Yes, money can buy happiness..., BUT...
Was thinking about this topic lately and think that there is some truth to the rhetorical question if indeed $$$ can buy happiness, BUT with caveats of course.
Its like asking if $$$ can buy water, if its just the basic
necessity of water (mineral; water in Singapore)- the answer is yes-
just S$1 will still probably get you a small bottle of water in many
places today (mama stall, not restaurant). But say adrift/ shipwrecked on a deserted island, a 1 kg gold bar would probably be of no help in your attainment of fresh water (/survival).
Similarly happiness, if one is just out for the more banal/ boorish
kinds of 'happiness' such as that attained from e.g. sex, food,
entertainment, gambling etc- then yes- such is mostly attainable in a
cosmopolitan city such as Singapore.
If however, one desires true enduring happiness that is derivative from
e.g. spirituality: e.g. confidence about issues of the after life, a
deep and loving relationship in a heterosexual relationship (biblical standard type)-
then like the instance of the man shipwrecked on a deserted island-
there are many other factors to consider wrt his survivability: was
preparation for a ship wreck made: emergency supplies, GPS tracking,
contact with loved-ones, emergency communications equipment n power
supply etc etc...
So this is my point:
Money can buy happiness, but sometimes also at a high cost. (e.g. visiting Geylang prostitute for cheap 'service' and then getting HIV thereafter or getting gambling addiction from casino 'investments' and then having no family thereafter (divorce, separation etc)).
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Originally posted by FireIce:共西米懒�
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Originally posted by charlize:translate?
translate to Hokkien ?
u sayin Money can buy all the fuck u wan?