Happiness... How do you define it?

Happiness is an emotional or affective state that is characterized by feelings of enjoyment and satisfaction. As a state and a subject, it has been pursued and commented on extensively throughout world history. This reflects the universal importance that humans place on happiness. In the Nicomachean Ethics, written in 350 B.C.E., Aristotle stated that happiness is the only thing that humans desire for its own sake. He observed that men sought riches not for the sake of being rich, but to be happy. Those who sought fame desired it not to be famous, but because they believed fame would bring them happiness. Aristotle argued that humans seek everything else; power, pleasure, love, honor, etc.; for the sake of happiness. Considerations of happiness are essential to much ethical discussion. Many ethicists make arguments for how humans should behave, either individually or collectively, based on the resulting happiness of such behavior. Utilitarians, such as John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham, advocated the greatest happiness principle as a guide for ethical behavior. States associated with happiness include well-being, delight, health, safety, contentment, and love. Contrasting states include suffering, depression, grief, anxiety, and pain. Happiness is often associated with the presence of favorable circumstances such as a supportive family life, a loving marriage, and economic stability. Unfavorable circumstances, such as abusive relationships, accidents, loss of employment, and conflicts, diminish the amount of happiness a person experiences. However, according to several ancient and modern thinkers, happiness is influenced by the attitude and perspective taken on such circumstances.

Happyness is a feeling in a mind which will bring a person lot of positive things in mind, will be free from anger and will be totally comfortable. Laugh or smile is one of the way to express your happyness.

My definition of happiness is contentment and peace. When you are satisfied with things as they are.

if one is happy he see's world in its own way

This is a hard question to answer especially in a few words, I would say that happiness is a state of mind, may not be related to physical conditions and all your surroundings, some people are always happy while they are lacking many important things either materials or emotional, health , etc some may look at them and wonder how they can be happy? I would say that I'm always happy because happiness may be in satisfaction no matter how so little is what you have.

Happiness? You can't define it, baby. You feel it.

this is really a difficult task..i think no one can define it only they can give their opinion ..i feel hapiness is a a feeling which you can share with others

when you feel that you are indeed alive!