Defined by Websters Dictionary, the word “Happy” is defined as feeling pleasure and enjoyment resulting from ones ' life, situation, etc. It is unable to be measured, profited, nor is it trade-able. Yet, above all else in the world, it is ultimately what people desire. They yearn for true happiness, and long for that happiness to reside for life. Feeling pleasure and enjoyment from the result of life, or happiness, unable to be measured by material items making it difficult, almost impossible, to grasp with one’s hand. How is one to feel if they have it? Is it just a feeling? And if it is not attained by a specific person, how can it be achieved?
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The ancient saying, “money can’t buy you happiness,” is spoken and frequently heard due it having the ability to continually operate true. Though, a person is expected to be happier being financially stable than if they were not, it cannot bring about true happiness. As Claire Boothe Luce said in her play The Women, “Money can’t buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you’re being miserable”. The wealthiest people can be the unhappiest, just as the less fortunate can feel as though they are on top of the world. Possessions may be gained and/or lost which develops fear, and this rarely, if ever, leads to happiness. If material possessions are not what benefits ones ' journey to reach happiness, what brings about the concept? One way people are able to attain happiness is to have goals. It is urgent that people feel that they have a purpose within this world. Without that purpose, a person can percieve themselves as lost, stuck, and even experience depression. However, when people that have a sense of purpose, they oftentimes sense satisfaction within their lives. …show more content…
Life requires balance, and the people that understand that there has to be a healthy balance of work and play, thrive. They are greater coordinated with the world and therefore, they can seemingly effortlessly execute their happiness. Another instrument that can help lead a person to be truly happy is laughter. Life can be simpler with just a little amount of laughter. Comedians, live tend to live a longer life than other performers for the basic reason that they understand that comedy adds happiness to life, and causes daily life to be worth the minor tribulations. Therefore, people can be happy if they strive for goals and find items to laugh about. Is there anything else? Can people that hold goals and a sense of humor be unhappy still? Well, yes. Ultimately, the concluding key to happiness is the decision to be happy. Human nature tends to find all of the negativity in life and in everyday objects. People tend to focus on the troubles they have instead of looking for the solutions. So at the close of the day, “happiness depends upon ourselves.” (Aristotle). And as Lincoln said, “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to
Happiness is unable to be measured by the material items that an individual may own, for example, …show more content…
The ancient saying, “money can’t buy you happiness,” is spoken and frequently heard due it having the ability to continually operate true. Though, a person is expected to be happier being financially stable than if they were not, it cannot bring about true happiness. As Claire Boothe Luce said in her play The Women, “Money can’t buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you’re being miserable”. The wealthiest people can be the unhappiest, just as the less fortunate can feel as though they are on top of the world. Possessions may be gained and/or lost which develops fear, and this rarely, if ever, leads to happiness. If material possessions are not what benefits ones ' journey to reach happiness, what brings about the concept? One way people are able to attain happiness is to have goals. It is urgent that people feel that they have a purpose within this world. Without that purpose, a person can percieve themselves as lost, stuck, and even experience depression. However, when people that have a sense of purpose, they oftentimes sense satisfaction within their lives. …show more content…
Life requires balance, and the people that understand that there has to be a healthy balance of work and play, thrive. They are greater coordinated with the world and therefore, they can seemingly effortlessly execute their happiness. Another instrument that can help lead a person to be truly happy is laughter. Life can be simpler with just a little amount of laughter. Comedians, live tend to live a longer life than other performers for the basic reason that they understand that comedy adds happiness to life, and causes daily life to be worth the minor tribulations. Therefore, people can be happy if they strive for goals and find items to laugh about. Is there anything else? Can people that hold goals and a sense of humor be unhappy still? Well, yes. Ultimately, the concluding key to happiness is the decision to be happy. Human nature tends to find all of the negativity in life and in everyday objects. People tend to focus on the troubles they have instead of looking for the solutions. So at the close of the day, “happiness depends upon ourselves.” (Aristotle). And as Lincoln said, “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to