What are some simple things in life?

Question

I'm just wondering how people define simple things in life. What are some simple things in life which makes your life happy and peaceful?

Answer 1

The suns warmth on a cool day, a sudden funny moment when all just laugh till it hurts, the comfort of being near someone you love, a thought that brings a flood of joy to the soul.

Answer 2

The simple things in life that makes things "happy" and "peaceful" for me are:

Understanding that all things, including my emotional states and such are due to causes and conditions and impermanent. Everything is empty of inherent existence and therefore everything only has as much "value" as people tack onto it. "Suffering" is due to karmic consequences and a deluded mind, and "happiness" is freedom from delusional thinking, etc.

By default, anger, ego and all that jazz, kinda goes by the wayside and stops getting in the way.

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Answer 3

Having a great conversation with friends. The sounds of children laughing. Taking a walk with someone you love. Reading a good book or The Good Book. Singing your favorite songs really loud even if you make a fool of yourself. Running around and chasing your kids. There's a few.

May God Bless you.

Answer 4

What It Really Takes to Be Happy

JEHOVAH, “the happy God,” and Jesus Christ, “the happy and only Potentate,” know best of all what it takes to be happy. (1 Timothy 1:11; 6:15) Thus, it comes as no surprise that the key to happiness is found in God’s Word, the Bible.—Revelation 1:3; 22:7.

In his famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus describes what it takes to be happy. He states: “Happy are those” who (1) are conscious of their spiritual need, (2) mourn, (3) are mild-tempered, (4) hunger and thirst for righteousness, (5) are merciful, (6) are pure in heart, (7) are peaceable, (8) are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, and (9) are reproached and persecuted for his sake.—Matthew 5:3-11.

The qualities that make up this fruitage are “love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, self-control.” (Galatians 5:22, 23.) When we display these qualities, we create the conditions for having peaceful relationships with others and with God, which result in true happiness. More important, by showing love, kindness, goodness, and other godly qualities, we please Jehovah and have the happy hope of everlasting life in God’s new world of righteousness.
What Does It Take to Be Happy?

In a nutshell: Avoid “the works of the flesh,” and cultivate “the fruitage of [God’s] spirit.” To be happy, one needs to yearn to have a close relationship with God. A person who strives to attain this will fit Jesus’ description of a happy person.

Keep Your Life Simple.
When you simplify your life, you make more time for family, friends, and yourself. Such time is vital to your happiness. Many people realize that friends and family are far more important—and interesting—than money and things. Only people can love you. Bank accounts, stock portfolios, computers, television sets, and other gadgets, though they may have their place, are the husk of life, not its kernel. Those who give such things their priority cheapen their lives and eventually become dissatisfied or even bitter.—1 Timothy 6:6-10.

First, look at Jesus’ counsel on the matter of wealth. After counseling against making the pursuit of wealth the main thing in life, he made a striking expression. He said: “If, then, your eye is simple, your whole body will be bright.” (Matthew 6:19-22) Essentially, he said that if we avidly pursue wealth, power, or any of the other goals people set for themselves, we will lose out on more important things. After all, as Jesus said on another occasion, “even when a person has an abundance his life does not result from the things he possesses.” (Luke 12:15 - If we put first the things that are really important, such as our relationship with God, family concerns, and other related matters, then our “eye” will be “simple.”

God’s Kingdom rule will solve these problems and hundreds more. Indeed, soon Jehovah God will make good on his promise expressed by the psalmist: “Your kingship is a kingship for all times indefinite . . . You are opening your hand and satisfying the desire of every living thing.” (Psalm 145:13, 16.) As millions of servants of Jehovah around the world can testify, keeping in mind this reassuring promise of Jehovah will greatly contribute to your happiness today.—Revelation 21:3.

Factors That Contribute to Happiness,

Love moves others to love you in return.

Joy gives you the strength to cope with challenges.

Peace helps you to keep your relationships free of strife.

Long-suffering enables you to stay happy even when you are under trial.

Kindness draws others to you.

Goodness on your part makes others respond when you need help.

Faith will assure you of God’s loving direction.

Mildness will bring you calmness of heart, mind, and body.

Self-control means that your mistakes will be fewer.

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