It is in sense the quality of awhile life.It is a happy life which is fulfilled and a purposeful life. Happiness is a state of mind .It is not an absolute or tangible concept. It is not a something which can be considered in isolation. It varies from person to person. It has a lot to do with faith hope , courage, and ideals to live by.
By and large fear, uncertainty, confusion, greed are the causes of much unhappiness and failure. But we have it in our power to meet the greatest challenge of our time .Plato defines happiness in terms of harmony within the soul. He equates it within the spiritual well -being of a truly virtuous man.Immanuel Kant, a pessimist, did not approve of the idea of happiness.He regarded the pursuits of one's own happiness a self centered act motivated by narrow considerations.According to J Krishnamurti : "Happiness is a state of which one is unconscious.It is only later when misery strikes does one realize how happy one was."
One need not entirely accept what earlier thinkers have said or felt about happiness.It is ultimately our own perception and attitude to life which matter.Two people in similar circumstances may not exactly be happy or sad.They may not be a the same wavelength and their expectations may be different .SWAMI VIVEKANANDA said that the goal of man should not be to seek happiness or avoid misery but to go to the roots of it all and masters the situation which is responsible for their creation. It is absolutely necessary to overcome the negative and harmful thoughts waves by countering them with good benginwaves and adopt a positive approach.If the water of a lagoon is dirty ,the bottom is not visible, similarly, only when the mind is positive , clear , and tranquil can lead us to victory.
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