Defining Happiness
Canadian PsychologyQuote
"happiness that contributes to individual, community and/or global well-being without exploiting other people, the environment or future generations" Explanation This quote that I highlighted described happiness very nicely. Cathrine O'Brien describes happiness as contributing to an individual, a community and a future generation. I find this very significant to my life because when I was happy as an individual and gave the same enthusiasm to my community, they were very enthusiastic in helping me when I made a hummingbird Garden at my local Nature Center. |
Ted TalksQuote
"The problem, of course, is that happiness is a tricky thing to measure, whereas money is easy to count." Explanation I find this quote to be very true. In todays world many people just care about money and not happiness, which is sad. I find this significant because I want to focus on a career that will make me happy. It's not always about money, but we have learned that growing up. |
South African Journal of PhilosophyQuote
"Philosophers have argued that happiness is a matter of faith or of the end of faith, of prudence or virtue, reason or passion, pleasure or contentment, a matter of the mind or of the body, a way of feeling or a way of being". Explanation Vasti Roodt, the author of this scholarly Journal describes how famous philosophers have argued that happiness is not one thing but another. Socrates, Plato, Epicureans and Stoics, are all philosophers described in this Journal. I found this significant because all of these great philosophers had a major influence in society in Greece and Rome. |