Modern society puts high value on material possessions, whatever they may be, money is almost always necessary in order to purchase them. In his essay "Yes, Money Can Make You Happy" author Cass R. Sunstein theorizes that if the average person is given three options... a new car, remodeling your house, or having a dream vacation, that in the long run taking a vacation and the lead up to taking it will give more satisfaction and long-term happiness than a car or any material item for that matter. From his viewpoint money may not be the route of happiness, but I disagree. Where money itself may not make you happy it can and will allow you to surround yourself with items that will, or alleviate stress caused by lack of money.
Throughout the essay Cass kind of focuses his idea around the bases that money might be able to buy possessions that make you happy but the happiness is not real or long lived. I understand his thought process and why it is shared by so many others, but in all honesty it's a personality thing. Where money and success would bring me happiness it might not for someone else. When I say money and success would make me happy I mean that money in and of …show more content…
It's not necessarily what's at the end of the road it's what we see along the way. Anticipation of something tends to be better than actually getting it. Unless you're God you can't know the future but as a man we can predict it and who doesn't want a happy future? Cass Sunstein says it best when he says in his essay “uncertainty allows people to see the future in the most optimistic light, and it also keeps people’s attention focused on it, which increases its allure.” pg 552. Our imaginations and daydreams are almost like videos or creations of what our own happiness looks like. The idea now is to transfer those ideas from your head to real
Throughout the essay Cass kind of focuses his idea around the bases that money might be able to buy possessions that make you happy but the happiness is not real or long lived. I understand his thought process and why it is shared by so many others, but in all honesty it's a personality thing. Where money and success would bring me happiness it might not for someone else. When I say money and success would make me happy I mean that money in and of …show more content…
It's not necessarily what's at the end of the road it's what we see along the way. Anticipation of something tends to be better than actually getting it. Unless you're God you can't know the future but as a man we can predict it and who doesn't want a happy future? Cass Sunstein says it best when he says in his essay “uncertainty allows people to see the future in the most optimistic light, and it also keeps people’s attention focused on it, which increases its allure.” pg 552. Our imaginations and daydreams are almost like videos or creations of what our own happiness looks like. The idea now is to transfer those ideas from your head to real