What's the secret to happiness? Is there a secret?

What's the secret to happiness? Is there a secret?

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This was the first tweet I saw on my timeline today and in light to current events in my life, rather events that are about to go down, I found it to be a rather interesting question that brought up other questions in my mind.

Is there happiness? And if so, why is there a secret to attaining it? And if it is a secret, assuming we are going with the definition of "secret" that states that it is information known only to one or two persons does it mean that no one except two people (at most) know it in the entire world?

i do not believe in happiness. At some point in my life I was naive enough to believe that happiness is a state of mind that one can arrive to. A destination that requires a map, a campus maybe a bit of faith here and there to attain. Happiness is an emotion and I believe that emotions are fleeting ergo happiness cannot be a destination.

We spend so much time trying to please others and make others "happy" so much so that we forget where we are as individuals. We can never be enough or complete for people. By pleasing ourselves and trying to make ourselves happy, doing what we please as individuals we will always hurt other people.

Why is it that our worth as individuals is based on the few things we do "wrong" or the few pleasures we allow ourselves as opposed to the things we do right?

There is no way to be "happy" unless we decide to be selfish with ourselves. There is no happiness that comes from giving yourself and sacrificing yourself for the sake of other people.

if there is indeed a concept such as "happiness", I'd like to think that those that have arrived there decided to discard all pretences and sacrifice of the self to please others.
 
Acquiring happiness is inaffordable for most for we tend to look for happiness from others (be it actions, words or promises both fulfiled and empty ones). We are interelated and connected as humans, how we handle the interelations and interconnections in relation with how they turn out... Is wat determines happiness or the opposite.

But there are a few lucky ones. Those who find happiness from within and not from without. To be in that state of happiness, needs no sacrifice from u on others.
 
Nyachiro L Kasese


Some people claim to find happiness by entirely pleasing others. So perhaps there is a way to be happy without being selfish.
 
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Happiness means attaining good health,weathy, and love. The secrete is to know the truth.The truth is that everything comes from the universal power, which is omnipotent, omnpresent and owmnscient. When you discover the truth you will appreciate that every energy of love comes from within. You create it yourself and and you give it to others in form of vibrating energy.

The more you give this energy, the more you get happy.
The mind is the central point where all movements or vibration originates. And that is why it is secret.
 
Allow me to disagree with you on that point based on the fact that "truth" is relative and does not exist on its own unless someone chooses to believe in it.

Is it safe to assume that by "universal power" you are not necessarily pointing towards religion?
 
I honestly don't believe this. This is only applicable if the ones you are pleasing are a variety of people and not the same person. When it comes to giving happiness to a certain person (group of people) human nature is there to make you feel the others should also give happiness to you by either them appreciating your efforts to that happiness, or them doing something (even if minor) to make you happy or acknowledgment or whatever.

Of coz, time will vary for when each one (Happiness giver) will start feeling it, but eventually it will come knocking one day.

Inevitable said:
Nyachiro L Kasese

Some people claim to find happiness by entirely pleasing others. So perhaps there is a way to be happy without being selfish.
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Neiwa said:
I honestly don't believe this. This is only applicable if the ones you are pleasing are a variety of people and not the same person. When it comes to giving happiness to a certain person (group of people) human nature is there to make you feel the others should also give happiness to you by either them appreciating your efforts to that happiness, or them doing something (even if minor) to make you happy or acknowledgment or whatever.

Of coz, time will vary for when each one (Happiness giver) will start feeling it, but eventually it will come knocking one day.
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I didn't mean pleasing a single person. I implied to those who claim to feel happy, elated even after helping people in need or doing good deeds. For them, seeing a mere smile on someone's face is enough. However, I believe that very few people have this ability.
All in all, it's always best to find happiness within yourself, don't rely on a mere mortal to give you happiness.
 
Pray to the Almighty to give you WISDOM then you will attain HAPPINESS in your life!!
 
I am a happy person. Vibrant and full of life. But I do not know my secret. I just seem to be happy.I wish you happiness
 
Karucee said:
I am a happy person. Vibrant and full of life. But I do not know my secret. I just seem to be happy.I wish you happiness
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You mean you have always been that happy throughout your life?
 
Mfamaji said:
Happiness means attaining good health,weathy, and love. The secrete is to know the truth.The truth is that everything comes from the universal power, which is omnipotent, omnpresent and owmnscient. When you discover the truth you will appreciate that every energy of love comes from within. You create it yourself and and you give it to others in form of vibrating energy.

The more you give this energy, the more you get happy.
The mind is the central point where all movements or vibration originates. And that is why it is secret.
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Is that the definition of happiness? I think you are confusing things
 
ED, from your perspective what would you define happiness as? What is happiness to you?
 
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