Happiness economics

1 maro and 87 oram was all she had. Orams saved one at a time. Three times Mij counted the orams as they were so valuable at the time. The next day was Christmas and she had to get something for Alled, her husband. She had only one perfect gift she wanted to buy but she could never buy it with the money she had right now. Mij called her dog and her companion, Mark Watney. Mark stood next to Mij and waited for his owner to give him a friendly command. Mij looked into Mark’s eyes, they were full…

Happiness is probably the most difficult word to define. It is obvious the ways to achieve happiness, but what exactly is happiness? Happiness is not something an individual can buy with money or hold in one's hand. It is like a child’s imaginary friend in the way that it can not be seen, but the child knows when it is there. Happiness is a feeling, a feeling greater than any other. According to Webster's Dictionary happiness is defined as a state of well-being and contentment. Happiness has…

keep a positive attitude. A positive attitude helps you deal with daily life challenges. It brings so much optimism in your if you choose to keep up with the habit. As well it will bring changes in your life for more success, brighter days, and happiness. “It brings optimism into your life, and makes it easier to avoid worries and negative thinking. If you adopt it as a way of life, it would bring constructive changes into your life, and makes them…

my life , like many teenagers I felt invincible , motivated by status and reward to find inner happiness. I was a risk taker fortunate that most of my risks panned out. This outlook shaped a path where I got involved in all that I could possibly do. I've always found joy through responsibility , leadership, academic success and social action. This joy never lasted , later I realized that the happiness I was seeking was superficial and seeking perfection would alway leave me empty in an imperfect…

tend to be drawn towards idealism. We crave purpose and to be seen as exemplary and respectable; both by ourselves as well as others. The majority of our happiness is actually based on our self perception, whether we’d like to admit it or not. If we ourselves are not content with certain aspects of our identity, it can be difficult to find happiness our day to day lives. In the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams, the character Blanche DuBois substitutes her fantasies as her…

No matter what country an individual is born in, everyone follows the same general life path: go to school until graduation, and then get a job to earn money. It’s necessary to earn money in order to survive, there’s food to buy along with shelter and clothes and other things, yet some say that money is horrible and causes people do to terrible things! Yet, Money is not inherently evil or good, rather, it is defined as one or the other once it is used in payment. Money is used to purchase many…

Someone once said, “Happiness is like chasing a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. You will never find it if you look for it.” John Stuart Mill’s autobiography, “A Crisis in My Mental History: One Stage Onward” (1909) argues that in order to be happy, one must secure their mind on something other than their own happiness. Under the realization that one's happiness is only attained by not making it the direct end, Mill approaches this subject by first giving examples of what makes one happy and…

The complete absence of pain my present itself to be blissful, though this very notion allows for the flaws of uncontested pleasure to shine through. Utopia is generally thought to be devoid of any struggle, which in practicality, this overshadows humanity’s genuine need for pain. This presents the need for emotional equilibrium, which contributes to the betterment of society through the balance of pleasure and pain. The thoughts presented by both Epicurus and Keats speak to the necessity of…

There are many things in this world worth waiting for. Love, surprises, and rare occasions are among these cherished things that we as humans wait for. Even though I believe Edie made the wrong decision in waiting for Mr. Watters’s letter, somehow by a twist of fate she found her true love while waiting for a false one. The list of things in this world that are worth waiting for is quite a lengthly one, but I have three main things that I feel are at the top of the list. Love is something…

the road when it’s not all fun and games; you go into a career ready to commit for life and you have to come to the conclusion that no matter what job you take it will come with hardships and obstacles to overcome. Everyone deserves the pursuit of happiness, but they also deserve to live a life without…