In The Geography of Bliss, Erick Weiner visited around the world for finding where the happiness is. In chapter2, Erick went to Switzerland in order to know the reason why the county is happier than others. Before he arrived, his friend in Switzerland had arranged for him to interview Swiss people. One of them said that happiness comes from its cleanliness and the effort that the Swiss make for avoiding envy, but he also mentioned the connection between nature and the Swiss. When Weiner visited the Alps to understand the connection, he found himself feeling calm. Moreover, there are some data that prove nature psychologically makes people happy. The other day, Weiner was introduced one Swiss man who thought the happiness comes from legalized
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In chapter2, Weiner conducted an informal and easy experiment that sat on the hilltop for twenty minutes to experience Swiss boredom and understand why it makes the Swiss happy. As a result, he just stated, “I fidget the entire time. It practically kills me.” To put it simply, he was just bored. To ensure his conclusion, I conducted the same experiment at my garden where I do not even enter usually. At the garden, I spent a time sitting in an armchair for around 20 minutes. As a result, I found out that I am a person who can spend time without anything. The main reason why I can stand doing nothing is I am used to it thanks to tardy American buses. Since I came this country, I have felt how punctual Japanese buses are. Besides the buses, I think it is also owing to my childhood. When I was a child, I was often lectured by teachers. In order to endure the endless scolding, I started fantasizing or thinking something fun. For example, when I was a child, I often imagined about cartoons that I loved, and now, I often enjoy some kinds of thought experiments. Since I began the escapism, I have been able to tolerate what I had thought boring. Furthermore, Weiner also said, “You don’t like the way things are, they aren’t interesting enough for you, so you decide—and boredom is a decision—that you are bored.” From my perspective, he meant that whether it is boring or not depends on whether we can find a delight in it. In other words, even if something seems boring from one perspective, it also looks interesting from another point of view. For instance, the word “school” is a case in point. Nowadays, many children now regard “school” as one of the most boring places. However, the word “school” was from ancient Greece, and it originally meant “leisure” at that age.
In chapter2, Weiner conducted an informal and easy experiment that sat on the hilltop for twenty minutes to experience Swiss boredom and understand why it makes the Swiss happy. As a result, he just stated, “I fidget the entire time. It practically kills me.” To put it simply, he was just bored. To ensure his conclusion, I conducted the same experiment at my garden where I do not even enter usually. At the garden, I spent a time sitting in an armchair for around 20 minutes. As a result, I found out that I am a person who can spend time without anything. The main reason why I can stand doing nothing is I am used to it thanks to tardy American buses. Since I came this country, I have felt how punctual Japanese buses are. Besides the buses, I think it is also owing to my childhood. When I was a child, I was often lectured by teachers. In order to endure the endless scolding, I started fantasizing or thinking something fun. For example, when I was a child, I often imagined about cartoons that I loved, and now, I often enjoy some kinds of thought experiments. Since I began the escapism, I have been able to tolerate what I had thought boring. Furthermore, Weiner also said, “You don’t like the way things are, they aren’t interesting enough for you, so you decide—and boredom is a decision—that you are bored.” From my perspective, he meant that whether it is boring or not depends on whether we can find a delight in it. In other words, even if something seems boring from one perspective, it also looks interesting from another point of view. For instance, the word “school” is a case in point. Nowadays, many children now regard “school” as one of the most boring places. However, the word “school” was from ancient Greece, and it originally meant “leisure” at that age.