Solivagus Posted August 29, 2003 Report Posted August 29, 2003 What then is happiness? Does it bring joy or great strife? What then is happiness? Is it another part of life? What then is happiness? Can it be bought? What then is happiness? And can it be fought? What then is happiness? How much can you share? What then is happiness? And should I really care? What then is happiness? Where is it hidden? What then is happiness? And can it be bidden?
Peredhil Posted August 29, 2003 Report Posted August 29, 2003 Hmmm. Good questions all. I've always seen joy as an expression of the inner mental state, and happiness as being more feelings-oriented, dependent on circumstances. For me, it is possible to have joy without being happy.
Ayshela Posted August 29, 2003 Report Posted August 29, 2003 What then is happiness? and can it be taught?
Tattered Posted August 29, 2003 Report Posted August 29, 2003 hap pi ness n. feelings of joy and pleasure joy n. intense happiness or great delight pleas ure n. a general feeling of enjoyment ||something which causes this feeling|| self gratification Ok, so I looked up happiness in the dictionary just for fun. Then it led me to a few other words. It's funny how joy and happiness relate...happiness being feelings of joy or joy being intense happiness. The whole "self gratification" threw me... But what I am really here to write is my opinion on the whole what is happiness matter. Happiness is what you make it. It's as simple as that. Feelings are not tangeble. No one can hand you a good feeling full of happiness in a box. So I really think it's a choice. Happiness is a choice. Have you ever seen a poverty child laugh? Have you ever seen a rich man cry? Have you ever seen anger erupt over the way someone drives or walks or small things? Have you ever seen a kind peaceful person, let another hurried person pass, without defensiveness, without thought? So I think we can find happiness in and where we want and need it and especially when we are ready to find it... Thanks for the entry and op. sorry about the long message.
WrenWind Posted August 29, 2003 Report Posted August 29, 2003 Happiness is a choice we make . I firmly believe this.
Parmenion Posted August 30, 2003 Report Posted August 30, 2003 I'm with her I like this poem and the serach implied! Tres bien!
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