What is happiness? Webster’s Dictionary defines happiness as: 1 obsolete: good fortune; prosperity, 2a: a state of well-being and contentment; joy, 2 b: a pleasurable or satisfying experience, 3: felicity, aptness.
In ancient history, happiness carried more of an objective definition. A great philosopher of his time, Aristotle defines happiness as, the happiness that rests within an absolutely final and self-sufficient end. The reasoning behind this theory is that every man is striving for some end, and every action he does must be due to this desire to reach this final end. He also believed that many people seek after money thinking that it is needed to provide all the necessities in life that will make one happy. He tries to make one s
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