are the rich happier than the poor?

We have so far witnessed tremendous discussions about money, especially the relation between money and happiness and the question: " do the rich happier than the poor". From my standpoint, I strongly advocate the fact that regardless of how much fortune we accumulate, our wealth is not synonymous with happiness. Initially, one of the major reasons associated with my perspective is that money is only just a tool for us to exchange what we want. According to research implemented by Vicky Robin, people in financial jeopardy are prone to satisfaction with the money increasing and owed by them. Nonetheless, should their basic needs are met, degree of happiness from solving those survival demands will gradually decrease. Hence, we will require more and more meaningful things with a view to living a fulfilling life. To recapitulate, owing to the fact that money is bound to lose its value someday, choosing money to be the standard of happiness just makes our life become more nonsense. Following that, there are more requisite factors to decide how happy and meaningful the rich or the poor feel. particularly, both physical and mental health, our relationship on the ground, accompanied by the way we pursue passions are extremely vital. Because there is an undeniable truth that happiness does not depend totally on money, granted, although we need money to serve our demands of eating, learning, entertaining, etc, . . . . In brief, by no means can we live life to the fullest with just the numbers of our balance, but with everything bring smile to our face such as following dreams, spending time building relationships, caring more about ourselves, etc, . . In a nutshell, money plays an indispensable role in everyone’s life as not only does it do wonders for us when we are broke, but also in our daily routine. However, so taxing life is that we need to own more things to meet our mental needs; in other words, to achieve contentment. I am convinced we are not capable of rushing to judgment that: "do the rich are happier than the poor", but so many people still wake up delighted every day although they have no prestige and are wealthy, as well as they still can do whatever they love in a elated manner.