Defining happiness is an incredibly difficult idea to portray. Different things make different people happy and there are so many ways that a person could express what happiness means. Webster’s Dictionary defines it as an agreeable feeling or condition of the soul arising from good fortune or propitious happening of any kind and the possession of those circumstances or that state of being, which is attended with enjoyment. Researchers claim that up to half of a person’s happiness comes from their genes. However, happiness is not determined by your biological makeup, but rather your mindset and the external influences around you.
Studies may suggest that a person’s genes can be a large amount of a person’s happiness. According to research by psychologists at the University of Edinburgh and the Queensland Institute for Medical Research in Australia, genes may determine up to 50% of a person’s happiness. While these genes won't guarantee happiness, the personality mix they result in could act as a trigger when bad things happen, …show more content…
Being around my mother, father, and brother is what makes me comfortable, and that contributes greatly to my happiness whether I realize it or not. Furthermore, where I live also make me happy. Another example can be found with the Japanese people. Residents of mainland Japan are known as some of the unhappiest people in the world. Many of them put their work and business ahead of family and other priorities. They are the same race of people as the Japanese people who live on the island of Okinawa. Okinawa is home to some of the oldest living people in the world and their longevity could due to the lifestyle they have and the people they live around. The residents of Okinawa are generally very social people and every generation has something in common and can relate to each other. They focus and prioritize social interactions, gatherings, and
Studies may suggest that a person’s genes can be a large amount of a person’s happiness. According to research by psychologists at the University of Edinburgh and the Queensland Institute for Medical Research in Australia, genes may determine up to 50% of a person’s happiness. While these genes won't guarantee happiness, the personality mix they result in could act as a trigger when bad things happen, …show more content…
Being around my mother, father, and brother is what makes me comfortable, and that contributes greatly to my happiness whether I realize it or not. Furthermore, where I live also make me happy. Another example can be found with the Japanese people. Residents of mainland Japan are known as some of the unhappiest people in the world. Many of them put their work and business ahead of family and other priorities. They are the same race of people as the Japanese people who live on the island of Okinawa. Okinawa is home to some of the oldest living people in the world and their longevity could due to the lifestyle they have and the people they live around. The residents of Okinawa are generally very social people and every generation has something in common and can relate to each other. They focus and prioritize social interactions, gatherings, and