May 5 2010, 01:02 PM
QUOTE(Beastboy @ May 5 2010, 08:57 AM)
Thanks for your opinion guys.
teongpeng says happiness is the absence of sadness. Something Else says the absence of problems is not happiness.
Could happiness be defined by describing what it is than what its not? We do that in physics where cold is merely the absence of heat. There is no such thing as 'cold.' If happiness is the absence of sadness, then could it be that there is really no such thing as happiness?
It sounds trivial but I am trying to figure out what people really mean when they say they are looking for happiness. The other day a fren said she wanted to enjoy herself so she went shopping with her friends. Ended up with a $1,000 credit card bill. She will be working 6 months to pay that off, dealing with people she rather not deal with. So we find happiness by putting ourselves thru more torture? That's why my mind couldn't compute.
I am seeing the happiness by the degree of level; whether the person has high / low level of happiness. Happiness level is fluctuating. A person is happy or not happy can be seen by cumulative scores of his / her happiness level.teongpeng says happiness is the absence of sadness. Something Else says the absence of problems is not happiness.
Could happiness be defined by describing what it is than what its not? We do that in physics where cold is merely the absence of heat. There is no such thing as 'cold.' If happiness is the absence of sadness, then could it be that there is really no such thing as happiness?
It sounds trivial but I am trying to figure out what people really mean when they say they are looking for happiness. The other day a fren said she wanted to enjoy herself so she went shopping with her friends. Ended up with a $1,000 credit card bill. She will be working 6 months to pay that off, dealing with people she rather not deal with. So we find happiness by putting ourselves thru more torture? That's why my mind couldn't compute.
Seeking the happiness is possible, thus for example some people go shopping to increase the happiness level. Then they will be happy with it. Here, shopping become one part for the cumulative scores in happiness. the other parts for example a good family, loyal friends etc...
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