Monologue - It wasnt the lack of money that got to me; it was the lack of hope for anything else.
by
amenon96 (student)
They say money can’t buy happiness. Whoever first said this however obviously had never had to come home, with once again, not enough money to provide a meal for every member of his family. He also did not have a tin can from an old package of wafers that contained all of the earnings he and his family would survive on for their lifetime. Yes, it all fit in a rusty, old tin can. He did not have to pull his fourteen-year-old son from school so that he could help keep their shack of a house from being foreclosed by the malicious and ruthless government officials, who like beasts prowl the area to scavenge on prey that are weaker in resources. Whoever said that expression probably led a comfortable, if not lavish, life and said this as a passing comment that eventually led to be popularized as a philosophical phrase that held great meaning. He did not lead a money-less life. But I do. And maybe he is correct, money can’t buy happiness, but it sure gives you a shot at it.
