Most people seem to know that happiness is a state of being happy, but does claiming to be happy actually prove that you are? When you are asked if you are happy, you would usually think about the quality of happiness in your life before you answer. It is possible that those who are in search of happiness, end up with the opposite effect. This theory of achieving happiness may not be what it seems. Happiness may not be achieved by focusing on one’s own happiness, but by focusing on the happiness of others. John Stuart Mill’s autobiography describes that happiness shouldn’t be treated as a main focus in life, but as something you absorb along the way. Mill’s autobiography states,”Those only are happy (I thought) who have their minds fixed on
