Economic growth is often prescribed as a way of increasing the well-being of people in low-income countries. A new study suggests that there may be good reason to question this assumption. The researchers found that the majority of people in societies where money plays a minimal role reported a level of happiness comparable to that found in Scandinavian countries which typically rate highest in the world. [1] Sitting by the river. Letting the wind whisper songs from far away. Doing nothing. No analysis. No plans. No action. Just acceptance. Thinking of nothing. No hate. No love. No enviousness. Just acceptance. Of yourself. Of others. Of the cosmos itself. Happiness does seem to come for free. (Are you willing to die?) What could be more expensive than that?
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