To have or to have not that is the question if you have you or much happy if not you still happy but poor lol?
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I hate to criticize, but I'd work on that grammar if I were you.  Your question was very difficult to interpret the way you wrote it.\n\n  Saying that, I'm guessing the question you intended was:\n\n "To have or not to have, that is the question; how true is this?  Can one be happy and poor?  What are the ramifications?"  Then my answer would be . . . .\n\n\n  It all depends,  on you and more particularly if you're a parent or not . . . exactly what standards one holds along these lines depends an awful lot on the answer to the question, "What kind of person are you and what makes you happy?"  and on the children issue.  When it comes to feeding your children or seeing that they get the crucial medical care you want for them . . . poverty isn't nearly so romantic.\n\n  Money and possessions are obviously NOT 100% necessary, there are 'return to the pioneer' type people and there was Gandhi to illustrate that neither money nor possessions are absolutely crucial.  Nevertheless, most of us are not nearly so stoical nor so easily satisfied with so little.  Hemingway said, the key is to never become 'owned' by your possessions.  I think he meant, if one's happiness is tied to what you own (rather than to who you are and what you do and the love and friendship you have in your life) then you're doomed to be miserable.  I'd guess that sense of purpose and happiness with the details of your every day life are the most crucial factors and money and possessions should be considered things that just make the journey to your goals a little bit more pleasant.  Good luck, by the way for a fuller answer:  rent the Oscar-winning movie Gandhi.
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When I am sad, but hopeful, I buy more expensive products and more non-essentials. When I am happy I buy more expensive products and non-essentials. \nWhen I am sad and at a  loss and have no hope or no clue, I don't buy anything-even food-unless I can't do without it.\nAny other time I buy the most expensive, best quality thing I can find (that I want/need) at the lowest possible price: usually around 65-80% off retail.
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Totally happy. Of course, with life everyone has a few spots that aren't the greatest, but overall I am a happy person living a happy life. I have 4 great kids and an AWESOME spouse for 17 years. So, yes, I am blessed and that makes me happy.
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If you live long enough, you'll have your share. It comes  with disappointments & failures, usually from someone you care for. God gives Joy, and it is better than happiness. Happiness is linked to "happenings" & you can be unhappy. The joy of God has no opposite, It is beyond reason. You can't be "unjoyed."
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I'd rather be happy than rich.  Of course I think I am rich - not monetarily but in LIFE!
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I come from the Philippines, and most of my fellowmen are struggling to live, or to even eat. But what makes us Filipinos happy ? Most of our lives might be simple, but amidst all the difficulties we are facing, we never forget that we might be poor but we are happy , and that our smiles shows our happiness.
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Happiness Is living one's life the way he/she wants it! Living it the right way...and not wasting it on bad stuff...that's Total Happiness!! No Regrets!!
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not sure\nbut if it was I would be happy and have a red tongue
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Well I would say you set out to accomplish a set amount of goals and you are either close to achieving them or have indeed achieved them...\nYou are satisfied with how things have turned out in your favor...
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Depends on your financial situation.  Many people stay w/ the job they have until they have another secured- happy or unhappy.
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I think knowing there would be happiness would give hope in the sad times.  That would probably make it all ok.  But I have to admit, I like not knowing.  I may like the hope of possibility more than the hope of the definite.  And that makes me hopeful, since I can't be guaranteed anything.  Hmmm... I may have answered my own question that is completely different than this one.  Wow.  That is amazing.
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we want what they have, and when they fail we are happy\nb
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The good news is that you're not all that bad.\n\nThe bad news is that you're not all that good.
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to be or not to be that is the question
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There is  a difference between being paid well/benefitting from and job and being happy and fulfilled.  The question isn't what would I do, the question is whether or not you are willing to possibly sacrifice the good parts of the job you have for something that gives you the chance to do something you feel is more worthwhile.
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What's your own view as in rich? like how much money, asset, and etc.? Some people think they're poor even with several millions of dollars they have.
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You need to do whatever makes you happy... :D