Many people get caught up in the mindset that material things in life such as cars, house, money, etc. is what makes them happy. Being materialistic is no being happy, it is only covering up what you truly don't have on the inside. It's a way of fabricating happiness.
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Now here is something I want to make clear. Making money and surviving is one thing, it is something we all need to do in order to live. But many people confuse needs and wants and think that these "needs" are necessary and will make us happy. We really need to take some time to think to ourselves every once in a while and think about the things that we really need versus wants. Materials will not make us happy, they just are a filler for our emotions and give us something to be distracted for. Take this into consideration, when you die, do you take these materials that make you "happy" with you??? People really need to understand that material things are just emotion fillers and distractions and is NOT true happiness. True happiness is not something you can buy, it is something that you have to find within yourself. 
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