Finding Happiness By Giving Of Your Time

Although the most prominent heroes are known for their incredible impacts on society, people who make small differences in others lives can still be considered heroic. In most cases, small acts of kindness can make significant differences in others lives, such as making their day or giving them hope during a difficult time. Even though these actions do not necessarily have a big initial impact, they can provoke others to act similarly, causing a chain reaction. Ultimately, small, heroic, acts can have a big impact on society and other individuals over

Have you ever truly sat and considered what makes you truly happy? Often times, people answer directly with the response of money. We say this without deeply considering all that we have to be grateful for. Happiness is not achieved through wealth instead through experiences, the family we love, and the nature that surrounds us, literature has created a great impact upon the ideals we consider to create our happiness.

What does true happiness feel like? Does affluence make one happy? Does assimilating yourself into a different culture make you happy? What is your happiness? Consequently, we are always surrounded by these emotions of happiness, anger, and sadness. This is something we all desire and it plays a major role in our lives. “Euphoria is a state of intense happiness and self-confidence.” (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/euphoria) I’m sure everyone has experienced being happy at one point in their lives. Happiness is an emotion one feels when they are feeling satisfied with what they are doing. I believe that happiness should be diffused around the world. In addition, it’s a natural feeling that could be caught just by a simple smile. Although, one can basically experience flow just by being fully engaged in an activity they enjoy doing. I would say, the key to inner happiness is loving yourself inside and out, and of course feeling confident in all that you do. Some examples are, having self-care of one’s body, loving one another, and spreading love all around.

I wasn’t aware of the importance of doing good for others, until recently that I witnessed it with my own eyes. It all started when was at Chicago, a random man helped out a homeless man and bought him some food. I noticed as I was in line that the cashier then gave the helping man a free choice to pick something he wanted due to the action he did. After that day I began to make an attempt at helping out more and being a better person in general.

From just cooking a stranger a meal to be an aid to a neighbour financially,

There is a quote by Edward Everett Hale that the president of Randolph Community College, Robert Shackleford, states in every one of his speeches: “I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do. And by the grace of God, I will.” This quote inspires me to make a change in my community. There is a way to help people in everything you do.

I have been blessed beyond measure in my life with the love and support of my family. It is because of that love and support that I feel a strong obligation to be the best person I can be by working hard and caring about the world around me. Through my volunteer work, I have participated in many fundraisers, food and clothing drives. However, my greatest personal growth has come from more direct acts of kindness that go largely unrecognized to anyone other than the recipient. My first experience meeting someone in very unfortunate circumstances occurred when my mother suggested we deliver meals for an Atlanta based organization called Open Hands. Open Hands prepares individualized healthy meals for very ill people living on their own. Open Hands conducted training on a

“Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can,” Princess Diana so bravely pronounced when she was living. When we help others, we make a difference in their lives. If you leave an impact on someone, they can follow your footsteps in making a positive change in the world. Sometimes, it can be a domino effect, which can lead even more people to help others out.

There are many perspectives on what makes you truly happy. Some think that being alone in solitude brings true happiness, while others believe it is communicating with nature and then there are those who believe it is flirting with danger that brings true happiness. I personally believe that having good relationships is what makes a person truly happy.

In the chapter “Happiness is a Problem” Mark Manson, an American self-help author, blogger and entrepreneur, talks about both happiness and problem solving. He starts this chapter talking about the life of a prince who grew up getting everything he wanted but he never felt fully satisfied until he decided to live life as a bum. People have always been taught that if they think positive, good things will come to them. Manson thinks otherwise. Like the story about the prince, although he grew up in the life of luxury he still felt out of place while growing up because he was so used to being trapped in one place. Until he was able to experience the “outside world” he saw the not so positives. To be happy we need to be able to find something to

The person’s genetics and childhood or the person’s family and culture are things that influence a person’s happiness. Happiness is a mindset that is created by a person’s surroundings and their origins.

"A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it." -- Plato

During a few of our classes we have learned about globalization, and a little bit more about the world we are currently in. This lesson entirely introduced me to the new problems that we are faced with today in current society. This lesson has impacted me a lot. I also learned how much donations and little actions can benefit everyone in every way. When we were putting away jackets I thought a while after about all the people who’d have something to wear this winter. The part was that they didn’t have to donate at all, but people continued to do so. It was the same with the food hamper, although we did not get many donations this year, people still had the thought to bring things in. No one was obligated to bring anything in at all, but merely encouraged. These small actions are going to be able to make others lives better.

Happiness is something that everyone, regardless of their background and experiences, search for in life. This search for happiness is manifested in countless novels, theatrical plays, and films, and involves at least one character who struggles to find purpose and joy in their life. A common theme in these stories is the character’s impression that there is something missing or inadequate with aspects of their current identity. Thus, they believe that they must complete the missing piece of themselves to achieve happiness. This is best demonstrated by Amedeo/Ahmed in A Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio and Xavier in L’Auberge Espagnole. I believe that one’s conceptualization of their identity is actually an obstacle to happiness and that one can only be truly happy once they embrace their true identity, which is often much different from the one they imagine.

It is common sense that all the human beings would like to live a happy life and they will spare no efforts in order to realize the purpose of really living a happy life in the end. However, different people have different definitions toward what a happy life is and they tend to have different standards as for how a life is that can be regarded as a happy life. There is no doubt that people will then try different means in order to pursue a happy life based on their definition toward what a happy life is. Therefore, the following will talk about the pursuit of a happy life from the perspectives of both Dalai Lama in The Art of Happiness and Viktor E. Frankl in Man’s Searching for Meaning, during which the experiences of some characters from the film Forrest Gump will be applied as evidence. Generally speaking, the pursuit of a happy life in the minds of Dalai Lama and Viktor E. Frankl can be achieved via experiencing sufferings and adversity. It is hoped that this analysis can help people understand what a happy is from a different point of view.