Can Money Buy Happiness?
I think money can buy happiness. Or at least, it can get you material things and experiences that you then have the opportunity to enjoy. A couple times a month, I grab a friend and leave Uni at lunch to take a glorious stroll down the street to a coffee shop and get a seasonally appropriate drink. Recently, this has been a dirty chai latte for six to seven. I scurry against the biting wind and inhale the sweet smell of rotting leaves in the late autumn. The sky is dark and cold and blustery, and I absorb what little sunlight I can. But the contrast between the harsh outdoors and the warm coziness of the chai is delicious. I sip it slowly on the way back to the building and laugh with my coffee buddy. The money buys the latte, but it doesn’t buy the rest of the experience. Without the wind and the cold, the chai would be much less comforting. If I just downed it one gulp, not feeling the warmth and the spice at the back of my throat, it wouldn’t be nearly as nice. Money can buy n...