tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848938430226411031.post6182679659932372706..comments2021-03-04T04:54:05.988-08:00Comments on OLGArythm: Why Happiness?OLGArythmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00664745188402481232noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848938430226411031.post-58566372670786449842012-06-25T19:09:56.703-07:002012-06-25T19:09:56.703-07:00Michael,
Your comment contains enough topics for s...Michael,<br />Your comment contains enough topics for several posts :) <br /><br />I believe that the pursuit of happiness is part of our natural makeup. It's part a trait or our personality, part instinct, part emotion, part skill. It will develop by itself (in some better than others). But with training and conscious practice, it will be much better. Think of anger. It is also part of our natural make up, and there are anger management classes, and if people put their minds to it, they can control it. I believe happiness is the same, only on the different end of the spectrum. <br /><br />I absolutely agree that a lot of our attitudes toward life, including the pursuit of happiness, result from our (and our society's) ideas about abstract notions like happiness, love, success, etc. We try to shape them as we understand them. I read a book about linguistics, and it is amazing how much our language shapes our ideas, our way of thinking, and consequently our lives. One of the main mission of my blog is to dispel the conventional idea of happiness, redefine it, and thus, empower people to search in the right direction.<br />However, I disagree with that we live in the wrong society at the wrong time. I think life is life, no matter when or where we live. I can't imagine that there was a time in the recorded history when majority of the humans were happy. Can you? There seems to be some part of us that just is never content with our lot, whatever it is. I guess this is partially what drives the progress, but it also keeps us unhappy. I actually love our times. And since we happen to live now, it is the best time for us to try and change whatever feels wrong, only not in the society, but in ourselves.<br />Thank you for such thought-provoking comment.OLGArythmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00664745188402481232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848938430226411031.post-45782166210862042542012-06-18T20:38:06.308-07:002012-06-18T20:38:06.308-07:00If happiness is our goal in life, our natural desi...If happiness is our goal in life, our natural desire, it does not necessarily have to be taught. Perhaps it is our limited stereotype of the idea that prevents us from achieving that goal. In other words we are living in the wrong society at the wrong time in history.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848938430226411031.post-72142523255007079882012-06-11T20:23:36.001-07:002012-06-11T20:23:36.001-07:00Excellent idea that we need happiness education. H...Excellent idea that we need happiness education. However, it might upset pharmaceutical industry :) Seriously, happiness from within is what we should strive for. I would vote to have such class for my kids.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613715248437540950noreply@blogger.com