money can buy friends
By sunshinefame
@sunshinefame (287)
Philippines
September 21, 2012 10:08am CST
if you want to have many friends then show to the world you have plenty of money, if you have money many will flocked you, if you are broked then you can count your true friends anyway.....you can move people by using money... money is the source of everything... fame, fortune and happiness... happiness? just be wise with true happiness and artificial one..in terms of friends, which are true friends in good times and bad times... having true friend is more than a treasure more than a money... so cherish and make it bloom. be wise..
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22 responses
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
21 Sep 12
I agree.
People will come to you when you are rich and famous.
People will claim that they are your relatives and close friends etc etc.
But, when you are poor and have no money anymore- all those people will vanish like rain on summer days.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
21 Sep 12
I am not rich and I am not famous.
So, I am sure that my friends are friends for life.
I have proven it many times and I can't ask for more.
My friends are more than a family to me.
@sunshinefame (287)
• Philippines
21 Sep 12
lol, that's maybe a trend so we must be watchful and vigilant so that we will not get dissapointed, select who are a friend in need and a friend indeed. treasure the great one.. they are for a lifetime friend.
@sunshinefame (287)
• Philippines
21 Sep 12
congrats jaiho, you are lucky that you have lots of true friends, sometimes it's great not to be rich and famous because you can count already the real one.
@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
21 Sep 12
As bad as it may sound, but money cannot only buy "friends"; but it can also buy justice, loyalty and even life to some. While these are not as good as the honest to goodness real ones, the fact that some people are willing to sell their friendship is as disappointing as much as those who are willing to buy them.
I agree that you can only be sure of your real friends when they stick around even when you are not doing well financially. Even if you don't have that much money and they are still there happy to be with you, then you are far better than the rich man with hundres of "friends".
@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
22 Sep 12
Hi Raine, unfortunately the real world is so cruel. i always pray to god that I dont have to face such situations. one of my close friends always say that men are always selfish. Only when we are tested, our true character comes into light. then we run to make ourselves secure and forget everyone else.
@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
23 Sep 12
I so agree with you. Don't get me wrong, I like to have more money that's why I work so hard, as well as the things which money can buy. But that doesn't mean that I will be willing to sacrifice my dignity, name and the lives of those dear to me just to have all the money in the world. Like what I always say, its just money and we can always earn it. But true friends are hard to come by.
@sunshinefame (287)
• Philippines
21 Sep 12
correct Raine, money can buy friends and justice too, i'm a victim of injustice too, i'm right, have strong evidence but don't have money to support while the other parties have enough money to bribe then case was closed and i lost the case.i just offer the case to God , he will be my judge. True friends right are more than money.
@sweetloveforeve (13120)
• Portugal
21 Sep 12
money can buy friends sadly thats true. but its really sad to have friends just bcs you have a lot of money. i think thats why some rich people sometimes are arrogant and bad. bcs they were having fake friends before. some are just arrogant in nature but maybe a few are like that bcs got hurt before. anyway we can be happy with money but we shouldnt make it the first thing in life. love, family, friends are much more important.
@sunshinefame (287)
• Philippines
21 Sep 12
some rich person were arrogant and bad, we can't judge them .. it's because through experience that they were abused before... being helpful, generous to others . didn't mean that you are going to feed them for life...fake friends abused them, always begging, asking and soliciting.. it's tiresome also.. they are not mercenary, we can't blame if they change attitudes because of sad experiences as you say..and got hurt. there are possibilities with that case.
@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
22 Sep 12
I really dont think money can buy friends. What money can buy is followers. but dont expect people to be with you during hardtimes. they are just there for money. if there would be trouble,they just run away.
@vidhyaprakash_2 (7116)
• India
21 Sep 12
Hi friend, money can buy friends, but it never buy the real friends, but money have the ability to show our real friend to us, i.e if we have lot of money, most of the people are interested in making friendship with us and we got a lot of friends, if we lost that money, then the fake persons will go away and the real friends will stay with us, so money have the ability to show the real and fake persons
@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
22 Sep 12
Infact many movies have portrayed the same theme over and over. Initially the hero is in poor condition, then he starts earning money. He would be having lot of business and people gather towards him and many of them become his friends. but when again when trouble strikes him, everyone just disappears and he is left to face alone.
@sunshinefame (287)
• Philippines
21 Sep 12
yes my friend, eventhough others was lost, we still have a faithful true, real friend that we count on in good times and bad times. than's why we still appreciate that theres a time that we are broke and recovered cause we know who they are now...
@riyauro (6421)
• India
21 Sep 12
yeah you are so true. Things are changed so much. people come to you because they have interest in your money and not you. everyone is become so greedy. It is hard to find good friends who look and you and not the money you have. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead. 
@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
22 Sep 12
If there is somebody who were there initially in your life, they might stay with you a long way. the friendship morn at kid level if you can maintain, then thats the best you can have. this is the because you had become friends when you were innocent. So you know the better and you can trust them much better compared to others.
@sunshinefame (287)
• Philippines
21 Sep 12
if you are a princess riyauro just hide your identity, just be a middle class ;) you are safe with gangsters, you can win true friends.. lucky are those who can find true friends here and in reality, it's just like getting the moon and stars in the sky.hope we can get many stars and sky.. eventhough we are just in middle class. goodluck to us. lol
@sunshinefame (287)
• Philippines
21 Sep 12
yes! kudus to us.. at least we know now who are our true friends... that's our consolation..
@Belle_of_the_Ball (896)
• Philippines
22 Sep 12
I couldn't agree more mhilkz!
I've met a lot of people who befriended me because they thought I was rich lols!
@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
22 Sep 12
I think its hard to understand a person at the outset. only when pushed to limits we know the real character of a person. i am very sad that you had to face such a situation. you really get hurt when you have to face such harsh realities.
@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
22 Sep 12
Money can only buy lost, never a true passion. You can never buy love for money. Whatever you get with money is only temporary. When the money is gone, whatever you got withit will also go. So never rely on those things because then you will have to sit and cry.
@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
22 Sep 12
The crux of ever relationship is passion and commitment. Now these things exist more at a meta level. You cant explain these things with a logic or is not quantifiable. So it would be futile to try and buy these emotions with a real world entity like money. Both have entirely different plains of existence.
@HomeBase (1153)
• United States
22 Sep 12
Money can never buy friends because real friends are not for sale. Money can buy the appearance of a real friendship, but that is just a lot of smoke and mirrors, a facade.
Money can buy a lot of things, but it can't buy real friendship and it can't buy real love.
@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
22 Sep 12
I just loved the way you brought that point. Love is never kept for sale. But these days people have gone too much pro9fessional. too much emphasis is given to money.
@BigMoney25 (1286)
• Philippines
21 Sep 12
do not rely soley on money it will be very dangerous you also need to invest in yourself, your personality your attitude everything. And dont think fame will help you, to be honest with you it will just destroy your privacy as a person and soon it will overwhelm you because you are so transparent already with your life to strangers so be careful.
@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
22 Sep 12
As you mentioned, we shouldnt come in touch with the person for the sole purpose of the money. but the problem is when we get in contact with someone, we do expect somethings from him/her. that is quite human tendency and we cant change it. everybody in that position would behave in similar manner.Expectations always hurts.
@sunshinefame (287)
• Philippines
21 Sep 12
being transparent with fame, power and fortune is dangerous, yes you are right, you need many body guards with that..companions.. no more privacy... and your friend will belong to same level....just be watchful who are true.. just be a good person.
@bdfreelancer (518)
•
22 Sep 12
It is sad that some people can be so fake when they appear to be best of friends when you have a lot of money. But the same people will walk over you when you are not anymore rich or if you do not spend money or show that you have money. People can be very deceptive. A true friend is a blessing and more important sometimes than money in life.
@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
22 Sep 12
In the current world, even relations have become very professional. People dont find any problem at stabbing you from behind for their benefits. The same message is passed on to our younger generations also . i wonder what would be the state of humanity if these trend continues.
@romzee (937)
• Philippines
22 Sep 12
Yes, money can buy friends, but friends bought are all fake, they are on your side because of the monetary rewards they are receiving but once you go broke you will find them all gone. Yes, money can make you happy, because if you have lots of money you can have luxury things, big house, etc. but all this will only added to your feeling of emptiness. Having true love, and true friends are the most cherished treasure you can achieve, more than anything that money can buy.
Cheers!
@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
22 Sep 12
The question is you can obviously bring in people on your side with money, but can you buy friendship. i think its insulting friendship by calling such people as friends. Friends are infact people who touch our souls.
@Ivy_Bubbles (169)
•
22 Sep 12
The best things in life are free!:) You don't have to show any amount to have real friends. It's good to ave money but we cannot rely our happiness. Let's remember that what is essential is invisible to the eye. We cannot equate fame and fortune to happiness, and it is a fact.
@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
22 Sep 12
You are very much right about what you said. the best things in life are always free and precious. but the problem is that they are rare too. We cant find it around us, infact we dint know how to recognize between true and fake. if we are lucky then we are in the league of good, or else we fall in the wrong path.
@arrianne (29)
• Philippines
22 Sep 12
People now think that money can buy everything. But even millions can not buy the real and true essence of happiness.
However, we can not deny how money can manipulate a persons way of thinking. People are good when they can get something to you, when they need you and if they can see that you can give them what they want like gadgets, clothes and other things that make them wealthy. But in the end of the day, if sorrows and difficulties came they are not their, maybe their is... yet I can assure that they are only few.
@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
22 Sep 12
I have heard a story once about a rich man who thought he can buy happiness. He called one of the happiest person in the region and asked what was the reason for his happiness. he said i feel great ,peaceful and happy when I sleep in my bed.. he said he gets peaceful sleep. Soon the rich man paid millions and bought his cot and the bed. but the richman could not find a peaceful sleep. Buying friends with money is as silly as that.
@marguicha (222371)
• Chile
21 Sep 12
I don´t know whether money can buy friends. But I have been blessed by having awesome friends without having to buy them. They have been friends in need, friends in good and bad times. Money is important to have food and shelter. Excess can lead to terrible pain.
@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
22 Sep 12
Its quite nice to find that you have got some friends. its a very rare thing to find these days. People are very opportunistic and only use others for their benefit. Its hard to ind true friendship these days in our society.
@loveandpeace (470)
• Indonesia
22 Sep 12
I know that always happened. Everybody get attract by money. Friends like that will dissapear and the true ones will stay. It's up to us to decide which one of them true or not, or let the time tell the real stories. Just be careful and don't pick the false ones.
@Kashidanga1971 (1354)
• Bangladesh
21 Sep 12
No friends without money. Friends are just humming bees.
@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
22 Sep 12
That was a wonderful metaphor used by you for friends. friends are indeed bees who spread love and care. How can you get something as pure and serene as that with money.
@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
22 Sep 12
Money is really so powerful ,itself is an evil. You can buy friends , position and name but it can never buy friendship , dignity , trust and reputation.
@Otanetix (508)
• United States
21 Sep 12
While money can buy many things, it cannot buy true friends. Money cannot substitute a person's character which will probably attract people who are potential, true friends. If you have a lot of money and then run out of it, you can probably discover who are not your true friends; when your money runs out, the fake friends will leave as well. Money is not something that will always bring happiness. Some rich people will eventually get bored with just buying stuff and resort to gambling their fortune. From the movie, Rat Race, I learned that tycoons enjoy entertainment through gambling their fortunes.
@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
22 Sep 12
I just liked your point on gambling. infact the problem is when rich people have money and they have no other problems. they feel void in life. Like any human being, they also would like to have some challenges in life. In this cause, they go for gambling and finally might end up as losers. very few have become billionaires out of gambling.
@winniemariposa (255)
• China
22 Sep 12
Sure, true friends can not be bought by money, and they will do you a favor whenever you are in need. So it is important to tell the true friends apart from those friends who flatter you because of money. We shold be careful in case of regarding those mean-spirited friens as true friends, and abandoning the true friends.
