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Choosing To Be Happy

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farahdina:
Psychologists who study happiness believe -happiness is something that has to be pursued. We can do this by thwarting negative emotions such as pessimism, resentment, and anger. And we can foster positive emotions, such as empathy, serenity, and especially gratitude.

The philosopher Bertrand Russell, in his book- The Conquest of Happiness had this to say: "Happiness is not, except in very rare cases, something that drops into the mouth, like a ripe fruit. ... Happiness must be, for most men and women, an achievement rather than a gift of the gods, and in this achievement, effort, both inward and outward, must play a great part."


Tamanna Farahdina

A.S. Rafi:
Watch "The Pursuit of Happiness" ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454921/ ) or "La vita è bella" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118799/ ) or remember Andrew Marvell's 'The Definition of love'; these might supplement your idea offering varied interpretations of that relative term "happiness".

farahdina:
Yes, I've already watched the first one. It's really a nice movie  :).

R B Habib:
Carry on Tamanna. Would like to know more about "happiness". I watched the movie too...it's really nice.

farahdina:
In sha Allah   ;)

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