I would rank meaning being the highest of value. What is worth living for if my life has no meaning? There would be no point in my life. Meaning is everything to me. I desire to make others happy. I'm always thinking about what others are thinking, and if they aren't happy I ponder on how I could possibly change that. Don't get me wrong, I love to be happy too, but seeing others in my life I care about happy makes me happy. If someone I'm close to isn't happy, I can't bring myself to be happy. I'm that person that will cry just looking at someone else crying. It's hurts me to see someone else hurting inside.
Happiness is next. Although happiness is very important to me, I strive to find meaning more. Happiness makes everything better. When I'm happy, it's as if nothing in this world can bring me down. I'm on top of the world. Without happiness, everyone would get depressed. We need happiness to get through the hard times in life.
Finally, I would rank money last. We all love money, but we shouldn't desire it. Wanting something we necessarily can't have can take away our happiness and make us bitter. We should be thankful for what we have. Meaning and happiness means more than money. Why would I want all the money in the world over happiness. Money really can't buy us happiness. People without money learn to find meaning in their life and then learn to be happy without money. Money isn't everything no matter how nice it sounds.
I know that I don't have a ton of money. Therefore, I believe I learned to be happy without money. I know that life is possible without a lot of money. My dad's family has money, but we didn't get any of that money. I can't have everything I want. However, I don't care. My life would be completely different. I'm happy without it. I learned to appreciate everything I have.
