Define Happiness please?

Malaysia
May 1, 2010 6:04am CST
Everybody wants to feel happy, to feel alive, and that's what we're doing now - to fill that empty space that we have in our heart. So what I want to ask all of you now is how do you first of all define, and then strive to achieve happiness? And how would that affect you in your daily lives.. Is it - Friends? - Family? - Work? - Money? - Feeling that you already have enough? - Pets? - Hobbies? - Going on a vacation? - and the list goes on... Thank you for spending your time to give your opinions on this. I really appreciate it.
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14 responses
@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
1 May 10
If you are smiling without realizing that you are smiling then you are happy.
• Malaysia
3 May 10
wow that is indeed true! nice thanks
• United States
3 May 10
thank you. Take care.
• India
1 May 10
Happiness itself is relative tern and changes with time, space and other parameters
• India
1 May 10
Yes and happiness is also related to these things.happiness is another word for satisfaction .one can be happy without any reason and on other hand one can't be happy having everything with him/her
• India
1 May 10
ya i loved the tern "change" as u said all the things in this world have to change as we are in the way of change as the earth is changing and in the other way all the other things on the small with in an atom also change so that we all the life have to change so no wonder of change and in that way we have to believe in the way we love things have fun..
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@narayan2006 (2954)
• India
1 May 10
As human desires are unlimited and ever expanding, there can not be a limit to happiness. A particular object may give you happiness for a moment on some occasion, but it can not keep you happy for ever. The hobbies,pets,vacation etc. that give you happiness for some period are fleeting and transitory. A person passes through many cycles of life just by running after these illusory images of happiness. These are not real happiness. Sometimes what we consider as the element of happiness become the source of pain and stress for the person and for others around. These objects and events that you have listed as the source of happiness only fulfills one's needs at sensory and physical level. The eternal happiness lies within oneself and one needs understand one's true self and one's relationship with the universe. I invite you to my blog http://knowyourself.blog.co.in for more details,in this regard.
• Malaysia
1 May 10
Couldn't agree more..as I look back onto the times that i spent on certain things, I just thought that I wanted to fulfill myself at THAT exact moment, not for long term..because after that it was the same feeling all over again.. happiness can be found in things which last forever...am I right? I think it depends whether we have found these special elements or not
• India
2 May 10
Thanks for awarding me the best response. Have a nice day!!
• Philippines
2 May 10
Simplicity is happiness, being happy in simple things which other less appreciated and yet to other people it is the essence of being in tune with reality and away from superficial things.
• Philippines
1 May 10
For me, happiness is when i see my family happy. I'm currently studying right now but when i finish, i'll help my family by getting a decent job and earn for them.
• Malaysia
1 May 10
Well that is good... Set your goal straight :)
• Singapore
2 May 10
Happiness is always describes as having a smile on one's face. But that's just not it. Happiness generally, is a feeling that makes a person, contented, emotionally satisfied and whole heartedly accepted the people around him/her. It depicts a state wherein one can explicitly express joy to a thing, person, event and even places.
@rizzu87 (860)
• Malaysia
2 May 10
I think happiness can be with you when you have someone who you really love and care for. Money is nothing, it cant do anything to us to make us happy. And i dont only mean the life partner, it can be anyone who we really love, it can be parents, siblings, wife, kids, and friends.
• Philippines
1 May 10
For me happiness is being with people you love, living a life that is not so perfect but making the best out of it. And accepting the fact that you can't have everything and learn to appreciate all that you have. When you feel contented with your life, for me that is happiness.
@zhangw (145)
• China
1 May 10
I think happiness is a feeling of fulfillment. No matter how poor your condition is, you could feel happy. It all depends on your own heart. I konw this very well,and I try to lead a happy life by not asking for too much. However, I find it really hard for me to keep happy. My character,my living conditions now and the social invironment all together make me feel so tired every day that I don't have time to feel about my life, leaving alone happiness. I have to worry about my job and my future. I just want to lead a normal life, without too much worry and the feeling of unstability.
@phynx15 (248)
• India
1 May 10
The best ways to be happy are 1. Do more, expect less 2. Give more, ask less 3. Help more 4. Be content with what you have 5. Try to get more only in the aspect of trying to help more If you really wants to be happy, you need to help a lot of people, as a social animal our happiness comes from the happiness of others. If we get all what we get and yet if all the people arround us are not happy with us, we can never be happy.
@greyz7 (859)
• Philippines
1 May 10
hi there, happiness for me is the contentment from inner-self. it is the contentment from everything but not the same as being a mediocre. it is loving genuinely and be loved sincerely...
• India
1 May 10
ya u are correct in the topic and we have to see in the mid of the heart and to construct with the structure and get the thing right done and happiness is a feeling that we have to put it in the correct way and get it cleared so it is good to think a while and go in the correct solution..there are better ways that we have to see and have fun..
• Philippines
1 May 10
happiness basically is something you feel when you're excited or fulfilled. how? serve people. then success will follow.
• China
1 May 10
Happiness is deepy in your heart.Everybody has their won happiness. In my heart, happiness is staying with family and your friends.Happiness is sharing your experience wih your pal and listening to your heart of your friend. It is happiness , I guess. Better and better.