2007-02-03 01:51:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Depends on where you live and your defintion of "freedom". We're not "free" to do whatever we want in our society and most of the modern world. I think we experience freedom and happiness in short bursts. I think the closest I've ever been to "freedom" was at a rave. It's a devil may care type of do whatever you want mentality. Of course, the cops always shut them down, reinforcing how we are really in chains. I haven't been there, but I feel that the Burning Man festival has the same sort of vibe. It's an escape from the constraints of normal society. You're allowed to feel happiness and freedom. Everyday situations don't really allow for this.
I like the analogy of us feeling when we are young that our parents are holding the leash and keeping us from freedom. Then we grow up and realize they are on leashes, too. The leashes go back into infinity. No one is holding us back but ourselves.
True happines is much more elusive. When we get what we want, we usually want more or don't like it as much as we thought we would. I'm not sure I know anyone who's truly happy. I think happiness comes and goes. When you're able to let go of all your attachments to the world, I think you get a feeling of peace.
2007-02-03 02:17:15 · answer #1 · answered by Angela M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well first let's look at freedom. Freedom is being able to have your own (as John Locke would say) inalienable rights. These are life, liberty and property. You are free if you have these rights, and you have the right to infringe on other people's inalienable rights. Then there is civil freedom, which is when you have your rights, but these can be taken away if you infringe upon other's rights. (this is a good thing) Now for happiness. Love gives us security, and security lets us be happy. So you could say that love gives us happiness. If that's the case, then as long as you are loved, and you love, you are happy. And everyone loves, and is loved by SOMEONE. So we are not truely free, because being truely free would be able to take away someone elses life, liberty and property. But we are happy, because we are loved, and love.
2016-05-23 22:58:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abraham Lincoln once said that "people are as happy as they make up their minds to be." This quote has much truth in it in that it is ultimately up to the individual whether he or she is happy or not.
However, happiness is more complicated than that. One has to take into account ones' lifestyle, social status, and abilities. One then form a viewpoint on how good or bad his or her life is.
Child abuse, for instance, is a possible disclaimer to the aforementioned quote. However, David Peltzer, who was rated as the victim of the third worst child abuse in California. However, he told himself that no matter what, he was going to make something of himself and would never get sucked in by the black hole. He was to be the master of his own destiny, the master of how happy he was going to be. And he succeeded. He is happily married, is very close to his son, and is regarded as one of the top youths of America. All in all, Lincoln's quote holds true in measuring the happiness of human beings.
2007-02-03 02:26:23 · answer #3 · answered by The Postulator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that people can be happy and free in our days if they know how to live their life.Moist of them want just money but money doesn't give them happiness,only troubles
2007-02-03 02:19:12 · answer #4 · answered by andy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly not the majority, I don't think.
2007-02-07 01:07:56 · answer #5 · answered by lisateric 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋