What is the meaning of happiness for you?

Indonesia
February 3, 2010 5:58am CST
For me happiness means a lot to me. This is my purpose why i live this world. With happiness, my life is getting better. I can forget all bad things by thinking about my happiness. So how about you? And what things in this world can bring you happiness? Because each person have different thought regarding happiness. Thank you for sharing with me. Enjoy my lotting..
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@mutpal74 (314)
• India
3 Feb 10
Hi Friend, Excellent topic!! but yours was a broader side of life.For me happiness lies in small things.I really fell happy each time I have done something for a stranger.Even a small smile can also make me forget all my sad feelings.If you think about materialistic way then I guess nothing can make you happy , for there is no end of our wants and needs.
• Philippines
4 Feb 10
Hi mutpal74, Winning the lotto is something spectacular, but for how long can we hold on to that kind of money. It is not something that we earn and there could be no end to our wants. Whereas small significant things that we do for others translates to an even bigger thing than winning the lotto. It gives us a feeling of satisfaction for having been able to contribute something good to the world, no matter how little. But you see, over time, these little things add up. I can see that you are a kind, compassionate and selfless person. The world needs more people of your kind. Have a great day, mutpal!
@Shula101 (268)
• New Zealand
3 Feb 10
Depends. See, things that make some people happy, make others unhappy. For someone like me, i become unhappy that other people are unhappy because of what makes me happy. What makes me happy is my culture, i love it. Culture, History and how it all made me who i am now. Music also makes me happy :).
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• Philippines
25 Apr 10
i could share several meanings what happiness really means first it is characterized by good luck; fortunate. Secondly, Enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure, satisfaction, or joy. Thirdly, a moral system based upon the performance of right actions to achieve happiness.lastly, Cheerful; willing: happy to help. like me, i am happy when i could help anybody.
• India
5 Feb 10
well as you said ..happiness is a lot of things. when i spend time with my family,i am happy..when i spend time with my friends i am happy...when india does well in cricket i am happy...when i eat good food,i am happy....when i watch a good movie, i am happy happiness is about gleefully living every moment of your life.
@acie_21 (5633)
• Philippines
13 Feb 10
hi there friend.. happiness is dealing with life’s difficulties.. The joy of life is to be found not by evading life's sufferings but by grappling with them to the finish. True happiness is not born of escape; ecstasy based on delusion does not continue. Enlightenment comes from seeing the truth, no matter how unpleasant it may be. Happiness does not exist as an isolated quality, nor does it conform to a single fixed pattern. Happiness is something that breathes and lives in the relationships between one person and another. Happiness is not a question of how you look to others. Rather it is a matter of what you yourself feel inside; it is a deep answering response in your life. There is no happiness without hardship. So often, we strive to reach the destination of happiness without walking the road of struggles and challenges which leads us there. happiness is a feeling that makes our hearts more stronger ... to look forward on the positive side.. a emotional feeling that makes us healthy and live longer.. that brought us back to life.... we can only find true happiness with in ourselves.. and to the people whom we really love most. stay happy! have a nice day! cheers!
• Philippines
4 Feb 10
Hi luvlymee26, The word happiness is relative. It means different things to different people. For me, I am happy when I attain fulfillment on something I do, like being able to help someone in need, touching people's lives in special ways, lending an ear to someone who needs to vent, assisting someone in emergency situations, teaching someone a lesson; successfully completing a project; being in a job that I enjoy; being appreciated by my boss; seeing someone who had been away for quite a while; passing an exam; getting a phone call from someone special; being able to pay a debt; a reconciliation with someone with whom I had an argument; the welcome bark of my K-9 friends; eating my favorite ice cream and fruits. Jeez, I could make a mile-long list, but, guess I've said enough, bwahahaha. Happy to share with you, have a lovely day, luvly!
@shan0822 (433)
• United States
3 Feb 10
Happiness is so important, if I'm sad , I can do nothing that day! Sometimes happiness is just the way you look the word. I hope everything could keep well in this new year, I hope I can keep happy so do you!
@anurag3786 (6267)
• India
3 Feb 10
it's very hard to say meaning of happiness.. because here are many people who have many meanings of happiness... and if i say happiness means the whole happy of your life if you get.. then you are happy.. suppose.. if you have a good life partner.. and she/he are very caring nature for you and always care for you.. and you never feel hurting or any problem with her/him.. then you are happy.. and i think it's a better meaning of happiness.. because it's very hard to simplify it briefly.. because there is no any limit to describe it.. and i think.. we have no enough words to describe it.. because every person have seen it in their own manner.. so there are a lots of meaning of happiness.. thanking you.. keep mylotting..