I find that the definition of happiness depends on the person and circumstances, and to me happiness is not a mere emotion that I wish to have every single moment in my life. Happiness is a relative term that some people consider an expected result of doing good deeds, and I believe it is a memorable feeling that lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of effort and always linked to a place in some way.
In order to understand what happiness is, I looked into my past and tried to find out if there is a formula for happiness. From my perspective, the level of personal happiness fluctuates depending on the situation. In certain situations, happiness could be a choice for me. However, sometimes life appears to be extremely against me, where …show more content…
Also, it is misleading to mix between happiness as a wonderful feeling and the causes of happiness. For example, when I was in my senior year of high school, I applied to a scholarship to study in the US, but the acceptance rate was very low for international students. In fact, it was that station of my life, where I exerted all my mental and physical effort in order to gain this golden opportunity to study what I love. Despite the fact that it was truly hard to get this scholarship, I was one of those five students who got the scholarship. I was in my room in my high school dorm when I received the scholarship acceptance notification. At this moment, I experienced a very high level of happiness. I realized that I have the ability to control my happiness and push its limits further by suffering and spending long nights working hard to achieve a desired goal. In addition, I observed the fine difference between happiness and its causes. Happiness is a brief memorable moment that takes one’s breath away, but the causes lie in the thrill of effort. In other words, the more pain, and the longer the tough nights are, the more thrilling happiness …show more content…
However, I believe that a person always have the ability to push the limits of happiness further by exerting more effort. Indeed, happiness would not exist without long days of misery, sadness, depression and pain. From a personal perspective, unlike any other feeling, happiness is the only memorable feeling that remains associated with a place or a group of people in a certain
In order to understand what happiness is, I looked into my past and tried to find out if there is a formula for happiness. From my perspective, the level of personal happiness fluctuates depending on the situation. In certain situations, happiness could be a choice for me. However, sometimes life appears to be extremely against me, where …show more content…
Also, it is misleading to mix between happiness as a wonderful feeling and the causes of happiness. For example, when I was in my senior year of high school, I applied to a scholarship to study in the US, but the acceptance rate was very low for international students. In fact, it was that station of my life, where I exerted all my mental and physical effort in order to gain this golden opportunity to study what I love. Despite the fact that it was truly hard to get this scholarship, I was one of those five students who got the scholarship. I was in my room in my high school dorm when I received the scholarship acceptance notification. At this moment, I experienced a very high level of happiness. I realized that I have the ability to control my happiness and push its limits further by suffering and spending long nights working hard to achieve a desired goal. In addition, I observed the fine difference between happiness and its causes. Happiness is a brief memorable moment that takes one’s breath away, but the causes lie in the thrill of effort. In other words, the more pain, and the longer the tough nights are, the more thrilling happiness …show more content…
However, I believe that a person always have the ability to push the limits of happiness further by exerting more effort. Indeed, happiness would not exist without long days of misery, sadness, depression and pain. From a personal perspective, unlike any other feeling, happiness is the only memorable feeling that remains associated with a place or a group of people in a certain