"Happiness depends upon ourselves" ~ Aristotle

And how true this is. The impact of this I realised the other day, I was so sullen that day and the reason too was not as such. The matter was not that serious,but there I was just down and out. My family was perplexed as to how to lift my spirits. They tried but all in vain. Even my pet was found dejected as my moods are completely reflected in him. It went on for quite sometime, Whatever i could do I did but to no avail ,and then all of a sudden while watching on an old movie I SUDDENLY remembered how I sneaked outta my class to go to that movie and Lo and Behold ,out of the blue there was a smile clasped on my lips and THEN I couldn't stop me laughing .My family was like shocked. But then I realized it was only You that make You happy and no one else can.THanx mate 4 reminding this unusually important lesson of life.

In fact, some "enlightened" people would say that happiness is something you decide IN ADVANCE. It's like, before you go to bed today, you decide how you want to wake up tomorrow. If you decide upfront that you will be happy tomorrow come what may, when you wake up tomorrow, you WILL BE happy, even if you accidentally fall into the toilet bowl while brushing! :P

hi,Yes..happiness is a feeling,that one should get from satisfaction with what they are.Of course,we should have high aims,but they should be reasonable to our capacity,capability...

Yes!I agree the viewpoint.Aristotle is a great philosopher.very incisive.

Our feeling show our emotion.But most time we want to be happy,there is something trouble with us.let us sad.