Comments on: Can money buy happiness? http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/02/can-money-buy-happiness/ Being the homepage and blog of Joe... Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:20:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joe http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/02/can-money-buy-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1425 Joe Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:40:46 +0000 http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/?p=697#comment-1425 One of the most common mis-quotations of all times is indeed 'Money is the root of all evil' when, as you rightly point out, it's 'the love of money is the root of all evil'. (Timothy 1, I think??) Even poverty is relative, though - we have an artificial concept of what constitutes poverty in the West because there is a lot of pressure on people to want 'things', and for people to regard 'things' as being some sort of right. To me the issue is the lack of security that lacking money brings; it's hard for anyone who's never been involved with Bailiffs, for example, to understand the sheer sense of powerlessness that comes from not feeling safe in your own home. One of the most common mis-quotations of all times is indeed ‘Money is the root of all evil’ when, as you rightly point out, it’s ‘the love of money is the root of all evil’. (Timothy 1, I think??)

Even poverty is relative, though – we have an artificial concept of what constitutes poverty in the West because there is a lot of pressure on people to want ‘things’, and for people to regard ‘things’ as being some sort of right.

To me the issue is the lack of security that lacking money brings; it’s hard for anyone who’s never been involved with Bailiffs, for example, to understand the sheer sense of powerlessness that comes from not feeling safe in your own home.

]]> By: Abi http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/02/can-money-buy-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1422 Abi Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:23:48 +0000 http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/?p=697#comment-1422 Yes, you can argue about the minutae and relativity of "rich" til the cows come home, but the fact remains that being poor has very little to recommend it. Don't forget it is not money that is the root of all evil, but the love of it. Yes, you can argue about the minutae and relativity of “rich” til the cows come home, but the fact remains that being poor has very little to recommend it. Don’t forget it is not money that is the root of all evil, but the love of it.

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