Are you materialistic ??

Question

how do you feel if your best friend / sibling / neighbor is richer than you and has a better house / car / spouse / job than you ?? do you feel jealous ? do you try to improve yourself ? or do you try to savatage them ??

Answer 1

nothing of that.....I'm happy with the life i have......money is nice for some things, but cant buy the peace of spirit needed to have a rich life.

And when i say "rich" am not talking about money.

Answer 2

Very much agree with Aussie...you never know what goes on behind closed doors!

Lets face it, we need money to cover certain basic/ everyday needs but no money in the world can truly bring you a peace of mind....you might be having fun as heck, but that feeling could only satisfy you for so long....

You should feel rich because of the life you've been blessed with (its ups and downs), because of the people and experiences you've had, because of the love you have from your family and loved ones,because of the job you may have if you enjoy it and it fulfills..

Sometimes its enough to feel rich for being alive..

Answer 3

It motivate me to work harder !

Answer 4

I don't like money, it doesn't mean anything to me and if you take it away from me, mittel ba3da, I still can live and be happy

Answer 5

I am always happy at others success BUT I find people always try to tear you down...:(

Answer 6

Hey man , have a good look around !  Everywhere you look you will see people who SEEM to have it all together,,,,all the trappings of success !

Scratch the surface & you'll find they have the same problems , insecurities etc as everyone else , maybe more !

Instead of looking at that side of the equation we should always look at the other ...those LESS well off than ourselves ,there are heaps more like that !  

I have to say that ' things' don't interest me at all ....I am not a collector of toys & don't envy people who are.

Answer 7

lol what are u implying, do u go around sabataging people u get jealous from or u feel u been sabataged?

haha.

no i dont care about materialistic things at all

i mean lets put it this way:

lets say i mnarry a rich dude that buys me all this stuff and spoils me with material c**p but doesnt treat me well, then whats the point of havin him around? who cares about the material stuff? id rather have a poor guy who treats me right that cant afford all that material junk, cuz seriously what good does material stuff do u? nothing. :D

Answer 8

In a healthy dose, yes.

But i'm not a believer in 'money makes you happy', because it doesn't. Just as much the opposite if you have too much. As long as i had enough money to live comfortably, be healthy and have my little luxuries, then i'm fine. It's your family & friends, the good times, what make you feel happy.

Answer 9

I'd be the happiest for them and would be the one wishing them the best in life all the time, with no interest of course.

God gives God takes.

Answer 10

to some extent YES.

Answer 11

I never think to measure my friend's wealth. I suppose some of them have more and others less than me. who cares ?

I measure people by what they have in their hearts, that's where your real fortune is.

Answer 12

The grass is not always greener in the other side of the fence, material things do not make you happy.

For me, i dont envy others, i make the best of my own life, live it to the full.