Bliss

Free from all the turmoil in this world. No attachments, no priorities, no obligations. Nirvana is defined as a place or state characterized by freedom from or oblivion to pain, worry, and the external world. Nirvana is being in a state of pure bliss. Although the thought of Nirvana is simply beautiful, but can we really get to that state? We spend our entire lives trying to be happy and free ourselves from financial debt, worry, stress, and pain. Sometimes it feels as if we can never be set…

of this reality we call life. Whereas many people choose to sit in ignorant bliss—others, like me, choose to embrace that scary things like this actually exist in this world and that many people do live with mental illnesses. In fact, in looking at schizophrenia researchers say that 1%-2% of the general population is affected by this specific disorder worldwide (Pastorino & Doyle-Portillo, 2015, p. 575). The ignorant bliss that a lot of people choose to live in gives them the benefit of not…

Intelligence Is Insanity Insanity is possible to be be caused from many different reasons. There are millions of reasons that can drive someone to insanity, whether it be traumatic experience or simply a mental disorder. But all the most common reasons that can cause insanity are the following. Genetics, this means that it could be a mental illnesses that run in the family. Infections, certain infections have been linked to brain damage. The victim, unknowing of his infection and disease, does…

On March 5, 1770, the city of Boston bore witness to a massacre of the vilest kind. A squad of British soldiers fired on an unarmed group of Bostonians and murdered five people. I know some people have the belief that the British are not to blame in this situation and that they were only acting in self-defense. In reality, the opposite is true. So let us review the events of that fateful day. A crowd gathered to protest the unfair Townshend acts that, as you know, have placed taxes on common…

To sum up, there are many negative consequences of driving, but without a doubt, driving is beneficial for individuals. Due to cars, drivers can easily travel a long distance and have fantastic flexibility in their actions. However, I believe that the time when automobile was the instrument of freedom has past, and now it became a time-wasting, life-threatening device that many of us must have just to lives. As a matter of fact, from 1970 to 2010 we have double the number of roads in the…

and exhibiting compassion towards humans and even animals can lead to jubilance. It’s like a straightforward bridge from altruism to bliss. Altruism such as altruism and compassion are the keys to socializing and convivial connections that are vital to our bliss. Researchers claim that availing people and doing a good deed out of the mundane can elevate levels of bliss. An example of a time when I felt giving was very necessary for one was in need. As an example of giving I chose an incident…

in his book. It was a very long time before he had heard from them again, and Twain was patient, but sick of all of the questions he was getting from his friends and family, which he didn't have answers for. An older fellow, from the company Elisha Bliss worked for, wanted to have a conversation with him about dropping the contract, as he was afraid that the humorous book would ruin the reputation of their company. Twain then said that he would not drop the contract. Twain said that he expected…

Part of human nature is the innate desire to be content; we often go to great lengths to achieve a state of bliss. From birth until death, we are trapped in the maze that is life, confined to the ideology that happiness is determined by one's assets. Is it truly possible for one to for an individual to pursue their desire to be content merely by remaining within their comfort zone, or must you break societal boundaries in order to truly pursue happiness? Pursuing your happiness should not…

City Excursion. He was gone for four months, and upon his return was asked to write a book on his travels by a publishing company. "In June I sailed in the Quaker City Excursion. I returned in November, and in Washington found a letter from Elisha Bliss, of the American Publishing Company of Hartford, offering me five percent royalty on a book which should recount the adventures of the Excursion." In his story, Unconscious Plagiarism, Mark Twain stated he spent a couple of weeks in the Sandwich…

The Museum Of Modern Art starts when three prominent women envision a museum devoted to contemporary art: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller(wife of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.) and two of her friends, Lillie P. Bliss and Quinn Sullivan Lillie P. Bliss is one of the leading collectors of modern art in New York. Mary Quinn Sullivan is a pioneer modern art collector. They all felt a need to challenge the traditional policies of museums and to make a foundation devoted exclusively to modern art. Abigail Greene…