true happiness
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. the authors
of the american declaration proclaimed happiness to be one of the essential
rights that make life worth living. william james, the first american
psychologist, echoed this emphasis on happiness: if we were to ask the question:
what is human lifes chief concern? one of the answers we should receive would
be: it is happiness. every philosophical and religious system has offered its
pathway to happiness for the individual and the group. happiness has been
related to pleasure, refuge from pain, intellectual contemplation, union with
god, friendship, children, wealth, honor, successful activity, and even state
burial with statues! today, scientists have joined the dialogue to seek answers
about what contributes to happiness or, as they call it, subjective
well-being.
if happiness is activity in accordance with ecellence, it
is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest ecellence. –
aristotle the concept of happiness--while difficult to define-- is obviously
here to stay. but the desire for happiness can set up epectations that are often
hard to fulfill. the right to pursue happiness was conceived of as an
inalienable right; the entitlement that everyone be happy was never promised. as
captured by eric hoffer, a misguided search we hope to provide a framework that
will guide you in your personal pursuit of happiness.
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