Essays on Happiness

A woman gets pregnant, and her boyfriend leaves her. In Karen Horney’s “The Distrust Between the Sexes”, she explains how a person’s psychological history causes him/her to distrust people of the opposite sex because of certain expectations they might have. Longings for happiness, childhood reflections, and childhood conflicts are all things that invent these expectations….

The True Essence of Happiness             Every person has its own perspective of every thing be it real or abstract, and that perspective is shaped from experiences, culture, norms, beliefs, theories and the thought of words  handed from generations to generations. That’s why; finding the truth of truths is a collective process. Now, what about…

The story of Chris Gardner, a man with vision, a role model to his son and a classical example of how a homeless man with a child can exert himself from being poor to become one of the most outstanding man who successes, and go above and beyond what people think of him. In describing…

“The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin is a tale that depicts a part of our reality. It is a story about a Utopian society called Omelas wherein happiness of the entire society is made possible by the sacrifice of one child for the sake of the group. It is…

INTRODUCTION Happiness is a very relative term in the sense it is an expression arising from different occurrence by totally different and furthermore in a different environment. You can imagine the feeling of Kofi Annan when he was inaugurated in as the Secretary general of the United nations, the feelings of a student at a…

The concept of happiness is an evasive one. It is something you can recognize once you feel it, however you cannot always pinpoint it without feeling it. Of course there are objects, moments, or actions that a person knows makes them happy, but is it possible to completely achieve full happiness in one’s life? Aristotle…

“You know, the ancient Egyptians had a beautiful belief about death. When their souls go to the entrance to heaven, the guards asked two questions. Their answers determined whether they were able to enter or not. Have you found joy in your life? Has your life brought joy to others. ” This quote came from…

What is the difference between Mill’s qualitative hedonism and Bentham’s quantitative hedonism? Which is more plausible as a theory of well-being? Hedonism is the idea that well-being of people comes about through pleasure. Pure hedonism is the thought that it arises through and only through pleasure and both Bentham and Mill advocate different approaches for…

It is extremely hard not to focus on these negative things. Teaching yourself to focus on the positive and good things in your life will change your mindset. It will help you see things in a new and more positive way. Take every setback as a new challenge for you to overcome. As simple as…

ADVANTAGES OF HAVING A LOT OF MONEY. What is the initial idea that comes to your mind when you hear the word money? For me it has always been pride, fame and power. In the modern days, money plays a very important role in life and everyone is working hard to earn it. Nowadays people…