Money don’t make Pinoys happy because they’re used not having it

Money don’t make Pinoys happy because they’re used not having it

A recent study mentioned that money alone does not make Filipinos happy. According to a report of Ma. Ceres Doyo in Philippine Daily inquirer, a study was made by a Doctorate in Educational Psychology holder Ma. Gladiola M. Santos, present dean of College of Sciences of Adamson University. The said study stated that most of the respondents made family and friends as their reasons for being happy.
It is good news! In this wearisome, sometimes frustrating period in our country, Filipinos are still happy.
The study admitted however that the limited number of respondents could not be representative of the entire Filipino people and hopes that it could be a “…first phase of a ladderized study that would involve bigger samples from different regions until we can get a truer estimate of the picture of Filipino.”
If asked in my point of view, I could say the main reason why money does not make Pinoys happy is that we are used not having it. Money is hard to come, even for hard working wage earners especially now that oil and basic commodity’s prices rise at the speed of light.
It’s a defense mechanism. If you don’t have money, avoid thinking too much about it. For if you do, it will make your miserable life more miserable or worse-hell.
At least we Pinoys know how to cope in this era of corruption, political and economic uncertainty. That’s what make’s life beautiful, surviving a crisis.
But the study does not mean that money is no big deal for Filipinos. Definitely money is a big deal, for with that piece of paper and few pieces of coins lies survival.
Just like in the case of new hired teachers who have to endure months without salary. And if ever, the teacher receives salary, it is just enough to sustain existence.
In teaching, they say money is not what will make one happy but the fact that one becomes an instrument in educating the next generation. However, there will be sure times when salary not received makes the morale of the teacher very low. That hard earned money is very much needed in order to deal with other life predicaments. The low morale could in turn result in poor teaching performance.
I’m sure the case is the same with other Pinoy wage earners.
It is indeed high time that lawmakers fast track (asa ka pa?)the bill increasing the salary of teachers and other wage earners.
Heck, let’s not talk too much about money alright? Other reasons aside from family and friends that makes Pinoys happy is sex and pets. The result of the study tempted the researcher to conclude that “sex is only as important as one’s pets as a source of happiness” for Filipinos. Really? Will you trade your wife for a pet?
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