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I believe happiness is avoiding that which causes us to be unhappy. I believe all creatures are born happy and start life happy, but through experience we tend to learn unhappiness. Often it is the very things we think bring happiness.
I believe happiness is avoiding that which causes us to be unhappy. I believe all creatures are born happy and start life happy, but through experience we tend to learn unhappiness. Often it is the very things we think bring happiness.
Interesting post, and I agree with you. I believe happiness is a level of joyful contentment that cannot be reduced by anything " Outside of you." Its defintely an " Inner energy that is positive and finds delight - even in depression."
I believe happiness is something always available..yet we humans seem to set up a lot of "requirements" before we can enjoy it......I believe it is something within all of us...and we can draw on that whenever we want.....
I can say that happiness is feeling that you did something worthwhile with your life.
No. I don't think so. Happiness is realizing that sharing was often worthier when they bribed you first to Do it for them. And then you kept the faith for the review that they meant to agree with your views of true sharing in your heart.
I think a part of me sees "happiness" as a bit less than many folks do, to me it at times seems kind of an "animal" thing. Meaning you can become happy by fairly tangible physical/body means. (Sex, excitation caused by other physical events, drugs, etc)
Like many with my condition I have what's called a "naturally up" personality, which on two occasions veered into mania. This means I tend to be happy a fair amount of the time. I take an anti-depressant for its calming properties, so I can sleep, not because I've ever had depression. Anyway because of that happiness is something I feel blessed with, in one way, and in another I don't think it means as much to me. There have been rare experiences where I felt perfectly happy, but also felt that my life was hopeless and disappointing. Actually to an extent right now I'd say I'm a happy person who feels his life is in some ways useless and disappointing, but maybe not hopeless. (Although I've not had the "I'm fairly happy, but still I'm so screwed-up I should probably plan my suicide so as to end my failure of a life" moments in years. Those really confused people, me included albeit to a lesser extent. Feeling happy is not necessarily the same as feeling content or satisfied, at least not for me.)
As for babies I would think babies have other emotions than happiness. Also I'm not a Muslim so I don't believe in the idea we're born good/innocent and that mankind is quite that wonderful.
I think a part of me sees "happiness" as a bit less than many folks do, to me it at times seems kind of an "animal" thing. Meaning you can become happy by fairly tangible physical/body means. (Sex, excitation caused by other physical events, drugs, etc)
Like many with my condition I have what's called a "naturally up" personality, which on two occasions veered into mania. This means I tend to be happy a fair amount of the time. I take an anti-depressant for its calming properties, so I can sleep, not because I've ever had depression. Anyway because of that happiness is something I feel blessed with, in one way, and in another I don't think it means as much to me. There have been rare experiences where I felt perfectly happy, but also felt that my life was hopeless and disappointing. Actually to an extent right now I'd say I'm a happy person who feels his life is in some ways useless and disappointing, but maybe not hopeless. (Although I've not had the "I'm fairly happy, but still I'm so screwed-up I should probably plan my suicide so as to end my failure of a life" moments in years. Those really confused people, me included albeit to a lesser extent. Feeling happy is not necessarily the same as feeling content or satisfied, at least not for me.)
As for babies I would think babies have other emotions than happiness. Also I'm not a Muslim so I don't believe in the idea we're born good/innocent and that mankind is quite that wonderful.
I can relate to that
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Feeling happy is not necessarily the same as feeling content or satisfied, at least not for me.
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My happiest year was the year I spent in a body cast with nearly every bone in my body shattered. The pain for most to that year was excruciating and the inability to move was frustrating. Yet, it was also a time of great calmness, no worries, free from life's temptations and wants. It was truly a happy year.
By paradox the saddest and most depressing year was when I was the most successful and had reached the apex of my carrier. I lacked for nothing, had more than I deserved. But I was not happy. I did not find happiness again until I had lost everything and started over with nothing.
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