Omo! At this point, I actually think money can buy happiness. My eyes have seen plenty of things in Russia and the only way I can find happiness now is if I get money. And I am not talking about happiness that comes from just being overly fixated on getting money but the one of when you’re in a down place and really needing money to solve an issue.
I shuffled my feet as I dragged myself out of the phone shop. My current phone has been giving me signals for the past month so much that I just knew I needed a new one. I finally decided to buy a new one after saving for a while. Brethren, the prices I was seeing in comparison to the model I wanted were not even funny. Wahala for who wan use iPhone…
But why is adulthood so expensive? The other day I wanted to buy detergent and with the way I was grumbling before I picked it from the shelf ehn, you would think someone hit me. Back to my phone story, I got the phone sha. At that moment I felt true happiness, honestly. Even though I had just spent an amount I was not willing to spend originally, I cannot explain how it felt like a weight was just lifted off my shoulder. As I boarded the bus home, I started thinking of my relationship with money.
I am not a frivolous person neither am I too stingy, I save as much as possible but I knew the current state of the economy is already taking its toll on me. In all these, I realised money actually brings happiness even if it is fleeting. There are times when my mood is suddenly lifted because I received a certain amount or I got something I was finally able to afford. I belong to the school of thought that thinks money can buy happiness but not joy. We’ll discuss the details of this last sentence another time.
Moving on, I am aware that I need money and I will always need money to fulfil my basic and non-basic needs. This realisation has made me take my studies seriously, because in the long run I know that education matters in how you climb up the ladder in life, anyone telling you ‘school na scam’ is lying to you. Sometimes you just need to prove that you have something in your head.
The increasing need for money has led me to acquire skills I never dreamed of getting. I aspire for greater things and I am not afraid of reaching for greater heights. I understand that if I truly want happiness in this life, I have to work for it. As long as I invest in myself and continue to add value to my life I can partake in the little happiness life brings my way.
When I say money brings happiness, it is not about the big frivolities of life but rather happiness in being able to afford the things that make my life comfortable, being able to live a life where I have access to opportunities as a result of my financial standing, and being able to live a life where my future family is not restricted or cut off because of lack.
I have looked around and seen what money can do and what lack of money can also do. Trust me the former is better. Bear in mind that the chase after money is lifelong and should not consume you, but rather have the mentality that, as long as it depends on me I will work hard and do the needful.
I am sounding like a motivational speaker but it is the truth, the money that brings happiness will not crawl into your lap, you have to work for it, you have to earn that happiness in some cases.
So my people, money can indeed buy happiness, but it comes at the extra cost of hard work and dedication.
May all our hard work yield results. Have a wonderful week ahead!
