Happiness

what it is, how people can realize it, how people could reach it... Definition of happiness: Happiness is a mental or emotional state of wellbeing characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. A variety of biological, psychological, religious, and philosophical approaches have striven to define happiness and identify its sources. Everyone has a usual imagination about happiness. Some ancient philosopher did deal with this feeling. My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher. Socrates, A happy life consists in tranquillity of mind. Cicero, The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage. - Confucius Everyones aim to reach this feeling and own it as long as possible. Happiness has many faces; being successful, being loved, being accepted and owning hope etc. I think these are the most important factors which causes the feeling, called happiness. There are theories that show us how to be happy. Pyramid of Maslow, which tells us WHAT is needed to be happy, Mihly Cskszentmihlyis FLOW- theory, tell us HOW to be happy. I think both of them are right. You need basic necessities, then you need to feel yourself in safe. If you have these basic stuffs, then your desire to belonging to a community come up, and you wont fell happiness until you dont satisfy this want. If you a member of a community, your next aim will be to be accepted, to have prestige and be respected. This situation is close to the highest point, but to reach the top of it you have to improve your skills, and to become unique. This is the top by Maslow, but Mihly Cskszentmihlyi thinks: to reach the flow-experience you have to do what you like and you have to intense in this activity. I wont complicate it so much. I need two factors: success and someone with whom I can share my feelings, thoughts, success and joys. Success in my sport activity (waterpolo), in study, (later, in job) and success with the other gender. If I have these and I possess as many healthy human contacts as I can, I will be a person who is really happy and know it. As Leo Tolstoy said: Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here. Moreover, if you are successful in many part of the life the people will respect you. Thats all I want/wish/expect from the life. An unknown roman philosopher said: The life owes you just as much as you are willing to exact. I am just 17 years old, but I know people are not happy. It isnt because of they are not able, its their way of thinking. People dont know if they are happy or not at the moment, they know just that they were happy last week when met an old friend or someone else who is loved by them, they were happy last month when happened something special but they couldnt rate in its time. Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Mahatma Gandhi The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. Marcus Aurelius