Standard of Living

Sometimes I wonder..why the heck are we all working so hard for?
To improve our standard of living?
So we work our asses off to get a better job, a better position, a better pay..
And then we have to work harder, times 2 or 3 or 4..and it goes on and on and on.
And after all being said, are we happier?
Does our standard of living gets better?
As compared to my dear relatives back at the village, whose office hours are from 9am-1pm.. WEEKDAYS. Let me repeat that.. WEEKDAYS.
Granted, their pay is way way lesser than ours.. but enough to live simply but comfortably over there.
SO, is my standard of living better than theirs?
AM i supposed to be happier than them?

Lately, the answer is no.