Happiness for my school leaving examination :)

Happiness

One essential quality of life is being able to be happy. Happiness is perhaps the most important feeling a person can have. It is the one feeling nearly everyone strives to achieve. But what exactly is happiness and how can we attain it?

First I would like to start by saying that even though h. is defined with the condition of being content, the concept of h. is still vague. H can be found in many different forms. Money, power, beauty, an expensive car or a lovely relationship; in short: getting everything and more. But now the question arises if happiness could be bought with money?

There are many rich people having everything we have ever dreamed of, but when we look into their faces, we aware how unhappy they are. They do not know what to do with all their money. Perhaps they wish themselves for having a little bit love in their life instead of all the money. So the richest people in any countries are not necessarily the happiest. Therefore is my answer to the question if we could buy happiness with money definitely: No! Money makes life partly easier but it does not inject happiness in our lives. To be truly happy you need to be content with the people who are in your life. Happiness is not a life without problems, but rather the strength to overcome the problems that come in your life. Nowhere is a problem-less life, but how you experience and react to your problems, depend on you. Buddhism teaches that we are responsible for our own happiness or unhappiness. True happiness is to be found within, in the state of our hearts. You will never find it if you don't challenge your weaknesses and change yourself within.

I individually get joyous if I seize the day than just sitting at home and doing nothing. When I'm with my friends, we often laugh until tears are running down our faces. Sometimes we just relax and do nothing and that make us perfectly happy too.

I define happy also as walking through the dewy summer grass or the smile on a person's face upon seeing me. But the most beautiful thing in the world is looking at my sister's face when she gets up and the sun is shining after four days rain and she says "I can play outside today!"

At least I want to add a quotation from Hyman Judah Schachtel, which suits me very much:
"Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have"

Great topic - one that's very close to my heart!! So permit me to add my 2 cents worth...


Do you mean standard of living, quality of life measurement or reason for living? (What is your prompt? Define the concept or the importance of happiness? Can we/you could buy happiness with money?? Also, it will strengthen your essay to state what you personally believe instead of generalities (using the royal "we".)



Is desire or attachment to material possessions the source of happiness or cause of unhappiness?


Watch out with absolutes here - are you sure that these "many rich people' are unhappy just by looking in their faces? Give a specific straightforward (undisputable) example.


I love your examples at the end!!:)

thank u very very much for your help!
on monday i have got my examinations.

Here is a part that we can fix up a little:
Money, power, beauty, an expensive car, or a lovely relationship -- getting everything and more, we think we can achieve happiness. But now the question arises: Can happiness really be bought with money?

Here is another mistake:
I personally get joyous if I seize the day rather than just sitting at home and doing nothing.

:-)