In this competitive world, the state of true happiness has become really difficult to achieve. Happiness has a different meaning for different people. In my opinion, some people struggle a lot to achieve happiness, whereas others are chronically happy, irrespective of the situation. This essay will explore why it is difficult to define happiness and what are the different factors influencing happiness.
As we know, different people have different levels of needs. These unsatisfied needs further stimulate an individual to act in order to satisfy them. Once the needs of a specific level are satisfied, an individual starts aspiring to move on to the next level needs. Fulfilment of needs leads to satisfaction which further provides happiness to a person. Therefore, we can say that happiness is a by-product of satisfaction. Since people perceive happiness differently; they find it difficult to quantify happiness. Moreover, happiness is nothing but a state of mind. For example, a highly affluent person may not be contented with what he has; on the contrary, a poor person can be happy while struggling for a day’s meal.
Similarly, there are various determiners of happiness. The first and foremost is a feeling of content. A person who has a feeling of a positive sense of discontent always remains happy. In other words, such a person is happy with his work and life but still aspires for more and more to learn and to achieve. The other factor is the locus of control or the key to happiness. A person is either controlled by the external factors, or he is capable of controlling them. As a result, his happiness is decided by the other people or things, not by his own mind. If people are able to control their minds, then they can control their own happiness, no matter what the circumstances are.
To conclude, happiness depends on our attitudes and perceptions. As far as we have the keys to happiness in our hands, nothing external in this world can affect the level of our happiness and satisfaction.
In this competitive world, the state of true
happiness
has become
really
difficult to achieve.
Happiness
has a
different
meaning for
different
people
. In my opinion,
some
people
struggle a lot to achieve
happiness
, whereas others are
chronically
happy
, irrespective of the situation. This essay will explore why it is difficult to define
happiness
and what are the
different
factors influencing happiness.
As we know,
different
people
have
different
levels
of
needs
. These unsatisfied
needs
further
stimulate an individual to act in order to satisfy them. Once the
needs
of a specific
level
are satisfied
, an individual
starts
aspiring to
move
on to the
next
level
needs
.
Fulfilment
of
needs
leads to satisfaction which
further
provides
happiness
to a
person
.
Therefore
, we can say that
happiness
is a by-product of satisfaction. Since
people
perceive
happiness
differently
; they find it difficult to quantify
happiness
.
Moreover
,
happiness
is nothing
but
a state of mind.
For example
, a
highly
affluent
person
may not
be contented
with what he has;
on the contrary
, a poor
person
can be
happy
while struggling for a day’s meal.
Similarly
, there are various determiners of
happiness
. The
first
and foremost is a feeling of content. A
person
who has a feeling of a
positive
sense of discontent always remains
happy
. In
other
words, such a
person
is
happy
with his work and life
but
still
aspires for more and more to learn and to achieve. The
other
factor is the locus of control or the key to
happiness
. A
person
is either controlled by the external factors, or he is capable of controlling them.
As a result
, his
happiness
is decided
by the
other
people
or things, not by his
own
mind. If
people
are able to control their minds, then they can control their
own
happiness
, no matter what the circumstances are.
To conclude
,
happiness
depends on our attitudes and perceptions. As far as we have the keys to
happiness
in our hands, nothing external in this world can affect the
level
of our
happiness
and satisfaction.