Arjun Nonfiction Writing Blog

      Can Money Buy You Happiness?      Yes. The age-old question is multifaceted and complex, but my answer is undeniably yes. I think one of the reasons many are so quick to believe that money can’t buy happiness is because of how open the question is to interpretation. Do I believe that everyone’s woes will evaporate as soon as their salary rises? No. Is every single rich person happy? Of course not. But I do believe that money can increase the quality of one’s life, and through that, their happiness.  I think the debate of whether money can buy happiness should focus more on how a lack of money can prevent your happiness. I have been blessed to never have to worry about where my next meal is coming from, where I was going to sleep on a particular night, or whether I could pay my bills. Any personal issues I may be dealing with at times feel trivial when compared to these questions that many ask on the daily. With a sufficient amount of money, one could alleviate their stresses an

    What could you live without?          If posed with the question: “what could you live without” most students could agree on a few options which are universally hated. There’s not one of my peers who hasn’t ranted about how they hate homework. But the biggest annoyance to my life as a student is what many others treasure the most: If I could choose one thing to eliminate from my life, it would be my need for sleep. Most people love the supposed period of peace and dreams. A reader could ask why I didn’t choose any of our other most basic needs: if I eliminated my hunger and thirst, I would have heaps of money. But sleep feels different. The solutions to hunger and thirst are as basic as they come. If your stomach is growling, fill it with food. If you are parched in class, ask to go to the water fountain. But when it comes to sleep, I feel like I can never win. These days, sleep and productivity seem to be on a scale, counterbalancing one another, making it impossible to have much