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Rising Star Joined: Dec 01, 2004 Posts: 19

I deeply think this is a fascinating question and I have a very particular theory about this:

Happiness, first and foremost it has to do with the fact that either you are healthy or not. And by healthy I mean the WHO (World Health Organization) definition of Health.

The WHO definition of Health states that, quote “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

So, you can’t be happy if you’re not healthy.

Money doesn’t bring happiness. That’s not completely true, but not in the way you’re thinking. Money can make you reach the level after which you can be happy or not. And that is a level in which you have food, clothes, a home, a job and maybe even a car. And after that, my friend, it’s after you if you’re happy or not. More money WILL NOT make a difference at this level. It can, and most probably will, even make you unhappier.

On this level, you will do things that pleasure you, that give you satisfaction. And what thing are those? Thinks that make other people happier. Let me explain better. You must choose an area where you think you would do better and start creating. Start creating stuff the will make other people happier. On this level, you can choose any profession, but there are ones better than others. Professions like lawyers or politics are worst and professions like writers, painters or musicians are better. They are more rewarding; they create something; they are non-zero-sum jobs. Maybe that’s one of the reasons I feel much more for the death of a great artist (especially if it’s one I like) than for a great politician, but that’s just me.

So, remember to bring good thinks to the world, and to others. Things that will make us happier.

And you will be happier by feeding yourself with the reward of making the others happier. Alone, it simple is not possible.

Do you remember how Tom Hanks created an imaginary friend on the movie “Cast Away”.

Or, even better, do you know that classical joke about a shipwrecked that’s lost on an island with Cindy Crawford? Cindy's fallen madly in love with him, and they're making passionate love morning, noon and night, but he’s not happy. Not until he dresses Cindy with boy’s clothes and finally confesses "Dude! You'll never believe who I'm sleeping with!"

So, you can’t be happy alone.

So, what could you do to make other people happier? (Thus making yourself happier)

1st – Help them reach a level where they could be happier; with money, food or a job.
2nd – Start creating good things. Choose an area where you will do better and go for it!

Rising Star Joined: Dec 24, 2004 Posts: 24

I believe it to be a matter of perception when we talk about how one profession can be more pleasing than the other. I don’t entirely agree with your idea that a painter or a writer would be happier than a lawyer or a politician.
I believe that the measure of happiness for each person is different; one person may be happy as an artist, creating to his heart’s content. But then there are those who are passionate about other things in life. A lawyer would be happy if he feels satisfied with his work and a politician will feel elated with success in his field.
My conclusion is that it is not the profession that makes one happy or unhappy, but the degree of satisfaction that a person is able to derive from it.
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