Why is happiness so important?

Answer 1

Without happiness no human can live. Because if there's only sadness you'll die as you'll be alone, you'll have no affection from others... And you can also die some days after you've just been born... If we don't give as much love and affection to make him laugh because there's no happiness he'll die... :'(

Do you know why sadness exists? Cuz...
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but we often look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

Answer 2

Happiness is important because when a human being is born, it cant survive on its own, so that's why the parents help him/her to learn to walk, talk, they teach him good from wrong and through it the new human being learns to love those two generous people who help him. Every human being has a deep need for love and happiness because without it we would be lonely, sad and pessimistic towards the world around us. In order to survive and lead a normal and full filled and life full of harmony we need happiness...

Answer 3

I can answer this with a certain amount of authority having spent a lot of unhappy years via bipolar episodes...if you don't have happiness you don't have anything worthwhile. We need happiness to maintain freshness and health in our lives. We need it to live well, to function properly. Happiness is our oil for our spirits. Like cars we run on many things, food, water, money, etc. but without any oil...not only will we eventually give poor performance on all levels, but we'll sputter and die. Emotionally as well as physically. Happiness has been proven vital to every aspect of our wellbeing.

Another great question Skycat...how do you keep coming up with them?

Hugs and blessings, Pami :-)

Answer 4

WE are born to be happy. That's the way God created us! All the world is yours to enjoy and be happy always, or so He intended.

All the sadness in this world is man-made. So we HAVE forgotten to be HAPPY.

Happiness is important because it is the true nature of our very souls!!

L

Answer 5

It's not..

We are told to be happy.. To make others comfortable. We are told to smile and laugh.. To enjoy the things around us, to make sure the people around us don't feel uncomfortable. Happiness is only important when you deem it to be so. Being happy doesn't complete someone. Its only a small part of the intricate puzzle of who we are.

Answer 6

Because the alternative, depression and sadness are killers. We have to have some incentive in life and that is being happy. It is a gift that will give hope, praise and love in kind for going on to meet the stresses of the world that is around us. It also will rub off on others and make their day.
Spartawo...

Answer 7

happiness is important because simply without being happy you affect all around you which is'nt a good thing i'd rather br happy than sad but sometimes you've no choice thats just life its a case of take it as it comes

Answer 8

It's not. Funny thing, though, our Constitution is the ONLY ONE in the world that guarantees us the RIGHT to the PURSUIT of happiness.
Happiness in and of itself is not important; people being satisfied with what they have, with their lot in life, IS important. Without this satisfaction, people are setting themselves up for disappointment and all sorts of neuroses.
People should strive to "Be all you can be" and all that, but they should, like a cow, be content with what they can achieve as most things are beyond our control.

Answer 9

Although we may sometimes neglect to cultivate our own happiness, feeling happy is intrinsically important. If we are happy it has added knock on effects and benefits. These include us becoming more compassionate and feeling healthier both physically and emotionally. We become more creative, witty, energetic and fun to be around and it can also lead us to become more financially successful.

Very few of us live our lives in complete isolation. We will have partners, families, friends and work colleagues with whom we interact on a daily basis so if we’re happy, then it’s likely to mean that they’ll feel happier too. Therefore, through our own happiness, we are actually giving something to other people too and enabling them to feel happy as well.

Now, if we open that up and take it to a global level, it can make a massive impact. For example, unhappiness is at the core of all the breeding grounds of war and terrorist activity. Countries only attack other countries if they’re feeling unhappy about certain realities and we’re all only too aware how terrorist ideals come about as a result of their real or perceived injustice and unhappiness about various religious, social, political or economic realities.

The fundamental reason why happiness is so important is that it’s extremely vital to our own goals in life and can help us achieve many other cherished personal ambitions and goals. Also, by being happy, we have the potential to change many other lives just by being ourselves.

How often have you been in a place and there’s been something about the mood or atmosphere that doesn’t quite seem right? When happiness is on board, this not only affects you but it has positive effects on all those with whom you come into contact.

So, it’s the ‘domino’ effect and it all begins with you as an individual. As you spread those feelings they are taken on board by those around you who also spread them in turn. If you can imagine the impact this would create if the feeling was then perpetuated and multiplied by hundreds, then thousands and then millions of people? There would be no use for wars or terrorism in the world which is another example of why happiness is so important.


So how is Happiness Attained?

For happiness to be attained, it’s important to be open and willing to the concept that it can be attained. For us to do this, we need to rid ourselves of the negative energies which occur in our lives on a regular basis and which cause us to feel unhappy or at best, make us feel as though we are simply existing or drifting through life.

Remember, it’s a natural state to feel happy. We are all programmed to feel happiness as the norm. It’s what we let get in the way that alters our programming for the worst. Therefore, by ridding ourselves of negative thoughts, self-doubts, rationalising problems and seeing them as challenges to be overcome, we get rid of feelings such as depression, fear, worry, dissatisfaction, boredom and grief and then, by ridding ourselves of these, all that’s left is happiness, contentment and peace of mind.

Some will wonder how we can do this when so many negative things happen to us. In answer to that, it’s because we LET these things cause us to have negative reactions. For example, we’ll have all gone to work and had a bad day and come away carping to a colleague, “The boss really got my back up today”. However, he only did that because YOU let him have that affect on you.

In truth, no one can ever make someone feel anything. Outside behaviours and influences have the power to trigger off negative thoughts but that can only happen if you allow it to. Change the way you respond to those triggers and consequently they can have no effect on inflicting any kind of misery upon you.

This might not come across as being an easy thing to do but if you consciously make the effort and tell yourself that you are going to be happy and that no-one has the right to make you feel unhappy or can take those feelings away, then you are in sole control of your own feelings of happiness and it’s a fact that by placing happiness at the cornerstone of your very existence, then you will be much more effective at creating the kind of world you want.



Midnight~Angel :)

Answer 10

Because every living thing needs to be happy!! It is like something our bodies feed on, and we all deserve it!!! Be happy Skycat....you are one of the nicest members I've seen!!! Happiness to you always!!!