Our Happy Lives

The majority of human beings, at the end of their lives, want to be able to say that they have lived life to the fullest. It can be said that people’s definitions of what is “good” vary from person to person. However, there are often specific similarities in the beliefs and perceptions of those who have been able to achieve lives of happiness and contentment. Epicurus, in his Letter to Menoeceus, states that one who has a “clear and certain understanding of these things” will be able to properly

Happiness Can one ever know what truly makes them happy? Is it one particular item or person responsible for one’s happiness or is it a variety of people, places, or things? Happiness is a state of well-being, which results in living a good life. Even though there’s a definition of happiness, people still have different opinions on how we reach happiness. Epicurus tackles the questions, “what is the key to being happy?” and helps one understand how we ought to understand happiness. Epicurus agree

Living a happy life is the goal that all humans strive for. All our actions point us to a direction that we believe will make us happy. However, we must make the right decisions to live a truly happy life. Our decisions we make are based on the desires we have. We can desire Human beings have free will to make chooses in life. Life is filled with decisions, that we make every day rather we are aware of them or not. Decisions are much harder than just choosing from right and wrong, because both choices

emotional stress through his therapeutic sessions. In the Happy documentary, the characters believe in their mission in life no matter how severe the conditions are. Danish and Japanese citizens are presented as the people who live a fulfilled life through self-belief and their desire to live peacefully and search for the meaning of their presence in the society; they have not given up in life because of their happy and peaceful life (Happy, 16mins). It is the deep connection with nature and the expression

we work for, that we work to achieve. Yet day by day we seem no closer to attaining it. Happiness eludes us. Yes, we 've had moments when we felt happy. Perhaps it was a wedding. Or a birth of a child. Or it was that other night, when we were hanging out with friends, or spending time with family. In those moments, we felt happy, truly, deeply happy. Transcendent almost. And then it fades. Darkness ensues. The happiness is gone. In its place will often be a vacuum. We ask, "What 's the point?"

remembered? I would definitely like to be remembered, as a successful person, a good friend, and a happy soul. On one hand I would not like to be remembered as someone who did not reach her goals. I might not be willing to accomplish unprecedented, great aims, but I am definitely looking forward to achieving my personal goals, say, obtaining a degree, getting a decent job, buying my own place to live and so on. It might not seem remarkable, but being successful at achieving one’s major goals make

Personal Manifesto Assignment Life can be many things, it can be a box of chocolates or it can be a big trial and error, over time some of our values change, become eroded, or become forgotten. Our actions can say more than our talking and our beliefs guide us in life. Over the years, my values have greatly influenced my character and helped me reach my point in life right now. Unfortunately, not every one is lucky, they forget their values and become overwhelmed. Hard work is much appreciated

What do you think makes us happy? A question for everyone to determine at some point in their life. As defined in Merriam-Webster (2017), happiness is a state of well-being and contentment; a pleasurable or satisfying experience. However, happiness is hard to achieve like water or smoke, it is there but it is impossible to hold in our hands. It can be as simple as being content with doing what you love, and living the life you want or by being who you want to be. Some individuals even go as far as

1.“ Where there is love there is life.” This quote means that love ables to give the will to live when things get wrong. Love is the fuel that gives us life. The fuel that gives us hope and strength in order to live. When people are in love, they see things gets brighter and clearer. There will be a euphoric (very happy) feeling of contentment and satisfaction and that’s what life should feel like. Giving/sending love in any direction changes things and those are definite signs of life. 2. “

relaxing, refreshing routines both exhibit one of the many forms of happiness. Happiness is the state of being happy. Happiness, an important part of the world today because happiness is really all we've got, this benefits not only our personal lives, but our societal lives as well, in this state of mind we can create a more peaceful, energetic, and compassionate world. The state of being happy and content, started way back in Christian philosophy. Happiness can include listening to uplifting, relaxing