Good post. This is an important lesson to learn in our materialistic world.
I differ slightly from your opinion in that I believe money should not be your source of happiness (rather than just saying that money doesn't bring happiness). I believe that money is the symbolic representation of value, but has no value in itself.
The sad truth is that many people do value money. The possession of money does bring happiness to some, just as collecting comic books brings happiness to others. The reward for them is in having it, rather than what it represents or what it can do.
The reason why I believe that money should not be your source of happiness is because it is a symbol of value, rather than value itself. It makes no sense to me to seek a symbol, rather than the quality the symbol represents.
Rather than seeking the symbol, we should be seeking the quality. Rather than seeking money, we should be seeking to provide value to others. If we succeed in providing value, then the money will come on its own. There will be substance behind the symbol and there you will find contentment.
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