Contentment

My final essay in conclusion to this course is focused on the topics of childhood and happiness. As I age, I have come to realize how retaining innocence can enrich our lives. Maybe the key to true happiness is contentment, to look upon your life and be thankful for what God has given you. Often adults get caught up in the what if, what if I can get that job promotion, or what if I don’t. To be an adult is to know stress, sometimes I think we just need to let go; to go back the basics. Don’t…

Home is inexplicable, word defying and mesmerizing! It has a multitude of meanings - something different for everyone. Home for some is comfort, happiness, and contentment, whereas home for others is a, smells like a cake in the oven, fresh cookies, or for some like me home is a feeling, one that I get when I am with the little boy with the bright eyes. Aryan Roopnaraine is that little boy, he was born on January 29th, 2014 with lush black hair and mesmerizing eyes. His laughter, his smiles,…

When hearing the word happiness, some people may interpret it with: being surrounded by or having friends, spending time with family, having a healthy relationship with either a man or woman, having food and water that is available to them, living in some kind of structure, and having what they truly need at the moment or in the near future. Then there are the other people, and not attending to be rude, who have very different views of what true happiness consists of. They perceive it as having…

Well-being Diener (2000) proposed in an article which title was ‘Subjective Wellbeing: The Science of Happiness and a Proposal for a National Index’ theorizes that the objectification of wellbeing is hidden within satisfaction of life. His points to a construct of wellbeing called happiness. He cited that: “People's moods and emotions reflect on-line reactions to events happening to them. Each individual also makes broader judgments about his or her life as a whole, as well as about domains such…

ethical decision. The willpower that is needed to make an ethical decision is also a difficult thing to do at times. Bentham believes that utilitarianism is the quality of right and wrong and the contentment that comes along with it. For one to be content with a decision, it must be an ethical one. Contentment only is achieved when an ethical decision is made. An unethical decision usually brings pain in oneself or it can bring pleasure depending on the individual. Bentham’s theory on…

discussed the three basic principles of servant leadership which is to go to work to help others, listen to coworkers and patrons to recognize and meet their requests, and cultivate associates. Following the principles can reduce stress, enable contentment and a drive that would invigorate you and your colleagues (Keith, 2009). Servant leadership has been theoretically connected to numerous optimistic characteristics and is seen as the imperative composition of countless organizations Sendjaya…

Summary of Major Ideas In Neighbour Roskicky, Cather follows the life of a good, hard working man. First, Roskicky is given the news from a close friend/doctor that he is dying. Next, Roskicky reflects back on his life as he looks at the struggles he has had to endure, and everything he has now been blessed with. Lastly, Cather writes of Roskicky's death, and the people he affected in his life. Critical Evalution of Work Willa Cather effectively illustrates the importance of being content…

In the musical “Little Shop of Horrors”, Seymour Krelborn (one of main characters), is an orphan and outcast who works as a florist’s assistant. Seymour raised by Mr. Mushnik, the owner of Mushnik’s Skid Row Florist. Seymour discovers a unique plant that attracts customers, fame and fortune. Seymour’s urge to obtain fame convinced him to give in to the man eating plant (Audrey II). The Audrey II got its name from Seymour’s crush (Audrey), a poor young battered women that is his secret love.…

Group 4. “I have observed this in my experience of slavery, -- that whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be free, and set me to thinking of plans to gain my freedom. I have found that, to make a contented slave, it is necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is necessary to darken his moral and mental vision, and as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason.” -Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of…

fish, but her need for power was insatiable. Therefore, instead of thanking the fish, she continued to send her husband back to the fish. Even though some may consider the demands of the wife to be outrageous and excessive, the ideas of greed and contentment are still matters of contention throughout society today, just in…