Wow! Money Doesn't Buy Happiness But...

Life is such a funny thing. Its about the bright side, its a temporary test to see where we go when we die, enjoy the good times right? WRONG! Everything with the world today is around money. If you dont have money, life is so stressful. It maybe a bad way to come across, maybe a pessimistic way, but its so very true. I have noticed in the last week, that I, myself, am having a difficult time to find funds but I have tons to be thankful for. If life is hard for me now, with a roof over my head, plenty of food to eat, electricity, cable...HBO, I couldn't imagine, what it would feel like for a person in my shoes with kids or a wife with a medical problem. I am now starting to understand the troubles my mother went through when I was a kid. Or the struggle my father went through as a child. He and his 9 siblings each had one pair of shoes from when the were 7 til when they were 12, the reason he eats so fast, besides being a retired Naval Master Chief, is because if he did not eat his food quick enough his family would steal it. I hate to think of my father hungry as a child. He works very hard for his family and now I understand he didn't want his kids to go through what he went through as a kid. The example above is just one of the many struggles he had (I will write a page about him later, if you guys comment you want one.) Life is a great thing to be thankful for, but it sure is stressful when you don't have the resources to experience it fully.I am sure my fathers childhood would have been a lot better if his parents were financially stable. I am going to ask and answer a question and want you to comment with your opinion below. Would you rather be rich and miserable or poor and very happy? My answer would be have to be rich so my family would be happy and I would not have to be worried about them. Leave your comments below and tell me what you think. I love having different opinions.