the hit man go right to jail, and no amount of money can help anyone in jail when it is an attempted murder charge. As much as we like to think money can solve everything, it really cannot. Yes, it does help a lot with financial issues, but it does not help with marital, legal, or medical problems. It comforts us, but does not make the problems disappear. At one point we have all paid the price for something where the payment was higher than the price! Situations where rich people have paid off people with hush money are often found out about and pay for it with lawsuits, and a loss of popularity which could affect their business. They can only pay to hide something for so long until it bites them in the rear end! People can also pay socially, such as losing friends. It is never fun to lose friends over one stupid mistake that could have been avoided in the first place. Money can certainly help in life, yes. Does it truly give us what we desire though? Materials can only give us so much content until it breaks through our shell. Money prevents many things but also brings up things that people never want in their lives. It complicates lives more than helps. Also many people suffer from depression that are wealthy! That is very ironic!