Happiness

As if happiness is measureable, CNN released the results of a happiness survey done on Americans.

Based on the results, to live the happiest life, the strategy has to be:

Born in a warm to hot region. Start to study the bible early and be a religious person at a very young age. Study hard enough to graduate with a college degree. Be a republican. Get married as soon as possible and don't have kids.

If sex change is available, then born as a female and perform sex change at the age of 30 to maximize the gain.

If you become single again, get rid of the kids. Single parents are miserable.

There are many happy moments in our lives. Comparing our degree of happiness is quite an unpleasant thing itself. If I am happy doing A, would I try doing B to top my experience performing A, or should I continue with A until I am not happy any longer? Do I need to always find a way to be happier than the last happiest time? Is happiness that moving target we've been chasing since we were very young but could never be completely fulfilled? Are we happy just in the process of searching for the ultimate happiness?

I think happiness is an understanding of the fine balance of sufficient. Part of it depends on our own thinking and part of it depends on fate.

The truth about happiness may surprise you