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Do you also perceive them as having a very good health, marriage, kids and doing well financially? (Birchas Gefen- Gezunt Parnasa Nachas)
Do the people you perceive as happiest (or among the happiest), have the main ingredients society views as those that most people strive for in life?
No names of course, a description of who you perceive to be the happiest person you know, would be nice.
Has it ever happened that the person you thought was happiest was revealed to be unhappy (as in Richard Cory)?
The happiest person that I knew was a guy who truly internalized the maxim of “Who is rich, one who is satisfied with his lot.”
He wasn’t rich, but he wasn’t exactly in crushing poverty either. He was happy with what he had, grateful to both his human and Heavenly benefactors for what he had and never had a bad word to say about anyone.
The Wolf
Perceptions are deceiving.
“have the main ingredients society views as those that most people strive for in life”
Society is messed up. Don’t use it as your guide.
Perceptions are deceiving.
You’re right. It’s possible that the person I was describing was not *really* happy. But unless you have evidence to the contrary, why would you suppose that the person I was speaking of was NOT truly happy?
The Wolf
the question was asked, an answer was given… why try to rip apart someone’s opinion… just for the sake of argument or to be contrary? :/
Wolf – both my above replies were intended to the OP.
Wolf – both my above replies were intended to the OP.
My apologies then. I misunderstood.
The Wolf
“Wolf – both my above replies were intended to the OP.
My apologies then. I misunderstood.”
me, too
The happiest people I know right now are my grandchildren. The don’t understand yet what it means to worry.
The consistently happiest person I ever knew was my stepfather. He was very pleased by everything that anyone would do for him. He didn’t stay mad at anyone very long. He was always happy to be there, wherever there was. He was always pleased by his wife, family, situation, etc. I only very rarely heard him complain.
the happiest person i know is my grandfather. he simply LOVES life! he is a kid at heart and is ALWAYS smiling!!! it is a known thing that in his community he is the happiest guy out there!!
My husband.
Me.
my 3 year old. so far, always this way. 😉 (hope it stays)
I once heard Rabbi Hanoch Teller speak, and he said that a wise person once told him, “The happiest people I know are people I don’t know well.” There’s a lot of truth to that statement. Everyone has their challenges in life–you just might not know it about people you aren’t close with. OTOH, the way people handle their challenges is what will determine how happy they are.
Canine: Happy ppl can be sad too at times. La Kol Zeman Veais. There’s a time to mourn and be sad too. I think that if you have a positive outlook in life, you’re a happy person.
Happiness is something to strive for. It’s a Middah to be learned. I’m also trying.
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