Canmoneybuyhappiness?Differentpeoplehavedifferentopinions.Somethinkyes,whileothersholdtheopposite.

　　Itistruethatwithenoughmoneyonecanbuyallthethingsonewants,andlivealifeofcomfortandsecurity.However,itisequallytruethatlackofmoneycausesgreatdistress.Itisacommonviewthat"moneyistherootofallevil."Thepursuitofmoneydrivesmanypeopletocheatandsteal.Insomeplacesthereisnothingthatcannotbeboughtwithmoney,resultingincorruptsocietieswhereeverybodyismiserable.

　　Indeed,moneycanbuyalotofthingsweneed.Buttherearemany,manywonderfulthingsintheworldthatcannotbebough/;withmoney.

　　Forexample,knowledgecannotbeboughtwithmoney.Onecannotberichinknowledgeunlesshestudieshard.Timecannotbeboughtwithmoney,either.Whocanbuyevenasecondwithmoney?

　　Therearestillmanyotherthingsthatcannotbeboughtwithmoney:health,life,happiness,friendship,loveandsoon.Justthink,ifapersonhasn＇tthesethingsatall,isthemoneystilluseful?

　　So,moneydoesnotnecessarilymeanhappiness.Italldependsonhowitisused.Ifwemakehonestandsensibleuseofmoney,itcanbeastepping-stonetohappinesslAlthoughmoneycannotbuyhappiness,itcanmakehappinesspossibleifitisemployedsensibly.