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The people around me lives in luxurious life yet family is neglected. I can see the difference. Family matters most.
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I would pick family because despite its flaws, the happiness it provides cannot be replaced. Luxury without family can be lonely.
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For me family is synonymous with luxury. I honestly think that family is more important than luxury because without family, luxury often fails to deliver on its expected offer of a life of happiness and ease. So, the right balance should be both.
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Family is more important for sure. No doubt we want all the luxuries in life but having nobody to share it with seems like a lonely existence.
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Family is definitely more important, although luxury does seem enticing and have its perks.

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Definitely family. In the short run, I might enjoy luxury for a few days. Eventually, it wouldn't feel like luxury anymore. When you have someone to share your happiness, even the most simple things feel like luxury.
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I truly believe that life is given to us to be enjoyed. Slaving away all day to make money and having no real friends or family seems such a waste of a life. Of course there are ways to make money that don't require as much time and so you can have both luxury and family, but if I have to choose one or the other, then it's going to be family every-time.
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Family is most important. I would rather have hard times and a group of people supporting and encouraging me than all the money in the world. Luxury and money do not buy happiness. They buy the appearance of a happy life.
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family. family is the only who an understand who i am. accept me for being a lesbian and helping each other through ups and down.
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I would pick family over luxury any day, real happiness comes from love and family are the only people who will love you with or without luxury, luxury without family is just vanity.
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Wellll I would pick luxury. I think when you're filthy rich, you would be able to provide the needs of all your love ones and even add some extras. This brings them closer to you. Though you might not have the time to spend with them, the little you have would be valued. Sometimes, we take for granted what we have all the time and value what is scarce.
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Family is more important to me since I want luxury for my family to be happy, not family for luxury.
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For me I think family should be given a higher priority in all considerations, since abundant wealth doesn't gurantee peace of mind in life, however good relationship with family members is assurance of peace of mind in that one can be more focused in whatever he or she does.
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Post by V_bansal2912 »

Family! Family! Family!
You can lose money and luxuries in life. You can spend it all and never get more. but you can never loose your family, they are a part of you. they help you grow and give love and support which money cannot buy.
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Naturally family is important as it fulfills an important human need and given a choice between the two family will come first. Luxurious living with ones family doesn't guarantee happiness though.Balance therefore will be preferable for me.
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