People often believe that wealth, social prestige, and lavish experiences shared on social media are the keys to happiness. However, the document argues that there is no single path to happiness for everyone. Happiness is subjective, depends on a person's individual values, and can be found in small moments throughout one's life rather than in achieving success or acquiring possessions. True happiness comes from appreciating one's own life circumstances rather than comparing oneself to others.
People often believe that wealth, social prestige, and lavish experiences shared on social media are the keys to happiness. However, the document argues that there is no single path to happiness for everyone. Happiness is subjective, depends on a person's individual values, and can be found in small moments throughout one's life rather than in achieving success or acquiring possessions. True happiness comes from appreciating one's own life circumstances rather than comparing oneself to others.
People often believe that wealth, social prestige, and lavish experiences shared on social media are the keys to happiness. However, the document argues that there is no single path to happiness for everyone. Happiness is subjective, depends on a person's individual values, and can be found in small moments throughout one's life rather than in achieving success or acquiring possessions. True happiness comes from appreciating one's own life circumstances rather than comparing oneself to others.
In the 21th century, people are living in a world of SNS, sharing
their life, especially their success and splendid travel experiences. People often fall into fallacy that these are the path to be happy and try to follow the same path that are socially regarded as “happy”--such as wealth and social prestige. However, there is no such thing as a fixed happiness, only a way to find happiness in their individual path of life. First of all, happiness is subjective. Since each person has different value, some person could not get the feeling of happiness from things that others regard as happiness. For example, for a person who regards spending time with their family as the most valuable thing, luxury goods might not bring as much amount of the happiness that others feel. In addition, happiness is a thing that anyone can feel at any time. There are always at least tiny things that can bring happiness to people’s lives, and catching them is the way to feel happiness. Moreover, happiness is a state of mind, not a thing to achieve as success. That is, happiness is not a thing that one can feel for particular things one has done and shortly disappears, but rather a continuous feeling that people should seek for while living throughout their life. In conclusion, there are three reasons to the non-existence of path to happiness, and it seems important for modern people to practice appreciating their own life instead of comparing their own happiness with others.
Introduction to Cultural Perspectives on Happiness: Unlocking Joy Across Cultures: A Global Exploration of Happiness: Global Perspectives on Happiness: Navigating Cultures for a Positive Life, #1