Money or Happiness

206-32 I Belong Books

A few months later, James heard his mother got sick and she needed a lot of money. But he didn’t use money even this time. His family was disappointed in James. But only his brother trusted him.

This is Sean. He is James’s brother. He is just a college student,He is not rich. But he liked happiness more than money. One day, Sean heard his mother was sick and she needed a lot of money. He sent money immediately. But it was not enough money for his mother.&nbsp; Therefore, he stopped going to college.&nbsp; He worked a part time job. Everyday. But he wasn’t mad at his brother.

One day, he needed someone’s help at his job. But, nobody helped him, so he made&nbsp; mistakes. He was sad, but he couldn’t give up to make money.

Sometimes he watched tv shows alone, but he couldn’t feel happy. Sometimes he listened to music alone,&nbsp; but he was not excited.

When he was a student, he would just study and study. He never hung out with anyone. But he was happy because he really wanted a nice job. Actually he wanted a lot of money. And finally he got a really nice job.

A few days later Sean got a call from the hospital. He really needed money. So Sean called his brother because Sean trusted him. But, his brother said “NO”. Sean was really angry with his brother and hung up the phone. James was embarrassed, because Sean had never been angry at James. James has thought a lot of things for a long time.

A few weeks later James and Sean got a call from the hospital. So they went to the hospital to see their mother. Their mother looks healthy. Sean and James were proud of themselves. And Sean congratulated his brother's new life. James and Sean serve people in need every weekend. Now James feels happy about other things.

First, Sean told why he needed a family. The family was also precious to James. Without his family’s help, he would not have been successful. James went to the hospital, and he apologized to his mother. And then he paid for all of his mother's treatment. Second, Sean suggested making some friends. So James also helped many people in his job. In return, his coworkers helped him.

This is James He is a very richman, and he is sincere. But he didn’t have any friends. Because he lived for money, and he had never used money for others. People didn’t like him and he didn't like people.&nbsp; So, he felt lonely a lot.

The next day, James called Sean. He wanted to apologize. But Sean didn’t get his call. James sent a message to Sean. ‘I’m sorry I wanna apologize, can you help me to change?’ Sean called back James right away. They talked about many things, and Sean decided to help James.

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