The Concept Of Happiness

It is true that the fact of happiness is not limited on specific age or gender, and the idea of happiness has no longer ignored between general and individuals. However, as all of us seek and work hardly to be happier, achieving happiness has become our purpose in this life.

But I would like to say something, that we can be much happier if we achieve the real meaning of our humanity. That time when we have a real sense of our minds. That time when we recognize the real different between us and animals. That time when we act as human.

Therefore, the concept of happiness and its way can be easily reached if we just apply the religion in all of our life-sides. Religion that sets our values and makes our lives meaningful, so we will become much healthier, and much happier. Religion that encourages us to act as one body, and to share other’s joy and sad, pain and suffer, so we will become much supportive, and much happier. Religion that encourages us to do volunteer works and charity actions, so we will become much contented, and much happier. Religion that encourages us to avoid the upward comparison, and the high-level need, so we will become much satisfied, and much happier. Religion that encourages us to engage in the worship, and to live with more hope, so we will become much optimistic, and much happier. Religion that encourages us to live our instants and to profiteer them, so we will become much affective, and much happier. I really find Myers too honest when he said: “the two best predictors of life satisfaction are health and religion”[1].

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[1] (Okun & stock, 1987)

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