Sex In Brave New World

Beginning with Greek philosophers, mankind has constantly pondered the meaning of happiness. Questions of how to attain joy, and how to keep it have been debated for centuries. Various religions provide roadmaps to achieve contentment: Christians preach the Ten Commandments and Heaven, and Buddhists prize the idea of karma and reincarnation. Yet others seek a more material form of satisfaction; especially in the United States, increasing emphasis is placed upon personal wealth.

In conclusion, to succeed in living a happy life a person must set aside their worries, live in the moment, and find their reason to be happy. “Let your self-consciousness, your scrutiny, your self- interrogation, exhaust themselves on that; and if otherwise fortunately circumstanced you will inhale happiness with the air you breath, without dwelling on it or thinking about it, without either forestalling it in imagination, or putting it to flight by fatal questioning”(Mill). That is the ultimate approach to

When it comes to happiness, people acknowledges it as the feelings of pleasure and satisfaction one gets from doing something that makes them happy. The principles of happiness are researched by philosophers such as Thomas Carlyle and John Stuart Mill. John Stuart Mill’s autobiography, A Crisis in My Mental History: One Stage Onward, shows that he believes the happiness of oneself is not meant to be forced. However, the enjoyment of itself should allow itself to be discovered on its own, and “find happiness by the by”. I agree with John Mill’s statement of an individual’s happiness not to be constrained, but to appear naturally.

In today’s society people are constantly striving towards happiness. People will work their entire life chasing something and in the end still be unhappy. Continually pursuing this idealistic goal of happiness and never feeling as though they have accomplished it, leaving people wondering if it is even worth it. It often makes people question what happiness is even considered anymore in today’s society and curious as to how they can achieve such a thing. Devoting one’s entire life to achieving happiness in our 21st century society is actually adversely affecting the individual’s happiness.

Happiness is an essential goal for most people. From books and expensive classes that teach people how to achieve happiness to the fundamental right of “the pursuit of happiness” in the Declaration of Independence, the importance of happiness is evident in society. This causes the rise to two fundamental questions: “How does one attain happiness?” and “,How does happiness create a meaningful life?” Both happiness and living a meaningful life are achieved simultaneously. The search for happiness and the factors that make it brings meaning to life. Happiness can stem from several factors such as wisdom and knowledge, savoring life and its experiences, and even suffering and pain. Analyzing these factors brings meaning to one’s life.

As human beings we are naturally wired to seek happiness wherever we can find it. When we don’t, we may enter a stage of anger, anxiety, or distress. That’s why it is our personal goal to look for happiness and preserve it once we acquire it. Many have explored ways to find what triggers this feeling of “happiness” and what we can do to keep it; nonetheless, the evidence found is hardly sufficient to make a public statement on how to find happiness. For this reason, most of the time we speculate what might provoke this feeling of contentment. “Happiness is a glass half empty,” an essay written by Oliver Burkeman, highlights the importance of happiness and discloses how we can find delight through unorthodox methods. The prime objective of this piece of writing is to inform the audience about the effect of happiness on their lives and how their usual attempts of becoming happier can sabotage achieving this feeling. Furthermore, he wants to promote the benefits of pessimism and describe how it can help us in the long run. The author utilizes pronouns, logos, and pathos in order to prove his point and draw the audience into his essay, in an attempt of making them reconsider the way they live their lives and adopt this new pessimistic way that would greatly boost their level of happiness.

Attention Materials: Many times I have wondered what is true happiness. Is there such thing as true happiness? Can it even be attained if there is such a thing? Is it more of fulfilling desires, or satisfying psychological needs? Every person attempts to realize happiness in its fullest essence. It seems like today people are too busy trying to get rich. Nowadays it is believed that happiness lies in that new mansion, or a nice Ferrari. People are mistakingly assuming that wealth will bring to them a personal significance in which they will achieve happiness.

Human evolution and biology has guided us throughout all of our short history. One of the most advanced and extraordinary traits that evolution has given us is our way to reproduce. Being able to sexually reproduce is the most useful trait to reproduce offspring and guarantee a chance for them to survive. So why is it that every opportunity is it that we try and prevent people from it? Now do not go out and have sex every second that is possible, but why is it that society, especially towards adolescents and teens, tries to prevent healthy sexual relationships. Instead, people in impoverished areas and teens have to try and teach themselves on what to do.Those who oppose the teaching of sexual education to people are stuck in the old ways of not wanting to have sex due to religious or moral standards.

What then is happiness? Perhaps happiness is a basic and familiar concept, yet it may occur to be perplexing when one has to convey it through the medium of words. Lyubomirsky defines the term as “the experience of joy, contentment, or positive well-being, combined with a sense that one’s life is good, meaningful, and worthwhile” (Lyubomirsky 32). It is often subjective, personal, and can stem from a myriad of activities: some may experience similar feelings by engaging in sports, spending time with family and friends, others while reading or simply being in solitude. Due to the personal nature and subjectivity of happiness, a handful of myths pertaining to this concept has emerged. Three happiness myths were presented within the chapter: 1. Happiness must be found. 2. Happiness lies in changing our circumstances. 3. You either have it or you don’t. The first myth greatly piqued my interest, since I, too, have once externalized happiness and assumed that it would be found outside.

Sexual tension is a key factor in these past chapters. The fierce sexual ways of the world state are clashing with the reservations old sexual tendencies, creating a line of division between the two worlds. But it seems that the reservations traditional ways of creating a relationship, waiting to have sex, and having children is slowly gaining back its power against the world state. This is shown through the actions of those from the reservation, mostly John and Linda. In chapter 9 John sneaks into Lenina's house and comes upon her sleeping. Entrances by her beauty he gazes at her, reciting lines from romeo and juliet, but doesn't touch her out of fear of defiling her with his “unworthiest hand” (Huxley 144). His fear of defilement is

From a young age, the people of Brave New World are taught to ‘play erotically' with other children on the playground. Just like the morals of hypnopedia, promiscuity is built into the society from decanting and shapes the ideology of women and their role. Women are expected to be giving themselves to whoever wants them whenever the male figure wants them which harms their independence. This is especially seen when the Director tells a little girl, "‘Run away now and see if you can find some other little boy to play with'" (Huxley 32). From the youngest of ages, women are constantly being told their place in society is to please men and this again makes promiscuity a normalcy thus taking power away from women.

The old man told a story about the secret of happiness. According to the story, a shopkeeper sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world. The wisest man said that the secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon. This story inspires someone who is focusing only the realistic promise not the world and also who is focusing only the marvels of world not realistic promise. When the world and realistic promise are in harmony, the people achieve a big happiness.

The world seems to be a dark and unforgiving place, but happiness is hidden within. It is found in a beautiful view, an uplifting song, or a compliment from a friend. According to the Ted Talk video, The Habits of Happiness, Matthieu Ricard claims that everyone “has a deep, profound desire for well-being or happiness”(Ricard 2:39). Ricard uses the three techniques of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos to captivate and move his audience. With the use of metaphors, personal experiences, and even graphs Matthieu explained to his audience the full force and perception of the bendable word that is happiness. This Ted Talk dove into philosophical meaning on just how to achieve well-being, without having everything in the world.

Many live attempting to decipher the riddle of life. What is life? What is the purpose? What makes? Even though we only seek happiness why can’t we ever seem to achieve it? When we do reach happiness why can’t we seem to grasp it and hold it for more than the few short hours that pass like seconds? The question we must answer first is “What makes happiness, true?”

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.