My Mother always had little “pearls of wisdom” that she shared with her kids. You know, things like “always wear clean underwear because if you get into an car accident you wouldn’t want to be embarassed”. The “pearl of wisdom” that she used over and over was “money can’t buy happiness”. What else do you say when you are broke?
Apparently my Mother was wrong. A research group from a major university has studied the effect of money on happiness. Their findings are that “money can buy happiness”. Not only that but the more money you’ve got, the happier you become. So if you have $100,000, you might find some level of happiness. If you have $1 million, you become even happier. Get this! If you have $1 billion you will be even happier. Dah! If you have $1 billion, you could wake up on your own Carribean island. You could make a call to your personal pilot of your private jet and schedule breakfast the next day in Paris, France to dine at a sidewalk cafe. Then you could fly home in time for evening dinner. You can’t do that without money. Does it make you happier? You bet your a– it does.
It is pretty simple. The more money you make, the happier you will be. I wonder what my Mother would say now.
I have my new Weber grill glistening in the sun on my deck. There is a plump mother “morning dove” sitting on the stainless steel side tray. She has left her “white droppings” all over the stainless. On top of that I found one of her eggs nestled next to my grill. So I wonder what the message to me is. I have a bird who sh— all over my new grill and lays an egg on it. It is a good thing I don’t believe in omens.
Tomorrow the weather changes. Sunshine and dry weather all through next week. Enjoy.
Love,
Dad