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根据以下材料回答题 Mostofyouwouldprobablysaythatwhatmakesyoutrulyhappyisyourfamilyandtheloveyoushareinyourrelationships,andIcouldn'tagreemore.Butmoneycomesintoplayinthoserelationships.
WhenItalkaboutmoneythiswaytoagroup,thereisalwayssomeonewhocomesuptomeandsays,"Suze,youaresowrong.Moneyisn'tthekeytolife--thisis!"Atwhichpointtheirwal-letfliesopenandtheyshowmeaphotooftheirfamily.
That'swhenthingsgetinteresting,becauseIstartaskingthemquestions:Didyoutakethatphotowithyourowncamera?Itlookslikeabeautifulbeach,wasthephototakenonafamilyva-cation?Doyouhopetohelpthosebeautifulboysandgirlsgotocollege?
Astheiranswersare"yes",Iaskthemhowtheyprovideallofthatfortheir.family.That'swhentheyunderstandthatIhaditfight.
Itotallyagreethatfamilyandfriendsareofgreatimportancetoourwellbeing;withoutmean-ingfulrelationships,there'snochanceofeverbeingtrulyhappy.That'swhy,everySaturdaynight,IendmyCNBCshowwiththefollowingwords:"Peoplefirst.Thenmoney.Thenthings."
Howwedealwiththemoneywehavealsoplaysintoourhappiness.Overthepastfewdecades(十年),thepercentageofAmericanswhosaythey'rehappyhasn'tchangedmuch,whileatthesametimetheaverageincomehasdoubled.Sowehavemoremoney,butwe'renotmuchhappieronaverage.
Aparadox(悖论)?Farfromit.Mysenseisthatwhilewe'remakingmoremoney,wearent'tmakingmoreofthemoneywemake.Wehavetopayforalotofthings,andwehavetoworrya-boutsavingforretirement(退休)inawaythatourparentsandgrandparentsneverdid.Andasman-yofyouknow,it'sreallyhardtoincreaseyourhappinesswhenyou'vegotalotofmoneyworries.
Doyouagree,oramIwayoffbase?I'dlovetoknowwhatdoyouthinkaboutthemoney/happinessconnection.
Whydopeopleoftenshowtheauthortheirfamilyphotos? A.Theyhopetoshowmoneyisveryimportant.
B.Theywanttoprovetheycanaffordaholiday.
C.Theythinkagoodfamilymakesthemtrulyhappy.
D.Theybelieveahappypersonconsiderspeoplefirst.
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