Everyone wants “a good life”. Yet, what does that even mean? What is a good life? How does one have a good life? If you asked fifty different students at Saint Anselm College, chances are you would get fifty different answers. As much as the responses may vary, a common concept that everyone gravitates towards is happiness. We know we are happy when we feel it, it is contentment and fulfillment. Most people fail to achieve happiness because they believe it is derived from possessions and wealth; from material goods. Money itself is not a need. Although it can satisfy at times, it does not equate with happiness. For example, people claim they would have a better life if they had a certain car or if a certain person liked them back. Fortune and
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Good will is defined as a will by which we seek to live rightly and virtuously to reach the height of wisdom. This can be lived out by the desire and strength to resist temporal evils, having self-control, and having the ability to judge between right and wrong. Wrongdoing is the neglect of eternal things and the pursuit of temporal things. With good will comes a happy lifestyle. All people wish to be happy, but not all people are able to do so. A quote by Goldie Hawn says, “Giving back is as good for you as it is for those who are helping, because giving gives you purpose. When you have a purpose-driven life, you’re a happier person” (Time, 1). Some claim that “helping others” always refers to a type of community service, but it does not necessarily mean joining a service trip to the Dominican Republic or becoming apart of the Big Brother/Big Sister program. It can mean donating old clothes to the Salvation Army, or asking the person who is sitting alone in the dining hall if they would like company during lunch. When assisting others or merely giving a sincere smile, life’s enthusiasm is spread. It is true that with and through others, joy comes. For example, a college student, such as one at Saint Anselm’s, is surrounded by individuals who are welcoming, humble, kind, and outgoing. They never walk into a building without someone right in front of them holding the door. It surely is the little things in life that mean the most to
Good will is defined as a will by which we seek to live rightly and virtuously to reach the height of wisdom. This can be lived out by the desire and strength to resist temporal evils, having self-control, and having the ability to judge between right and wrong. Wrongdoing is the neglect of eternal things and the pursuit of temporal things. With good will comes a happy lifestyle. All people wish to be happy, but not all people are able to do so. A quote by Goldie Hawn says, “Giving back is as good for you as it is for those who are helping, because giving gives you purpose. When you have a purpose-driven life, you’re a happier person” (Time, 1). Some claim that “helping others” always refers to a type of community service, but it does not necessarily mean joining a service trip to the Dominican Republic or becoming apart of the Big Brother/Big Sister program. It can mean donating old clothes to the Salvation Army, or asking the person who is sitting alone in the dining hall if they would like company during lunch. When assisting others or merely giving a sincere smile, life’s enthusiasm is spread. It is true that with and through others, joy comes. For example, a college student, such as one at Saint Anselm’s, is surrounded by individuals who are welcoming, humble, kind, and outgoing. They never walk into a building without someone right in front of them holding the door. It surely is the little things in life that mean the most to