Do you prefer being a person with a lot of money, but no... ???
By phoenix8606
@phoenix8606 (4942)
March 2, 2010 5:26am CST
Hi Mylot friends! Nowadays the money get more and more important in many people's life and they turned into their fixed idea, they even forget about their friends and sometimes even about their family. SO do you prefer being a person with a lot of money, but no/less friends or you prefer being a person with a "small" pocket and a whole throng of friends? Because no matter how important money is, I still think we must no forget, that friends and family are the two things in life, which makes us feel truly happy!
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@gogierm4ge (398)
• United States
3 Mar 10
I don't want to be greedy, but we need it to survive.
The more money, the better insurance we can afford to help our life. So there is some good things that you need in life for being rich
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@phoenix8606 (4942)
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3 Mar 10
hi! yes, we all need money so that we can live a normal life, but don't you think money makes the world goes round in some different direction, in a direction opposite to our friends and families?
@jugsjugs (12967)
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2 Mar 10
I think that alot of people are trying to make ends meet so at the moment they are trying to make ends meet,but i do think that friends are very important as without friends life can be so lonely.I have friends that are on the internet aswell as friends that i see alot aswell.I think with all the trouble people are having trying to get money they have to put the money first and friends last.I try to do both earn aswell as have friends.If i do not get the time to see my friends then i will ring them for a chat or let them pop round to see me when i know that i am going to be here.
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@phoenix8606 (4942)
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2 Mar 10
yes, there are many people who have a lot of money and a lot of "friends" too, but the most of these friends like the money more than the person who have it, and this person feels lonely very often in his/her life, just because money can't really find you good friends!
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
3 Mar 10
Actually if I had a great talent for making money,if I were a good business woman, I had a knack of investing, I had the idea of a great invention that would save peoples lives and by doing any of those things, I figured that I would have less friends and failed to do what my skill and talent desired, I would be well lazy and stupid.
You should not have to chose between money or friends. Your character should be the same no matter how much or how little you make. The idea of the poor always having friends and the rich having none, is probably started by a man who was envious of his neighbor's good fortune.
What you should do is to think of a different parallelogram. You can treat your friends with more money, you may want to sponsor a child, donate to a worthy cause, help your family, and the money would help instead of thinking that all rich people live along on the mansion with no one to visit them and die embittered.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
4 Mar 10
I know what it was about. To me it was do you want me to be poor and have lots of friends or rich and have no friends. I figured it was a horrible choice to make. I do not think they have anything to do with each other. I also wonder why that question keeps coming up here in various forms all the time.
Being poor is not that wonderful. Being rich is not that evil. You have to be content with what you are at the moment, but you should not discourage people from making more money or investing by insinuating that they will lose friends or get false friends if they make more money.
Besides there is no need to do this. we have the graduated income tax system that does that for us here in Canada.
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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3 Mar 10
hi! well, maybe you are right about that we must mot mix friends and money and that people with money don't always have good friends, but in the most cases it is so! and my question actually was about that what will you choose- the money or the friends
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@sunnycool (12714)
• India
2 Mar 10
hi phoenix,I would love to be the person with lots of money coz i always wanted to help others so if i have money then i can extend my helping hand to many others. If my money helps thousands of poor ones then i'm ready to leave behind all my friends for a noble cause---i hope they're so understandable that they do not misunderstand me and join hands with me in this mission.great day.
@sunnycool (12714)
• India
2 Mar 10
Lust for money doesn't help anyone to carry on for a long time they just fail half way---if i were to earn money by scamming others then it would be wrong---money would master my mind but i want to help with my hard earned money---its not that if i earn thousand dollars---i would donate more than 500 to them---i want earn enough and then help others.Thank you for accepting
@cloud31 (5809)
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2 Mar 10
Your idea is good, am just afraid when you commit what you would like to have or you can have a lot of money,that time you will forget your mission which you pleaded beforehand.I hope all people have the same idea as you, just don't forget, love of money sometimes is a root of evil .I am not saying you will turn like that,but sometimes money can turn out individual mind into unpredictable plan and sometimes its not what themselves wanted to.You're simply have a good heart i think you will have your mission accomplished with a lot helping hands around you.CHEER!!
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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2 Mar 10
well Sunil, i think if you chose to use the money that way, you will not hae to leave your friends, because I am pretty sure that they will support you and will help you helping the people indeed! I really like your answer. BE HAPPY!!!
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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3 Mar 10
hi! i think if the persons who love you, real feel love and respect you, then they will be happy with you no matter if you have or haven't got money enough
@megalancer (134)
• Philippines
3 Mar 10
I never needed to make a choice like this. Since in my quest for money i have gained a whole group of friends, by establishing a game development group. Though no i don't have too many friends on MyLot yet.
So yeah, I am on my way to earning happy and I am earning friends along the way, I say I have a happy life.
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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3 Mar 10
hi! do you really believe that the people you meet here are your friends, just because they helping you to earn? I mean your real friends, that you meet and see every day, friends that you know from years. do you have many from them?
@megalancer (134)
• Philippines
3 Mar 10
Seems like i wasn't clear enough. The friends i gained from establishing the group are not in any way related to MyLot. They're enough to be considered as my friends as far as I'm concerned since the entire group shares one main interest.
To make things clear, I don't even have friends on MyLot yet. But it would be nice to have friends that help me earn money.
Back on topic, I never had to make a choice between money and friends, because my search for money has brought me more friends instead of losing old ones. The money search does not include MyLot since it's only been a few days since I joined.
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
3 Mar 10
Ofcourse with lots of money will buy lots of convenience but lack of it makes life miseries. I have been on both plateaus and I would still prefer to have a lot of money and at the same time to be surrounded by my friends. I love to enjoy life in the company of friends. But I don't like opportunist friends who take advantage of me. Life is too short to live in miseries so would like to enjoy life while I still can.
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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3 Mar 10
hi! yes, I also want to live my live normal and have money enough, being surrounded from my friends, but now the question is that we really must choose only one of the both :) and what is your decision?
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
2 Mar 10
You're not going to let me have both, right?
Well tough, I'm making my own rules. I'd like enough money to be comfortable and a few really good friends that I trust.
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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3 Mar 10
yeah, I mentioned that we must chose only one of them both :) Yeah, we all want money enough, so that we can feel comfortable, but also having many friends, but you know that this is really not the real world to many people!
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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3 Mar 10
hi! Yes, I also need that much, so that I can live a normal life, without to have deprive from something, but have all my friends by my side!
@vine88 (1031)
• India
2 Mar 10
Money is one of the most important things in this world. This world is money world. If we don't have money we can not even study. We can't eat.
In another point of view, money is nothing.If you be along in forest or an island then even if you have money, you can't do anything from money.
I don't like to be rich. I just like to have money which is sufficient to eat and wear clothes. If we run after money we will die but will not satisfied from money. a poor or simple person can enjoy life freely. for liberty or rich person can not take freedom of life, like we take.. i think theirs life are boring...Share?
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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3 Mar 10
hi! yes, money is really important nowadays, because without it we can not live, but I don't think it is more important than friends, family and love! and yes, you are right, it is also nothing, if we are somewhere where we can't use it, because they really do not exist there :) I also don't like to be rich! thanks for the comment
@kgirjapurkar (175)
• India
3 Mar 10
Though the money is the prime thing now a days but at the same time u must have other virtues like kind hearted, humble, and full of character also as money only cant make u popular
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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3 Mar 10
yes, it is a prime thing nowadays and we must not forget it, but we also must have some more important in our hearts than money
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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3 Mar 10
yes, no one can live without friends and family, and the ones who live without these both most important things, really don't know the meaning of life!
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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3 Mar 10
yes, you are right that money is not everything,but I just can't agree that without money we are nothing. and what will you be without friends and family with whom to share those money? won't you be also nothing?
@dragonite02 (42)
• Philippines
3 Mar 10
I think that a person that has a lot of money have a lot of friends too. The difference "maybe" is that these so called friends are not real friends. These friends are just being close to the rich person because well, he's rich. For me having less money with lots of "hopefully true" friends is better because with hardwork and perseverance, we can earn good amount of money without losing our real friends.
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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3 Mar 10
yes, I told it- when we have a lots, i mean really a lots of money, there are money people around us pretending to be our friends, but the most are just cheaters trying to have a piece from the cake
@homeshoppers (6166)
• Philippines
2 Mar 10
of course i will prefer being a person with a lot of money so i can buy whatever i want and give my child a good life. theres no need for me to work hard and stay long hour at work but rather spend my time with my family and having fun. i can just simply put up my own business and buy my own car and house so theres no need for me to worry of my monthly bill expenses. i dont think i will forget my family and friends if i have money, maybe i can give more time to them since im not longer buys with job.
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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2 Mar 10
yes, it is really good having a lots of money so that your family can live a happy and carefree life, but what will happen if money just changes you and you forget about the cares for the family.? what if you start going to restaurants, casinos and vacations alone or with your husband, and leave the children to the nanny? do you think it can happen to you?
@snoopyfan (1312)
• United States
2 Mar 10
Yes it would be nice to have a lot of money so I don't have to worry about bills and to fix things when they go wrong. But to answer your question I would rather have friends and little money like I do know. I think having good friends are more valuable than having a lot of money. I do have relatives who have money and yes their love of money is greater than their love of family members. I look at it this way when we leave this world your money doesn't go with you. And on Judgment Day God wants to hear about your good works that you did in this world not how much money is in your bank account. I struggle and worry about money all the time but I am very happy with the friends I have.
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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2 Mar 10
yeah, there are really many people who love money more than friends and relatives. I also think friends are more important than money, because money can make you happy as the friends ca do!
@cloud31 (5809)
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2 Mar 10
I prefer being a normal person,money is not that important and not much interest having a lot of it,i am so much satisfied about what is enough for me in my daily living and for the future.Friends still more important than any wealth, without a friends life is dull, money cannot replaced the happiness friends bring in life,as well as family,no matter how wealthy you are,you will never have the completeness of happiness without family and friends.
Happy Lotting!
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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2 Mar 10
yes, money can't really replace the fun and the happiness that our friends bring to us, even being the poorest man on the world, if you have many friends and they and all your relatives are around you, supporting and loving you, you will be the happiest person of all. and money can't really bring that joy in the heart, which the friends bring
@yoursjannat (839)
• India
2 Mar 10
Perhaps,you looked over the possible terrible consequences of having a lot of money.Happiness counts with satisfaction that comes from mental peace and proper work.
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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2 Mar 10
yes, you are right. happiness is really a mental peace and proper work, but it is also love that you get from your friends and relatives, and money can't really bring you love.
@candyfairy21 (2039)
• Philippines
2 Mar 10
can i have both the money and the family and friends? hahaha jk. i'd like to be with the person who knows how to value friendship and family compared to someone who only takes pride in what they have because they don't have the " who" they should have in their lives.
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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2 Mar 10
well, if you think you can handle with it both, then take it :) but the point here is, that we must chose between them both. but as i see you have made the rigth decision already :)
@aditya149 (291)
• Sweden
2 Mar 10
I prefer money in life which fulfill our needs..excessive money also creates excess problems[
My thought regarding "pocket" is to have sufficient credits which can fulfill my requirements and prerequisites of my family along the case of any urgent need...
@phoenix8606 (4942)
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2 Mar 10
yeah, but imagine you must chose between money and friends, which means if you choose money you will have no friends, and if you choose friends you will have no money. I think without friends no one can live!