Health, love or money - what counts most?

December 31, 2009 5:08am CST
I know what you think - you need all three of above to be happy. Without health you can't enjoy love. Without love what do you want to spend your money on. But what counts most? If you'd have to lose one of them, which one would it be? I probably would give up money - even though I've never been poor enough to know how terrible that can be. But I don't know how I'd chose between love and health - both are so close to my heart. What are your thoughts?
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14 responses
@px_yeap (269)
• Malaysia
31 Dec 09
it is like a three poles supporting your life! try to put a big book with three cups hold evenly supporting the book...then try to move one away...what would happen? the book collapse...just like your life! they are three things support you, can one cannot be more important than another...without one, your life might collapse just like the book! that is just my thought!
2 Jan 10
I agree. All 3 are so important and I don't think anyone would ever want to truly chose to give up one or 2 of them.
@ralphido (842)
• India
31 Dec 09
well... the easiest one to give up would be love.. you see you cannot disperse of the other two entities if you wanna live in this world. i mean really live... well,.. love.. you can survive without it.. i believe, even if we have to give up love .. we will still be able to get it back some other time, some other place,someone else ..
@ralphido (842)
• India
3 Jan 10
well.. say.. you love someone.. but you are in no way to support the person or provide any kind of help whatsoever.. now imagine there is someone else who would like to help , who is capable of doing all the things that you couldn't... well. if you truly love the person..you would let go of your love so that he/she would have all the things you ever dreamed of giving.... ..so the point i am trying to make is just having love and nothing to show for it is lame... so better be rich than being nothing..
2 Jan 10
I'm not sure life without love is worth living though.
2 Jan 10
No love at all that is - not from friends, family, yourself... being completely alone and unloved for ever and ever.
@becdmd (704)
• Philippines
1 Jan 10
For me this is really a heart issue...it's hard to choose one because all are essential in our lives, but if I were to really pick one I would choose love...because if love prevails in our life, everything fall in the right place, our health is good, we are full of joy and if we love others they'll help us no matter what and in times of need they're always there for you, money can't buy love and health depends on our attitude if we live right by loving others. Happy New Year!
2 Jan 10
I didn't think of this before, but you are right - not having love can make you ill as well.
@vinslounge (1295)
• India
1 Jan 10
It goes without telling that the famous statement 'HEALTH IS WEALTH' holds god here too. Every thing is possible only if you have a good health. You can have love with good health and money is not the absolute necessary criteria for Love. You can enjoy love without Money too. Money is one of the important factors but money is not everything. Love is absolutely necessary but without proper health could love be realised? Absolutely not is my perception. But with good health everything and anything possible. Hence HEALTH counts the most and nothing else comes ahead of Health. Money can be replaced and even love could be replaced partially but for health the case remains an absolute zero. Have a great day and happy new year. Happy Mylot/ Cheers:-)
2 Jan 10
I actually never heard that saying. Nice one.
@allknowing (136541)
• India
31 Dec 09
If one has money the rest will follow. Without money it is not possible to maintain good health. And how can one love someone on an empty stomach. The way to a man's heart is through his stomachSo dont hesitate to earn as much as you can. You can even do charity if you have enough to spare!
2 Jan 10
Yu are right on the health side - if you have more money you can keep a better health. But can you really buy love? I am not convinced.
@allknowing (136541)
• India
3 Jan 10
It is not buying love but when you have money you are in a mental state that makes it possible for all positive emtotions to come to the fore and love is one of them.
• United States
1 Jan 10
I may be a little cynical on the subject, but love is not all that important without your health. Without your health you can't do the things you want to do and really enjoy your life. Without money you cant maintain a healthy lifestyle. If you dont believe me, just try making a list of 3 meals over two days. The first day make the meals from fresh ingredients and healthy foods. The second day make the meals full of junk food. Now go to the store and buy what is on your lists. I gurantee the foods you purchase for the day of healthy meals will be more expensive than the day of junk food. Not to mention, without your health, and at least enough money to be comfortable, you'll never really be able to put love first. If you cant put it first when you are in love, than really what's the point. Yeah, I guess I'm just a bit to cynical on the whole love thing. But, when it happens for real, I will probably still be that bumbling, head over heals, hopeless romantic idiot, who makes a fool of himself at any given moment, just to be with that special someone, even for a moment. Who knows, Maybe there is some thing to this maddening emotion we call love.
2 Jan 10
Not sure I'd like that experiment! Don't give up on love though.
@elmiko (6630)
• United States
1 Jan 10
health without a doubt. you can't enjoy love or money without good health. its easier to love more when your in better health. money is third as love also matters more than money. they say money can't buy happiness but i think it helps at the least.
2 Jan 10
Right, health makes it possible to enjoy love and money.
@apples99 (6556)
• United States
31 Dec 09
Health is important because without our health we would most likely not be alive to earn or spend our money or experience love so health is very important. love is important because we all want to feel love and know that we are loved without the love of our family life would seem almost meaningless without love and family, love is very important. and finally money we all need money to pay bills eat cloth ourselves and keep a roof over our heads without money most of us would be homeless and starving and that would defintly make our lives less enjoyable. so I cant really choose because there all important in there own way here's what comes first in my mind 1. health because you have to be alive to experience love and enjoy money 2. love because love is one of the driving force's in life 3. money because life would be very difficult without it.
2 Jan 10
nice summary
@iwinagain (545)
31 Dec 09
The most important would be health because if you are sick you cannot enjoy anything and you will be worrying about your health all the time. The second most important would be love because if you have money without love, you will feel sad an lonely. Money would be last.
2 Jan 10
I think that's the order I would put it into as well.
@Genericbe (1376)
• Philippines
31 Dec 09
For me the most thing that count most is HEALTH. This prolong one's life. if you are healthy, you can commit yourself to love and love as many times as you want. with these, you have many possible options to have in life and what you can do. If you have love but poor health. You can leave the one you love by no option at all. If you have money, you cannot buy health if you are seriously ill nor buy love to anyone to love you. Maybe they can love you for monetary reasons. Health is best for me.
2 Jan 10
Without love, it can be a boring long life though. And if you love someone and they truly love you they'll stay with you and keep loving you even though you are ill.
@adamc151 (476)
31 Dec 09
I think you've got it in the right order already :) Health i think is most important, then love, then money. I would happily give up money for health and love :)
2 Jan 10
I agree, money makes love and health better, but it can't buy it.
@joro1best (222)
• Bulgaria
31 Dec 09
Hello taraelocin! The most counting thing in this world is the health.Because this is you.This is your life.You cannot restore your life with love or money.You can only pay some treatments,that can save u in some momments.I don`t have what to say about love,because i`m not thinking of girl friends,wife and other thing..Just not for now..But i think love is in second place because it can make you happy,and you cannot buy it.In this life money is in third place,and its still important because we feed with this money,we make treatments we buy new homes..Hope i was descriptive.Sorry if i have errors,my english is bad.. Happy day - Joro
2 Jan 10
Money cannot buy happiness and it can't (always) buy health. I don't think it can buy true love neither, so I agree with you. But love means a lot to me as well.
@nar8988 (409)
1 Jan 10
I also think same ,you can't live without neither money nor health,there is no use of having money if you don't have a good health,where is that money then going ,it is just going to waste,and without money ,even if you have health ,without money it will automatically make your health go back to por health again.
2 Jan 10
Money can certainly help people be healthier due to better living conditions and nutrition.
• India
1 Jan 10
Hi, I would give top priority to health.First to be successful in life or to earn anything, we need good health.Health is most important in life.Also love and money should be there for us to enjoy life and to get the essence of life.These can earned if we have good health. Thanks
2 Jan 10
You are right. Unless you inherit, making money can depend on health as well.