and what in your life makes you happy?
2007-10-26 04:58:57 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
once im gona marry the man i love im gona declare myself happy in life.
2007-10-26 05:02:01 · answer #1 · answered by existenZ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Happy or not Happy I always say yes I am happy.
2007-10-26 05:23:22 · answer #2 · answered by lucky s 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I made up my mind that i would find something everyday to be happy about...and it's working. I got so tired of feeling down and out or depressed. Everyday I have a new thing that makes me happy. Today it's because I have my health
2007-10-26 05:07:20 · answer #3 · answered by goodgirlabout2gobad 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
One always tries to be happy even when one is surrounded day and night by somuch of violence in the name of religion, such terrible poverty and the constant threat of looming ecological catastrophe. In such circumstances we fool ourselves to think we are happy, but are we really so? Peerhaps true happiness must stem from an understanding that seeking to be happy alone is a way of a peaceful life-which alone can provide us with a sense of happiness. Thannk you for the question.
2007-10-26 06:42:48 · answer #4 · answered by polymath 1 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No I am not happy but I am grateful for the things I have, like a healthy child, nice home being able to own a car, never going hungry ect ect but happy... No I am not.
2007-10-26 05:04:34 · answer #5 · answered by Kelly B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Happiness is an agreeable feeling or condition arising
from good fortune or propitious happening of any kind.
It is the possession of those circumstances or that
state of being which is attended with enjoyment. It is
associated with good luck, good fortune, prosperity,
well-being, delight, health, safety, and love.
Happiness is generic, and is applied to almost every
kind of enjoyment except that of the animal appetites.
It ia a state of well-being characterized by emotions
ranging from contentment to intense joy. These include:
bliss, joy, joyous, carefree, jubilant, exultant,
cheerful, playful, amused, fun, glad, gay, gleeful,
jolly, jovial, delighted, euphoric, ecstatic, thrilled,
elated, enraptured, comfortable, harmonious, and
triumphant. Societies, religions, and individuals have
various views on the nature of happiness and how to
pursue it.
Only saint-like persons, who feel that they are no
longer interested in the external world, think that
happiness is within. For many persons, nothing can make
them happy. Our minds are as different as our finger
prints - no two are alike. Listening to loud music
makes one happy and makes another unhappy. Hence, there
can be no single definition for happiness. It is
probably impossible to objectively define happiness as
humans know and understand it, as internal experiences
are subjective by nature. Because of this, explaining
happiness as experienced by one individual is as
pointless as trying to define the color green such that
a completely color blind person could understand the
experience of seeing green.
As a state and a subject, it has been pursued and
commented on extensively throughout world history.
"Call no man happy till he is dead." - Aeschylus
"Happiness is a positive cash flow." - Fred Adler
"Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes
true happiness. It is not attained through
self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy
purpose." - Joseph Addison
"True happiness arises, in the first place, from the
enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the
friendship and conversation of a few select
companions." - Joseph Addison
Happiness is often associated with the presence of
favourable circumstances such as a supportive family
life, a loving marriage, and economic stability. Kali
Yuga, the age of darkness, is the time when these
favourables are difficult to find.
Unfavorable circumstances - such as abusive
relationships, accidents, loss of employment, and
conflicts - diminish the amount of happiness a person
experiences. In all nations, factors such as hunger,
disease, crime, corruption, and warfare can decrease
happiness. However, according to several ancient and
modern thinkers, happiness is influenced by the
attitude and perspective taken on such circumstances.
From the observation that fish must become happy by
swimming, and birds must become happy by flying.
Aristotle points to the unique abilities of man as the
route to happiness. Of all the animals only man can sit
and contemplate reality. Of all the animals only man
can develop social relations to the political level.
Thus the contemplative life of a monk or professor, or
the political life of a military commander or
politician will be the happiest according to their own
psyche.
The following is the self-reported positive affect
(i.e. positive emotion) during the day by 909 employed
women in USA:
Activities and their positive effect index:
Intimate relations 5.10
Socializing 4.59
Relaxing 4.42
Pray/Worship/Meditate 4.35
Eating 4.34
Exercising 4.31
Watching TV 4.19
Shopping 3.95
Preparing food 3.93
On the phone 3.92
Napping 3.87
Taking care of
my children 3.86
Computer/Email/
Internet 3.81
Housework 3.73
Working 3.62
Commuting 3.45
Interaction with partners:
w/ friends 4.36
w/ relatives 4.17
w/ spouse/Significant
other 4.11
w/ children 4.04
w/ clients/customers 3.79
w/ co-workers 3.76
w/ boss 3.52
alone 3.41
Further, happiness is not entirely psychological in
nature - it has got a biological basis too. The
neurotransmitter dopamine is involved in desire and
seems often related to pleasure. Pleasure can be
induced artificially with drugs. Use of drugs is not
some thing new, it has been used by many including
Sanyasis since millenia.
2007-10-28 20:28:33 · answer #6 · answered by d_r_siva 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satisfaction, contentment of what I have now makes me happy.
"The happiest life is one which one challenges and achieves what one desires."
If you are not happy, find out what are your desires (small desires like having a day to your family, counts). Challenge what comes may and once you achieve it, you will experience the happiness.
2007-10-30 04:26:51 · answer #7 · answered by Jocelyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tuesday I had my left knee replaced. I've been in the hospital since then. I get to go home with my wife in about an hour.
Although I'm in pain and have a long way to go to recover, it makes me happy that I get to go home.
So yes.
g-day!
2007-10-26 05:47:14 · answer #8 · answered by Kekionga 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in general i'm happy. of course, if to be honest and try to analyze all aspects of the life it sometimes can seem very tough and dark... all in all, we MUST be happy cause we have the greatest gift - an opportunity to live, build our lives and leave something after us.
2007-10-26 05:03:17 · answer #9 · answered by melisa 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes i am today! lots of things make me happy, my kids,my hubby, my friends,lounging in the bath, the list goes on...... I have learnt to appreciate the small things in life since i lost a good young friend to cancer.
2007-10-26 05:10:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes and this very moment gives the rise of happiness
2007-10-27 05:25:19 · answer #11 · answered by manapaformetta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋