Write about happiness. how many times to i have to rephrase it to get some type of intelligable answer? i know there is something more than just "when all your money is in my bank account".......be sophisticated.......i am study this in school and I want some insight. Expand your viewpoint.
2006-10-25 16:00:02 · 9 answers · asked by hotpockets122000 3 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Some people spend millions and travel the globe, looking for something to settle their soul. But no peace will come until they understand, it is felt in the heart not held in the hand.
2006-10-25 16:28:18 · answer #1 · answered by tim b 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Happiness is fleeting. It comes and goes. No one is a "happy person." It just doesn't work that way. People are people, and that's all there is to it. Some situations cause happiness and some cause pain. Of course there are other emotions in the spectrum as well, but NONE of them last. None of them. People go on and on about the "key to happiness" ... there is no key, because there is no happiness room, where there is nothing but happiness. What would life be without the down points?
The point in life is to understand that there will be happiness, and understand that there will be pain, and to learn how to deal with both.
2006-10-25 23:41:01 · answer #2 · answered by buffy fan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Happiness can be sought and found on every level and in every situation in life. Happiness is a form of contentment and comfort, a general sense of well being (even when you are having a bad day). You can make yourself happy, or others in your life may do this as well by making it possible for you to achieve everything you must to be truly happy (whether that is on a scale that is professional, personal, sexual, social, intellectual, etc).
Happiness is a state of mind and a state of being that cannot be easily described, and should be cherished. For some it means love, some money in the bank, others it just means being comfortable with themselves and where they find themselves in life. It is a different experience for each and every person.
2006-10-25 23:34:30 · answer #3 · answered by Courtlyn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Happiness isn't achieved through worldy gain, although it is often thought so. Happiness comes from contentment, and if contentment is what you feel then you will be happy with what ever you have achieved, even if it is a lowly success in someone else's eyes. That's why you may hear someone say that no one can make you happy but yourself. Your judgement is your own. Only you can judge whether material things or non material things are the objects of your happiness. Whether they cause contentment or a desire for more.
2006-10-25 23:13:52 · answer #4 · answered by Haadeeyah 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd be happy to. But I doubt that you'll consider it sophisticated.
Happiness has many facets: it can be described merely as a chemical reaction that occurs in the brain, a result say, of a caffein rush or when one opens a birthday present or kisses a girl. It may be fleeting laughter or a sense of constant joy...but happiness, as most people understand it....is fleeting and fickle.
After our bellies are full and we have a place to sleep, we seek happiness, yet not many know how to find it. Howard Hughes, the richest American in that time, was described by those knew him as a most miserable human being, never satisfied, always complaining. Yet those who knew Mother Theresa described her as a woman full of joy. We don't mind having joy, but we don't want to get it that way. We want to get by having our own way, by acquiring things, by winning, and having people fail around us, and having them say "Ok...you were right" But we can have all of that and still feel empty...and unhappy. Yet we feel good when we serve our fellow man...when we appreciate each other's efforts, by praising others and helping others... when we realize we made a differrence in someone's life...when we have loved, and others have loved us back. So I assert that true happiness is not a fleeting feeling or a fickle emotion, but rather a state of being...and we aquire it not by seeking it, but by giving it to others.
2006-10-26 00:01:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, to get intelligent answers, you need to ask an intelligent question.
If you're studying happiness in school, perhaps whatever class you're studying it in has a reading list.
Start there, then to the bibliographies, etc.
Or, do some thinking and some writing of your own, and come back here and actually ask an answerable question.
2006-10-26 01:32:50 · answer #6 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Primarily a function of brain chemistry. There are relatively low long term correlations between wealth, success, etc and people's indications of 'happiness'. Its primarily internal, and relates to how you view the events in your life. Some things probably impact your brain chemistry - sex, diet, weather, etc.
Happiness I suppose relates to satisfaction of your current life position combined with optimism for your future.
2006-10-26 12:29:08 · answer #7 · answered by kheserthorpe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
happiness,the feeling inside that rises ,instant gratification euphoria, the smile on my face that is created, whilst dancing in a club and hearing that hands in the air tune usually ''CHASE THE SUN'' BY PLANET FUNK,then i look around and everyone feels just as happy, for the next few minutes nothing else matters.
2006-10-25 23:15:00 · answer #8 · answered by ''H'' 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hm. I am guessing you are male, and young. If so, the key to your happiness is twofold and only twofold:
1. Get paid.
2. Get laid.
2006-10-25 23:09:39 · answer #9 · answered by Slake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋