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The Pursuit of Being Happy

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In the world we live in there are so much things to see, admire, enjoy, experience and become. Nonetheless, are all those things enough to encounter complete contentment? What is happiness? People always seem blissful when obtaining pleasure, wealth, success and a good reputation. As a human being in this physical world, I have also believed that pleasure, wealth, success and a good reputation may sum up the whole concept of happiness. All three factors seemed to have made me smile, be more serene and jovial, even if it was only for a small duration and then right back to the state of yearning, curiosity, anxiety and so on. Everyone craves happiness, being able to have tranquility but still capable of also having that pleasure to share laughter or even being able to take long vacation to Hawaii, these are what people crave and believe is happiness. This perception of happiness from people does not necessarily means that it is indeed the truth. There are millions of people in the world and some of them enjoy the appealing delight that nature's attraction has to offer rather than drinking beers get intoxicated and go to sleep. What happiness means to one person could be completely different from another. Perhaps it is too subjective to be directly observed, measured, agreed upon or pursued. After all, how do you pursue something you can't even define? I also coincide with my opinion, in saying that there is not any single happiness that all people strive for because there has not been a concrete definition for anyone to venture for or try to attain. Everyone believes in a different perceived happiness for instance the philosopher Aristotle "It is easy enough to see that we desire money, pleasure, and honor only because we believe that these goods will make us happy. It seems that all other goods are a means towards obtaining happiness, while happiness is always an end in itself" (Hugh Tredennick). This brilliant philosopher has his own belief of what happine

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