Thursday, November 11, 2010
Happiness?
Aristotle treats happiness as an activity, not as a state. He says happiness comes from living a certain way. He's basically saying that only people from the upper class will be happy. Well that'tnot right. I mean, yea, people who have money can be happier because they can pay all of their bills and have plenty of food to eat, but a lot of poor people are happy too. Just because someone has to live paycheck to paycheck and watch what they spend doesn't mean they can't be happy. If this was the case, then I think that we would have a lot of severly depressed college students.
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I commented on Fimbulvetr's.
ReplyDeleteFunny that you mention this. My mom actually called this morning to tell me I currently have a grand total of $2.00 in my checking account. Personally, I thought it was hilarious; it does not bother me to have to live on Ramen for a couple of weeks until I can build my funds up again.
ReplyDeleteHappiness is a state of mind, it is a nature we can thrive in. It works from the inside-out, not the outside-in. Happiness should never be subjected to the result of something else. In the word's of my grandfather, "Happiness is, or it ain't."