Essays on Happiness

We all want, and need it to live, but there are people out there who believe it will solve their problems and make them happy. I can tell you one hundred percent it will not! Yes, it could take some stress off your shoulders, but…

True happiness requires a meaningful life which In positive psychology is, a meaningful life is a construct having to do with the purpose, significance, fulfillment of life. Sadguru, an Indian mystic once claimed: ‘when your happiness is dependant upon what is happening outside of you,…

Some people say, would you rather live wealthy but alone, or live at mediocre quality, but surrounded by family and love? Think about this. Most will say they want to be surrounded by love, showing that money cannot buy happiness. Similarly, in “The Diamond as…

How many times have you heard that patience is a virtue? Probably a ton. Now how many times have you actually thought about the phrase and tried to be more patient with the things around you? Maybe you do this all the time, but if…

What is the first thing you do when something amazing happens to you? You immediately let share the good news to someone important to you. Then what do you do when something upsetting happens? Hopefully, you reach out to others and seek support from others….

You may have heard people say that money is not the secret to happiness. Well, if money is not the secret to happiness, then what is. We live in a society that is obsessed with being happy. We are constantly surrounded by happy smiling faces…

The first examination of happiness gave satisfaction to a pleasant life, characterized by a majority of positive emotions, joy over sadness and a predominance of an optimistic mood compared to bad mood. This vision of happiness did not effectively explain people’s lives, as nearly 50%…

Introduction The characters in Dickens’s famous, rather long and complex novel Bleak House, are all looking for happiness in their short and precious lives, just as all people do, both fictional and real. Everyone in their right mind wants to achieve ultimate happiness, being satisfied…

I agree with Aristotle’s argument that living a virtuous life is essential to having true happiness which is our ultimate purpose.In other words, happiness is the primary purpose of human life which is accomplished or fulfilled through virtue. Similarly, he believes that in order to…

Some philosophers argue that introspection is infallible. Is it possible to be mistaken about how happy I am presently feeling?Indirect measurement is one of the two methods used to measure people’s level of happiness. The most commonly used indirect measure of happiness is self-reporting, also…