Causes Of Happiness And Happiness

According to the classic sense, a life full of happiness is a life that manifests wisdom, kindness, and goodness. However happiness has been twisted by a secular culture and the classic sense has given away to “pleasurable satisfaction”. Pleasurable satisfaction depends on external circumstances going well. Moreland points out that because of this the modern sense of happiness, “pleasurable satisfaction”, is unstable and varies with life’s circumstances. Pleasurable satisfaction becomes increasingly addictive and enslaving if it becomes the dominant aim of one’s life. By contrast, classical happiness brings freedom and power to life as one ought, as one increasingly becomes a unified person who lives for a cause bigger than one’s self. Western culture has been disillusioned into seeking happiness as their main priority in life. Although, happiness is important, when its importance becomes exaggerated, it leads to a loss of purpose in life, and even depression. What Western cultures need to realize is that true happiness can never be achieved. Over the past 50 years, levels of health, wealth, and liberties have increased, but levels of happiness haven’t.

The one thing every living being has in common with each other is that, everyone is in search of happiness. The definition of happiness varies according to the needs of each person. For the same person too, happiness or what they consider to be bliss varies with each moment in time. Every deed we do in this world is with the intent of gaining the perfect state of perpetual happiness. Some chase money in the hopes that immense wealth will confer upon them unlimited bliss. We surround ourselves with luxurious items for the same reason. Others focus on their family and friends for, what more can a person want than being surrounded by loved ones ? And then, there are those people for whom being healthy is the mantra for being happy. The fourth

human desires, happiness is the most integral part of one's life which can be attained by

According to “ Happiness Is The Key” (October,2015), 60% of women in The United States of America said that happiness is something that people can not control and 40% of men, also in The United States of America, said that people are the ones who choose to be happy. But what is happiness? Happiness is a balanced state of mind where a person is satisfied, joyful, grateful, and has a great spirit. This paper argues

Compassion is being connected with someone, not always suffering, but to live in the moment with them. It can also mean being genuinely happy for them. When you have compassion for someone, it means that you take on action. Some people just want to know that they are not alone in what they are feeling and do not want anything or anyone to take action for them. Sometimes we find ourselves going beyond our own means just because we connect with the person who is going

To live life compassionately, we should be understanding of other individual’s and show empathy. Each and every individual experiences different upbringings that make us unique. Often when we’re uncompassionate, we tend to misunderstand other individuals because we hold them up to our own moral standards. “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone…. remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had” (Fitzgerald 1). Without compassion, we are quick to assume and judge other individuals, whereas we only think of ourselves. When being consumed with our own thoughts and own well-being, we become self-centered individuals with our default settings on. In This Is Water, Wallace defines these default settings as the, “unconscious belief that I am the center of the world and that my immediate needs… determine the world’s priorities” (Wallace 236). Contrary to the thoughts of self-centered individuals, we are not the center of the world. As individuals that live in a world with an abundant amount of other individuals, it’s essential to not maintain an aura of selfishness.

As humans, we often look for happiness in the wrong places or for the wrong reasons. We even sometimes expect happiness by doing something that makes others happy but unfortunately, that does not work for everyone. A lot of the times we are followers when we should be leaders; we may see something that seems sensational for others and try it instead of searching for happiness ourselves. In other circumstances, we do certain things to keep others happy, and forget about what makes us happy.

Happiness is essential to human existence because it is human nature to desire to know the answer to insoluble questions like “where is my place and what is my purpose in the universe?”. In his work, Pensées, Pascal states, “. . . we burn with desire to find solid ground and an ultimate sure foundation whereon to build a tower reaching to the Infinite. But our whole groundwork cracks, and the earth opens to abysses. Let us, therefore, not look for certainty and stability. Our reason is always deceived by fickle shadows” (Pascal, 1). In this quote, he is clearly stating that the futile objective to find purpose is like a thirst that can never be quenched. As a realist, he recognizes that we are unable to give up our desire to understand our place and purpose in the universe, so we must distract ourselves with our passions and chase after material goods. We distract ourselves with the chase to subside fear of the unknown. Because the universe does not define us or offer a set of guidelines to do so, we often define ourselves by the aspects of life that displace us furthest from having to engage with knowing that our purpose can never be absolutely identified. In this essay, I will support Pascal’s account of human nature by arguing that we are motivated to find meaning and purpose and do so in the chase. We create artificial identities in the material things and passions we chase after, making our identities similar to a project and therefore illusory.

Weiner is continuing his research in Switzerland with the help of journalist friend; Susan. She invites him to meet with a couple of Swiss people to interview their views on happiness. A wealthy banker, a doctor, and a former Hollywood agent who’s lived in Switzerland for the past ten years. Weiner asks them on a scale of 1-10; “how happy are you these days?”, and the responses are as expected, multiple eights and nines and even at seven. The Swiss interviewees were shocked as Weiner to see that they were quite happy with their lives. During the interview with them, he further asks, “what is it that makes them happy?” , the doctor replies, “ Envy.”, explaining that the Swiss will do anything to avoid envy with each other. Living by rules and judgment for example; no flushing the toilet after ten or no laughing after midnight, etc. In addition to his research, he remembers that a certain naturalist, claimed that humans have the innate love for nature through evolutionary past. Weiner then takes a trip to Bern; a place so quaint, you might end up leaving from insanity, of it is so quiet and small. He then travels to Zurich for a short while, to see how well people on that side of town spend their happiness. To his shock, it is actually slow-paced; every person is in no hurry to leave the beauty of the surroundings. Switzerland is a place of rules and morals, but full of judgment and monitored actions. Rules do not create more happiness, because it restricts your activities.

Although happiness consists of these things, today's world is the complete opposite. Our society is: violent, greedy, and inconsiderate.. As saddening as it may sound, this causes widespread depression. I truly believe most of our population isn’t happy. Mentally weak people acclimatize to the negativity that goes on in today's world and suffer from it. Wealth doesn’t personify happiness. Money can buy you an immense amount of things, but not happiness. Some of the most affluent people in the world have ended up miserable. Marilyn Monroe had everything a woman could possibly want in life, but she wasn’t happy with herself. Happiness isn’t based upon someone else's actions towards you. Another person's wrongdoings should never barter with one's happiness. Having immense amounts of power isn’t happiness. The satisfaction of working mutually with a group of people far surpasses that of which doing something individually. The greed that can come out of having too much power can only advocate other negative emotions. Living is something everybody does

A small statue of golden glint with curved eyes, a large belly and a smile radiant as the sun was pretty much a necessity in my home. In my parents’ opinion, the smiling Buddha represents good fortune and luck. To be honest, I simply liked to smile whenever I saw the statue, as it looked pretty silly and its inanimate smile was contagious. Still, does that mean that the Buddha statue was somehow able to make me elated by just simply being there or is there something more to this strange phenomenon? Breaking down this enigma, the question would be: “What is happiness?” There may be no single answer to this inquiry, but one can create a conclusion upon various perspectives, situations and stories to respond to why a goofy looking good luck charm can bring so much joy to a little boy. In other words, happiness is the summation of multiple emotions that push to better an individual’s well-being.

Therefore, compassion is best understood as an action, or potential action. Imagine a world where everyone lived in an awareness of other people’s suffering and acted in order to relieve it. It is called justice and it is just us who can bring justice, but it must be driven not by care, but by compassion. Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” Among emotion researchers, it is defined as the feeling that arises when you are confronted with another’s suffering and feel motivated to relieve that suffering. Compassion is not the same as empathy or altruism, though the concepts are related. While empathy refers more generally to our ability to take the perspective of and feel the emotions of another person, compassion is when those feelings and thoughts include the desire to help. Altruism, in turn, is the kind, selfless behavior often prompted by feelings of compassion, though one can feel compassion without acting on it, and altruism isn’t always motivated by compassion. While cynics may dismiss compassion as

When people go through their lives, happiness and the joy is what gets everyone through their daily lives. When you’re not feeling well, and you take a bubble bath that makes you calm, or you’re lonely, and one of your friends offers to take you to dinner, it makes you feel better. People want and need happiness in their lives, and everyone can achieve it, if they focus on a few important things. There have been studies done about how happiness is linked to and can be affected by income and how you spend your money. You can also be happier in your life if you think about what kinds of things that you enjoy each and every day. In your life, you can focus on the small miracles, live in the moment and in your experiences, and enjoy nature and the world that is around you to make you happier.

To some, happiness is not as simple as self-gratification; to them happiness is concentered a continuous act of a good life. A life without suffering, full of pleasure, prosperity, things of material wealth. However, there has to be more to happiness than this. Happiness has to come from within, it cannot be bought. Everyone seeks happiness, it is not measurable, profitable, nor is it something that is tradable; so it cannot possible be bought.

Happiness, What causes happiness? How do people stay happy? What even is happiness? Some people say the key to success is happiness. There are very firm believers that discourage that saying or just don’t believe in it. The major part to being happy is of course being happy. But, how can you actually be happy ? What does it take to get rid of all the negative thoughts and adhere to the positive ones. There is some advice you can take into consideration to live a so called “happy” life. If you choose to follow it, there’s no guarantee of “happily ever after”, but maybe a change in, let’s say diet. There are three major parts to consider when trying to live the happy life with less, well depression. We will call them the key factors to happiness.The first major key of course is, don’t expect happiness. That can quickly die down and the high expectation turn into a blubber on the ground. The second key to happiness is simply just acceptance, there needs to be this light switch in which you can flick on and off in life to be able to know what your boundaries are in order to be able to accept yourself. The third and final key is research yourself, figure out who you are and where you stand in this society it can make a huge difference knowing who you are.