When I am without sin, I will throw stones like there's no tomorrow!
People with lots of money are just as human as the rest of us. Pain is painful no matter whom it strikes.* Because of our shared humanity, surely an agonized millionaire is just as worthy of my sympathy as any strung-out junkie or third world orphan. If I could miraculously eliminate all suffering I would; I don't possess that power.
In my experience it's not that money always solves problems so much as a shortage of money will often precipitate them. Some problems may be more likely to arise when money is no object. I can think of a few vices I might have indulged but avoided solely because they were too expensive.
*Full disclosure: There are a few people I dislike. If they encountered serious misfortunes, I'm afraid my first reaction would be one I'm not proud of. I need to work more on forgiveness.
I am a little taken aback by the reverse snobbery in this thread. Does it surprise anyone that there are people unhappy and stressed with their life at all income levels?
I would imagine the amount of money is not the issue - the need to rethink life choices even after you have seemingly achieved everything you set out to is.
Surprises me too. I reckon most here are tolerant of all income levels, but there are a vocal number of class warriors.
People with lots of money are just as human as the rest of us. Pain is painful no matter whom it strikes.* Because of our shared humanity, surely an agonized millionaire is just as worthy of my sympathy as any strung-out junkie or third world orphan. If I could miraculously eliminate all suffering I would; I don't possess that power.
In my experience it's not that money always solves problems so much as a shortage of money will often precipitate them. Some problems may be more likely to arise when money is no object. I can think of a few vices I might have indulged but avoided solely because they were too expensive.
*Full disclosure: There are a few people I dislike. If they encountered serious misfortunes, I'm afraid my first reaction would be one I'm not proud of. I need to work more on forgiveness.