The Pursuit Of Happiness In Mere Christianity By C. S. Lewis

Happiness Happiness is something that everyone wants, but few ever achieve. It is something that millions of people search for and never find. It is something that some think they have, but have never actually experience. True happiness comes only after one surrenders himself to God. Only then will he experience true happiness. Humans are given a longing for something that this world cannot provide. Everyday people are trying to find that one thing that will satisfy them. In his book Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis said, “ If I find in myself desires in which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world”. If people cannot find that missing piece among the assets of this world, then there has to be something else that will satisfy them. Yes, some people do find things that satisfy them temporarily, but that satisfaction does not last for the rest of their life. That thing that provided them pleasure and satisfaction will, at some point, either be taken from them or they will …show more content…
They spend their whole life searching for something that cannot be attained simply by hard work. Once a person realizes this, only then happiness can be attained. In 2008, a study was conducted to see how many people who practice the Christian faith felt they had happiness in their life. The study was conducted with various ages from children to the elderly. The study came to the conclusion that people who practice the Christian faith were found to be more happy and satisfied than people who did not practice the Christian faith. This study also found out that children who practice the Christian faith reported fewer depressive symptoms than children who do not practice the Christian faith (Holder, Mark D; Coleman, Ben; Wallace, Judi M 131-51). The root of happiness comes from