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**oyymoss** · 02-09-2011, 10:09 PM

true happiness

This discussion has been had before with perhaps a slightly different twist. My question then as now, is: What does "happiness" mean in the current context? I am happy when I practice my guitar playing and it goes well - it makes me feel satisfied ( and conversely). I am happy when I see that my children are good people and they seem satisfied with their lives. I am happy when I see someone lending a helping hand to someone in need. I could go on - but my point is that, to me, "happiness" is not a state that simply exists without a context, a situation giving rise to certain reactions. Being happy all the time would, it seems to me, become quite boring.

"True happiness" becomes an even more confusing label - I have no idea what it means.

Could you be seeking something based on some idealized vision given you by seomeone who doesn't define what they meannor know what they mean?

One thing is certain for me, I want to have these good feelings while I'm alive, not after I die.

02-09-2011, 10:09 PM	#6
oyymoss Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 332 Senior Member	true happiness This discussion has been had before with perhaps a slightly different twist. My question then as now, is: What does "happiness" mean in the current context? I am happy when I practice my guitar playing and it goes well - it makes me feel satisfied ( and conversely). I am happy when I see that my children are good people and they seem satisfied with their lives. I am happy when I see someone lending a helping hand to someone in need. I could go on - but my point is that, to me, "happiness" is not a state that simply exists without a context, a situation giving rise to certain reactions. Being happy all the time would, it seems to me, become quite boring. "True happiness" becomes an even more confusing label - I have no idea what it means. Could you be seeking something based on some idealized vision given you by seomeone who doesn't define what they meannor know what they mean? One thing is certain for me, I want to have these good feelings while I'm alive, not after I die.
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