Happiness

[Taylor (imported)]

Happiness. We all desire it and the pursuit of it is guaranteed in the Constitution.

What is it though? What would make you happy?

Taylor

[The Lurker (imported)]

This says it all...

http://www.themonkeybox.com/videos/happiness.htm

[MacTheWolf (imported)]

Happiness is a warm puppy

[Paolo]

I really don't think anyone wants to know the answer to that one, from my perspective.

[A-1 (imported)]

Happiness is a warm puppy

hmmm,

...and all of this time I thought that it was a wet pussy...

[Riverwind (imported)]

Thank you both, you have just made me happy.

I can now retire for the night with a smile on my face.

River

[plix (imported)]

One question we have to ask is where is the line drawn. If the pursuit of happiness is a guaranteed right in this country (it has been a while since I've brushed up on history - if it is stated in the declaration of independence rather than the constitution, then it would not seem to be a guaranteed right), then presumably anything that someone did to make himself happy would be protected under this right. But clearly we know this cannot be in order to preserve the welfare of society as a whole.

So where do we draw the line? Pursuit of happiness is acceptable so long as no one else is harmed in the process? That seems to be the most sensible way to put it.

In any case, what we have today in our country is a far cry from what our founding fathers envisioned for this country. Certain criminals as well as the unborn are not guaranteed the right to life, with big government getting bigger by the day our liberties are shrinking by the minute, and our freedom to pursue happiness can be expected to decrease as a consequence of fewer liberties.

But on a lighter note, what is happiness and what would make me happy? Well, there are a lot of things that make me happy, and a lot of ways to describe happiness, too many to list individually. I can say that I am happier today than I was two years ago. And I hope to become even happier as time goes on

[Gil (imported)]

Happiness. We all desire it and the pursuit of it is guaranteed in the Constitution.

What is it though? What would make you happy?

Taylor

Read a paper by a Harvard psychiatrist once who argued that happiness is a form of insanity.

Maybe, but I have a good idea of what the negative compliment of happiness is, judging by three of the most miserable people I've known. Achieving everything one has ever wanted to acheive is a real happiness killer. We silly descendants of apes need goals and objectives, a reason to get up in the morning. Perhaps a component of happiness is having a steady supply of these goals in the queue, and making sure steady progress working down the queue.

Personally, a couple Beefeaters martinis are very effective at making me believe I'm happy. Usually lasts till the following morning. Has anyone ever had a three martini lunch and lived?

[BossTamsin (imported)]

I will buck the trends and defy all convention. What would make me happy? Money. Lots and lots of money.

[ramses (imported)]

Money may not be able to buy happines but it can sure RENT the hell out of it!