By reading Bill McKibben’s Deep Economy and after having many discussions in class I think that my definition of happiness has changed. Well, actually, maybe it hasn’t changed; I think I have adjusted my way of thinking about happiness. Right now after all that we have done I really feel like I have no idea of what the true meaning of happiness. I still like to think that it is not just a feeling and that it is a state of being. On the other hand I do think I have changed my mind about the notion of not being able to experience true happiness on earth. I think that in many ways, people can experience great happiness here on earth with the people and things that fulfill them.
I like your distinction between happiness as a "feeling" and as a "state of being." Is it possible that something can make you "feel happy" without helping you "be happy?"
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