what is the real meaning of happiness? what's your own definition?

Question

Lately I've been thinking, not being too serious or sappy about it... what is it the ultimate thing that makes a person happy?In today's age, does it necessarily involve status quo, money and other material stuff?sorry if I tried to squeeze 3 questions altogether, just answer either the question and it will be most appreciated

Answer 1

happiness is a relative term. it can not be expressed in words but can be felt only. a poor person gets happiness by looking at the sun setting in the evening but where as a rich person, though he is a billionaire, can not get sound sleep.

Answer 2

For me, happiness is always a moment. It is that moment, if you pay attention, when suddenly, you realize that you are experiencing…a beautiful experience…
It is said that happiness isn’t something you experience but rather something you remember but I say if you pay close attention, you can catch it when it happens and still remember it later…
For me, there is two kinds of happiness: the one that you experience because you do good to others or because you live a good life, with a good husband, good children, good friends, a good house, a good job with good money and nothing bad happened to you so you can enjoy all those good things. The general happiness because your life is pretty good.
Then, there’s the sudden happiness. The one you experience when you’re driving and you have to stop on the side of the road because the beauty of the sunset overwhelmed you. The happiness you feel when you look at a baby or a cat sleeping. The happiness that will take your breath away. The happiness of being at the right place at the right moment and then something you've been waiting for suddenly happens.

Happiness has absolutely nothing to do with status or money. It has to do about how you perceive and enjoy the world around you.

Answer 3

Happiness is an emotional or affective state that is characterized by feelings of enjoyment and satisfaction. As a state and a subject, it has been pursued and commented on extensively throughout world history. This reflects the universal importance that humans place on happiness.

In the Nicomachean Ethics, written in 350 B.C.E., Aristotle stated that happiness is the only thing that humans desire for its own sake. He observed that men sought riches not for the sake of being rich, but to be happy. Those who sought fame desired it not to be famous, but because they believed fame would bring them happiness. Aristotle argued that humans seek everything else such as; fish, bread, and children. Many ethicists make arguments for how humans should behave, either individually or collectively, based on the resulting happiness of such behavior. Utilitarians, such as John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham, advocated the greatest happiness principle as a guide for ethical behavior.

States associated with happiness -being, delight, health, safety, contentment, and love. Contrasting states include suffering, depression, grief, anxiety, and pain. Happiness is often associated with the presence of favorable circumstances such as a supportive family life, a loving marriage, and economic stability. Unfavorable circumstances, such as abusive relationships, accidents, loss of employment, and conflicts, diminish the amount of happiness a person experiences. However, according to several ancient and modern thinkers, happiness is influenced by the attitude and perspective taken on such circumstances.

Answer 4

Well i think the real meaning of happiness is defined by each person individually for themselves...cuz different things make different people happy. It all just depends on your personality and the things that well...make you happy in life.

Really great question, by the way. :)

Have a nice day!

Answer 5

Depression

Answer 6

The real meaning of happiness is ice cream in the fridge, chocolate in the cabinets, a good book by your bed, and a stack of your favorite movies by the tv.

Answer 7

For me the meaning of happiness to be able to get up in the morning and feels good about myself, being able to do what ever i wish without some one holding me back.Just being happy and smilling around families and frens is all i needs.

Answer 8

My personal definition of happiness is as follows:

having a loving, intelligent and sexy wife with whom I can enjoy a variety of shared interests and activities, and who knows the values of the "small things" in life.

We've been both poor and wealthy, and through it all, it was our relationship that mattered; everything else was gravy...

Answer 9

My definition of happiness is being completely stress free, no worries about the future, and being around people you love to be with. <3

Answer 10

for me, it's music and friends and family. materials for me are very much appreciated, but not what makes me happy.

in this one asian drama [[smiling pasta, I absolutely LOVE it]] they defined happiness as spending everyday with your significant other, which is pretty true since you know what they say: "love makes the world go 'round"

and what you said...in today's age about the materialized-ness....well probably a bunch of people live on those things [[like stuck-up rich people.....like scrooge]] but they somehow manage to see, in the end, that what makes them truly happy (like the genuine kind of happy) is being with their loved ones and not just........items